Francis Smith

Francis Smith

Franchises

• Detroit Pistons: January 19, 1961 to November 9, 1964

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

Detroit Pistons Franchise

• March 27, 1961: Selected Ray Scott (1st round, 4th pick), Johnny Egan (2nd round, 12th pick), Doug Kistler (3rd round, 26th pick), George Finley (4th round, 35th pick), Danny Doyle (5th round, 44th pick), Lee Patrone (6th round, 53rd pick), Burt Price (7th round, 62nd pick), Walter Ward (8th round, 71st pick), Peter Baltic (9th round, 79th pick), Wayne Monson (10th round, 86th pick) and Richard Kraft (11th round, 94th pick) in the 1961 NBA Draft.
• October 3, 1961: Signed George Patterson as a free agent.
• December 1, 1961: Sold Shellie McMillon to the St. Louis Hawks.
• March 26, 1962: Selected Dave DeBusschere (1st round, 4th pick), Kevin Loughery (2nd round, 13th pick), Harold Hudgens (3rd round, 22nd pick), Reggie Harding (4th round, 31st pick), Lindbergh Moody (5th round, 40th pick), Ed Noe (6th round, 49th pick), John Bradley (7th round, 58th pick), Mike Rice (8th round, 66th pick), Bill Nelson (9th round, 75th pick) and Glenn Moore (10th round, 84th pick) in the 1962 NBA Draft.
• August 29, 1962: Traded Gene Shue to the New York Knicks for Darrall Imhoff and cash.
• September 19, 1962: Sold George Lee to the San Francisco Warriors.
• April 30, 1963: Selected Eddie Miles (1st round, 4th pick), Jerry Smith (2nd round, 13th pick), Mike McCoy (3rd round, 22nd pick), Dave Erickson (4th round, 31st pick), Bill Small (5th round, 40th pick), Reggie Harding (6th round, 49th pick), Ira Harge (7th round, 58th pick), Gary Silc (8th round, 67th pick) and Ernie Durston (9th round, 72nd pick) in the 1963 NBA Draft.
• October 28, 1963: Traded Kevin Loughery to the Baltimore Bullets for Larry Staverman.
• December 16, 1963: As part of a 3-team trade, the Detroit Pistons traded Johnny Egan to the New York Knicks; the Detroit Pistons traded Larry Staverman to the Cincinnati Royals; the Cincinnati Royals traded Bob Boozer to the New York Knicks; and the New York Knicks traded Donnie Butcher and Bob Duffy to the Detroit Pistons.
• April 16, 1964: Sold Darrall Imhoff to the Los Angeles Lakers.
• May 1, 1964: Purchased Hub Reed from the New York Knicks. This completes the trade where New York obtained Johnny Egan from Detroit on December 11, 1963.
• May 4, 1964: Selected Joe Caldwell (1st round, 2nd pick), Les Hunter (2nd round, 11th pick), Wali Jones (3rd round, 20th pick), Jim Davis (4th round, 29th pick), Ray Wolford (5th round, 38th pick), Larry Phillips (6th round, 47th pick), Jerry Jackson (7th round, 56th pick) and Ralph Telken (8th round, 65th pick) in the 1964 NBA Draft.
• June 18, 1964: Traded Bob Ferry, Bailey Howell, Les Hunter, Wali Jones and Don Ohl to the Baltimore Bullets for Terry Dischinger, Don Kojis and Rod Thorn.