1970 NBA Draft
The 1970 NBA Draft is known for having one of the most talented pools in draft history. Five players were inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame (Pete Maravich, Dave Cowens, Calvin Murphy, Bob Lanier, and Nate Archibald). A sixth future Hall of Famer, Dan Issel, would have been drafted except he had already signed with the ABA. Three members of the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team were drafted that year: Maravich, Cowens, and Archibald. Other notables that were drafted in 1970 went on to a successful coaching career (Rudy Tomjanovich, Jim McMillian and Cowens).
Round one
| Pick |
Player |
Nationality |
Team |
School/club team |
| 1 |
Lanier, BobBob Lanier^ |
 United States |
Detroit Pistons |
St. Bonaventure |
| 2 |
Tomjanovich, RudyRudy Tomjanovich+ |
United States |
San Diego Rockets |
Michigan |
| 3 |
Maravich, PetePete Maravich^ |
United States |
Atlanta Hawks |
LSU |
| 4 |
Cowens, DaveDave Cowens^ |
United States |
Boston Celtics |
Florida State |
| 5 |
Lacey, SamSam Lacey+ |
United States |
Cincinnati Royals |
New Mexico State |
| 6 |
Ard, JimJim Ard |
United States |
Seattle SuperSonics |
Cincinnati |
| 7 |
Johnson, JohnJohn Johnson+ |
United States |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Iowa |
| 8 |
Petrie, GeoffGeoff Petrie+ |
United States |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Princeton |
| 9 |
Johnson, GeorgeGeorge Johnson |
United States |
Baltimore Bullets |
Stephen F. Austin |
| 10 |
Howard, GregGreg Howard |
United States |
Phoenix Suns |
New Mexico |
| 11 |
Collins, JimmyJimmy Collins |
United States |
Chicago Bulls |
New Mexico State |
| 12 |
Henry, AlAl Henry |
United States |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Wisconsin |
| 13 |
McMillian, JimJim McMillian |
United States |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Columbia |
| 14 |
Vallely, JohnJohn Vallely |
United States |
Atlanta Hawks |
UCLA |
| 15 |
Hummer, JohnJohn Hummer |
United States |
Buffalo Braves |
Princeton |
| 16 |
Freeman, GaryGary Freeman |
United States |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Oregon State |
| 17 |
Price, MikeMike Price |
United States |
New York Knicks |
Illinois |
Round two
| Pick |
Player |
Nationality |
Team |
School/club team |
| 18 |
Murphy, CalvinCalvin Murphy^ |
United States |
San Diego Rockets |
Niagara |
| 19 |
Archibald, NateNate Archibald^ |
United States |
Cincinnati Royals |
UTEP |
| 20 |
Ford, JakeJake Ford |
United States |
Seattle SuperSonics |
Maryland State |
| 21 |
Morgan, RexRex Morgan |
United States |
Boston Celtics |
Jacksonville |
| 22 |
Cook, DougDoug Cook |
United States |
Cincinnati Royals |
Davidson |
| 23 |
Cross, PetePete Cross |
United States |
Seattle SuperSonics |
San Francisco |
| 24 |
Warner, CornellCornell Warner |
United States |
Buffalo Braves |
Jackson State |
| 25 |
Gilmore, WaltWalt Gilmore |
United States |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Fort Valley State |
| 26 |
Sorenson, DaveDave Sorenson |
United States |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Ohio State |
| 27 |
Taylor, FredFred Taylor |
United States |
Phoenix Suns |
Pan American |
| 28 |
Ruffner, PaulPaul Ruffner |
United States |
Chicago Bulls |
BYU |
| 29 |
DePre, JoeJoe DePre |
United States |
Phoenix Suns |
St. John's |
| 30 |
Killum, EarnestEarnest Killum |
United States |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Stetson |
| 31 |
Hester, DanDan Hester |
United States |
Atlanta Hawks |
LSU |
| 32 |
Warzynski, KenKen Warzynski |
United States |
Detroit Pistons |
De Paul |
| 33 |
Zopf, BillBill Zopf |
United States |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Duquesne |
| 34 |
