1969 NBA Draft
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The 1969 NBA Draft drastically changed the franchise fortunes of two teams. In only their second year of existence, the Milwaukee Bucks won a coin flip with the Phoenix Suns for the right to draft Lew Alcindor, who would later change his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Abdul-Jabbar led the Bucks to the NBA title the very next year, while the Suns still have not won an NBA championship.
[edit] Round one
| = All-Star | |
| = Hall of Fame |
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (C) |  United States |
Milwaukee Bucks | UCLA |
| 2 | Neal Walk (C) | United States |
Phoenix Suns | Florida |
| 3 | Lucius Allen (G) | United States |
Seattle SuperSonics | UCLA |
| 4 | Terry Driscoll (F) | United States |
Detroit Pistons | Boston College |
| 5 | Larry Cannon (G) | United States |
Chicago Bulls | La Salle |
| 6 | Bobby Smith (F) | United States |
San Diego Rockets | Tulsa |
| 7 | Bob Portman (F) | United States |
San Francisco Warriors | Creighton |
| 8 | Herm Gilliam (G) | United States |
Cincinnati Royals | Purdue |
| 9 | Jo Jo White (G) | United States |
Boston Celtics | Kansas |
| 10 | Butch Beard (G) | United States |
Atlanta Hawks | Louisville |
| 11 | John Warren (G) | United States |
New York Knicks | St. John's |
| 12 | Willie McCarter (G) | United States |
Los Angeles Lakers | Drake |
| 13 | Bud Ogden (F) | United States |
Philadelphia 76ers | Santa Clara |
| 14 | Mike Davis (G) | United States |
Baltimore Bullets | Virginia Union |
| 15 | Rick Roberson (C) | United States |
Los Angeles Lakers | Cincinnati |
[edit] Round two
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Simmie Hill (F) | United States |
Chicago Bulls | West Texas State |
| 17 | Bob Greacen (F) | United States |
Milwaukee Bucks | Rutgers |
| 18 | Ron Taylor (C) | United States |
Seattle SuperSonics | USC |
| 19 | Willie Norwood (F) | United States |
Detroit Pistons | Alcorn A&M |
| 20 | Kenny Spain (C) | United States |
Chicago Bulls | Houston |
| 21 | Bernie Williams (G) | United States |
San Diego Rockets | La Salle |
| 22 | Ed Siudet | United States |
San Francisco Warriors | Holy Cross |
| 23 | John Baum (F) | United States |
Chicago Bulls | Temple |
| 24 | Gene Williams (F) | United States |
Phoenix Suns | Kansas State |
| 25 | Wally Anderzunas (C) | United States |
Atlanta Hawks | Creighton |
| 26 | Bill Bunting (F) | United States |
New York Knicks | North Carolina |
| 27 | Dick Garrett (G) | United States |
Los Angeles Lakers | Southern Illinois |
| 28 | Willie Taylor | United States |
Philadelphia 76ers | LeMoyne-Owen |
| 29 | Willie Scott | United States |
Baltimore Bullets | Alabama State |
