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1979 NBA Draft

406 picks · 113 linked to player profiles.

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Most productive player from the 1979 class

Magic Johnson

Pick #1 · 906 games · 19.6 career PPG

PickRdPlayerPositionTeamCollegeCareer GCareer PPG
1 1 Magic Johnson Point Guard LAL Michigan State 906 19.6
1 1 Magic Johnson Point Guard LAL Michigan State 906 19.6
2 1 Dave Greenwood CHI UCLA
2 1 David Greenwood Forward CHI California-Los Angeles
3 1 Bill Cartwright Center NYK San Francisco 963 13.2
3 1 Bill Cartwright Center NYK San Francisco 963 13.2
4 1 Greg Kelser Forward DET Michigan State 365 9.0
4 1 Greg Kelser Forward DET Michigan State 365 9.0
5 1 Sidney Moncrief Shooting Guard MIL Arkansas 767 15.6
5 1 Sidney Moncrief Shooting Guard MIL Arkansas 767 15.6
6 1 James Bailey Center OKC Rutgers University 747 9.2
6 1 James Bailey Center OKC Rutgers 747 9.2
7 1 Vinnie Johnson Guard OKC Baylor 1,058 11.7
7 1 Vinnie Johnson Guard OKC Baylor 1,058 11.7
8 1 Calvin Natt Small Forward BKN Louisiana-Monroe 701 17.1
8 1 Calvin Natt Small Forward BKN Louisiana-Monroe 701 17.1
9 1 Larry Demic Power Forward NYK Arizona 206 4.7
9 1 Larry Demic Power Forward NYK Arizona 206 4.7
10 1 Roy Hamilton DET UCLA
10 1 Roylee Hamilton DET California-Los Angeles
11 1 Cliff Robinson BKN USC 134 11.5
11 1 Cliff T. Robinson Forward BKN Southern California
12 1 Jim Paxson Guard POR Dayton 967 13.1
12 1 Jim Paxson Guard POR Dayton 967 13.1
12 1 Jim Paxson Guard POR Dayton 967 13.1
13 1 Dudley Bradley Guard IND UNC 665 5.3
13 1 Dudley Bradley Guard IND North Carolina 665 5.3
14 1 Brad Holland Guard LAL UCLA 107 3.3
14 1 Brad Holland Guard LAL California-Los Angeles 107 3.3
15 1 Phil Hubbard Center DET Michigan 748 10.8
15 1 Phil Hubbard Center DET Michigan 748 10.8
16 1 Jim Spanarkel Guard PHI Duke 259 9.7
16 1 Jim Spanarkel Guard PHI Duke 259 9.7
17 1 Lee Johnson Forward HOU NA 24 1.4
17 1 Lee Johnson Forward HOU Texas A&M-Commerce 24 1.4
18 1 Reggie King Forward SAC Alabama 438 8.9
18 1 Reggie King Forward SAC Alabama 438 8.9
19 1 Wiley Peck Guard SAS Mississippi State 52 3.5
19 1 Wiley Peck Guard SAS Mississippi State 52 3.5
20 1 Larry Knight UTA Loyola Chicago
20 1 Larry Knight UTA Loyola-Chicago
21 1 Sly Williams Forward NYK Rhode Island 305 10.9
21 1 Sly Williams Forward NYK Rhode Island 305 10.9
22 1 Kyle Macy Point Guard PHX Kentucky 551 9.5
22 1 Kyle Macy Point Guard PHX Kentucky 551 9.5
23 2 Tico Brown UTA Georgia Tech
23 2 Tico Brown UTA Georgia Tech
24 2 Johnny High Shooting Guard PHX Nevada 274 5.1
24 2 Johnny High Shooting Guard PHX Nevada-Reno 274 5.1
25 2 Ollie Mack Guard LAL East Carolina University 243 7.4
25 2 Ollie Mack Guard LAL East Carolina 243 7.4
26 2 Bruce Flowers Forward CLE Notre Dame 53 4.9
