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Allocated players from two dissolved teams
On August 5, 1976, as a result of the ABA–NBA merger that occurred back in June of that year, the NBA hosted a dispersal draft to select players from
1976_ABA_dispersal_draft
Merger of American basketball leagues
remaining two ABA teams, the Kentucky Colonels and the Spirits of St. Louis, folded, with their players entering a dispersal draft. A seventh ABA team, the
ABA–NBA_merger
Basketball player selection
The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 173 players. On August 8, 1976, the league also hosted a Dispersal draft for ABA players
1976_NBA_draft
American basketball player (born 1949)
1975 ABA playoffs, recording 28 points and 31 rebounds in the decisive Game 5 for his first and only championship. In the 1976 ABA dispersal draft, which
Artis_Gilmore
Reassignment of players from one team among other existing teams
the ABA. On August 8, 1976, as part of the ABA-NBA merger agreement, a dispersal draft was conducted to assign teams for the players on the two ABA franchises
Dispersal_draft
American basketball player (1952–2020)
Averitt joined the Buffalo Braves through the 1976 ABA dispersal draft, playing with that team for the 1976–77 season until joining the New Jersey Nets
Bird_Averitt
Proposed professional basketball team
of the 1975-76 ABA season, and especially noting praise for the team's frontcourt before it was broken up in the 1976 ABA dispersal draft. Professional
Utah_Rockies
31st NBA season
Louis, both of whose players were picked up by NBA teams in the 1976 ABA dispersal draft. The league adopts a balanced schedule. Each team plays 19 of the
1976–77_NBA_season
Aborted NBA professional basketball team season
NBA would later host the 1976 ABA dispersal draft in August after the NBA-ABA merger two months earlier, but this dispersal draft involved teams from NBA
1954–55 Baltimore Bullets season
1954–55_Baltimore_Bullets_season
NBA professional basketball team season
winning percentage during those games was the best in the league. The dispersal of ABA players had been particularly beneficial to the Blazers. Maurice Lucas
1976–77 Portland Trail Blazers season
1976–77_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season
Basketball player selection
The 1975 ABA draft was the ninth and final draft done by the American Basketball Association (ABA), a rivaling professional basketball league to the National
1975_ABA_draft
American basketball player (1955–2015)
NBA let them place Malone into the 1976 ABA Dispersal Draft pool in exchange for the return of their first-round draft pick in 1977, which they used to
Moses_Malone
Professional basketball league (1967–1976)
Basketball Association (ABA) was a major professional basketball league that operated for nine seasons from 1967 to 1976. The upstart ABA operated in direct
American Basketball Association
American_Basketball_Association
American basketball player (1950–2018)
that won the 1975 ABA Championship. Thomas died on July 14, 2018. He was drafted to the Houston Rockets in the 1976 ABA dispersal draft, but never played
Ron_Thomas_(basketball)
ABA basketball team season
Squires' players get involved with any dispersal drafts by either the ABA or the NBA via the 1976 ABA dispersal draft. An entire chapter in Loose Balls was
1975–76 Virginia Squires season
1975–76_Virginia_Squires_season
The American Basketball Association draft was held from 1967 to 1975. Generally speaking, the ABA's drafts were considered a lot looser in terms of structure
American Basketball Association draft
American_Basketball_Association_draft
NBA professional basketball team season
participate in the 1976 NBA draft. The American Basketball Association merged with the NBA in 1976. Of the teams remaining in the ABA, four joined the NBA
1976–77 San Antonio Spurs season
1976–77_San_Antonio_Spurs_season
Professional basketball team season (1st in NBA)
merger that was taking place in June 1976. However, they would be able to participate in the 1976 ABA dispersal draft, with the Nets being the last team
1976–77_New_York_Nets_season
Basketball player selection
The 1972 ABA draft was the sixth draft done by the American Basketball Association (ABA), a rivaling professional basketball league to the National Basketball
1972_ABA_draft
Basketball team in Raleigh, North Carolina
play as the Utah Rockies; instead, its players were dealt in the 1976 ABA dispersal draft. Professional basketball would return to North Carolina in 1988
