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The '''1970 NBA expansion draft''' was the fifth [[expansion draft]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).{{efn|The previous expansion drafts took place in [[1961 NBA expansion draft|1961]], [[1966 NBA expansion draft|1966]], [[1967 NBA expansion draft|1967]], and [[1968 NBA expansion draft|1968]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1961 NBA Expansion Draft |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1961_expansion.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218160546/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1961_expansion.html |archive-date=February 18, 2009 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1966 NBA Expansion Draft |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1966_expansion.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018163936/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1966_expansion.html |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1967 NBA Expansion Draft |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1967_expansion.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327041927/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1967_expansion.html |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1968 NBA Expansion Draft |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1968_expansion.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610205525/https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1968_expansion.html |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref name="DraftResults">{{Cite web |title=1970 NBA Expansion Draft |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1970_expansion.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623085205/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1970_expansion.html |archive-date=June 23, 2010 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref>}} The draft was held on May 11, 1970, so that the newly founded [[Buffalo Braves]], [[Cleveland Cavaliers]], and [[Portland Trail Blazers]] could acquire players for the [[1970–71 NBA season|1970–71 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=bhussey |date=April 14, 2004 |title=All-Time Expansion Draft Results |url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/draft_central_expansion_alltime_results.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314213257/https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/draft_central_expansion_alltime_results.html |archive-date=March 14, 2017 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |website=[[NBA.com]] |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc}}</ref> [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Cleveland]], and [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] were awarded the [[expansion team]]s on February 6, 1970.<ref name="1970Expansion">{{Cite news |date=February 7, 1970 |title=N.B.A. Adds Cleveland, Houston, Buffalo, Portland, Ore. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/02/07/archives/nba-adds-cleveland-houston-buffalo-portland-ore-knicks-win-13592.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220234641/https://www.nytimes.com/1970/02/07/archives/nba-adds-cleveland-houston-buffalo-portland-ore-knicks-win-13592.html |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]}}</ref> [[Houston]] was also awarded a franchise, but the group backing the team was unable to come up with the {{US$|750,000}} [[down payment]] on the {{US$|3.7}}&nbsp;million entrance fee that was required before the [[1970 NBA draft]].<ref name="1970Expansion" /><ref name="HoustonFranchise">{{Cite news |date=March 21, 1970 |title=Houston, New Team in N.B.A., Folds While It's Still on Paper |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/21/archives/houston-new-team-in-nba-folds-while-its-still-on-paper.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200208124851/https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/21/archives/houston-new-team-in-nba-folds-while-its-still-on-paper.html |archive-date=February 8, 2020 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]}}</ref> The Braves later underwent two relocations, moving to San Diego in [[1978-79 NBA season|1978]] and changing their name from the Braves to the Clippers, and then relocating to Los Angeles in [[1984-85 NBA season|1984]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Legare |first=Andrew |date=December 20, 2023 |title=Former Elmirans take readers into Buffalo's NBA past with book on Braves |url=https://www.stargazette.com/story/sports/2023/12/20/writers-from-elmira-chronicle-history-of-the-nbas-buffalo-braves/71899107007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229024737/https://www.stargazette.com/story/sports/2023/12/20/writers-from-elmira-chronicle-history-of-the-nbas-buffalo-braves/71899107007/ |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |publisher=Star Tribune Media Company LLC}}</ref> They are currently known as the [[Los Angeles Clippers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=This Date in History–February |url=https://www.nba.com/news/history-this-date-in-nba-feb |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208131836/https://www.nba.com/news/history-this-date-in-nba-feb |archive-date=December 8, 2021 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=[[NBA.com]] |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc}}</ref>