26 2 Bruce Flowers Forward CLE Notre Dame 53 4.9
27 2 Reggie Carter Point Guard NYK St. John's 135 3.5
27 2 Reggie Carter Point Guard NYK St. John's (NY) 135 3.5
28 2 Danny Salisbury GSW University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
28 2 Danny Salisbury GSW Texas-Pan American
29 2 Tony Price Guard DET Penn 5 0.8
29 2 Tony Price Guard DET Pennsylvania 5 0.8
30 2 Gary Garland Guard DEN DePaul 78 4.3
30 2 Gary Garland Guard DEN DePaul 78 4.3
31 2 Edgar Jones Forward MIL Nevada 484 8.8
31 2 Edgar Jones Forward MIL Nevada-Reno 484 8.8
32 2 Tony Zeno Forward IND Arizona State 8 1.8
32 2 Tony Zeno Forward IND Arizona State 8 1.8
33 2 Lawrence Butler CHI Idaho State University
33 2 Lawrence Butler CHI Idaho State
34 2 Kim Goetz NYK San Diego State
34 2 Kim Goetz NYK San Diego State
35 2 James Bradley ATL Memphis
35 2 James Bradley ATL Memphis
36 2 Clint Richardson Guard PHI Seattle University 586 7.0
36 2 Clint Richardson Guard PHI Seattle 586 7.0
37 2 Bernard Toone Forward PHI Marquette 23 2.4
37 2 Bernard Toone Forward PHI Marquette 23 2.4
38 2 Larry Wilson ATL Nicholls State
38 2 Larry Wilson ATL Nicholls State
39 2 Victor King LAL Louisiana Tech
39 2 Victor King LAL Louisiana Tech
40 2 Andrew Fields POR Cheyney (PA)
40 2 Andrew Fields POR Cheyney
41 2 Mark Young LAL Fairfield
41 2 Mark Young LAL Fairfield
42 2 Paul Mokeski Center HOU Kansas 834 3.9
42 2 Paul Mokeski Center HOU Kansas 834 3.9
43 2 Johnny Moore Guard OKC Texas 525 9.3
43 2 Johnny Moore Guard OKC Texas 525 9.3
44 2 Joe DeSantis WAS Fairfield
44 2 Joe DeSantis WAS Fairfield
45 3 Arvid Kramer Center UTA Augustana College (SD) 8 2.0
45 3 Arvid Kramer Center UTA Augustana (SD) 8 2.0
46 3 Andrew Parker WAS Iowa State
46 3 Andrew Parker WAS Iowa State
47 3 Calvin Garrett Forward CHI Oral Roberts 166 5.2
47 3 Calvin Garrett Forward CHI Oral Roberts 166 5.2
48 3 Terry Duerod Guard DET Detroit Mercy 193 6.2
48 3 Terry Duerod Guard DET Detroit Mercy 193 6.2
49 3 Cedrick Hordges Center CHI South Carolina 145 7.6
49 3 Cedrick Hordges Center CHI South Carolina 145 7.6
50 3 Geoff Huston Guard NYK Texas Tech 577 9.5
50 3 Geoff Huston Guard NYK Texas Tech 577 9.5
51 3 John Gerdy BKN Davidson
51 3 John Gerdy BKN Davidson
52 3 Larry Gibson MIL Maryland
52 3 Larry Gibson MIL Maryland
53 3 Wayne Kreklow Guard BOS Drake University 25 1.2
53 3 Wayne Kreklow Guard BOS Drake 25 1.2
54 3 Cheese Johnson GSW Wichita State
54 3 Lynbert Johnson Forward GSW Wichita State
55 3 Tom Channel LAC Boston University
55 3 Tom Channel LAC Boston University
56 3 Mickey Fox POR Saint Mary's University
56 3 Mickey Fox POR Saint Mary's (CAN)
57 3 Don Marsh ATL Franklin & Marshall College
57 3 Don March ATL Franklin & Marshall
58 3 Earl Cureton Forward PHI Detroit Mercy 752 5.6
