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1977 NBA Draft

342 picks · 133 linked to player profiles.

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Most productive player from the 1977 class

Eddie Johnson

Pick #49 · 2,078 games · 15.3 career PPG

PickRdPlayerPositionTeamCollegeCareer GCareer PPG
1 1 Kent Benson Center MIL Indiana 753 9.1
1 1 Kent Benson Center MIL Indiana 753 9.1
2 1 Otis Birdsong Guard SAC Houston 696 18.0
2 1 Otis Birdsong Guard SAC Houston 696 18.0
3 1 Marques Johnson Shooting Guard MIL UCLA 691 20.1
3 1 Marques Johnson Shooting Guard MIL California-Los Angeles 691 20.1
4 1 Greg Ballard Power Forward WAS Oregon 802 12.4
4 1 Greg Ballard Power Forward WAS Oregon 802 12.4
5 1 Walter Davis Guard PHX UNC 1,104 18.5
5 1 Walter Davis Guard PHX North Carolina 1,104 18.5
6 1 Kenny Carr Forward LAL NC State 827 11.7
6 1 Kenny Carr Forward LAL North Carolina State 827 11.7
7 1 Bernard King Forward BKN Tennessee 951 21.6
7 1 Bernard King Forward BKN Tennessee 951 21.6
8 1 Jack Sikma Center OKC Illinois Wesleyan University 1,107 15.6
8 1 Jack Sikma Center OKC Illinois Wesleyan 1,107 15.6
9 1 Tom LaGarde Center DEN UNC 312 7.6
9 1 Tom LaGarde Center DEN North Carolina 312 7.6
10 1 Ray Williams Guard NYK Minnesota 702 15.0
10 1 Ray Williams Guard NYK Minnesota 702 15.0
11 1 Ernie Grunfeld Shooting Guard MIL Tennessee 693 7.4
11 1 Ernie Grunfeld Shooting Guard MIL Tennessee 693 7.4
12 1 Cedric Maxwell Forward BOS UNC Charlotte 916 12.3
12 1 Cedric Maxwell Forward BOS North Carolina-Charlotte 916 12.3
13 1 Tate Armstrong Point Guard CHI Duke 92 3.8
13 1 Tate Armstrong Point Guard CHI Duke 92 3.8
14 1 Tree Rollins Center ATL Clemson 1,156 5.4
14 1 Tree Rollins Center ATL Clemson 1,156 5.4
15 1 Brad Davis Guard LAL Maryland 1,006 8.0
15 1 Brad Davis Guard LAL Maryland 1,006 8.0
16 1 Rickey Green Guard GSW Michigan 1,009 9.1
16 1 Rickey Green Guard GSW Michigan 1,009 9.1
17 1 Bo Ellis Forward WAS Marquette 168 3.6
17 1 Bo Ellis Forward WAS Marquette 168 3.6
18 1 Wesley Cox Forward GSW Louisville 74 4.6
18 1 Wesley Cox Forward GSW Louisville 74 4.6
19 1 Rich Laurel Guard POR Hofstra 10 2.4
19 1 Rich Laurel Guard POR Hofstra 10 2.4
20 1 Glenn Mosley Forward PHI Seton Hall 32 3.1
20 1 Glenn Mosley Forward PHI Seton Hall 32 3.1
21 1 Anthony Roberts Forward DEN Oral Roberts 213 7.8
21 1 Anthony Roberts Forward DEN Oral Roberts 213 7.8
22 1 Norm Nixon Guard LAL Duquesne 768 15.7
22 1 Norm Nixon Guard LAL Duquesne 768 15.7
23 2 Mike Glenn Guard CHI Southern Illinois 593 7.6
23 2 Mike Glenn Guard CHI Southern Illinois 593 7.6
24 2 Larry Johnson Forward LAC Kentucky 711 16.1
24 2 Larry Johnson Shooting Guard LAC Kentucky 711 16.1
24 2 Larry Johnson Shooting Guard LAC Kentucky 711 16.1
25 2 Wilson Washington Forward PHI Old Dominion 138 7.0
25 2 Wilson Washington Forward PHI Old Dominion 138 7.0
26 2 Glen Gondrezick Forward NYK UNLV 435 5.9
