1970 NBA expansion draft

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1970 NBA expansion draft
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SportBasketball
Date(s)May 11, 1970
Overview
League NBA
Expansion teams Buffalo Braves
Cleveland Cavaliers
Portland Trail Blazers
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The 1970 NBA expansion draft was the fifth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). [lower-alpha 1] The draft was held on May 11, 1970, so that the newly founded Buffalo Braves, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Portland Trail Blazers could acquire players for the 1970–71 season. [6] Buffalo, Cleveland, and Portland were awarded the expansion teams on February 6, 1970. [7] Houston was also awarded a franchise, but the group backing the team was unable to come up with the US$750,000 down payment on the US$3.7 million entrance fee that was required before the 1970 NBA draft. [7] [8] The Braves later underwent two relocations, moving to San Diego in 1978 and changing their name from the Braves to the Clippers, and then relocating to Los Angeles in 1984. [9] They are currently known as the Los Angeles Clippers. [10]

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In an NBA expansion draft, new NBA teams are allowed to acquire players from the previously established teams in the league. Not all players on a given team are available during an expansion draft, since each team can protect a certain number of players from being selected. In this draft, each of the other fourteen NBA teams protected seven players from their roster. After each round, after all of the expansion teams had selected one player, each of the existing teams added another player to their protected list. In the first round, the Braves had the first pick, while the Blazers and the Cavaliers had the second and the third picks respectively. In the subsequent rounds, the Braves and the Cavaliers exchanged their order of selection, while the Blazers had the second pick throughout the draft. The draft continued until all three teams had selected eleven unprotected players each, while the existing teams had lost two or three players each. [8] [11]

The Buffalo Braves were formed and owned by local businessman Paul Snyder. [12] He hired former Philadelphia 76ers head coach and 1966 Coach of the Year Dolph Schayes as the franchise's first head coach. [13] The Braves' selections included six-time All-Star Bailey Howell. Howell was immediately traded to the 76ers, however, in exchange for Bob Kauffman and a future second-round pick. [14] Nine players from the draft joined the Braves for their inaugural season, but only three played more than one season for the team. [5] [15] [16]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were formed and owned by businessman Nick Mileti. [17] He hired former college basketball coach Bill Fitch as the franchise's first head coach. [18] The Cavaliers' selections included five-time All-Star Don Ohl and one-time All-Star Len Chappell. Ohl retired from playing prior to the start of the season, however, and Chappell only played briefly before he was waived. [19] [20] Eight players from the draft joined the Cavaliers for their inaugural season, but only four played more than one season for the team. [5] [21] [22] Butch Beard was the ninth player from the expansion draft to play for the Cavaliers. He joined the team for the 1971–72 season after serving for a year in the military. [23] Bingo Smith played nine and a half seasons with the Cavaliers before he was traded to the San Diego Clippers in 1979. [24] He was the franchise's leader in games played when he left, a record that stood until 2000 when Danny Ferry broke it. [25]

The Portland Trail Blazers were formed by Harry Glickman, who created the franchise through the financiers turned co-owners Larry Weinberg, Herman Sarkowsky and Robert Shmertz. [26] They hired former college basketball coach Rolland Todd as the franchise's first head coach. [27] The Blazers' selections included former first overall pick Fred Hetzel and former third pick Larry Siegfried. Hetzel was waived without playing a game for the Blazers, however, and Siegfried was immediately traded to the San Diego Rockets in exchange for Jim Barnett. [28] [29] [30] Six players from the draft joined the Blazers for their inaugural season, but only three played more than one season for the team. [5] [31] [32] The Blazers also selected Pat Riley, who never played for the team, but went on to have a Hall of Fame coaching career, enshrined in 2008. [33] [34] [35]

Selections

Pat Riley (pictured in 2007) was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers from the San Diego Rockets. Pat Riley.jpg
Pat Riley (pictured in 2007) was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers from the San Diego Rockets.

Source: [5]

Key
AbbreviationPosition
G Guard
F Forward
C Center
^Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
+Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
Draft selections
PlayerPositionNationalityTeamPrev. TeamYears in NBA [lower-alpha 2] Career with franchise [lower-alpha 3] Ref.
Em Bryant GFlag of the United States.svg United States Buffalo Braves Boston Celtics 6 1970–1972 [36]
Freddie Crawford G/FFlag of the United States.svg United States Buffalo Braves Milwaukee Bucks 4 1970 [37]
Dick Garrett GFlag of the United States.svg United States Buffalo Braves Los Angeles Lakers 1 1970–1973 [38]
Herm Gilliam G/FFlag of the United States.svg United States Buffalo Braves Cincinnati Royals 1 1970–1971 [39]
Bill Hosket F/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Buffalo Braves New York Knicks 2 1970–1972 [40]
Bailey Howell ^FFlag of the United States.svg United States Buffalo Braves Boston Celtics 11— [lower-alpha 4] [41]
Paul Long GFlag of the United States.svg United States Buffalo Braves Detroit Pistons 2 1970–1971 [42]
Mike Lynn FFlag of the United States.svg United States Buffalo Braves Los Angeles Lakers 1 1970 [43]
Don May FFlag of the United States.svg United States Buffalo Braves New York Knicks 2 1970–1971 [44]
Ray Scott F/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Buffalo Braves Baltimore Bullets 9— [lower-alpha 4] [45]
George Wilson CFlag of the United States.svg United States Buffalo Braves Philadelphia 76ers 6 1970–1971 [46]
Butch Beard +GFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Atlanta Hawks 1 1971–1972; 1975 [47]
Len Chappell +F/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Milwaukee Bucks 8 1970 [20]
Johnny Egan GFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Los Angeles Lakers 9 1970 [48]
Bob Lewis GFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers San Francisco Warriors 3 1970–1971 [49]
McCoy McLemore F/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons 6 1970–1971 [50]
Don Ohl +GFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Atlanta Hawks 10— [lower-alpha 4] [19]
Loy Petersen GFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Chicago Bulls 2— [lower-alpha 4] [51]
Luther Rackley CFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Cincinnati Royals 1 1970–1971 [52]
Bingo Smith G/FFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers San Diego Rockets 1 1970–1979 [24]
John Warren G/FFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers New York Knicks 1 1970–1974 [53]
Walt Wesley CFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Chicago Bulls 4 1970–1972 [54]
Rick Adelman GFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers San Diego Rockets 2 1970–1973 [55]
Jerry Chambers FFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Phoenix Suns 2— [lower-alpha 4] [56]
LeRoy Ellis F/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Baltimore Bullets 8 1970–1971 [57]
Fred Hetzel F/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Philadelphia 76ers 5— [lower-alpha 4] [28]
Joe Kennedy FFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Seattle SuperSonics 2— [lower-alpha 4] [58]
Ed Manning FFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Chicago Bulls 3 1970–1971 [59]
Stan McKenzie G/FFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Phoenix Suns 3 1970–1972 [60]
Dorie Murrey F/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Seattle SuperSonics 4 1970 [61]
Pat Riley G/FFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers San Diego Rockets 3— [lower-alpha 4] [62]
Dale Schlueter CFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers San Francisco Warriors 2 1970–1972; 1977–1978 [63]
Larry Siegfried FFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Boston Celtics 7— [lower-alpha 4] [29]

Notes

  1. ↑ The previous expansion drafts took place in 1961, 1966, 1967, and 1968. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
  2. ↑ Number of years played in the NBA prior to the draft
  3. ↑ Career with the expansion franchise that drafted the player
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Never played a game for the franchise

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