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1969 NBA draft
Basketball player selection
Basketball player selection
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1969 NBA draft |
| sport | basketball |
| date | April 7, 1969 (Rounds 1 & 2) |
| May 7, 1969 (Other rounds) | |
| location | New York City, New York |
| league | NBA |
| first | Lew Alcindor, [Milwaukee Bucks](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season) |
| overall | 218 |
| rounds | 20 |
| hofnum | {{Collapsible list |
| title | 3 |
| 1 | C Lew Alcindor |
| 2 | G Jo Jo White |
| 3 | G Bob Dandridge}} |
| prev | [1968](1968-nba-draft) |
| next | [1970](1970-nba-draft) |
sport = basketball May 7, 1969 (Other rounds) The 1969 NBA draft was the 23rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 7 and May 7, 1969, before the 1969–70 season. In this draft, fourteen 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 Milwaukee Bucks won the coin flip in the commissioner's New York office on March 19 and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Phoenix Suns went second. 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 Los Angeles Lakers were awarded an extra first-round draft pick as settlement of the Rudy LaRusso trade to the San Francisco Warriors. The draft consisted of twenty rounds and selected 218 players.
Draftee career notes
Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) from UCLA was selected first overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. He went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award and was selected to both All-NBA Second Team and All-Star Game in his first season. The following season, the Bucks acquired 31-year old point guard Oscar Robertson from the Cincinnati Royals. They led the Bucks to a league-best 66 wins in the regular season. The Bucks then beat the Baltimore Bullets in the Finals to win their first NBA championship, in only their third season. In that season, Alcindor also won the Most Valuable Player Award and Finals Most Valuable Player Award. He went on to win five more NBA championships in the 1980s with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he teamed up with Magic Johnson, the first pick in 1979. He also won another Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 1985. He won a total of six Most Valuable Player Award, the most in the history of the NBA. He also held the record for the most All-Star Game selections with 19 and the most All-NBA Team selections with 15. Furthermore, he was selected to eleven All-Defensive Teams, the second most selections. He retired as all–time league scoring leader with 38,387 points and the all–time league leader in total blocked shots with 3,189 blocks. For his achievements, he has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame. He was also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.
Jo Jo White, the ninth pick, won two NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and 1976. He was named as the Finals Most Valuable Player in the latter. He was selected to two All-NBA Teams and seven All-Star Games. 45th pick Bob Dandridge won two NBA championships with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971 and with the Washington Bullets in the 1978. He was selected to one All-NBA Team and four All-Star Games. Norm Van Lier, the 34th pick, was selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Star Game. He was also selected to eight All-Defensive Teams. Two other players from this draft, 10th pick Butch Beard and 61st pick Steve Mix, was also selected to an All-Star Game. Beard became a head coach after his playing career, he coached the New Jersey Nets for two seasons in the 1990s. Three other players drafted also went on to have a coaching career: 43rd pick Fred Carter, 68th pick Gene Littles and 187th pick Mack Calvin.
In the 13th round, the San Francisco Warriors selected Denise Long, a girl's high school player from Whitten, Iowa. Long, who averaged 62.8 points per game in her senior year, became the first female ever to be drafted by an NBA team. However, the selection was later voided by commissioner J. Walter Kennedy as a publicity stunt. In the 15th round, the Phoenix Suns selected track and field athlete Bob Beamon from the University of Texas at El Paso with the 189th pick. He had just broken the world record for long jump and won the gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games. Although he had played basketball before his athletics career, he stayed with it and never played in the NBA.
