# 1974 NBA draft

The 1974 NBA draft was the 28th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 28, 1974, before the 1974–75 season. In this draft, 18 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each conference, with the order determined by a coin flip. The Portland Trail Blazers won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Philadelphia 76ers were awarded the second pick. The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. Prior to the draft, the Capital Bullets were renamed the Washington Bullets. An expansion franchise, the New Orleans Jazz, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the tenth pick in each round. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. Before the draft, 20 college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the "hardship" rule. These players had applied and gave evidence of financial hardship to the league, which granted them the right to start earning their living by starting their professional careers earlier. The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 178 players.

## Draft selections and draftee career notes

Bill Walton, from the University of California Los Angeles, was selected first overall by the Portland Trail Blazers. Jamaal Wilkes, (then known as Keith Wilkes) from UCLA, was selected 11th by the Golden State Warriors and went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award. Walton, Wilkes, and 40th pick George Gervin have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Both Walton and Gervin were also named to the list of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996. Walton won the NBA championship, along with the Finals Most Valuable Player Award, with the Blazers in 1977. Later in his career, he won another NBA title with the Boston Celtics in 1986. During that season, he also won the Sixth Man of the Year Award. Walton's other achievements include one Most Valuable Player Award in 1978, two All-NBA Team selections and two All-Star Game selections. Gervin had left college in 1972 to play professionally in the American Basketball Association (ABA) with the Virginia Squires. He later joined the NBA in 1976 after both leagues merged. His achievements include two All-ABA Team selections, seven All-NBA Team selections, three ABA All-Star Game selections and nine NBA All-Star Game selections.
Jamaal Wilkes won four NBA championships, one with the Golden State Warriors and three with the Los Angeles Lakers, and was selected to three All-Star Games. Maurice Lucas, the 14th pick, was selected to one All-NBA Team and four All-Star Games. He also won the NBA championship in 1977 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 leagues merged. His achievements include an NBA championship with the 76ers in 1983, one All-ABA Team selection, one ABA All-Star Game selection, four NBA All-Star Game selections, nine NBA All-Defensive Team selections and one Sixth Man of The Year Award. Five other players from this draft, 6th pick Scott Wedman, 8th pick Campy Russell, 12th pick Brian Winters, 21st pick Billy Knight and 25th pick John Drew, were also selected to at least one All-Star Game. Two players drafted went on to have coaching careers in the NBA: Brian Winters and 45th pick Kim Hughes.

## Key

| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
| $^+$ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| $^#$ | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |

## Draft

| Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 1 | 1 | Bill Walton^ | F/C | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 1 | 2 | Marvin Barnes | F/C | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Providence (Sr.) |
| 1 | 3 | Tommy Burleson | C | United States | Seattle SuperSonics (from Cleveland) | North Carolina State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 4 | John Shumate | F/C | United States | Phoenix Suns | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
| 1 | 5 | Bobby Jones^ | F | United States | Houston Rockets | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| 1 | 6 | Scott Wedman$^+$ | G/F | United States | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Colorado (Sr.) |
| 1 | 7 | Tom Henderson | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Hawaii (Sr.) |
| 1 | 8 | Campy Russell$^+$ | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers (from Seattle) | Michigan (Jr.) |
| 1 | 9 | Tom McMillen | F/C | United States | Buffalo Braves | Maryland (Sr.) |
| 1 | 10 | Mike Sojourner | F/C | United States | Atlanta Hawks (from New Orleans) | Utah (So.) |
| 1 | 11 | Keith Wilkes^ | G/F | United States | Golden State Warriors | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 1 | 12 | Brian Winters$^+$ | G/F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | South Carolina (Sr.) |
| 1 | 13 | Len Elmore | F/C | United States | Washington Bullets | Maryland (Sr.) |
| 1 | 14 | Maurice Lucas* | F/C | United States | Chicago Bulls (from New York) | Marquette (Jr.) |
| 1 | 15 | Al Eberhard | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Missouri (Sr.) |
| 1 | 16 | Cliff Pondexter | F/C | United States | Chicago Bulls | Long Beach State (So.) |
| 1 | 17 | Glenn McDonald | G/F | United States | Boston Celtics | Long Beach State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 18 | Gary Brokaw | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Notre Dame (Jr.) |
| 2 | 19 | Don Smith | G | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Dayton (Sr.) |
| 2 | 20 | Jan van Breda Kolff | G/F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
| 2 | 21 | Billy Knight$^+$ | G/F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (from Cleveland) | Pittsburgh (Sr.) |
| 2 | 22 | Truck Robinson* | F/C | United States | Washington Bullets (from Phoenix via Los Angeles) | Tennessee State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 23 | Gus Bailey | G/F | United States | Houston Rockets | Texas-El Paso (Sr.) |
| 2 | 24 | Len Kosmalski | C | United States | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Tennessee (Sr.) |
| 2 | 25 | John Drew$^+$ | G/F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Gardner–Webb (So.) |
| 2 | 26 | Leonard Gray | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Long Beach State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 27 | Leon Benbow | G | United States | Chicago Bulls (from Buffalo) | Jacksonville (Sr.) |
| 2 | 28 | Aaron James | F | United States | New Orleans Jazz | Grambling (Sr.) |
| 2 | 29 | Phil Smith* | G | United States | Golden State Warriors | San Francisco (Sr.) |
| 2 | 30 | Dennis DuVal | G | United States | Washington Bullets | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 2 | 31 | Fred Saunders | F | United States | Phoenix Suns (from Los Angeles) | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 2 | 32 | Jesse Dark | G | United States | New York Knicks | Virginia Commonwealth (Sr.) |
| 2 | 33 | Eric Money | G | United States | Detroit Pistons | Arizona (Jr.) |
| 2 | 34 | Phil Lumpkin | G | United States | Portland Trail Blazers (from Chicago) | Miami (Ohio) (Sr.) |
| 2 | 35 | Kevin Stacom | G | United States | Boston Celtics | Providence (Sr.) |
| 2 | 36 | Rubin Collins$^#$ | G | United States | Portland Trail Blazers (from Milwaukee via Philadelphia) | Maryland Eastern Shore (Jr.) |
| 3 | 37 | Coniel Norman | G | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Arizona (So.) |
| 3 | 38 | Foots Walker | G | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers (from Portland) | West Georgia (Sr.) |
| 3 | 39 | Kevin Restani | F/C | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | San Francisco (Sr.) |
| 3 | 40 | George Gervin^ | G/F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Virginia Squires (ABA) |
| 3 | 41 | Robert Wilson$^#$ | F | United States | Houston Rockets | Iowa State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 42 | Harvey Catchings | F/C | United States | Philadelphia 76ers (from Kansas City–Omaha) | Hardin–Simmons (Sr.) |
