1978 NBA Draft
[edit] Round 1
| Pick | Player | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mychal Thompson (C) | Portland Trail Blazers | Minnesota |
| 2 | Phil Ford (PG) | Kansas City Kings | North Carolina |
| 3 | Rick Robey (C) | Indiana Pacers | Kentucky |
| 4 | Micheal Ray Richardson (SG) | New York Knicks | Montana |
| 5 | Purvis Short (SF) | Golden State Warriors | Jackson State |
| 6 | Larry Bird (PF/SF) | Boston Celtics | Indiana State |
| 7 | Ron Brewer (SG) | Portland Trail Blazers | Arkansas |
| 8 | Freeman Williams (SG) | Boston Celtics | Portland State |
| 9 | Reggie Theus (SF/SG) | Chicago Bulls | UNLV |
| 10 | Butch Lee (PG) | Atlanta Hawks | Marquette |
| 11 | James Hardy (PF) | New Orleans Jazz | San Francisco |
| 12 | George Johnson (SF/PF) | Milwaukee Bucks | St. John's |
| 13 | Winford Boynes (SG/SF) | New Jersey Nets | San Francisco |
| 14 | Roger Phegley (SG/SF) | Washington Bullets | Bradley |
| 15 | Mike Mitchell (SF) | Cleveland Cavaliers | Auburn |
| 16 | Jack Givens (SF) | Atlanta Hawks | Kentucky |
| 17 | Rod Griffin | Denver Nuggets | Wake Forest |
| 18 | Dave Corzine (C) | Washington Bullets | DePaul |
| 19 | Marty Byrnes (SF) | Phoenix Suns | Syracuse |
| 20 | Frank Sanders (SG/SF) | San Antonio Spurs | Southern |
| 21 | Mike Evans (PG) | Denver Nuggets | Kansas State |
| 22 | Ray Townsend (PG) | Golden State Warriors | UCLA |
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Trades | Player Drafted | ||
| R o u n d 2 | ||||||
| 23 | 2-1 | Nets | > Pistons | Terry Tyler | ||
| 24 | 2-2 | Braves | > Hawks | > Blazers | Keith Herron | |
| 25 | 2-3 | Rockets | > Hawks | Rick Wilson | ||
| 26 | 2-4 | Kings | > Lakers | Ron Carter | ||
| 27 | 2-5 | Pacers | Wayne Radford | |||
| 28 | 2-6 | Celtics | > Rockets | Buster Matheney | ||
| 29 | 2-7 | Pistons | John Long | |||
| 30 | 2-8 | Jazz | > Celtics | Jeff Judkins | ||
| 31 | 2-9 | Bulls | Marvin Johnson | |||
| 32 | 2-10 | Hawks | > Knicks | John Rudd | ||
| 33 | 2-11 | Cavaliers | Harry Davis | |||
| 34 | 2-12 | Knicks | Greg Bunch | |||
| 35 | 2-13 | Warriors | > Jazz | Tom Green | ||
| 36 | 2-14 | Bucks | > 76ers | Maurice Cheeks | ||
| 37 | 2-15 | Bullets | Terry Sykes | |||
| 38 | 2-16 | Lakers | > Pistons | > Braves | > Lakers | Lew Massey |
| 39 | 2-17 | Sonics | James Lee | |||
| 40 | 2-18 | Nuggets | > Warriors | Wayne Cooper | ||
| 41 | 2-19 | Suns | > Clippers | Jerome Whitehead | ||
| 42 | 2-20 | Spurs | > Sonics | Kevin McDonald | ||
| 43 | 2-21 | 76ers | Glenn Hagan | |||
