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
11Artis GilmoreC 7-2 240 26 Chicago Bulls Kentucky Colonels $1,100,000
12Maurice LucasPF 6-9 215 24 Portland Trail Blazers Kentucky Colonels $300,000
13Ron BooneGF 6-2 200 29 Kansas City Kings Spirits of St. Louis $250,000
14Marvin BarnesFC 6-8 210 23 Detroit Pistons Spirits of St. Louis $500,000
15Moses MaloneC 6-10 215 21 Portland Trail Blazers Spirits of St. Louis $350,000
16Randy DentonC 6-10 240 27 New York Knicks Spirits of St. Louis $50,000
17Bird AverittSG 6-1 170 23 Buffalo Braves Kentucky Colonels $125,000
18Wil JonesPF 6-8 205 29 Indiana Pacers Kentucky Colonels $50,000
19Ron ThomasPF 6-6 215 25 Houston Rockets Kentucky Colonels $15,000
110Louie DampierPG 6-0 170 31 San Antonio Spurs Kentucky Colonels $20,000
111Jan Van Breda KolffSF 6-7 195 24 New York Nets Kentucky Colonels $60,000
21Mike BarrG 6-3 180 25 Kansas City Kings Spirits of St. Louis $15,000