| 3 | 43 | Darrell Elston | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| 3 | 44 | Talvin Skinner | G/F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Maryland Eastern Shore (Sr.) |
| 3 | 45 | Kim Hughes | C | United States | Buffalo Braves | Wisconsin (Sr.) |
| 3 | 46 | Bruce King$^#$ | G | United States | New Orleans Jazz | Pan American (Sr.) |
| 3 | 47 | Frank Kendrick | F | United States | Golden State Warriors | Purdue (Sr.) |
| 3 | 48 | Jim Bradley$^#$ | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Kentucky Colonels (ABA) |
| 3 | 49 | Earl Williams | F/C | United States | Phoenix Suns (from Washington) | Winston-Salem State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 50 | Rudy Jackson$^#$ | F | United States | New York Knicks | Wichita State (So.) |
| 3 | 51 | Roland Grant$^#$ | C | United States | Detroit Pistons | New Mexico State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 52 | Bobby Wilson | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | Wichita State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 53 | Roscoe Pondexter$^#$ | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Long Beach State (Jr.) |
| 3 | 54 | Greg McDonald$^#$ | F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Oral Roberts (Sr.) |
| 4 | 55 | Butch Taylor$^#$ | C | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Jacksonville (Sr.) |
| 4 | 56 | Mickey Johnson | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Aurora (Sr.) |
| 4 | 57 | Jimmy Foster$^#$ | G | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | UConn (Sr.) |
| 4 | 58 | Randy Allen$^#$ | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | IUP (Sr.) |
| 4 | 59 | Larry Robinson$^#$ | F | United States | Houston Rockets | Texas (Sr.) |
| 4 | 60 | Lloyd Batts$^#$ | G | United States | Kansas City–Omaha Kings | Cincinnati (Sr.) |
| 4 | 61 | Ed Palubinskas$^#$ | G | Australia | Atlanta Hawks | LSU (Sr.) |
| 4 | 62 | William Gordon$^#$ | G | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Maryland Eastern Shore (Sr.) |
| 4 | 63 | Bernie Harris | F | United States | Buffalo Braves | Virginia Commonwealth (Sr.) |
| 4 | 64 | Ray Price$^#$ | F | United States | New Orleans Jazz | Washington (Sr.) |
| 4 | 65 | Willie Biles$^#$ | G | United States | Golden State Warriors | Tulsa (Sr.) |
| 4 | 66 | Stan Washington | G | United States | Washington Bullets | San Diego State (Sr.) |
| 4 | 67 | Ron deVries$^#$ | C | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Illinois State (Sr.) |
| 4 | 68 | Roy Ebron$^#$ | C | United States | New York Knicks | Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.) |
| 4 | 69 | Mickey Martin$^#$ | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Pittsburgh (Sr.) |
| 4 | 70 | James Forbes$^#$ | F | United States | Chicago Bulls | UTEP (Sr.) |
| 4 | 71 | Lerman Battle$^#$ | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Fairmont State (Sr.) |
| 4 | 72 | Lionel Billingy$^#$ | F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Duquesne (Sr.) |
| 5 | 73 | Gary Crowthers$^#$ | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Hardin–Simmons (Sr.) |
| 5 | 74 | Bernard Hardin$^#$ | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | New Mexico (Sr.) |
| 5 | 75 | Gary Novak$^#$ | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
| 5 | 76 | Ralph Bobik$^#$ | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Creighton (Sr.) |
| 5 | 77 | Owen Wells | F | United States | Houston Rockets | Detroit (Sr.) |
| 5 | 78 | Terry Compton$^#$ | G | United States | Kansas City–Omaha Kings | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
| 5 | 79 | Tyrone Medley$^#$ | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Utah (Sr.) |
| 5 | 80 | Dean Tolson | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Arkansas (Sr.) |
| 5 | 81 | Tony Byers$^#$ | G | United States | Buffalo Braves | Wake Forest (Sr.) |
| 5 | 82 | Ed Searcy | F | United States | New Orleans Jazz | St. John's (Sr.) |
| 5 | 83 | Steve Erickson$^#$ | C | United States | Golden State Warriors | Oregon State (Sr.) |
| 5 | 84 | Seymour Reed$^#$ | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Bradley (Sr.) |
| 5 | 85 | Gary Anderson$^#$ | G | United States | Washington Bullets | Wisconsin (Sr.) |
| 5 | 86 | Greg Jackson | G | United States | New York Knicks | Guilford (Sr.) |
| 5 | 87 | Joe Newman$^#$ | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Temple (Sr.) |
| 5 | 88 | Randy Knowles$^#$ | F | United States | Chicago Bulls | Texas A&M (Sr.) |
| 5 | 89 | Ben Clyde | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Florida State (Sr.) |
| 5 | 90 | John Johnson$^#$ | F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Denver (Sr.) |
