1977 NBA Draft
First Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 1 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Kent Benson |
C |
Indiana |
| 2 |
Kansas City Kings |
Otis Birdsong |
SG |
Houston |
| 3 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Marques Johnson |
SF |
UCLA |
| 4 |
Washington Bullets |
Greg Ballard |
PF |
Oregon |
| 5 |
Phoenix Suns |
Walter Davis |
SG |
North Carolina |
| 6 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Kenny Carr |
SF |
North Carolina State |
| 7 |
New York Nets |
Bernard King |
SF |
Tennessee |
| 8 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Jack Sikma |
C |
Illinois Wesleyan |
| 9 |
Denver Nuggets |
Tom LaGarde |
PF |
North Carolina |
| 10 |
New York Knicks |
Ray Williams |
SG |
Minnesota |
| 11 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Ernie Grunfeld |
SG |
Tennessee |
| 12 |
Boston Celtics |
Cedric Maxwell |
SF |
UNC-Charlotte |
| 13 |
Chicago Bulls |
Tate Armstrong |
SG |
Duke |
| 14 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Wayne Rollins |
C |
Clemson |
| 15 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Brad Davis |
PG |
Maryland |
| 16 |
Golden State Warriors |
Rickey Green |
PG |
Michigan |
| 17 |
Washington Bullets |
Bo Ellis |
PF |
Marquette |
| 18 |
Golden State Warriors |
Wesley Cox |
SF |
Louisville |
| 19 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Rich Laurel |
SG |
Hofstra |
| 20 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Glenn Mosley |
PF |
Seton Hall |
| 21 |
Denver Nuggets |
Anthony Roberts |
SG |
Oral Roberts |
| 22 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Norm Nixon |
PG |
Duquesne |
Second Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 23 |
Chicago Bulls |
Mike Glenn |
SG |
Southern Illinois |
| 24 |
Buffalo Buffalo Braves |
Larry Johnson |
SG |
Kentucky |
| 25 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Wilson Washington |
PF |
Old Dominion |
| 26 |
New York Knicks |
Glen Gondrezick |
SF |
UNLV |
| 27 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Glenn Williams |
SG |
St. John's |
| 28 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Kim Anderson |
SF |
Missouri |
| 29 |
Indiana Pacers |
Alonzo Bradley |
SF |
Texas Southern |
| 30 |
Chicago Bulls |
Steve Sheppard |
SF |
Maryland |
| 31 |
Kansas City Kings |
Eddie Owens |
SF |
UNLV |
| 32 |
New York Knicks |
Toby Knight |
PF |
Notre Dame |
| 33 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Ed Jordan |
PG |
Rutgers |
| 34 |
Houston Rockets |
Larry Moffett |
PF |
UNLV |
| 35 |
Chicago Bulls |
Mark Landsberger |
PF |
Arizona State |
| 36 |
Detroit Pistons |
Ben Poquette |
PF |
Central Michigan |
| 37 |
San Antonio Spurs |
Jeff Wilkins |
C |
Illinois State |
| 38 |
Golden State Warriors |
Ricky Love |
PF |
Alabama-Huntsville |
| 39 |
Washington Bullets |
Phil Walker |
SG |
Millersville St. |
| 40 |
Houston Rockets |
Robert Reid |
SF |
St. Mary's (TX) |
| 41 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
T.R. Dunn |
SG |
Alabama |
| 42 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Bob Elliott |
PF |
Arizona |
| 43 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Herm Harris |
SF |
St. Bonaventure |
| 44 |
New Orleans Jazz |
Essie Hollis |
SF |
St. Bonaventure |
Third Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 45 |
Kansas City Kings |
Bill Paterno |
SF |
Notre Dame |
| 46 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
James Edwards |
C |
Washington |
| 47 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Gary Yoder |
SG |
Cincinnati |
| 48 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Sam Smith |
SG |
UNLV |
| 49 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Eddie Johnson |
PG |
Auburn |
| 50 |
New Orleans Jazz |
Tony Hansen |
SG |
Connecticut |
| 51 |
Indiana Pacers |
Stan Mayhew |
SF |
Weber State |
| 52 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Joe Hassett |
SG |
Providence |
| 53 |
Kansas City Kings |
John Kuester |
SG |
North Carolina |
| 54 |
New York Knicks |
Lloyd McMillian |
SF |
Long Beach State |
| 55 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Steve Grote |
PG |
Michigan |
| 56 |
Boston Celtics |
Skip Brown |
PG |
Wake Forest |
| 57 |
Washington Bullets |
Steve Puidokas |
C |
Washington State |
| 58 |
Detroit Pistons |
John Irving |
PF |
Hofstra |
| 59 |
San Antonio Spurs |
Dan Henderson |
PF |
Arkansas State |
| 60 |
Golden State Warriors |
Marlon Redmond |
SF |
San Francisco |
| 61 |
Washington Bullets |
Jerry Schellenberg |
SF |
Wake Forest |
| 62 |
Houston Rockets |
Phil Bond |
PG |
Louisville |
| 63 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Ricky Brown |
PF |
Alabama |
| 64 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Arnold Dugger |
SG |
Oral Roberts |
| 65 |
Denver Nuggets |
Robert Smith |
PG |
UNLV |
| 66 |
Phoenix Suns |
Mike Bratz |
PG |
Stanford |
Fourth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 67 |
New York Nets |
Bob Elmore |
C |
Wichita State |
| 68 |
Buffalo Braves |
Melvin Watkins |
PG |
North Carolina State |
| 69 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Lewis Brown |
C |
UNLV |
| 70 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Dave Bormann |
SF |
Gardner Webb |
| 71 |
Phoenix Suns |
Greg Griffin |
SF |
Idaho State |
| 72 |
New Orleans Jazz |
Dennis Boy |
PG |
Detroit |
| 73 |
Indiana Pacers |
George Pendleto |
SG |
Georgia State |
| 74 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Jim Cooper |
PF |
Alabama State |
| 75 |
Kansas City Kings |
Larry Williams |
SG |
Texas Southern |
| 76 |
New York Knicks |
Steve Hayes |
C |
Idaho State |
| 77 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Melvin Jones |
SG |
West Texas State |
| 78 |
Boston Celtics |
Jeff Cummings |
C |
Tulane |
| 79 |
Chicago Bulls |
Mike McConalthy |
SG |
Louisiana Tech |
| 80 |
Detroit Pistons |
Bruce King |
PF |
Iowa |
| 81 |
San Antonio Spurs |
Matt Hicks |
SG |
Northern Illinois |
| 82 |
Golden State Warriors |
Roy Smith |
PF |
Kentucky State |
| 83 |
Washington Bullets |
David Reavis |
SF |
Georgia State |
| 84 |
Houston Rockets |
Rocky Smith |
SG |
Oregon State |
| 85 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Greg White |
PF |
USC |
| 86 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Jeff Jones |
PG |
Utah |
| 87 |
Golden State Warriors |
Leartha Scott |
SG |
Wisconsion-Parkside |
| 88 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Tony Robertson |
SG |
West Virginia |
Fifth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 89 |
New York Nets |
Gerald Cunningham |
|
Kentucky State |
| 90 |
Buffalo Braves |
Mike Hanle |
|
Niagara |
| 91 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Ron Norwood |
|
DePaul |
| 92 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Bill Gordon |
|
Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 93 |
Phoenix Suns |
Cecil Rellford |
|
St. John's |
| 94 |
New Orleans Jazz |
Jim Grady |
|
Gonzaga |
| 95 |
Indiana Pacers |
Marvin Jackson |
|
Prairie View A&M |
| 96 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Dale Haberman |
|
McKendree |
| 97 |
Kansas City Kings |
Bob Chapman |
|
Michigan State |
| 98 |
New York Knicks |
Bill Terry |
|
Monmouth |
| 99 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Al Smith |
|
Jackson State |
| 100 |
Boston Celtics |
Bill Langloh |
|
Virginia |
| 101 |
Chicago Bulls |
Nate Davis |
|
South Carolina |
| 102 |
Detroit Pistons |
Jim Kennedy |
|
Missouri |
| 103 |
San Antonio Spurs |
Scott Sims |
|
Missouri |
| 104 |
Golden State Warriors |
Ray Epps |
|
Norfolk State |
| 105 |
Washington Bullets |
Bruce Parkinson |
|
Purdue |
| 106 |
Houston Rockets |
Ed Thompson |
|
Idaho State |
| 107 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Donn Wilber |
|
La Salle |
| 108 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Teko Wynder |
|
Tulsa |
| 109 |
Denver Nuggets |
John Billups |
|
Mississippi |
| 110 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
John Robinson |
|
Michigan |
Sixth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 111 |
New York Nets |
Mark Crow |
|
Duke |
| 112 |
Buffalo Braves |
Curvan Lewis |
|
Virginia Union |
| 113 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Chuck Goodyear |
|
Miami (OH) |
| 114 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Calvin Crews |
|
SW Louisiana |
| 115 |
Phoenix Suns |
Billy McKinney |
|
Northwestern |
| 116 |
New Orleans Jazz |
Wayne Golden |
|
Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 117 |
Indiana Pacers |
Tom Scheffler |
|
Purdue |
| 118 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Bucky OBrien |
|
Seattle |
| 119 |
Kansas City Kings |
Bob Cooper |
|
Providence |
| 120 |
New York Knicks |
Jerry Graycraft |
|
Milligan |
| 121 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Ron Cox |
|
East Washington State |
| 122 |
Boston Celtics |
Roy Pace |
|
Rutgers-Camden |
| 123 |
Chicago Bulls |
Jay Chessman |
|
Brigham Young |
| 124 |
Detroit Pistons |
Herb Nobles |
|
Kansas |
| 125 |
San Antonio Spurs |
Bruce Buckley |
|
North Carolina |
| 126 |
Golden State Warriors |
Jack Phelan |
|
St. Francis (PA) |
| 127 |
Washington Bullets |
Ernie Wansley |
|
Virginia Tech |
| 128 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Myron Jordan |
|
Pacific |
| 129 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
George Gibson |
|
Winston-Salem |
| 130 |
Denver Nuggets |
Jim Town |
|
Massachusetts |
| 131 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Grover Woolard |
|
Murray State |
Seventh Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 132 |
New York Nets |
Scott Conant |
|
Newberry |
| 133 |
Buffalo Braves |
Mike Jackson |
|
Tennessee |
| 134 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Ron Bostic |
|
Detroit |
| 135 |
Atlanta Hawks |
James Holliman |
|
Arizona State |
| 136 |
Phoenix Suns |
Alvin Scott |
|
Oral Roberts |
| 137 |
New Orleans Jazz |
Lusia Harris |
|
Delta State |
| 138 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Billy Reynolds |
|
NW Louisiana |
| 139 |
Kansas City Kings |
Bruce Jenner |
|
Graceland |
| 140 |
New York Knicks |
Tom Weadock |
|
St. John's |
| 141 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Bob Riddle |
|
Eastern Michigan |
| 142 |
Boston Celtics |
Dave Kyle |
|
Cleveland State |
| 143 |
Chicago Bulls |
Mike Smith |
|
Evansville |
| 144 |
Detroit Pistons |
Robert Lewis |
|
Johnson C. Smith |
| 145 |
San Antonio Spurs |
Richard Robinson |
|
New Mexico |
| 146 |
Golden State Warriors |
Jerry Thurston |
|
Mercer |
| 147 |
Washington Bullets |
Calvin Brown |
|
American |
| 148 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Don Smith |
|
Oregon State |
| 149 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Dennin Forest |
|
Nebraska-Omaha |
| 150 |
Denver Nuggets |
Willie High |
|
Alabama State |
| 151 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Lars Hansen |
|
Washington |
Eighth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 152 |
New York Nets |
Ralph Drollinger |
|
UCLA |
| 153 |
Buffalo Braves |
Emery Sammons |
|
Philadelphia Textile |
| 154 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Larry Pikes |
|
Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| 155 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Vern Thompson |
|
Brigham Young |
| 156 |
Phoenix Suns |
Alvin Joseph |
|
California-Riverside |
| 157 |
New Orleans Jazz |
Dave Speicher |
|
Toledo |
| 158 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Jeff Frey |
|
Evansville |
| 159 |
New York Knicks |
Ken Slappy |
|
St. Peter's |
| 160 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Tom Cutter |
|
Western Michigan |
| 161 |
Boston Celtics |
Tom Harris |
|
Bowling Green |
| 162 |
Chicago Bulls |
Rich Rhodes |
|
Eastern Illinois |
| 163 |
Detroit Pistons |
Tim Appleton |
|
Kenyon |
| 164 |
San Antonio Spurs |
Jerome Gladney |
|
Arizona |
| 165 |
Golden State Warriors |
Ricky March |
|
Manhattan |
| 166 |
Washington Bullets |
Pat McKinley |
|
Towson State |
| 167 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Harold Rhodes |
|
Washington |
| 168 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
John Olive |
|
Villanova |
| 169 |
Denver Nuggets |
Len Saunders |
|
Florida |
| 170 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Art Allen |
|
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*This was the first year that underclassmen were drafted into the NBA. Before 1977 drafted players must have completed all four years of college.
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