58 3 Earl Cureton Forward PHI Detroit Mercy 752 5.6
59 3 Ricardo Brown HOU Pepperdine
59 3 Ricardo Brown HOU Pepperdine
60 3 Walter Daniels LAL Georgia
60 3 Walter Daniels LAL Georgia
61 3 Ernesto Malcolm BOS Briar Cliff University
61 3 Ernesto Malcolm BOS Briar Cliff
62 3 Terry Crosby Guard SAC Tennessee 4 1.5
62 3 Terry Crosby Guard SAC Tennessee 4 1.5
63 3 Sylvester Norris Center SAS Jackson State University 17 2.4
63 3 Sylvester Norris Center SAS Jackson State 17 2.4
64 3 Al Green PHX LSU
64 3 Al Green PHX Louisiana State
65 3 Bill Laimbeer Center CLE Notre Dame 1,148 12.6
65 3 Bill Laimbeer Center CLE Notre Dame 1,148 12.6
66 3 Charles Floyd WAS High Point University
66 3 Charles Floyd WAS High Point
67 4 Greg Deane Shooting Guard UTA Utah 7 1.4
67 4 Greg Deane Shooting Guard UTA Utah 7 1.4
68 4 Nick Galis BOS Seton Hall
68 4 Nick Galis BOS Seton Hall
69 4 Eugene Robinson MIL Louisiana-Monroe
69 4 Eugene Robinson MIL Louisiana-Monroe
70 4 Rick Swing CLE The Citadel
70 4 Rick Swing CLE Citadel
71 4 Larry Rogers NYK SE Missouri State
71 4 Larry Rogers NYK Southeast Missouri State
72 4 George Maynor CHI East Carolina University
72 4 George Maynor CHI East Carolina
73 4 James Donaldson Center OKC Washington State 1,098 8.4
73 4 James Donaldson Center OKC Washington State 1,098 8.4
74 4 Don Newman IND Idaho
74 4 Don Newman IND Idaho
75 4 Ron Ripley GSW Green Bay
75 4 Ron Ripley GSW Wisconsin-Green Bay
76 4 Sammy Drummer HOU Georgia Tech
76 4 Sammy Drummer HOU Georgia Tech
77 4 Lionel Garrett LAC Southern University and A&M College
77 4 Lionel Garrett LAC Southern University
78 4 Darryl Robinson POR Appalachian State University
78 4 Daryll Robinson POR Appalachian State
79 4 Ray White LAL Mississippi State
79 4 Ray White LAL Mississippi State
80 4 Lionel Green HOU LSU
80 4 Lionel Green HOU Louisiana State
81 4 Ricky Reed LAL Temple
81 4 Ricky Reed LAL Temple
82 4 Jerry Sichting Guard GSW Purdue 685 6.5
82 4 Jerry Sichting Guard GSW Purdue 685 6.5
83 4 Mike Niles Forward PHI Cal State Fullerton 44 2.6
83 4 Mike Niles Forward PHI Cal State-Fullerton 44 2.6
84 4 Al Daniel SAS Furman University
84 4 Al Daniel SAS Furman
85 4 John McCullough Guard SAC Oklahoma 8 2.6
85 4 John McCullough Guard SAC Oklahoma 8 2.6
86 4 Malcolm Cesare PHX Florida
86 4 Malcolm Cesare PHX Florida
87 4 Richie Allen OKC Cal State Dominguez Hills
87 4 Richie Allen OKC Cal State Dominguez Hills
88 4 Lamont Reid WAS Oral Roberts
88 4 Lamont Reid WAS Oral Roberts
89 5 Perry Wolfe UTA Stanford
89 5 Wolfe Perry UTA Stanford
90 5 Jimmy Allen BOS University of New Haven
90 5 Jimmy Allen BOS New Haven
91 5 Matt Simpkins CLE Georgia Southern University
91 5 Matt Simpkins CLE Georgia Southern
92 5 Flintie Ray Williams DET UNLV
92 5 Flintie Ray Williams DET Nevada-Las Vegas
93 5 Larry Washington CHI Drury University