| 6 | 91 | Mike Westra$^#$ | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | USC (Sr.) |
| 6 | 92 | Daniel Anderson | G | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | USC (Sr.) |
| 6 | 93 | Aron Stewart$^#$ | G | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Richmond (Sr.) |
| 6 | 94 | Collis Temple$^#$ | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | LSU (Sr.) |
| 6 | 95 | Lawrence Johnson$^#$ | F | United States | Houston Rockets | Prairie View A&M (Sr.) |
| 6 | 96 | Ron Kennedy$^#$ | C | United States | Kansas City–Omaha Kings | Arizona State (Sr.) |
| 6 | 97 | Sam Hervey$^#$ | F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | SMU (Sr.) |
| 6 | 98 | Wardell Jackson | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Ohio State (Sr.) |
| 6 | 99 | Gary Link$^#$ | F | United States | Buffalo Braves | Missouri (Sr.) |
| 6 | 100 | Lawrence McCray$^#$ | C | United States | New Orleans Jazz | Florida State (Sr.) |
| 6 | 101 | John Errecart$^#$ | G | United States | Golden State Warriors | Pacific (California) (Sr.) |
| 6 | 102 | Roy McPipe$^#$ | G | United States | Washington Bullets | Montana State Billings (Sr.) |
| 6 | 103 | Billy Morris$^#$ | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Saint Louis (Sr.) |
| 6 | 104 | Terry Mikan$^#$ | F | United States | New York Knicks | St. Thomas (Minnesota) (Sr.) |
| 6 | 105 | Mike Sylvester$^#$ | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Dayton (Sr.) |
| 6 | 106 | Robert Rosier$^#$ | C | United States | Chicago Bulls | St. Thomas (Minnesota) (Sr.) |
| 6 | 107 | Gene Harmon$^#$ | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Creighton (Sr.) |
| 6 | 108 | Larry Williams$^#$ | F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Kansas State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 109 | Dave Stoczynski$^#$ | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Gannon (Sr.) |
| 7 | 110 | Doug Richards$^#$ | G | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | BYU (Sr.) |
| 7 | 111 | Mike Robinson$^#$ | G | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Michigan State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 112 | Clyde Dickey$^#$ | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | Boise State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 113 | Kevin Fitzgerald$^#$ | G | United States | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 114 | Mark Brown$^#$ | F | United States | Kansas City–Omaha Kings | Missouri Western State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 115 | Greg Lee | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 7 | 116 | Jerry Faulkner$^#$ | G | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | West Georgia (Sr.) |
| 7 | 117 | Tommy Curtis$^#$ | G | United States | Buffalo Braves | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 7 | 118 | Joel Copeland$^#$ | F | United States | New Orleans Jazz | Old Dominion (Sr.) |
| 7 | 119 | Brady Allen$^#$ | G | United States | Golden State Warriors | California (Sr.) |
| 7 | 120 | Dennis Van Zant$^#$ | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Azusa (Sr.) |
| 7 | 121 | Tom Turner$^#$ | G | United States | Washington Bullets | West Georgia (Sr.) |
| 7 | 122 | Billy Smith$^#$ | F | United States | New York Knicks | Mercer (Sr.) |
| 7 | 123 | Sammy High$^#$ | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Tulsa (Sr.) |
| 7 | 124 | Geoff Roberts$^#$ | F | United States | Chicago Bulls | Missouri Western State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 125 | Ron Brown$^#$ | G | United States | Boston Celtics | Penn State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 126 | Bob Hornstein$^#$ | F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | West Virginia (Sr.) |
| 8 | 127 | Jimmy Powell$^#$ | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Middle Tennessee (Sr.) |
| 8 | 128 | Eldridge Broussard$^#$ | G | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Pacific (Oregon) (Sr.) |
| 8 | 129 | Kerry Hughes$^#$ | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Wisconsin (Sr.) |
| 8 | 130 | Tom Holland$^#$ | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| 8 | 131 | Steve Brooks$^#$ | F | United States | Houston Rockets | Arkansas State (Sr.) |
| 8 | 132 | Richie O'Connor$^#$ | G | United States | Kansas City–Omaha Kings | Fairfield (Sr.) |
| 8 | 133 | Bill Butler$^#$ | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 8 | 134 | Leonard Coulter$^#$ | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Morehead State (Sr.) |
| 8 | 135 | Glenn Price$^#$ | F | United States | Buffalo Braves | St. Bonaventure (Sr.) |
| 8 | 136 | Jay Piccola$^#$ | F | United States | New Orleans Jazz | Roanoke (Sr.) |
| 8 | 137 | Clarence Allen$^#$ | F | United States | Golden State Warriors | UC Santa Barbara (Sr.) |
| 8 | 138 | Steve Platt$^#$ | F | United States | Washington Bullets | Huntington (Sr.) |
| 8 | 139 | Bob Florence$^#$ | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | UNLV (Sr.) |
| 8 | 140 | Dennis McDermott$^#$ | F | United States | New York Knicks | St. Francis Brooklyn (Sr.) |
| 8 | 141 | Greg Newman$^#$ | G | United States | Detroit Pistons | Drexel (Sr.) |
| 8 | 142 | Sam McCants$^#$ | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | Oral Roberts (Jr.) |
| 8 | 143 | Richard Wallace$^#$ | G | United States | Boston Celtics | Georgia Southern (Sr.) |
| 8 | 144 | Ralph Palomar$^#$ | F | Mexico | Milwaukee Bucks | Cameron (Sr.) |
| 9 | 145 | Perry Warbington | G | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Georgia Southern (Sr.) |
| 9 | 146 | Lee Haven$^#$ | G | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Colorado (Sr.) |
| 9 | 147 | Jim Bushkofsky$^#$ | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Upper Iowa (Sr.) |
| 9 | 148 | Ted Evans$^#$ | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| 9 | 149 | Ken Stalling$^#$ | G | United States | Houston Rockets | Missouri–Rolla (Sr.) |
| 9 | 150 | Jeff Dawson$^#$ | G | United States | Kansas City–Omaha Kings | Illinois (Sr.) |
| 9 | 151 | Lon Kruger$^#$ | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Kansas State (Sr.) |
| 9 | 152 | Bertram du Pont$^#$ | G | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Dillard (Sr.) |
| 9 | 153 | John Falconi$^#$ | G | United States | Buffalo Braves | Davidson (Sr.) |
| 9 | 154 | Ken Boyd | F | United States | New Orleans Jazz | Boston University (Sr.) |
| 9 | 155 | Carl Meier$^#$ | F | United States | Golden State Warriors | California (Sr.) |
| 9 | 156 | Mark Raterink$^#$ | F | United States | Washington Bullets | Boston College (Sr.) |
| 9 | 157 | Earl Brown$^#$ | F | Puerto Rico | New York Knicks | Lafayette (Sr.) |
| 9 | 158 | Gary Deitelhoff$^#$ | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Millikin (Sr.) |
| 9 | 159 | Jerry Davenport$^#$ | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | Cameron (Sr.) |
| 9 | 160 | Al Skinner | G | United States | Boston Celtics | Massachusetts (Sr.) |
| 9 | 161 | Mike Deane$^#$ | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | SUNY Potsdam (Sr.) |
| 10 | 162 | Larry Witherspoon$^#$ | G | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Towson (Sr.) |
| 10 | 163 | Ron Jones$^#$ | G | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Oregon State (Sr.) |
| 10 | 164 | Jim Kelly$^#$ | G | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Loras (Sr.) |
| 10 | 165 | Mark Wasley$^#$ | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Arizona State (Sr.) |
| 10 | 166 | Marcus Washington$^#$ | G | United States | Houston Rockets | Marquette (Sr.) |
| 10 | 167 | Dennis White$^#$ | F | United States | Kansas City–Omaha Kings | Arkansas (Sr.) |
| 10 | 168 | Brendy Lee$^#$ | F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Nebraska (Sr.) |
| 10 | 169 | Rod Derline | G | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Seattle (Sr.) |
| 10 | 170 | Andy Rimol$^#$ | F | United States | Buffalo Braves | Princeton (Sr.) |
| 10 | 171 | Walt McGary$^#$ | F | United States | New Orleans Jazz | Chattanooga (Sr.) |
| 10 | 172 | Marvin Buckley$^#$ | G | United States | Golden State Warriors | Nevada (Sr.) |
| 10 | 173 | Pete Collins$^#$ | F | United States | Washington Bullets | High Point (Sr.) |
| 10 | 174 | John O'Donnell$^#$ | F | United States | New York Knicks | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| 10 | 175 | Bill Ligon | G | United States | Detroit Pistons | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
| 10 | 176 | Rick Hockenos$^#$ | F | United States | Chicago Bulls | Saint Francis (Pennsylvania) (Sr.) |
| 10 | 177 | Phil Rogers$^#$ | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Fairfield (Sr.) |
| 10 | 178 | Bruce Featherston$^#$ | C | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Texas State (Sr.) |
| Supp. | – | Aulcie Perry$^#$ | C | United States | Boston Celtics | Bethune–Cookman (Jr.) |
| Supp. | – | Tony Jenkins$^#$ | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Harvard (Sr.) |
| Supp. | – | Jerry Baskerville | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Temple (Jr.) |
| Supp. | – | Fred Petty$^#$ | C | United Kingdom | Boston Celtics | New Hampshire College (Sr.) |

## Trades

* $^{a1}$ $^2$ On the draft-day, the Seattle SuperSonics acquired a first-round pick from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Dick Snyder and a first-round pick. The Sonics used the pick to draft Tommy Burleson. The Cavaliers used the pick to draft Campy Russell.
* $^b$ On May 20, 1974, the Atlanta Hawks acquired Bob Kauffman, Dean Meminger, the tenth pick, a 1975 first-round pick, 1975 and 1976 second-round picks, and a 1980 third-round pick from the New Orleans Jazz in exchange for Pete Maravich. The Hawks used the pick to draft Mike Sojourner.
* $^c$ On the draft-day, the Chicago Bulls acquired a first-round pick from the New York Knicks in exchange for Howard Porter and a 1975 second-round pick. The Bulls used the pick to draft Maurice Lucas.
* $^d$ On August 31, 1972, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired a second-round pick from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Jim Cleamons. The Lakers used the pick to draft Billy Knight.
* $^e$ On August 23, 1973, the Washington Bullets (as the Capital Bullets) acquired a second-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Stan Love. Previously, the Lakers acquired the pick on September 19, 1972, from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Paul Stovall. The Bullets used the pick to draft Truck Robinson.
* $^f$ On September 10, 1973, the Chicago Bulls acquired John Hummer and a second-round pick from the Buffalo Braves in exchange for Gar Heard, Kevin Kunnert and a 1975 second-round pick. The Bulls used the pick to draft Leon Benbow.
* $^g$ On October 30, 1973, the Phoenix Suns acquired Keith Erickson and a second-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Connie Hawkins. The Suns used the pick to draft Fred Saunders.
* $^h$ On October 14, 1973, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired a second-round pick from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Rick Adelman. The Blazers used the pick to draft Phil Lumpkin.
* $^i$ On September 11, 1972, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired a second-round pick from the Philadelphia 76ers as compensation for the signing of Gary Gregor as a free agent. Previously, the 76ers acquired the pick and future consideration (the 76ers acquired John Block on July 28, 1972) on December 13, 1971, from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Wali Jones. The Blazers used the pick to draft Rubin Collins.
* $^j$ On October 24, 1972, the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired a third-round pick from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Charlie Davis. The Cavaliers used the pick to draft Foots Walker.
* $^k$ On January 26, 1973, the Philadelphia 76ers acquired Tom Van Arsdale and a third-round pick from the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in exchange for John Block. The 76ers used the pick to draft Harvey Catchings.
* $^l$ On October 9, 1973, the Phoenix Suns acquired 1974 and 1975 third-round picks from the Washington Bullets (as the Capital Bullets) in exchange for Walt Wesley. The Suns used the pick to draft Earl Williams.

## Early entrants
### College underclassmen

For the fourth year in a row, the NBA would implement the hardship exception for college underclassmen to enter the NBA draft. This season had 20 different players initially declare their entry into this year's draft, but eight of these players in the University of Oklahoma's Alvan Adams, UNLV's Jimmie Baker, the University of Utah's Luther Burden, the University of West Florida's David Mitchell Jr., St. John's Mel Utley, Southeastern Community College's Michael Washington, Jacksonville University's Henry Williams, and Austin Peay State University's James Williams would all later skip out on official entry into this year's draft. The following college basketball players successfully applied for an NBA hardship.
* Gary Brokaw – G, Notre Dame (junior)
* Rubin Collins – G, Maryland Eastern Shore (junior)
* John Drew – F, Gardner–Webb (sophomore)
* Rudy Jackson – Hutchinson CC (sophomore)
* Maurice Lucas – F, Marquette (junior)
* Eric Money – G, Arizona (junior)
* Coniel Norman – G, Arizona (sophomore)
* Cliff Pondexter – F/C, Long Beach State (sophomore)
* Roscoe Pondexter – Long Beach State (junior)
* Campy Russell – Michigan (junior)
* Mike Sojourner – Utah (sophomore)
* Bobby Taylor – F, Cal State L.A. (freshman)