1979 NBA Draft

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1979 NBA Draft produced some of the best names in NBA history, including Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Bill Cartwright, Sidney Moncrief and current Detroit Shock head coach Bill Laimbeer, who already has led the Shock to two WNBA Championships (2003 and 2006). Johnson, Laimbeer and Cartwright would go on from there to win ten NBA Championships combined.

[edit] Round one

	= All-Star
	= Hall of Fame

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
1	Magic Johnson (PG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Los Angeles Lakers	Michigan State
2	David Greenwood (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Chicago Bulls	UCLA
3	Bill Cartwright (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	New York Knicks	San Francisco
4	Greg Kelser (SF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Detroit Pistons	Michigan State
5	Sidney Moncrief (PG/SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Arkansas
6	James Bailey (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Rutgers
7	Vinnie Johnson (PG/SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Baylor
8	Calvin Natt (SF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	New Jersey Nets	NE Louisiana
9	Larry Demic (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	New York Knicks	Arizona
10	Roy Lee Hamilton (PG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Detroit Pistons	UCLA
11	Cliff Robinson (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	New Jersey Nets	USC
12	Jim Paxson (SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Dayton
13	Dudley Bradley (SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Indiana Pacers	North Carolina
14	Brad Holland (PG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Los Angeles Lakers	UCLA
15	Phil Hubbard (SF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Detroit Pistons	Michigan
16	Jim Spanarkel (SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Duke
17	Lee Johnson (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Houston Rockets	East Texas State
18	Reggie King (SF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Kansas City Kings	Alabama
19	Wiley Peck (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	San Antonio Spurs	Mississippi State
20	Larry Knight	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Utah Jazz	Loyola (IL)
21	Sylvester Williams (SF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	New York Knicks	Rhode Island
22	Kyle Macy (PG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Phoenix Suns	Kentucky

[edit] Notable post-first round picks

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
31	Edgar Jones (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Nevada-Reno
65	Bill Laimbeer (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Notre Dame
68	Nick Galis (SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States/Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece	Boston Celtics	Seton Hall
73	James Donaldson (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Washington State
82	Jerry Sichting (PG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Golden State Warriors	Purdue
107	Mark Eaton (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Phoenix Suns	Cypress JC

Preceded by: 1978 NBA Draft

NBA Draft

Followed by: 1980 NBA Draft

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