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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 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 March 2025. American basketball player (born 1956) For the Canadian football player, see Larry Bird (Canadian football). For the painter, see Larry Bird (artist). For the American politician, see Larry Byrd. Larry Bird Bird in 2004 Indiana Pacers Position Consultant League NBA Personal information Born ...
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 and the Celtics waited on year, and he entered the league ...
Short was drafted with the fifth overall pick of the 1978 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors who passed up drafting Larry Bird, who was drafted sixth. In his rookie season, Short scored 795 points for a 10.6 points per game average.
With Larry Bird – and another Hall of Fame forward – the Pacers put themselves in the running for the East title every season for a decade. Here is what would have happened if the Pacers had ...
Despite knowing that Bird, a talented young player from unheralded Indiana State, had a year of college eligibility remaining, he had drafted Bird as a junior eligible in the 1978 NBA draft and waited for a year until the future Hall-of-Fame forward Bird arrived, finally setting aside his team salary rules when it became clear that his choices ...
The three-time NBA champion averaged 30.3 points, 13.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists in three seasons with the Sycamores before being drafted by the Celtics in the 1978 NBA Draft with the sixth overall ...
In the 1978 NBA draft, the Celtics drafted Larry Bird who would soon resurrect the franchise's fortunes. Then in the 1981 NBA draft, the Pistons picked Isiah Thomas and along with head coach Chuck Daly he would also play a key role in his team's reemergence.