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Round 1
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 1 Portland Trail Blazers Mychal Thompson University of Minnesota
2 2 Kansas City Kings Phil Ford University of North Carolina
3 3 Indiana Pacers Rick Robey University of Kentucky
4 4 New York Knickerbockers Micheal Ray Richardson University of Montana
5 5 Golden State Warriors Purvis Short Jackson State University
6 6 Boston Celtics Larry Bird Indiana State University
7 7 Portland Trail Blazers Ron Brewer University of Arkansas
8 8 Boston Celtics Freeman Williams Portland State University
9 9 Chicago Bulls Reggie Theus University of Nevada, Las Vegas
10 10 Atlanta Hawks Butch Lee Marquette University
11 11 New Orleans Jazz James Hardy University of San Francisco
12 12 Milwaukee Bucks George Johnson St. John's University
13 13 New Jersey Nets Winford Boynes University of San Francisco
14 14 Washington Bullets Roger Phegley Bradley University
15 15 Cleveland Cavaliers Mike Mitchell Auburn University
16 16 Atlanta Hawks Jack Givens University of Kentucky
17 17 Denver Nuggets Rod Griffin Wake Forest University
18 18 Washington Bullets Dave Corzine DePaul University
19 19 Phoenix Suns Marty Byrnes Syracuse University
20 20 San Antonio Spurs Frankie Sanders Southern University and A&M College
21 21 Denver Nuggets Mike Evans Kansas State University
22 22 Golden State Warriors Raymond Townsend University of California, Los Angeles
Round 2
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 23 Detroit Pistons Terry Tyler University of Detroit Mercy
2 24 Portland Trail Blazers Keith Herron Villanova University
3 25 Atlanta Hawks Rick Wilson University of Louisville
4 26 Los Angeles Lakers Ron Carter Virginia Military Institute
5 27 Indiana Pacers Wayne Radford Indiana University
6 28 Houston Rockets Buster Matheney University of Utah
7 29 Detroit Pistons John Long University of Detroit Mercy
8 30 Boston Celtics Jeff Judkins University of Utah
9 31 Chicago Bulls Marvin Johnson University of New Mexico
10 32 New York Knickerbockers John Rudd McNeese State University
11 33 Cleveland Cavaliers Harry Davis Florida State University
12 34 New York Knickerbockers Greg Bunch California State University, Fullerton
13 35 New Orleans Jazz Tommie Green Southern University and A&M College
14 36 Philadelphia 76ers Maurice Cheeks West Texas A&M University
15 37 Washington Bullets Terry Sykes Grambling State University
16 38 Los Angeles Lakers Lew Massey University of North Carolina at Charlotte
17 39 Seattle Supersonics James Lee University of Kentucky
18 40 Golden State Warriors Wayne Cooper University of New Orleans
19 41 San Diego Clippers Jerome Whitehead Marquette University
20 42 Seattle Supersonics Kevin McDonald University of Pennsylvania
21 43 Philadelphia 76ers Glenn Hagan St. Bonaventure University
22 44 Portland Trail Blazers Clemon Johnson Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Round 3
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 45 New Jersey Nets Mike Phillips University of Kentucky
2 46 Denver Nuggets Hollis Copeland Rutgers University
3 47 Houston Rockets Billy Ray Bates Kentucky State University
4 48 San Diego Clippers Mike Santos Utah State University
5 49 Kansas City Kings Jeff Cook Idaho State University
6 50 Boston Celtics Dana Skinner Merrimack College
7 51 San Diego Clippers Ricky Gallon University of Louisville
8 52 Kansas City Kings Mike Russell Texas Tech University
9 53 Chicago Bulls Randy Ayers Miami University
10 54 Atlanta Hawks Steve Grant Manhattan College
11 55 New York Knickerbockers Marc Iavaroni University of Virginia
12 56 Golden State Warriors Steve Neff Southern Nazarene University
13 57 Cleveland Cavaliers Ken Higgs Louisiana State University
14 58 Washington Bullets Rick Apke Creighton University
15 59 Milwaukee Bucks Pat Cummings University of Cincinnati
16 60 Los Angeles Lakers Michael Cooper University of New Mexico
17 61 Seattle Supersonics Dave Baxter University of Michigan
18 62 New Jersey Nets Dave Batton University of Notre Dame
19 63 Phoenix Suns Joel Kramer San Diego State University
20 64 San Antonio Spurs Gerald Henderson Virginia Commonwealth University
21 65 San Diego Clippers Marvin Dalph University of Arkansas
22 66 Portland Trail Blazers Sterling Edmunds Dartmouth College
Round 4
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 67 Houston Rockets Jackie Robinson University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2 68 San Diego Clippers Jim Boylan Marquette University
