1969–70 rookie class

1969 NBA Draft

Every selection in order, with the drafting team, player affiliation and a direct path into each available Sportsboxd career profile.

218selections

20rounds

14teams selecting

First off the board

Top five picks

Pick #1

Milwaukee Bucks

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

California-Los Angeles

Pick #2

Phoenix Suns

Neal Walk

Florida

Pick #3

Seattle SuperSonics

Lucius Allen

California-Los Angeles

Pick #4

Detroit Pistons

Terry Driscoll

Boston College

Pick #5

Chicago Bulls

Larry Cannon

La Salle

Complete draft board

Every pick

Round one is open. Expand any later round to continue through the class.

Round 115 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Milwaukee Bucks	California-Los Angeles	1
2	Neal Walk	Phoenix Suns	Florida	2
3	Lucius Allen	Seattle SuperSonics	California-Los Angeles	3
4	Terry Driscoll	Detroit Pistons	Boston College	4
5	Larry Cannon	Chicago Bulls	La Salle	5
6	Bingo Smith	San Diego Rockets	Tulsa	6
7	Bob Portman	San Francisco Warriors	Creighton	7
8	Herm Gilliam	Cincinnati Royals	Purdue	8
9	Jojo White	Boston Celtics	Kansas	9
10	Butch Beard	Atlanta Hawks	Louisville	10
11	Johnny Warren	New York Knicks	St. John's (NY)	11
12	Willie McCarter	Los Angeles Lakers	Drake	12
13	Carlos Ogden	Philadelphia 76ers	Santa Clara	13
14	Mike Davis	Baltimore Bullets	Virginia Union	14
15	Rick Roberson	Los Angeles Lakers	Cincinnati	15

Round 214 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
16	Simmie Hill	Chicago Bulls	West Texas A&M	1
17	Bob Greacen	Milwaukee Bucks	Rutgers	2
18	Ronald Taylor	Seattle SuperSonics	Southern California	3
19	Willie Norwood	Detroit Pistons	Alcorn State	4
20	Ken Spain	Chicago Bulls	Houston	5
21	Bernie Williams	San Diego Rockets	La Salle	6
22	Ed Siudet	San Francisco Warriors	Holy Cross	7
23	Johnny Baum	Chicago Bulls	Temple	8
24	Gene Williams	Phoenix Suns	Kansas State	9
25	Wally Anderzunas	Atlanta Hawks	Creighton	10
26	Bill Bunting	New York Knicks	North Carolina	11
27	Eldo Garrett	Los Angeles Lakers	Southern Illinois	12
28	Willie Taylor	Philadelphia 76ers	Le Moyne	13
29	Willie Scott	Baltimore Bullets	Alabama State	14

Round 314 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
30	Floyd Kerr	Phoenix Suns	Colorado State	1
31	Skeeter Swift	Milwaukee Bucks	East Tennessee State	2
32	Lee Winfield	Seattle SuperSonics	North Texas	3
33	Lamar Green	Phoenix Suns	Morehead State	4
34	Norm Van Lier	Chicago Bulls	Saint Francis (PA)	5
35	Charles Bonaparte	San Diego Rockets	Norfolk State	6
36	Tom Hagan	San Francisco Warriors	Vanderbilt	7
37	Luke Rackley	Cincinnati Royals	Xavier	8
38	Julius Keye	Boston Celtics	Alcorn State	9
39	Lloyd Kerr	Phoenix Suns	Colorado State	10
40	Eddie Mast	New York Knicks	Temple	11
41	Luther Green	Cincinnati Royals	Long Island-Brooklyn	12
42	Mike Grosso	Philadelphia 76ers	Louisville	13
43	Fred Carter	Baltimore Bullets	Mount St. Mary's	14

