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