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1970 NBA draft
Basketball player selection
Basketball player selection
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1970 NBA draft |
| sport | Basketball |
| date | March 23, 1970 |
| location | New York City, New York |
| league | NBA |
| overall | 239 |
| rounds | 19 |
| first | Bob Lanier, Detroit Pistons |
| hofnum | {{Collapsible list |
| title | 8 |
| 1 | C Bob Lanier |
| 2 | F Rudy Tomjanovich |
| 3 | G Pete Maravich |
| 4 | F Dave Cowens |
| 5 | G Calvin Murphy |
| 6 | G Nate Archibald |
| 7 | G Charlie Scott |
| 8 | F Dan Issel}} |
| prev | [1969](1969-nba-draft) |
| next | [1971](1971-nba-draft) |
The 1970 NBA draft was the 24th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on March 23, 1970, before the 1970–71 season. In this draft, 17 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international 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 Detroit Pistons won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the San Diego Rockets were awarded the second pick. 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. Three expansion franchises, the Buffalo Braves, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the seventh, the eighth and the ninth pick in each round. In the first round, the Cavaliers had the seventh pick, while the Blazers and the Braves had the eighth and the ninth pick respectively. In the subsequent rounds, the Cavaliers and the Braves exchanged their order of selection, while the Blazers had the eighth pick throughout the draft. The draft consisted of 19 rounds comprising the selection of 239 players; it holds the record for the most prospects selected in any NBA draft.
Draft selections and draftee career notes
Bob Lanier from St. Bonaventure University was selected first overall by the Detroit Pistons. Rudy Tomjanovich from the University of Michigan and Pete Maravich from Louisiana State University were selected second and third, respectively. Fourth pick Dave Cowens from Florida State University and eighth pick Geoff Petrie from Princeton University were joint winners of the Rookie of the Year Award in their first season. Six players from this draft, Lanier, Maravich, Cowens, 18th pick Calvin Murphy, 19th pick Nate Archibald, and 122nd pick Dan Issel, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Maravich, Cowens, and Archibald were also named to the list of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996. Maravich had four All-NBA Team selections and five All-Star Game selections. Cowens won two NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and 1976, one Most Valuable Player Award in 1973, and had three All-NBA Team selections and seven All-Star Game selections. Archibald won one NBA championship with the Celtics in 1981 and had five All-NBA Team selections and six All-Star Game selections. Lanier and Murphy were selected to eight and one All-Star Games, respectively. Issel initially opted to play in the American Basketball Association (ABA) with the Kentucky Colonels. He played six seasons in the ABA before finally joining the NBA with the Denver Nuggets when both leagues merged. He was selected to five All-ABA Teams, six ABA All-Star Games, and one NBA All-Star Game.
Randy Smith, who was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 205th pick, did not enter the league until the 1971–72 season, after he was drafted again in the 1971 NBA draft by the Buffalo Braves with the 104th pick. He was selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Star Game. Tomjanovich was selected to five All-Star Games during his career. Charlie Scott, the 106th pick, initially played in the ABA with the Virginia Squires before joining the NBA in 1972. He was selected to two All-ABA Teams, two ABA All-Star Games, and three NBA All-Star Games. Three other players from this draft, fifth pick Sam Lacey, seventh pick John Johnson, and eighth pick Geoff Petrie, were also selected to at least one All-Star Game. The Rockets' first and second-round picks, Tomjanovich and Murphy spent all of their playing career with the Rockets. Tomjanovich played 11 seasons while Murphy played 13 seasons with the Rockets.
Lanier, Tomjanovich, Cowens, and Issel all became head coaches after ending their playing career. Lanier was the interim head coach of the Golden State Warriors in the 1995. Tomjanovich coached two NBA teams, the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers. He coached the Rockets for 12 seasons, leading them to the NBA championship twice in 1994 and 1995. He also coached the United States national basketball team to a gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games. Cowens started his coaching career as a player-coach with the Celtics during the 1978–79 season, before returning to a full-time player in the next season. He later coached two more NBA teams, most recently with the Golden State Warriors. Issel coached the Denver Nuggets for six seasons in two separate three-year stints. Two other players drafted also went on to have coaching careers in the NBA: 40th pick Gar Heard and 125th pick George Irvine.
