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1966 NBA expansion draft

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The 1966 NBA expansion draft was the second expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held from April 30 to May 1, 1966,[1][2] so that the newly founded Chicago Bulls could acquire players for the upcoming 1966–67 season. Chicago had been awarded the expansion team on January 16, 1966.[3] The Bulls were the third NBA franchise to play in Chicago, following the Chicago Stags, which folded in 1950, and the Chicago Packers–Zephyrs, which moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Bullets in 1963.[4]

1966 NBA expansion draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 30 to May 1, 1966
Overview
LeagueNBA
Expansion teamsChicago Bulls
← 1961
1967 →

In an NBA expansion draft, new NBA teams are allowed to acquire players from the previously established teams in the league. Not all players on a given team are available during an expansion draft, since each team can protect a certain number of players from being selected. Before the 1966 expansion draft, the Bulls' general manager, Dick Klein, asked that each team reduce the number of protected players from eight (as initially planned) to seven. In exchange, he agreed to pick last (instead of first) in each round of that year's college draft. He also promised Red Auerbach of the Boston Celtics that he would not draft Boston's K. C. Jones, as long as Auerbach met with him to share his opinions of other players throughout the NBA.[5]

The Bulls selected eighteen unprotected players, two from each of the nine other NBA teams. On the first day of the draft, they selected players from the Eastern Division teams;[1] on the second day, they picked from the Western Division teams.[2] The Bulls' selections included former first overall pick Bob Boozer, three-time All-Star Johnny Kerr and one-time All-Star Len Chappell. Kerr retired from playing prior to the start of the season,[6] and was later named the franchise's first head coach.[4] Another expansion draft pick, Al Bianchi, also retired as a player and was later named the team's assistant coach.[7] Dick Klein had been planning to hire Kerr and Bianchi as coaches before the draft even took place, but because they were still underplaying contracts with other teams, Klein needed to draft them instead of hiring them outright.[5] Ten players from the expansion draft joined the Bulls for their inaugural season, but only six played more than one season for the team. Guy Rodgers—whom the Bulls acquired in exchange for Jim King and Jeff Mullins—and Jerry Sloan were named to the 1967 All-Star Game, becoming the franchise's first All-Stars.[8][9]

Sloan played ten seasons with the Bulls and became the Bulls' franchise leader in games played when he retired in 1976, a record which has since been broken by Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.[10] He then coached the Bulls from 1979 to 1982, and in 1988, embarked upon a coaching career with the Utah Jazz that lasted 23 years.[11] Sloan has since been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach, as has fellow draftee John Thompson.[12] The latter never worked for the Bulls in any capacity, but found success as a coach at Georgetown University.[13][14]

Key edit

Pos. G F C
Position Guard Forward Center

Selections edit

Player Pos. Nationality Previous team Years of NBA experience[a] Career with the franchise Ref.
John Barnhill G   United States Detroit Pistons 4 —[b] [15]
Al Bianchi G   United States Philadelphia 76ers 10 —[b] [16]
Ron Bonham F   United States Boston Celtics 2 —[b] [17]
Bob Boozer+ F   United States Los Angeles Lakers 6 1966–1969 [18]
Nate Bowman C   United States Cincinnati Royals 0[c] 1966 [19]
Len Chappell+ F/C   United States New York Knicks 4 1966 [20]
Barry Clemens F   United States New York Knicks 1 1966–1969 [21]
Keith Erickson G/F   United States San Francisco Warriors 1 1966–1968 [22]
Johnny Kerr+ F/C   United States Baltimore Bullets 12 —[b] [23]
Jim King+ G   United States Los Angeles Lakers 3 —[b] [24]
Don Kojis+ F   United States Detroit Pistons 3 1966–1967 [25]
McCoy McLemore F/C   United States San Francisco Warriors 2 1966–1968 [26]
Jeff Mullins+ G/F   United States St. Louis Hawks 2 —[b] [27]
Jerry Sloan+ G/F   United States Baltimore Bullets 1 1966–1976 [28]
Tom Thacker G/F   United States Cincinnati Royals 3 —[b] [29]
John Thompson F   United States Boston Celtics 2 —[b] [30]
Gerry Ward G   United States Philadelphia 76ers 3 1966–1967 [31]
Jim Washington F/C   United States St. Louis Hawks 1 1966–1969 [32]

