1980 NBA Draft Pick Transactions
yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted | |||
| Round 1 | |||||||
| 1 | 1-1 | Pistons | > Celtics — Traded Bob McAdoo to Pistons for rights to M.L. Carr, 1980 first round pick (#1-Joe Barry Carroll), 1980 first round pick (#13-Rickey Brown) on 1979-09-06 | > Warriors — Traded Robert Parish, 1980 first round pick (#3-Kevin McHale) to Celtics for two 1980 first round picks (#1-Joe Barry Carroll) (#13-Rickey Brown) on 1980-06-09 | Joe Barry Carroll | ||
| 2 | 1-2 | Jazz | Darrell Griffith | ||||
| 3 | 1-3 | Warriors | > Celtics — Traded two 1980 first round picks (#1-Joe Barry Carroll) (#13-Rickey Brown) to Warriors for Robert Parish, 1980 first round pick (#3-Kevin McHale) on 1980-06-09 | Kevin McHale | |||
| 4 | 1-4 | Bulls | Kelvin Ransey | ||||
| 5 | 1-5 | Nuggets | James Ray | ||||
| 6 | 1-6 | Nets | Mike O'Koren | ||||
| 7 | 1-7 | Clippers | > Blazers — Received Kevin Kunnert, Kermit Washington, 1980 first round pick (#7-Mike Gminski), cash from Clippers on 1979-09-18 as compensation veteran free agent Bill Walton |
> Nets — Traded Calvin Natt to Blazers for Maurice Lucas, 1980 first round pick (#7-Mike Gminski), 1981 first round pick (#10-Albert King) on 1980-02-08 | Mike Gminski | ||
| 8 | 1-8 | Pacers | > 76ers — Traded Mel Bennett to Pacers for 1980 first round pick (#8-Andrew Toney) on 1976-11-02 | Andrew Toney | |||
| 9 | 1-9 | Cavaliers | > Clippers — Traded Randy Smith to Cavaliers for 1980 first round pick (#9-Michael Brooks) on 1979-09-21 | Michael Brooks | |||
| 10 | 1-10 | Blazers | Ronnie Lester | ||||
| 11 | 1-11 | Mavericks | Kiki Vandeweghe | ||||
| 12 | 1-12 | Knicks | Mike Woodson | ||||
| 13 | 1-13 | Bullets | > Pistons — Received 1980 first round pick (#13-Rickey Brown), 1982 first round draft choice (#12-John Bagley) from Bullets as compensation for Pistons signing of free agent Kevin Porter on 1979-07-12 | > Celtics — Traded Bob McAdoo to Pistons for rights to M.L. Carr, 1980 first round pick (#1-Joe Barry Carroll), 1980 first round pick (#13-Rickey Brown) on 1979-09-06 | > Warriors — Traded Robert Parish, 1980 first round pick (#3-Kevin McHale) to Celtics for two 1980 first round picks (#1-Joe Barry Carroll) (#13-Rickey Brown) on 1980-06-09 | Rickey Brown | |
| 14 | 1-14 | Rockets | > Bullets — Received 1980 first round pick (#14-Wes Matthews) from Rockets as compensation for Rockets signing of free agent Tom Henderson on 1979-07-16 | Wes Matthews | |||
| 15 | 1-15 | Spurs | Reggie Johnson | ||||
| 16 | 1-16 | Kings | Hawkeye Whitney | ||||
| 17 | 1-17 | Bucks | > Pistons — Traded Bob Lanier to Bucks for Kent Benson, 1980 first round pick (#17-Larry Drew) on 1980-02-04 | Larry Drew | |||
| 18 | 1-18 | Hawks | Don Collins | ||||
| 19 | 1-19 | Suns | > Jazz — Traded Len Robinson to Suns for Marty Byrnes, Ron Lee, 1979 first round pick (#20-Larry Knight), 1980 first round pick (#19-John Duren), cash on 1979-01-12 | John Duren | |||
| 20 | 1-20 | Sonics | Bill Hanzlik | ||||
| 21 | 1-21 | 76ers | Monti Davis | ||||
| 22 | 1-22 | Lakers | > Cavaliers — Traded Butch Lee, 1982 first round pick (#1-James Worthy) to Lakers for Don Ford, 1980 first round pick (#22-Chad Kinch) on 1980-02-15 | Chad Kinch | |||
| 23 | 1-23 | Celtics | > Pacers — Traded Earl Tatum, cash to Celtics for 1980 first round pick (#23-Carl Nicks) on 1979-07-19 | > Nuggets — Traded George McGinnis to Pacers for Alex English, 1980 first round pick (#23-Carl Nicks) on 1980-02-01 | Carl Nicks | ||