The 1970 draft class is considered to be one of the best in NBA history as it produced eight Hall of Famers and 12 All-Stars from those who played in the NBA. The first four picks were inducted to the Hall of Fame and seven of the first eight picks became All-Stars. The 1970 Draft also was the first draft where international players who had never played U.S. high school and college basketball were selected. In the 10th and 11th round, the Atlanta Hawks drafted Mexican Manuel Raga and Italian Dino Meneghin; both were playing in the Italian league at the time. They became the first two international players drafted to the NBA. However, neither played in the league as the Hawks did not have US$35,000 to buy out either of their contracts with their teams. Meneghin, who played 28 seasons in Italy, has been inducted by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to the FIBA Hall of Fame and also to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Raga has also been inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.
Key
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
|---|
Draft
| Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ^ | C | United States | Detroit Pistons | St. Bonaventure (Sr.) |
| 1 | 2 | ^ | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | Michigan (Sr.) |
| 1 | 3 | ^ | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks (from San Francisco) | Louisiana State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 4 | ^ | F/C | United States | Boston Celtics | Florida State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 5 | + | C | United States | Cincinnati Royals | New Mexico State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 6 | F/C | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Cincinnati (Sr.) | |
| 1 | 7 | + | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Iowa (Sr.) |
| 1 | 8 | + | G | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Princeton (Sr.) |
| 1 | 9 | C | United States | Baltimore Bullets (from Buffalo) | Stephen F. Austin (Sr.) | |
| 1 | 10 | F/C | United States | Phoenix Suns | Brill Cagliari (Italy) | |
| 1 | 11 | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | New Mexico State (Sr.) | |
| 1 | 12 | C | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Wisconsin (Sr.) | |
| 1 | 13 | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Columbia (Sr.) | |
| 1 | 14 | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | UCLA (Sr.) | |
| 1 | 15 | F/C | United States | Buffalo Braves (from Baltimore) | Princeton (Sr.) | |
| 1 | 16 | F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Oregon State (Sr.) | |
| 1 | 17 | G | United States | New York Knicks | Illinois (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 18 | ^ | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | Niagara (Sr.) |
| 2 | 19 | ^ | G | United States | Cincinnati Royals (from San Francisco) | Texas-El Paso (Sr.) |
| 2 | 20 | G | United States | Seattle SuperSonics (from Detroit) | Maryland State (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 21 | G | United States | Boston Celtics | Jacksonville (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 22 | # | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Davidson (Sr.) |
| 2 | 23 | F/C | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | San Francisco (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 24 | F/C | United States | Buffalo Braves | Jackson State (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 25 | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Fort Valley State (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 26 | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ohio State (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 27 | G/F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Pan American (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 28 | F/C | United States | Chicago Bulls | Brigham Young (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 29 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns (from Philadelphia) | St. John's (Sr.) |
| 2 | 30 | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Stetson (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 31 | # | F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Louisiana State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 32 | # | F | United States | Detroit Pistons (from Baltimore) | DePaul (Sr.) |
| 2 | 33 | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Duquesne (Sr.) | |
| 2 | 34 | # | G | United States | New York Knicks | Austin Peay (Sr.) |
| 3 | 35 | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | Southwest Missouri (Sr.) | |
| 3 | 36 | # | F | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Eastern Michigan (Sr.) |
| 3 | 37 | # | C | United States | Detroit Pistons | Hanover (Sr.) |
| 3 | 38 | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Florida State (Sr.) | |
| 3 | 39 | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Eastern New Mexico (Sr.) | |
| 3 | 40 | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Oklahoma (Sr.) | |
| 3 | 41 | # | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Stephen F. Austin (Sr.) |
| 3 | 42 | # | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Iowa State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 43 | # | G | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Virginia (Sr.) |
| 3 | 44 | # | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Ohio (Sr.) |
| 3 | 45 | # | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | Jackson State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 46 | C | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Santa Clara (Sr.) | |
| 3 | 47 | # | G | United States | Detroit Pistons | Boston University (Sr.) |
| 3 | 48 | # | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | NC State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 49 | # | G | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Arizona State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 50 | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.) | |
