1978 NBA Draft –National Basketball Association Draft, który odbył się9 czerwca1978 wNowym Jorku.

Pogrubiona czcionka – wybór doAll-NBA Team.

Gwiazdka (*) – członkowieBasketball Hall of Fame.

Nr	Zawodnik	Narodowość	Drużyna NBA	College/Drużyna
1	Mychal Thompson (C)		Portland Trail Blazers	University of Minnesota
2	Phil Ford (PG)		Kansas City Kings	University of North Carolina
3	Rick Robey (C/PF)		Indiana Pacers	University of Kentucky
4	Micheal Ray Richardson (SG)		New York Knicks	University of Montana
5	Purvis Short (SF)		Golden State Warriors	Jackson State University
6	Larry Bird* (SF/PF)		Boston Celtics	Indiana State University
7	Ron Brewer (SG)		Portland Trail Blazers	University of Arkansas
8	Freeman Williams (SG)		Boston Celtics	Portland State University
9	Reggie Theus (SF/SG)		Chicago Bulls	University of Nevada
10	Butch Lee (PG)		Atlanta Hawks	Marquette University
11	James Hardy (PF)		New Orleans Jazz	University of San Francisco
12	George L. Johnson (SF/PF)		Milwaukee Bucks	St. John’s University
13	Winford Boynes (SG/SF)		New Jersey Nets	University of San Francisco
14	Roger Phegley (SG/SF)		Washington Bullets	Bradley University
15	Mike Mitchell (SF)		Cleveland Cavaliers	Auburn University
16	Jack Givens (SF)		Atlanta Hawks	University of Kentucky
17	Rod Griffin		Denver Nuggets	Wake Forest University
18	Dave Corzine (C)		Washington Bullets	DePaul University
19	Marty Byrnes (SF)		Phoenix Suns	University of Syracuse
20	Frank Sanders (SG/SF)		San Antonio Spurs	Southern University
21	Mike Evans (PG)		Denver Nuggets	Kansas State University
22	Ray Townsend (PG)		Golden State Warriors	UCLA

Gracz spoza pierwszej rundy tego draftu, który wyróżnił się w czasie gry w NBA toMaurice Cheeks.

Larry Bird debiutował dopiero w następnym sezonie (1979/80)^[1].

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