3rd round pick to a 2nd round pick (24th overall) in the 1971 NBA Draft. Roster {| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%; width: 100%;" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #002F6C; color: #DAAA00; text-align: center;" | Buffalo Braves 1970–71 roster |- style="background-color: #DAAA00; color: #002F6C; text-align: center;" ! Players !! Coaches |- | valign="top" | {| class="sortable" style="background:transparent; margin:0px; width:100%;" ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Ht. !! Wt. !! From |- Roster Notes Forward Mike Silliman originally donned jersey #27 but later switched to #4. Guard Freddie Crawford played in only 15 games before he was traded away to the Philadelphia 76ers in November. Regular season October The Braves won their first game in franchise history, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-92 at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium on October 14, 1970. Don May led Buffalo with 24 points in the historic victory. This would be the Braves only victory in the month of October, as they closed out the month on a six game losing streak. On October 24, May scored 34 points in a 114-95 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Buffalo had a 1-6 record during the month, sitting in last place in the Atlantic Division, six games behind the first place New York Knicks. November Buffalo dropped their first three games of November, extending their losing skid to nine games and dropping the team to a 1-9 record. The Braves snapped their losing streak with a 103-91 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 7, which was the second time Buffalo had defeated Cleveland in the season. Bob Kauffman led the way for Buffalo with 24 points in 30 minutes. In their following game, Buffalo won consecutive games for the first time in team history, defeating the Atlanta Hawks 134-118, as Kauffman scored 35 points to lead the team, while Bill Hosket grabbed 17 rebounds. After dropping their next two games, the Braves returned to the win column with a 112-103 win over the Seattle SuperSonics on November 16, as Don May led the team in scoring with 25 points and John Hummer recorded a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. On the next night, the Braves won their first ever road game, as they defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 102-101. The Braves struggled during the rest of the month, earning a 2-5 record over their remaining seven games, with wins over the Phoenix Suns and Portland Trail