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The 1978 NBA draft was the 32nd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 9, 1978, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York, [1] before the 1978–79 season. In this draft, 22 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including ...
The New York Knicks, who forced the Nets to pay $4.8 million for invading the New York area prior to the previous season, remained the only NBA team in New York City for 35 years, until the Nets moved to Brooklyn in the 2012–13 season. The 1978 NBA All-Star Game was played at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, with the East beating the West 133–125.
Givens lettered four times in varsity basketball from 1974–75 to 1977–78. In that span, he scored 2,038 points in 123 games (16.6 ppg), ranking third on the school's all-time scoring list. He was named first team all-Southeastern Conference three times from 1976 to 1978 and was a consensus second-team All-American in 1978.
The Boston Celtics selected him No. 6 overall in the 1978 NBA Draft, though he was eligible to return to Indiana State at the time. ... Bird was a 12-time All-Star in 13 seasons, 10 times All-NBA ...
He became the 7th overall pick by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1978 NBA draft. [6] Sidney Moncrief was drafted the following year by the Milwaukee Bucks 5th overall in the 1979 NBA draft, and became a five time NBA All-Star and was awarded a spot on the All-NBA First Team in 1983. [7] His jersey was retired by the Bucks. [8]
1 Draft picks. 2 Roster. ... The 1978–79 NBA season was the Bulls' 13th season in the NBA. [1] ... NBA All-Star Game; References This page was last edited ...
Robey was the third overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft, selected by the Indiana Pacers. Halfway through his rookie season, Robey was traded to the Celtics for former ABA All-Star Billy Knight. [27] Robey played eight seasons (1978–86) in the National Basketball Association.
The 1978–79 NBA season was the 33rd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Seattle SuperSonics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Washington Bullets 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals , a rematch of the previous year's Finals, but with the opposite result.