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1973 NBA draft

{{short description|Basketball player selection}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2016}}

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| name = 1973 NBA draft

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| date = April 24, 1973 (first 10 rounds){{Cref|1}}
May 5, 1973 (remaining rounds)

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| overall = 211

| rounds = 20

| first = Doug Collins, Philadelphia 76ers

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File:Doug Collins ISU.jpg was selected first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers.|alt=A man, wearing a black suit and a tie, is making a gesture by raising his hands while standing on the side of a basketball court.]]

The 1973 NBA draft was the 27th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 24 and May 5, 1973, before the 1973–74 season.{{Cref|1}} In this draft, 17 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each conference, with the order determined by a coin flip.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/draft_evolution.html|title=Evolution of the Draft and Lottery|access-date=March 20, 2010|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100321141751/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_evolution.html|archive-date=March 21, 2010|url-status=dead}} The Philadelphia 76ers won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Portland Trail Blazers were awarded the second pick. The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. Prior to the draft, the Baltimore Bullets relocated to Landover, Maryland, and became the Capital Bullets.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/wizards/2009-11-24-obit-pollin_N.htm|title=Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin dies at 85|work=USA Today|access-date=April 2, 2010|date=November 25, 2009|first=Chris|last=Colston|archive-date=November 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091127085151/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/wizards/2009-11-24-obit-pollin_N.htm|url-status=live}} The Philadelphia 76ers were awarded an extra first-round draft pick as compensation when the Seattle SuperSonics signed John Brisker.{{Cref|1}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-kYdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8lMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6486,927448|title=Seattle Regains First-Round Pick|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|publisher=E. W. Scripps Company|date=April 19, 1973|access-date=April 7, 2010}} A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. Before the draft, 11 college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the "hardship" rule.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pzssAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BcwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4121,2600962|title=11 College Cagers Are 'Hardship'|newspaper=The Spartanburg Herald|location=Spartanburg, South Carolina|publisher=Public Welfare Foundation|date=April 10, 1973|access-date=April 7, 2010}} These players had applied and gave evidence of financial hardship to the league, which granted them the right to start earning their living by starting their professional careers earlier.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/haywood_bio.html|title=Spencer Haywood Bio|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=April 11, 2010|archive-date=November 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119165820/http://www.nba.com/history/players/haywood_bio.html|url-status=live}} The draft consisted of 20 rounds comprising the selection of 211 players.

This was the last NBA draft to last until any number of rounds, or until teams run out of prospects; from the next year's draft until the 1984 draft they were fixed to 10 rounds.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Doug Collins from Illinois State University was selected first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers. Jim Brewer from the University of Minnesota was second, taken by the Cleveland Cavaliers with a pick obtained from the Blazers in a trade. Ernie DiGregorio, from Providence College, was selected third by the Buffalo Braves, and went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html|title=Rookie of the Year|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=April 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329231204/http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html|archive-date=March 29, 2010|url-status=dead}} George McGinnis, selected by the 76ers with the 22nd pick, is the only player from the 1973 draft who was selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Star Game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcginge01.html|title=George McGinnis Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 2, 2010|archive-date=March 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306062530/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcginge01.html|url-status=live}} Collins, 5th pick Kermit Washington, and 50th pick Larry Kenon, are the only other players from this draft who were selected to an All-Star Game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/collido01.html|title=Doug Collins Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 2, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100325172328/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/collido01.html| archive-date= March 25, 2010 | url-status= live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/washike01.html|title=Kermit Washington Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 2, 2010|archive-date=March 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321120420/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/washike01.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kenonla01.html|title=Larry Kenon Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 2, 2010|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328054008/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kenonla01.html|url-status=live}} Collins's achievements include four All-Star Game selections. After retiring as a player, he went on to coach the Chicago Bulls, the Detroit Pistons, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Washington Wizards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/collido01c.html|title=Doug Collins Coaching Record|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=September 16, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100906091714/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/collido01c.html| archive-date= September 6, 2010 | url-status= live}} Brewer was a member of the 1982 NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/breweji01.html|title=Jim Brewer Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 2, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100325172050/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/breweji01.html| archive-date= March 25, 2010 | url-status= live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/1982.html|title=1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 2, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100413061444/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/1982.html| archive-date= April 13, 2010 | url-status= live}} He later played basketball in Europe, earning the 1983 Euroleague championship with the Ford Cantù.{{Cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/history/50-years/the-archive/i/20874/1609/celebrations-cantu|title=Celebrations: Cantù|work=Euroleague.net|access-date=April 6, 2010|archive-date=May 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517155434/http://www.euroleague.net/history/50-years/the-archive/i/20874/1609/celebrations-cantu|url-status=live}} McGinnis had already played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) prior to the draft. He left college after his sophomore year in 1971 to play with the Indiana Pacers for four seasons. He later played in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers, the team that drafted him, after the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. He had one ABA Most Valuable Player Award, three ABA All-Star Game selections, three NBA All-Star Game selections, three All-ABA Team selections and two All-NBA Team selections. Kenon initially opted to play in the ABA, spending three seasons there before joining the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs when both leagues merged. He was selected to three ABA All-Star Games and two NBA All-Star Games.