The '''1970 NBA expansion draft''' was the fifth [[expansion draft]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).{{efn|The previous expansion drafts took place in [[1961 NBA expansion draft|1961]], [[1966 NBA expansion draft|1966]], [[1967 NBA expansion draft|1967]], and [[1968 NBA expansion draft|1968]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1961 NBA Expansion Draft |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1961_expansion.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218160546/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1961_expansion.html |archive-date=February 18, 2009 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1966 NBA Expansion Draft |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1966_expansion.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018163936/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1966_expansion.html |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1967 NBA Expansion Draft |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1967_expansion.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327041927/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1967_expansion.html |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1968 NBA Expansion Draft |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1968_expansion.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610205525/https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1968_expansion.html |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref name="DraftResults">{{Cite web |title=1970 NBA Expansion Draft |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1970_expansion.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623085205/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1970_expansion.html |archive-date=June 23, 2010 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref>}} The draft was held on May 11, 1970, so that the newly founded [[Buffalo Braves]], [[Cleveland Cavaliers]], and [[Portland Trail Blazers]] could acquire players for the [[1970–71 NBA season|1970–71 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=bhussey |date=April 14, 2004 |title=All-Time Expansion Draft Results |url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/draft_central_expansion_alltime_results.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314213257/https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/draft_central_expansion_alltime_results.html |archive-date=March 14, 2017 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |website=[[NBA.com]] |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc}}</ref> [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Cleveland]], and [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] were awarded the [[expansion team]]s on February 6, 1970.<ref name="1970Expansion">{{Cite news |date=February 7, 1970 |title=N.B.A. Adds Cleveland, Houston, Buffalo, Portland, Ore. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/02/07/archives/nba-adds-cleveland-houston-buffalo-portland-ore-knicks-win-13592.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220234641/https://www.nytimes.com/1970/02/07/archives/nba-adds-cleveland-houston-buffalo-portland-ore-knicks-win-13592.html |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] }}</ref> [[Houston]] was also awarded a franchise, but the group backing the team was unable to come up with the {{US$|750,000}} [[down payment]] on the {{US$|3.7}}&nbsp;million entrance fee that was required before the [[1970 NBA draft]].<ref name="1970Expansion" /><ref name="HoustonFranchise">{{Cite news |date=March 21, 1970 |title=Houston, New Team in N.B.A., Folds While It's Still on Paper |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/21/archives/houston-new-team-in-nba-folds-while-its-still-on-paper.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200208124851/https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/21/archives/houston-new-team-in-nba-folds-while-its-still-on-paper.html |archive-date=February 8, 2020 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] }}</ref> The Braves later underwent two relocations, moving to San Diego in [[1978-79 NBA season|1978]] and changing their name from the Braves to the Clippers, and then relocating to Los Angeles in [[1984-85 NBA season|1984]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Legare |first=Andrew |date=December 20, 2023 |title=Former Elmirans take readers into Buffalo's NBA past with book on Braves |url=https://www.stargazette.com/story/sports/2023/12/20/writers-from-elmira-chronicle-history-of-the-nbas-buffalo-braves/71899107007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229024737/https://www.stargazette.com/story/sports/2023/12/20/writers-from-elmira-chronicle-history-of-the-nbas-buffalo-braves/71899107007/ |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |publisher=Star Tribune Media Company LLC}}</ref> They are currently known as the [[Los Angeles Clippers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=This Date in History–February |url=https://www.nba.com/news/history-this-date-in-nba-feb |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208131836/https://www.nba.com/news/history-this-date-in-nba-feb |archive-date=December 8, 2021 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=[[NBA.com]] |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc}}</ref>


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. In this draft, each of the other fourteen NBA teams protected seven players from their roster. After each round, after all of the expansion teams had selected one player, each of the existing teams added another player to their protected list. In the first round, the Braves had the first pick, while the Blazers and the Cavaliers had the second and the third picks respectively. In the subsequent rounds, the Braves and the Cavaliers exchanged their order of selection, while the Blazers had the second pick throughout the draft. The draft continued until all three teams had selected eleven unprotected players each, while the existing teams had lost two or three players each.<ref name="HoustonFranchise" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Recht |first=Mike |date=May 7, 1970 |title=Pro Basketball Draft Slated |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vQgeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wUYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7096,1783617 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512184049/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vQgeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wUYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7096,1783617 |archive-date=May 12, 2016 |access-date=March 21, 2010 |work=Daily News}}</ref>
