   1980's
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Draft History By Decade
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1980's |
1970's |
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1989 | 1988
| 1987 | 1986 | 1985
| 1984 | 1983 | 1982
| 1981 | 1980
| 1989 |
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| First Round |
Player |
College |
| 1. Sacramento |
Pervis Ellison |
Louisville |
| 2. LA Clippers |
Danny Ferry |
Duke |
| 3. San Antonio |
Sean Elliott |
Arizona |
| 4. Miami |
Glen Rice |
Michigan |
| 5. Charlotte |
J.R. Reid |
North Carolina |
| 6. Chicago (from New Jersey) |
Stacey King |
Oklahoma |
| 7. Indiana |
George McCloud |
Florida State |
| 8. Dallas |
Randy White |
Louisiana Tech |
| 9. Washington |
Tom Hammonds |
Georgia Tech |
| 10. Minnesota |
Pooh Richardson |
UCLA |
| 11. Orlando |
Nick Anderson |
Illinois |
| 12. New Jersey (from Portland) |
Mookie Blaylock |
Oklahoma |
| 13. Boston |
Michael Smith |
Brigham Young |
| 14. Golden State |
Tim Hardaway |
Texas-El Paso |
| 15. Denver |
Todd Lichti |
Stanford |
| 16. Seattle (from Houston) |
Dana Barros |
Boston College |
| 17. Seattle (from Philadelphia) |
Shawn Kemp |
Trinity Valley |
| 18. Chicago |
B.J. Armstrong |
Iowa |
| 19. Philadelphia (from Seattle) |
Kenny Payne |
Louisville |
| 20. Chicago (from Milwaukee) |
Jeff Sanders |
Georgia Southern |
| 21. Utah |
Blue Edwards |
East Carolina |
| 22. Portland (from New York) |
Byron Irvin |
Missouri |
| 23. Atlanta |
Roy Marble |
Iowa |
| 24. Phoenix |
Anthony Cook |
Arizona |
| 25. Cleveland |
John Morton |
Seton Hall |
| 26. LA Lakers |
Vlade Divac |
None (Yugoslavia) |
| 27. Detroit |
Kenny Battle |
Illinois |
| 1988 |
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| First Round |
Player |
College |
| 1. LA Clippers |
Danny Manning |
Kansas |
| 2. Indiana |
Rik Smits |
Marist |
| 3. Philadelphia |
Charles Smith |
Pittsburgh |
| 4. New Jersey |
Chris Morris |
Auburn |
| 5. Golden State |
Mitch Richmond |
Kansas State |
| 6. LA Clippers (from Sac.) |
Hersey Hawkins |
Bradley |
| 7. Phoenix |
Tim Perry |
Temple |
| 8. Charlotte |
Rex Chapman |
Kentucky |
| 9. Miami |
Rony Seikaly |
Syracuse |
| 10. San Antonio |
Willie Anderson |
Georgia |
| 11. Chicago (from New York) |
Will Perdue |
Vanderbilt |
| 12. Washington |
Harvey Grant |
Oklahoma |
| 13. Milwaukee |
Jeff Grayer |
Iowa State |
| 14. Phoenix (from Cleveland) |
Dan Majerle |
Central Michigan |
| 15. Seattle |
Gary Grant |
Michigan |
| 16. Houston |
Derrick Chievous |
Missouri |
| 17. Utah |
Eric Leckner |
Wyoming |
| 18. Sacramento (from Atlanta) |
Rick Berry |
San Jose State |
| 19. New York (from Chicago) |
Rod Strickland |
DePaul |
| 20. Miami (from Dallas) |
Kevin Edwards |
DePaul |
| 21. Portland |
Mark Bryant |
Seton Hall |
| 22. Cleveland (from Detroit) |
Randolph Keys |
Southern Mississippi |
| 23. Denver |
Jerome Lane |
Pittsburgh |
| 24. Boston |
Brian Shaw |
UC Santa Barbara |
| 25. LA Lakers |
David Rivers |
Notre Dame |
| 1987 |
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| First Round |
Player |
College |
| 1. San Antonio |
David Robinson |
Navy |
| 2. Phoenix |
Armon Gilliam |
Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 3. New Jersey |
Dennis Hopson |
Ohio State |
| 4. LA Clippers |
Reggie Williams |
Georgetown |
| 5. Seattle (from New York) |
Scottie Pippen |
Central Arkansas |
| 6. Sacramento |
Kenny Smith |
