1966 NBA Expansion Draft

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The 1966 NBA Expansion Draft was an expansion draft in the National Basketball Association (NBA) before the 1966–67 season, as the league expanded to 10 franchises. It was held on April 30, 1966^[1] in favor of the Chicago Bulls, who selected 18 unprotected players from other NBA teams.

[edit] Selections

Player	Position	Nationality	Former team
John Barnhill	G	United States	Detroit Pistons
Al Bianchi	SG	United States	Philadelphia 76ers
Ron Bonham	SF	United States	Boston Celtics
Bob Boozer	PF	United States	Los Angeles Lakers
Nate Bowman	C	United States	Cincinnati Royals
Len Chappell	F-C	United States	New York Knicks
Barry Clemens	PF	United States	New York Knicks
Keith Erickson	G-F	United States	San Francisco Warriors
John Kerr	F-C	United States	Baltimore Bullets
Jim King	G	United States	Los Angeles Lakers
Don Kojis	SF	United States	Detroit Pistons
McCoy McLemore	F-C	United States	San Francisco Warriors
Jeff Mullins	G-F	United States	St. Louis Hawks
Jerry Sloan	G-F	United States	Baltimore Bullets
Tom Thacker	G-F	United States	Cincinnati Royals
John Thompson	PF	United States	Boston Celtics
Gerry Ward	SG	United States	Philadelphia 76ers
Jim Washington	F-C	United States	St. Louis Hawks

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