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Round 1
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 1 Milwaukee Bucks Kent Benson Indiana University
2 2 Kansas City Kings Otis Birdsong University of Houston
3 3 Milwaukee Bucks Marques Johnson University of California, Los Angeles
4 4 Washington Bullets Greg Ballard University of Oregon
5 5 Phoenix Suns Walter Davis University of North Carolina
6 6 Los Angeles Lakers Kenny Carr North Carolina State University
7 7 New Jersey Nets Bernard King University of Tennessee
8 8 Seattle Supersonics Jack Sikma Illinois Wesleyan University
9 9 Denver Nuggets Tom LaGarde University of North Carolina
10 10 New York Knickerbockers Ray Williams University of Minnesota
11 11 Milwaukee Bucks Ernie Grunfeld University of Tennessee
12 12 Boston Celtics Cedric Maxwell University of North Carolina at Charlotte
13 13 Chicago Bulls Tate Armstrong Duke University
14 14 Atlanta Hawks Tree Rollins Clemson University
15 15 Los Angeles Lakers Brad Davis University of Maryland
16 16 Golden State Warriors Rickey Green University of Michigan
17 17 Washington Bullets Bo Ellis Marquette University
18 18 Golden State Warriors Wesley Cox University of Louisville
19 19 Portland Trail Blazers Rich Laurel Hofstra University
20 20 Philadelphia 76ers Glenn Mosley Seton Hall University
21 21 Denver Nuggets Anthony Roberts Oral Roberts University
22 22 Los Angeles Lakers Norm Nixon Duquesne University
Round 2
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 23 Chicago Bulls Mike Glenn Southern Illinois University
2 24 Buffalo Braves Larry Johnson University of Kentucky
3 25 Philadelphia 76ers Wilson Washington Old Dominion University
4 26 New York Knickerbockers Glen Gondrezick University of Nevada, Las Vegas
5 27 Milwaukee Bucks Glenn Williams St. John's University
6 28 Portland Trail Blazers Kim Anderson University of Missouri
7 29 Indiana Pacers Alonzo Bradley Texas Southern University
8 30 Chicago Bulls Steve Sheppard University of Maryland
9 31 Kansas City Kings Eddie Owens University of Nevada, Las Vegas
10 32 New York Knickerbockers Toby Knight University of Notre Dame
11 33 Cleveland Cavaliers Eddie Jordan Rutgers University
12 34 Houston Rockets Larry Moffett University of Nevada, Las Vegas
13 35 Chicago Bulls Mark Landsberger Arizona State University
14 36 Detroit Pistons Ben Poquette Central Michigan University
15 37 San Antonio Spurs Jeff Wilkins Illinois State University
16 38 Golden State Warriors Ricky Love University of Alabama at Huntsville
17 39 Washington Bullets Phil Walker Millersville University of Pennsylvania
18 40 Houston Rockets Robert Reid St. Mary's University
19 41 Portland Trail Blazers T.R. Dunn University of Alabama
20 42 Philadelphia 76ers Bob Elliott University of Arizona
21 43 Philadelphia 76ers Herm Harris University of Arizona
22 44 New Orleans Jazz Essie Hollis St. Bonaventure University
Round 3
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 45 Kansas City Kings Bill Paterno University of Notre Dame
2 46 Los Angeles Lakers James Edwards University of Washington
3 47 Milwaukee Bucks Gary Yoder University of Cincinnati
4 48 Atlanta Hawks Sam Smith University of Nevada, Las Vegas
5 49 Atlanta Hawks Eddie Johnson Auburn University
6 50 New Orleans Jazz Tony Hansen University of Connecticut
7 51 Indiana Pacers Stan Mayhew Weber State University
8 52 Seattle Supersonics Joe Hassett Providence College
9 53 Kansas City Kings John Kuester University of North Carolina
10 54 New York Knickerbockers Lloyd McMillian California State University, Long Beach
11 55 Cleveland Cavaliers Steve Grote University of Michigan
12 56 Boston Celtics Skip Brown Wake Forest University