North Carolina |
| 7. Cleveland |
Kevin Johnson |
California |
| 8. Chicago (from Denver) |
Olden Polynice |
Virginia |
| 9. Seattle |
Derrick McKey |
Alabama |
| 10. Chicago |
Horace Grant |
Clemson |
| 11. Indiana |
Reggie Miller |
UCLA |
| 12. Washington |
Tyrone Bogues |
Wake Forest |
| 13. LA Clippers (from Houston) |
Joe Wolf |
North Carolina |
| 14. Golden State |
Tellis Frank |
Western Kentucky |
| 15. Utah |
Jose Ortiz |
Oregon State |
| 16. Philadelphia |
Christian Welp |
Washington |
| 17. Portland |
Ronnie Murphy |
Jacksonville |
| 18. New York (from Milwaukee) |
Mark Jackson |
St. John's |
| 19. LA Clippers (from Detroit) |
Ken Norman |
Illinois |
| 20. Dallas |
Jim Farmer |
Alabama |
| 21. Atlanta |
Dallas Comegys |
DePaul |
| 22. Boston |
Reggie Lewis |
Northeastern |
| 23. San Antonio (from LA Lakers) |
Greg Anderson |
Houston |
| 1986 |
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| First Round |
Player |
College |
| 1. Cleveland (from LA Clippers) |
Brad Daugherty |
North Carolina |
| 2. Boston (from Seattle) |
Len Bias |
Maryland |
| 3. Golden State |
Chris Washburn |
North Carolina State |
| 4. Indiana |
Chuck Person |
Auburn |
| 5. New York |
Kenny Walker |
Kentucky |
| 6. Phoenix |
William Bedford |
Memphis State |
| 7. Dallas (from Cleveland) |
Roy Tarpley |
Michigan |
| 8. Cleveland |
Ron Harper |
Miami (Ohio) |
| 9. Chicago |
Brad Sellers |
Ohio State |
| 10. San Antonio |
Johnny Dawkins |
Duke |
| 11. Detroit (from Sacramento) |
John Salley |
Georgia Tech |
| 12. Washington |
John Williams |
Louisiana State |
| 13. New Jersey |
Dwayne Washington |
Syracuse |
| 14. Portland |
Walter Berry |
St. John's |
| 15. Utah |
Dell Curry |
Virginia Tech |
| 16. Denver (from Dallas) |
Mo Martin |
St. Joseph's |
| 17. Sacramento (from Detroit) |
Harold Pressley |
Villanova |
| 18. Denver |
Mark Alarie |
Duke |
| 19. Atlanta |
Billy Thompson |
Louisville |
| 20. Houston |
Buck Johnson |
Alabama |
| 21. Washington (from Phil.) |
Anthony Jones |
Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 22. Milwaukee |
Scott Skiles |
Michigan State |
| 23. LA Lakers |
Ken Barlow |
Notre Dame |
| 24. Portland (from Boston) |
Arvidas Sabonis |
None (Soviet Union) |
| 1985 |
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| First Round |
Player |
College |
| 1. New York |
Patrick Ewing |
Georgetown |
| 2. Indiana |
Wayman Tisdale |
Oklahoma |
| 3. LA Clippers |
Benoit Benjamin |
Creighton |
| 4. Seattle |
Xavier McDaniel |
Wichita State |
| 5. Atlanta |
Jon Koncak |
Southern Methodist |
| 6. Sacramento |
Joe Kleine |
Arkansas |
| 7. Golden State |
Chris Mullin |
St. John's |
| 8. Dallas (from Cleveland) |
Detlef Schrempf |
Washington |
| 9. Cleveland |
Charles Oakley |
Virginia Union |
| 10. Phoenix |
Ed Pinckney |
Villanova |
| 11. Chicago |
Keith Lee |
Memphis State |
| 12. Washington |
Kenny Green |
Wake Forest |
| 13. Utah |
Karl Malone |
Louisiana Tech |
| 14. San Antonio |
Alfredrick Hughes |
Loyola (Ill.) |
| 15. Denver (from Portland) |
Blair Rasmussen |
Oregon |
| 16. Dallas (from New Jersey) |
Bill Wennington |
St. John's |
| 17. Dallas |
Uwe Blab |
Indiana |
| 18. Detroit |
Joe Dumars |
McNeese State |
| 19. Houston |
Steve Harris |
Tulsa |
| 20. Boston (from Denver) |
Sam Vincent |
Michigan State |
| 21. Philadelphia |
Terry Catledge |
South Alabama |
| 22. Milwaukee |
Jerry Reynolds |
Louisiana State |
| 23. LA Lakers |
A.C. Green |
