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a: The Atlanta Hawks traded the ABA dispersal draft rights of Maurice Lucas to the Portland Trail Blazers for Steve Hawes and Geoff Petrie. [16]^ b: The Milwaukee Bucks swapped around ABA dispersal draft right spots with the Buffalo Braves (leading to Milwaukee drafting Bird Averitt and Buffalo not drafting anyone with their new spot whatsoever), with the Braves also getting the Bucks' 1977 ...
The ABA–NBA merger terms included the St. Louis (and Kentucky) players being put into a special dispersal draft. Marvin Barnes went to the Detroit Pistons for $500,000, Moses Malone went to the Portland Trail Blazers for $300,000, Ron Boone went to the Kansas City Kings for $250,000, Randy Denton went to the New York Knicks for $50,000 and ...
The 1976 NBA draft was the 30th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 8, 1976, before the 1976–77 season.In this draft, 18 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.
The Nuggets, Pacers, Nets and Spurs respective rosters remained more or less intact, while the remaining ABA players were made available in what was termed a "dispersal draft." With the first pick ...
The American Basketball Association joined the NBA with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. Of the teams remaining in the ABA, four joined the NBA. The two teams, the Kentucky Colonels and Spirits of St. Louis, which folded had their players assigned to a dispersal draft for draft purposes.
As a result, Gilmore went into the special 1976 ABA dispersal draft, and was chosen first overall by the Chicago Bulls. He signed with them for $1.1 million over three years. [ 3 ] During his first season with the Bulls, Gilmore led the team in scoring, rebounds, and blocks, while also helping the Bulls hold their opponents to a league-best 98 ...
He was part of the Colonels team that won the 1975 ABA Championship. Thomas died on July 14, 2018. [1] He was drafted to the Houston Rockets in the 1976 ABA dispersal draft, but never played a single NBA game either for Houston or anyone else in the NBA. Thomas would be the only player drafted in the ABA dispersal draft to not play in the NBA ...
The 1975–76 ABA season was the ninth and final season of the American Basketball Association.The shot clock was changed from 30 to 24 seconds to match the NBA. Dave DeBusschere was the league's new commissioner, its seventh and last.