Carolina_Cougars
American basketball team (1967–1976)
Kentucky. They competed in the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1967 to 1976. The name is derived from the historic Kentucky Colonel. The Colonels
Kentucky_Colonels
American basketball player-coach (born 1944)
Spurs (one of the four teams to join the NBA in the ABA–NBA merger) in the 1976 ABA Dispersal Draft. Playing mostly as a role player behind George Gervin
Louie_Dampier
NBA professional basketball team season
was acquired in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers after the ABA dispersal draft. Malone was now off to the Houston Rockets. The selling of players
1976–77_Buffalo_Braves_season
NBA team season
Cobo Arena in Detroit. The Pistons added Marvin Barnes in the 1976 ABA Dispersal Draft, and Detroit finished with a 44–38 (.537) record, 2nd place in
1976–77 Detroit Pistons season
1976–77_Detroit_Pistons_season
American basketball player (1952–2014)
overall ABA/NBA career averages were 16.0 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists. Barnes was taken by the Detroit Pistons in the 1976 ABA Dispersal Draft. In
Marvin_Barnes
ABA basketball team season
would become the ABA's first ever dispersal draft done on July 13, 1972. This dispersal draft would occur after it was found out by the ABA itself that neither
1972–73_Memphis_Tams_season
Basketball player selection
28th pick, was also drafted in the 1975 ABA Draft. He opted to join the ABA with the Indiana Pacers before moving to the NBA in 1976. His achievements include
1975_NBA_draft
American basketball coach and broadcaster (1925–2014)
Bill Walton, was starting to gel. Ramsay also benefited from the 1976 ABA dispersal draft, in which the Blazers obtained power forward Maurice Lucas. In
Jack_Ramsay
ABA basketball team season
for this year concluded, the ABA held their first ever dispersal draft on July 13, 1972 after it was found out by the ABA itself that neither "The Floridians"
1972–73_New_York_Nets_season
Basketball team season (1st in NBA)
The 1976–77 NBA season was Indiana's first season in the NBA and tenth season as a franchise. †In the 1976 ABA Dispersal Draft, ABA and NBA teams selected
1976–77_Indiana_Pacers_season
Basketball player selection
for the seventh pick in the ABA dispersal draft. Previously, the Braves acquired the pick the Phoenix Suns on August 25, 1976, in exchange for Tom Van Arsdale
1977_NBA_draft
American attorney (1921–2024)
Warriors in six games. The Pistons selected Marvin Barnes in the 1976 ABA dispersal draft and after protracted negotiations, Feldman signed him to a $500
Oscar_Feldman
Short-lived American basketball team
ended up with the Stars despite not being picked in the dispersal draft; Utah would become the ABA's third casualty of the season, suspending operations in
Baltimore_Claws
Dutch basketball player (born 1950)
honors. Nater was drafted by The Floridians in the 1972 ABA Draft, and then by the Virginia Squires in the June 1972 ABA dispersal draft after the Floridians'
Swen_Nater
ABA basketball team season
three rounds of that draft. Months after the original ABA draft for this year concluded, the ABA held their first ever dispersal draft on July 13, 1972 after
1972–73 Dallas Chaparrals season
1972–73_Dallas_Chaparrals_season
North America basketball championship
franchise history. The 1976–77 NBA season started with the ABA–NBA merger. Portland had benefited from the resulting ABA dispersal draft as they acquired Spirits
1977_NBA_Finals
ABA basketball team season
original ABA draft for this year concluded, the ABA held their first ever dispersal draft on July 13, 1972 after it was found out by the ABA itself that
1972–73_Utah_Stars_season
Association (ABA) after being selected in the 1974 ABA draft before entering the NBA through the ABA dispersal draft in 1976 First overall NBA draft picks Hudson
List_of_undrafted_NBA_players
NBA professional basketball team season (1st season in NBA)
four ABA team also received no television money for their first three NBA seasons in the NBA, were not allowed to participate in the 1976 NBA draft, had
1976–77_Denver_Nuggets_season
American basketball player (born 1946)
the 1968 ABA draft and by the Phoenix Suns in the 1968 NBA draft. Boone opted to play for Dallas in the ABA. Of his choice to play in the ABA, Boone said:
Ron_Boone
American basketball player and coach (1952–2010)
