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.
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.
[3] An expansion franchise, the New Orleans Jazz, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the tenth pick in each round.
[8] Both Walton and Gervin were also named to the list of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.
[11] Gervin had left college in 1972 to play professionally in the American Basketball Association (ABA) with the Virginia Squires.
[12][13] Jamaal Wilkes won four NBA championships, one with the Golden State Warriors and three with the Los Angeles Lakers, and was selected to three All-Star Games.
He played two seasons in the ABA before finally joined the NBA with the Denver Nuggets when both leagues merged.