| Round 2 | |||||||
| 24 | 2-1 | Pistons | > Warriors — Traded Rickey Green to Pistons for 1980 second round pick (#24-Larry Smith) on 1978-10-09 |
Larry Smith | |||
| 25 | 2-2 | Warriors | Jeff Ruland | ||||
| 26 | 2-3 | Jazz | > Lakers — Sent 1977 second round pick (#44-Essie Hollis), 1978 first round pick (#16-Jack Givens) to Jazz and received 1977 first round pick (#6-Kenny Carr), 1978 first round pick (#8-Freeman Williams), 1979 first round pick (#1-Earvin "Magic" Johnson), 1980 second round pick (#26-Sam Worthen) from Jazz on 1976-08-05 as compensation free agent Gail Goodrich |
> Bulls — Traded Mark Landsberger to Lakers for Oliver Mack, 1980 second round pick (#26-Sam Worthen), 1981 second round pick (#28-Gene Banks) on 1980-02-13 |
Sam Worthen | ||
| 27 | 2-4 | Nuggets | > Nets — Received 1980 second round pick (#27-John Stroud) from Nuggets on 1978-07-08 as compensation for free agent Kim Hughes |
> Rockets — Traded Mike Newlin to Nets for 1980 second round pick (#27-John Stroud), cash on 1979-10-12 | John Stroud | ||
| 28 | 2-5 | Bulls | > Hawks — Traded John Brown to Bulls for 1980 second round pick (#28-Craig Shelton) on 1978-10-09 |
Craig Shelton | |||
| 29 | 2-6 | Nets | > Pacers — Traded John Williamson to Nets for Bob Carrington, 1980 second round pick (#29-Louis Orr), 1981 second round pick (#25-Brian Jackson) on 1978-01-27 | Louis Orr | |||
| 30 | 2-7 | Clippers | > Pacers — Received 1980 second round pick (#30-Kenny Natt) from Braves (later Clippers) on 1977-10-03 as compensation for free agent Wil Jones |
Kenny Natt | |||
| 31 | 2-8 | Cavaliers | > Lakers — Traded Kenny Carr to Cavaliers for 1980 second round pick (#31-Wayne Robinson), 1981 second round pick (#28-Gene Banks) on 1979-10-24 | Wayne Robinson | |||
| 32 | 2-9 | Pacers | > Blazers — Traded David `Corky` Calhoun to Pacers for 1980 second round pick (#32-David Lawrence) on 1978-06-30 |
David Lawrence | |||
| 33 | 2-10 | Blazers | Bruce Collins | ||||
| 34 | 2-11 | Mavericks | Roosevelt Bouie | ||||
| 35 | 2-12 | Bullets | Ricky Mahorn | ||||
| 36 | 2-13 | Knicks | DeWayne Scales | ||||
| 37 | 2-14 | Spurs | > Lakers — Traded Irv Kiffin to Spurs for 1980 second round pick (#37-Butch Carter) on 1979-10-05 |
Butch Carter | |||
| 38 | 2-15 | Rockets | Terry Stotts | ||||
| 39 | 2-16 | Kings | > Spurs — Traded Mike Green to Kings for 1980 second round pick (#39-Michael Wiley), cash on 1979-09-13 |
Michael Wiley | |||
| 40 | 2-17 | Bucks | > Kings — Traded Richard Washington to Bucks for Ernie Grunfeld, second round pick (1980 #40-Dick Miller) on 1979-10-11 | > Pacers — Traded Len Elmore to Kings for 1980 second round pick (#40-Dick Miller), future considerations (?) on 1979-11-27 | Dick Miller | ||
| 41 | 2-18 | Hawks | > Jazz — Traded Ron Lee to Hawks for 1980 second round pick (#41-Jawann Oldham), 1981 second round pick (#29-Eddie Johnson), future considerations (?) on 1979-10-10 | > Nuggets — Traded Tom Boswell to Jazz for 1980 second round pick (#41-Jawann Oldham) on 1979-11-20 | Jawann Oldham | ||
| 42 | 2-19 | Suns | Kimberly Belton | ||||
| 43 | 2-20 | Sonics | > Rockets — Traded John Johnson to Sonics for 1979 second round pick (#42-Paul Mokeski), 1980 second round pick (#43-Billy Williams) on 1977-10-22 |
Billy Williams | |||
| 44 | 2-21 | 76ers | Clyde Austin | ||||
| 45 | 2-22 | Lakers | > Pistons This entire progression not 100% sure. This progression is correct as per 80-81 NBA Guide.