Draft selections
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
|---|
| Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School / club team | San Francisco Warriors (forfeited due to selection of ineligible player) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ^ | C | United States | [Milwaukee Bucks](1969-70-milwaukee-bucks-season) | [UCLA](1968-69-ucla-bruins-men-s-basketball-team) (Sr.) | |
| 1 | 2 | C | United States | [Phoenix Suns](1969-70-phoenix-suns-season) | Florida (Sr.) | ||
| 1 | 3 | G | United States | [Seattle SuperSonics](1969-70-seattle-supersonics-season) | [UCLA](1968-69-ucla-bruins-men-s-basketball-team) (Sr.) | ||
| 1 | 4 | F | United States | [Detroit Pistons](1969-70-detroit-pistons-season) | Boston College (Sr.) | ||
| 1 | 5 | G | United States | [Chicago Bulls](1969-70-chicago-bulls-season) | La Salle (Sr.) | ||
| 1 | 6 | G/F | United States | San Diego Rockets | Tulsa (Sr.) | ||
| 1 | 7 | F | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Creighton (Sr.) | ||
| 1 | 8 | G/F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Purdue (Sr.) | ||
| 1 | 9 | ^ | G | United States | Boston Celtics | Kansas (Sr.) | |
| 1 | 10 | + | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Louisville (Sr.) | |
| 1 | 11 | G/F | United States | New York Knicks | St. John's (Sr.) | ||
| 1 | 12 | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Drake (Sr.) | ||
| 1 | 13 | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Santa Clara (Sr.) | ||
| 1 | 14 | G | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Virginia Union (Sr.) | ||
| 1 | 15 | F/C | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Cincinnati (Sr.) | ||
| 2 | 16 | # | F | United States | Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix) | West Texas State (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 17 | F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Rutgers (Sr.) | ||
| 2 | 18 | # | C | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | USC (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 19 | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Alcorn A&M (Sr.) | ||
| 2 | 20 | # | C | United States | Chicago Bulls | Houston (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 21 | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | La Salle (Sr.) | ||
| 2 | 22 | # | F | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Holy Cross (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 23 | F | United States | Chicago Bulls (from Cincinnati) | Temple (Sr.) | ||
| 2 | 24 | # | F | United States | Phoenix Suns (from Boston) | Kansas State (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 25 | F/C | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Creighton (Sr.) | ||
| 2 | 26 | # | F/C | United States | New York Knicks | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 27 | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Southern Illinois (Sr.) | ||
| 2 | 28 | # | F/C | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | LeMoyne–Owen (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 29 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Alabama State (Sr.) | |
| 3 | 30 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | Colorado State (Sr.) | |
| 3 | 31 | # | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | East Tennessee State (Sr.) | |
| 3 | 32 | G | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | North Texas State (Sr.) | ||
| 3 | 33 | F/C | United States | Phoenix Suns (from Detroit) | Morehead State (Sr.) | ||
| 3 | 34 | * | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | Saint Francis (PA) (Sr.) | |
| 3 | 35 | # | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | Norfolk State (Sr.) | |
| 3 | 36 | # | G | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Vanderbilt (Sr.) | |
| 3 | 37 | C | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Xavier (OH) (Sr.) | ||
| 3 | 38 | # | F-C | United States | Boston Celtics | Alcorn State (Sr.) | |
| 3 | 39 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | Colorado State (Sr.) | |
| 3 | 40 | F/C | United States | New York Knicks | Temple (Sr.) | ||
| 3 | 41 | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals (from Los Angeles) | Long Island (Sr.) | ||
| 3 | 42 | # | C | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Louisville (Jr.) | |
| 3 | 43 | G/F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Mount St. Mary's (Sr.) | ||
| 4 | 44 | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Michigan (Sr.) | ||
| 4 | 45 | * | G/F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Norfolk State (Sr.) | |
| 4 | 46 | # | C | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Cheyney (Sr.) | |
| 4 | 47 | # | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Washington State (Sr.) | |
| 4 | 48 | # | C | United States | Chicago Bulls | Kansas (Sr.) | |
| 4 | 49 | # | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | Bethune–Cookman (Sr.) | |
| 4 | 50 | # | F | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Michigan State (Sr.) | |
| 4 | 51 | # | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | New Mexico (Sr.) | |
| 4 | 52 | F/C | United States | Boston Celtics | Bradley (Sr.) | ||
| 4 | 53 | # | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Tennessee (Sr.) | |
| 4 | 54 | # | F | United States | New York Knicks | Saint Peter's (Sr.) | |
| 4 | 55 | # | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Stanford (Sr.) | |
