1971 NBA Draft Pick Transactions
March 29, 1971
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 |
The Braves third round pick, which would have been #37 overall, was moved up to #26 overall as compensation for the Braves failure to sign Ray Scott, who they had chosen in the expansion draft but who signed with the ABA. | 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
Unknown.
Traded • Bailey Howell to 76ers for • Bob Kauffman • future considerations (1971 #30-Spencer Haywood) on 1970-05-11
Traded • Fred Crawford to 76ers for • 1971 second round pick (#30-Spencer Haywood) on 1970-11-26 |
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 • 1971 second round pick (#32-Howard Porter) on 1970-04-23 |
Howard Porter |
| 33 | 2-16 | Bulls |
76ers
Traded • Matt Guokas to Bulls for • 1971 second round pick (#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 sign 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 • 1971 third round pick (#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 • 1971 third round pick (#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.
Hawks no fifth round pick per Hawks media guide.
Cincinnati from Atlanta per AP. |
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 |
Jim "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 | |