Size", SI (Dec. 13, 1976) After the ABA–NBA merger, Lucas was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the subsequent ABA Dispersal Draft in which the Kentucky
Maurice_Lucas
American basketball player (born 1947)
After the ABA–NBA merger in 1976 Jones was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the ABA dispersal draft and played two seasons (1976–1978) in the National Basketball
Wil Jones (basketball, born 1947)
Wil_Jones_(basketball,_born_1947)
American basketball player (1941–2025)
was their final game. The ABA bought the club and folded it, organizing a dispersal draft in June where the four worst ABA teams had the first picks on
Larry_Jones_(basketball)
Defunct professional basketball team in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
on June 13, 1972, the ABA shut down the Condors, alongside The Floridians. The Condors' roster was put into a dispersal draft; George Thompson went to
Pittsburgh_Condors
American businessmen
Spirits were not included in the ABA–NBA merger, with the St. Louis and Kentucky players being put into a special dispersal draft. Marvin Barnes went to the
Ozzie_and_Daniel_Silna
American basketball player (born 1949)
Chaparrals, of the American Basketball Association (ABA), in the 1971 ABA Draft. Szczerbiak played in the ABA during the 1971–72 season, as a member of the
Walt_Szczerbiak
American basketball player and coach (1926–2013)
Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2024. "NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for
Bill_Sharman
American basketball player and coach (1944–2015)
then available to other ABA teams in a special draft. The 31-year-old Daniels was passed over in the resulting dispersal draft, as other teams were likely
Mel_Daniels
Month in 1976
Association merger, a dispersal draft was conducted for teams to pick the players who had been under contract for the two ABA franchises which had folded
August_1976
Basketball team in Memphis, Tennessee
Thompson in a dispersal draft of Pittsburgh Condors players. Gerald Govan was traded to the Utah Stars for Merv Jackson. Thompson played in the ABA All-Star
Memphis_Sounds
Basketball team in Houston, Texas
coach. The Mavericks got off to an inauspicious start during the first ABA draft. Martin arrived in Oakland to represent the team, only to find out that
Houston_Mavericks
Calendar year
Association–National Basketball Association merger, a dispersal draft is conducted to assign teams for the players on the two ABA franchises which have folded. August
1976
ABA basketball team season
in fourth place in the ABA, which was good enough to see them be the last team with a winning record to make it to the 1976 ABA Playoffs, but not quite
1975–76 Kentucky Colonels season
1975–76_Kentucky_Colonels_season
ABA basketball team season
the other ABA teams at the time. The ABA–NBA merger terms included the St. Louis (and Kentucky) players being put into a special dispersal draft. Marvin
1975–76 Spirits of St. Louis season
1975–76_Spirits_of_St._Louis_season
American coach in the National Basketball Association
through the draft, signed Dave Twardzik after the American Basketball Association folded, and selected Maurice Lucas in the ABA dispersal draft. Inman later
Stu_Inman
American basketball player (1924–2005)
White's teams were distributed among the remaining NBL franchises via dispersal draft. The new Minneapolis Lakers were the successor franchise to the Detroit
George_Mikan
Association–National Basketball Association merger, a dispersal draft is conducted to assign teams for the players on the two ABA franchises which have folded. August
1976_in_the_United_States
American basketball player-coach (born 1966)
23, 2024. "2000 WNBA Expansion Draft". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 24, 2025. "PLUS: W.N.B.A.; Dispersal Draft Scatters 2 Rosters". The New York
Debbie_Black
Aborted ABA basketball team season
sold off to the Virginia Squires, averting the use of a third dispersal draft for the ABA to end the 1975 year. "Tams Send Neumann To Stars". New York
1975–76_Utah_Stars_season
National Basketball Association team in Portland, Oregon
among the remaining NBA squads in a dispersal draft. The Trail Blazers selected Maurice Lucas in the dispersal draft. That summer, they also hired Jack
Portland_Trail_Blazers
National Basketball Association team in Sacramento, California
Nate Archibald and Jerry Lucas, and used the third pick in the ABA dispersal draft on Ron Boone. Axelson stayed on after the Kings left Kansas City