Round 414 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
44	Dennis Stewart	Phoenix Suns	Michigan	1
45	Bob Dandridge	Milwaukee Bucks	Norfolk State	2
46	Hal Booker	Seattle SuperSonics	Cheyney	3
47	Ted Wierman	Detroit Pistons	Washington State	4
48	Dave Nash	Chicago Bulls	Kansas	5
49	Johnny Allen	San Diego Rockets	Bethune-Cookman	6
50	Lee Lafayette	San Francisco Warriors	Michigan State	7
51	Ron Sanford	Cincinnati Royals	New Mexico	8
52	Steve Kuberski	Boston Celtics	Bradley	9
53	Billy Hann	Atlanta Hawks	Tennessee	10
54	Elnardo Webster	New York Knicks	St. Peter's	11
55	Don Griffin	Atlanta Hawks	Stanford	12
56	Dave Scholz	Philadelphia 76ers	Illinois	13
57	Gene Ford	Baltimore Bullets	Western Michigan	14

Round 514 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
58	Rich Jones	Phoenix Suns	Memphis	1
59	Ken Heitz	Milwaukee Bucks	California-Los Angeles	2
60	Jerry King	Seattle SuperSonics	Louisville	3
61	Steve Mix	Detroit Pistons	Toledo	4
62	Chris Ellis	Chicago Bulls	Virginia Tech	5
63	Charles Hentz	San Diego Rockets	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	6
64	Willie Wise	San Francisco Warriors	Drake	7
65	Jake Ford	Cincinnati Royals	Maryland	8
66	George Thompson	Boston Celtics	Marquette	9
67	Mike Mitchell	Atlanta Hawks	West Texas A&M	10
68	Gene Littles	New York Knicks	High Point	11
69	Wil Jones	Los Angeles Lakers	Albany State (GA)	12
70	Joe Cromer	Philadelphia 76ers	Temple	13
71	Willie Jackson	Baltimore Bullets	Morehead State	14

Round 614 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
72	Dan Sadlier	Phoenix Suns	Dayton	1
73	John Arthurs	Milwaukee Bucks	Tulane	2
74	Ben McGilmer	Seattle SuperSonics	Iowa	3
75	Larry Jeffries	Detroit Pistons	Trinity (TX)	4
76	George Tinsley	Chicago Bulls	Kentucky Wesleyan	5
77	Bob Tallent	San Diego Rockets	George Washington	6
78	Dan Obravak	San Francisco Warriors	Dayton	7
79	Mel Coleman	Cincinnati Royals	Wisconsin-Stout	8
80	Dolph Pulliam	Boston Celtics	Drake	9
81	Guy Mackner	Atlanta Hawks	South Dakota	10
82	Dwight Durante	New York Knicks	Catawba	11
83	Dick Grubar	Los Angeles Lakers	North Carolina	12
84	John Jones	Philadelphia 76ers	Villanova	13
85	Paul Loveday	Baltimore Bullets	California	14

Round 714 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
86	Bill Sweet	Phoenix Suns	California-Los Angeles	1
87	Bill Keller	Milwaukee Bucks	Purdue	2
88	Greg Wittman	Seattle SuperSonics	Western Carolina	3
89	Steve Vandenberg	Detroit Pistons	Duke	4
90	Frank Judge	Chicago Bulls	Huston-Tillotson	5
91	Lynn Shackelford	San Diego Rockets	California-Los Angeles	6
92	Pat Foley	San Francisco Warriors	Pacific	7
93	L.C. Bowen	Cincinnati Royals	Bradley	8
94	Jim Johnson	Boston Celtics	Wisconsin	9
95	Bob Bundy	Atlanta Hawks	Vanderbilt	10
96	Chris Thomforde	New York Knicks	Princeton	11
97	Kari Liimbo	Los Angeles Lakers	Brigham Young	12
98	Dave Hamilton	Philadelphia 76ers	West Virginia State	13
99	Jeff Claypool	Baltimore Bullets	Grove City	14

Round 814 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
100	Bob Edwards	Phoenix Suns	Arizona State	1
101	John Schell	Milwaukee Bucks	Wisconsin	2
102	Theartis Wallace	Seattle SuperSonics	Central Washington	3
103	Bob Arnzen	Detroit Pistons	Notre Dame	4
104	Roger Moller	Chicago Bulls	Westmar	5
105	Bill DeHeer	San Diego Rockets	Indiana	6
106	Steve Rippe	San Francisco Warriors	California-Santa Barbara	7
107	Merton Bancroft	Cincinnati Royals	Missouri State	8
108	Bob Whitmore	Boston Celtics	Notre Dame	9
109	Bob Christian	Atlanta Hawks	Grambling	10
110	Jim Healey	New York Knicks	Rockhurst	11
111	Joe Smith	Los Angeles Lakers	Oklahoma State	12
112	Jim Bowles	Philadelphia 76ers	Trinity (TX)	13
113	Barry White	Baltimore Bullets	Hofstra	14

Round 914 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
114	Steve Jennings	Phoenix Suns	Southern California	1
115	Jim Satalin	Milwaukee Bucks	St. Bonaventure	2
116	Vince Fritz	Seattle SuperSonics	Oregon State	3
117	George Reynolds	Detroit Pistons	Houston	4
118	Sterling Burke	Chicago Bulls	Northwestern	5
119	Larry Cheatham	San Diego Rockets	Tulsa	6
120	Greg Reed	San Francisco Warriors	Sacramento State	7
121	James Hurley	Cincinnati Royals	Transylvania	8
122	Gordon Smith	Boston Celtics	Cincinnati	9
123	Pete Gayeska	Atlanta Hawks	Massachusetts	10
124	Roger Walaszak	New York Knicks	Columbia	11
125	Jim Smith	Los Angeles Lakers	Northern Illinois	12
126	Larry Lewis	Philadelphia 76ers	Saint Francis (PA)	13
127	Gary Major	Baltimore Bullets	Duquesne	14

Round 1014 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
128	Rich Abrahamson	Phoenix Suns	Oregon	1
129	Willie Brown	Milwaukee Bucks	Middle Tennessee State	2
130	Al Cueto	Seattle SuperSonics	Tulsa	3
131	Bill English	Detroit Pistons	Winston-Salem State	4
132	Al Smith	Chicago Bulls	Bradley	5
133	Lee Sims	San Diego Rockets	Ashland	6
134	Dick Chapman	San Francisco Warriors	San Francisco State	7
135	Bill Bowes	Cincinnati Royals	Elon	8
136	Jim Picka	Boston Celtics	High Point	9
137	Dick Stewart	Atlanta Hawks	Rutgers	10
138	Frank McLaughlin	New York Knicks	Fordham	11
139	Phil Argento	Los Angeles Lakers	Kentucky	12
140	Bill Justus	Philadelphia 76ers	Tennessee	13
141	Frank Bartleson	Baltimore Bullets	Tennessee Tech	14

Round 1114 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
142	Fred Lind	Phoenix Suns	Duke	1
143	Bob Presley	Milwaukee Bucks	California	2
144	Jim Connolly	Seattle SuperSonics	Bowling Green	3
145	Rusty Clark	Detroit Pistons	North Carolina	4
146	Larry Bergh	Chicago Bulls	Weber State	5
147	Justus Thigpen	San Diego Rockets	Weber State	6
148	Rich Holmberg	San Francisco Warriors	St. Mary's (CA)	7
149	Jim Supple	Cincinnati Royals	Georgetown	8
150	Larry Frinston	Boston Celtics	Kenyon	9
151	Loran Bracci	Atlanta Hawks	Cal State-Northridge	10
152	Marvin Lewis	New York Knicks	Southampton	11
153	Ron Peret	Los Angeles Lakers	Texas A&M	12
154	Bruce Sloan	Philadelphia 76ers	Kansas	13
155	Gerald McKee	Baltimore Bullets	Ohio	14

Round 1213 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
156	Bob Miller	Phoenix Suns	Toledo	1
157	Jack Lutz	Milwaukee Bucks	Carthage	2
158	John Smith	Seattle SuperSonics	Puget Sound	3
159	Harry Hall	Chicago Bulls	Wyoming	4
160	Raul Duarte	San Diego Rockets	South Dakota State	5
161	Joe Callahan	San Francisco Warriors	San Francisco State	6
162	Mike Davis	Cincinnati Royals	Colorado State	7
163	Rod Forbes	Boston Celtics	Boston State	8
164	Dave Jones	Atlanta Hawks	La Verne	9
165	Bill O'Rourke	New York Knicks	St. John Fisher	10
166	Jack Gillespie	Los Angeles Lakers	Montana State	11
167	Roland Taylor	Philadelphia 76ers	La Salle	12
168	Bob Washington	Baltimore Bullets	Tulsa	13

Round 1311 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
169	Andy White	Phoenix Suns	Texas-El Paso	1
170	Lee Osgood	Milwaukee Bucks	Northeastern	2
171	Bob Burrow	Seattle SuperSonics	Seattle Pacific	3
172	Rick Kirkland	Chicago Bulls	Norfolk State	4
173	Joe McBride	San Diego Rockets	Augusta State	5
174	Ted Johnson	Cincinnati Royals	Baldwin Wallace	6
175	Billy Evans	Boston Celtics	Boston College	7
176	Dick Barton	Atlanta Hawks	California-Riverside	8
177	James Wyatt	New York Knicks	Northwestern State	9
178	Mallory Chestnutt	Los Angeles Lakers	Tuskegee	10
179	Bill Thompson	Baltimore Bullets	Shepherd	11

Round 149 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
180	Marv Schmitt	Phoenix Suns	Western New Mexico	1
181	Laymon Stewart	Milwaukee Bucks	Lakeland	2
182	Jerry Conley	Seattle SuperSonics	Morehead State	3
183	Bill Boight	Chicago Bulls	Southern Methodist	4
184	Mike Heckman	San Diego Rockets	California-Irvine	5
185	Mike Dahl	Atlanta Hawks	Oglethorpe	6
186	Rich Travis	New York Knicks	Oklahoma City	7
187	Mack Calvin	Los Angeles Lakers	Southern California	8
188	Perry Johnson	Baltimore Bullets	Robert Morris	9

Round 156 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
189	Bob Beamon	Phoenix Suns	Texas-El Paso	1
190	Stan Wiodarszek	Milwaukee Bucks	La Salle	2
191	Ernie Powell	Seattle SuperSonics	Southern California	3
192	Jerry Nickens	San Diego Rockets	Tougaloo	4
193	Norm Carmichael	Atlanta Hawks	Virginia	5
194	Jodie Harrison	Baltimore Bullets	Illinois	6

Round 166 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
195	Wayne Huckel	Phoenix Suns	Davidson	1
196	Bill Voigt	Milwaukee Bucks	Southern Methodist	2
197	Danny Cornett	Seattle SuperSonics	Morehead State	3
198	Dick Groves	San Diego Rockets	San Jose State	4
199	Buddy Cornelius	Atlanta Hawks	Jacksonville State	5
200	Phil Harris	Baltimore Bullets	Texas A&M	6

Round 176 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
201	Howie Dickerman	Phoenix Suns	Central Connecticut State	1
202	Lynn Phillips	Milwaukee Bucks	Southern Methodist	2
203	Steve Honeycutt	Seattle SuperSonics	Kansas State	3
204	Steve Howell	San Diego Rockets	Ohio State	4
205	John Tolmie	Atlanta Hawks	Navy	5
206	Tom Haggart	Baltimore Bullets	Brandeis	6

Round 185 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
207	Al Nuness	Phoenix Suns	Minnesota	1
208	Ken Hall	Milwaukee Bucks	Westminster (PA)	2
209	Joe Pridgen	San Diego Rockets	North Carolina Central	3
210	Cliff Parsons	Atlanta Hawks	Air Force	4
211	Chip Case	Baltimore Bullets	Virginia	5

Round 194 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
212	Solomon Davis	Phoenix Suns	Kentucky State	1
213	Blaine Royer	San Diego Rockets	Illinois State	2
214	Grady O'Malley	Atlanta Hawks	Manhattan	3
215	Brian Heaney	Baltimore Bullets	Acadia (CAN)	4

Round 203 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
216	Jim Plump	Phoenix Suns	Northern Arizona	1
217	Carl Rodwell	Atlanta Hawks	California-Riverside	2
218	Stan McKain	Baltimore Bullets	Southern University	3

Source: NBA.com Draft History. Draft-night trades can cause the team attached to a selection to differ from the player’s eventual rookie team.