93 5 Larry Washington CHI Drury
94 5 Johnny Green Forward NYK University of California, Riverside 919 11.0
94 5 Johnny Green NYK California-Riverside
95 5 Jim Abromaitis BKN UConn
95 5 Jim Abromaitis BKN Connecticut
96 5 George Lett GSW Centenary (LA)
96 5 George Lett GSW Centenary (LA)
97 5 Jim Tillman MIL Eastern Kentucky University
97 5 Jim Tillman MIL Eastern Kentucky
98 5 Billy Reid Guard IND San Francisco 59 3.2
98 5 Billy Reid Guard IND San Francisco 59 3.2
99 5 Greg Joyner LAC Middle Tennessee
99 5 Greg Joyner LAC Middle Tennessee State
100 5 Matt White POR Penn
100 5 Matt White POR Pennsylvania
101 5 Tiny Pinder ATL NC State
101 5 Tiny Pinder ATL North Carolina State
102 5 Larry Williams DEN Louisville
102 5 Larry Williams DEN Louisville
103 5 Carl McPipe PHI Nebraska
103 5 Carl McPipe PHI Nebraska
104 5 Allen Leavell Guard HOU Oklahoma City University 700 9.5
104 5 Allen Leavell Guard HOU Oklahoma City 700 9.5
105 5 Curtis Watkins SAC DePaul
105 5 Curtis Watkins SAC DePaul
106 5 Steve Schall SAS Arkansas
106 5 Steve Schall SAS Arkansas
107 5 Mark Eaton Center PHX UCLA 875 6.0
107 5 Mark Eaton Center PHX California-Los Angeles 875 6.0
108 5 Marshall Ashford WAS Virginia Tech
108 5 Marshall Ashford WAS Virginia Tech
109 6 Ernie Cobb UTA Boston University
109 6 Ernie Cobb UTA Boston University
110 6 Marvin Delph BOS Arkansas
110 6 Marvin Delph BOS Arkansas
111 6 Truman Claytor DET Kentucky
111 6 Truman Claytor DET Kentucky
112 6 Jon Manning CLE University of North Texas
112 6 Joe Manning CLE North Texas
113 6 Phil Abney NYK New Mexico
113 6 Phil Abney NYK New Mexico
114 6 Steve Smith CHI USC 109 7.4
114 6 Steve Smith CHI Southern California
115 6 Tony Smith Guard BKN UNLV 516 5.4
115 6 Tony Smith BKN Nevada-Las Vegas
116 6 Derrick Mayes MIL Illinois State
116 6 Derrick Mayes MIL Illinois State
117 6 Greg Guye IND Stetson University
117 6 Greg Guye IND Stetson
118 6 Jim Mitchem GSW DePaul
118 6 Jim Mitchem GSW DePaul
119 6 Bob Bender LAC Duke
119 6 Bob Bender LAC Duke
120 6 Ray Ellis POR Pepperdine
120 6 Ray Ellis POR Pepperdine
121 6 Dwight Williams ATL Gardner-Webb University
121 6 Dwight Williams ATL Gardner-Webb
122 6 Odell Ball DEN Marquette
122 6 Odell Ball DEN Marquette
123 6 Dan Hartshorne PHI Oregon
123 6 Dan Hartshorne PHI Oregon
124 6 Collie Davis HOU Southern University and A&M College
124 6 Collie Davis HOU Southern University
125 6 Terry Knight SAS Pitt
125 6 Terry Knight SAS Pittsburgh
126 6 Bob Roma SAC Princeton
126 6 Bob Roma SAC Princeton
127 6 Dale Shackleford PHX Syracuse
127 6 Dale Shackelford PHX Syracuse
128 6 Garcia Hopkins WAS Morgan State University
128 6 Garcia Hopkins WAS Morgan State
129 7 Paul Poe UTA Louisiana College
129 7 Paul Poe UTA Louisiana College
130 7 Steve Castellan BOS Virginia
