1971 NBA draft
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The 1971 NBA draft was the 25th annual draft of the National Basketball Association. The draft was held on March 29 and 30, 1971, before the 1971–72 season. In this draft, 17 NBA teams took turns sele
Austin Carr was the first overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Sidney Wicks was selected 2nd overall by the Portland Trail Blazers and was named 1972 NBA Rookie of the Year.
Stan Love was selected 9th overall by the Baltimore Bullets.
Curtis Rowe was selected 11th overall by the Detroit Pistons.
Sidney Wicks
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Sidney Wicks is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. A native of California, he played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. Wicks was selected b
1971 NBA draft
…college underclassmen who wished to join the league. Austin Carr from the University of Notre Dame was selected first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Sidney Wicks from the University of California, Los Angeles, who went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season, was selected second by the Portland…
Wicks with the UCLA Bruins in 1971