1971 NBA Draft Pick Transactions
yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted |
| Round 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1-1 |  Cavaliers |
Austin Carr | |
| 2 | 1-2 |  Blazers |
Sidney Wicks | |
| 3 | 1-3 |  Braves |
Elmore Smith | |
| 4 | 1-4 |  Royals |
Ken Durrett | |
| 5 | 1-5 |  Hawks |
George Trapp | |
| 6 | 1-6 |  Sonics |
Fred Brown | |
| 7 | 1-7 |  Rockets |
Cliff Meely | |
| 8 | 1-8 |  Warriors |
Darnell Hillman | |
| 9 | 1-9 |  Bullets |
Stan Love | |
| 10 | 1-10 |  Celtics |
Clarence Glover | |
| 11 | 1-11 |  Pistons |
Curtis Rowe | |
| 12 | 1-12 |  76ers |
Dana Lewis | |
| 13 | 1-13 |  Lakers |
Jim Cleamons | |
| 14 | 1-14 |  Suns |
John Roche | |
| 15 | 1-15 |  Bulls |
Kennedy McIntosh | |
| 16 | 1-16 |  Knicks |
Dean Meminger | |
| 17 | 1-17 |  Bucks |
Collis Jones | |
| Round 2 | ||||
| 18 | 2-1 | Cavaliers |
Steve Patterson | |
| 19 | 2-2 | Braves |
Fred Hilton | |
| 20 | 2-3 | Blazers |
Bulls
Traded Shaler Halimon to Blazers for 1971 second round pick (#20-Willie Sojourner) on 1970-10-20 |
Willie Sojourner |
| 21 | 2-4 | Royals |
John Mengelt | |
| 22 | 2-5 | Hawks |
Ted McClain | |
| 23 | 2-6 | Sonics |
Jim McDaniels | |
| 24 | 2-7 | Rockets |
Mike Newlin | |
| 25 | 2-8 | Warriors |
Blazers
Traded Jim Barnett to Warriors for 1971 second round pick (#25-Charles Yelverton), 1971 third round pick (#42-Bill Smith), 1972 second round pick (#26-Dave Twardzik) on 1971-03-23 |
Charles Yelverton |
| 26 | 2-9 | Braves |
Compensatory pick awarded to Braves for their failure to attain Ray Scott, who they had chosen in the expansion draft but who signed with the ABA (the Braves third round pick, which would have been #37 overall, was moved up to #26 overall). | Amos Thomas |
| 27 | 2-10 | Bullets |
Blazers
Traded Dorie Murrey to Bullets for 1971 second round pick (#27-Rick Fisher) on 1970-10-22 |
Rick Fisher |
| 28 | 2-11 | Celtics |
Jim Rose | |
| 29 | 2-12 | Pistons |
Isaiah Wilson | |
| 30 | 2-13 | 76ers |
Braves
Traded Bailey Howell to 76ers for Bob Kauffman, draft pick (1971 #30-Spencer Haywood) or cash on 1970-05-11 |
Spencer Haywood |
| 31 | 2-14 | Lakers |
Royals
Traded Flynn Robinson to Lakers for 1971 second round pick (#31-Joe Bergman), cash on 1971-03-29 |
Joe Bergman |
| 32 | 2-15 | Suns |
Bulls
Bulls traded Clem Haskins to Suns for Jim Fox, draft pick (1971 #32-Howard Porter) on 1970-04-23 |
Howard Porter |
| 33 | 2-16 | Bulls |
76ers
76ers traded Matt Guokas to Bulls for draft pick (1971 #33-Marvin Stewart) on 1970-10-16 |
Marvin Stewart |
| 34 | 2-17 | Knicks |
Gregg Northington | |
| 35 | 2-18 | Bucks |
Cavaliers
Traded McCoy McLemore to Bucks for Gary Freeman, 1971 second round pick (#35-Willie Long), cash on 1971-02-01 |
Willie Long |
| Round 3 | ||||
| 36 | 3-1 | Cavaliers |
Gerald Lockett | |
Braves |
Braves third round pick was moved up to #26 overall as compensation for their failure to attain Ray Scott, who they had chosen in the expansion draft but who signed with the ABA. | |||
| 37 | 3-2 | Blazers |
Larry Steele | |
