The

1976–77 NBA season The 1976–77 NBA season was the 31st season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Portland Trail Blazers winning their first NBA Championship in franchise history, beating the Philadelphia 76ers in six games in the NBA ...

was the Braves seventh season in the NBA. The Braves were purchased by

John Y. Brown, Jr. John Young Brown Jr. (December 28, 1933 – November 22, 2022) was an American politician, entrepreneur, and businessman from Kentucky. He served as the 55th governor of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983, and built Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) into a ...

, the former owner of the

Kentucky Colonels The Kentucky Colonels were a member of the American Basketball Association for all of the league's nine years. The name is derived from the historic Kentucky colonels. The Colonels won the most games and had the highest winning percentage of ...

in the now defunct

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for $6.2 million.Buffalo Braves (1970-1978)
/ref> As part of an agreement with the Braves' former owner, Paul Snyder, Brown would give Snyder money received in player deals to reduce the purchase price. The sell-off began shortly after the season, as the Braves sold newly acquired

Moses Malone Moses Eugene Malone (March 23, 1955 – September 13, 2015) was an American professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1974 through 1995. A cent ...

. Malone was acquired in a trade with the

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after the ABA dispersal draft. Malone was now off to the

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. The selling of players continued into the season as

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was sold to the

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. While the deals helped Brown pay virtually nothing for the franchise, it turned a promising franchise into a rebuilding one. Attendance fell off as the Braves finished in 4th place with a 30–52 record. The only spotlight was rookie

Adrian Dantley Adrian Delano Dantley (born February 28, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player and coach who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dantley is a six-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA selection an ...

, who captured Rookie of the Year honors with 20.3 points per game. However Dantley himself was traded following the season to the

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for

Billy Knight William R. Knight (born June 9, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player and executive. Playing with the Indiana Pacers in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and later the National Basketball Association (NBA), he w ...

Offseason

Coach Ramsay had been hired in 1972 to a three-year contract. He served the 1975–76 season on a one-year extension. His contract was not renewed. Ramsay had guided the Braves to the playoffs three years in a row after enduring a 21–61 season, accumulating a 158–170 overall record. Local reports noted a personality conflict with owner Snyder. The Braves promoted assistant coach Tates Locke and signed him to a two-year contract. Snyder threatened to sell the Braves if they did not sell 5,000

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s by June 12, 1976. However the season ticket drive by the

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and other civic groups only resulted in 2,552 sales by the deadline date. In June 1976, Diplomat Hotel owner Irving Cowan obtained an option to purchase the Braves for $6.1 million, and planned to bring them to South Florida and the

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. Pledges of more than 8,000 season tickets were received in Florida. On June 15, Snyder announced the planned sale. ''

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'' estimated the sale price to be in the $7–8 million range. However, the next day the city of Buffalo sued the Braves for

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and sought a

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preventing the move. The suit was filed in

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for seeking $10 million from the Braves and the NBA for breaking a promise to sign a new 15-year lease. Another suit was filed as an

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case in

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against the rest of the NBA seeking $48 million in damages in the event of a move. The anti-trust case alleged that the move was an attempt to eliminate competition against a future

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NBA franchise and to discourage expansion of the

to southern Florida. The damages arose as

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related to a March 1 promise to sign a lease. Although Cowan claimed the move would still take place, the effort collapsed under the weight of the lawsuit and the Braves ended up signing a new lease with the city of Buffalo. In July, the Braves signed a new lease with the city for the Memorial Auditorium with the understanding that there was an ongoing effort to sell the team to local interests. The signing of the lease settled the lawsuits.

NBA Draft

ABA Dispersal Draft

The

joined the NBA with the

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in 1976. Of the teams remaining in the ABA, four joined the NBA. The remaining two ABA teams that did not join the NBA, the Kentucky Colonels and the

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, had their players assigned to a dispersal draft for draft purposes.