Notes edit

  • a Number of years played in the NBA prior to the draft
  • b Never played a game for the franchise
  • c Never played in the NBA prior to the expansion draft

References edit

General
  • . NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  • . NBA.com/Bobcats. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  • "1966 NBA Expansion Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
Specific
  1. ^ a b "Bowman, Sloan among 1st players on new Bulls". Chicago Tribune. May 1, 1966. p. C1.
  2. ^ a b "Bulls pick 8 to complete player draft; Boozer and Kojis are on the list". Chicago Tribune. May 2, 1966. p. C6.
  3. ^ . NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 17, 2014. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "History of the Chicago Bulls". NBA.com/Bulls. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  5. ^ a b Sachare, Alex. (1999). The Chicago Bulls Encyclopedia. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Contemporary. pp. 7–8. ISBN 0-8092-2515-8.
  6. ^ . NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 22, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  7. ^ "Suns Add Al Bianchi to Coaching Staff". NBA.com/Suns. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 18, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  8. ^ "1967 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  9. ^ "Guy Rodgers Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  10. ^ "Chicago Bulls Career Leaders". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  11. ^ . NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  12. ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  13. ^ Himmelsbach, Adam (March 3, 2006). "Hoyas' First Thompson Era Has Long Life on the Payroll". The New York Times. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  14. ^ "John Thompson, Kay Yow Honored". NCAA.com. CBS Interactive. November 20, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "John Barnhill Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  16. ^ "Al Bianchi Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  17. ^ "Ron Bonham Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  18. ^ "Bob Boozer Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  19. ^ "Nate Bowman Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  20. ^ "Len Chappell Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  21. ^ "Barry Clemens Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  22. ^ "Keith Erickson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  23. ^ "Red Kerr Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  24. ^ "Jim King Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  25. ^ "Don Kojis Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  26. ^ "McCoy McLemore Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  27. ^ "Jeff Mullins Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  28. ^ "Jerry Sloan Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  29. ^ "Tom Thacker Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  30. ^ "John Thompson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  31. ^ "Gerry Ward Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  32. ^ "Jim Washington Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.