3 69 Houston Rockets Joel Thompson University of Michigan
4 70 Kansas City Kings Jeffrey Crompton University of North Carolina
5 71 Indiana Pacers Ricky Lee Oregon State University
6 72 Boston Celtics Dave Nelson Bloomfield College
7 73 San Diego Clippers Larry Harris University of Pittsburgh
8 74 New Orleans Jazz Mel Davis North Texas State University
9 75 New Orleans Jazz Jeff Covington Youngstown State University
10 76 San Diego Clippers Leroy McDonald Wake Forest University
11 77 Golden State Warriors Derrick Jackson Georgetown University
12 78 Cleveland Cavaliers Stan Rome Clemson University
13 79 New York Knickerbockers Erving Giddings University of Dayton
14 80 Milwaukee Bucks Otis Howard Austin Peay State University
15 81 Washington Bullets Lawrence Boston University of Maryland
16 82 Los Angeles Lakers Harold Robertson Lincoln University of Missouri
17 83 Seattle Supersonics Billy Lewis Illinois State University
18 84 New Jersey Nets Walter Jordan Purdue University
19 85 Phoenix Suns Bob Miller University of Cincinnati
20 86 San Antonio Spurs Rich Adams University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
21 87 Philadelphia 76ers Brett Vroman University of Nevada, Las Vegas
22 88 Phoenix Suns Wayne Smith University of California, Irvine
Round 5
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 89 New Jersey Nets Cecile Rose University of Houston
2 90 San Diego Clippers David Thompson Florida State University
3 91 Houston Rockets Gary Goodner University of Texas at Austin
4 92 Indiana Pacers James Sparrow North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
5 93 Kansas City Kings Derick Clairborne University of Massachusetts Amherst
6 94 Boston Celtics Greg Tynes Seton Hall University
7 95 Detroit Pistons Dave Caligaris Northeastern University
8 96 New Orleans Jazz Duck Williams University of Notre Dame
9 97 Chicago Bulls Ron Anthony Jacksonville University
10 98 Atlanta Hawks Chris Potter College of the Holy Cross
11 99 Cleveland Cavaliers Ken Koenigs University of Kansas
12 100 New York Knickerbockers Greg Green Southern University and A&M College
13 101 Golden State Warriors Bubba Wilson Western Carolina University
14 102 Washington Bullets Roger Dickens Towson University
15 103 Milwaukee Bucks Russ Coleman University of the Pacific
16 104 Los Angeles Lakers Carlos Terry Winston-Salem State University
17 105 Seattle Supersonics Ralph Drollinger University of California, Los Angeles
18 106 Denver Nuggets Michael Edwards University of Texas-Pan American
19 107 Phoenix Suns Andre Wakefield Loyola University of Chicago
20 108 San Antonio Spurs Eugene Parker Purdue University
21 109 Philadelphia 76ers Mark Haymoore University of Massachusetts Amherst
22 110 Portland Trail Blazers Clay Johnson University of Missouri
Round 6
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 111 New Jersey Nets Golie Augustus University of South Carolina
2 112 San Diego Clippers Bob Miscevicious Providence College
3 113 Houston Rockets Eddie Joe Chavez Santa Clara University
4 114 Kansas City Kings Jim Krivacs University of Texas at Austin
5 115 Indiana Pacers Sherman Dillard James Madison University
6 116 Boston Celtics Dave Winey University of Minnesota
7 117 Detroit Pistons Audie Matthews University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
8 118 New Orleans Jazz John Douglas University of Kansas
9 119 Chicago Bulls John Shoemaker Miami University
10 120 Atlanta Hawks Gerald Glover Howard University
11 121 New York Knickerbockers Ed Warren Briar Cliff University
12 122 Golden State Warriors Buzz Hartnett University of San Diego
13 123 Cleveland Cavaliers Ron Bell Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
14 124 Milwaukee Bucks Dave Kyle Cleveland State University
15 125 Washington Bullets Archie Aldridge Miami University
16 126 Los Angeles Lakers Kim Stewart University of Washington
17 127 Denver Nuggets Robert Heard Columbus State University
18 128 Phoenix Suns Charles Thompson University of Houston
19 129 San Antonio Spurs Harry Morgan Indiana State University
20 130 Philadelphia 76ers Osborne Lockhart University of Minnesota
21 131 Portland Trail Blazers Tim Evans University of Puget Sound
Round 7
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 132 New Jersey Nets Doug Jemison University of San Francisco
2 133 San Diego Clippers Stan Pietkiewicz Auburn University
3 134 Houston Rockets Stan Stewart Loyola Marymount University
