1970 NBA Draft
First Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Pistons | Bob Lanier | C | St. Bonaventure |
| 2 | San Diego Rockets | Rudy Tomjanovich | F | Michigan |
| 3 | Atlanta Hawks | Pete Maravich | G | LSU |
| 4 | Boston Celtics | Dave Cowens | C | Florida State |
| 5 | Cincinnati Royals | Sam Lacey | C | New Mexico State |
| 6 | Seattle Supersonics | Jim Ard | F | Cincinnati |
| 7 | Cleveland Cavaliers | John Johnson | F | Iowa |
| 8 | Portland Trail Blazers | Geoff Petrie | G | Princeton |
| 9 | Baltimore Bullets | George Johnson | C | Stephen F. Austin |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | Greg Howard | F | New Mexico |
| 11 | Chicago Bulls | Jimmy Collins | G | New Mexico State |
| 12 | Philadelphia 76ers | Al Henry | F/C | Wisconsin |
| 13 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jim McMillian | F | Columbia |
| 14 | Atlanta Hawks | John Vallely | G | UCLA |
| 15 | Buffalo Braves | John Hummer | F | Princeton |
| 16 | Milwaukee Bucks | Gary Freeman | F | Oregon State |
| 17 | New York Knicks | Mike Price | G | Illinois |
Second Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | San Diego Rockets | Calvin Murphy | G | Niagara |
| 19 | Cincinnati Royals | Nate Archibald | G | UTEP |
| 20 | Seattle Supersonics | Jake Ford | G | Maryland State |
| 21 | Boston Celtics | Rex Morgan | F | Jacksonville |
| 22 | Cincinnati Royals | Doug Cook | F | Davidson |
| 23 | Seattle Supersonics | Pete Cross | F | San Francisco |
| 24 | Buffalo Braves | Cornell Warner | F/C | Jackson State |
| 25 | Portland Trail Blazers | Walt Gilmore | F | Fort Valley State |
| 26 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dave Sorenson | F | Ohio State |
| 27 | Phoenix Suns | Fred Taylor | F | Pan American |
| 28 | Chicago Bulls | Paul Ruffner | C | BYU |
| 29 | Phoenix Suns | Joe DePre | G | St. John's |
| 30 | Los Angeles Lakers | Earnest Killum | G | Stetson |
| 31 | Atlanta Hawks | Dan Hester | F | LSU |
| 32 | Detroit Pistons | Ken Warzynski | F | DePaul |
| 33 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bill Zopf | G | Duquesne |
| 34 | New York Knicks | Howie Wright | G | Austin Peay |
Third Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | San Diego Rockets | Curtis Perry | F | Southwest Missouri |
| 36 | San Francisco Warriors | Earl Higgins | F | Eastern Michigan |
| 37 | Detroit Pistons | Bob St. Pierre | F | Hanover |
| 38 | Boston Celtics | Willie Williams | F | Florida State |
| 39 | Cincinnati Royals | Greg Hyder | F | Eastern New Mexico |
| 40 | Seattle Supersonics | Garfield Heard | F | Oklahoma |
| 41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Surry Oliver | F | Stephen F. Austin |
| 42 | Portland Trail Blazers | Bill Cain | F | Iowa State |
| 43 | Buffalo Braves | Chip Case | G | Virginia |
| 44 | Phoenix Suns | Greg McDivitt | F | Ohio |
| 45 | Chicago Bulls | Lou Herndon | G | Jackson State |
| 46 | Philadelphia 76ers | Dennis Awtrey | C | Santa Clara |
| 47 | Detroit Pistons | Jim Hayes | G | Boston University |
| 48 | Phoenix Suns | Vann Williford | F | North Carolina State |
| 49 | Baltimore Bullets | Seaburn Hill | G | Arizona State |
| 50 | Milwaukee Bucks | Marvin Winkler | G | SW Louisiana |
| 51 | New York Knicks | Al Williams | F | Drake |
Fourth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | San Diego Rockets | Jody Finney | G | Ohio State |
| 53 | San Francisco Warriors | Ralph Ogden | G | Santa Clara |
| 54 | Baltimore Bullets | Bill Stricker | F | Pacific |
| 55 | Boston Celtics | Jon McKinney | F | Norfolk State |
| 56 | Cincinnati Royals | Wade Fuller | G | Loyola (IL) |
| 57 | Chicago Bulls | John Davis | F | Alabama State |