Mike D'Antoni, the 20th pick, only played four seasons in the NBA and ABA before he moved to Italy with the Olimpia Milano. He played there for thirteen seasons and won five Italian league titles and two Euroleague titles. After retiring as a player, he coached Olimpia Milano and Benetton Treviso, leading the latter to two Italian league titles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/coachfile/mike_dantoni/|title=Mike D'Antoni Bio|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=May 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529013543/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/mike_dantoni/|archive-date=May 29, 2010|url-status=dead}} He then returned to the NBA and coached three NBA teams.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/dantomi01c.html|title=Mike D'Antoni Coaching Record|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 6, 2010|archive-date=October 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004003221/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/dantomi01c.html|url-status=live}} He won the Coach of the Year Award in 2005 with the Phoenix Suns and in 2017 with the Houston Rockets.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/awards_coachofyear.html|title=Coach of the Year|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=April 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429034857/http://www.nba.com/history/awards_coachofyear.html|archive-date=April 29, 2009|url-status=dead}} M. L. Carr, the 76th pick, earned two NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in 1981 and 1984 as a player. Carr later became the Celtics' head coach for two seasons in the 1990s.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/carrml01.html|title=M. L. Carr Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 6, 2010|archive-date=May 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501063324/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/carrml01.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/carrml01c.html|title=M. L. Carr Coaching Record|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 6, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100329105041/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/carrml01c.html| archive-date= March 29, 2010 | url-status= live}} Two other players drafted also went on to have coaching careers in the NBA: 21st pick Allan Bristow and 66th pick George Karl.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/bristal01c.html|title=Allan Bristow Coaching Record|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 7, 2010|archive-date=March 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304020344/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/bristal01c.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/karlge01c.html|title=George Karl Coaching Record|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 6, 2010|archive-date=November 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124081001/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/karlge01c.html|url-status=live}}