External links edit

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The 1966 NBA expansion draft was the second expansion draft of the National Basketball Association NBA The draft was held from April 30 to May 1 1966 1 2 so that the newly founded Chicago Bulls could acquire players for the upcoming 1966 67 season Chicago had been awarded the expansion team on January 16 1966 3 The Bulls were the third NBA franchise to play in Chicago following the Chicago Stags which folded in 1950 and the Chicago Packers Zephyrs which moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Bullets in 1963 4 1966 NBA expansion draftGeneral informationSportBasketballDate s April 30 to May 1 1966OverviewLeagueNBAExpansion teamsChicago Bulls 19611967 In an NBA expansion draft new NBA teams are allowed to acquire players from the previously established teams in the league Not all players on a given team are available during an expansion draft since each team can protect a certain number of players from being selected Before the 1966 expansion draft the Bulls general manager Dick Klein asked that each team reduce the number of protected players from eight as initially planned to seven In exchange he agreed to pick last instead of first in each round of that year s college draft He also promised Red Auerbach of the Boston Celtics that he would not draft Boston s K C Jones as long as Auerbach met with him to share his opinions of other players throughout the NBA 5 The Bulls selected eighteen unprotected players two from each of the nine other NBA teams On the first day of the draft they selected players from the Eastern Division teams 1 on the second day they picked from the Western Division teams 2 The Bulls selections included former first overall pick Bob Boozer three time All Star Johnny Kerr and one time All Star Len Chappell Kerr retired from playing prior to the start of the season 6 and was later named the franchise s first head coach 4 Another expansion draft pick Al Bianchi also retired as a player and was later named the team s assistant coach 7 Dick Klein had been planning to hire Kerr and Bianchi as coaches before the draft even took place but because they were still underplaying contracts with other teams Klein needed to draft them instead of hiring them outright 5 Ten players from the expansion draft joined the Bulls for their inaugural season but only six played more than one season for the team Guy Rodgers whom the Bulls acquired in exchange for Jim King and Jeff Mullins and Jerry Sloan were named to the 1967 All Star Game becoming the franchise s first All Stars 8 9 Sloan played ten seasons with the Bulls and became the Bulls franchise leader in games played when he retired in 1976 a record which has since been broken by Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen 10 He then coached the Bulls from 1979 to 1982 and in 1988 embarked upon a coaching career with the Utah Jazz that lasted 23 years 11 Sloan has since been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach as has fellow draftee John Thompson 12 The latter never worked for the Bulls in any capacity but found success as a coach at Georgetown University 13 14 Contents 1 Key 2 Selections 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksKey editPos G F C Position Guard Forward Center Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All Star GameSelections editPlayer Pos Nationality Previous team Years of NBA experience a Career with the franchise Ref John Barnhill G nbsp United States Detroit Pistons 4 b 15 Al Bianchi G nbsp United States Philadelphia 76ers 10 b 16 Ron Bonham F nbsp United States Boston Celtics 2 b 17 Bob Boozer F nbsp United States Los Angeles Lakers 6 1966 1969 18 Nate Bowman C nbsp United States Cincinnati Royals 0 c 1966 19 Len Chappell F C nbsp United States New York Knicks 4 1966 20 Barry Clemens F nbsp United States New York Knicks 1 1966 1969 21 Keith Erickson G F nbsp United States San Francisco Warriors 1 1966 1968 22 Johnny Kerr F C nbsp United States Baltimore Bullets 12 b 23 Jim King G nbsp United States Los Angeles Lakers 3 b 24 Don Kojis F nbsp United States Detroit Pistons 3 1966 1967 25 McCoy McLemore F C nbsp United States San Francisco Warriors 2 1966 1968 26 Jeff Mullins G F nbsp United States St Louis Hawks 2 b 27 Jerry Sloan G F nbsp United States Baltimore Bullets 1 1966 1976 28 Tom Thacker G F nbsp United States Cincinnati Royals 3 b 29 John Thompson F nbsp United States Boston Celtics 2 b 30 Gerry Ward G nbsp United States Philadelphia 76ers 3 1966 1967 31 Jim Washington F C nbsp United States St Louis Hawks 1 1966 1969 32 Notes edita Number of years played in the NBA prior to the draft b Never played a game for the franchise c Never played in the NBA prior to the expansion draftReferences editGeneral NBA Expansion Drafts Results NBA com Turner Sports Interactive Inc Archived from the original on March 29 2010 Retrieved March 11 2010 All Time NBA Expansion Draft Results NBA com Bobcats Turner Sports Interactive Inc Archived from the original on January 16 2008 Retrieved March 11 2010 1966 NBA Expansion Draft basketball reference com Retrieved March 11 2010 Specific a b Bowman Sloan among 1st players on new Bulls Chicago Tribune May 1 1966 p C1 a b Bulls pick 8 to complete player draft Boozer and Kojis are on the list Chicago Tribune May 2 1966 p C6 This Date in the NBA January NBA com Turner Sports Interactive Inc June 17 2014 Archived from the original on March 21 2010 Retrieved July 5 2015 a b History of the Chicago Bulls NBA com Bulls Turner Sports Interactive Inc Retrieved March 11 2010 a b Sachare Alex 1999 The Chicago Bulls Encyclopedia Lincolnwood Illinois Contemporary pp 7 8 ISBN 0 8092 2515 8 Johnny Red Kerr Bio NBA com Turner Sports Interactive Inc Archived from the original on January 22 2012 Retrieved March 11 2010 Suns Add Al Bianchi to Coaching Staff NBA com Suns Turner Sports Interactive Inc February 18 2002 Retrieved March 19 2010 1967 NBA All Star Game basketball reference com Retrieved March 14 2010 Guy Rodgers Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved March 14 2010 Chicago Bulls Career Leaders basketball reference com Retrieved December 11 2010 Jerry Sloan Bio NBA com Turner Sports Interactive Inc Archived from the original on March 19 2010 Retrieved March 14 2010 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees basketball reference com Retrieved March 14 2010 Himmelsbach Adam March 3 2006 Hoyas First Thompson Era Has Long Life on the Payroll The New York Times Retrieved March 14 2010 John Thompson Kay Yow Honored NCAA com CBS Interactive November 20 2009 Retrieved March 14 2010 permanent dead link John Barnhill Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 Al Bianchi Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 Ron Bonham Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 Bob Boozer Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 Nate Bowman Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 Len Chappell Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 Barry Clemens Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 Keith Erickson Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 Red Kerr Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 Jim King Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 Don Kojis Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 McCoy McLemore Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 Jeff Mullins Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 Jerry Sloan Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 Tom Thacker Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 John Thompson Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 Gerry Ward Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 Jim Washington Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved May 23 2010 External links editNBA com NBA com NBA Draft History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1966 NBA expansion draft amp oldid 1216593336, 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