| 58 | Buffalo Braves | Erwin Polnick | F | Stephen F. Austin |
| 59 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jim Penix | G | Bowling Green |
| 60 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Glen Vidnovic | G | Iowa |
| 61 | Phoenix Suns | Bob Lienhard | C | Georgia |
| 62 | Chicago Bulls | Jimmy Wilson | G | Cheyney State |
| 63 | Philadelphia 76ers | Dan Crenshaw | F | Alabama State |
| 64 | Los Angeles Lakers | Larry Mikan | F | Minnesota |
| 65 | Atlanta Hawks | Fred Davis | F | Howard Payne |
| 66 | Baltimore Bullets | Billy Jones | C | Louisiana College |
| 67 | Milwaukee Bucks | Virgle Fredricks | G | Drury |
| 68 | New York Knicks | John Marren | F | Manhattan |
Fifth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | San Diego Rockets | James Gilbert | Adams State | |
| 70 | San Francisco Warriors | Levi Fontaine | Maryland State | |
| 71 | Detroit Pistons | Bill Jankans | Long Beach State | |
| 72 | Boston Celtics | Tom Carter | Paul Quinn | |
| 73 | Cincinnati Royals | Uluss Thompson | Wiley | |
| 74 | Seattle Supersonics | Boyd Lynch | Eastern Kentucky | |
| 75 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Wayne Sokolowski | Ashland | |
| 76 | Portland Trail Blazers | Ron Knight | Cal State-Los Angeles | |
| 77 | Buffalo Braves | Robert Moore | Central State (OH) | |
| 78 | Phoenix Suns | John Canine | Ohio | |
| 79 | Chicago Bulls | George Johnson | Dillard | |
| 80 | Philadelphia 76ers | Perry Wallace | Vanderbilt | |
| 81 | Los Angeles Lakers | John Fultz | Rhode Island | |
| 82 | Atlanta Hawks | Bob Riley | Mount St. Mary's | |
| 83 | Baltimore Bullets | Gary Zeller | Drake | |
| 84 | Milwaukee Bucks | Mike Grosso | Louisville | |
| 85 | New York Knicks | Jim Oxley | Army |
Sixth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | San Diego Rockets | Mike Kretzer | East Tennessee | |
| 87 | San Francisco Warriors | Vic Bartolome | Oregon State | |
| 88 | Detroit Pistons | Seviro Brown | DePaul | |
| 89 | Boston Celtics | Rod McIntyre | Jacksonville | |
| 90 | Cincinnati Royals | Charles Bishop | Louisiana Tech | |
| 91 | Seattle Supersonics | Sam Robinson | Long Beach State | |
| 92 | Buffalo Braves | Doug Hess | Toledo | |
| 93 | Portland Trail Blazers | George Janky | Dayton | |
| 94 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Joe Cooke | Indiana | |
| 95 | Phoenix Suns | Joe Thomas | Marquette | |
| 96 | Chicago Bulls | Lonnie Kluttz | North Carolina A&T | |
| 97 | Philadelphia 76ers | Jerry Venable | Kansas State | |
| 98 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jerry Kroll | Davidson | |
| 99 | Atlanta Hawks | Dave Parker | Windham | |
| 100 | Baltimore Bullets | Marvin Polnick | Stephen F. Austin | |
| 101 | Milwaukee Bucks | Willy Watson | Oklahoma City | |
| 102 | New York Knicks | Jim Signorile | New York University |
Seventh Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | San Diego Rockets | Bill Paultz | St. John's | |
| 104 | San Francisco Warriors | Joe Bergman | Creighton | |
| 105 | Detroit Pistons | Marv Copeland | Michigan Lutheran | |
| 106 | Boston Celtics | Charlie Scott | North Carolina | |
| 107 | Cincinnati Royals | Mike Bernard | Kentucky State | |
| 108 | Seattle Supersonics | James Morgan | Maryland State | |
| 109 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Narvis Anderson | Stephen F. Austin | |
| 110 | Portland Trail Blazers | Claude English | Rhode Island | |
| 111 | Buffalo Braves | Cliff Shegogg | Colorado State | |
| 112 | Phoenix Suns | Heyward Dotson | Columbia | |
| 113 | Chicago Bulls | Lou West | Seattle | |
| 114 | Philadelphia 76ers | Carlton Poole | Philadelphia Textile | |
| 115 | Los Angeles Lakers | Willie Woods | Eastern Kentucky | |
| 116 | Atlanta Hawks | John Shinall | Jackson State | |
| 117 | Baltimore Bullets | Charlie Wallace | Oklahoma City | |
| 118 | Milwaukee Bucks | John Rinka | Kenyon | |
| 119 | New York Knicks | Roy Hodge | Wagner |
Eighth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | San Diego Rockets | Don Adams | Northwestern | |
| 121 | San Francisco Warriors | Jeff Sewell | Marquette | |
| 122 | Detroit Pistons | Dan Issel | Kentucky | |
| 123 | Boston Celtics | Bob Croft | Tennessee | |
| 124 | Cincinnati Royals | Joel McBride | Augusta | |
| 125 | Seattle Supersonics | George Irvine | Washington | |
| 126 | Buffalo Braves | Larry Woods | West Virginia | |
| 127 | Portland Trail Blazers | Doug Boyd | Texas Christian | |
| 128 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Walter Robertson | Loyola (IL) | |
| 129 | Phoenix Suns | Steve Patterson | UCLA | |
| 130 | Chicago Bulls | Mike Casey | Kentucky | |
| 131 | Philadelphia 76ers | Fran OHanlon | Villanova | |
| 132 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rick Mount | Purdue | |
| 133 | Atlanta Hawks | Herb White | Georgia | |
| 134 | Baltimore Bullets | Tom Dyksera | Wheaton | |
| 135 | Milwaukee Bucks | Jim Samo | Northwestern | |
| 136 | New York Knicks | Greg Fillmore | Cheyney State |
Ninth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 | San Diego Rockets | Jim Gottschall | Dayton | |
| 138 | San Francisco Warriors | Lou Small | Nevada | |
| 139 | Detroit Pistons | Alex Wynn | Dartmouth | |
| 140 | Boston Celtics | Tom Little | Seattle | |
| 141 | Cincinnati Royals | Bob Mabry | Rio Grande | |
| 142 | Seattle Supersonics | Claude Virden | Murray State | |
| 143 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tom Lagodich | Kent State | |
| 144 | Portland Trail Blazers | Billy Gaskins | Oregon | |
| 145 | Buffalo Braves | Larry Duckworth | Henderson State | |
| 146 | Phoenix Suns | Carl Ashley | Wyoming | |
| 147 | Chicago Bulls | Glen Johnson | Jackson State | |
| 148 | Philadelphia 76ers | Mike Hauer | St. Joseph's | |
| 149 | Los Angeles Lakers | Bobby Sands | Pepperdine | |
| 150 | Atlanta Hawks | Larry Jackson | Sul Ross | |
| 151 | Baltimore Bullets | Will Hetzel | Maryland | |
| 152 | Milwaukee Bucks | Joe Hamilton | North Texas State | |
| 153 | New York Knicks | Walker Banks | Western Kentucky |
Tenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | San Diego Rockets | Toke Coleman | Eastern Kentucky | |
| 155 | San Francisco Warriors | Coby Dietrick | San Jose State | |
| 156 | Detroit Pistons | Bruce Chapman | Nevada | |
| 157 | Boston Celtics | Mike Maloy | Davidson | |
| 158 | Cincinnati Royals | Carl Johnson | Gustavus Adolphus | |
| 159 | Seattle Supersonics | Chuck Lloyd | Yankton | |
| 160 | Buffalo Braves | Joe Taylor | Dillard | |
| 161 | Portland Trail Blazers | Israel Oliver | Elizabeth City | |
| 162 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ken Johnson | Indiana | |
| 163 | Phoenix Suns | Gerhardus Schreur | Arizona State | |
| 164 | Chicago Bulls | Dale Blaut | West Texas State | |
| 165 | Philadelphia 76ers | Gordon Stiles | American | |
| 166 | Los Angeles Lakers | Kindell Stephens | Fisk | |
| 167 | Atlanta Hawks | Manuel Raga | Mexico | |
| 168 | Baltimore Bullets | Ron Becker | New Mexico | |
| 169 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bob Seemer | Georgia Tech | |
| 170 | New York Knicks | Don Curnutt | Miami (FL) |
Eleventh Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171 | San Diego Rockets | Ron Belton | Bellarmine | |
| 172 | Detroit Pistons | Rick Anhauser | North Carolina State | |
| 173 | Cincinnati Royals | Ted Hillary | St. Joseph's (IN) | |