Jim Price ??? |
> Jazz — Received 1980 second round pick (#45-Brad Branson), cash from Pistons on 1979-11-27 as compensation for free agent Ben Poquette and free agent Jim McElroy |
> Hawks We're not sure how the pick got from the Jazz to the Hawks. TSN shows it as going in a trade involving Jim McElroy and Ron Lee, but that seems to be wrong, referring to the the trade that sent it from the Hawks to the Pistons in the end. Or were the Jazz somehow involved in that trade? |
> Pistons — Traded Jim McElroy to Hawks for Ron Lee, 1980 second round pick (#45-Brad Branson), 1980 third round pick (#64-Jonathan Moore) on 1980-01-24 |
Brad Branson |
| 46 | 2-23 | Celtics | Arnette Hallman | ||||
| Round 3 | |||||||
| 47 | 3-1 | Pistons | > Nuggets
Nuggets traded Jim Price, 1979 first round pick (#15-Phil Hubbard) to Pistons for Ralph Simpson on 1978-02-01 (no 1980 third round pick involved) |
Kurt Nimphius | |||
| 48 | 3-2 | Jazz | > Nuggets — Traded Robert Smith to Jazz for 1980 third round pick (#48-Eddie Lee), 1981 second round pick (#34-Kenneth Green) on 1979-10-09 | Eddie Lee | |||
| 49 | 3-3 | Warriors | John Virgil | ||||
| 50 | 3-4 | Bulls | James Wilkes | ||||
| 51 | 3-5 | Nuggets | Ron Valentine | ||||
| 52 | 3-6 | Nets | Lowes Moore | ||||
| 53 | 3-7 | Clippers | > Cavaliers — Traded Bobby Smith to Clippers for draft pick (1980 #53-Stuart House), future considerations (?) on 1979-10-27 | Stuart House | |||
| 54 | 3-8 | Pacers | > Celtics — Received draft pick (possibly 1980 #54-Ron Perry) from Pacers on 1979-07-11 as compensation for free agent Frankie Sanders |
Ron Perry | |||
| 55 | 3-9 | Cavaliers | Wayne Abrams | ||||
| 56 | 3-10 | Blazers | Mike Harper | ||||
| 57 | 3-11 | Mavericks | Dave Britton | ||||
| 58 | 3-12 | Knicks | Kurt Rambis | ||||
| 59 | 3-13 | Bullets | > Suns — Traded rights to Steve Malovic to Bullets for 1979 first round pick (#22-Kyle Macy), 1980 third round pick (#59-John Campbell) on 1979-06-22 |
John Campbell | |||
| 60 | 3-14 | Rockets | > Spurs — Traded Billy Paultz to Rockets for John Shumate, 1980 third round pick (#60-Lavon Mercer), cash on 1980-01-17 | Lavon Mercer | |||
| 61 | 3-15 | Spurs | Rich Yonakor | ||||
| 62 | 3-16 | Kings | Tony Murphy | ||||
| 63 | 3-17 | Bucks | Al Beal | ||||
| 64 | 3-18 | Hawks | > Jazz
Pick was traded from the Jazz to the Hawks as part of the 1974 Pete Maravich trade per the 1980-06-28 issue of The Sporting News, but numerous other sources with information on that trade do not show any third round pick involved |
> Hawks
According to 1980-81 NBA Guide |
