1977 NBA Draft |
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Round 1 |
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| Pick | Player | From (College) | NBA Team | Details |
| 1 | Kent Benson | Indiana Univ. | Milwaukee Bucks | |
| 2 | Otis Birdsong | Univ. of Houston | Kansas City Kings | |
| 3 | Marques Johnson | Univ. of California, Los Angeles | Milwaukee Bucks | |
| 4 | Greg Ballard | Univ. of Oregon | Washington Bullets | |
| 5 | Walter Davis | Univ. of North Carolina | Phoenix Suns | |
| 6 | Kenny Carr | North Carolina State Univ. | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| 7 | Bernard King | Univ. of Tennessee | New Jersey Nets | |
| 8 | Jack Sikma | Illinois Wesleyan Univ. | Seattle Supersonics | |
| 9 | Tom LaGarde | Univ. of North Carolina | Denver Nuggets | |
| 10 | Ray Williams | Univ. of Minnesota | New York Knicks | |
| 11 | Ernie Grunfeld | Univ. of Tennessee | Milwaukee Bucks | |
| 12 | Cedric Maxwell | Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte | Boston Celtics | |
| 13 | Tate Armstrong | Duke Univ. | Chicago Bulls | |
| 14 | Tree Rollins | Clemson Univ. | Atlanta Hawks | |
| 15 | Brad Davis | Univ. of Maryland | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| 16 | Rickey Green | Univ. of Michigan | Golden State Warriors | |
| 17 | Bo Ellis | Marquette Univ. | Washington Bullets | |
| 18 | Wesley Cox | Univ. of Louisville | Golden State Warriors | |
| 19 | Rich Laurel | Hofstra Univ. | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| 20 | Glenn Mosley | Seton Hall Univ. | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| 21 | Anthony Roberts | Oral Roberts Univ. | Denver Nuggets | |
| 22 | Norm Nixon | Duquesne Univ. | Los Angeles Lakers | |
Round 2 |
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| Pick | Player | From (College) | NBA Team | Details |
| 23 | Mike Glenn | Southern Illinois Univ. | Chicago Bulls | |
| 24 | Larry Johnson | Univ. of Kentucky | Buffalo Braves | |
| 25 | Wilson Washington | Old Dominion Univ. | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| 26 | Glen Gondrezick | Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas | New York Knicks | |
| 27 | Glenn Williams | St. John’s Univ. | Milwaukee Bucks | |
| 28 | Kim Anderson | Univ. of Missouri | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| 29 | Alonzo Bradley | Texas Southern Univ. | Indiana Pacers | |
| 30 | Steve Sheppard | Univ. of Maryland | Chicago Bulls | |
| 31 | Eddie Owens | Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas | Kansas City Kings | |
| 32 | Toby Knight | Univ. of Notre Dame | New York Knicks | |
| 33 | Eddie Jordan | Rutgers Univ. | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| 34 | Larry Moffett | Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas | Houston Rockets | |
| 35 | Mark Landsberger | Arizona State Univ. | Chicago Bulls | |
| 36 | Ben Poquette | Central Michigan Univ. | Detroit Pistons | |
| 37 | Jeff Wilkins | Illinois State Univ. | San Antonio Spurs | |
| 38 | Ricky Love | Univ. of Alabama at Huntsville | Golden State Warriors | |
| 39 | Phil Walker | Millersville Univ. of Pennsylvania | Washington Bullets | |
| 40 | Robert Reid | St. Mary’s Univ. | Houston Rockets | |
| 41 | T.R. Dunn | Univ. of Alabama | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| 42 | Bob Elliott | Univ. of Arizona | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| 43 | Herm Harris | Univ. of Arizona | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| 44 | Essie Hollis | St. Bonaventure Univ. | New Orleans Jazz | |
Round 3 |
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| Pick | Player | From (College) | NBA Team | Details |
| 45 | Bill Paterno | Univ. of Notre Dame | Kansas City Kings | |
| 46 | James Edwards | Univ. of Washington | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| 47 | Gary Yoder | Univ. of Cincinnati | Milwaukee Bucks | |
| 48 | Sam Smith | Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas | Atlanta Hawks | |
| 49 | Eddie Johnson | Auburn Univ. | Atlanta Hawks | |
| 50 | Tony Hanson | Univ. of Connecticut | New Orleans Jazz | |
| 51 | Stan Mayhew | Weber State Univ. | Indiana Pacers | |
| 52 | Joe Hassett | Providence College | Seattle Supersonics | |
| 53 | John Kuester | Univ. of North Carolina | Kansas City Kings | |
| 54 | Lloyd McMillian | California State Univ., Long Beach | New York Knicks | |