4 135 Indiana Pacers Ollie Matson Pepperdine University
5 136 Kansas City Kings Charles McMilliam North Texas State University
6 137 Boston Celtics Steve Balkun Fairfield University
7 138 Detroit Pistons Herb Entzminger Johnson C. Smith University
8 139 New Orleans Jazz Willie Howard University of New Mexico
9 140 Chicago Bulls Jarvis Reynolds State University of West Georgia
10 141 Atlanta Hawks Jim DeWeese Gonzaga University
11 142 Golden State Warriors Rick Bernard Saint Mary's College of California
12 143 Cleveland Cavaliers Tony Smith University of Nevada, Las Vegas
13 144 New York Knickerbockers Gary Pember Nasson College
14 145 Washington Bullets Ed Hopkins Georgetown University
15 146 Milwaukee Bucks Kim Anderson University of Missouri
16 147 Los Angeles Lakers Larry Paige Colorado State University
17 148 Denver Nuggets Jack Gilloon University of South Carolina
18 149 Phoenix Suns Steve Malovic San Diego State University
19 150 San Antonio Spurs Hector Olivencia Sacred Heart University
20 151 Philadelphia 76ers Anthony Murray University of Alabama
21 152 Portland Trail Blazers Walter Reason University of the Pacific
Round 8
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 153 New Jersey Nets Bruce Campbell Providence College
2 154 San Diego Clippers Felton Young Jacksonville University
3 155 Kansas City Kings Ron Hammye Bowling Green State University
4 156 Boston Celtics Kim Fisher Fairfield University
5 157 Detroit Pistons Earl Evans University of Nevada, Las Vegas
6 158 New Orleans Jazz Carl Kilpatrick University of Louisiana at Monroe
7 159 Chicago Bulls Chubby Cox University of San Francisco
8 160 Atlanta Hawks Ed Murphy Merrimack College
9 161 Cleveland Cavaliers Roland Martin Missouri Southern State University
10 162 New York Knickerbockers Greg Sanders St. Bonaventure University
11 163 Golden State Warriors Tony Searcy Appalachian State University
12 164 Milwaukee Bucks Tom Zaligaris University of North Carolina
13 165 Washington Bullets Nestor Cora St. Francis College
14 166 Denver Nuggets Larry Vaculik University of Colorado
15 167 Phoenix Suns George Fowler University of the Pacific
16 168 San Antonio Spurs Henry Taylor University of Texas-Pan American
17 169 Philadelphia 76ers Alan Cunningham Colorado State University
18 170 Portland Trail Blazers Mark Wickman Linfield College
Round 9
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 171 New Jersey Nets Frank Sowinski Princeton University
2 172 San Diego Clippers Bobby White Centenary College of Louisiana
3 173 Boston Celtics Les Anderson George Washington University
4 174 Detroit Pistons Ulice Payne Marquette University
5 175 New Orleans Jazz Chad Nelson Drake University
6 176 Chicago Bulls Joe Ponsetto DePaul University
7 177 Atlanta Hawks Maurice Robinson West Virginia University
8 178 New York Knickerbockers Danny Fields University of North Carolina at Wilmington
9 179 Golden State Warriors Bobby Humbles Bradley University
10 180 Cleveland Cavaliers Steve Bayless Central State University
11 181 Washington Bullets Tim Claxton Temple University
12 182 Milwaukee Bucks Gary Rosenberger Marquette University
13 183 Denver Nuggets Tom Schneeburger United States Air Force Academy
14 184 Phoenix Suns Nate Stokes Grand Canyon University
15 185 San Antonio Spurs Rick Taylor Arizona State University
16 186 Portland Trail Blazers Paul Cozens College of the Holy Cross
Round 10
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 187 New Jersey Nets Michael Vicens College of the Holy Cross
2 188 Boston Celtics Walter Harrigan Brandeis University
3 189 Detroit Pistons Dave Grauzer Central Michigan University
4 190 New Orleans Jazz Rickey Williams California State University, Long Beach
5 191 Chicago Bulls Mark Tucker Oklahoma State University
6 192 Atlanta Hawks Marshall Lester Florida Southern College
7 193 Golden State Warriors Mike Muff Murray State University
8 194 Cleveland Cavaliers Gary Winston United States Military Academy
9 195 New York Knickerbockers Ernest Simons Pace University
10 196 Milwaukee Bucks Tom Anderson University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
11 197 Washington Bullets Steve Connor Boise State University
12 198 Denver Nuggets Phil Taylor University of Arizona
13 199 Phoenix Suns Lewis Cohen California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
14 200 San Antonio Spurs Larry Brewster University of Florida
15 201 Philadelphia 76ers Dennis James Widener University
16 202 Portland Trail Blazers Tim Workington Biola University