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1961 NBA Expansion Draft
The 1961 NBA Expansion Draft was the inaugural expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 26, 1961, so that the newly founded Washington Wizards, Chicago Packers could acquire players for the upcoming 1961–62 NBA season, 1961–62 season. The Packers were the second NBA team from Chicago, after the Chicago Stags, which List of defunct National Basketball Association teams, folded in 1950. The Packers later underwent several name changes and relocations before moving to Washington, D.C.. They are currently known as the Washington Wizards. In an NBA expansion draft, new NBA teams are allowed to acquire players from the previously established teams in the league. Not all players on a given team are available during an expansion draft, since each team can protect a certain number of players from being selected. The Packers appointed four-times List of NBA All-Stars, All-Star and former Minneapolis Lakers head coach Jim Pollard as List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 NBA Expansion Draft
The 1966 NBA Expansion Draft was the second expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held from April 30 to May 1, 1966, so that the newly founded Chicago Bulls could acquire players for the upcoming 1966–67 season. Chicago had been awarded the expansion team on January 16, 1966. The Bulls were the third NBA franchise to play in Chicago, following the Chicago Stags, which folded in 1950, and the Chicago Packers–Zephyrs, which moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Bullets in 1963. In an NBA expansion draft, new NBA teams are allowed to acquire players from the previously established teams in the league. Not all players on a given team are available during an expansion draft, since each team can protect a certain number of players from being selected. Before the 1966 expansion draft, the Bulls' general manager, Dick Klein, asked that each team reduce the number of protected players from eight (as initially planned) to seven. In exch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |