1970 NBA Draft

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The 1970 NBA Draft is known for having one of the most talented pools in draft history. Five players were inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame (Pete Maravich, Dave Cowens, Calvin Murphy, Bob Lanier, and Nate Archibald). A sixth future Hall of Famer, Dan Issel, would have been drafted except he had already signed with the ABA. Three members of the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team were drafted that year: Maravich, Cowens, and Archibald. Other notables that were drafted in 1970 went on to a successful coaching career (Rudy Tomjanovich, Jim McMillian and Cowens).

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[edit] Round one

= All-Star
= Hall of Fame
Pick Player Nationality NBA Team College/HS/Club Team
1 Bob Lanier Flag of the United States United States Detroit Pistons St. Bonaventure
2 Rudy Tomjanovich Flag of the United States United States San Diego Rockets Michigan
3 Pete Maravich Flag of the United States United States Atlanta Hawks LSU
4 Dave Cowens Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics Florida State
5 Sam Lacey Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Royals New Mexico State
6 Jim Ard Flag of the United States United States Seattle SuperSonics Cincinnati
7 John Johnson Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Cavaliers Iowa
8 Geoff Petrie Flag of the United States United States Portland Trail Blazers Princeton
9 George Johnson Flag of the United States United States Baltimore Bullets Stephen F. Austin
10 Greg Howard Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Suns New Mexico
11 Jimmy Collins Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls New Mexico State
12 Al Henry Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia 76ers Wisconsin
13 Jim McMillian Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Lakers Columbia
14 John Vallely Flag of the United States United States Atlanta Hawks UCLA
15 John Hummer Flag of the United States United States Buffalo Braves Princeton
16 Gary Freeman Flag of the United States United States Milwaukee Bucks Oregon State
17 Mike Price Flag of the United States United States New York Knicks Illinois

[edit] Round two

Pick Player Nationality NBA Team College/HS/Club Team
18 Calvin Murphy Flag of the United States United States San Diego Rockets Niagara
19 Nate Archibald Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Royals UTEP
20 Jake Ford Flag of the United States United States Seattle SuperSonics Maryland State
21 Rex Morgan Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics Jacksonville
22 Doug Cook Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Royals Davidson
23 Pete Cross Flag of the United States United States Seattle SuperSonics San Francisco
24 Cornell Warner Flag of the United States United States Buffalo Braves Jackson State
25 Walt Gilmore Flag of the United States United States Portland Trail Blazers Fort Valley State
26 Dave Sorenson Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Cavaliers Ohio State
27 Fred Taylor Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Suns Pan American
28 Paul Ruffner Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls BYU
29 Joe DePre Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Suns St. John's
30 Earnest Killum Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Lakers Stetson
31 Dan Hester Flag of the United States United States Atlanta Hawks LSU
32 Ken Warzynski Flag of the United States United States Detroit Pistons De Paul
33 Bill Zopf Flag of the United States United States Milwaukee Bucks Duquesne
34 Howie Wright Flag of the United States United States New York Knicks Austin Peay

[edit] Round three

Pick Player Nationality NBA Team College/HS/Club Team
35 Curtis Perry Flag of the United States United States San Diego Rockets SW Missouri State
36 Earl Higgins Flag of the United States United States San Francisco Warriors Eastern Michigan
37 Bob St. Pierre Flag of the United States United States Detroit Pistons Hanover
38 Willie Williams Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics Florida State
39 Greg Hyder Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Royals Eastern New Mexico
40 Garfield Heard Flag of the United States United States Seattle SuperSonics Oklahoma
41 Surry Oliver Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Cavaliers Stephen F. Austin State University
42 Bill Cain Flag of the United States United States Portland Trail Blazers Iowa State University
43 Chip Case Flag of the United States United States Buffalo Braves University of Virginia
44 Greg McDivitt Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Suns Ohio University
45 Lou Herndon Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls Jackson State University
46 Dennis Awtrey Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia 76ers Santa Clara University
47 Jim Hayes Flag of the United States United States Detroit Pistons Boston University
48 Vann Williford Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Suns North Carolina State University
49 Seaburn Hill Flag of the United States United States Baltimore Bullets Arizona State University
50 Marv Winkler Flag of the United States United States Milwaukee Bucks University of Louisiana at Lafayette
51 Al Williams Flag of the United States United States New York Knicks Drake University

[edit] Round four

Pick Player Nationality NBA Team College/HS/Club Team
52 Jody Finney Flag of the United States United States San Diego Rockets Ohio State University
53 Ralph Ogden Flag of the United States United States San Francisco Warriors Santa Clara University
54 Bill Stricker Flag of the United States United States Baltimore Bullets University of the Pacific
55 Jon McKinney Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics Norfolk State University
56 Wade Fuller Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Royals Loyola University of Chicago
57 John Davis Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls Alabama State University
58 Erwin Polnick Flag of the United States United States Buffalo Braves Stephen F. Austin State University
59 Jim Penix Flag of the United States United States Portland Trail Blazers Bowling Green State University
60 Glen Vidnovic Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Cavaliers University of Iowa
61 Bob Lienhard Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Suns University of Georgia
62 Jim Wilson Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
63 Dan Crenshaw Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia 76ers Alabama State University
64 Larry Mikan Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Lakers University of Minnesota
65 Fred Davis Flag of the United States United States Atlanta Hawks Howard Payne University
66 Billy Jones Flag of the United States United States Baltimore Bullets Louisiana College
67 Virgle Fredricks Flag of the United States United States Milwaukee Bucks Drury University
68 John Marren Flag of the United States United States New York Knicks Manhattan College

[edit] Notable undrafted players

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