1974 NBA draft
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The 1974 NBA draft was the 28th annual draft of the National Basketball Association, and was held on May 28, 1974, before the 1974–75 season. In this draft, 18 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U
Bill Walton was selected first overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.
Bobby Jones was selected 5th overall by the Houston Rockets.
Len Elmore was selected 13th overall by the Washington Bullets.
Billy Knight (center) was selected 21st overall by the Los Angeles Lakers.
Robert Clyde Jones is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Denver Nuggets in the American Basketball Association and the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball A
1974 NBA draft
…with the Trail Blazers. Truck Robinson, the 22nd pick, and Phil Smith, the 29th pick, were selected to one All-NBA Team and two All-Star Games each. Bobby Jones, the 5th pick, initially opted to play in the ABA. He played two seasons in the ABA before finally joined the NBA with the Denver Nuggets when both…
Certificate presented to Jones for NBA All-Defensive honors in 1981–82.