| 4 | 56 | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Illinois (Sr.) | ||
| 4 | 57 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Western Michigan (Sr.) | |
| 5 | 58 | F/C | United States | Phoenix Suns | Memphis State (Sr.) | ||
| 5 | 59 | # | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | UCLA (Sr.) | |
| 5 | 60 | # | G | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Louisville (Sr.) | |
| 5 | 61 | + | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Toledo (Sr.) | |
| 5 | 62 | # | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | Virginia Tech (Sr.) | |
| 5 | 63 | # | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | Arkansas–Pine Bluff (Sr.) | |
| 5 | 64 | F | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Drake (Sr.) | ||
| 5 | 65 | G | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Maryland State (Jr.) | ||
| 5 | 66 | G | United States | Boston Celtics | Marquette (Sr.) | ||
| 5 | 67 | # | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | West Texas State (Sr.) | |
| 5 | 68 | # | G | United States | New York Knicks | High Point (Sr.) | |
| 5 | 69 | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Albany State (Sr.) | ||
| 5 | 70 | # | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Temple (Sr.) | |
| 5 | 71 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Morehead State (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 72 | # | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Dayton (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 73 | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Tulane (Sr.) | ||
| 6 | 74 | # | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Iowa (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 75 | # | G | United States | Detroit Pistons | Trinity (TX) (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 76 | # | F | United States | Chicago Bulls | Kentucky Wesleyan (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 77 | # | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | George Washington (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 78 | # | F | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Dayton (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 79 | # | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Stout State (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 80 | # | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Drake (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 81 | # | F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | South Dakota State (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 82 | # | G | United States | New York Knicks | Catawba (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 83 | # | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 84 | # | G | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Villanova (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 85 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | California (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 86 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | UCLA (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 87 | # | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Purdue (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 88 | # | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Western Carolina (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 89 | # | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Duke (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 90 | # | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | Huston–Tillotson (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 91 | # | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | UCLA (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 92 | # | F | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Pacific (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 93 | # | G | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Bradley (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 94 | # | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Wisconsin (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 95 | # | F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Vanderbilt (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 96 | # | F | United States | New York Knicks | Princeton (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 97 | # | F | Finland | Los Angeles Lakers | BYU (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 98 | # | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | West Virginia State (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 99 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Grove City (Sr.) | |
| 8 | 100 | # | C | United States | Phoenix Suns | Arizona State (Sr.) | |
| 8 | 101 | # | F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Wisconsin (Sr.) | |
| 8 | 102 | # | G | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Central Washington (Sr.) | |
| 8 | 103 | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Notre Dame (Sr.) | ||
| 8 | 104 | # | C | United States | Chicago Bulls | Westmar (Sr.) | |
| 8 | 105 | # | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | Indiana (Sr.) | |
| 8 | 106 | # | F | United States | San Francisco Warriors | UC Santa Barbara (Sr.) | |
| 8 | 107 | # | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Missouri State (Sr.) | |
| 8 | 108 | # | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Notre Dame (Sr.) | |
| 8 | 109 | C | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Grambling (Sr.) | ||
| 8 | 110 | # | G | United States | New York Knicks | Rockhurst (Sr.) | |
| 8 | 111 | # | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma State (Sr.) | |
| 8 | 112 | # | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Trinity (Sr.) | |
| 8 | 113 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Hofstra (Sr.) | |
| 9 | 114 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | USC (Sr.) | |
| 9 | 115 | # | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | St. Bonaventure (Sr.) | |
| 9 | 116 | # | G | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Oregon State (Sr.) | |
| 9 | 117 | G | United States | Detroit Pistons | Houston (Sr.) | ||
| 9 | 118 | # | F | United States | Chicago Bulls | Northwestern (Sr.) | |
| 9 | 119 | # | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | Tulsa (Sr.) | |
| 9 | 120 | # | F | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Sacramento State (Sr.) | |
| 9 | 121 | # | G | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Transylvania (Sr.) | |
| 9 | 122 | # | G | United States | Boston Celtics | Cincinnati (Sr.) | |
| 9 | 123 | # | C | United States | Atlanta Hawks | UMass (Sr.) | |
| 9 | 124 | # | G | United States | New York Knicks | Columbia (Sr.) | |
| 9 | 125 | # | C | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Northern Illinois (Sr.) | |
| 9 | 126 | # | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Saint Francis (Sr.) | |
| 9 | 127 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Duquesne (Sr.) | |
| 10 | 128 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | Oregon (Sr.) | |
| 10 | 129 | # | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Middle Tennessee (Sr.) | |
| 10 | 130 | # | C | Cuba | Seattle SuperSonics | Tulsa (Sr.) | |
| 10 | 131 | # | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Winston-Salem State (Sr.) | |
| 10 | 132 | # | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | U.S. Armed Forces (AAU) | |
| 10 | 133 | # | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | Ashland (Sr.) | |
| 10 | 134 | # | F | United States | San Francisco Warriors | San Francisco State (Sr.) | |
| 10 | 135 | # | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Elon (Sr.) | |
| 10 | 136 | # | C | United States | Boston Celtics | High Point (Sr.) | |
| 10 | 137 | # | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Rutgers (Sr.) | |
| 10 | 138 | # | G | United States | New York Knicks | Fordham (Sr.) | |
| 10 | 139 | # | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Kentucky (Sr.) | |
| 10 | 140 | # | G | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Tennessee (Sr.) | |
| 10 | 141 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Tennessee Tech (Sr.) | |
| 11 | 142 | # | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Duke (Sr.) | |
| 11 | 143 | # | C | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | California (Sr.) | |
| 11 | 144 | # | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Bowling Green (So.) | |
| 11 | 145 | # | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | North Carolina (Sr.) | |
| 11 | 146 | # | F | United States | Chicago Bulls | Weber State (Sr.) | |
| 11 | 147 | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | Weber State (Sr.) | ||
| 11 | 148 | # | F | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Saint Mary's (Sr.) | |
| 11 | 149 | # | G | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Georgetown (Sr.) | |
| 11 | 150 | # | C | United States | Boston Celtics | Kenyon (Sr.) | |
| 11 | 151 | # | F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Cal State Northridge (Sr.) | |
| 11 | 152 | # | F | United States | New York Knicks | Southampton (Sr.) | |
| 11 | 153 | # | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Texas A&M (Sr.) | |
| 11 | 154 | # | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Kansas (Sr.) | |
| 11 | 155 | # | G | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Ohio (Sr.) | |
| 12 | 156 | # | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Toledo (Sr.) | |
| 12 | 157 | # | F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Carthage (Sr.) | |
| 12 | 158 | # | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Puget Sound (Sr.) | |
| 12 | 159 | # | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | Wyoming (Sr.) | |
| 12 | 160 | # | F | Peru | San Diego Rockets | South Dakota State (Sr.) | |
| 12 | 161 | # | F | United States | San Francisco Warriors | San Francisco State (Sr.) | |
| 12 | 162 | # | C | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Colorado State (Sr.) | |
| 12 | 163 | # | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Boston State (Sr.) | |
| 12 | 164 | # | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | La Verne (Sr.) | |
| 12 | 165 | # | G | United States | New York Knicks | St. John Fisher (Sr.) | |
| 12 | 166 | # | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Montana State (Sr.) | |
| 12 | 167 | G | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | La Salle (Sr.) | ||
| 12 | 168 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Tulsa (Sr.) | |
| 13 | 169 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | UTEP (Sr.) | |
| 13 | 170 | # | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Northeastern (Sr.) | |
