1970 NBA Draft

**NBA Draft by Team**
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	Hawks - Heat - Hornets
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	Lakers - Magic - Mavericks
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	Pistons - Raptors - Rockets
	Sonics - Spurs - Suns
	Timberwolves - Warriors - Wizards

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Template:NBA Drafts Rating

**NBA Draft by Pick**
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8
9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16
17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24
25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 - 32
33 - 34 - 35 - 36 - 37 - 38 - 39 - 40
41 - 42 - 43 - 44 - 45 - 46 - 47 - 48
49 - 50 - 51 - 52 - 53 - 54 - 55 - 56
57 - 58 - 59 - 60

Round 1[]

Pick	Player	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
1	Bob Lanier	Detroit Pistons	St. Bonaventure
2	Rudy Tomjanovich	San Diego Rockets	Michigan
3	Pete Maravich	Atlanta Hawks	LSU
4	Dave Cowens	Boston Celtics	Florida State
5	Sam Lacey	Cincinnati Royals	New Mexico State
6	Jim Ard	Seattle Supersonics	Cincinnati
7	John Johnson	Cleveland Cavaliers	Iowa
8	Geoff Petrie	Portland Trail Blazers	Princeton
9	George Johnson	Baltimore Bullets	Stephen F. Austin
10	Greg Howard	Phoenix Suns	New Mexico
11	Jimmy Collins	Chicago Bulls	New Mexico State
12	Al Henry	Philadelphia 76ers	Wisconsin
13	Jim McMillian	Los Angeles Lakers	Columbia
14	John Vallely	Atlanta Hawks	UCLA
15	John Hummer	Buffalo Braves	Princeton
16	Gary Freeman	Milwaukee Bucks	Oregon State
17	Mike Price	New York Knicks	Illinois

Round 2[]

Pick	Player	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
18	Calvin Murphy	San Diego Rockets	Niagara
19	Nate Archibald	Cincinnati Royals	UTEP
20	Jake Ford	Seattle Supersonics	Maryland State
21	Rex Morgan	Boston Celtics	Jacksonville
22	Doug Cook	Cincinnati Royals	Davidson
23	Pete Cross	Seattle Supersonics	San Francisco
24	Cornell Warner	Buffalo Braves	Jackson State
25	Walt Gilmore	Portland Trailblazers	Fort Valley State
26	Dave Sorenson	Cleveland Cavaliers	Ohio State
27	Fred Taylor	Phoenix Suns	Pan American
28	Paul Ruffner	Chicago Bulls	BYU
29	Joe DePre	Phoenix Suns	St. John's
30	Earnest Killum	Los Angeles Lakers	Stetson
31	Dan Hester	Atlanta Hawks	LSU
32	Ken Warzynski	Detroit Pistons	De Paul
33	Bill Zopf	Milwaukee Bucks	Duquesne
34	Howie Wright	New York Knicks	Austin Peay

Overall #	Round #	Team	Trades	Player Drafted
R o u n d 3
35	3-1	Rockets		Curtis Perry
36	3-2	Warriors		Earl Higgins
37	3-3	Pistons		Bob St. Pierre
38	3-4	Celtics		Willie Williams
39	3-5	Royals		Greg Hyder
40	3-6	Sonics		Garfield Heard
41	3-7	Cavaliers		Surry Oliver
42	3-8	Blazers		Bill Cain
43	3-9	Braves		Chip Case
44	3-10	Suns		Greg McDivitt
45	3-11	Bulls		Lou Herndon
46	3-12	76ers		Dennis Awtrey
47	3-13	Lakers	> Pistons	Jim Hayes
48	3-14	Hawks	> Suns	Vann Williford
49	3-15	Bullets		Seaburn Hill
50	3-16	Bucks		Marvin Winkler
51	3-17	Knicks		Al Williams
R o u n d 4
52	4-1	Rockets		Jody Finney
53	4-2	Warriors		Ralph Ogden
54	4-3	Pistons	> Bullets	Bill Stricker
55	4-4	Celtics		Jon McKinney
56	4-5	Royals		Wade Fuller
57	4-6	Sonics	> Bulls	John Davis
58	4-7	Braves		Erwin Polnick
59	4-8	Blazers		Jim Penix
60	4-9	Cavaliers		Glen Vidnovic
61	4-10	Suns		Bob Lienhard
62	4-11	Bulls		Jimmy Wilson
63	4-12	76ers		Dan Crenshaw
64	4-13	Lakers		Larry Mikan
65	4-14	Hawks		Fred Davis
66	4-15	Bullets		Billy Jones
67	4-16	Bucks		Virgle Fredricks
68	4-17	Knicks		John Marren
R o u n d 5
69	5-1	Rockets		James Gilbert
70	5-2	Warriors		Levi Fontaine
71	5-3	Pistons		Bill Jankans
72	5-4	Celtics		Tom Carter
73	5-5	Royals		Uluss Thompson
74	5-6	Sonics		Boyd Lynch
75	5-7	Cavaliers		Wayne Sokolowski
76	5-8	Blazers		Ron Knight
77	5-9	Braves		Robert Moore
78	5-10	Suns		John Canine
79	5-11	Bulls		George Johnson
80	5-12	76ers		Perry Wallace
81	5-13	Lakers		John Fultz
82	5-14	Hawks		Bob Riley
83	5-15	Bullets		Gary Zeller
84	5-16	Bucks		Mike Grosso
85	5-17	Knicks		Jim Oxley
R o u n d 6
86	6-1	Rockets		Mike Kretzer
87	6-2	Warriors		Vic Bartolome
88	6-3	Pistons		Seviro Brown
89	6-4	Celtics		Rod McIntyre
90	6-5	Royals		Charles Bishop
91	6-6	Sonics		Sam Robinson
92	6-7	Braves		Doug Hess
93	6-8	Blazers		George Janky
94	6-9	Cavaliers		Joe Cooke
95	6-10	Suns		Joe Thomas
96	6-11	Bulls		Lonnie Kluttz
97	6-12	76ers		Jerry Venable
98	6-13	Lakers		Jerry Kroll
99	6-14	Hawks		Dave Parker
100	6-15	Bullets		Marvin Polnick
101	6-16	Bucks		Willy Watson
102	6-17	Knicks		Jim Signorile
R o u n d 7
103	7-1	Rockets		Bill Paultz
104	7-2	Warriors		Joe Bergman
105	7-3	Pistons		Marv Copeland
106	7-4	Celtics		Charlie Scott
107	7-5	Royals		Mike Bernard
108	7-6	Sonics		James Morgan
109	7-7	Cavaliers		Narvis Anderson
110	7-8	Blazers		Claude English
111	7-9	Braves		Cliff Shegogg
112	7-10	Suns		Heyward Dotson
113	7-11	Bulls		Lou West
114	7-12	76ers		Carlton Poole
115	7-13	Lakers		Willie Woods
116	7-14	Hawks		John Shinall
117	7-15	Bullets		Charlie Wallace
118	7-16	Bucks		John Rinka
119	7-17	Knicks		Roy Hodge
R o u n d 8
120	8-1	Rockets		Don Adams
121	8-2	Warriors		Jeff Sewell
122	8-3	Pistons		Dan Issel
123	8-4	Celtics		Bob Croft
124	8-5	Royals		Joel McBride
125	8-6	Sonics		George Irvine
126	8-7	Braves		Larry Woods
127	8-8	Blazers		Doug Boyd
128	8-9	Cavaliers		Walter Robertson
129	8-10	Suns		Steve Patterson
130	8-11	Bulls		Mike Casey
131	8-12	76ers		Fran O'Hanlon
132	8-13	Lakers		Rick Mount
133	8-14	Hawks		Herb White
134	8-15	Bullets		Tom Dyksera
135	8-16	Bucks		Jim Samo
136	8-17	Knicks		Greg Fillmore
R o u n d 9
137	9-1	Rockets		Jim Gottschall
138	9-2	Warriors		Lou Small
139	9-3	Pistons		Alex Wynn
140	9-4	Celtics		Tom Little
141	9-5	Royals		Bob Mabry
142	9-6	Sonics		Claude Virden
143	9-7	Cavaliers		Tom Lagodich
144	9-8	Blazers		Billy Gaskins
145	9-9	Braves		Larry Duckworth
146	9-10	Suns		Carl Ashley
147	9-11	Bulls		Glen Johnson
148	9-12	76ers		Mike Hauer
149	9-13	Lakers		Bobby Sands
150	9-14	Hawks		Larry Jackson
151	9-15	Bullets		Will Hetzel
152	9-16	Bucks		Joe Hamilton
153	9-17	Knicks		Walker Banks
R o u n d 1 0
154	10-1	Rockets		Toke Coleman
155	10-2	Warriors		Coby Dietrick
156	10-3	Pistons		Bruce Chapman
157	10-4	Celtics		Mike Maloy
158	10-5	Royals		Carl Johnson
159	10-6	Sonics		Chuck Lloyd
160	10-7	Braves		Joe Taylor
161	10-8	Blazers		Israel Oliver
162	10-9	Cavaliers		Ken Johnson
163	10-10	Suns		Gerhardus Schreur
164	10-11	Bulls		Dale Blaut
165	10-12	76ers		Gordon Stiles
166	10-13	Lakers		Kindell Stephens
167	10-14	Hawks		Manuel Raga
168	10-15	Bullets		Ron Becker
169	10-16	Bucks		Bob Seemer
170	10-17	Knicks		Don Curnutt
R o u n d 1 1
171	11-1	Rockets		Ron Belton
172	11-2	Pistons		Rick Anhauser
173	11-3	Royals		Ted Hillary
174	11-4	Sonics		Andy Owens
175	11-5	Cavaliers		Dave Schneider
176	11-6	Blazers		Don McClemore
177	11-7	Braves		Dick Walker
178	11-8	Suns		Jim Walls
179	11-9	Bulls		Doug Howard
180	11-10	76ers		David Whitley
181	11-11	Lakers		Bob Duklet
182	11-12	Hawks		Deno Mengham
183	11-13	Bullets		Mel Bell
R o u n d 1 2
184	12-1	Rockets		Jim Brooks
185	12-2	Pistons		Don Ogletree
186	12-3	Royals		Reggie Roach
187	12-4	Sonics		John Brunson
188	12-5	Blazers		Paul Adams
189	12-6	Cavaliers		Ollie Taylor
190	12-7	Suns		Ric Cobb
191	12-8	Bulls		Booker Brown
192	12-9	Lakers		Dewey Varner
193	12-10	Bullets		Ben McGilmer
R o u n d 1 3
194	13-1	Rockets		Harry Lozon
195	13-2	Pistons		Ernest Hardy
196	13-3	Royals		Larry Gray
197	13-4	Sonics		Allen McManus
198	13-5	Cavaliers		Kevin Wilson
199	13-6	Blazers		Alex Boyd
200	13-7	Suns		Fred Carpenter
201	13-8	Bulls		Charles Bloodworth
202	13-9	Lakers		Garry Elliott
203	13-10	Bullets		Dan Debardabi
R o u n d 1 4
204	14-1	Rockets		Clyde Oatis
205	14-2	Pistons		Randy Smith
206	14-3	Royals		Andy Jennings
207	14-4	Sonics		Don Beeson
208	14-5	Blazers		Frank Loteridge
209	14-6	Cavaliers		Don Tomilson
210	14-7	Suns		Chad Calabria
211	14-8	Bulls		Paul Funkhouser
212	14-9	Lakers		Ron Sanford
213	14-10	Bullets		Mike Williams
R o u n d 1 5
214	15-1	Rockets		Jay Bond
215	15-2	Pistons		Dennis Clark
216	15-3	Royals		Mike Neer
217	15-4	Cavaliers		Steve Wannamaker
218	15-5	Blazers		John Canady
219	15-6	Suns		Walt Williams
220	15-7	Bulls		Paul Otay
221	15-8	Lakers		Will Teague
222	15-9	Bullets		Ted Rose
R o u n d 1 6
223	16-1	Rockets		Dean Olofson
224	16-2	Pistons		Harvey Mariatt
225	16-3	Royals		Paul Favorite
226	16-4	Blazers		Doug Williams
227	16-5	Cavaliers		Steve Wilson
228	16-6	Lakers		Pete Walthour
229	16-7	Bullets		Don Rather
R o u n d 1 7
230	17-1	Rockets		Dennis Dickens
231	17-2	Cavaliers		Bob Peterson
232	17-3	Lakers		Bob Thati
233	17-4	Bullets		Vince Fritz
R o u n d 1 8
234	18-1	Rockets		Jeff Cunningham
235	18-2	Blazers		Bruce Butchko
236	18-3	Cavaliers		John Cannon
R o u n d 1 9
237	19-1	Rockets		Rick Erickson
238	19-2	Cavaliers		Allen Waller
239	19-3	Blazers		Mark Gabriel