| 44 | 2-22 | Blazers | Clemon Johnson | |||
| R o u n d 3 | ||||||
| 45 | 3-1 | Nets | Mike Phillips | |||
| 46 | 3-2 | Clippers | > Nuggets — | Hollis Copeland | ||
| 47 | 3-3 | Rockets | Billy Ray | |||
| 48 | 3-4 | Pacers | > Clippers | Mike Santos | ||
| 49 | 3-5 | Kings | Jeff Cook | |||
| 50 | 3-6 | Celtics | Dana Skinner | |||
| 51 | 3-7 | Pistons | > Braves | Ricky Gallon | ||
| 52 | 3-8 | Jazz | > Kings | Mike Russell | ||
| 53 | 3-9 | Bulls | Randy Ayers | |||
| 54 | 3-10 | Hawks | Steve Grant | |||
| 55 | 3-11 | Knicks | Marc Iavaroni | |||
| 56 | 3-12 | Warriors | Steve Neff | |||
| 57 | 3-13 | Cavaliers | Ken Higgs | |||
| 58 | 3-14 | Bullets | Rick Apke | |||
| 59 | 3-15 | Bucks | Pat Cummings | |||
| 60 | 3-16 | Lakers | Michael Cooper | |||
| 61 | 3-17 | Sonics | Dave Baxter | |||
| 62 | 3-18 | Nuggets | > Nets | Dave Batton | ||
| 63 | 3-19 | Suns | Joel Kramer | |||
| 64 | 3-20 | Spurs | Gerald Henderson | |||
| 65 | 3-21 | 76ers | > Clippers | Marvin Dalph | ||
| 66 | 3-22 | Blazers | Sterling Edmunds | |||
| R o u n d 4 | ||||||
| 67 | 4-1 | Nets | > Rockets | Jackie Robinson | ||
| 68 | 4-2 | Braves | Jim Boylan | |||
| 69 | 4-3 | Rockets | Joel Thompson | |||
| 70 | 4-4 | Kings | Jeffrey Crompton | |||
| 71 | 4-5 | Pacers | Ricky Lee | |||
| 72 | 4-6 | Celtics | Dave Nelson | |||
| 73 | 4-7 | Pistons | > Braves | Larry Harris | ||
| 74 | 4-8 | Jazz | Mel Davis | |||
| 75 | 4-9 | Bulls | > Jazz | Jeff Covington | ||
| 76 | 4-10 | Hawks | > Braves | Leroy McDonald | ||
| 77 | 4-11 | Warriors | Derrick Jackson | |||
| 78 | 4-12 | Cavaliers | Stan Rome | |||
| 79 | 4-13 | Knicks | Erving Giddings | |||
| 80 | 4-14 | Bucks | Otis Howard | |||
| 81 | 4-15 | Bullets | Larry Boston | |||
| 82 | 4-16 | Lakers | Harold Robertson | |||
| 83 | 4-17 | Sonics | Billy Lewis | |||
| 84 | 4-18 | Nuggets | > Nets | Walter Jordan | ||
| 85 | 4-19 | Suns | Bob Miller | |||
| 86 | 4-20 | Spurs | Rich Adams | |||
| 87 | 4-21 | 76ers | Brett Vroman | |||
| 88 | 4-22 | Blazers | > Suns | Wayne Smith | ||
| R o u n d 5 | ||||||
| 89 | 5-1 | Nets | Cecile Rose | |||
| 90 | 5-2 | Braves | David Thompson | |||
| 91 | 5-3 | Rockets | Gary Goodner | |||
| 92 | 5-4 | Pacers | James Sparrow | |||
| 93 | 5-5 | Kings | Derick Clairborne | |||
| 94 | 5-6 | Celtics | Greg Tynes | |||
| 95 | 5-7 | Pistons | Dave Caligaris | |||
| 96 | 5-8 | Jazz | Donald Williams | |||
| 97 | 5-9 | Bulls | Ron Anthony | |||
| 98 | 5-10 | Hawks | Chris Potter | |||