| 55 | Steve Grote | Univ. of Michigan | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| 56 | Skip Brown | Wake Forest Univ. | Boston Celtics | |
| 57 | Steve Puidokas | Washington State Univ. | Washington Bullets | |
| 58 | John Irving | Hofstra Univ. | Detroit Pistons | |
| 59 | Dan Henderson | Arkansas State Univ. | San Antonio Spurs | |
| 60 | Marlon Redmond | Univ. of San Francisco | Golden State Warriors | |
| 61 | Jerry Schellenberg | Wake Forest Univ. | Washington Bullets | |
| 62 | Phil Bond | Univ. of Louisville | Houston Rockets | |
| 63 | Ricky Brown | Univ. of Alabama | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| 64 | Arnold Dugger | Oral Roberts Univ. | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| 65 | Robert Smith | Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas | Denver Nuggets | |
| 66 | Mike Bratz | Stanford Univ. | Phoenix Suns | |
Round 4 |
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| Pick | Player | From (College) | NBA Team | Details |
| 67 | Bob Elmore | Wichita State Univ. | New Jersey Nets | |
| 68 | Melvin Watkins | Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte | Buffalo Braves | |
| 69 | Lewis Brown | Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas | Milwaukee Bucks | |
| 70 | Dave Bormann | Gardner-Webb Univ. | Atlanta Hawks | |
| 71 | Greg Griffin | Idaho State Univ. | Phoenix Suns | |
| 72 | Dennis Boyd | Univ. of Detroit Mercy | New Orleans Jazz | |
| 73 | George Pendleton | Georgia State Univ. | Indiana Pacers | |
| 74 | Jim Cooper | Univ. of Alabama | Seattle Supersonics | |
| 75 | Larry Williams | Texas Southern Univ. | Kansas City Kings | |
| 76 | Steve Hayes | Idaho State Univ. | New York Knicks | |
| 77 | Melvin Jones | West Texas A&M Univ. | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| 78 | Jeff Cummings | Tulane Univ. | Boston Celtics | |
| 79 | Mike McConalthy | Louisiana Tech Univ. | Chicago Bulls | |
| 80 | Bruce King | Univ. of Iowa | Detroit Pistons | |
| 81 | Matt Hicks | Northern Illinois Univ. | San Antonio Spurs | |
| 82 | Roy Smith | Kentucky State Univ. | Golden State Warriors | |
| 83 | David Reavis | Univ. of Georgia | Washington Bullets | |
| 84 | Rocky Smith | Oregon State Univ. | Houston Rockets | |
| 85 | Greg White | Univ. of Southern California | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| 86 | Jack Jones | Univ. of Utah | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| 87 | Leartha Scott | Univ. of Wisconsin-Parkside | Golden State Warriors | |
| 88 | Tony Robertson | West Virginia Univ. | Los Angeles Lakers | |
Round 5 |
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| Pick | Player | From (College) | NBA Team | Details |
| 89 | Gerald Cunningham | Kentucky State Univ. | New Jersey Nets | |
| 90 | Mike Hanley | Niagara Univ. | Buffalo Braves | |
| 91 | Ron Norwood | DePaul Univ. | Milwaukee Bucks | |
| 92 | Bill Gordon | Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Atlanta Hawks | |
| 93 | Cecil Rellford | St. John’s Univ. | Phoenix Suns | |
| 94 | Jim Grady | Gonzaga Univ. | New Orleans Jazz | |
| 95 | Marvin Jackson | Prairie View A&M Univ. | Indiana Pacers | |
| 96 | Dale Haberman | McKendree College | Seattle Supersonics | |
| 97 | Bob Chapman | Michigan State Univ. | Kansas City Kings | |
| 98 | Bill Terry | Monmouth Univ. | New York Knicks | |
| 99 | Al Smith | Jackson State Univ. | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| 100 | Bill Langloh | Univ. of Virginia | Boston Celtics | |
| 101 | Nate Davis | Univ. of South Carolina | Chicago Bulls | |
| 102 | Jim Kennedy | Univ. of Missouri | Detroit Pistons | |
| 103 | Scott Sims | Univ. of Missouri | San Antonio Spurs | |
| 104 | Ray Epps | Norfolk State Univ. | Golden State Warriors | |
| 105 | Bruce Parkinson | Purdue Univ. | Washington Bullets | |
| 106 | Ed Thompson | Idaho State Univ. | Houston Rockets | |
| 107 | Donn Wilber | La Salle Univ. | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| 108 | Teko Wynder | Univ. of Tulsa | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| 109 | John Billups | Univ. of Mississippi | Denver Nuggets | |
| 110 | John Robinson | Univ. of Michigan | Los Angeles Lakers | |
Round 6 |
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| Pick | Player | From (College) | NBA Team | Details |
| 111 | Mark Crow | Duke Univ. | New Jersey Nets | |
| 112 | Curvan Lewis | Virginia Union Univ. | Buffalo Braves | |
| 113 | Chuck Goodyear | Miami Univ. | Milwaukee Bucks | |