In the fifth round, the Los Angeles Lakers selected Krešimir Ćosić from Brigham Young University with the 84th pick. However, he opted to return to Yugoslavia after his college career. Ćosić had a successful career in Europe, winning numerous league and club titles, as well as six gold medals with the Yugoslavian national team. For his achievements, he has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame. He has also been inducted by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to the FIBA Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=http://www.halloffame.fiba.com/pages/eng/hof/indu/p/lid_9024_newsid/18008/playBio.html |title=Krešimir Ćosić Bio |date=February 24, 2007 |publisher=FIBA |access-date=November 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419103436/http://www.halloffame.fiba.com/pages/eng/hof/indu/p/lid_9024_newsid/18008/playBio.html |archive-date=April 19, 2010 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/hof.html|title=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=November 29, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101205010924/http://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/hof.html| archive-date= December 5, 2010 | url-status= live}} The Atlanta Hawks used the 79th pick to draft Dave Winfield, who starred at both baseball and basketball at the University of Minnesota.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/draft2003/draft_oddities_030619.html|title=Draft Oddities|first=Randy|last=Kim|date=June 29, 2003|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=May 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701165853/http://www.nba.com/draft2003/draft_oddities_030619.html|archive-date=July 1, 2010|url-status=dead}} He was also drafted in three other major sport leagues; Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Football League (NFL) and the ABA.{{Cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1003938/1/index.htm|title='I Feel A Whole Lot Better Now'|first=Rick|last=Reilly|date=June 29, 1992|magazine=Sports Illustrated|publisher=Time Warner Company|access-date=May 20, 2010|archive-date=October 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026142937/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1003938/1/index.htm|url-status=dead}} He chose baseball and played 22 seasons in MLB.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/winfida01.shtml|title=Dave Winfield Statistics and History|work=baseball-reference.com|access-date=May 20, 2010|archive-date=April 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430123008/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/winfida01.shtml|url-status=live}}

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Draft

File:Digregorio braves.jpg was selected 4th overall by the Buffalo Braves.]]

File:012308-TC-Twolves002-MikeDantoni.jpg was selected 20th overall by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings.|alt=A man, wearing a black suit and a gray tie, is surrounded by basketball players as he talks to them.]]

File:George McGinnis (ca 1972).png was selected 22nd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers.]]

File:George karl.jpg was selected 66th overall by the New York Knicks.|alt=A man, wearing a black suit and a blue tie, is watching the basketball game while sitting courtside.]]

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| Cleveland Cavaliers

| Sam Houston {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| Baldwin–Wallace {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|10

| align=center|157

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Ernie|Kusnyer|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Kansas City–Omaha Kings

| Kansas State {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|10

| align=center|158

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Claude|White|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Phoenix Suns

| Elmhurst {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|10

| align=center|159

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Bob|Solomon|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Detroit Pistons

| Wayne State College {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|10

| align=center|160

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Fred|Lavaroni|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Golden State Warriors

| Santa Clara {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|10

| align=center|161

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Russ|Hunt}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Chicago Bulls

| Furman {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|10

| align=center|162

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Dickie|Kelly|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Capital Bullets

| Bay CC {{small|(Fr.)}}

align=center|10

| align=center|163

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Ed|Fields|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New York Knicks

| LIU Post {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|10

| align=center|164

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Ron|Battle|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Milwaukee Bucks

| Sam Houston {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|10

| align=center|165

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Steve|Turner|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Vanderbilt {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|11

| align=center|166

| {{sortname|Rod|Freeman}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| Vanderbilt {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|11

| align=center|167

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Eddie|Payne}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Portland Trail Blazers

| Wake Forest {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|11

| align=center|168

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Mike|Lee|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Buffalo Braves

| Syracuse {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|11

| align=center|169

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Floyd|Lewis|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| Harvard {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|11

| align=center|170

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Lynn|Greer|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Phoenix Suns

| Virginia State {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|11

| align=center|171

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Len|Paul|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Detroit Pistons

| Akron {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|11

| align=center|172

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Dale|Adams|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Capital Bullets

| St. Mary's (Maryland) {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|11

| align=center|173

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Charles|Edge|dab=basketball}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New York Knicks

| LeMoyne–Owen {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|11

| align=center|174

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Ed|Hastings|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Villanova {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|12

| align=center|175

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Connie|Warren|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| Xavier {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|12

| align=center|176

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Aaron|Covington|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Buffalo Braves

| Canisius {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|12

| align=center|177

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Rick|Holdt|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Portland Trail Blazers

| NC State {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|12

| align=center|178

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Chris|McMurray|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| San Diego State {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|12

| align=center|179

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Laymon|Williamson|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Phoenix Suns

| Samford {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|12

| align=center|180

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Clarence|Carlisle|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Detroit Pistons

| Ferris State {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|12

| align=center|181

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Mike|Battle|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Capital Bullets