| 99 | 5-11 | Cavaliers | Ken Koenigs | |||
| 100 | 5-12 | Knicks | Greg Green | |||
| 101 | 5-13 | Warriors | Bubba Wilson | |||
| 102 | 5-14 | Bullets | Roger Dickens | |||
| 103 | 5-15 | Bucks | Russ Coleman | |||
| 104 | 5-16 | Lakers | Carlos Terry | |||
| 105 | 5-17 | Sonics | Ralph Drollinger | |||
| 106 | 5-18 | Nuggets | Michael Edwards | |||
| 107 | 5-19 | Suns | Andre Wakefield | |||
| 108 | 5-20 | Spurs | Eugene Parker | |||
| 109 | 5-21 | 76ers | Mark Haymoore | |||
| 110 | 5-22 | Blazers | Clay Johnson | |||
| R o u n d 6 | ||||||
| 111 | 6-1 | Nets | Golie Augustus | |||
| 112 | 6-2 | Braves | Bob Miscevicious | |||
| 113 | 6-3 | Rockets | Eddie Joe | |||
| 114 | 6-4 | Kings | Jim Krivacs | |||
| 115 | 6-5 | Pacers | Sherman Dillard | |||
| 116 | 6-6 | Celtics | Dave Winey | |||
| 117 | 6-7 | Pistons | Audie Matthews | |||
| 118 | 6-8 | Jazz | John Douglas | |||
| 119 | 6-9 | Bulls | John Shoemaker | |||
| 120 | 6-10 | Hawks | Gerald Glover | |||
| 121 | 6-11 | Knicks | Ed Warren | |||
| 122 | 6-12 | Warriors | Buzz Hartnett | |||
| 123 | 6-13 | Cavaliers | Ron Bell | |||
| 124 | 6-14 | Bucks | Dave Kyle | |||
| 125 | 6-15 | Bullets | Archie Aldridge | |||
| 126 | 6-16 | Lakers | Kim Stewart | |||
| Sonics | PASS | |||||
| 127 | 6-17 | Nuggets | Robert Heard | |||
| 128 | 6-18 | Suns | Charles Thompson | |||
| 129 | 6-19 | Spurs | Harry Morgan | |||
| 130 | 6-20 | 76ers | Osborne Lockhart | |||
| 131 | 6-21 | Blazers | Tim Evans | |||
| R o u n d 7 | ||||||
| 132 | 7-1 | Nets | Doug Jemison | |||
| 133 | 7-2 | Braves | Stan Pietkiewicz | |||
| 134 | 7-3 | Rockets | Stan Stewart | |||
| 135 | 7-4 | Pacers | Ollie Matson | |||
| 136 | 7-5 | Kings | Charles McMilliam | |||
| 137 | 7-6 | Celtics | Steve Balkun | |||
| 138 | 7-7 | Pistons | Herb Entzminger | |||
| 139 | 7-8 | Jazz | Willie Howard | |||
| 140 | 7-9 | Bulls | Jarvis Reynolds | |||
| 141 | 7-10 | Hawks | Jim DeWeese | |||
| 142 | 7-11 | Warriors | Rick Bernard | |||
| 143 | 7-12 | Cavaliers | Tony Smith | |||
| 144 | 7-13 | Knicks | Gary Pember | |||
| 145 | 7-14 | Bullets | Ed Hopkins | |||
| 146 | 7-15 | Bucks | Kim Anderson | |||
| 147 | 7-16 | Lakers | Larry Paige | |||
| Sonics | PASS | |||||
| 148 | 7-17 | Nuggets | Jack Gilloon | |||
| 149 | 7-18 | Suns | Steve Malovic | |||
| 150 | 7-19 | Spurs | Hector Olivencia | |||
| 151 | 7-20 | 76ers | Anthony Murray | |||
| 152 | 7-21 | Blazers | Walter Reason | |||
| R o u n d 8 | ||||||
| 153 | 8-1 | Nets | Bruce Campbell | |||
| 154 | 8-2 | Braves | Felton Young | |||