| 38 | 3-3 | Royals |
Rich Yunkus | |
| 39 | 3-4 | Hawks |
Jeff Halliburton | |
| 40 | 3-5 | Sonics |
Bulls
Traded Bob Boozer, Barry Clemens to Sonics for Bob Kauffman, third round pick (1971 #40-Clifford Ray) on 1969-09-05 |
Clifford Ray |
| 41 | 3-6 | Rockets |
Cavaliers
Traded John Egan to Rockets for 1971 third round pick (#41-Jackie Ridgle), cash on 1970-12-09 |
Jackie Ridgle |
| 42 | 3-7 | Warriors |
Blazers
Traded Jim Barnett to Warriors for 1971 second round pick (#25-Charles Yelverton), 1971 third round pick (#42-Bill Smith), 1972 second round pick (#26-Dave Twardzik) on 1971-03-23 |
Bill Smith |
| 43 | 3-8 | Bullets |
Rich Rinaldi | |
| 44 | 3-9 | Celtics |
Dave Robisch | |
| 45 | 3-10 | Pistons |
Marv Roberts | |
| 46 | 3-11 | 76ers |
Dave Wohl | |
| 47 | 3-12 | Lakers |
Bulls
Traded Mike Lynn to Lakers for draft pick (1971 #47-Mike Gale) on 1969-09-09 |
Mike Gale |
| 48 | 3-13 | Suns |
Dennis Layton | |
| 49 | 3-14 | Bulls |
Dick Gibbs | |
| 50 | 3-15 | Knicks |
Ken Mayfield | |
| 51 | 3-16 | Bucks |
Gary Brell | |
| Round 4 | ||||
| 52 | 4-1 | Cavaliers |
Cliff Harris | |
| 53 | 4-2 | Braves |
Jimmy J. O'Brien | |
| 54 | 4-3 | Blazers |
Bobby Fields | |
| 55 | 4-4 | Royals |
Sid Catlett | |
| 56 | 4-5 | Hawks |
Jim Welch | |
| 57 | 4-6 | Sonics |
Pembroke Burrows | |
| 58 | 4-7 | Rockets |
Tom Owens | |
| 59 | 4-8 | Warriors |
Greg Gary | |
| 60 | 4-9 | Bullets |
Willie Allen | |
| 61 | 4-10 | Celtics |
Randy Denton | |
| 62 | 4-11 | Pistons |
Jarrett Durham | |
| 63 | 4-12 | 76ers |
Erwin Johnson | |
| 64 | 4-13 | Lakers |
Roger Brown | |
| 65 | 4-14 | Suns |
Walt Szczerbiak | |
| 66 | 4-15 | Bulls |
Jim Irving | |
| 67 | 4-16 | Knicks |
Steve Niles | |
| 68 | 4-17 | Bucks |
Henry Smith | |
| Round 5 | ||||
| 69 | 5-1 | Cavaliers |
Brian Mahoney | |
| 70 | 5-2 | Braves |
Garry Nelson | |
| 71 | 5-3 | Blazers |
Hector Blondet | |
| 72 | 5-4 | Royals |
Jim Guymond | |
| 73 | 5-5 | Hawks |
Royals
Unknown. |
Tyrone Marionneaux |
| 74 | 5-6 | Sonics |
Jeff Smith | |
| 75 | 5-7 | Rockets |
Rudy Benjamin | |
| 76 | 5-8 | Warriors |
Odis Allison | |
| 77 | 5-9 | Bullets |
Don Johnson | |
| 78 | 5-10 | Celtics |
Rockets
Traded Art Williams to Celtics for 1971 fifth round pick (#78-Greg Nelson) on 1970-09-10 |
Greg Nelson |
| 79 | 5-11 | Pistons |
Vincent White | |
| 80 | 5-12 | 76ers |
Richard Hood | |
| 81 | 5-13 | Lakers |
Lee Dedmon | |
| 82 | 5-14 | Suns |
Ken Gardner | |
| 83 | 5-15 | Bulls |
Larry Weatherford | |
| 84 | 5-16 | Knicks |
Suns
Traded rights to Heywood Dotson to Knicks for fifth round pick (1971 #84-Bob Kissane) on 1970-07-08 |
Bob Kissane |
| 85 | 5-17 | Bucks |
Barry Nelson | |
| Round 6 | ||||
| 86 | 6-1 | Cavaliers |
Mike Childress | |
| 87 | 6-2 | Braves |
Glen Summors | |
| 88 | 6-3 | Blazers |
Jim Day | |
| 89 | 6-4 | Royals |
Gil McGregor | |
| 90 | 6-5 | Hawks |
Willie Humes | |
| 91 | 6-6 | Sonics |
Mike Neciase | |
| 92 | 6-7 | Rockets |
Garry Reist | |
| 93 | 6-8 | Warriors |
Charlie Johnson | |
| 94 | 6-9 | Bullets |
John Novey | |
