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Round one

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
1	Elvin Hayes (C)	United States	San Diego Rockets	Houston
2	Wes Unseld (C)	United States	Baltimore Bullets	Louisville
3	Bob Kauffman (PF)	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Guilford
4	Tom Boerwinkle (C)	United States	Baltimore Bullets	Tennessee
5	Don Smith (C)	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Iowa State
6	Otto Moore (C)	United States	Detroit Pistons	Pan American
7	Charles Paulk (PF)	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Northeastern State
8	Gary Gregor	United States	Phoenix Suns	South Carolina
9	Ron Williams (SG)	United States	San Francisco Warriors	West Virginia
10	Bill Hosket (PF)	United States	New York Knicks	Ohio State
11	Bill Hewitt (PF)	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	USC
12	Don Chaney (SG)	United States	Boston Celtics	Houston
13	Skip Harlicka (SG)	United States	Atlanta Hawks	South Carolina
14	Shaler Halimon (PG)	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	South Carolina

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Notable post-first round picks

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
23	Stu Lantz (SG)	United States	San Diego Rockets	Nebraska
85	Rick Adelman (PG)	United States	Detroit Pistons	Loyola (Los Angeles)
157	Ron Boone (SG)	United States	Phoenix Suns	Marquette

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