26 2 Glen Gondrezick Forward NYK Nevada-Las Vegas 435 5.9
27 2 Glen Williams MIL St. John's
27 2 Glenn Williams MIL St. John's (NY)
28 2 Kim Anderson Forward POR Missouri 21 3.0
28 2 Kim Anderson Forward POR Missouri 21 3.0
29 2 Alonzo Bradley Forward IND Texas Southern 99 4.4
29 2 Alonzo Bradley Forward IND Texas Southern 99 4.4
30 2 Steve Sheppard Forward CHI Maryland 148 3.1
30 2 Steve Sheppard Forward CHI Maryland 148 3.1
31 2 Eddie Owens Forward SAC UNLV 8 2.6
31 2 Eddie Owens Forward SAC Nevada-Las Vegas 8 2.6
32 2 Toby Knight Power Forward NYK Notre Dame 283 12.8
32 2 Toby Knight Power Forward NYK Notre Dame 283 12.8
33 2 Eddie Jordan Shooting Guard CLE Rutgers University 583 7.6
33 2 Eddie Jordan Shooting Guard CLE Rutgers 583 7.6
34 2 Larry Moffett Forward HOU UNLV 20 0.8
34 2 Larry Moffett Forward HOU Nevada-Las Vegas 20 0.8
35 2 Mark Landsberger Power Forward CHI Arizona State 514 6.0
35 2 Mark Landsberger Power Forward CHI Arizona State 514 6.0
36 2 Ben Poquette Forward DET Central Michigan University 776 6.5
36 2 Ben Poquette Forward DET Central Michigan 776 6.5
37 2 Jeff Wilkins Center SAS Illinois State 529 7.4
37 2 Jeff Wilkins Center SAS Illinois State 529 7.4
38 2 Ricky Love GSW NA
38 2 Ricky Love GSW Alabama-Huntsville
39 2 Phil Walker Guard WAS Millersville 40 4.5
39 2 Phil Walker Guard WAS Millersville 40 4.5
40 2 Robert Reid Forward HOU St. Mary's University 991 11.0
40 2 Robert Reid Forward HOU St. Mary's (TX) 991 11.0
41 2 T.R. Dunn Guard POR Alabama 993 5.1
41 2 T.R. Dunn Guard POR Alabama 993 5.1
42 2 Bob Elliott Center PHI Arizona 141 6.9
42 2 Bob Elliott Center PHI Arizona 141 6.9
43 2 Herm Harris PHI Arizona
43 2 Herm Harris PHI Arizona
44 2 Essie Hollis Forward UTA St. Bonaventure 25 2.8
44 2 Essie Hollis Forward UTA St. Bonaventure 25 2.8
45 3 Bill Paterno SAC Notre Dame
45 3 Bill Paterno SAC Notre Dame
46 3 James Edwards Center LAL Washington 1,351 12.8
46 3 James Edwards Center LAL Washington 1,351 12.8
47 3 Gary Yoder MIL Cincinnati
47 3 Gary Yoder MIL Cincinnati
48 3 Sam Smith ATL UNLV 16 12.1
48 3 Sammy Smith Forward ATL Nevada-Las Vegas
49 3 Eddie Johnson Forward ATL Auburn 2,078 15.3
49 3 Eddie Johnson Guard ATL Auburn 2,078 15.3
49 3 Eddie Johnson Guard ATL Auburn 2,078 15.3
50 3 Tony Hanson UTA UConn
50 3 Tony Hanson UTA Connecticut
51 3 Stan Mayhew IND Weber State
51 3 Stan Mayhew IND Weber State
52 3 Joe Hassett OKC Providence
52 3 Joey Hassett Guard OKC Providence
53 3 John Kuester Guard SAC UNC 135 3.3
53 3 John Kuester Guard SAC North Carolina 135 3.3
54 3 Lloyd McMillian NYK Cal State Long Beach
54 3 Lloyd McMillian NYK Long Beach State
55 3 Steve Grote CLE Michigan
55 3 Steve Grote CLE Michigan
56 3 Skip Brown BOS Wake Forest
56 3 Skip Brown BOS Wake Forest
57 3 Steve Puidokas WAS Washington State
57 3 Steve Puidokas WAS Washington State
58 3 John Irving DET Hofstra
58 3 John Irving DET Hofstra
59 3 Dan Henderson SAS Arkansas State University
59 3 Dan Henderson SAS Arkansas State
60 3 Marlon Redmond Guard GSW San Francisco 130 6.6
60 3 Marlon Redmond Guard GSW San Francisco 130 6.6
61 3 Jerry Schellenberg WAS Wake Forest
61 3 Jerry Schellenberg WAS Wake Forest
62 3 Phil Bond Guard HOU Louisville 7 0.6
62 3 Phil Bond Guard HOU Louisville 7 0.6
63 3 Ricky Brown POR Alabama
63 3 Ricky Brown POR Alabama
64 3 Arnold Dugger PHI Oral Roberts
64 3 Arnold Dugger PHI Oral Roberts
65 3 Robert Smith Guard DEN UNLV 335 6.6
65 3 Robert Smith Guard DEN Nevada-Las Vegas 335 6.6
66 3 Mike Bratz Guard PHX Stanford 586 6.9
66 3 Mike Bratz Guard PHX Stanford 586 6.9
67 4 Bob Elmore BKN Wichita State
67 4 Bob Elmore BKN Wichita State
68 4 Melvin Watkins LAC UNC Charlotte
68 4 Melvin Watkins LAC North Carolina-Charlotte
69 4 Lewis Brown Center MIL UNLV 2 1.0
69 4 Lewis Brown Center MIL Nevada-Las Vegas 2 1.0
70 4 Dave Bormann ATL Gardner-Webb University
70 4 Dave Bormann ATL Gardner-Webb
71 4 Greg Griffin Small Forward PHX Idaho State University 36 4.0
71 4 Greg Griffin Small Forward PHX Idaho State 36 4.0
72 4 Dennis Boyd Guard UTA Detroit Mercy 5 1.2
72 4 Dennis Boyd Guard UTA Detroit Mercy 5 1.2
73 4 George Pendleton IND Georgia State University
73 4 George Pendleton IND Georgia State
74 4 Jim Cooper OKC Alabama State University
74 4 Jim Cooper OKC Alabama
75 4 Larry Williams SAC Texas Southern
75 4 Larry Williams SAC Texas Southern
76 4 Steve Hayes Center NYK Idaho State University 247 2.8
76 4 Steve Hayes Center NYK Idaho State 247 2.8
77 4 Melvin Jones CLE West Texas A&M University
77 4 Melvin Jones CLE West Texas A&M
78 4 Jeff Cummings BOS Tulane
78 4 Jeff Cummings BOS Tulane
79 4 Mike McConalthy CHI Louisiana Tech
79 4 Mike McConalthy CHI Louisiana Tech
80 4 Bruce King DET Iowa
80 4 Bruce King DET Iowa
81 4 Matt Hicks SAS Northern Illinois
81 4 Matt Hicks SAS Northern Illinois
82 4 Roy Smith GSW Kentucky State University
82 4 Roy Smith GSW Kentucky State
83 4 David Reavis WAS Georgia
83 4 David Reavis WAS Georgia
84 4 Rocky Smith HOU Oregon State
84 4 Rocky Smith HOU Oregon State
85 4 Greg White POR USC
85 4 Greg White POR Southern California
86 4 Jeff Jonas PHI Utah
86 4 Jack Jones PHI Utah
87 4 Leartha Scott GSW University of Wisconsin-Parkside
87 4 Leartha Scott GSW Wisconsin-Parkside
88 4 Tony Robertson Guard LAL West Virginia 75 5.4
88 4 Tony Robertson Guard LAL West Virginia 75 5.4
89 5 Gerald Cunningham BKN Kentucky State University
89 5 Gerald Cunningham BKN Kentucky State
90 5 Mike Hanley LAC Niagara University
90 5 Mike Hanley LAC Niagara
91 5 Ron Norwood MIL DePaul
91 5 Ron Norwood MIL DePaul
92 5 Bill Gordon ATL Chattanooga
92 5 Bill Gordon ATL Tennessee-Chattanooga
93 5 Cecil Rellford PHX St. John's
93 5 Cecil Rellford PHX St. John's (NY)
94 5 Jim Grady UTA Gonzaga
94 5 Jim Grady UTA Gonzaga
95 5 Marvin Jackson IND Prairie View A&M University
95 5 Marvin Jackson IND Prairie View A&M