> Pistons — Traded Jim McElroy to Hawks for Ron Lee, 1980 second round pick (#45-Brad Branson), 1980 third round pick (#64-Jonathan Moore) on 1980-01-24 |
Jonathan Moore | |
| 65 | 3-19 | Suns | Doug True | ||||
| 66 | 3-20 | Sonics | Carl Bailey | ||||
| 67 | 3-21 | 76ers | Reggie Gaines | ||||
| 68 | 3-22 | Lakers | > Cavaliers — Traded Jim Chones to Lakers for Dave Robisch, 1980 third round pick (#68-Ron Jones) on 1979-10-05 | Ron Jones | |||
| 69 | 3-23 | Celtics | Donald Newman | ||||
| Round 4 | |||||||
| 70 | 4-1 | Pistons | Darwin Cook | ||||
| 71 | 4-2 | Warriors | Robert Scott | ||||
| 72 | 4-3 | Jazz | Alan Taylor | ||||
| 73 | 4-4 | Nuggets | Sammie Ellis | ||||
| 74 | 4-5 | Bulls | Ron Charles | ||||
| 75 | 4-6 | Nets | Rory Sparrow | ||||
| 76 | 4-7 | Clippers | Ed Odom | ||||
| 77 | 4-8 | Cavaliers | Murray Brown | ||||
| 78 | 4-9 | Pacers | Rich Branning | ||||
| 79 | 4-10 | Blazers | Kelvin Henderson | ||||
| 80 | 4-11 | Mavericks | David Johnson | ||||
| 81 | 4-12 | Bullets | Francois Wise | ||||
| 82 | 4-13 | Knicks | Joseph Chmelich | ||||
| 83 | 4-14 | Spurs | Calvin Roberts | ||||
| 84 | 4-15 | Rockets | Dean Hunger | ||||
| 85 | 4-16 | Kings | > 76ers
Marlon Redmond |
Billy Bryant | |||
| 86 | 4-17 | Bucks | Jeff Wolf | ||||
| 87 | 4-18 | Hawks | > Lakers
Tony Robertson — The Register section of the 1978-79 NBA Guide says Roberston was traded for a draft choice [singular], but the 1979 and 1980 TSN draft coverage issues both show picks going from the Hawks to the Lakers for him.
Lakers traded Connie Hawkins to Hawks for draft picks (?-?) on 1975-08-08 ??? |
Tony Jackson | |||
| 88 | 4-19 | Suns | Leroy Stampley | ||||
| 89 | 4-20 | Sonics | Gary Ray Hooker | ||||
| 90 | 4-21 | 76ers | Harold Hubbard | ||||
| 91 | 4-22 | Lakers | Ron Baxter | ||||
| 92 | 4-23 | Celtics | Kevin Hamilton | ||||
| Round 5 | |||||||
| 93 | 5-1 | Pistons | Tony Fuller | ||||
| 94 | 5-2 | Jazz | Wally West | ||||
| 95 | 5-3 | Warriors | Don Carlino | ||||
| 96 | 5-4 | Bulls | Mike Campbell | ||||
| 97 | 5-5 | Nuggets | James Patrick | ||||
| 98 | 5-6 | Nets | Aaron Curry | ||||
| 99 | 5-7 | Clippers | Wally Rank | ||||
| 100 | 5-8 | Pacers | Joe Galvin | ||||
| 101 | 5-9 | Cavaliers | LaVon Williams | ||||
| 102 | 5-10 | Blazers | Larry Belin | ||||
| 103 | 5-11 | Mavericks | Darrell Allums | ||||
| 104 | 5-12 | Knicks | William Carey | ||||
| 105 | 5-13 | Bullets | Daryl Strickland | ||||
| 106 | 5-14 | Rockets | Albert Jones | ||||
| 107 | 5-15 | Spurs | Gib Hinz | ||||
| 108 | 5-16 | Kings | Kevin Blakley | ||||
| 109 | 5-17 | Bucks | Ken Jones | ||||
| 110 | 5-18 | Hawks | Mike Doyle | ||||