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. In this draft, each of the other fourteen NBA teams protected seven players from their roster. After each round, after all of the expansion teams had selected one player, each of the existing teams added another player to their protected list. In the first round, the Braves had the first pick, while the Blazers and the Cavaliers had the second and the third picks respectively. In the subsequent rounds, the Braves and the Cavaliers exchanged their order of selection, while the Blazers had the second pick throughout the draft. The draft continued until all three teams had selected eleven unprotected players each, while the existing teams had lost two or three players each.<ref name="HoustonFranchise" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Recht |first=Mike |date=May 7, 1970 |title=Pro Basketball Draft Slated |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vQgeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wUYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7096,1783617 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512184049/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vQgeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wUYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7096,1783617 |archive-date=May 12, 2016 |access-date=March 21, 2010 |work=Daily News}}</ref>


The Buffalo Braves were formed and owned by local businessman [[Paul Snyder (basketball)|Paul Snyder]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clippers: 1970–71 |url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/history/Clippers_History__Buffalo-53157-111.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105141855/http://www.nba.com/clippers/history/Clippers_History__Buffalo-53157-111.html |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |website=[[NBA.com]] |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc}}</ref> He hired former [[Philadelphia 76ers]] head coach and {{nbay|1965|end}} [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|Coach of the Year]] [[Dolph Schayes]] as [[List of Los Angeles Clippers head coaches|the franchise's first head coach]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dolph Schayes Bio |url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/schayes_bio.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217053719/https://www.nba.com/history/players/schayes_bio.html |archive-date=December 17, 2020 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |website=[[NBA.com]] |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc}}</ref> The Braves' selections included six-time [[List of NBA All-Stars|All-Star]] [[Bailey Howell]]. Howell was immediately [[Trade (sports)|traded]] to the 76ers, however, in exchange for [[Bob Kauffman]] and a future second-round pick.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clippers: All-Time Transactions |url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/history/transactions.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100319232102/http://www.nba.com/clippers/history/transactions.html |archive-date=March 19, 2010 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |website=[[NBA.com]] |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc}}</ref> Nine players from the draft joined the Braves for their inaugural season, but only three played more than one season for the team.<ref name="DraftResults" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=1970-71 Buffalo Braves Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BUF/1971.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514203715/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BUF/1971.html |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |access-date=January 31, 2023 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1971-72 Buffalo Braves Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BUF/1972.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129021234/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BUF/1972.html |archive-date=November 29, 2023 |access-date=January 31, 2023 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref>
The Buffalo Braves were formed and owned by local businessman [[Paul Snyder (basketball)|Paul Snyder]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clippers: 1970–71 |url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/history/Clippers_History__Buffalo-53157-111.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105141855/http://www.nba.com/clippers/history/Clippers_History__Buffalo-53157-111.html |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |website=[[NBA.com]] |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc}}</ref> He hired former [[Philadelphia 76ers]] head coach and {{nbay|1965|end}} [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|Coach of the Year]] [[Dolph Schayes]] as [[List of Los Angeles Clippers head coaches|the franchise's first head coach]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dolph Schayes Bio |url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/schayes_bio.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217053719/https://www.nba.com/history/players/schayes_bio.html |archive-date=December 17, 2020 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |website=[[NBA.com]] |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc}}</ref> The Braves' selections included six-time [[List of NBA All-Stars|All-Star]] [[Bailey Howell]]. Howell was immediately [[Trade (sports)|traded]] to the 76ers, however, in exchange for [[Bob Kauffman]] and a future second-round pick.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clippers: All-Time Transactions |url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/history/transactions.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100319232102/http://www.nba.com/clippers/history/transactions.html |archive-date=March 19, 2010 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |website=[[NBA.com]] |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc}}</ref> Nine players from the draft joined the Braves for their inaugural season, but only three played more than one season for the team.<ref name="DraftResults" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=1970–71 Buffalo Braves Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BUF/1971.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514203715/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BUF/1971.html |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |access-date=January 31, 2023 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1971–72 Buffalo Braves Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BUF/1972.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129021234/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BUF/1972.html |archive-date=November 29, 2023 |access-date=January 31, 2023 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref>


