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Isiah Thomas is the only player from this draft who has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame. [60] He was also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996. [61] He spent his entire 13-year career with the Detroit Pistons and won two NBA championships.
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 ...
NBA draft: 1976: 1st round, 13th overall pick: Selected by the Washington Bullets: Playing career: 1976–1986: Position: Power forward / center: Number: 25, 41: Career history; 1976–1981: Washington Bullets: 1981–1986: Los Angeles Lakers: Career highlights and awards; As player: 3× NBA champion (1978, 1982, 1985) NBA All-Rookie First Team
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 2025. LeBron James, a high school draftee, was one of the most anticipated first overall draft picks. The first overall pick in the National Basketball Association (NBA) is the player who is selected first among all eligible draftees by a team during the league's annual draft. The first pick ...
Territorial picks were then eliminated when the draft was revamped in 1966. [1] Before the 1989 NBA draft, the draft had more than two rounds. After 1989, the NBA agreed with the National Basketball Players' Association to limit drafts to two rounds. [1] Teams can also trade their picks, so some years a team could have more than or less than ...
Many sports fans know that Bo Jackson, Kyler Murray, John Elway and Deion Sanders were drafted in both the NFL and MLB drafts. You hear these names come up in conversation all the time, but there ...
After the 1979–80 season, Auerbach completed what may be the most lopsided trade in NBA history. Auerbach had always been a fan of stockpiling draft picks, so even after the success of 1979–80 the Celtics had both the 1st and 13th picks in the 1980 NBA draft left over from the M.L. Carr trade.
The 1981 NBA All-Star Game was played at the Richfield Coliseum near Cleveland, Ohio, with the East defeating the West 123–120. [1] Nate Archibald of the Boston Celtics wins the game's MVP award. [1] To date, this was the final time that a regular-season had ended during the month of March.