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.

Order of picks was as follows per 1972-04-14 AP article: Pittsburgh (#1 in odd-numbered rounds, #2 in even), Memphis (#1 in even-numbered rounds, #2 in odd), Carolina, Denver, Florida, New York, Dallas, Indiana, Virginia, Utah, Kentucky.

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	Tams		David Brent
Chaparrals
?	1-?	Chaparrals		LaRue Martin
?	2-?	Chaparrals		Mike Ratliff
?	2-?	Chaparrals		Bob Morse
3	3-?	Chaparrals		Bill Walton
?	Rounds 4-5	Chaparrals		Steve Hawes
?	6-?	Chaparrals		Jim Creighton
?	7-?	Chaparrals		Frank Schade / Frank Shade
?	8-?	Chaparrals		Ansley Truitt
?	9-?	Chaparrals		Wayne Grabiec / Wayne Grabriel
?	10-?	Chaparrals		Jerry Zelinski
?	11-?	Chaparrals		Jeff Hickman
?	12-?	Chaparrals		Stan Key
?	13-?	Chaparrals		Don Wiese
?	14-?	Chaparrals		Rhea Taylor
?	15-?	Chaparrals		Ron Williams
?	16-?	Chaparrals		Joe Reddick
?	17-?	Chaparrals		Al Vilchek
Colonels
?	Rounds 1-5	Colonels		Corky Calhoun
?	6-?	Colonels		Matt Gantt
?	7-?	Colonels		Bill Kennedy
?	8-?	Colonels		Terry Benton
?	9-?	Colonels		Ernest Pettis / Ernie Pettis
?	10-?	Colonels		Cleveland Hill
?	11-?	Colonels		Andrew Pettes / Andrew Pettis
?	12-?	Colonels		David Hall
?	13-?	Colonels		Jerry Clack
?	14-?	Colonels		Tom Parker
?	15-?	Colonels		Jerry Dunn
?	16-?	Colonels		Mike Bowling
Condors
1	1-?	Condors	Condors traded first round pick to Squires
2	2-?	Condors		John Gianelli
3	3-?	Condors		Chuck Terry
?	Rounds 4-5	Condors		Bob Davis
?		Condors		Wil Robinson
?		Condors		Harold Fox
?	6-?	Condors		James Silas
?	7-?	Condors		Joe Mackey
?	8-?	Condors		Marshall Wingate
?	9-?	Condors		Charlie Edge
?	10-?	Condors		Bryan Adrian
?	11-?	Condors		Joe Gaines
?	12-?	Condors		Chick Downing
?	13-?	Condors		Bill Pleas
?	14-?	Condors		Dave Werthman
?	15-?	Condors		Henry Seawright
?	16-?	Condors		Steve McMahon
?	17-?	Condors		Harry Andersen
?	18-?	Condors		Manual Raga / Manual Roga
Cougars
1	1-?	Cougars		Tom Riker
?	Rounds 2-4	Cougars		Dennis Wuycik
?	Rounds 2-4	Cougars		Bill Chamberlain
?	5-?	Cougars		Freddie Boyd
?	6-?	Cougars		Steve Bracey
?	7-?	Cougars		Don Holcomb
?	8-?	Cougars		Henry Bibby
?	9-?	Cougars		Jerry Crocker
?	10-?	Cougars		Mike Collins
?	11-?	Cougars		Wilbur Loftin / Will Loftin
?	12-?	Cougars		Charles Dudley
?	13-?	Cougars		Mike Sneed
?	14-?	Cougars		Steve Previs
?	15-?	Cougars		Kent Martens
?	16-?	Cougars		Nathan Cannady
?	17-?	Cougars		David Smith
?	18-?	Cougars		Curtis Pritchett / Curtis Prichett
?	19-?	Cougars		Paul Coder
Floridians
1	1-?	Floridians		Dwight Davis
?	2-?	Floridians		Mike Stewart
?	3-?	Floridians		Scott English
?	5-?	Floridians		Greg Starrick
?	6-?	Floridians		Charles Tharpe / Charlie Tharpe / Charles Thorpe