| 111 | 5-19 | Suns | Mark Stevens | ||||
| 112 | 5-20 | Sonics | Lenny Horton | ||||
| 113 | 5-21 | 76ers | Jim Swaney | ||||
| 114 | 5-22 | Lakers | Rick Raivio | ||||
| 115 | 5-23 | Celtics | Rufus Harris | ||||
| Round 6 | |||||||
| 116 | 6-1 | Pistons | Tony Turner | ||||
| 117 | 6-2 | Warriors | Neil Bresnahan | ||||
| 118 | 6-3 | Jazz | Ken Cunningham | ||||
| 119 | 6-4 | Nuggets | Ernie Hill | ||||
| 120 | 6-5 | Bulls | Bernard Rencher | ||||
| 121 | 6-6 | Nets | Rick Mattick | ||||
| 122 | 6-7 | Clippers | Londale Theus | ||||
| 123 | 6-8 | Cavaliers | Antonio Martin | ||||
| 124 | 6-9 | Pacers | Randy Owens | ||||
| 125 | 6-10 | Blazers | Perry Mirkovich | ||||
| 126 | 6-11 | Mavericks | Leroy Jackson | ||||
| 127 | 6-12 | Bullets | Ken Dancy | ||||
| 128 | 6-13 | Knicks | Kelvin Hicks | ||||
| 129 | 6-14 | Spurs | Dean Uthoff | ||||
| 130 | 6-15 | Rockets | Everette Jefferson | ||||
| 131 | 6-16 | Kings | Kent Grooms | ||||
| 132 | 6-17 | Bucks | Alex Gilbert | ||||
| 133 | 6-18 | Hawks | Mike Zagardo | ||||
| 134 | 6-19 | Suns | Coby Leavitt | ||||
| 135 | 6-20 | Sonics | Jim Strickland | ||||
| 136 | 6-21 | 76ers | Donald Cooper | ||||
| 137 | 6-22 | Lakers | Odis Boddie | ||||
| 138 | 6-23 | Celtics | Kenny Evans | ||||
| Round 7 | |||||||
| 139 | 7-1 | Pistons | Carl Pierce | ||||
| 140 | 7-2 | Jazz | Dave Colescott | ||||
| 141 | 7-3 | Warriors | Lorenzo Romar | ||||
| 142 | 7-4 | Bulls | Robert Byrd | ||||
| 143 | 7-5 | Nuggets | Tommy Springer | ||||
| 144 | 7-6 | Nets | Larry Spicer | ||||
| 145 | 7-7 | Clippers | Paul Anderson | ||||
| 146 | 7-8 | Pacers | Charles Naddaff | ||||
| 147 | 7-9 | Cavaliers | Leroy Berry | ||||
| 148 | 7-10 | Blazers | Gig Sims | ||||
| 149 | 7-11 | Mavericks | Tony Forch | ||||
| 150 | 7-12 | Knicks | Bobby Turner | ||||
| 151 | 7-13 | Bullets | Karl Godine | ||||
| 152 | 7-14 | Rockets | Joe Nehls | ||||
| 153 | 7-15 | Spurs | Allan Zahn | ||||
| 154 | 7-16 | Kings | Arnold McDowell | ||||
| 155 | 7-17 | Bucks | Ron White | ||||
| 156 | 7-18 | Hawks | Charles Hightower | ||||
| 157 | 7-19 | Suns | Ron Williams | ||||
| 158 | 7-20 | Sonics | Carl Ervin | ||||
| 159 | 7-21 | 76ers | Richard Smith | ||||
| Lakers | selected ineligible player | ||||||
| 160 | 7-22 | Celtics | Les Hanson | ||||
| Round 8 | |||||||
| 61 | 8-1 | Pistons | Leroy Loggins | ||||
| 162 | 8-2 | Warriors | Kurt Kanaskie | ||||
| 163 | 8-3 | Jazz | Jim Brandon | ||||
| Nuggets | selected ineligible player | ||||||
| 164 | 8-4 | Bulls | Modzel Greer | ||||
| 165 | 8-5 | Nets | Lloyd Terry | ||||
| Clippers | |||||||
| 166 | 8-6 | Cavaliers | Jim Ellinghausen | ||||
