ABA Dispersal Draft
* The ABA Dispersal Draft was set up in 1976 to distribute the players from teams in the ABA who were not included in the ABA-NBA merger. When choosing a player, the team who made the selection paid a signing price for the player, with the money used to help the four ABA teams who merged with the NBA pay off obligations owing to the two ABA teams who were not part of the merger. Any player who was not selected became a free agent.
Round | Pick | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | Draft Team | ABA Team | Signing Price |
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1 | 1 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 26 | Chicago Bulls | Kentucky Colonels | $1,100,000 |
1 | 2 | Maurice Lucas | PF | 6-9 | 215 | 24 | Portland Trail Blazers | Kentucky Colonels | $300,000 |
1 | 3 | Ron Boone | GF | 6-2 | 200 | 29 | Kansas City Kings | Spirits of St. Louis | $250,000 |
1 | 4 | Marvin Barnes | FC | 6-8 | 210 | 23 | Detroit Pistons | Spirits of St. Louis | $500,000 |
1 | 5 | Moses Malone | C | 6-10 | 215 | 21 | Portland Trail Blazers | Spirits of St. Louis | $350,000 |
1 | 6 | Randy Denton | C | 6-10 | 240 | 27 | New York Knicks | Spirits of St. Louis | $50,000 |
1 | 7 | Bird Averitt | SG | 6-1 | 170 | 23 | Buffalo Braves | Kentucky Colonels | $125,000 |
1 | 8 | Wil Jones | PF | 6-8 | 205 | 29 | Indiana Pacers | Kentucky Colonels | $50,000 |
1 | 9 | Ron Thomas | PF | 6-6 | 215 | 25 | Houston Rockets | Kentucky Colonels | $15,000 |
1 | 10 | Louie Dampier | PG | 6-0 | 170 | 31 | San Antonio Spurs | Kentucky Colonels | $20,000 |
1 | 11 | Jan Van Breda Kolff | SF | 6-7 | 195 | 24 | New York Nets | Kentucky Colonels | $60,000 |
2 | 1 | Mike Barr | G | 6-3 | 180 | 25 | Kansas City Kings | Spirits of St. Louis | $15,000 |