Oregon State |
| 24. Portland (from Boston) |
Terry Porter |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| 1984 |
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| First Round |
Player |
College |
| 1. Houston |
Akeem Olajuwon |
Houston |
| 2. Portland (from Indiana) |
Sam Bowie |
Kentucky |
| 3. Chicago |
Michael Jordan |
North Carolina |
| 4. Dallas (from Cleveland) |
Sam Perkins |
North Carolina |
| 5. Philadelphia (from LA Clippers) |
Charles Barkley |
Auburn |
| 6. Washington |
Mel Turpin |
Kentucky |
| 7. San Antonio |
Alvin Robertson |
Arkansas |
| 8. LA Clippers (from Golden St.) |
Lancaster Gordon |
Louisville |
| 9. Kansas City |
Otis Thorpe |
Providence |
| 10. Philadelphia (from Denver) |
Leon Wood |
Cal State-Fullerton |
| 11. Atlanta |
Kevin Willis |
Michigan State |
| 12. Cleveland |
Tim McCormick |
Michigan |
| 13. Phoenix |
Jay Humphries |
Colorado |
| 14. LA Clippers (from Seattle) |
Michael Cage |
San Diego State |
| 15. Dallas |
Terence Stansbury |
Temple |
| 16. Utah |
John Stockton |
Gonzaga |
| 17. New Jersey |
Jeff Turner |
Vanderbilt |
| 18. Indiana (from New York) |
Vern Fleming |
Georgia |
| 19. Portland |
Bernard Thompson |
Fresno State |
| 20. Detroit |
Tony Campbell |
Ohio State |
| 21. Milwaukee |
Kenny Fields |
UCLA |
| 22. Philadelphia |
Tom Sewell |
Lamar |
| 23. LA Lakers |
Earl Jones |
District of Columbia |
| 24. Boston |
Michael Young |
Houston |
| 1983 |
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| First Round |
Player |
College |
| 1. Houston Rockets |
Ralph Sampson |
Virginia |
| 2. Indiana Pacers |
Steve Stipanovich |
Missouri |
| 3. Houston Rockets |
Rodney McCray |
Louisville |
| 4. San Diego Clippers |
Byron Scott |
Arizona State |
| 5. Chicago Bulls |
Sidney Green |
Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 6. Golden State Warriors |
Russell Cross |
Purdue |
| 7. Utah Jazz |
Thurl Bailey |
North Carolina State |
| 8. Detroit Pistons |
Antoine Carr |
Wichita State |
| 9. Dallas Mavericks |
Dale Ellis |
Tennessee |
| 10. Washington Bullets |
Jeff Malone |
Mississippi State |
| 11. Dallas Mavericks |
Derek Harper |
Illinois |
| 12. New York Knicks |
Darrell Walker |
Arkansas |
| 13. Kansas City Kings |
Ennis Whatley |
Alabama |
| 14. Portland Trail Blazers |
Clyde Drexler |
Houston |
| 15. Denver Nuggets |
Howard Carter |
Louisiana State |
| 16. Seattle SuperSonics |
Jon Sundvold |
Missouri |
| 17. Philadelphia 76ers |
Leo Rautins |
Syracuse |
| 18. Milwaukee Bucks |
Randy Breuer |
Minnesota |
| 19. San Antonio Spurs |
John Paxson |
Notre Dame |
| 20. Cleveland Cavaliers |
Roy Hinson |
Rutgers |
| 21. Boston Celtics |
Greg Kite |
Brigham Young |
| 22. Washington Bullets |
Randy Wittman |
Indiana |
| 23. Indiana Pacers |
Mitchell Wiggins |
Florida State |
| 24. Cleveland Cavaliers |
Stewart Granger |
Villanova |
| 1982 |
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| First Round |
Player |
College |
| 1. Los Angeles Lakers |
James Worthy |
North Carolina |
| 2. San Diego Clippers |
Terry Cummings |
DePaul |
| 3. Utah Jazz |
Dominique Wilkins |
Georgia |
| 4. Dallas Mavericks |
Bill Garnett |
Wyoming |
| 5. Kansas City Kings |
LaSalle Thompson |
Texas |
| 6. New York Knicks |
Trent Tucker |
Minnesota |
| 7. Chicago Bulls |
Quintin Dailey |
San Francisco |
| 8. Indiana Pacers |
Clark Kellogg |
Ohio State |
| 9. Detroit Pistons |
Cliff Levingston |
Wichita State |
