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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 — —