130 7 Steve Castellan BOS Virginia
131 7 Steve Skaggs CLE Ohio University
131 7 Steve Skaggs CLE Ohio
132 7 Ken Jones DET Saint Mary's
132 7 Ken Jones DET St. Mary's (CA)
133 7 Mike Eversley CHI Chicago State
133 7 Mike Eversley CHI Chicago State
134 7 Marc Coleman NYK Seton Hall
134 7 Marc Coleman NYK Seton Hall
135 7 Jim Strickland BKN South Carolina
135 7 Jim Strickland BKN South Carolina
136 7 Dirk Ewing IND Stetson University
136 7 Dirk Ewing IND Stetson
137 7 Ren Watson GSW VCU
137 7 Ren Watson GSW Virginia Commonwealth
138 7 Stan Ray MIL Cal State Fullerton
138 7 Stan Ray MIL Cal State-Fullerton
139 7 Jene Grey LAC LeMoyne College
139 7 Jene Grey LAC Le Moyne
140 7 Jeff Tropf POR Central Michigan University
140 7 Jeff Tropf POR Central Michigan
141 7 Tim Waterman ATL St. Bonaventure
141 7 Tim Waterman ATL St. Bonaventure
142 7 Bobby Willis PHI Penn
142 7 Bobby Willis PHI Pennsylvania
143 7 Rich Valavicius HOU Auburn
143 7 Rich Valavicius HOU Auburn
144 7 John Johnson Small Forward DEN Creighton 724 13.0
144 7 John Johnson DEN Creighton
145 7 Nick Daniels SAC Xavier
145 7 Nick Daniels SAC Xavier
146 7 Tyrone Branyan SAS Texas
146 7 Tyrone Branyan SAS Texas
147 7 Ollie Matson Jr. PHX Pepperdine
147 7 Ollie Matson PHX Pepperdine
148 8 Keith McDonald UTA Utah State University
148 8 Keith McDonald UTA Utah State
149 8 Glenn Sudhop BOS NC State
149 8 Glenn Sudhop BOS North Carolina State
150 8 Rodney Lee DET Memphis
150 8 Rodney Lee DET Memphis
151 8 Mark Haymore CLE UMass
151 8 Mark Haymore CLE Massachusetts
152 8 Billy Tucker NYK Tennessee State
152 8 Billy Tucker NYK Tennessee State
153 8 Tony Warren CHI NC State
153 8 Tony Warren CHI North Carolina State
154 8 Henry Hollingsworth BKN Hofstra
154 8 Henry Hollingsworth BKN Hofstra
155 8 Mario Butler GSW Briar Cliff University
155 8 Mario Butler GSW Briar Cliff
156 8 Larry Spicer MIL UAB
156 8 Larry Spicer MIL Alabama-Birmingham
157 8 Brian Magid IND George Washington
157 8 Brian Magid IND George Washington
158 8 Renaldo Lawrence LAC Appalachian State University
158 8 Renaldo Lawrence LAC Appalachian State
159 8 Willie Pounds POR Chaminade University of Honolulu
159 8 Willie Pounds POR Chaminade
160 8 John Goedeke ATL UMBC
160 8 John Goedeke ATL Maryland-Baltimore County
161 8 Delbert Watson HOU East Tennessee State University
161 8 Delbert Watson HOU East Tennessee State
162 8 Matt Teahan DEN Denver
162 8 Matt Teahan DEN Denver
163 8 Rick Raivio PHI University of Portland
163 8 Rick Raivio PHI Portland
164 8 Tony Vann SAC NA
164 8 Tony Vann SAC Alabama-Huntsville
165 8 Charles Jones Forward-Center PHX Albany State University 1,043 3.2
165 8 Charles Jones Forward PHX Albany State University 1,043 3.2
165 8 Charles Jones Forward-Center PHX Albany State (GA) 1,043 3.2
166 8 Jo Jo Walters WAS Manhattan University
