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Round 1
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 1 Dallas Mavericks Mark Aguirre DePaul University
2 2 Detroit Pistons Isiah Thomas Indiana University
3 3 New Jersey Nets Buck Williams University of Maryland
4 4 Atlanta Hawks Al Wood University of North Carolina
5 5 Seattle Supersonics Danny Vranes University of Utah
6 6 Chicago Bulls Orlando Woolridge University of Notre Dame
7 7 Kansas City Kings Steve Johnson Oregon State University
8 8 San Diego Clippers Tom Chambers University of Utah
9 9 Dallas Mavericks Rolando Blackman Kansas State University
10 10 New Jersey Nets Albert King University of Maryland
11 11 Washington Bullets Frank Johnson Wake Forest University
12 12 Detroit Pistons Kelly Tripucka University of Notre Dame
13 13 Utah Jazz Danny Schayes Syracuse University
14 14 Indiana Pacers Herb Williams Ohio State University
15 15 Portland Trail Blazers Jeff Lamp University of Virginia
16 16 Portland Trail Blazers Darnell Valentine University of Kansas
17 17 Kansas City Kings Kevin Loder Alabama State University
18 18 New Jersey Nets Ray Tolbert Indiana University
19 19 Los Angeles Lakers Mike McGee University of Michigan
20 20 Phoenix Suns Larry Nance Clemson University
21 21 Milwaukee Bucks Alton Lister Arizona State University
22 22 Philadelphia 76ers Franklin Edwards Cleveland State University
23 23 Boston Celtics Charles Bradley University of Wyoming
Round 2
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 24 Dallas Mavericks Jay Vincent Michigan State University
2 25 Boston Celtics Tracy Jackson University of Notre Dame
3 26 Portland Trail Blazers Brian Jackson Utah State University
4 27 Utah Jazz Howard Wood University of Tennessee
5 28 San Antonio Spurs Gene Banks Duke University
6 29 Kansas City Kings Eddie Johnson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
7 30 San Antonio Spurs Ed Rains University of South Alabama
8 31 Boston Celtics Danny Ainge Brigham Young University
9 32 Chicago Bulls Mike Olliver Lamar University
10 33 Golden State Warriors Sam Williams Arizona State University
11 34 Denver Nuggets Ken Green University of Texas-Pan American
12 35 Washington Bullets Charles Davis Vanderbilt University
13 36 Indiana Pacers Ray Blume Oregon State University
14 37 Indiana Pacers Al Leslie Bucknell University
15 38 Atlanta Hawks Clyde Bradshaw DePaul University
16 39 Los Angeles Lakers Harvey Knuckles University of Toledo
17 40 New York Knickerbockers Greg Cook Louisiana State University
18 41 Washington Bullets Claude Gregory University of Wisconsin
19 42 Los Angeles Lakers Elvis Rolle Florida State University
20 43 Dallas Mavericks Elston Turner University of Mississippi
21 44 Washington Bullets Steve Lingenfelter South Dakota State University
22 45 Houston Rockets Ed Turner Texas A&M University-Kingsville
23 46 Philadelphia 76ers Vernon Smith Texas A&M University
Round 3
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 47 Dallas Mavericks Art Housey University of Kansas
2 48 Washington Bullets Mike Ferrara Colgate University
3 49 New Jersey Nets David Burns Saint Louis University
4 50 Portland Trail Blazers Derek Holcomb University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5 51 Los Angeles Lakers Zam Fredrick University of South Carolina
6 52 Atlanta Hawks Rudy Macklin Louisiana State University
7 53 Seattle Supersonics Mark Radford Oregon State University
8 54 San Diego Clippers Jim Smith Ohio State University
9 55 Cleveland Cavaliers Mickey Dillard Florida State University
10 56 Golden State Warriors Carlton Neverson University of Pittsburgh
11 57 New York Knickerbockers Frank Brickowski Pennsylvania State University
12 58 Kansas City Kings Curtis Berry University of Missouri
13 59 Cleveland Cavaliers Russell Bowers American University
14 60 Indiana Pacers Purvis Miller University of Southern California
15 61 Portland Trail Blazers Petur Gudmundsson University of Washington
16 62 Phoenix Suns Sam Clancy University of Pittsburgh
17 63 New York Knickerbockers Wayne McKoy St. John's University
18 64 San Antonio Spurs Tom Baker Eastern Kentucky University
19 65 Los Angeles Lakers Ron Cornelius University of the Pacific
20 66 Phoenix Suns Craig Dykema California State University, Long Beach
21 67 Milwaukee Bucks Mark Smith University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
22 68 Philadelphia 76ers Ernest Graham University of Maryland
23 69 Boston Celtics John Johnson University of Michigan
Round 4
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 70 Dallas Mavericks Eddie Moss Syracuse University
2 71 Detroit Pistons John May University of South Alabama
3 72 New Jersey Nets Edmund Sherod Virginia Commonwealth University
4 73 Utah Jazz George Torres Southern Nazarene University
5 74 Cleveland Cavaliers Ethan Martin Louisiana State University
6 75 Atlanta Hawks Kevin Figaro University of Louisiana at Lafayette
7 76 Golden State Warriors Lewis Lloyd Drake University
8 77 San Diego Clippers Lee Raker University of Virginia
9 78 Kansas City Kings Kenny Dennard Duke University
10 79 Washington Bullets Ron Davis University of Arizona
11 80 Golden State Warriors Terry Adolph West Texas A&M University
12 81 Houston Rockets Larry Spriggs Howard University
13 82 Kansas City Kings B. B. Davis Lamar University
14 83 Indiana Pacers Rolando Frazier Briar Cliff University
15 84 Chicago Bulls Oliver Lee Marquette University
16 85 Portland Trail Blazers Pete Verhoeven California State University, Fresno
17 86 New York Knickerbockers Alex Bradley Villanova University
18 87 San Antonio Spurs Earl Belcher St. Bonaventure University
19 88 Los Angeles Lakers Kevin McKenna Creighton University
20 89 Detroit Pistons Don Koonce University of North Carolina at Charlotte
21 90 Milwaukee Bucks Kris Anderson Florida State University
22 91 Boston Celtics Stanley Williams LaSalle University
23 92 Philadelphia 76ers Rynn Wright Texas A&M University
Round 5
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 93 Dallas Mavericks Pete Budko University of North Carolina
2 94 Detroit Pistons George DeVone University of North Carolina at Charlotte
3 95 New Jersey Nets Joe Cooper University of Colorado
4 96 Cleveland Cavaliers Ken Page University of New Mexico
5 97 Utah Jazz Mike Clark University of Oregon
6 98 Atlanta Hawks Steve Krafscisin University of Iowa
7 99 Seattle Supersonics Andra Griffin University of Washington
8 100 San Diego Clippers Dennis Isbell University of Memphis
9 101 Denver Nuggets Willie Sims Louisiana State University
10 102 Golden State Warriors Hank McDowell University of Memphis
11 103 Washington Bullets Garry Witts College of the Holy Cross
12 104 Kansas City Kings U. S. Reed University of Arkansas
13 105 Houston Rockets Hasan Houston Bradley University
14 106 Indiana Pacers George Peterson New Jersey City University
15 107 Portland Trail Blazers Herb Andrew University of South Alabama
16 108 Chicago Bulls Johnny Nash Arizona State University
17 109 New York Knickerbockers Jim Wright University of Rhode Island
18 110 San Antonio Spurs Mike Rhodes Vanderbilt University
19 111 Los Angeles Lakers Craig Watts North Carolina State University
20 112 Phoenix Suns Paul Heuerman University of Michigan
21 113 Milwaukee Bucks Kelvin Troy Rutgers University
22 114 Philadelphia 76ers Steve Craig Brigham Young University
23 115 Boston Celtics Glen Grunwald Indiana University
Round 6
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 116 Dallas Mavericks Karl Bakowski University of Utah
2 117 Detroit Pistons Vince Brookins University of Iowa
3 118 New Jersey Nets Kevin Lynam LaSalle University
4 119 Utah Jazz Kevin Sprewer Loyola University of Chicago
5 120 Cleveland Cavaliers Aaron Strayhorn University of Hawaii
6 121 Atlanta Hawks Darryl Warwick Hampton University
7 122 Seattle Supersonics Earl Banks Auburn University
8 123 San Diego Clippers Mike Pepper University of North Carolina
9 124 Denver Nuggets Alonzo Weatherley University of Denver
10 125 Washington Bullets Robert Williams Grambling State University
11 126 Golden State Warriors Carter Scott Ohio State University
12 127 Houston Rockets Fred Cowan University of Kentucky
13 128 Kansas City Kings Brian Walker Purdue University
14 129 Indiana Pacers Robert Fronk University of Washington
15 130 Chicago Bulls Roger Burkman University of Louisville
16 131 Portland Trail Blazers Roshern Arnie University of Texas at El Paso
17 132 New York Knickerbockers John Blair Monmouth University
18 133 San Antonio Spurs Norman Shavers Jackson State University
19 134 Los Angeles Lakers Kevin Singleton University of California
20 135 Phoenix Suns Pete Harris Northeastern University
21 136 Milwaukee Bucks Jo Jo Hunter University of Colorado
22 137 Boston Celtics Steve Waite University of Iowa
23 138 Philadelphia 76ers Michael Thomas North Park University
Round 7
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 139 Dallas Mavericks Danny Davis University of North Carolina at Wilmington
2 140 Detroit Pistons Greg Nance West Virginia University
3 141 New Jersey Nets Rod Robertson Northwestern University
4 142 Cleveland Cavaliers Andre Smith University of Nebraska
5 143 Utah Jazz Mike Robinson Central Michigan University
6 144 Atlanta Hawks Kevin Vesey Iona College
7 145 Seattle Supersonics Tom Sienkiewicz Villanova University
8 146 San Diego Clippers Randy Johnson University of Southern Colorado
9 147 Denver Nuggets Greg Manning University of Maryland
10 148 Golden State Warriors Robby Dosty University of Arizona
11 149 Washington Bullets Randy Martel Houston Baptist University
