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The 1977 NBA draft was the 31st annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 10, 1977, before the 1977–78 season . In this draft, 22 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players , including international players.
1977: 1: 12 Cedric Maxwell: University of North Carolina at Charlotte: 1977: 3: 56 Skip Brown: Wake Forest University: 1977: 4: 78 Jeff Cummings: Tulane University: 1977: 5: 100 Bill Langloh: University of Virginia: 1977: 6: 122 Roy Pace: Rutgers University-Camden: 1977: 7: 142 Dave Kyle: Cleveland State University: 1977: 8: 161 Tom Harris ...
The 1977–78 Boston Celtics season was the 32nd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was linked to the Buffalo Braves season. While the Braves were struggling on the court, their owner John Y. Brown brokered a deal to take over the legendary Celtics franchise.
Thanks to a trade and their poor record in 1977–78, the Celtics owned two of the top eight picks in the 1978 NBA draft. [26] Since the Celtics had two draft choices, Auerbach took a risk and selected junior Larry Bird of Indiana State with the 6th pick, knowing that Bird would elect to remain in college for his senior year. The Celtics would ...
Ellison's career also included stops with the Celtics and the Seattle SuperSonics. ... the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 1977 NBA Draft. He played two seasons (1977-79) in the ...
The Celtics picked 16th in the 1976 NBA draft and selected Norm Cook, a 6–8, 210-lb. junior-eligible forward from the University of Kansas. Cook, however, did not contribute much, playing in only 25 games and averaging 2.5 points per game. [1]
Walton had been an All-Star and league MVP while leading the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship, but injuries had hobbled him since. Considered the best passing center in NBA history, he stayed healthy and was a big part of the Celtics' success in 1986.
After graduation, Brown was drafted in the third round (56th pick overall) of the 1977 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. When he did not make the team's final roster, he focused his attention on a career in banking, although in 1978 he did play a few games for the Winston-Salem franchise of the now defunct All-American Basketball Alliance ...