| 10. Atlanta Hawks |
Keith Edmonson |
Purdue |
| 11. Portland Trail Blazers |
Lafayette Lever |
Arizona State |
| 12. Cleveland Cavaliers |
John Bagley |
Boston College |
| 13. New Jersey Nets |
Eric Floyd |
Georgetown |
| 14. Golden State Warriors |
Lester Conner |
Oregon State |
| 15. Phoenix Suns |
David Thirdkill |
Bradley |
| 16. Houston Rockets |
Terry Teagle |
Baylor |
| 17. Kansas City Kings |
Brook Steppe |
Georgia Tech |
| 18. Detroit Pistons |
Ricky Pierce |
Rice |
| 19. Denver Nuggets |
Rob Williams |
Houston |
| 20. Milwaukee Bucks |
Paul Pressey |
Tulsa |
| 21. New Jersey Nets |
Eddie Phillips |
Alabama |
| 22. Philadelphia 76ers |
Mark McNamara |
California |
| 23. Boston Celtics |
Darren Tillis |
Cleveland State |
| 1981 |
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| First Round |
Player |
College |
| 1. Dallas Mavericks |
Mark Aguirre |
DePaul |
| 2. Detroit Pistons |
Isiah Thomas |
Indiana |
| 3. New Jersey Nets |
Buck Williams |
Maryland |
| 4. Atlanta Hawks |
Al Wood |
North Carolina |
| 5. Seattle SuperSonics |
Danny Vranes |
Utah |
| 6. Chicago Bulls |
Orlando Woolridge |
Notre Dame |
| 7. Kansas City Kings |
Steve Johnson |
Oregon State |
| 8. San Diego Clippers |
Tom Chambers |
Utah |
| 9. Dallas Mavericks |
Rolando Blackman |
Kansas State |
| 10. New Jersey Nets |
Albert King |
Maryland |
| 11. Washington Bullets |
Frank Johnson |
Wake Forest |
| 12. Detroit Pistons |
Kelly Tripucka |
Notre Dame |
| 13. Utah Jazz |
Danny Schayes |
Syracuse |
| 14. Indiana Pacers |
Herb Williams |
Ohio State |
| 15. Portland Trail Blazers |
Jeff Lamp |
Virginia |
| 16. Portland Trail Blazers |
Darnell Valentine |
Kansas |
| 17. Kansas City Kings |
Kevin Loder |
Alabama State |
| 18. New Jersey Nets |
Ray Tolbert |
Indiana |
| 19. Los Angeles Lakers |
Mike McGee |
Michigan |
| 20. Phoenix Suns |
Larry Nance |
Clemson |
| 21. Milwaukee Bucks |
Alton Lister |
Arizona State |
| 22. Philadelphia 76ers |
Franklin Edwards |
Cleveland State |
| 23. Boston Celtics |
Charles Bradley |
Wyoming |
| 1980 |
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| First Round |
Player |
College |
| 1. Golden State Warriors |
Joe Barry Carroll |
Purdue |
| 2. Utah Jazz |
Darrell Griffith |
Louisville |
| 3. Boston Celtics |
Kevin McHale |
Minnesota |
| 4. Chicago Bulls |
Kelvin Ransey |
Ohio State |
| 5. Denver Nuggets |
James Ray |
Jacksonville |
| 6. New Jersey Nets |
Mike O'Koren |
North Carolina |
| 7. New Jersey Nets |
Mike Gminski |
Duke |
| 8. Philadelphia 76ers |
Andrew Toney |
SW Louisiana |
| 9. San Diego Clippers |
Michael Brooks |
La Salle |
| 10. Portland Trail Blazers |
Ronnie Lester |
Iowa |
| 11. Dallas Mavericks |
Kiki Vandeweghe |
UCLA |
| 12. New York Knicks |
Mike Woodson |
Indiana |
| 13. Golden State Warriors |
Rickey Brown |
Mississippi State |
| 14. Washington Bullets |
Wes Matthews |
Wisconsin |
| 15. San Antonio Spurs |
Reggie Johnson |
Tennessee |
| 16. Kansas City Kings |
Hawkeye Whitney |
North Carolina State |
| 17. Detroit Pistons |
Larry Drew |
Missouri |
| 18. Atlanta Hawks |
Don Collins |
Washington State |
| 19. Utah Jazz |
John Duren |
Georgetown |
| 20. Seattle SuperSonics |
Bill Hanzlik |
Notre Dame |
| 21. Philadelphia 76ers |
Monti Davis |
Tennessee State |
| 22. Cleveland Cavaliers |
Chad Kinch |
North Carolina-Charlotte |
| 23. Denver Nuggets |
Carl Nicks |
Indiana State |
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