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
Nets
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-?
Colonels
  LaRue Martin
? 2-?
Colonels
  Mike Ratliff
?
Colonels
  Bob Morse
? 3-?
Colonels
  Bill Walton
? Rounds 4-5
Colonels
  Steve Hawes
? Additional Rounds
Colonels
  Jim Creighton
?
Colonels
  Frank Schade
?
Colonels
  Ansley Truitt
?
Colonels
  Wayne Grabiec
?
Colonels
  Jerry Zelinski
?
Colonels
  Jeff Hickman
?
Colonels
  Stan Key
?
Colonels
  Don Wiese
?
Colonels
  Rhea Taylor
?
Colonels
  Ron Williams
?
Colonels
  Joe Reddick
?
Colonels
  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-?
Nets

? — Condors traded first round pick to unknown team

 
? 2-?
Nets
  John Gianelli
? Rounds 3-5
Nets
  Chuck Terry
?
Nets
  Bob Davis
?
Nets
  Wil Robinson
?
Nets
  Harold Fox
? 11-?
Nets
  Dave Werthman
? Additional Rounds
Nets
  James Silas
?
Nets
  Joe Mackey
?
Nets
  Marshall Wingate
?
Nets
  Charles Edge
?
Nets
  Bryan Adrian
?
Nets
  Joe Gaines
?
Nets
  Chick Downing
?
Nets
  Bill Pleas
?
Nets
  Henry Seawright
?
Nets
  Steve McMahon
?
Nets
  Harry Andersen
?
Nets
  Manual Raga
Cougars
? 1-?
Pacers
  Tom Riker
? Rounds 2-4
Pacers
  Dennis Wuycik
?
Pacers
  Bill Chamberlain
? 5-?
Pacers
  Freddie Boyd
? 8-?
Pacers
  Henry Bibby
? 14-?
Pacers
  Steve Previs
? Additional Rounds
Pacers
  Steve Bracey
?
Pacers
  Don Holcomb
?
Pacers
  Jerry Crocker
?
Pacers
  Mike Collins
?
Pacers
  Wilbur Loftin
?
Pacers
  Charles Dudley
?
Pacers
  Mike Sneed
?
Pacers
  Kent Martens
?
Pacers
  Nathan Cannady
?
Pacers
  David Smith
?
Pacers
  Curtis Pritchett
?
Pacers
  Paul Coder
Floridians
? 1-?
Nets
  Dwight Davis
? 2-?
Nets
  Mike Stewart
? 3-?
Nets
  Scott English
? 5-?
Nets
  Greg Starrick
? 6-?
Nets
  Charlie Tharpe / Charles Thorpe
? 7-?
Nets
  Swen Nater
? Additional Rounds
Nets
  Ron Thomas
?
Nets
  Ernie Fleming
?
Nets
  Sam Cash
?
Nets
  Tracy Tripucka
?
Nets
  Jerry Brucks
?
Nets
  Bobby Jack
?
Nets
  Gregg Flaker
?
Nets
  Ray Golson
?
Nets
  Gregg Lowery
?
Nets
  Arnie Berman
?
Nets
  Fred DeVaughn
?
Nets
  Bob Zinder
?
Nets
  Al Davis
Nets
 
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

?

?-?

Pacers
Nuggets

 

Traded Wayne Chapman, Don Sidle to Pacers for John Barnhill, Art Becker, 1972 draft pick (?-?) on 1971-02-01

 
? Rounds 1-5
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

?

?-?

Pacers
Nuggets

 

Traded Wayne Chapman, Don Sidle to Pacers for John Barnhill, Art Becker, 1972 draft pick (?-?) on 1971-02-01

 
? 1-?
Nuggets
  Bud Stallworth
?
Nuggets
  Paul Stovall
? 2-?
Nuggets
  Claude Terry
? 3-?
Nuggets
  Paul Westphal
? 4-?
Nuggets
  Doug Collins
? 5-?
Nuggets
  Dave Bustion
? 6-?
Nuggets
  Sam Sibert
? 7-?
Nuggets
  Ron Riley
? 8-?
Nuggets
  Ted Martiniuk
? 9-?
Nuggets
  Bernie Fryer
? 10-?
Nuggets
  Jerry Pender
? 11-?
Nuggets
  Gary Stewart
? 12-?
Nuggets
  Mike Reid
? 13-?
Nuggets
  John Burks
? 14-?
Nuggets
  John Tschogl
? 15-?
Nuggets
  Leon Huff
? 16-?
Nuggets
  Larry Morris
? 17-?
Nuggets
  Dave Hullman
? 18-?
Nuggets
  Harold Little
? 19-?
Nuggets
  Andy Knowles
? 20-?
Nuggets
  John Belcher
Squires
 
Squires
Forfeited for signing Julius Erving as a junior out of college  
? 1-?
Nets
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
Tams
? 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