?	7-?	Floridians		Swen Nater
?	8-?	Floridians		Ron Thomas
?	9-?	Floridians		Ernie Fleming
?	10-?	Floridians		Sam Cash
?	11-?	Floridians		Tracy Tripucka
?	12-?	Floridians		Jerry Brucks
?	13-?	Floridians		Bobby Jack
?	14-?	Floridians		Gregg Flaker
?	15-?	Floridians		Ray Golson
?	16-?	Floridians		Gregg Lowery
?	17-?	Floridians		Arnie Berman / Arnie Herman
?	18-?	Floridians		Fred DeVaughn
?	19-?	Floridians		Bob Zinder
?	20-?	Floridians		Al Davis
Nets
		Nets	Forfeited first round pick for signing Jim Chones
?	Rounds 2-4	Nets		Brian Taylor
?	Rounds 2-4	Nets		Dwayne Dillard
?	5-?	Nets		Bob Lackey
?	5-?	Nets		Joby Wright
?	6-?	Nets		Ron Harris
?	7-?	Nets		Hank Siemiontkowski
?	8-?	Nets		Walter Jones / Wally Jones
?	9-?	Nets		Ed Czernota
?	10-?	Nets		Randy Noll
?	11-?	Nets		Quinas Brower
?	12-?	Nets		Bill Phillips
?	13-?	Nets		Kelly Utley
?	14-?	Nets		Paul Hoffman
?	17-?	Nets		Ken Bradley
Pacers
?	?-?	Pacers	Rockets 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
?	Rounds 1-5	Pacers		Oscar Evans
?	6-?	Pacers		George Adams
?	7-?	Pacers		Rich Garner / Richie Garner
?	8-?	Pacers		Cavin Anderson / Cavin Onderson
?	9-?	Pacers		Wardell Dyson
?	10-?	Pacers		Jolly Spight
?	11-?	Pacers		Bill Burton
?	12-?	Pacers		Wally Rice / Wally Rick
?	13-?	Pacers		Lee Sims
?	14-?	Pacers		Nate Williams
Rockets
?	?-?	Pacers	Rockets Traded Wayne Chapman, Don Sidle to Pacers for John Barnhill, Art Becker, 1972 draft pick (?-?) on 1971-02-01
1	1-?	Rockets		Bud Stallworth
1	1-?	Rockets		Paul Stovall
?	2-?	Rockets		Claude Terry
?	3-?	Rockets		Paul Westphal
?	4-?	Rockets		Doug Collins
?	5-?	Rockets		Dave Bustion
?	6-?	Rockets		Sam Sibert / Sam Siebert
?	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
Squires
		Squires	Forfeited for signing Julius Erving as a junior out of college
?	1-?	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
?	6-?	Squires		Reggie Bird
?	7-?	Squires		Al Sanders / Al Saunders
?	8-?	Squires		Billy Shepherd
?	9-?	Squires		Mike Barr
?	10-?	Squires		Rick Aydlett
?	11-?	Squires		Kent Hollenbeck
?	12-?	Squires		Milton Adams
?	13-?	Squires		Ralph Houston
?	14-?	Squires		Rudy Peele
?	15-?	Squires		Scott McCandlish
?	16-?	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		Dwight Holliday
?	19-?	Stars		George Price
?	20-?	Stars		George Bryant
Tams
2	2-?	Tams		David Brent
?	Rounds 1, 3-5	Tams		Russell Lee
?		Tams		Jim Price
?		Tams		Rusty Blair
?	6-?	Tams		Bob Ford
?	7-?	Tams		Rowland Garrett
?	8-?	Tams		Sam Simmons
?	9-?	Tams		Steve Davidson
?	10-?	Tams		Jackie Young
?	11-?	Tams		Steve Turner
?	12-?	Tams		Henry Bacon
?	13-?	Tams		Ruppert Breedlove
?	14-?	Tams		Sam McCarney
?	15-?	Tams		Gene Mack
?	16-?	Tams		Tom Arnholt
?	17-?	Tams		Steve Schmidt
?	18-?	Tams		Terry Hankton