| 174 | Seattle Supersonics | Andy Owens | Florida | |
| 175 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dave Schneider | Wayne State | |
| 176 | Portland Trail Blazers | Don McClemore | Bowling Green | |
| 177 | Buffalo Braves | Dick Walker | Wake Forest | |
| 178 | Phoenix Suns | Jim Walls | Clark | |
| 179 | Chicago Bulls | Doug Howard | BYU | |
| 180 | Philadelphia 76ers | David Whitley | Tufts | |
| 181 | Los Angeles Lakers | Bob Duklet | Boston College | |
| 182 | Atlanta Hawks | Deno Mengham | Italy | |
| 183 | Baltimore Bullets | Mel Bell | Houston |
Twelfth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184 | San Diego Rockets | Jim Brooks | Nebraska | |
| 185 | Detroit Pistons | Don Ogletree | Cincinnati | |
| 186 | Cincinnati Royals | Reggie Roach | Virginia State | |
| 187 | Seattle Supersonics | John Brunson | Furman | |
| 188 | Portland Trail Blazers | Paul Adams | Central Washington | |
| 189 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ollie Taylor | Houston | |
| 190 | Phoenix Suns | Ric Cobb | Marquette | |
| 191 | Chicago Bulls | Booker Brown | Middle Tennessee | |
| 192 | Los Angeles Lakers | Dewey Varner | Tuskegee | |
| 193 | Baltimore Bullets | Ben McGilmer | Iowa |
Thirteen Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194 | San Diego Rockets | Harry Lozon | Old Dominion | |
| 195 | Detroit Pistons | Ernest Hardy | Harvard | |
| 196 | Cincinnati Royals | Larry Gray | Huston-Pillotson | |
| 197 | Seattle Supersonics | Allen McManus | Winston-Salem | |
| 198 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Kevin Wilson | Ashland | |
| 198 | Portland Trail Blazers | Alex Boyd | Nevada-Reno | |
| 199 | Phoenix Suns | Fred Carpenter | Hawaii | |
| 200 | Chicago Bulls | Charles Bloodworth | NW Louisiana | |
| 201 | Los Angeles Lakers | Garry Elliott | Washington | |
| 202 | Baltimore Bullets | Dan Debardabi | Northern Arizona |
Fourteenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203 | SanDiego Rockets | ClydeOatis | Aurora | |
| 204 | DetroitPistons | RandySmith | BuffaloState | |
| 205 | CincinnatiRoyals | AndyJennings | AldersonBroaddus | |
| 206 | SeattleSupersonics | DonBeeson | Linfield | |
| 207 | PortlandTrail Blazers | FrankLoteridge | PanAmerican | |
| 208 | ClevelandCavaliers | DonTomilson | Missouri | |
| 209 | PhoenixSuns | ChadCalabria | Iowa | |
| 210 | ChicagoBulls | PaulFunkhouser | McKendress | |
| 211 | LosAngeles Lakers | RonSanford | NewMexico | |
| 212 | BaltimoreBullets | MikeWilliams | NorthernArizona |
Fifteenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213 | San Diego Rockets | Jay Bond | Washington | |
| 214 | Detroit Pistons | Dennis Clark | Springfield (MA) | |
| 215 | Cincinnati Royals | Mike Neer | Washington & Lee | |
| 216 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Steve Wannamaker | Drake | |
| 217 | Portland Trail Blazers | John Canady | Miami (FL) | |
| 218 | Phoenix Suns | Walt Williams | Miami (OH) | |
| 219 | Chicago Bulls | Paul Otay | Boise State | |
| 220 | Los Angeles Lakers | Will Teague | Youngstown | |
| 221 | Baltimore Bullets | Ted Rose | Northern Michigan |
Sixteenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 222 | San Diego Rockets | Dean Olofson | Wayne State | |
| 223 | Detroit Pistons | Harvey Mariatt | Eastern Michigan | |
| 224 | Cincinnati Royals | Paul Favorite | Georgetown | |
| 225 | Portland Trail Blazers | Doug Williams | St. Mary's (TX) | |
| 226 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Steve Wilson | Hanover | |
| 227 | Los Angeles Lakers | Pete Walthour | Fort Valley | |
| 228 | Baltimore Bullets | Don Rather | Northern Arizona |
Seventeenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229 | San Diego Rockets | Dennis Dickens | Azusa | |
| 230 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Bob Peterson | Concordia | |
| 231 | Los Angeles Lakers | Bob Thati | Occidental | |
| 232 | Baltimore Bullets | Vince Fritz | Oregon State |
Eighteenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233 | San Diego Rockets | Jeff Cunningham | California-Irvine | |
| 234 | Portland Trail Blazers | Bruce Butchko | Southern Illinois | |
| 235 | Cleveland Cavaliers | John Cannon | Grambling |
Nineteenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236 | San Diego Rockets | Rick Erickson | Washington State | |
| 237 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Allen Waller | St. Mary's (KS) | |
| 238 | Portland Trail Blazers | Mark Gabriel | Hanover |
1970 NBA Expansion Draft
| Team | Player | Position | Old Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Braves | Em Bryant | G | Boston Celtics |
| Buffalo Braves | Freddie Crawford | G/F | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Buffalo Braves | Dick Garrett | G | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Buffalo Braves | Herm Gilliam | G/F | Cincinnati Royals |
| Buffalo Braves | Bill Hosket | F/C | New York Knicks |
| Buffalo Braves | Bailey Howell | F | Boston Celtics |
| Buffalo Braves | Paul Long | G | Detroit Pistons |
| Buffalo Braves | Mike Lynn | F | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Buffalo Braves | Don May | F | New York Knicks |
| Buffalo Braves | Ray Scott | F/C | Baltimore Bullets |
| Buffalo Braves | George Wilson | C | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Team | Player | Position | Old Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Butch Beard | G | Atlanta Hawks |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Len Chappell | F/C | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Johnny Egan | G | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Bob Lewis | G | San Francisco Warriors |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | McCoy McLemore | F/C | Detroit Pistons |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Don Ohl | G | Atlanta Hawks |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Loy Petersen | G | Chicago Bulls |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Luther Rackley | C | Cincinnati Royals |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Bingo Smith | G/F | San Diego Rockets |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | John Warren | G/F | New York Knicks |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Walt Wesley | C | Chicago Bulls |
| Team | Player | Position | Old Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Trail Blazers | Rick Adelman | G | San Diego Rockets |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Jerry Chambers | F | Phoenix Suns |
| Portland Trail Blazers | LeRoy Ellis | F/C | Baltimore Bullets |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Fred Hetzel | F/C | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Joe Kennedy | F | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Ed Manning | F | Chicago Bulls |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Stan McKenzie | G/F | Phoenix Suns |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Dorie Murrey | F/C | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Pat Riley | G/F | San Diego Rockets |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Dale Schlueter | C | San Francisco Warriors |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Larry Siegfried | F | Boston Celtics |
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