hoops datahoops dataEvery pick from the 1971 NBA draft, headlined by No. 1 overall pick Austin Carr. Spencer Haywood (pick 30) went on to score the most career points in the class. Click any player for full career stats.
| Pick | Player | Team | G | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Carr | Cleveland Cavaliers | 682 | 10,475 | 15.4 |
| 2 | Sidney Wicks | Portland Trail Blazers | 760 | 12,803 | 16.8 |
| 3 | Elmore Smith | Buffalo Braves | 577 | 7,748 | 13.4 |
| 4 | Ken Durrett | Cincinnati Royals | 117 | 484 | 4.1 |
| 5 | George Trapp | Atlanta Hawks | 377 | 3,351 | 8.9 |
| 6 | Fred Brown | Seattle SuperSonics | 963 | 14,018 | 14.6 |
| 7 | Cliff Meely | San Diego Rockets | 314 | 2,659 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Darnell Hillman | San Francisco Warriors | 287 | 2,471 | 8.6 |
| 9 | Stan Love | Baltimore Bullets | 227 | 1,550 | 6.8 |
| 10 | Clarence Glover | Boston Celtics | 25 | 65 | 2.6 |
| 11 | Curtis Rowe | Detroit Pistons | 590 | 6,873 | 11.6 |
| 12 | Dana Lewis | Philadelphia 76ers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 13 | Jim Cleamons | Los Angeles Lakers | 651 | 5,408 | 8.3 |
| 14 | John Roche | Phoenix Suns | 164 | 1,381 | 8.4 |
| 15 | Kennedy McIntosh | Chicago Bulls | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 16 | Dean Meminger | New York Knicks | 413 | 2,552 | 6.2 |
| 17 | Collis Jones | Milwaukee Bucks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 18 | Steve Patterson | Cleveland Cavaliers | 346 | 1,552 | 4.5 |
| R2 · 19 | Fred Hilton | Buffalo Braves | 117 | 1,131 | 9.7 |
| R2 · 20 | Willie Sojourner | Chicago Bulls | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 21 | John Mengelt | Cincinnati Royals | 633 | 6,218 | 9.8 |
| R2 · 22 | Ted McClain | Atlanta Hawks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 23 | Jim McDaniels | Seattle SuperSonics | 184 | 967 | 5.3 |
| R2 · 24 | Mike Newlin | San Diego Rockets | 836 | 12,511 | 15.0 |
| R2 · 25 | Charlie Yelverton | Portland Trail Blazers | 69 | 545 | 7.9 |
| R2 · 26 | Amos Thomas | Buffalo Braves | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 27 | Rick Fisher | Portland Trail Blazers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 28 | Jim Rose | Boston Celtics | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 29 | Isaiah Wilson | Detroit Pistons | 46 | 167 | 3.6 |
| R2 · 30 | Spencer Haywood | Buffalo Braves | 760 | 14,592 | 19.2 |
| R2 · 31 | Joe Bergman | Cincinnati Royals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 32 | Howard Porter | Chicago Bulls | 452 | 4,245 | 9.4 |
| R2 · 33 | Marvin Stewart | Philadelphia 76ers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 34 | Gregg Northington | New York Knicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 35 | Willie Long | Cleveland Cavaliers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Austin Carr was selected first overall in the 1971 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Spencer Haywood (pick 30, round 2) leads the 1971 class with 14,592 career regular-season points.
The 1971 NBA draft included 35 picks across the first two rounds.