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The 1966 NBA draft was the 20th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 11 and 12, 1966, before the 1966–67 season. In this draft, ten NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection.
The 1966–67 NBA season was the 21st season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Philadelphia 76ers winning the NBA Championship , beating the San Francisco Warriors 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals , ending the Boston Celtics ' record title run at 8.
Jones was selected in the 1966 NBA draft by the Baltimore Bullets. [1] Jones played one season in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics. He averaged 4.2 points per game and won an NBA Championship ring when the Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1968 NBA Finals.
Russell was drafted by the New York Knicks with the first overall pick of the 1966 NBA draft, [22] playing for them for five seasons (1966–1971). [23] While playing for the Knicks he was named to the 1967 All-Rookie Team [24] and won the NBA Finals in 1970. [25]
After spending a year in San Francisco, he would be called up by the Phoenix Suns in the 1968 NBA expansion draft and play a season with them before spending the rest of his professional career in the early 1970s in the rivaling upstart American Basketball Association, playing his final years with the Pittsburgh Condors and Memphis Tams before ...
Woody Sauldsberry wore No. 35 with the Chicago Zephyrs from 1962-63, between earning Rookie of the Year and an All-Star nod and winning the 1966 NBA title. A career 35 percent shooter, he has ...
The 1965–66 NBA season was the 20th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning an unprecedented 8th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the 1966 NBA Finals .
Ellis was selected by the San Francisco Warriors in the second round (13th pick overall) of the 1966 NBA draft. He played eight seasons in the NBA for his hometown club (who relocated to Oakland in 1971), posting 4,825 points at an average of 8.6 per game (and 5.0 rebounds per game).