| 13 | 171 | # | G | Canada | Seattle SuperSonics | Seattle Pacific (Sr.) | |
| 13 | 172 | # | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | Norfolk State (Sr.) | |
| 13 | 173 | # | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | Augusta State (Sr.) | |
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| 13 | 174 | # | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Baldwin–Wallace (Sr.) | |
| 13 | 175 | # | G | United States | Boston Celtics | Boston College (Sr.) | |
| 13 | 176 | # | F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | UC Riverside (Sr.) | |
| 13 | 177 | # | F | United States | New York Knicks | Northwestern State (Sr.) | |
| 13 | 178 | # | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Tuskegee (Sr.) | |
| 13 | 179 | # | G | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Shepherd (Sr.) | |
| 14 | 180 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | Western New Mexico (Sr.) | |
| 14 | 181 | # | F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Lakeland (Sr.) | |
| 14 | 182 | # | G | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Morehead State (Sr.) | |
| 14 | 183 | # | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | SMU (Sr.) | |
| 14 | 184 | # | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | UC Irvine (Sr.) | |
| 14 | 185 | # | F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Oglethorpe (Sr.) | |
| 14 | 186 | # | G | United States | New York Knicks | Oklahoma City (Sr.) | |
| 14 | 187 | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | USC (Sr.) | ||
| 14 | 188 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Robert Morris (So.) | |
| 15 | 189 | # | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Adelphi (Sr.) | |
| 15 | 190 | # | F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | La Salle (Sr.) | |
| 15 | 191 | # | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | USC (Sr.) | |
| 15 | 192 | # | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | Tougaloo (Sr.) | |
| 15 | 193 | # | C | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Virginia (Sr.) | |
| 15 | 194 | # | G | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Illinois (Sr.) | |
| 16 | 195 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | Davidson (Sr.) | |
| 16 | 196 | # | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | SMU (Sr.) | |
| 16 | 197 | # | G | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Morehead State (Sr.) | |
| 16 | 198 | # | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | San Jose State (Sr.) | |
| 16 | 199 | # | F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Jacksonville State (Sr.) | |
| 16 | 200 | # | C | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Trenton Colonials (EPBL) | |
| 17 | 201 | # | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Central Connecticut (Sr.) | |
| 17 | 202 | # | F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | SMU (Sr.) | |
| 17 | 203 | # | G | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Kansas State (Sr.) | |
| 17 | 204 | # | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | Ohio State (Sr.) | |
| 17 | 205 | # | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Navy (Sr.) | |
| 17 | 206 | # | C | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Brandeis (Sr.) | |
| 18 | 207 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | Minnesota (Sr.) | |
| 18 | 208 | # | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Westminster (Sr.) | |
| 18 | 209 | # | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | North Carolina Central (Sr.) | |
| 18 | 210 | # | C | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Air Force (Sr.) | |
| 18 | 211 | # | G | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Virginia (Sr.) | |
| 19 | 212 | # | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Kentucky State (Sr.) | |
| 19 | 213 | # | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | Illinois State (Sr.) | |
| 19 | 214 | F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Manhattan (Sr.) | ||
| 19 | 215 | G | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Acadia (Canada) (Sr.) | ||
| 20 | 216 | # | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Northern Arizona (Sr.) | |
| 20 | 217 | # | F | Australia | Atlanta Hawks | UC Riverside (Sr.) | |
| 20 | 218 | # | G | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Southern (Sr.) | |
| Supp. | – | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Toledo (Jr.) |
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 1969 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | United States | Duquesne (Sr.) | |
| F | United States | Jackson State (Sr.) | |
| C/F | United States | Midwestern State (Sr.) | |
| G | United States | Eastern Kentucky (Sr.) | |
| F | United States | New Haven Elms (EPBL) |
Trades
- On October 20, 1967, the Chicago Bulls acquired Flynn Robinson, 1968 and 1969 second-round picks from the Cincinnati Royals in exchange for Guy Rodgers. The Bulls used the pick to draft Johnny Baum.
- On August 27, 1968, the Phoenix Suns acquired a second-round pick from the Boston Celtics in exchange for Em Bryant. The Suns used the pick to draft Gene Williams.
- On December 17, 1968, the Phoenix Suns acquired Jim Fox and a third-round pick from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for McCoy McLemore. The Suns used the pick to draft Lamar Green.
Notes
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