The Cleveland Cavaliers were formed and owned by businessman [[Nick Mileti]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Dave |date=February 24, 2010 |title=The Cleveland Cavaliers were born 40 years ago this month when the NBA voted to give Cleveland a team: Our weekly photo flashback |url=http://www.cleveland.com/plain-dealer-library/index.ssf/2010/02/the_cleveland_cavaliers_were_born_40_years_ago_this_month_when_the_nba_voted_to_give_cleveland_a_tea.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402094720/http://www.cleveland.com/plain-dealer-library/index.ssf/2010/02/the_cleveland_cavaliers_were_born_40_years_ago_this_month_when_the_nba_voted_to_give_cleveland_a_tea.html |archive-date=April 2, 2010 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |website=[[Cleveland.com]] |publisher=Cleveland Live, Inc}}</ref> He hired former [[college basketball]] coach [[Bill Fitch]] as [[List of Cleveland Cavaliers head coaches|the franchise's first head coach]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dean |first=Dan |title=The Storm That Passed |url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/history/storm_passed.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100320003604/http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/history/storm_passed.html |archive-date=March 20, 2010 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |website=[[NBA.com]] |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc}}</ref> The Cavaliers' selections included five-time All-Star [[Don Ohl]] and one-time All-Star [[Len Chappell]]. Ohl retired from playing prior to the start of the season, however, and Chappell only played briefly before he was [[NBA salary cap#Waivers|waived]].<ref name="OhlStats">{{Cite web |title=Don Ohl Statistics |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/ohldo01.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807030051/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/ohldo01.html |archive-date=August 7, 2011 |access-date=June 4, 2010 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref name="ChappellStats">{{Cite web |title=Len Chappell Statistics |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chapple01.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129012538/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chapple01.html |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |access-date=June 4, 2010 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref> Eight players from the draft joined the Cavaliers for their inaugural season, but only four played more than one season for the team.<ref name="DraftResults" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=1970-71 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1971.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023112653/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1971.html |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1971-72 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1972.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102002527/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1972.html |archive-date=November 2, 2020 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref> [[Butch Beard]] was the ninth player from the expansion draft to play for the Cavaliers. He joined the team for the [[1971–72 NBA season|1971–72 season]] after serving for a year in the [[United States armed forces|military]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 10, 1971 |title=Cavaliers Say Butch Beard Available |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xcYaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n0YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6333,5995152 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424042500/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xcYaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n0YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6333,5995152 |archive-date=April 24, 2016 |access-date=March 30, 2010 |work=Daily News}}</ref> [[Bingo Smith]] played nine and a half seasons with the Cavaliers before he was traded to the [[San Diego Clippers]] in 1979.<ref name="BingoSmithStats">{{Cite web |title=Bingo Smith Statistics |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithbi02.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618040606/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithbi02.html |archive-date=June 18, 2010 |access-date=June 4, 2010 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref> He was the franchise's leader in games played when he left, a record that stood until [[1999–2000 NBA season|2000]] when [[Danny Ferry]] broke it.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Finnan |first=Bob |date=April 17, 2000 |title=Cavs fall to lackluster Hawks |url=https://www.morningjournal.com/2000/04/17/cavs-fall-to-lackluster-hawks/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229071903/https://www.morningjournal.com/2000/04/17/cavs-fall-to-lackluster-hawks/ |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |work=[[The Morning Journal]] |publisher=[[Ogden Newspapers]]}}</ref>
