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The 1956 NBA draft was the tenth annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 30, 1956, before the 1956–57 season . In this draft , eight NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.
The New York Knicks traded Dick Atha, Nathaniel Clifton and Harry Gallatin to the Fort Wayne Pistons for Mel Hutchins and Charlie Tyra. The New York Knicks traded Dick McGuire to the Fort Wayne Pistons for a 1958 1st round draft pick (Mike Farmer was later selected).
A 6'2" guard-forward, on April 30, Green was selected by the Rochester Royals as the first overall NBA draft pick of the 1956 NBA draft over Bill Russell, the University of San Francisco star center. The St. Louis Hawks chose Russell one spot later; the Hawks traded Russell to the Boston Celtics and the Celtics went on to win 11 of the next 13 ...
Shortly before the 2019 NBA draft, the New Orleans Pelicans finally worked out a way to trade disgruntled star Anthony Davis. After the Pelicans won the draft lottery to get the No. 1 overall pick ...
After being chosen by the St. Louis Hawks with the second overall pick in the 1956 NBA draft, Russell was traded to the Boston Celtics for Celtics center Ed Macauley and small forward Cliff Hagan. With Russell as their starting center and defensive anchor, the Celtics went on to win their first NBA championship in 1957 and won an NBA record ...
The NBA Draft is one of the most important days on the basketball calendar. What are some of the biggest draft day trades in league history?
Macauley was traded from the Boston Celtics to the St. Louis Hawks on the day of the 1956 NBA draft (April 29, 1956). He and Cliff Hagan were sent to the Hawks for Bill Russell, [5] who was drafted as the second overall pick in the draft that day.
1956–57 NBA season; NBA on television in the 1950s; A. 1957 NBA All-Star Game; D. 1956 NBA draft; F. ... List of 1956–57 NBA season transactions