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Birth in New Orleans (1974–1979)1977–78 New Orleans Jazz
The fourth season in franchise history, and the best record the Jazz ever posted in New Orleans.
14 in, 4 out. Every move the record shows for this season, with the reason where a source gives one. Where no reason is documented, the entry says nothing rather than guess.
In
14 ARRIVED1977 NBA draft second round pick (#44 overall)
Essie Hollis never played a minute for the club
1977 NBA draft third round pick (#50 overall)
Tony Hansen never played a minute for the club
1977 NBA draft fourth round pick (#72 overall)
Dennis Boyd never played a minute for the club
1977 NBA draft fifth round pick (#94 overall)
Jim Grady never played a minute for the club
1977 NBA draft sixth round pick (#116 overall)
Wayne Golden never played a minute for the club
1977 NBA draft seventh round pick (#137 overall)
Lucy Harris never played a minute for the club
1977 NBA draft eighth round pick (#157 overall)
Dave Speicher never played a minute for the club
signed veteral free agent
- He signed with New Orleans as a free agent before 1977-78, with Ron Behagen and cash going to Atlanta as compensation, and led the NBA in rebounding. On January 12, 1979 the Jazz traded him to Phoenix for two players and two first-round picks.
- Led the NBA in rebounding in 1977–78 at 15.7 per game — while playing for the Jazz.
- Background: Before the 1977-78 season he signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Jazz; as compensation Atlanta received Ron Behagen and cash. source
signed free agent
Glenn Hansen never played a minute for the club
signed free agent
- He played only two games in the franchise's last New Orleans season before being waived.
- Came out of UTEP, the program whose 1966 title team changed college basketball.
re-signed to a 5-year contract extension
- THE ARRIVAL: before they had even played a game, the expansion New Orleans Jazz traded with the Atlanta Hawks for Maravich, who had played at LSU and was already a local legend. The price: two first-round picks, three second-round and one third-round pick over the following three years (per the local franchise history). Wikipedia puts it more generally: "the Jazz traded two players and four draft picks to Atlanta". source
trade with Hawks
Joe C. Meriweather
- the club gave up: 1978 first round pick (#16-Jack Givens), future considerations (?)
3-team trade with Sonics, Warriors
- Seattle traded him to New Orleans in January 1978 in a three-team deal, and eight months later the Jazz sent him to Houston for the first-round pick that became Danny Schayes.
- Led the NBA in both assists and steals in the same season, 1975–76.
- the club gave up: Nate Williams, 1981 first round pick (#5-Danny Vranes)
trade with Celtics
- Boston traded him to New Orleans on February 1, 1978 for a second-round pick that became Jeff Judkins. The Jazz waived him that October.
- Was part of the Phoenix team that reached the 1976 NBA Finals.
- the club gave up: 1978 second round pick (#30-Jeff Judkins)
Out
4 LEFTplayer became a free agent
sent to Hawks as compensation for veteran free agent Leonard Robinson / Truck Robinson (date 10-03 per NBA Register AP)
contract voided by NBA due to a no-trade clause which did not allow reassignment by league
trade with Bulls
Glenn Hansen never played a minute for the club