The Cleveland Cavaliers were formed and owned by businessman [[Nick Mileti]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Dave |date=February 24, 2010 |title=The Cleveland Cavaliers were born 40 years ago this month when the NBA voted to give Cleveland a team: Our weekly photo flashback |url=http://www.cleveland.com/plain-dealer-library/index.ssf/2010/02/the_cleveland_cavaliers_were_born_40_years_ago_this_month_when_the_nba_voted_to_give_cleveland_a_tea.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402094720/http://www.cleveland.com/plain-dealer-library/index.ssf/2010/02/the_cleveland_cavaliers_were_born_40_years_ago_this_month_when_the_nba_voted_to_give_cleveland_a_tea.html |archive-date=April 2, 2010 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |website=[[Cleveland.com]] |publisher=Cleveland Live, Inc}}</ref> He hired former [[college basketball]] coach [[Bill Fitch]] as [[List of Cleveland Cavaliers head coaches|the franchise's first head coach]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dean |first=Dan |title=The Storm That Passed |url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/history/storm_passed.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100320003604/http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/history/storm_passed.html |archive-date=March 20, 2010 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |website=[[NBA.com]] |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc}}</ref> The Cavaliers' selections included five-time All-Star [[Don Ohl]] and one-time All-Star [[Len Chappell]]. Ohl retired from playing prior to the start of the season, however, and Chappell only played briefly before he was [[NBA salary cap#Waivers|waived]].<ref name="OhlStats">{{Cite web |title=Don Ohl Statistics |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/ohldo01.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807030051/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/ohldo01.html |archive-date=August 7, 2011 |access-date=June 4, 2010 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref name="ChappellStats">{{Cite web |title=Len Chappell Statistics |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chapple01.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129012538/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chapple01.html |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |access-date=June 4, 2010 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref> Eight players from the draft joined the Cavaliers for their inaugural season, but only four played more than one season for the team.<ref name="DraftResults" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=1970–71 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1971.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023112653/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1971.html |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1971–72 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1972.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102002527/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1972.html |archive-date=November 2, 2020 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref> [[Butch Beard]] was the ninth player from the expansion draft to play for the Cavaliers. He joined the team for the [[1971–72 NBA season|1971–72 season]] after serving for a year in the [[United States armed forces|military]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 10, 1971 |title=Cavaliers Say Butch Beard Available |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xcYaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n0YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6333,5995152 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424042500/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xcYaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n0YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6333,5995152 |archive-date=April 24, 2016 |access-date=March 30, 2010 |work=Daily News}}</ref> [[Bingo Smith]] played nine and a half seasons with the Cavaliers before he was traded to the [[Los Angeles Clippers#1978–1984: San Diego Clippers|San Diego Clippers]] in 1979.<ref name="BingoSmithStats">{{Cite web |title=Bingo Smith Statistics |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithbi02.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618040606/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithbi02.html |archive-date=June 18, 2010 |access-date=June 4, 2010 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref> He was the franchise's leader in games played when he left, a record that stood until [[1999–2000 NBA season|2000]] when [[Danny Ferry]] broke it.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Finnan |first=Bob |date=April 17, 2000 |title=Cavs fall to lackluster Hawks |url=https://www.morningjournal.com/2000/04/17/cavs-fall-to-lackluster-hawks/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229071903/https://www.morningjournal.com/2000/04/17/cavs-fall-to-lackluster-hawks/ |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |work=[[The Morning Journal]] |publisher=[[Ogden Newspapers]]}}</ref>


The Portland Trail Blazers were formed by [[Harry Glickman]], who created the franchise through the financiers turned co-owners [[Larry Weinberg]], [[Herman Sarkowsky]] and Robert Shmertz.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eggers, Kerry |date=January 31, 2013 |title=The original Trail Blazer |url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/127501-the-original-trail-blazer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920162550/https://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/127501-the-original-trail-blazer |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |access-date=March 22, 2013 |work=[[Portland Tribune]] |publisher=[[Pamplin Media Group]]}}</ref> They hired former [[college basketball]] coach [[Rolland Todd]] as [[List of Portland Trail Blazers head coaches|the franchise's first head coach]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Portland Trail Blazers |url=http://www.nba.com/blazers/history/history_main.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100319124804/http://www.nba.com/blazers/history/history_main.html |archive-date=March 19, 2010 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |website=[[NBA.com]] |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc}}</ref> The Blazers' selections included former [[List of first overall NBA draft picks|first overall pick]] [[Fred Hetzel]] and former third pick [[Larry Siegfried]]. Hetzel was waived without playing a game for the Blazers, however, and Siegfried was immediately traded to the San Diego Rockets in exchange for [[Jim Barnett (basketball)|Jim Barnett]].