1946 NBA Draft

The 1946 NBA Draft was the 1st annual draft of the National Basketball Association. It started at 11:00am on the 6th of July, 1946, at Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia. The draft was not televised but was covered by the Philadelphia Times newspaper.
Round	Pick	Player 	Pos. 	Age	Height	Weight	From 	Team
1 	1 	Elliot Smeeves 	PG 	22 	6'1" 	168lbs	Murray State 	Utah Warriors
1 	2 	David Flair 	PF 	20 	6'6" 	202lbs	Texas State 	Atlanta Patriots
1 	3 	Jack HarlowHOF*	SG 	21 	6'4" 	183lbs	New Jersey 	Washington Thunderbolts
1 	4 	Peter Whistle* 	SG/SF	19 	6'3" 	188lbs	Nevada Catholic	Denver Dragons
1 	5 	George McBird 	SF 	20 	6'5" 	191lbs	Princeton 	San Francisco Steelers
1 	6 	Vinny Gray# 	C/PF 	23 	6'7" 	200lbs	Maxwell South 	St Louis Cranes
1 	7 	Chink Hassick 	PF 	20 	6'6" 	187lbs	New York 	Los Angeles Crowns
1 	8 	Lenny Haidens 	PG/SG	19 	5'10" 	173lbs	New York 	Denver Bluejocks
1 	9 	Gay Richard# 	SG 	24 	6'1" 	177lbs	New Orleans 	Ottawa Oxen