Sacramento_Kings
of Marvin Barnes on August 5 with the fourth overall pick in the ABA dispersal draft; and Bo Schembechler undergoing open heart surgery to perform four
1976_in_Michigan
American basketball coach and executive (1917–2006)
1950 season, Sharman was selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons in the dispersal draft and subsequently traded to the Celtics before the 1951 season. With
Red_Auerbach
National Basketball Association team in Chicago, Illinois
investment into improving the team. Artis Gilmore, acquired in the ABA dispersal draft in 1976, led a Bulls squad which included guard Reggie Theus, forward
Chicago_Bulls
Former hockey team of the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association
at a high price. Forced to let all but three players go in a 1979 dispersal draft, the Nordiques sank to the bottom of the standings. They finished the
Quebec_Nordiques
National Basketball Association team in Atlanta, Georgia
traded him to the Chicago Stags (who would later surrender him in a dispersal draft to the Boston Celtics when the Stags folded). The Blackhawks finished
Atlanta_Hawks
Basketball field goal made from beyond the designated three-point line (arc)
18, 1976. p. 1C. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2020. "Burial of the ABA a fact; next step a dispersal draft". Eugene
Three-point_field_goal
National Basketball Association team in Boston, Massachusetts
when that franchise went bankrupt, Cousy went to the Celtics in a dispersal draft. After the 1955–56 season, Auerbach made a stunning trade, sending
Boston_Celtics
Territorial dispute involving multiple countries over the Spratly Islands
uprooted an ROC flag on Itu Aba laid claim to the Spratlys and, the Republic of China (now Taiwan) again regarrisoned Itu Aba in 1956. Taiwan's garrison
Spratly_Islands_dispute
Overview of sports traditions and activities in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
contracted by the WTT, with the players distributed to other teams via a dispersal draft. Ultimate is a team sport played with a flying disc. The object of
Sports_in_Toronto
Sports team history
Maurice Lucas in the dispersal draft that occurred when the American Basketball Association was acquired by the NBA. In the 1976–77 campaign, the Blazers
History of the Portland Trail Blazers
History_of_the_Portland_Trail_Blazers
Species of owl
hatched. An exceptional dispersal distance from Nova Scotia was 1,600 km (990 mi) away to Stoney Creek, Ontario. The post-dispersal stage is one of great
Barred_owl
administration sought to assert greater control over the judiciary, suspending Salleh Abas, the Lord President of the Supreme Court, along with several senior judges
History_of_Malaysia
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Male
Egyptian
, obviam venit.
Female
Hindi/Indian
(आà¤à¤¾) Hindi name ABHA means "light, shining."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Well-known Sahabi Abu Moosa Al-ashari
Girl/Female
English
Modern blend of Ava and Ana.
Female
German
Pet form of German names containing the element adal, ADA means "noble." Compare with other forms of Ada.
Male
English
Short form of Hebrew Abraham, ABE means "father of a multitude,"Â and other names beginning with Ab-.
Male
Turkish
Turkish name ATA means "ancestor."
Female
Irish
Contracted form of Irish Gaelic Toiréasa, TRÉASA means "harvester."
Girl/Female
English
Modern blend of Ava and Ana.
Female
Italian
Italian and Spanish name ALBA means "dawn."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Eve, AVA means "alive; living."
Girl/Female
Latin
From Aea.
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Hebrew
Modern Blend of Ava and Ana
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese name ABÃLIO means "able; proficient; skillful."
Biblical
variation of Eve from Chavvah Ava means life, or Ivah, iniquity
Female
Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Latin Anna, ANA means "favor; grace."Â Compare with another form of Ana.
Male
Hebrew
Pet form of Hebrew Abraham, ABI means "father of a multitude." Also spelled Avi. Compare with feminine Abi.
Girl/Female
English
Modern blend of Ava and Ana.
Female
Polish
Contracted form of Polish LechosÅ‚awa, LESÅAWA means "Lech's glory."
Female
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Adah, ADA means "ornament." Compare with other forms of Ada.
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