1978 NBA Draft

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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