12 150 Kansas City Kings Clinton Wheeler William Paterson University
13 151 Houston Rockets Joe Faine Bowling Green State University
14 152 Indiana Pacers Larry McKinney Boise State University
15 153 Portland Trail Blazers Julius Wayne University of Texas at El Paso
16 154 Chicago Bulls Scott Williams University of South Alabama
17 155 New York Knickerbockers Terry Cramer Ripon College
18 156 San Antonio Spurs Mark Minderman Northern Michigan University
19 157 Los Angeles Lakers Larry Petty University of Wisconsin
20 158 Phoenix Suns David Williams Southern University and A&M College
21 159 Milwaukee Bucks Lewis Latimore University of Virginia
22 160 Philadelphia 76ers John Crawford University of Kansas
23 161 Boston Celtics Tom Seaman College of the Holy Cross
Round 8
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 162 Dallas Mavericks David Kennedy University of Cincinnati
2 163 Detroit Pistons Joe Schoen Saint Francis University
3 164 New Jersey Nets Ken Webb Fairleigh Dickinson University
4 165 Utah Jazz Bobby Cattage Auburn University
5 166 Cleveland Cavaliers Glen Marcus University of Alabama at Birmingham
6 167 Atlanta Hawks Gilbert Salinas University of Notre Dame
7 168 San Diego Clippers Todd Haynes Davidson College
8 169 Denver Nuggets Curtis Redding St. John's University
9 170 Washington Bullets Mike Howard Wofford College
10 171 Golden State Warriors Yasutaka Okayama
11 172 Houston Rockets Stanley Brewer State University of West Georgia
12 173 Kansas City Kings Randy Smithson Wichita State University
13 174 Indiana Pacers Len Hatzenbeller Drexel University
14 175 Chicago Bulls Ben Mitchell University of Alabama at Huntsville
15 176 Portland Trail Blazers John Smith Saint Joseph's University
16 177 New York Knickerbockers Brian O'Connor Thomas More College
17 178 San Antonio Spurs Bob Bartholomew University of San Diego
18 179 Los Angeles Lakers Jay Triano Simon Fraser University
19 180 Phoenix Suns Steve Risley Indiana University
20 181 Milwaukee Bucks Mike Brkovich Michigan State University
21 182 Boston Celtics George Morrow Creighton University
22 183 Philadelphia 76ers Frank Gilroy St. John's University
Round 9
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 184 Dallas Mavericks John Hollinden University of Southern Indiana
2 185 Detroit Pistons Eddie Baker Alcorn State University
3 186 New Jersey Nets Rudy Williams Providence College
4 187 Cleveland Cavaliers Paul Roba Cleveland State University
5 188 Utah Jazz Ken Ollie University of Wyoming
6 189 Atlanta Hawks Howard Thompkins Wagner College
7 190 San Diego Clippers Art Jones North Carolina State University
8 191 Denver Nuggets Andrew Burton Austin Peay State University
9 192 Golden State Warriors Doug Murrey San Jose State University
10 193 Washington Bullets Eddie Brown Valdosta State University
11 194 Kansas City Kings Mike Perry University of Richmond
12 195 Indiana Pacers Scott Whitley College of William & Mary
13 196 Portland Trail Blazers Sid Williams San Jose State University
14 197 Chicago Bulls Terry Martin Lambath University
15 198 New York Knickerbockers Marty Headd Syracuse University
16 199 San Antonio Spurs Leonel Marquetti Hampton University
17 200 Phoenix Suns Brian Johnson University of Colorado
18 201 Milwaukee Bucks Chip Rucker Northeastern University
19 202 Philadelphia 76ers Ron Wister Temple University
20 203 Boston Celtics Greg McCray Virginia Commonwealth University
Round 10
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 204 Dallas Mavericks Scott Bolanko Northern State University
2 205 Detroit Pistons Melvin Maxwell Western Michigan University
3 206 New Jersey Nets Vic Sison University of California, Los Angeles
4 207 Utah Jazz Joe Merten University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
5 208 Cleveland Cavaliers Greg Boone Augsburg College
6 209 Atlanta Hawks Mike Frazier Georgetown University
7 210 San Diego Clippers Tony Gwynn San Diego State University
8 211 Denver Nuggets Derrick Rowland State University of New York at Potsdam
9 212 Washington Bullets Ralton Way Houston Baptist University
10 213 Golden State Warriors Barry Brooks University of Southern California
12 214 Kansas City Kings Mark Wilson Fort Hays State University
13 215 Indiana Pacers Rodney Benson Wright State University
14 216 Chicago Bulls Kenny Easley University of California, Los Angeles
15 217 Portland Trail Blazers Steve Cochran Lewis and Clark College
16 218 New York Knickerbockers Kevin Rogers Saint Peter's College
17 219 San Antonio Spurs Alvin Brooks Lamar University
19 220 Phoenix Suns Felton Sealey University of Oregon
20 221 Milwaukee Bucks Artie Green Marquette University
21 222 Boston Celtics Ken Matthews North Carolina State University
22 223 Philadelphia 76ers Pete Mullenberg University of Delaware