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  2. 1976 ABA dispersal draft - Wikipedia

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    Moses Malone was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Spirits of St. Louis.. On August 5, 1976, as a result of the ABA–NBA merger, the NBA hosted a dispersal draft to select players from the Kentucky Colonels and Spirits of St. Louis, the two American Basketball Association (ABA) franchises that were not included in the ABA–NBA merger.

  3. 1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. American Basketball Association - Wikipedia

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    The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a men's professional basketball major league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976, resulting in four ABA teams joining the NBA and the introduction of the NBA 3-point shot in 1979.

  5. 1975–76 Kentucky Colonels season - Wikipedia

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    With the conclusion of the 1975–76 ABA season, negotiations to finalize the ABA-NBA merger began. On June 17, 1976, Colonels owner John Y. Brown Jr. agreed to fold the Colonels in exchange for $3 million from the ABA teams entering the NBA. The Colonels' players were put into a dispersal draft along with the players from the Spirits of St. Louis.

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    When the ABA and NBA merged, Lucas was picked second by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1976 ABA dispersal draft. Doc Rivers and Jae Crowder were second-round picks who found success.

  7. Dispersal draft - Wikipedia

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    A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when an existing team folds or is merged into another team. Like most other sports drafts, most dispersal drafts are conducted in closed leagues and are intended to prevent bidding wars and to maintain a league's competitive balance when a folded or merged team's roster of players is absorbed into the ...

  8. 1976–77 San Antonio Spurs season - Wikipedia

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    The American Basketball Association merged with the NBA in 1976. Of the teams remaining in the ABA, four joined the NBA. 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.

  9. Bringing the funk: How the ABA changed the NBA forever - AOL

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