96 5 Dale Haverman OKC McKendree College
96 5 Dale Haberman OKC McKendree
97 5 Bob Chapman SAC Michigan State
97 5 Bob Chapman SAC Michigan State
98 5 Bill Terry NYK Monmouth University
98 5 Bill Terry NYK Monmouth
99 5 Al Smith CLE Jackson State University
99 5 Al Smith CLE Jackson State
100 5 Bill Langloh BOS Virginia
100 5 Bill Langloh BOS Virginia
101 5 Nate Davis CHI South Carolina
101 5 Nate Davis CHI South Carolina
102 5 Jim Kennedy DET Missouri
102 5 Jim Kennedy DET Missouri
103 5 Scott Sims Guard SAS Missouri 12 2.5
103 5 Scott Sims Guard SAS Missouri 12 2.5
104 5 Ray Epps Forward GSW Norfolk State 13 2.0
104 5 Ray Epps Forward GSW Norfolk State 13 2.0
105 5 Bruce Parkinson WAS Purdue
105 5 Bruce Parkinson WAS Purdue
106 5 Ed Thompson HOU Idaho State University
106 5 Ed Thompson HOU Idaho State
107 5 Donn Wilber POR La Salle
107 5 Donn Wilber POR La Salle
108 5 Teko Wynder PHI Tulsa
108 5 Teko Wynder PHI Tulsa
109 5 John Billips DEN Ole Miss
109 5 John Billups DEN Mississippi
110 5 John Robinson LAL Michigan
110 5 John Robinson LAL Michigan
111 6 Mark Crow Small Forward BKN Duke 15 5.6
111 6 Mark Crow Small Forward BKN Duke 15 5.6
112 6 Curvan Lewis LAC Virginia Union University
112 6 Curvan Lewis LAC Virginia Union
113 6 Chuck Goodyear MIL Miami University
113 6 Chuck Goodyear MIL Miami (OH)
114 6 Calvin Crews ATL Louisiana
114 6 Calvin Crews ATL Louisiana-Lafayette
115 6 Billy McKinney Guard PHX Northwestern 560 8.3
115 6 Billy McKinney Guard PHX Northwestern 560 8.3
116 6 Wayne Golden UTA Chattanooga
116 6 Wayne Golden UTA Tennessee-Chattanooga
117 6 Tom Scheffler Center IND Purdue 39 1.3
117 6 Tom Scheffler Center IND Purdue 39 1.3
118 6 Bucky O'Brien OKC Seattle University
118 6 Bucky O'Brien OKC Seattle
119 6 Bob Cooper SAC Providence
119 6 Bob Cooper SAC Providence
120 6 Jerry Craycraft NYK Milligan College
120 6 Jerry Graycraft NYK Milligan
121 6 Ron Cox CLE Eastern Washington
121 6 Ron Cox CLE Eastern Washington
122 6 Roy Pace BOS Rutgers University-Camden
122 6 Roy Pace BOS Rutgers-Camden
123 6 Jay Cheesman CHI BYU
123 6 Jay Chessman CHI Brigham Young
124 6 Herb Nobles DET Kansas
124 6 Herb Nobles DET Kansas
125 6 Bruce Buckley SAS UNC
125 6 Bruce Buckley SAS North Carolina
126 6 Jack Phelan Forward GSW Saint Francis University 110 4.1
126 6 Jack Phelan GSW Saint Francis (PA)
127 6 Ernie Wansley WAS Virginia Tech
127 6 Ernie Wansley WAS Virginia Tech
128 6 Myron Jordan POR University of the Pacific
128 6 Myron Jordan POR Pacific
129 6 George Gibson PHI Winston-Salem State
129 6 George Gibson PHI Winston-Salem State
130 6 Jim Town DEN UMass
130 6 Jim Town DEN Massachusetts
131 6 Grover Woolard LAL Murray State
131 6 Grover Woolard LAL Murray State
132 7 Scott Conant BKN Newberry College
132 7 Scott Conant BKN Newberry
133 7 Mike Jackson LAC Tennessee
133 7 Mike Jackson LAC Tennessee
134 7 Ron Bostick MIL Detroit Mercy
134 7 Ron Bostic MIL Detroit Mercy