| George Washington {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|12

| align=center|182

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Bruce|Winkler|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Santa Clara {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|13

| align=center|183

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Jim|Crawford|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| La Salle {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|13

| align=center|184

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Bob|Vartanian|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Buffalo Braves

| Buffalo {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|13

| align=center|185

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|John|Penebacker|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| Hawaii {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|13

| align=center|186

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Kalevi|Sarkalahti|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|Finland}}

| Phoenix Suns

| BYU {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|13

| align=center|187

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Chet|Davis|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Capital Bullets

| Morgan State {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|13

| align=center|188

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Scott|Koelzer|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Montana State {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|14

| align=center|189

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Ernie|Johnson|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| Michigan {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|14

| align=center|190

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Ron|Gilliam|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Buffalo Braves

| SUNY Brockport {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|14

| align=center|191

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Charles|Mitchell|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| Eastern Kentucky {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|14

| align=center|192

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Howard|White|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Capital Bullets

| Maryland {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|14

| align=center|193

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Rick|Williams|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Iowa {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|15

| align=center|194

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Lionel|Harris|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| Cincinnati {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|15

| align=center|195

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|John|Fraley|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Buffalo Braves

| Georgia {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|15

| align=center|196

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Reese|Stovall|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| Pan American {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|15

| align=center|197

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Shorty|Simmons|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Capital Bullets

| St. Mary's (Maryland) {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|15

| align=center|198

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|James|Gilchrist|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Florida Southern {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|16

| align=center|199

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Larry|Robinson|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| Tennessee {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|16

| align=center|200

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|John|Green|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Buffalo Braves

| U.S. Armed Forces {{small|(AAU)}}

align=center|16

| align=center|201

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Tom|O'Connor|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| Iowa State {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|16

| align=center|202

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Sam|Barber|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Bethune–Cookman {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|17

| align=center|203

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Tony|Prince|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| St. John's {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|17

| align=center|204

| {{sortname|Jim|Garvin|James Garvin (basketball)}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Buffalo Braves

| Boston University {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|17

| align=center|205

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Phil|Elderkin|nolink=1}}#

| –

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| –

align=center|17

| align=center|206

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Lamont|King|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Long Beach State {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|18

| align=center|207

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Donn|Johnston|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Buffalo Braves

| North Carolina {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|18

| align=center|208

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Peter|Gavett|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Maine {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|19

| align=center|209

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Ron|Thorsen|Ron Thorsen}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Buffalo Braves

| UBC {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|19

| align=center|210

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Tom|Austin|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| UMass {{small|(Sr.)}}

align=center|20

| align=center|211

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Phil|Tollestrup}}#

| F

| {{flagu|Canada}}

| Buffalo Braves

| Lethbridge {{small|(Sr.)}}

Notable undrafted players

{{further|List of undrafted NBA players}}

These players were not selected in the 1973 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

class="wikitable sortable sortable"
style="width:19%;"| Player

!style="width:1%;"| Pos.

!style="width:16%;"| Nationality

!style="width:20%;"| School/club team

{{sortname|Al|Carlson|dab=basketball}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Oregon {{small|(Jr.)}}

{{sortname|Henry|Dickerson}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Morris Harvey {{small|(Sr.)}}

{{sortname|Slick|Watts}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Xavier (Louisiana) {{small|(Sr.)}}

