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in the later rounds, have also been inducted to the
Basketball Hall of Fame, although they did not enter the league immediately after the draft. In the
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266:, Sam Jones was selected in the first round by the Boston Celtics, with whom he played for in his whole career. In the
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17:
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Baylor would not play for the
Minneapolis Lakers until he was drafted by them again 1st overall in the
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These players were not selected in the 1956 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
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The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.
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players. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the
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2116:"Ron Sobieszczyk, 1934-2009: Former DePaul basketball standout, played in NBA"
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242:. Three players from this draft, Tom Heinsohn, Bill Russell, and
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159:(NBA). The draft was held on April 30, 1956, before the
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1902:. The Association for Professional Basketball Research
2006:"Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees"
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after championship careers with the Boston
Celtics.
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1857:List of first overall NBA draft picks
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226:was selected second overall by the
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258:, who were selected by the
224:University of San Francisco
27:Basketball player selection
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2101:"NBA Past Drafts - RealGM"
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216:Rookie of the Year Award
248:Basketball Hall of Fame
65:New York City, New York
3142:Portland Trail Blazers
3132:Minnesota Timberwolves
1900:"1952–1956 NBA Drafts"
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3165:Golden State Warriors
3137:Oklahoma City Thunder
1068:Philadelphia Warriors
723:Philadelphia Warriors
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218:in his first season.
151:was the tenth annual
3218:New Orleans Pelicans
3170:Los Angeles Clippers
2226:High school draftees
1947:"Rookie of the Year"
287:was selected as the
3041:Cleveland Cavaliers
2221:First overall picks
291:' territorial pick.
188:Duquesne University
97:Territorial pick(s)
40:General information
3576:1956–57 NBA season
3424:1956–57 NBA season
3175:Los Angeles Lakers
3094:Washington Wizards
3013:Philadelphia 76ers
2824:
2236:Supreme Court case
2057:"Elgin Baylor Bio"
1980:"Bill Russell Bio"
1918:. The Draft Review
1827:Fort Wayne Pistons
1817:On draft-day, the
1788:On draft-day, the
1706:Minneapolis Lakers
1662:Syracuse Nationals
1619:Minneapolis Lakers
1533:Minneapolis Lakers
1490:Syracuse Nationals
1361:Syracuse Nationals
1275:Fort Wayne Pistons
1232:Syracuse Nationals
1189:Minneapolis Lakers
1025:Fort Wayne Pistons
938:Syracuse Nationals
852:Minneapolis Lakers
673:Fort Wayne Pistons
630:Syracuse Nationals
544:Minneapolis Lakers
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327:
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260:Minneapolis Lakers
169:college basketball
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3223:San Antonio Spurs
3213:Memphis Grizzlies
3102:
3101:
3079:Charlotte Hornets
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2935:
2932:
2931:
2927:
2926:
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2797:
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2747:
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2552:
2488:
2487:
2423:
2422:
2358:
2357:
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2231:Undrafted players
2216:Territorial picks
1957:on March 29, 2010
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3185:Sacramento Kings
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2126:on March 3, 2012
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1881:"1956 NBA Draft"
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3208:Houston Rockets
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3056:Milwaukee Bucks
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3018:Toronto Raptors
3008:New York Knicks
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2031:"Sam Jones Bio"
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1819:New York Knicks
1798:St. Louis Hawks
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1576:New York Knicks
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1447:St. Louis Hawks
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1337:
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304:St. Louis Hawks
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228:St. Louis Hawks
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173:previous season
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3269:1956 NBA draft
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1802:Ed Macauley
1640:Bob Hopkins
1597:John Barber
1511:Phil Jordon
1210:Forest Able
1151:Xavier (OH)
1081:Other picks
1003:Bob Kessler
959:K. C. Jones
916:Paul Judson
873:Gary Bergen
676:(traded to
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244:K. C. Jones
240:Cliff Hagan
236:Ed Macauley
3570:Categories
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3357:Terry Rand
3347:Bob Burrow
3311:Jim Paxson
3110:Conference
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2981:Conference
2241:WNBA draft
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1868:References
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1382:Dan Swartz
1167:Jerry Bird
1073:Louisville
830:Terry Rand
744:Bob Burrow
522:Jim Paxson
412:Holy Cross
268:1958 draft
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3195:Southwest
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2970:NBA draft
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1538:Whitworth
1100:Position
857:Marquette
608:Joe Holup
358:Position
256:Sam Jones
222:from the
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3495:New York
3450:Playoffs
3331:Hal Lear
3301:Si Green
2990:Atlantic
2071:March 9,
2065:Archived
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