Wright, HowieHowie Wright |
United States |
New York Knicks |
Austin Peay |
Round three
| Pick |
Player |
Nationality |
Team |
School/club team |
| 35 |
Perry, CurtisCurtis Perry |
United States |
San Diego Rockets |
SW Missouri State |
| 36 |
Higgins, EarlEarl Higgins |
United States |
San Francisco Warriors |
Eastern Michigan |
| 37 |
St. Pierre, BobBob St. Pierre |
United States |
Detroit Pistons |
Hanover |
| 38 |
Williams, WillieWillie Williams |
United States |
Boston Celtics |
Florida State |
| 39 |
Hyder, GregGreg Hyder |
United States |
Cincinnati Royals |
Eastern New Mexico |
| 40 |
Heard, GarfieldGarfield Heard |
United States |
Seattle SuperSonics |
Oklahoma |
| 41 |
Oliver, SurrySurry Oliver |
United States |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Stephen F. Austin State University |
| 42 |
Cain, BillBill Cain |
United States |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Iowa State University |
| 43 |
Case, ChipChip Case |
United States |
Buffalo Braves |
University of Virginia |
| 44 |
McDivitt, GregGreg McDivitt |
United States |
Phoenix Suns |
Ohio University |
| 45 |
Herndon, LouLou Herndon |
United States |
Chicago Bulls |
Jackson State University |
| 46 |
Awtrey, DennisDennis Awtrey |
United States |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Santa Clara University |
| 47 |
Hayes, JimJim Hayes |
United States |
Detroit Pistons |
Boston University |
| 48 |
Williford, VannVann Williford |
United States |
Phoenix Suns |
North Carolina State University |
| 49 |
Hill, SeaburnSeaburn Hill |
United States |
Baltimore Bullets |
Arizona State University |
| 50 |
Winkler, MarvMarv Winkler |
United States |
Milwaukee Bucks |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| 51 |
Williams, AlAl Williams |
United States |
New York Knicks |
Drake University |
Round four
| Pick |
Player |
Nationality |
Team |
School/club team |
| 52 |
Finney, JodyJody Finney |
United States |
San Diego Rockets |
Ohio State University |
| 53 |
Ogden, RalphRalph Ogden |
United States |
San Francisco Warriors |
Santa Clara University |
| 54 |
Stricker, BillBill Stricker |
United States |
Baltimore Bullets |
University of the Pacific |
| 55 |
McKinney, JonJon McKinney |
United States |
Boston Celtics |
Norfolk State University |
| 56 |
Fuller, WadeWade Fuller |
United States |
Cincinnati Royals |
Loyola University of Chicago |
| 57 |
Davis, JohnJohn Davis |
United States |
Chicago Bulls |
Alabama State University |
| 58 |
Polnick, ErwinErwin Polnick |
United States |
Buffalo Braves |
Stephen F. Austin State University |
| 59 |
Penix, JimJim Penix |
United States |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Bowling Green State University |
| 60 |
Vidnovic, GlenGlen Vidnovic |
United States |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
University of Iowa |
| 61 |
Lienhard, BobBob Lienhard |
United States |
Phoenix Suns |
University of Georgia |
| 62 |
Wilson, JimJim Wilson |
United States |
Chicago Bulls |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania |
| 63 |
Crenshaw, DanDan Crenshaw |
United States |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Alabama State University |
| 64 |
Mikan, LarryLarry Mikan |
United States |
Los Angeles Lakers |
University of Minnesota |
| 65 |
Davis, FredFred Davis |
United States |
Atlanta Hawks |
Howard Payne University |
| 66 |
Jones, BillyBilly Jones |
United States |
Baltimore Bullets |
Louisiana College |
| 67 |
Fredricks, VirgleVirgle Fredricks |
United States |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Drury University |
| 68 |
Marren, JohnJohn Marren |
United States |
New York Knicks |
Manhattan College |
Notable undrafted players
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