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All-Time First Round Picks
| 1975 ABA First Round | |||
| Team | Name | ||
| IND | Dan Roundfield | Central Michigan | |
| KEN | Jim Baker | Hawaii | |
| MMS | Lonnie Shelton | Oregon State | |
| NYN | John Lucas | Maryland | |
| SAS | Mark Olberding | Minnesota | |
| SDS | Kevin Grevey | Kentucky | |
| STL | Gus Williams | Southern California | |
| UTS | Steve Green | Indiana | |
| VIR | David Thompson | North Carolina State | |
| VIR | Melvin Bennett | Pittsburgh | |
| 1974 ABA First Round | |||
| Team | Name | ||
| CAR | John Lucas | Maryland | |
| CAR | Pete Maravich | Atlanta (ABA Draft of NBA Players) | |
| DEN | James Williams | Austin Peay | |
| DEN | Nate Thurmond | Golden State (ABA Draft of NBA Players) | |
| IND | Billy Knight | Pittsburgh | |
| IND | Clifford Ray | Chicago (ABA Draft of NBA Players) | |
| KEN | Jim Price | Los Angeles (ABA Draft of NBA Players) | |
| MMT | Scott Wedman | Colorado | |
| MMT | Rick Roberson | Portland (ABA Draft of NBA Players) | |
| NYN | Brian Winters | South Carolina | |
| NYN | Phil Chenier | Capitol (ABA Draft of NBA Players) | |
| SAS | Tom Boerwinkle | Chicago (ABA Draft of NBA Players) | |
| SDQ | Major Jones | Albany State (GA) | |
| SDQ | Cliff Pondexter | Long Beach State | |
| SDQ | Cazzie Russell | Golden State (ABA Draft of NBA Players) | |
| UTS | Joe Meriweather | Southern Illinois | |
| UTS | Bob Christian | Phoenix (ABA Draft of NBA Players) | |
| VIR | Tom McMillen | Maryland | |
| VIR | Jan van Breda Kloff | Vanderbilt | |
| VIR | Bob Kauffman | Buffalo (ABA Draft of NBA Players) | |
| 1973 ABA First Round | |||
| Team | Name | ||
| CAR | Mel Davis | St. John's (Supplementary Draft) | |
| CAR | Cal Tatum | Southern Colorado State (Senior Draft) | |
| CAR | Maurice Lucas | Marquette (Undergraduate Draft) | |
| DEN | Mike Bantom | St. Joseph's (PA) (Special Circumstance Draft) | |
| DEN | Ed Ratleff | Long Beach State (Supplementary Draft) | |
| DEN | Lamont King | Long Beach State (Senior Draft) | |
| DEN | Marvin Barnes | Providence (Undergraduate Draft) | |
| IND | Mike Green | Louisiana Tech (Special Circumstance Draft) | |
| IND | Steve Downing | Indiana (Supplementary Draft) | |
| IND | Len Elmore | Maryland (Undergraduate Draft) | |
| KEN | Ernie DeGregorio | Providence (Special Circumstance Draft) | |
| KEN | Louis Nelson | Washington (Supplementary Draft) | |
| KEN | Steve Rowell | Rhode Island (Senior Draft) | |
| KEN | Don Smith | Dayton (Undergraduate Draft) | |
| MMT | Larry Kenon | Memphis State (Special Circumstance Draft) | |
| MMT | Larry Finch | Memphis State (Supplementary Draft) | |
| MMT | Wardell Jeffries | Oklahoma Baptist (Senior Draft) | |
| MMT | David Thompson | North Carolina State (Undergraduate Draft) | |
| NYN | Jim Brewer | Minnesota (Special Circumstance Draft) | |
| NYN | Doug Collins | Illinois State (Supplementary Draft) | |
| NYN | Henry Williams | Jacksonville (Undergraduate Draft) | |
| SAS | Kevin Kunnert | Iowa (Special Circumstance Draft) | |
| SAS | Mike DAntoni | Marshall (Supplementary Draft) | |
| SAS | Craig Littlepage | Pennsylvania (Senior Draft) | |
| SAS | Dwight Jones | Houston (Undergraduate Draft) | |
| SDQ | David Vaughn | Oral Roberts (Special Circumstance Draft) | |
| SDQ | Dwight Lamar | Southwest Louisiana (Supplementary Draft) | |
| SDQ | Larry Moore | Texas (Senior Draft) | |
| SDQ | Bill Walton | UCLA (Undergraduate Draft) | |
| UTS | Robert Parish | Centenary (Special Circumstance Draft) | |
| UTS | Jim Baker | Nevada (Special Circumstance Draft) | |
| UTS | Ronnie Robinson | Memphis State (Supplementary Draft) | |
| UTS | Dennis Johnson | Ferris State (Senior Draft) | |
| UTS | Bruce Seals | Xavier (LA) (Undergraduate Draft) | |
| VIR | George Gervin | Eastern Michigan (Special Circumstance Draft) | |
| VIR | Allan Bristow | VPI (Supplementary Draft) | |
| VIR | Willie Calvert | Abilene Christian (Senior Draft) | |
| VIR | Phil Smith | San Francisco (Undergraduate Draft) | |
| 1972 ABA First Round | |||
| Team | Name | ||
| CAR | Mike Lewis | Pittsburgh (Dispersal Draft) | |
| CAR | Mack Calvin | Floridians (Dispersal Draft) | |
| DEN | Warren Jabali | Floridians (Dispersal Draft) | |
| DEN | Willie Long | Floridians (Dispersal Draft) | |
| DLC | John Brisker | Pittsburgh (Dispersal Draft) | |
| DLC | Harley Swift | Pittsburgh (Dispersal Draft) | |
| IND | Dwight Davis | (Houston) Floridians (Dispersal Draft) | |
| KEN | Walt Szczerbiak | Pittsburgh (Dispersal Draft) | |
| MMP | George Thompson | Pittsburgh (Dispersal Draft) | |
| MMP | Ron Franz | Floridians (Dispersal Draft) | |
| NYN | Chuck Terry | (Long Beach State) Pittsburgh (Dispersal Draft) | |
| UTS | Larry Jones | Floridians (Dispersal Draft) | |
| VIR | Swen Nater | (UCLA redshirt) Floridians (Dispersal Draft) | |
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