1978 NBA draft
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The 1978 NBA draft was the 32nd annual draft of the National Basketball Association. The draft was held on June 9, 1978, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York, before the 1978–79 season. In th
Mychal Thompson was selected 1st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.
Larry Bird was selected 6th overall by the Boston Celtics.
Jack Givens was selected 16th overall by the Atlanta Hawks.
Maurice Cheeks was selected 36th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers.
1979 NBA draft
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The 1979 NBA draft was the 33rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association, held at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on Monday, June 25. In this draft, the 22 NBA teams took turns selecting a
1978 NBA draft
…drafted him even though they knew that they might lose the exclusive rights to him if he didn't sign before the next draft. He could reenter the draft in 1979 and sign with the other team that drafted him, and in negotiations with Red Auerbach Bird's agent Bob Woolf bluntly dismissed Red's lowball salary…
Magic Johnson was selected 1st overall by the Los Angeles Lakers.
Sidney Moncrief was selected 5th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Jim Paxson was selected 12th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.
Bill Laimbeer was selected 65th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers.