The 1976 NBA draft was the 30th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The draft was held on June 8, 1976, before the 1976–77 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 Atlanta Hawks won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Chicago Bulls were awarded the second pick.
 The Hawks then traded the first pick to the Houston Rockets before the draft.
 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.
 The New York Knicks forfeited their first-round draft pick due to their illegal signing of George McGinnis whose rights were held by the Philadelphia 76ers.
 The 76ers, the Golden State Warriors and the Buffalo Braves also forfeited their second, third and fourth-round pick respectively due to their participation in 1975 supplementary draft American Basketball Association (ABA) players who had never been drafted in the NBA.
 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, 26 college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the "hardship" rule.
 13 of them withdrew before the draft, leaving only 13 early entry candidates eligible for selection.
 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 173 players.
 On August 8, 1976, the league also hosted a Dispersal draft for ABA players from the Kentucky Colonels and Spirits of St. Louis, who were not included in the ABA–NBA merger.
Gordon Daniel Hayward (born March 23, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He played college basketball at Butler University for two seasons where he led his team to a runner-up finish in the 2010 NCAA Tournament his sophomore season.
 He was selected by the Utah Jazz with the ninth overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft.
 Hayward was named an NBA All-Star for the first time in 2017.
The 1966 NBA draft was the 20th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The draft was held on May 11 and 12, 1966 before the 1966–67 season.
 In this draft, ten NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.
 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.
 The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each division, with the order determined by a coin flip.
 The New York Knicks won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Detroit Pistons were awarded the second pick.
 This draft was the first to use the coin flip method, which replace the territorial pick rule.
 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.
 An expansion franchise, the Chicago Bulls, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the last pick of each round.
 The draft consisted of 19 rounds comprising 112 players selected.
The 1997–98 NBA season was the Raptors' third season in the National Basketball Association.
 The Raptors selected high school star Tracy McGrady with the ninth overall pick in the 1997 NBA draft, and acquired second-year forward John Wallace from the New York Knicks during the offseason.
 However, the Raptors struggled posting a 17-game losing streak early in the season.
 Midway through the season, Damon Stoudamire was traded along with Walt Williams, and Carlos Rogers to the Portland Trail Blazers for Kenny Anderson, Gary Trent and rookie Alvin Williams.
 However, Anderson refused to play for the Canadian team and was dealt along with Popeye Jones, and Žan Tabak to the Boston Celtics for rookie Chauncey Billups and Dee Brown.
The 1970 NBA draft was the 24th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The draft was held on March 23, 1970, before the 1970–71 season.
 In this draft, 17 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.
 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.
 The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each division, with the order determined by a coin flip.
 The Detroit Pistons won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the San Diego Rockets 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.
 Three expansion franchises, the Buffalo Braves, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the seventh, the eighth and the ninth pick in each round.
 In the first round, the Cavaliers had the seventh pick, while the Blazers and the Braves had the eighth and the ninth pick respectively.
 In the subsequent rounds, the Cavaliers and the Braves exchanged their order of selection, while the Blazers had the eighth pick throughout the draft.
 The draft consisted of 19 rounds comprising the selection of 239 players; it holds the record for the most prospects selected in any NBA draft.
Andre Jamal Drummond (born August 10, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He was one of the top rated basketball players in the high school class of 2011, and attended the University of Connecticut for his freshman year before declaring for the 2012 NBA draft.
 After being selected by Detroit in the first round with the ninth overall pick, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
 He was named an NBA All-Star for the first time in 2016.
The 1980 NBA draft was the 34th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The draft was held on June 10, 1980, before the 1980–81 season.
 In this draft, 23 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 Boston Celtics, who obtained the Detroit Pistons' first-round pick in a trade, won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Utah Jazz were awarded the second pick.
 The Celtics then traded the first pick to the Golden State Warriors before the draft.
 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.
 An expansion franchise, the Dallas Mavericks, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the eleventh pick in each round.
 A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was automatically eligible for selection.
 Before the draft, five college underclassmen announced that they would leave college early and would be eligible for selection.
 The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 214 players.
 This draft has the distinction of being the first NBA Draft to be televised.
Joakim Simon Noah ( ; born February 25, 1985) is a professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Born in New York City to a Swedish mother and a French father, he holds American, Swedish and French citizenship.
 He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, winning back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007.
 The Chicago Bulls selected Noah with the ninth overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft.
 Noah is a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 2014 when he also was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr. (born May 24, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player who is best known for his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he played as both a shooting guard and small forward.
 McGrady is a seven-time NBA All-Star, seven-time All-NBA selection, two-time NBA scoring champion, and one-time winner of the NBA Most Improved Player Award.
 He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2017.
The 1984 NBA draft was the 37th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 It was held at the Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, on June 19, 1984, before the 1984–85 season.
 The draft was broadcast in the United States on the USA Network.
 In this draft, 23 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.
 The Houston Rockets won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Portland Trail Blazers, who obtained the Indiana Pacers' first-round pick in a trade, 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.
 The Cleveland Cavaliers were awarded an extra first-round draft pick as compensation for the draft picks traded away by their previous owner, Ted Stepien.
 A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was automatically eligible for selection.
 Before the draft, five college underclassmen announced that they would leave college early and would be eligible for selection.
 Prior to the draft, the San Diego Clippers relocated to Los Angeles and became the Los Angeles Clippers.
 The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 228 players.
 This draft was the last to be held before the creation of the Draft Lottery in 1985.
 It was also the first NBA Draft to be overseen by David Stern.

Question: How many times was the ninth overall pick in the 1997 NBA draft an All-Star?
Answer: seven-time