Roster

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Roster Notes

* Center

played in only 2 games before being traded to the

in October. * Guard

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and forward

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played in only 4 games and 2 games respectively before being waived in November. * Centers

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were traded to the

and guard Jim Price was traded to the

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in December. * Forward

Zaid Abdul-Aziz Zaid Abdul-Aziz (born Donald A. Smith; April 7, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player. He was known as Don Smith until he changed his name to Zaid Abdul-Aziz in 1976 after he converted to Islam. Abdul-Aziz starred for the Iow ...

played in 22 games before being waived in January. * Guard

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played in 33 games before he was purchased by the

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in February.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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Season Schedule

source

Player stats

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Awards and honors

* Ernie DiGregorio, Led NBA, Free Throw Percentage, .945

Transactions

The Braves sent Ken Charles and Dick Gibbs and cash to the

for

Tom Van Arsdale Thomas Arthur Van Arsdale (born February 22, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player. A graduate of Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis, the guard played collegiately at Indiana University under longtime head coach ...

. Van Arsdale never played for the Braves who traded him in August to the

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...

for a

1977 NBA Draft The 1977 NBA draft was the 31st annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 10, 1977, before the 1977–78 season. In this draft, 22 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players ...

2nd round pick. The Braves were involved in the following transactions during the 1976–77 season.

Coaching Change

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Jack Ramsay John Travilla Ramsay (February 21, 1925 – April 28, 2014) was an American basketball coach, commonly known as "Dr. Jack" (as he held an earned doctorate). He was best known for leading the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship, a ...

, Fired, May 3, 1976 , 46–36 , Tates Locke , - ! colspan="4", In-season , - ! Outgoing coach ! Date Removed ! 1976-77 Record ! Incoming coach , - , Tates Locke , Fired, January 25, 1977 , 16–30 , Bob MacKinnon (interim) , - , Bob MacKinnon (interim) , Demoted to assistant, February 16, 1977 , 3–4 , Joe Mullaney (interim)

Trades

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* The 7th pick of 1976 ABA dispersal draft. (

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Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...

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* John Gianelli , style="width:30%" valign="top", To

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Gus Gerard Daniel James "Gus" Gerard (born July 27, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Carolina Cougars and Spirits of St. Louis and Denver Nuggets of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the Denver Nugg ...

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* Jim Price , - , - bgcolor="eeeeee" , style="width:12%" , January 8,

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* George Johnson , style="width:30%" valign="top", To

Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 194 ...

* 1977 1st round draft pick

Free agents

Additions

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Fred Foster Fred Luther Foster (July 26, 1931 – February 20, 2019) was an American record producer, songwriter, and music business executive who founded Monument Records. As a record producer he was most closely associated with Roy Orbison, and was also ...

, , style="font-size: 80%", September 15 , ,

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

, - style="height:40px" ,

, , style="font-size: 80%", September 22 , ,

( ABA) , - style="height:40px" ,

Major Jones Major James Brooks Jones (born July 9, 1953) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the NBA and other leagues. Born in McGehee, Arkansas, he attended and played college basketball at Albany State University. He was ...

, , style="font-size: 80%", September 23 , ,

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, , style="font-size: 80%", October 21 , ,

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Seattle SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Confe ...

Subtractions

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, , style="font-size: 80%", waived, September 28 , ,

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Bob Weiss Robert William Weiss (born May 7, 1942) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. College career Weiss played college basketball at Penn State University from 1963 to 1965 and averaged 16.3 points per game during his senior ...

, , style="font-size: 80%", waived, September 29 , ,

Washington Bullets The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays ...

, - style="height:40px" , Dale Schlueter , , style="font-size: 80%", waived, October 20 , ,

, - style="height:40px" ,

, , style="font-size: 80%", waived, November 9 , ,

Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...

, - style="height:40px" ,

, , style="font-size: 80%", waived, November 29 , ,

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Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...

, - style="height:40px" ,

, , style="font-size: 80%", contract sold, February 1 , ,

References

Braves on Database Basketball

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