Trades

  • {{note label|Note1|a|a 1}}{{note label|Note1|a|2}} On the draft-day, the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired a first-round pick and a third-round pick from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for John Johnson, Rick Roberson and Los Angeles Lakers' first-round pick. The Cavaliers used the picks to draft Jim Brewer and Jim O'Brien. The Blazers used the pick to draft Barry Parkhill.
  • {{note label|Note2|b|b}} On October 13, 1971, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired a 1973 first-round pick, 1972 and 1973 second-round picks from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Rick Roberson. The Lakers used the picks to draft Kermit Washington and Bill Schaeffer.
  • {{note label|Note3|c|c}} On April 13, 1973, the Atlanta Hawks acquired the ninth pick from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for George Trapp.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jonesdw01.html|title=Dwight Jones Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 3, 2010|archive-date=December 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220195046/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jonesdw01.html|url-status=live}} The Hawks used the pick to draft Dwight Jones.
  • {{note label|Note4|d|d}} On October 18, 1971, the Capital Bullets (as the Baltimore Bullets) acquired a second-round pick and Archie Clark from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Fred Carter and Kevin Loughery.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/nelsolo01.html|title=Louie Nelson Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 3, 2010|archive-date=June 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612100203/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/nelsolo01.html|url-status=live}} The Bullets used the pick to draft Louie Nelson.
  • {{note label|Note5|e|e}} On November 9, 1972, the Kansas City-Omaha Kings acquired a second-round pick from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for John Mengelt. Previously, the Pistons acquired the pick on September 29, 1972, from the Buffalo Braves in exchange for Howard Komives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dantomi01.html|title=Mike D'Antoni Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 3, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100413233645/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dantomi01.html| archive-date= April 13, 2010 | url-status= live}} The Kings used the pick to draft Mike D'Antoni.
  • {{note label|Note6|f|f}} On July 31, 1972, the Philadelphia 76ers acquired a second-round pick from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Fred Foster.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bristal01.html|title=Allan Bristow Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 3, 2010|archive-date=March 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321161903/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bristal01.html|url-status=live}} The 76ers used the pick to draft Allan Bristow.
  • {{note label|Note7|g|g}} On April 18, 1973, the Philadelphia 76ers acquired a 1973 second-round pick from Seattle SuperSonics as a compensation when the Sonics signed John Brisker on August 15, 1972.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/briskjo01.html|title=John Brisker Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 7, 2010|archive-date=November 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114080955/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/briskjo01.html|url-status=live}} The 76ers used the pick to draft George McGinnis.
  • {{note label|Note8|h|h}} On June 9, 1971, the Chicago Bulls acquired a second-round pick from the Houston Rockets in exchange for Dick Gibbs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gibbsdi01.html|title=Dick Gibbs Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 7, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100505180150/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gibbsdi01.html| archive-date= May 5, 2010 | url-status= live}} The Bulls used the pick to draft Kevin Stacom.
  • {{note label|Note9|i|i}} On November 22, 1972, the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired a second-round pick from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Walt Wesley.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/weslewa01.html|title=Walt Wesley Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 7, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100501020244/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/weslewa01.html| archive-date= May 1, 2010 | url-status= live}} The Bulls used the pick to draft Allan Hornyak.
  • {{note label|Note10|j|j}} On October 31, 1972, the Atlanta Hawks acquired a second-round pick from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Don Adams.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/i/ingelto01.html|title=Tom Ingelsby Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 3, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100327191518/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/i/ingelto01.html| archive-date= March 27, 2010 | url-status= live}} The Hawks used the pick to draft Tom Ingelsby.
  • {{note label|Note11|k|k}} On October 9, 1972, the New York Knicks acquired a second-round pick from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Eddie Mast.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/masted01.html|title=Eddie Mast Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 7, 2010|archive-date=January 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110010323/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/masted01.html|url-status=live}} The Bulls used the pick to draft Patrick McFarland.
  • {{note label|Note12|l|l}} On December 6, 1972, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired a second-round pick from the Capital Bullets (as the Baltimore Bullets) in exchange for Flynn Robinson and future considerations. The Lakers used the pick to draft Jim Chones.
  • {{note label|Note13|m|m}} On October 18, 1972, the Philadelphia 76ers acquired a second-round pick from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Dennis Awtrey. Previously, the Bulls acquired the pick on December 10, 1971, from the New York Knicks in exchange for Charlie Paulk.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jonesca01.html|title=Caldwell Jones Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 3, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100424035313/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jonesca01.html| archive-date= April 24, 2010 | url-status= live}} The 76ers used the pick to draft Caldwell Jones.
  • {{note label|Note14|n|n}} On October 10, 1972, the Phoenix Suns acquired a second-round pick from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Mel Counts. Previously, the 76ers acquired the pick on the same day from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Gary Gregor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/melchga01.html|title=Gary Melchionni Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 3, 2010|archive-date=December 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202142847/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/melchga01.html|url-status=live}} The Suns used the pick to draft Gary Melchionni.
  • {{note label|Note15|o|o}} On January 26, 1973, the Atlanta Hawks acquired a third-round pick from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Jeff Halliburton.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/manakte01.html|title=Ted Manakas Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 3, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100304223338/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/manakte01.html| archive-date= March 4, 2010 | url-status= live}} The Hawks used the pick to draft Ted Manakas.
  • {{note label|Note16|p|p}} On December 27, 1971, the Phoenix Suns acquired a third-round pick from the Kansas City-Omaha Kings (as the Cincinnati Royals) in exchange for Fred Taylor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/reavejo01.html|title=Joe Reaves Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 3, 2010|archive-date=May 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520134032/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/reavejo01.html|url-status=live}} The Suns used the pick to draft Joe Reaves.
  • {{note label|Note17|q|q}} The Detroit Pistons acquired a third-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers as part of the 1969 trade for Happy Hairston.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=19730425&id=sVwiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oKwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1849,5521563|title=Pistons get Lamar, Kenon in Pro Draft|newspaper=The Argus-Press|location=Owosso, Michigan|date=April 25, 1973|access-date=April 10, 2010}}
  • {{note label|Note18|r|r}} On December 9, 1971, the Houston Rockets acquired a third-round pick and Greg Smith from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for a 1972 first-round pick and Curtis Perry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/colemec01.html|title=E. C. Coleman Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 3, 2010|archive-date=September 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925030242/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/colemec01.html|url-status=live}} The Rockets used the pick to draft E. C. Coleman.