| 95 | 6-10 | Celtics |
Thorpe Weber | |
| 96 | 6-11 | Pistons |
Jim Larranga | |
| 97 | 6-12 | 76ers |
Jake Jones | |
| 98 | 6-13 | Lakers |
Bill Brickhouse | |
| 99 | 6-14 | Suns |
William Graham | |
| 100 | 6-15 | Bulls |
Jim England | |
| 101 | 6-16 | Knicks |
Bill Mainor | |
| 102 | 6-17 | Bucks |
Ed Kemp | |
| Round 7 | ||||
| 103 | 7-1 | Cavaliers |
Tom Bush | |
| 104 | 7-2 | Braves |
Randy Smith | |
| 105 | 7-3 | Blazers |
Gene Knolle | |
| 106 | 7-4 | Royals |
Ollie Shannon | |
| 107 | 7-5 | Hawks |
Mike Jordan | |
| 108 | 7-6 | Sonics |
John Duncan | |
| 109 | 7-7 | Rockets |
Eric Hill | |
| 110 | 7-8 | Warriors |
Ken May | |
| 111 | 7-9 | Bullets |
Dennis Hogg | |
| 112 | 7-10 | Celtics |
Skip Young | |
| 113 | 7-11 | Pistons |
Steve Kelly | |
| 114 | 7-12 | 76ers |
Curtis Ford | |
| 115 | 7-13 | Lakers |
Gene Gathers | |
| 116 | 7-14 | Suns |
Ralph Brateris | |
| 117 | 7-15 | Bulls |
Artis Gilmore | |
| 118 | 7-16 | Knicks |
Danny Davis | |
| 119 | 7-17 | Bucks |
Gene Phillips | |
| Round 8 | ||||
| 120 | 8-1 | Cavaliers |
Charlie Davis | |
| 121 | 8-2 | Braves |
Craig Love | |
| 122 | 8-3 | Blazers |
John Sutter | |
| 120 | 8-4 | Royals |
Frank Fitzgerald | |
| 121 | 8-5 | Hawks |
Jim Smith | |
| 122 | 8-6 | Sonics |
Chuck Lowery | |
| 123 | 8-7 | Rockets |
Rich Katherman | |
| 124 | 8-8 | Warriors |
Jim Haderlein | |
| 125 | 8-9 | Bullets |
Russell Golden | |
| 126 | 8-10 | Celtics |
John Ribock | |
| 127 | 8-11 | Pistons |
Wayne Jones | |
| 128 | 8-12 | 76ers |
Barry Yates | |
| 129 | 8-13 | Lakers |
Luke Adams | |
| 130 | 8-14 | Suns |
Vernell Ellzy | |
| 131 | 8-15 | Bulls |
Clarence Sherrod | |
| 132 | 8-16 | Knicks |
Leroy Eldridge | |
| 133 | 8-17 | Bucks |
Felix Thurston | |
| Round 9 | ||||
| 134 | 9-1 | Cavaliers |
Rich Walker | |
| 135 | 9-2 | Braves |
Gary Stewart | |
| 136 | 9-3 | Blazers |
Gene Kennedy | |
| 137 | 9-4 | Hawks |
Ernie Fleming | |
| 138 | 9-5 | Sonics |
Larry Holliday | |
| 139 | 9-6 | Rockets |
Willie Kerry | |
| 140 | 9-7 | Warriors |
Clarence Smith | |
| 141 | 9-8 | Bullets |
Ron Johnston | |
| 142 | 9-9 | Celtics |
Ray Green | |
| 143 | 9-10 | Pistons |
Paul Botts | |
| 144 | 9-11 | 76ers |
Tom Lee | |
| 145 | 9-12 | Lakers |
Bob Cheeks | |
| 146 | 9-13 | Suns |
Mike Johnson | |
| 147 | 9-14 | Bulls |
Jackie Dinkins | |
| 148 | 9-15 | Knicks |
Mike O'Brien | |
| 149 | 9-16 | Bucks |
Rick Howat | |
| Round 10 | ||||
| 150 | 10-1 | Cavaliers |
Jim Meredith | |
| 151 | 10-2 | Braves |
Don Ward | |
| 152 | 10-3 | Blazers |
Greg Starrick | |
| 153 | 10-4 | Hawks |
Ron Rippitoe | |
| 154 | 10-5 | Sonics |
Ed Huston | |
| 155 | 10-6 | Rockets |
Calvin Oliver | |
| 156 | 10-7 | Warriors |
Bill Drosdiak | |
| 157 | 10-8 | Bullets |
Eddie Myers | |
| 158 | 10-9 | Celtics |
Dale Dover | |
| 159 | 10-10 | Pistons |
Steve Butcher | |
| 160 | 10-11 | 76ers |
Jim Dinwiddie | |
| 161 | 10-12 | Lakers |
Cliff Mosely | |
| 162 | 10-13 | Suns |
Tom Newell | |
| 163 | 10-14 | Bulls |
David Withers | |
| 164 | 10-15 | Knicks |
Andy Toth | |
| 165 | 10-16 | Bucks |
Dan Fife | |
| Round 11 | ||||
| 166 | 11-1 | Cavaliers |
Mike Casey | |
| 167 | 11-2 | Braves |
Bill Warner | |
| 168 | 11-3 | Blazers |
Howard Burford | |
| 169 | 11-4 | Hawks |
Levi Wyatt | |
| 170 | 11-5 | Sonics |
Jerome Perry | |
| 171 | 11-6 | Rockets |
Doug Rex | |
| 172 | 11-7 | Bullets |
Chuck Olowski | |
| 173 | 11-8 | Celtics |
Reggie Brooks | |
| 174 | 11-9 | Pistons |
Larry Saunders | |
| 175 | 11-10 | 76ers |
Dana Pagett | |
| 176 | 11-11 | Suns |
Paul Leitz | |
| 177 | 11-12 | Bulls |
Al Smith | |
| 178 | 11-13 | Knicks |
Ken Davis | |
| 179 | 11-14 | Bucks |
Blaine Henry | |
| Round 12 | ||||
| 180 | 12-1 | Cavaliers |
Doug Hess | |
| 181 | 12-2 | Braves |
Butch Webster | |
| 182 | 12-3 | Blazers |
Don Sechler | |
| 183 | 12-4 | Hawks |
Roger Moore | |
| 184 | 12-5 | Rockets |
Chris Schrobilgen | |
| 185 | 12-6 | Bullets |
Bob Connor | |
| 186 | 12-7 | Celtics |
John Dalton | |
| 187 | 12-8 | Pistons |
Bob Horn | |
| 188 | 12-9 | 76ers |
Ken Kowall | |
| 189 | 12-10 | Suns |
Floyd Mason | |
| 190 | 12-11 | Bulls |
Ken Riley | |
| 191 | 12-12 | Knicks |
Carl Greenfield | |
| 192 | 12-13 | Bucks |
Gene Mumford | |
| Round 13 | ||||
| 193 | 13-1 | Cavaliers |
Bobby Jones | |
| 194 | 13-2 | Braves |
Pete Smith | |
| 195 | 13-3 | Hawks |
Ed Jenkins | |
| 196 | 13-4 | Rockets |
Lee McCollough | |
| 197 | 13-5 | Bullets |
Tom Crosswhite | |
| 198 | 13-6 | Celtics |
Leroy Chalk | |
| 199 | 13-7 | Pistons |
Willie Roberson | |
| 200 | 13-8 | 76ers |
Hank Commodore | |
| 201 | 13-9 | Suns |
Ron Dorsey | |
| 202 | 13-10 | Bulls |
Ed Goode | |
| 203 | 13-11 | Knicks |
Larry Duckworth | |
| 204 | 13-12 | Bucks |
Pierre Russell | |
| Round 14 | ||||
| 205 | 14-1 | Cavaliers |
Bubbles Harris | |
| 206 | 14-2 | Braves |
Ray Lavender | |
| 207 | 14-3 | Rockets |
Gene Roberson | |
| 208 | 14-4 | Bullets |
Rudolph Peele | |
| 209 | 14-5 | Pistons |
Art Davis | |
| 210 | 14-6 | Suns |
Ken Booker | |
| 211 | 14-7 | Bulls |
Richard Dixon | |
| 212 | 14-8 | Knicks |
Jack O'Connor | |
| 213 | 14-9 | Bucks |
George Jackson | |
| Round 15 | ||||
| 214 | 15-1 | Cavaliers |
Larry Baker | |
| 215 | 15-2 | Braves |
William Chatmon | |
| 216 | 15-3 | Rockets |
Terry Guigg | |
| 217 | 15-4 | Bullets |
James Morrell | |
| 218 | 15-5 | Pistons |
James Fleming | |
| 219 | 15-6 | Suns |
Curtis Carter | |
| 220 | 15-7 | Bulls |
Liscio Thomas | |
| 221 | 15-8 | Bucks |
Loyd King | |
| Round 16 | ||||
| 222 | 16-1 | Cavaliers |
Vance Tyree | |
| 223 | 16-2 | Braves |
James Douglas | |
| 224 | 16-3 | Rockets |
Leonard Jackson | |
| 225 | 16-4 | Pistons |
Fred Smiley | |
| 226 | 16-5 | Bulls |
Bob Bissant | |
| Round 17 | ||||
| 227 | 17-1 | Braves |
Nelson Isley | |
| 228 | 17-2 | Rockets |
Steve Sims | |
| 229 | 17-3 | Pistons |
Leroy Jenkins | |
| Round 18 | ||||
| 230 | 18-1 | Braves |
Joey Meyer | |
| 231 | 18-2 | Rockets |
Carlos Quintar | |
| 232 | 18-3 | Pistons |
Ike Bundy | |
| Round 19 | ||||
| 233 | 19-1 | Rockets |
Gary Schneider | |
| 234 | 19-2 | Pistons |
Ed Jenkins | |