<ref name="HetzelStats">{{Cite web |title=Fred Hetzel Statistics |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hetzefr01.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427004536/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hetzefr01.html |archive-date=April 27, 2010 |access-date=June 4, 2010 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref name="Siegfried">{{Cite web |title=Larry Siegfried Statistics |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/siegfla01.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508193305/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/siegfla01.html |archive-date=May 8, 2010 |access-date=June 4, 2010 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Barnett Statistics |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/barneji02.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123014010/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/barneji02.html |archive-date=November 23, 2020 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref> Six players from the draft joined the Blazers for their inaugural season, but only three played more than one season for the team.<ref name="DraftResults" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=1970-71 Portland Trail Blazers Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/1971.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514072543/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/1971.html |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1971-72 Portland Trail Blazers Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/1972.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120011601/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/1972.html |archive-date=January 20, 2024 |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref> The Blazers also selected [[Pat Riley]], who never played for the team, but went on to have a [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] coaching career, enshrined in 2008.<ref name="RileyPlayingDays">{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2008 |title=Riley Timeline: NBA playing days |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?page=RileyTimeline-1970s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817024111/https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?page=RileyTimeline-1970s |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=ESPN Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pat Riley |url=https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/pat-riley |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214202933/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/pat-riley/ |archive-date=February 14, 2024 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=[[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 7, 2008 |title=Heat coach Pat Riley among 2008 Basketball Hall of Fame class |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story?id=3334726 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229180808/https://www.espn.com/nba/story?id=3334726 |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=ESPN Inc.}}</ref>
The Portland Trail Blazers were formed by [[Harry Glickman]], who created the franchise through the financiers turned co-owners [[Larry Weinberg]], [[Herman Sarkowsky]] and Robert Shmertz.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eggers, Kerry |date=January 31, 2013 |title=The original Trail Blazer |url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/127501-the-original-trail-blazer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920162550/https://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/127501-the-original-trail-blazer |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |access-date=March 22, 2013 |work=[[Portland Tribune]] |publisher=[[Pamplin Media Group]]}}</ref> They hired former [[college basketball]] coach [[Rolland Todd]] as [[List of Portland Trail Blazers head coaches|the franchise's first head coach]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Portland Trail Blazers |url=http://www.nba.com/blazers/history/history_main.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100319124804/http://www.nba.com/blazers/history/history_main.html |archive-date=March 19, 2010 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |website=[[NBA.com]] |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc}}</ref> The Blazers' selections included former [[List of first overall NBA draft picks|first overall pick]] [[Fred Hetzel]] and former third pick [[Larry Siegfried]]. Hetzel was waived without playing a game for the Blazers, however, and Siegfried was immediately traded to the San Diego Rockets in exchange for [[Jim Barnett (basketball)|Jim Barnett]].<ref name="HetzelStats">{{Cite web |title=Fred Hetzel Statistics |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hetzefr01.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427004536/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hetzefr01.html |archive-date=April 27, 2010 |access-date=June 4, 2010 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref name="Siegfried">{{Cite web |title=Larry Siegfried Statistics |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/siegfla01.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508193305/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/siegfla01.html |archive-date=May 8, 2010 |access-date=June 4, 2010 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Barnett Statistics |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/barneji02.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123014010/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/barneji02.html |archive-date=November 23, 2020 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref> Six players from the draft joined the Blazers for their inaugural season, but only three played more than one season for the team.<ref name="DraftResults" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/1971.