Early entrants

=College underclassmen=

For the third year in a row, the NBA would implement the hardship exception for college underclassmen following the results of the 1971 NBA draft's event. Originally, twelve college underclassmen signed up for this year's event, but the University of Maryland's Len Elmore, Southern California Community College's Mallory Mitchell, and St. John's Ed Searcy would all later decline their entries into this draft. In addition to them, one of the ABA's players in David Brent from the Carolina Cougars (previously last played for Jacksonville University) would also declare his entry into this NBA draft, with him later being selected by the Los Angeles Lakers this year in the sixth round. The following college basketball players successfully applied for an NBA hardship.{{cite web |title=1973 Underclassmen Hardship List |url=https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3020:1973-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 |website=The Draft Review |date=August 4, 2007 |access-date=December 11, 2022 |archive-date=December 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211055616/https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3020:1973-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 |url-status=live }}

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Notes

{{Cnote|1|NBA commissioner Walter Kennedy originally awarded Seattle SuperSonics's fourth overall pick in the first round to the Philadelphia 76ers in compensation for John Brisker, who signed with the Sonics despite being on Philadelphia's negotiation list. However, the federal court invalidated Kennedy's decision, ruling that only the NBA Board of Governors had the power to do so. Subsequently, the Board decided to award the 76ers with an extra first-round draft pick and the Sonics' second-round pick as compensations. The Sonics maintained possession of the fourth pick. In addition, the date of the draft, which was originally scheduled for April 16, was postponed to April 24.{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R_EoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-X0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6784,3624622|title=NBA Calls Delay in Draft Plan|newspaper=Deseret News|location=Salt Lake City|date=April 14, 1973|access-date=May 4, 2010}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}}}

{{Cnote|2|Mike D'Antoni was born in the United States, but he has represented the Italian national team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/coachfile/mike_dantoni/|title=Mike D'Antony Bio|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=August 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914221313/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/mike_dantoni/|archive-date=September 14, 2010|url-status=dead}}}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.nba.com/ NBA.com]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090315112610/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_index.html NBA.com: NBA Draft History]

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