page_title: 1980 NBA draft
section_title: Draft
hierarchical_section_title: 1980 NBA draft / Draft
caption_attribution_description: English: Washington Wizards players Roger Mason and Donell Taylor, head coach Eddie Jordan, and assistant coach Mike O'Koren on the bench during a game in 2006.
context_page_description: The 1980 NBA draft was the 34th annual draft of the National Basketball Association. The draft was held on June 10, 1980, at the Sheraton Centre Hotel & Towers, 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.
caption: Mike O'Koren was selected sixth overall by the New Jersey Nets.
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