166 8 Jo Jo Walters WAS Manhattan
167 9 Milt Huggins UTA Southern Illinois
167 9 Milt Huggins UTA Southern Illinois
168 9 Kevin Sinnett BOS United States Naval Academy
168 9 Kevin Sinnett BOS Navy
169 9 Tim Joyce CLE Ohio University
169 9 Tim Joyce CLE Ohio
170 9 Val Bracey DET Central Michigan University
170 9 Val Bracey DET Central Michigan
171 9 James Jackson CHI Minnesota
171 9 James Jackson CHI Minnesota
172 9 Brett Wyatt NYK New Jersey City University
172 9 Brett Wyatt NYK New Jersey City
173 9 Ricky Free BKN Columbia University
173 9 Ricky Free BKN Columbia
174 9 Roger Lapham MIL University of Maine
174 9 Roger Lapham MIL Maine
175 9 Gene Ransom GSW California
175 9 Gene Ransom GSW California
176 9 Mike Dodd LAC San Diego State
176 9 Mike Dodd LAC San Diego State
177 9 Stan Eckwood POR Harding University
177 9 Stan Eckwood POR Harding
178 9 Cedric Oliver ATL Hamilton College
178 9 Cedric Oliver ATL Hamilton
179 9 Emmett Lewis DEN Colorado
179 9 Emmett Lewis DEN Colorado
180 9 Coby Leavitt PHI Utah
180 9 Coby Leavitt PHI Utah
181 9 Gary Wilson SAC Southern Illinois
181 9 Gary Wilson SAC Southern Illinois
182 9 Eddie McLeod SAS UNLV
182 9 Eddie McLeod SAS Nevada-Las Vegas
183 9 Hosea Champine PHX Robert Morris University (PA)
183 9 Hosea Champine PHX Robert Morris
184 9 Gary Ray Hooker WAS Murray State
184 9 Ray Hooker WAS Murray State
185 10 Paul Dawkins Forward UTA Northern Illinois 57 5.5
185 10 Paul Dawkins Forward UTA Northern Illinois 57 5.5
186 10 Alton Byrd BOS Columbia University
186 10 Alton Byrd BOS Columbia
187 10 Willie Polk DET Grand Canyon University
187 10 Willie Polk DET Grand Canyon
188 10 Terry Peavy CLE Point Park University
188 10 Terry Peavy CLE Point Park
189 10 Gordon Thomas NYK St. John's
189 10 Gordon Thomas NYK St. John's (NY)
190 10 Marvin Thomas CHI UCLA
190 10 Marvin Thoms CHI California-Los Angeles
191 10 Eric Fleisher BKN Tulane
191 10 Eric Fleisher BKN Tulane
192 10 Kevin Heenan GSW Cal State Fullerton
192 10 Kevin Heenan GSW Cal State-Fullerton
193 10 Chris Fahrbach MIL University of North Dakota
193 10 Chris Fahrbach MIL North Dakota
194 10 Greg Hunter LAC Loyola Marymount
194 10 Greg Hunter LAC Loyola-Marymount
195 10 Kelvin Small POR Oregon
195 10 Kelvin Small POR Oregon
196 10 Chad Nelson ATL Drake University
196 10 Chad Nelson ATL Drake
197 10 Cortez Collins CHI Southern Indiana
197 10 Cortez Collins CHI Southern Indiana
198 10 Keith McCord Guard PHI UAB 2 2.0
198 10 Keith McCord Guard PHI Alabama-Birmingham 2 2.0
199 10 Glenn Fine SAS Harvard University
199 10 Glen Fine SAS Harvard
200 10 Russell Saunders SAC New Mexico
200 10 Russell Saunders SAC New Mexico
201 10 Korky Nelson PHX Santa Clara
201 10 Korky Nelson PHX Santa Clara
202 10 Steve Martin WAS Georgetown
202 10 Steve Martin WAS Georgetown