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514072543/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/1971.html |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1971–72 Portland Trail Blazers Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/1972.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120011601/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/1972.html |archive-date=January 20, 2024 |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref> The Blazers also selected [[Pat Riley]], who never played for the team, but went on to have a [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] coaching career, enshrined in 2008.<ref name="RileyPlayingDays">{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2008 |title=Riley Timeline: NBA playing days |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?page=RileyTimeline-1970s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817024111/https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?page=RileyTimeline-1970s |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=ESPN Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pat Riley |url=https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/pat-riley |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214202933/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/pat-riley/ |archive-date=February 14, 2024 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=[[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 7, 2008 |title=Heat coach Pat Riley among 2008 Basketball Hall of Fame class |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story?id=3334726 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229180808/https://www.espn.com/nba/story?id=3334726 |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=ESPN Inc.}}</ref>


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1970 NBA expansion draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)May 11, 1970
Overview
LeagueNBA
Expansion teamsBuffalo Braves
Cleveland Cavaliers
Portland Trail Blazers
← 1968
1974 →

The 1970 NBA expansion draft was the fifth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[a] The draft was held on May 11, 1970, so that the newly founded Buffalo Braves, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Portland Trail Blazers could acquire players for the 1970–71 season.[6] Buffalo, Cleveland, and Portland were awarded the expansion teams on February 6, 1970.[7] Houston was also awarded a franchise, but the group backing the team was unable to come up with the US$750,000 down payment on the US$3.7 million entrance fee that was required before the 1970 NBA draft.[7][8] The Braves later underwent two relocations, moving to San Diego in 1978 and changing their name from the Braves to the Clippers, and then relocating to Los Angeles in 1984.[9] They are currently known as the Los Angeles Clippers.[10]

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. In this draft, each of the other fourteen NBA teams protected seven players from their roster. After each round, after all of the expansion teams had selected one player, each of the existing teams added another player to their protected list. In the first round, the Braves had the first pick, while the Blazers and the Cavaliers had the second and the third picks respectively. In the subsequent rounds, the Braves and the Cavaliers exchanged their order of selection, while the Blazers had the second pick throughout the draft. The draft continued until all three teams had selected eleven unprotected players each, while the existing teams had lost two or three players each.[8][11]

The Buffalo Braves were formed and owned by local businessman Paul Snyder.[12] He hired former Philadelphia 76ers head coach and 1966 Coach of the Year Dolph Schayes as the franchise's first head coach.[13] The Braves' selections included six-time All-Star Bailey Howell. Howell was immediately traded to the 76ers, however, in exchange for Bob Kauffman and a future second-round pick.[14] Nine players from the draft joined the Braves for their inaugural season, but only three played more than one season for the team.[5][15][16]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were formed and owned by businessman Nick Mileti.[17] He hired former college basketball coach Bill Fitch as the franchise's first head coach.[18] The Cavaliers' selections included five-time All-Star Don Ohl and one-time All-Star Len Chappell. Ohl retired from playing prior to the start of the season, however, and Chappell only played briefly before he was waived.[19][20] Eight players from the draft joined the Cavaliers for their inaugural season, but only four played more than one season for the team.[5][21][22] Butch Beard was the ninth player from the expansion draft to play for the Cavaliers. He joined the team for the 1971–72 season after serving for a year in the military.[23] Bingo Smith played nine and a half seasons with the Cavaliers before he was traded to the San Diego Clippers in 1979.[24] He was the franchise's leader in games played when he left, a record that stood until 2000 when Danny Ferry broke it.[25]

The Portland Trail Blazers were formed by Harry Glickman, who created the franchise through the financiers turned co-owners Larry Weinberg, Herman Sarkowsky and Robert Shmertz.[26] They hired former college basketball coach Rolland Todd as the franchise's first head coach.[27] The Blazers' selections included former first overall pick Fred Hetzel and former third pick Larry Siegfried. Hetzel was waived without playing a game for the Blazers, however, and Siegfried was immediately traded to the San Diego Rockets in exchange for Jim Barnett.[28][29][30] Six players from the draft joined the Blazers for their inaugural season, but only three played more than one season for the team.[5][31][32] The Blazers also selected Pat Riley, who never played for the team, but went on to have a Hall of Fame coaching career, enshrined in 2008.[33][34][35]

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A man, wearing a jacket with a white shirt and tie, is raising his hands in the air during a basketball game.
Pat Riley (pictured in 2007) was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers from the San Diego Rockets.[33]

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Key
Abbreviation Position
G Guard
F Forward
C Center
^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
Draft selections
Player Position Nationality Team Prev. Team Years in NBA[b] Career with franchise[c] Ref.
Em Bryant G  United States Buffalo Braves Boston Celtics 6 1970–1972 [36]
Freddie Crawford G/F  United States Buffalo Braves Milwaukee Bucks 4 1970 [37]
Dick Garrett G  United States Buffalo Braves Los Angeles Lakers 1 1970–1973 [38]
Herm Gilliam G/F  United States Buffalo Braves Cincinnati Royals 1 1970–1971 [39]
Bill Hosket F/C  United States Buffalo Braves New York Knicks 2 1970–1972 [40]
Bailey Howell^ F  United States Buffalo Braves Boston Celtics 11 —[d] [41]
Paul Long G  United States Buffalo Braves Detroit Pistons 2 1970–1971 [42]
Mike Lynn F  United States Buffalo Braves Los Angeles Lakers 1 1970 [43]
Don May F  United States Buffalo Braves New York Knicks 2 1970–1971 [44]
Ray Scott F/C  United States Buffalo Braves Baltimore Bullets 9 —[d] [45]
George Wilson C  United States Buffalo Braves Philadelphia 76ers 6 1970–1971 [46]
Butch Beard+ G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Atlanta Hawks 1 1971–1972; 1975 [47]
Len Chappell+ F/C  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Milwaukee Bucks 8 1970 [20]
Johnny Egan G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Los Angeles Lakers 9 1970 [48]
Bob Lewis G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers San Francisco Warriors 3 1970–1971 [49]
McCoy McLemore F/C  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons 6 1970–1971 [50]
Don Ohl+ G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Atlanta Hawks 10 —[d] [19]
Loy Petersen G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Chicago Bulls 2 —[d] [51]
Luther Rackley C  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Cincinnati Royals 1 1970–1971 [52]
Bingo Smith G/F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers San Diego Rockets 1 1970–1979 [24]
John Warren G/F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers New York Knicks 1 1970–1974 [53]
Walt Wesley C  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Chicago Bulls 4 1970–1972 [54]
Rick Adelman G  United States Portland Trail Blazers San Diego Rockets 2 1970–1973 [55]
Jerry Chambers F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Phoenix Suns 2 —[d] [56]
LeRoy Ellis F/C  United States Portland Trail Blazers Baltimore Bullets 8 1970–1971 [57]
Fred Hetzel F/C  United States Portland Trail Blazers Philadelphia 76ers 5 —[d] [28]
Joe Kennedy F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Seattle SuperSonics 2 —[d] [58]
Ed Manning F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Chicago Bulls 3 1970–1971 [59]
Stan McKenzie G/F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Phoenix Suns 3 1970–1972 [60]
Dorie Murrey F/C  United States Portland Trail Blazers Seattle SuperSonics 4 1970 [61]
Pat Riley G/F  United States Portland Trail Blazers San Diego Rockets 3 —[d] [62]
Dale Schlueter C  United States Portland Trail Blazers San Francisco Warriors 2 1970–1972; 1977–1978 [63]
Larry Siegfried F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Boston Celtics 7 —[d] [29]

Notes

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  1. ^ The previous expansion drafts took place in 1961, 1966, 1967, and 1968.[1][2][3][4][5]
  2. ^ Number of years played in the NBA prior to the draft
  3. ^ Career with the expansion franchise that drafted the player
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Never played a game for the franchise

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