EntityQ1959871· pop 10· linked from 283 articles1956 NBA DraftSign in to savebasketball player selectionConnectionsK. C. JonesEntityJim Paxson, Sr.EntityNew York CityCityNational Basketball AssociationEntityBoston CelticsEntityNew York KnicksEntityAtlanta HawksEntitySacramento KingsEntityWilt ChamberlainEntityDetroit PistonsEntityBill RussellEntityVanderbilt UniversityEntityWestern ConferenceEntityElgin BaylorEntityPacific DivisionEntityNational Basketball Association draftEntityEastern ConferenceEntityNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of FameEntityAtlantic DivisionEntityCentral DivisionEntityCategories1956–57 NBA season1956 in sports in New York CityApril 1956 sports events in the United StatesBasketball in New York CityNBA draftSporting events in New York City