13 57 Washington Bullets Steve Puidokas Washington State University
14 58 Detroit Pistons John Irving Hofstra University
15 59 San Antonio Spurs Dan Henderson Arkansas State University
16 60 Golden State Warriors Marlon Redmond University of San Francisco
17 61 Washington Bullets Jerry Schellenberg Wake Forest University
18 62 Houston Rockets Phil Bond University of Louisville
19 63 Portland Trail Blazers Ricky Brown University of Alabama
20 64 Philadelphia 76ers Arnold Dugger Oral Roberts University
21 65 Denver Nuggets Robert Smith University of Nevada, Las Vegas
22 66 Phoenix Suns Mike Bratz Stanford University
Round 4
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 67 New Jersey Nets Bob Elmore Wichita State University
2 68 Buffalo Braves Melvin Watkins University of North Carolina at Charlotte
3 69 Milwaukee Bucks Lewis Brown University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4 70 Atlanta Hawks Dave Bormann Gardner-Webb University
5 71 Phoenix Suns Greg Griffin Idaho State University
6 72 New Orleans Jazz Dennis Boyd University of Detroit Mercy
7 73 Indiana Pacers George Pendleton Georgia State University
8 74 Seattle Supersonics Jim Cooper University of Alabama
9 75 Kansas City Kings Larry Williams Texas Southern University
10 76 New York Knickerbockers Steve Hayes Idaho State University
11 77 Cleveland Cavaliers Melvin Jones West Texas A&M University
12 78 Boston Celtics Jeff Cummings Tulane University
13 79 Chicago Bulls Mike McConalthy Louisiana Tech University
14 80 Detroit Pistons Bruce King University of Iowa
15 81 San Antonio Spurs Matt Hicks Northern Illinois University
16 82 Golden State Warriors Roy Smith Kentucky State University
17 83 Washington Bullets David Reavis University of Georgia
18 84 Houston Rockets Rocky Smith Oregon State University
19 85 Portland Trail Blazers Greg White University of Southern California
20 86 Philadelphia 76ers Jack Jones University of Utah
21 87 Golden State Warriors Leartha Scott University of Wisconsin-Parkside
22 88 Los Angeles Lakers Tony Robertson West Virginia University
Round 5
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 89 New Jersey Nets Gerald Cunningham Kentucky State University
2 90 Buffalo Braves Mike Hanley Niagara University
3 91 Milwaukee Bucks Ron Norwood DePaul University
4 92 Atlanta Hawks Bill Gordon University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
5 93 Phoenix Suns Cecil Rellford St. John's University
6 94 New Orleans Jazz Jim Grady Gonzaga University
7 95 Indiana Pacers Marvin Jackson Prairie View A&M University
8 96 Seattle Supersonics Dale Haberman McKendree College
9 97 Kansas City Kings Bob Chapman Michigan State University
10 98 New York Knickerbockers Bill Terry Monmouth University
11 99 Cleveland Cavaliers Al Smith Jackson State University
12 100 Boston Celtics Bill Langloh University of Virginia
13 101 Chicago Bulls Nate Davis University of South Carolina
14 102 Detroit Pistons Jim Kennedy University of Missouri
15 103 San Antonio Spurs Scott Sims University of Missouri
16 104 Golden State Warriors Ray Epps Norfolk State University
17 105 Washington Bullets Bruce Parkinson Purdue University
18 106 Houston Rockets Ed Thompson Idaho State University
19 107 Portland Trail Blazers Donn Wilber LaSalle University
20 108 Philadelphia 76ers Teko Wynder University of Tulsa
21 109 Denver Nuggets John Billups University of Mississippi
22 110 Los Angeles Lakers John Robinson University of Michigan
Round 6
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 111 New Jersey Nets Mark Crow Duke University
2 112 Buffalo Braves Curvan Lewis Virginia Union University
3 113 Milwaukee Bucks Chuck Goodyear Miami University
4 114 Atlanta Hawks Calvin Crews University of Louisiana at Lafayette