| 3 | 51 | # | F | United States | New York Knicks | Drake (Sr.) |
| 4 | 52 | # | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | Ohio State (Sr.) |
| 4 | 53 | F | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Santa Clara (Sr.) | |
| 4 | 54 | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets (from Detroit) | Pacific (Sr.) | |
| 4 | 55 | # | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Norfolk State (Sr.) |
| 4 | 56 | # | G | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Loyola Chicago (Sr.) |
| 4 | 57 | # | F | United States | Chicago Bulls | Alabama State (Sr.) |
| 4 | 58 | # | F | United States | Buffalo Braves | Stephen F. Austin (Sr.) |
| 4 | 59 | # | G | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Bowling Green (Sr.) |
| 4 | 60 | # | G | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Iowa (Sr.) |
| 4 | 61 | # | C | United States | Phoenix Suns | Georgia (Sr.) |
| 4 | 62 | # | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | Cheyney State (Sr.) |
| 4 | 63 | # | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Alabama State (Sr.) |
| 4 | 64 | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota (Sr.) | |
| 4 | 65 | # | F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Howard Payne (Sr.) |
| 4 | 66 | # | C | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Louisiana College (Sr.) |
| 4 | 67 | # | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Drury (Sr.) |
| 4 | 68 | # | F | United States | New York Knicks | Manhattan (Sr.) |
| 5 | 69 | # | C | United States | San Diego Rockets | Adams State (Sr.) |
| 5 | 70 | G | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Maryland State (Sr.) | |
| 5 | 71 | # | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Cal State Long Beach (Sr.) |
| 5 | 72 | # | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Paul Quinn (Sr.) |
| 5 | 73 | # | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Wiley (Sr.) |
| 5 | 74 | # | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Eastern Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 5 | 75 | # | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ashland (Sr.) |
| 5 | 76 | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Cal State-Los Angeles (Sr.) | |
| 5 | 77 | # | G | United States | Buffalo Braves | Central State (Sr.) |
| 5 | 78 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | Ohio (Sr.) |
| 5 | 79 | F/C | United States | Chicago Bulls | Dillard (Sr.) | |
| 5 | 80 | # | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
| 5 | 81 | # | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Rhode Island (Sr.) |
| 5 | 82 | F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Mount St. Mary's (Sr.) | |
| 5 | 83 | G | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Drake (Sr.) | |
| 5 | 84 | # | C | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 5 | 85 | # | G | United States | New York Knicks | Army (Sr.) |
| 6 | 86 | # | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | East Tennessee State (Sr.) |
| 6 | 87 | C | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Oregon State (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 88 | # | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | DePaul (Sr.) |
| 6 | 89 | # | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Jacksonville (Sr.) |
| 6 | 90 | # | C | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Louisiana Tech (Sr.) |
| 6 | 91 | # | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Cal State Long Beach (Sr.) |
| 6 | 92 | # | C | United States | Buffalo Braves | Toledo (Jr.) |
| 6 | 93 | # | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Dayton (Sr.) |
| 6 | 94 | G | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Indiana (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 95 | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Marquette (Sr.) | |
| 6 | 96 | # | F | United States | Chicago Bulls | North Carolina A&T (Sr.) |
| 6 | 97 | # | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Kansas State (Sr.) |
| 6 | 98 | # | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Davidson (Sr.) |
| 6 | 99 | # | F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Windham (Sr.) |
| 6 | 100 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Stephen F. Austin (Sr.) |
| 6 | 101 | # | F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Oklahoma City (Sr.) |
| 6 | 102 | # | F | United States | New York Knicks | NYU (Sr.) |
| 7 | 103 | F/C | United States | San Diego Rockets | St. John's (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 104 | # | F | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Creighton (Sr.) |
| 7 | 105 | # | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Shaw College (Sr.) |
| 7 | 106 | ^ | G/F | United States | Boston Celtics | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| 7 | 107 | # | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Kentucky State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 108 | # | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Maryland Eastern Shore (Sr.) |
| 7 | 109 | # | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Stephen F. Austin (Sr.) |
| 7 | 110 | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Rhode Island (Sr.) | |
| 7 | 111 | # | F | United States | Buffalo Braves | Colorado State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 112 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | Columbia (Sr.) |
| 7 | 113 | # | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | Seattle (Sr.) |
| 7 | 114 | # | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Philadelphia (Sr.) |
| 7 | 115 | # | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Eastern Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 7 | 116 | # | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Jackson State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 117 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Oklahoma City (Sr.) |
| 7 | 118 | # | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Kenyon (Sr.) |
| 7 | 119 | # | G | United States | New York Knicks | Wagner (Sr.) |
| 8 | 120 | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | Northwestern (Sr.) | |
| 8 | 121 | # | G | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Marquette (Sr.) |
| 8 | 122 | ^ | F/C | United States | Detroit Pistons | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 8 | 123 | # | C | Canada | Boston Celtics | Tennessee (Sr.) |
| 8 | 124 | # | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Augusta State (Sr.) |
| 8 | 125 | # | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Washington (Sr.) |
| 8 | 126 | # | F | United States | Buffalo Braves | West Virginia (Sr.) |
| 8 | 127 | # | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | TCU (Sr.) |
| 8 | 128 | # | G | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Loyola Chicago (Sr.) |
| 8 | 129 | C | United States | Phoenix Suns | UCLA (Sr.) | |
| 8 | 130 | # | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | Kentucky (Jr.) |
| 8 | 131 | # | G | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Villanova (Sr.) |
| 8 | 132 | # | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Purdue (Sr.) |
| 8 | 133 | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Georgia (Sr.) | |
| 8 | 134 | # | G | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Wheaton (Illinois) (Sr.) |
| 8 | 135 | # | F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Northwestern (Sr.) |
| 8 | 136 | C | United States | New York Knicks | Cheyney State (Sr.) | |
| 9 | 137 | # | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | Dayton (Sr.) |
| 9 | 138 | # | G | United States | San Francisco Warriors | UNLV (Sr.) |
| 9 | 139 | # | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Dartmouth (Sr.) |
| 9 | 140 | # | G | United States | Boston Celtics | Seattle (Sr.) |
| 9 | 141 | # | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Rio Grande (Sr.) |
| 9 | 142 | # | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Murray State (Sr.) |
| 9 | 143 | # | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Kent State (Sr.) |
| 9 | 144 | # | G | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Oregon (Sr.) |
| 9 | 145 | # | F | United States | Buffalo Braves | Arkansas AM&N (Sr.) |
| 9 | 146 | # | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Wyoming (Sr.) |
| 9 | 147 | # | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | Jackson State (Sr.) |
| 9 | 148 | # | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Saint Joseph's (Sr.) |
| 9 | 149 | # | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Pepperdine (Sr.) |
| 9 | 150 | # | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Sul Ross State (Sr.) |
| 9 | 151 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Maryland (Sr.) |
| 9 | 152 | # | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | North Texas (Sr.) |
| 9 | 153 | # | C | United States | New York Knicks | Western Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 10 | 154 | # | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | Eastern Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 10 | 155 | F/C | United States | San Francisco Warriors | San Jose State (Sr.) | |
| 10 | 156 | # | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | UNLV (Sr.) |
| 10 | 157 | # | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Davidson (Sr.) |
| 10 | 158 | # | C | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Gustavus Adolphus (Sr.) |
| 10 | 159 | # | C | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Yankton (Sr.) |
| 10 | 160 | # | F | United States | Buffalo Braves | Dillard (Sr.) |
| 10 | 161 | # | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Elizabeth City State (Sr.) |
| 10 | 162 | # | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Indiana (Sr.) |
| 10 | 163 | # | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Arizona State (Sr.) |
| 10 | 164 | # | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | West Texas State (Sr.) |
| 10 | 165 | # | G | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | American (Sr.) |
| 10 | 166 | # | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Fisk (Sr.) |
| 10 | 167 | # | F | Mexico | Atlanta Hawks | Ignis Varese (Italy) |
| 10 | 168 | # | G | United States | Baltimore Bullets | New Mexico (Sr.) |
| 10 | 169 | # | F | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| 10 | 170 | # | G | United States | New York Knicks | Miami (Florida) (Sr.) |
| 11 | 171 | # | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | Bellarmine (Sr.) |
| 11 | 172 | # | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | NC State (Sr.) |
| 11 | 173 | # | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Saint Joseph's College (Sr.) |
| 11 | 174 | # | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Florida (Sr.) |
| 11 | 175 | # | C | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Wayne State College (Sr.) |
| 11 | 176 | # | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Bowling Green (Sr.) |
| 11 | 177 | # | G | United States | Buffalo Braves | Wake Forest (Sr.) |
| 11 | 178 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | Clark Atlanta (Sr.) |
| 11 | 179 | # | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | BYU (Sr.) |
| 11 | 180 | # | G | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Tufts (Sr.) |
| 11 | 181 | # | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston College (Sr.) |
| 11 | 182 | ^# | C | Italy | Atlanta Hawks | Ignis Varese (Italy) |
| 11 | 183 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Houston (Sr.) |
| 12 | 184 | # | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | Nebraska (Sr.) |
| 12 | 185 | # | G | United States | Detroit Pistons | Cincinnati (Sr.) |
| 12 | 186 | # | G | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Virginia State (Sr.) |
| 12 | 187 | # | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Furman (Sr.) |
| 12 | 188 | # | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Central Washington (Sr.) |