135 7 James Holliman ATL Arizona State
135 7 James Holliman ATL Arizona State
136 7 Alvin Scott Forward PHX Oral Roberts 627 4.9
136 7 Alvin Scott Forward PHX Oral Roberts 627 4.9
137 7 Lusia Harris UTA Delta State University
137 7 Lusia Harris UTA Delta State
138 7 Billy Reynolds OKC Northwestern State University
138 7 Billy Reynolds OKC Northwestern State
139 7 Caitlyn Jenner SAC Graceland University
139 7 Bruce Jenner SAC Graceland (IA)
140 7 Tom Weadock NYK St. John's
140 7 Tom Weadock NYK St. John's (NY)
141 7 Bob Riddle CLE Eastern Michigan
141 7 Bob Riddle CLE Eastern Michigan
142 7 Dave Kyle BOS Cleveland State University
142 7 Dave Kyle BOS Cleveland State
143 7 Mike Smith Forward CHI University of Evansville 410 11.8
143 7 Mike Smith CHI Evansville
144 7 Robert Lewis DET Johnson C. Smith University
144 7 Robert Lewis DET Johnson C. Smith
145 7 Richard Robinson SAS New Mexico
145 7 Richard Robinson SAS New Mexico State
146 7 Jerry Thruston GSW Mercer University
146 7 Jerry Thurston GSW Mercer
147 7 Calvin Brown WAS American University
147 7 Calvin Brown WAS American
148 7 Don Smith Guard POR Oregon State 62 4.6
148 7 Don Smith POR Oregon State
149 7 Dennis Forrest PHI Nebraska-Omaha
149 7 Dennin Forest PHI Nebraska-Omaha
150 7 Willie High DEN Alabama State University
150 7 Willie High DEN Alabama State
151 7 Lars Hansen Center LAL Washington 15 5.1
151 7 Lars Hansen Center LAL Washington 15 5.1
152 8 Ralph Drollinger Center BKN UCLA 6 2.5
152 8 Ralph Drollinger Center BKN California-Los Angeles 6 2.5
153 8 Emery Sammons LAC Philadelphia University
153 8 Emery Sammons LAC Philadelphia University
154 8 Larry Pikes MIL UW-Milwaukee
154 8 Larry Pikes MIL Milwaukee
155 8 Verne Thompson ATL BYU
155 8 Vern Thompson ATL Brigham Young
156 8 Alvin Joseph PHX University of California, Riverside
156 8 Alvin Joseph PHX California-Riverside
157 8 Dave Speicher UTA Toledo
157 8 Dave Speicher UTA Toledo
158 8 Jeff Frey OKC University of Evansville
158 8 Jeff Frey OKC Evansville
159 8 Ken Slappy NYK Saint Peter's College
159 8 Ken Slappy NYK St. Peter's
160 8 Tom Cutter CLE Western Michigan
160 8 Tom Cutter CLE Western Michigan
161 8 Tom Harris BOS Bowling Green
161 8 Tom Harris BOS Bowling Green
162 8 Rich Rhodes CHI Eastern Illinois University
162 8 Rich Rhodes CHI Eastern Illinois
163 8 Tim Appleton DET Kenyon College
163 8 Tim Appleton DET Kenyon
164 8 Jerome Gladney SAS Arizona
164 8 Jerome Gladney SAS Arizona
165 8 Ricky Marsh GSW Manhattan University
165 8 Eric Marsh Guard GSW Manhattan
166 8 Pat McKinley WAS Towson University
166 8 Pat McKinley WAS Towson
167 8 Harold Rhodes POR Washington
167 8 Harold Rhodes POR Washington
168 8 John Olive Small Forward PHI Villanova 35 1.3
168 8 John Olive Small Forward PHI Villanova 35 1.3
169 8 Len Sanders DEN Florida
169 8 Len Saunders DEN Florida
170 8 Art Allen LAL Pepperdine
170 8 Art Allen LAL Pepperdine