1972 ABA Draft Pick Transactions
Order of picks is not generally known. Known ordered picks are listed first, followed by picks made by each team.
| Round # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted |
| Round 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1-1 | Condors | > Squires — Traded George Carter to Condors for 1972 first round pick (#1-Bob McAdoo), cash on 1971-09-16 | Bob McAdoo |
| Round 2 | ||||
| ? | 2-1 | Sounds | David Brent | |
| Chaparrals | ||||
| ? | 1-? | Chaparrals | LaRue Martin | |
| ? | 2-? | Chaparrals | Mike Ratliff | |
| ? | Chaparrals | Bob Morse | ||
| ? | 3-? | Chaparrals | Bill Walton | |
| ? | Rounds 4-5 | Chaparrals | Steve Hawes | |
| ? | Additional Rounds | Chaparrals | Jim Creighton | |
| ? | Chaparrals | Frank Schade | ||
| ? | Chaparrals | Ansley Truitt | ||
| ? | Chaparrals | Wayne Grabiec | ||
| ? | Chaparrals | Jerry Zelinski | ||
| ? | Chaparrals | Jeff Hickman | ||
| ? | Chaparrals | Stan Key | ||
| ? | Chaparrals | Don Wiese | ||
| ? | Chaparrals | Rhea Taylor | ||
| ? | Chaparrals | Ron Williams | ||
| ? | Chaparrals | Joe Reddick | ||
| ? | Chaparrals | Al Vilchek | ||
| Colonels | ||||
| ? | Rounds 1-5 | Colonels | Corky Calhoun | |
| ? | Additional Rounds | Colonels | Matt Gantt | |
| ? | Colonels | Bill Kennedy | ||
| ? | Colonels | Terry Benton | ||
| ? | Colonels | Ernest Pettis | ||
| ? | Colonels | Cleveland Hill | ||
| ? | Colonels | Andrew Pettes | ||
| ? | Colonels | David Hall | ||
| ? | Colonels | Jerry Clack | ||
| ? | Colonels | Tom Parker | ||
| ? | Colonels | Jerry Dunn | ||
| ? | Colonels | Mike Bowling | ||
| Condors | ||||
| ? | 1-? | Condors | > ? — Condors traded first round pick to unknown team | |
| ? | 2-? | Condors | John Gianelli | |
| ? | Rounds 3-5 | Condors | Chuck Terry | |
| ? | Condors | Bob Davis | ||
| ? | Condors | Wil Robinson | ||
| ? | Condors | Harold Fox | ||
| ? | 11-? | Condors | Dave Werthman | |
| ? | Additional Rounds | Condors | James Silas | |
| ? | Condors | Joe Mackey | ||
| ? | Condors | Marshall Wingate | ||
| ? | Condors | Charles Edge | ||
| ? | Condors | Bryan Adrian | ||
| ? | Condors | Joe Gaines | ||
| ? | Condors | Chick Downing | ||
| ? | Condors | Bill Pleas | ||
| ? | Condors | Henry Seawright | ||
| ? | Condors | Steve McMahon | ||
| ? | Condors | Harry Andersen | ||
| ? | Condors | Manual Raga | ||
| Cougars | ||||
| ? | 1-? | Cougars | Tom Riker | |
| ? | Rounds 2-4 | Cougars | Dennis Wuycik | |
| ? | Cougars | Bill Chamberlain | ||
| ? | 5-? | Cougars | Freddie Boyd | |
| ? | 8-? | Cougars | Henry Bibby | |
| ? | 14-? | Cougars | Steve Previs | |
| ? | Additional Rounds | Cougars | Steve Bracey | |
| ? | Cougars | Don Holcomb | ||
| ? | Cougars | Jerry Crocker | ||
| ? | Cougars | Mike Collins | ||
| ? | Cougars | Wilbur Loftin | ||
| ? | Cougars | Charles Dudley | ||
| ? | Cougars | Mike Sneed | ||
| ? | Cougars | Kent Martens | ||
| ? | Cougars | Nathan Cannady | ||
| ? | Cougars | David Smith | ||
| ? | Cougars | Curtis Pritchett | ||
| ? | Cougars | Paul Coder | ||
| Floridians | ||||
| ? | 1-? | Floridians | Dwight Davis | |
| ? | Rounds 2-5 | Floridians | Mike Stewart | |
| ? | Floridians | Scott English | ||
| ? | Floridians | Greg Starrick | ||
| ? | 6-? | Floridians | Charlie Tharpe / Charles Thorpe | |
| ? | 7-? | Floridians | Swen Nater | |
| ? | Additional Rounds | Floridians | Ron Thomas | |
| ? | Floridians | Ernie Fleming | ||
| ? | Floridians | Sam Cash | ||
| ? | Floridians | Tracy Tripucka | ||
| ? | Floridians | Jerry Brucks | ||
| ? | Floridians | Bobby Jack | ||
| ? | Floridians | Gregg Flaker | ||
| ? | Floridians | Ray Golson | ||
| ? | Floridians | Gregg Lowery | ||
| ? | Floridians | Arnie Berman | ||
| ? | Floridians | Fred DeVaughn | ||
| ? | Floridians | Bob Zinder | ||
| ? | Floridians | Al Davis | ||
| Nets | ||||
