1973 NBA DRAFT-FIRST ROUND

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 1. DOUG COLLINS Guard Philadelphia Illinois State

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* Averaged 17.9 points ineight-year career.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 2. JIM BREWER Forward Cleveland Minnesota

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* Spot starter averaged career-high 11.5 points in 1975-76.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 3. ERNIE DiGREGORIO Guard Buffalo Providence

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* Rookie of the year had career cut short by injury.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 4. MIKE GREEN Center Seattle Louisiana Tech

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* Spent first three seasons in the ABA; bounced around NBA until 1980.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 5. KERMIT WASHINGTON Forward Lakers American

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* Promising career was marred by Rudy Tomjanovich incident.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 6. ED RATLEFF Guard Houston Long Beach State

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* Five-year career with Rockets shortened by injury.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 7. RON BEHAGEN Forward K.C.-Omaha Minnesota

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* Journeyman played for eight teams in seven seasons.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 8. MIKE BANTOM Forward Phoenix St. Joseph’s

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* Averaged a respectable 12.1 points over nine seasons.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 9. DWIGHT JONES Center Atlanta Houston

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* Finished unspectacular career with the Lakers in 1983.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 10. JOHN BROWN Forward Atlanta Missouri

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* Averaged career-best 11.2 points for Atlanta in 1974-75.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 11. KEVIN JOYCE Guard Golden State South Carolina

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* Lasted only three seasons in the ABA.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 12. KEVIN KUNNERT Center Chicago Iowa

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* Was the Rockets’ starting center from 1974-78.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 13. NICK WEATHERSPOON Forward Capital Illinois

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* Played with four teams over seven seasons.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 14. MEL DAVIS Forward New York St. John’s

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* Occupied the Knick bench for four seasons.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 15. BARRY PARKHILL Guard Portland Virginia

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* Hung around for three mediocre seasons in the ABA.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 16. SWEN NATER Center Milwaukee UCLA

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* Retired with the Lakers in 1984 after a solid career.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 17. STEVE DOWNING Guard Boston Indiana

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* Former Hoosier star played only 146 minutes in the NBA.

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# PLAYER POSITION TEAM COLLEGE 18. RAYMOND LEWIS Guard Philadelphia Cal State L.A.

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* Never played a second of NBA ball despite his immense talent.