| 12 | 189 | # | G | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston (Sr.) |
| 12 | 190 | # | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Marquette (Sr.) |
| 12 | 191 | # | C | United States | Chicago Bulls | Middle Tennessee (Sr.) |
| 12 | 192 | # | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Tuskegee (Sr.) |
| 12 | 193 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Iowa (Sr.) |
| 13 | 194 | # | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | Old Dominion (Sr.) |
| 13 | 195 | # | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Harvard (Sr.) |
| 13 | 196 | # | G | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Huston–Tillotson (Sr.) |
| 13 | 197 | # | G | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Winston-Salem State (Sr.) |
| 13 | 198 | # | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ashland (Sr.) |
| 13 | 199 | # | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Nevada (Sr.) |
| 13 | 200 | # | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Hawaii (Sr.) |
| 13 | 201 | # | F | United States | Chicago Bulls | Northwestern State (Sr.) |
| 13 | 202 | # | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Washington State (Sr.) |
| 13 | 203 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Northern Arizona (Sr.) |
| 14 | 204 | # | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | Aurora (Sr.) |
| 14 | 205 | * | G/F | United States | Buffalo Braves | Buffalo State (Sr.) |
| 14 | 206 | # | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Alderson-Broaddus (Sr.) |
| 14 | 207 | # | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Linfield (Sr.) |
| 14 | 208 | # | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Pan American (Sr.) |
| 14 | 209 | # | G | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Missouri (Sr.) |
| 14 | 210 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | Iowa (Sr.) |
| 14 | 211 | # | F | United States | Chicago Bulls | McKendree (Sr.) |
| 14 | 212 | # | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Noalex Venezia (Italy) |
| 14 | 213 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Northern Arizona (Sr.) |
| 15 | 214 | # | C | United States | San Diego Rockets | Washington (Sr.) |
| 15 | 215 | # | G | United States | Detroit Pistons | Springfield (Sr.) |
| 15 | 216 | # | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Washington and Lee (Sr.) |
| 15 | 217 | # | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Drake (Sr.) |
| 15 | 218 | # | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Miami (Florida) (Sr.) |
| 15 | 219 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | Miami (Ohio) (Sr.) |
| 15 | 220 | # | F | United States | Chicago Bulls | Boise State (Sr.) |
| 15 | 221 | # | C | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Youngstown State (Sr.) |
| 15 | 222 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Northern Michigan (Sr.) |
| 16 | 223 | # | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | Wayne State College (Sr.) |
| 16 | 224 | G | United States | Detroit Pistons | Eastern Michigan (Sr.) | |
| 16 | 225 | # | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Georgetown (Sr.) |
| 16 | 226 | # | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | St. Mary's (Texas) (Sr.) |
| 16 | 227 | # | G | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Hanover (Sr.) |
| 16 | 228 | # | C | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Fort Valley State (Sr.) |
| 16 | 229 | # | F | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Northern Arizona (Sr.) |
| 17 | 230 | # | F | United States | San Diego Rockets | Azusa Pacific (Sr.) |
| 17 | 231 | # | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Concordia College (Sr.) |
| 17 | 232 | # | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Occidental (Sr.) |
| 17 | 233 | # | G | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Oregon State (Sr.) |
| 18 | 234 | # | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | UC Irvine (Sr.) |
| 18 | 235 | # | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Southern Illinois (Sr.) |
| 18 | 236 | # | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Grambling State (Sr.) |
| 19 | 237 | # | G | United States | San Diego Rockets | Washington State (Sr.) |
| 19 | 238 | # | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | St. Mary of the Plains (Sr.) |
| 19 | 239 | # | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Hanover (Sr.) |
Trades
- On February 2, 1970, the Atlanta Hawks acquired a first-round pick and future consideration (the Hawks acquired Clyde Lee on October 4, 1974) from the San Francisco Warriors in exchange for Zelmo Beaty. The Hawks used the pick to draft Pete Maravich.
- On the draft-day, the Baltimore Bullets acquired the Buffalo Braves' first-round pick from the Braves in exchange for Mike Davis and the Bullets' first-round pick. The Bullets used the pick to draft George E. Johnson while the Braves used the pick to draft John Hummer.
- On December 25, 1969, the Cincinnati Royals acquired a second-round pick from the San Francisco Warriors in exchange for Adrian Smith. The Royals used the pick to draft Nate Archibald.
- On November 1, 1969, the Seattle SuperSonics acquired a second-round pick from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Erwin Mueller. The Sonics used the pick to select Jake Ford.
- On September 13, 1969, the Phoenix Suns acquired a second-round pick from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Bill Melchionni. The Suns used the pick to draft Joe DePre.
- On February 1, 1970, the Detroit Pistons acquired Bob Quick and a second-round pick from the Bullets in exchange for Eddie Miles and a fourth-round pick. The Pistons used the pick to draft Ken Warzynski. The Bullets used the pick to select Bill Stricker.
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 1970 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | United States | New Mexico State (Sr.) | |
| G | United States | Kansas State (Sr.) |
Notes
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