| 114 | Calvin Crews | Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette | Atlanta Hawks | |
| 115 | Billy McKinney | Northwestern Univ. | Phoenix Suns | |
| 116 | Wayne Golden | Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga | New Orleans Jazz | |
| 117 | Tom Scheffler | Purdue Univ. | Indiana Pacers | |
| 118 | Bucky O’Brien | Seattle Univ. | Seattle Supersonics | |
| 119 | Bob Cooper | Providence College | Kansas City Kings | |
| 120 | Jerry Graycraft | Milligan College | New York Knicks | |
| 121 | Ron Cox | Eastern Washington Univ. | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| 122 | Roy Pace | Rutgers Univ.-Camden | Boston Celtics | |
| 123 | Jay Chessman | Brigham Young Univ. | Chicago Bulls | |
| 124 | Herb Nobles | Univ. of Kansas | Detroit Pistons | |
| 125 | Bruce Buckley | Univ. of North Carolina | San Antonio Spurs | |
| 126 | Jack Phelan | Saint Francis Univ. | Golden State Warriors | |
| 127 | Ernie Wansley | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ. | Washington Bullets | |
| 128 | Myron Jordan | Univ. of the Pacific | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| 129 | George Gibson | Winston-Salem State Univ. | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| 130 | Jim Town | Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst | Denver Nuggets | |
| 131 | Grover Woolard | Murray State Univ. | Los Angeles Lakers | |
Round 7 |
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| Pick | Player | From (College) | NBA Team | Details |
| 132 | Scott Conant | Newberry College | New Jersey Nets | |
| 133 | Mike Jackson | Univ. of Tennessee | Buffalo Braves | |
| 134 | Ron Bostic | Univ. of Detroit Mercy | Milwaukee Bucks | |
| 135 | James Holliman | Arizona State Univ. | Atlanta Hawks | |
| 136 | Alvin Scott | Oral Roberts Univ. | Phoenix Suns | |
| 137 | Lusia Harris | Delta State Univ. | New Orleans Jazz | |
| 138 | Billy Reynolds | Northwestern State Univ. | Seattle Supersonics | |
| 139 | Bruce Jenner | Graceland Univ. | Kansas City Kings | |
| 140 | Tom Weadock | St. John’s Univ. | New York Knicks | |
| 141 | Bob Riddle | Eastern Michigan Univ. | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| 142 | Dave Kyle | Cleveland State Univ. | Boston Celtics | |
| 143 | Mike Smith | Univ. of Evansville | Chicago Bulls | |
| 144 | Robert Lewis | Johnson C. Smith Univ. | Detroit Pistons | |
| 145 | Richard Robinson | Univ. of New Mexico | San Antonio Spurs | |
| 146 | Jerry Thurston | Mercer Univ. | Golden State Warriors | |
| 147 | Calvin Brown | American Univ. | Washington Bullets | |
| 148 | Don Smith | Oregon State Univ. | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| 149 | Dennin Forest | Univ. of Nebraska at Omaha | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| 150 | Willie High | Alabama State Univ. | Denver Nuggets | |
| 151 | Lars Hansen | Univ. of Washington | Los Angeles Lakers | |
Round 8 |
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| Pick | Player | From (College) | NBA Team | Details |
| 152 | Ralph Drollinger | Univ. of California, Los Angeles | New Jersey Nets | |
| 153 | Emery Sammons | Philadelphia Univ. | Buffalo Braves | |
| 154 | Larry Pikes | Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Milwaukee Bucks | |
| 155 | Vern Thompson | Brigham Young Univ. | Atlanta Hawks | |
| 156 | Alvin Joseph | Univ. of California, Riverside | Phoenix Suns | |
| 157 | Dave Speicher | Univ. of Toledo | New Orleans Jazz | |
| 158 | Jeff Frey | Univ. of Evansville | Seattle Supersonics | |
| 159 | Ken Slappy | Saint Peter’s College | New York Knicks | |
| 160 | Tom Cutter | Western Michigan Univ. | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| 161 | Tom Harris | Bowling Green State Univ. | Boston Celtics | |
| 162 | Rich Rhodes | Eastern Illinois Univ. | Chicago Bulls | |
| 163 | Tim Appleton | Kenyon College | Detroit Pistons | |
| 164 | Jerome Gladney | Univ. of Arizona | San Antonio Spurs | |
| 165 | Ricky Marsh | Manhattan College | Golden State Warriors | |
| 166 | Pat McKinley | Towson Univ. | Washington Bullets | |
| 167 | Harold Rhodes | Univ. of Washington | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| 168 | John Olive | Villanova Univ. | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| 169 | Len Saunders | Univ. of Florida | Denver Nuggets | |
| 170 | Art Allen | Pepperdine Univ. | Los Angeles Lakers | |
Total picks: 170