| ? | 1-? | Nets | forfeited first round pick for signing Jim Chones | |
| ? | Rounds 2-4 | Nets | Brian Taylor | |
| ? | Nets | Joby Wright | ||
| ? | Nets | Dwayne Dillard | ||
| ? | 5-? | Nets | Bob Lackey | |
| ? | Additional Rounds | Nets | Ron Harris | |
| ? | Nets | Hank Siemiontkowski | ||
| ? | Nets | Wally Jones | ||
| ? | Nets | Ed Czernota | ||
| ? | Nets | Randy Noll | ||
| ? | Nets | Quinas Brower | ||
| ? | Nets | Bill Phillips | ||
| ? | Nets | Kelly Utley | ||
| ? | Nets | Paul Hoffman | ||
| ? | Nets | Ken Bradley | ||
| Pacers | ||||
| ? | Rounds 1-5 | Pacers | Ed Ratleff | |
| ? | Pacers | Nate Stephens | ||
| ? | Pacers | Oscar Evans | ||
| ? | 6-? | Pacers | George Adams | |
| ? | 10-? | Pacers | Jolly Spight | |
| ? | 14-? | Pacers | Nate Williams | |
| ? | Additional Rounds | Pacers | Rich Garner | |
| ? | Pacers | Cavin Anderson | ||
| ? | Pacers | Wardell Dyson | ||
| ? | Pacers | Bill Burton | ||
| ? | Pacers | Wally Rice | ||
| ? | Pacers | Lee Sims | ||
| Rockets | ||||
| ? | 1-? | Rockets | Bud Stallworth | |
| ? | Rockets | Paul Stovall | ||
| ? | 2-? | Rockets | Claude Terry | |
| ? | 3-? | Rockets | Paul Westphal | |
| ? | 4-? | Rockets | Doug Collins | |
| ? | 5-? | Rockets | Dave Bustion | |
| ? | 6-? | Rockets | Sam Sibert | |
| ? | 7-? | Rockets | Ron Riley | |
| ? | 8-? | Rockets | Ted Martiniuk | |
| ? | 9-? | Rockets | Bernie Fryer | |
| ? | 10-? | Rockets | Jerry Pender | |
| ? | 11-? | Rockets | Gary Stewart | |
| ? | 12-? | Rockets | Mike Reid | |
| ? | 13-? | Rockets | John Burks | |
| ? | 14-? | Rockets | John Tschogl | |
| ? | 15-? | Rockets | Leon Huff | |
| ? | 16-? | Rockets | Larry Morris | |
| ? | 17-? | Rockets | Dave Hullman | |
| ? | 18-? | Rockets | Harold Little | |
| ? | 19-? | Rockets | Andy Knowles | |
| ? | 20-? | Rockets | John Belcher | |
| Sounds | ||||
| ? | 2-? | Sounds | David Brent | |
| ? | Rounds 1, 3-5 | Sounds | Russell Lee | |
| ? | Sounds | Jim Price | ||
| ? | Sounds | Rusty Blair | ||
| ? | 11-? | Sounds | Steve Turner | |
| ? | Additional Rounds | Sounds | Bob Ford | |
| ? | Sounds | Rowland Garrett | ||
| ? | Sounds | Sam Simmons | ||
| ? | Sounds | Steve Davidson | ||
| ? | Sounds | Jackie Young | ||
| ? | Sounds | Henry Bacon | ||
| ? | Sounds | Ruppert Breedlove | ||
| ? | Sounds | Sam McCarney | ||
| ? | Sounds | Gene Mack | ||
| ? | Sounds | Tom Arnholt | ||
| ? | Sounds | Steve Schmidt | ||
| ? | Sounds | Terry Hankton | ||
| Squires | ||||
| ? | 1-? | Squires | forfeited for signing Julius Erving as a junior out of college | |
| ? | 1-? | Squires | Condors > Squires — Traded George Carter to Condors for 1972 first round pick (#1-Bob McAdoo), cash on 1971-09-16 | Bob McAdoo |
| ? | Rounds 2-5 | Squires | Bill Franklin | |
| ? | 9-? | Squires | Mike Barr | |
| ? | Additional Rounds | Squires | Reggie Bird | |
| ? | Squires | Al Sanders | ||
| ? | Squires | Billy Shepherd | ||
| ? | Squires | Rick Aydlett | ||
| ? | Squires | Kent Hollenbeck | ||
| ? | Squires | Milton Adams | ||
| ? | Squires | Ralph Houston | ||
| ? | Squires | Rudy Peele | ||
| ? | Squires | Scott McCandlish | ||
| ? | Squires | Jay Mottola | ||
| Stars | ||||
| ? | Rounds 1-5 | Stars | Chris Ford | |
| ? | Stars | Travis Grant | ||
| ? | Stars | Chuck Jura | ||
| ? | Stars | Bob Nash | ||
| ? | 6-? | Stars | Tommy Patterson | |
| ? | 7-? | Stars | Eric McWilliams | |
| ? | 8-? | Stars | Frank Russell | |
| ? | 9-? | Stars | Mike Jackson | |
| ? | 10-? | Stars | Kevin Porter | |
| ? | 11-? | Stars | Willie Hart | |
| ? | 12-? | Stars | Lloyd Neal | |
| ? | 13-? | Stars | Simpson DeGrate | |
| ? | 14-? | Stars | Mose Adolph | |
| ? | 15-? | Stars | Harvey Catchings | |
| ? | 16-? | Stars | Gary Ladd | |
| ? | 17-? | Stars | Henry Speele | |
| ? | 18-? | Stars | George Bryant | |
| ? | 19-? | Stars | George Price | |
| ? | 20-? | Stars | Dwight Holliday | |