| 167 | 8-7 | Pacers | Steve Stielper | ||||
| 168 | 8-8 | Blazers | John Stroeder | ||||
| 169 | 8-9 | Mavericks | Clarence Kea | ||||
| 170 | 8-10 | Bullets | Rich Valavicious | ||||
| 171 | 8-11 | Knicks | James Salters | ||||
| 172 | 8-12 | Spurs | Bill Bailey | ||||
| 173 | 8-13 | Rockets | Rosie Barnes | ||||
| Kings | selected ineligible player | ||||||
| 174 | 8-14 | Bucks | Keith Valentine | ||||
| Hawks | selected ineligible player | ||||||
| 175 | 8-15 | Suns | Jim Conolly | ||||
| 176 | 8-16 | Sonics | Al Dutch | ||||
| 177 | 8-17 | 76ers | Martin Lemelle | ||||
| 178 | 8-18 | Lakers | Melvin Hooker | ||||
| 179 | 8-19 | Celtics | Steve Wright | ||||
| Round 9 | |||||||
| 180 | 9-1 | Pistons | Terry Dupris | ||||
| 181 | 9-2 | Jazz | Paul Renfro | ||||
| 182 | 9-3 | Warriors | Billy Reid | ||||
| 183 | 9-4 | Bulls | Jay Shidler | ||||
| 184 | 9-5 | Nuggets | Jim Graziano | ||||
| 185 | 9-6 | Nets | Barry Young | ||||
| Clippers | |||||||
| 186 | 9-7 | Pacers | Scott Rogers | ||||
| 187 | 9-8 | Cavaliers | Melvin Crafter | ||||
| 188 | 9-9 | Blazers | Rich Boucher | ||||
| 189 | 9-10 | Mavericks | Ken Williams | ||||
| 190 | 9-11 | Knicks | Don Wiley | ||||
| 191 | 9-12 | Bullets | Clinton Wyatt | ||||
| Rockets | |||||||
| 192 | 9-13 | Spurs | Al Williams | ||||
| 193 | 9-14 | Kings | Charley Cole | ||||
| 194 | 9-15 | Bucks | Del Yarbrough | ||||
| 195 | 9-16 | Hawks | Stanley Lamb | ||||
| 196 | 9-17 | Suns | Keith French | ||||
| 197 | 9-18 | Sonics | Jim Tillman | ||||
| 198 | 9-19 | 76ers | Luke Griffin | ||||
| Lakers | |||||||
| 199 | 9-20 | Celtics | Brian Jung | ||||
| Round 10 | |||||||
| Pistons | selected ineligible player | ||||||
| 200 | 10-1 | Warriors | Tim Higgins | ||||
| 201 | 10-2 | Jazz | Leroy Coleman | ||||
| 202 | 10-3 | Nuggets | Earl Sango | ||||
| 203 | 10-4 | Bulls | Billy Foster | ||||
| Nets | selected ineligible player | ||||||
| Clippers | |||||||
| Cavaliers | |||||||
| 204 | 10-5 | Pacers | John Bates | ||||
| 205 | 10-6 | Blazers | Dave Kufeld | ||||
| 206 | 10-7 | Mavericks | Tom Morgan | ||||
| 207 | 10-8 | Bullets | Don Youman | ||||
| 208 | 10-9 | Knicks | Gerald Ross | ||||
| 209 | 10-10 | Spurs | Steve Schall | ||||
| Rockets | selected ineligible player | ||||||
| Kings | selected ineligible player | ||||||
| 210 | 10-11 | Bucks | Melvin Crayton | ||||
| Hawks | selected ineligible player | ||||||
| 211 | 10-12 | Suns | Randy Carroll | ||||
| 212 | 10-13 | Sonics | Kent Williams | ||||
| 213 | 10-14 | 76ers | Joe Hand | ||||
| Lakers | PASS | ||||||
| 214 | 10-15 | Celtics | John Nolan | ||||