5 115 Phoenix Suns Billy McKinney Northwestern University
6 116 New Orleans Jazz Wayne Golden University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
7 117 Indiana Pacers Tom Scheffler Purdue University
8 118 Seattle Supersonics Bucky O'Brien Seattle University
9 119 Kansas City Kings Bob Cooper Providence College
10 120 New York Knickerbockers Jerry Graycraft Milligan College
11 121 Cleveland Cavaliers Ron Cox Eastern Washington University
12 122 Boston Celtics Roy Pace Rutgers University-Camden
13 123 Chicago Bulls Jay Chessman Brigham Young University
14 124 Detroit Pistons Herb Nobles University of Kansas
15 125 San Antonio Spurs Bruce Buckley University of North Carolina
16 126 Golden State Warriors Jack Phelan Saint Francis University
17 127 Washington Bullets Ernie Wansley Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
18 128 Portland Trail Blazers Myron Jordan University of the Pacific
19 129 Philadelphia 76ers George Gibson Winston-Salem State University
20 130 Denver Nuggets Jim Town University of Massachusetts Amherst
21 131 Los Angeles Lakers Grover Woolard Murray State University
Round 7
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 132 New Jersey Nets Scott Conant Newberry College
2 133 Buffalo Braves Mike Jackson University of Tennessee
3 134 Milwaukee Bucks Ron Bostic University of Detroit Mercy
4 135 Atlanta Hawks James Holliman Arizona State University
5 136 Phoenix Suns Alvin Scott Oral Roberts University
6 137 New Orleans Jazz Lusia Harris Delta State University
7 138 Seattle Supersonics Billy Reynolds Northwestern State University
8 139 Kansas City Kings Bruce Jenner Graceland University
9 140 New York Knickerbockers Tom Weadock St. John's University
10 141 Cleveland Cavaliers Bob Riddle Eastern Michigan University
11 142 Boston Celtics Dave Kyle Cleveland State University
12 143 Chicago Bulls Mike Smith University of Evansville
13 144 Detroit Pistons Robert Lewis Johnson C. Smith University
14 145 San Antonio Spurs Richard Robinson University of New Mexico
15 146 Golden State Warriors Jerry Thurston Mercer University
16 147 Washington Bullets Calvin Brown American University
17 148 Portland Trail Blazers Don Smith Oregon State University
18 149 Philadelphia 76ers Dennin Forest University of Nebraska at Omaha
19 150 Denver Nuggets Willie High Alabama State University
20 151 Los Angeles Lakers Lars Hansen University of Washington
Round 8
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 152 New Jersey Nets Ralph Drollinger University of California, Los Angeles
2 153 Buffalo Braves Emery Sammons Philadelphia University
3 154 Milwaukee Bucks Larry Pikes University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
4 155 Atlanta Hawks Vern Thompson Brigham Young University
5 156 Phoenix Suns Alvin Joseph University of California, Riverside
6 157 New Orleans Jazz Dave Speicher University of Toledo
8 158 Seattle Supersonics Jeff Frey University of Evansville
10 159 New York Knickerbockers Ken Slappy Saint Peter's College
11 160 Cleveland Cavaliers Tom Cutter Western Michigan University
12 161 Boston Celtics Tom Harris Bowling Green State University
13 162 Chicago Bulls Rich Rhodes Eastern Illinois University
14 163 Detroit Pistons Tim Appleton Kenyon College
15 164 San Antonio Spurs Jerome Gladney University of Arizona
16 165 Golden State Warriors Ricky March Manhattan College
17 166 Washington Bullets Pat McKinley Towson University
19 167 Portland Trail Blazers Harold Rhodes University of Washington
20 168 Philadelphia 76ers John Olive Villanova University
21 169 Denver Nuggets Len Saunders University of Florida
22 170 Los Angeles Lakers Art Allen Pepperdine University