| Rockets | PASS | |||||
| 155 | 8-3 | Kings | Ron Hammye | |||
| Pacers | PASS | |||||
| 156 | 8-4 | Celtics | Kim Fisher | |||
| 157 | 8-5 | Pistons | Earl Evans | |||
| 158 | 8-6 | Jazz | Carl Kilpatrick | |||
| 159 | 8-7 | Bulls | Chubby Cox | |||
| 160 | 8-8 | Hawks | Ed Murphy | |||
| 161 | 8-9 | Cavaliers | Roland Martin | |||
| 162 | 8-10 | Knicks | Greg Sanders | |||
| 163 | 8-11 | Warriors | Tony Searcy | |||
| 164 | 8-12 | Bucks | Tom Zaligaris | |||
| 165 | 8-13 | Bullets | Nestor Cora | |||
| Lakers | PASS | |||||
| Sonics | PASS | |||||
| 166 | 8-14 | Nuggets | Larry Vaculik | |||
| 167 | 8-15 | Suns | George Fowler | |||
| 168 | 8-16 | Spurs | Henry Taylor | |||
| 169 | 8-17 | 76ers | Alan Cunningham | |||
| 170 | 8-18 | Blazers | Mark Wickman | |||
| R o u n d 9 | ||||||
| 171 | 9-1 | Nets | Frank Sowinski | |||
| 172 | 9-2 | Braves | Bobby White | |||
| Rockets | PASS | |||||
| Pacers | PASS | |||||
| Kings | PASS | |||||
| 173 | 9-3 | Celtics | Les Anderson | |||
| 174 | 9-4 | Pistons | Ulice Payne | |||
| 175 | 9-5 | Jazz | Chad Nelson | |||
| 176 | 9-6 | Bulls | Joe Ponsetto | |||
| 177 | 9-7 | Hawks | Maurice Robinson | |||
| 178 | 9-8 | Knicks | Danny Fields | |||
| 179 | 9-9 | Warriors | Bobby Humbles | |||
| 180 | 9-10 | Cavaliers | Steve Bayless | |||
| 181 | 9-11 | Bullets | Tim Claxton | |||
| 182 | 9-12 | Bucks | Gary Rosenberger | |||
| Lakers | PASS | |||||
| Sonics | PASS | |||||
| 183 | 9-13 | Nuggets | Tom Schneeburger | |||
| 184 | 9-14 | Suns | Nate Stokes | |||
| 185 | 9-15 | Spurs | Rick Taylor | |||
| 76ers | PASS | |||||
| 186 | 9-16 | Blazers | Paul Cozens | |||
| R o u n d 1 0 | ||||||
| 187 | 10-1 | Nets | Michael Vicens | |||
| Braves | PASS | |||||
| Rockets | PASS | |||||
| Kings | PASS | |||||
| Pacers | PASS | |||||
| 188 | 10-2 | Celtics | Walter Harrigan | |||
| 189 | 10-3 | Pistons | Dave Grauzer | |||
| 190 | 10-4 | Jazz | Rickey Williams | |||
| 191 | 10-5 | Bulls | Mark Tucker | |||
| 192 | 10-6 | Hawks | Marshall Lester | |||
| 193 | 10-7 | Warriors | Mike Muff | |||
| 194 | 10-8 | Cavaliers | Gary Winston | |||
| 195 | 10-9 | Knicks | Ernest Simons | |||
| 196 | 10-10 | Bucks | Tom Anderson | |||
| 197 | 10-11 | Bullets | Steve Connor | |||
| Lakers | PASS | |||||
| Sonics | PASS | |||||
| 198 | 10-12 | Nuggets | Phil Taylor | |||
| 199 | 10-13 | Suns | Lewis Cohen | |||
| 200 | 10-14 | Spurs | Larry Brewster | |||
| 201 | 10-15 | 76ers | Dennis James | |||
| 202 | 10-16 | Blazers | Tim Workington | |||
