1980 NBA Draft

The 1980 NBA Draft is remembered most for a trade completed one day before the draft. Boston controlled the first overall selection but sent the No. 1 and No. 13 picks to Golden State for center Robert Parish and the No. 3 pick. Golden State selected Joe Barry Carroll first, while Boston used No. 3 on Minnesota forward Kevin McHale. Parish and McHale became central pieces of three Celtics championship teams during the 1980s.

Five players selected in 1980 became NBA All-Stars: Joe Barry Carroll, Kevin McHale, Andrew Toney, Kiki Vandeweghe and Jeff Ruland. McHale became a seven-time All-Star, three-time NBA champion and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

The draft also produced Rookie of the Year Darrell Griffith, longtime NBA players Mike Gminski, Mike Woodson, Larry Drew, Bill Hanzlik, Larry Smith, Ricky Mahorn, Kurt Rambis and Rory Sparrow, and several productive players selected outside the first round.

Dallas participated in its first NBA Draft as an expansion franchise and used its first-ever draft selection, No. 11 overall, on UCLA forward Kiki Vandeweghe.

Joe Barry Carroll: Golden State selected Purdue center Joe Barry Carroll with the first overall pick. Carroll played 10 NBA seasons, averaged 17.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game for his career and was selected to the 1987 NBA All-Star Game.

The Parish-McHale trade: Boston originally controlled the first overall pick after obtaining Detroit's selection. On June 9, 1980, the Celtics traded the No. 1 pick and the No. 13 pick to Golden State for center Robert Parish and the Warriors' No. 3 selection. Golden State drafted Joe Barry Carroll first and Rickey Brown 13th. Boston selected Kevin McHale third. Parish and McHale joined Larry Bird to form the frontcourt that helped Boston win the 1981, 1984 and 1986 NBA championships.

Kevin McHale: Boston selected Minnesota forward Kevin McHale third overall. McHale spent his entire 13-season NBA career with the Celtics, became a seven-time All-Star, won two Sixth Man of the Year Awards and three NBA championships, and was later inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Darrell Griffith: Utah selected Louisville guard Darrell Griffith second overall. Griffith averaged 20.6 points as a rookie and won the 1980-81 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

Five NBA All-Stars: Joe Barry Carroll, Kevin McHale, Andrew Toney, Kiki Vandeweghe and Jeff Ruland all became NBA All-Stars.

Andrew Toney: Philadelphia selected Southwestern Louisiana guard Andrew Toney eighth overall. Toney became a two-time All-Star and an important scorer on the 76ers' 1983 NBA championship team.

Kiki Vandeweghe: Expansion Dallas used its first-ever NBA Draft selection on UCLA forward Kiki Vandeweghe at No. 11. Vandeweghe was later traded to Denver before playing a regular-season game for the Mavericks and became a two-time NBA All-Star with the Nuggets.

Jeff Ruland: Golden State selected Iona center Jeff Ruland 25th overall in the second round. His draft rights eventually went to Washington, where he developed into a two-time NBA All-Star.

Rick Mahorn: Washington selected Hampton forward-center Rick Mahorn 35th overall. Mahorn played 18 NBA seasons and became a starter on Detroit's 1989 championship team.

Kurt Rambis: New York selected Santa Clara forward Kurt Rambis 58th overall in the third round. Rambis did not establish himself with the Knicks, but later became an important role player for the Showtime Lakers and won four NBA championships with Los Angeles.

Rory Sparrow: New Jersey selected Villanova guard Rory Sparrow 75th overall in the fourth round. Sparrow went on to play 12 NBA seasons and more than 800 regular-season games.

Dallas' first draft: The 1980 draft was the first in Dallas Mavericks history. As an expansion franchise, Dallas was placed 11th in the draft order in each round rather than participating in the coin flip for the top selection.

Forfeited late-round selections: The official draft contained only 214 valid selections even though 23 teams participated and the draft lasted 10 rounds. Several teams lost late-round opportunities after attempting to select players who were ruled ineligible. These forfeitures account for the shortened seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth rounds and are not counted as official player selections.

Dave Kufeld: Portland selected Yeshiva University forward Dave Kufeld 205th overall in the tenth round. Kufeld became the first player from Yeshiva University selected in an NBA Draft, although he never appeared in an NBA regular-season game.

214 selections: The 1980 NBA Draft contained 214 official player selections over 10 rounds. Basketball-Reference records 57 of the selected players as eventually appearing in an NBA regular-season or playoff game.