1967 NBA draft

In this draft, 12 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.

The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each division, with the order determined by a coin flip.

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.

Earl Monroe from Winston-Salem State University, who went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season, was drafted second by the Baltimore Bullets.

Three seasons earlier in 1970, Frazier was also a member of the Knicks team that won the NBA championship for the first time.

[8][9] Daniels, the 9th pick, opted to play in the American Basketball Association (ABA) with the Minnesota Muskies.

Riley won five NBA championships as head coach; four with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s and one with the Miami Heat in 2006.

[20] Future St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Chlupsa was drafted by the Rockets in the thirteenth round out of Manhattan College.

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Walt Frazier was selected fifth overall by the New York Knicks .
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Pat Riley was selected seventh overall by the San Diego Rockets .
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Phil Jackson was selected 17th overall by the New York Knicks .