Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Aguirre, MarkMark Aguirre+ | G/F | United States | Dallas Mavericks | DePaul |
| 1 | 2 | Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas^ | G | United States | Detroit Pistons | Indiana |
| 1 | 3 | Williams, BuckBuck Williams* | F/C | United States | New Jersey Nets | Maryland |
| 1 | 4 | Wood, AlAl Wood | G/F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | North Carolina |
| 1 | 5 | Vranes, DannyDanny Vranes | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Utah |
| 1 | 6 | Woolridge, OrlandoOrlando Woolridge | F | United States | Chicago Bulls | Notre Dame |
| 1 | 7 | Johnson, SteveSteve Johnson+ | F/C | United States | Kansas City Kings | Oregon State |
| 1 | 8 | Chambers, TomTom Chambers* | F/C | United States | San Diego Clippers | Utah |
| 1 | 9 | Blackman, RolandoRolando Blackman+ | G | Panama United States1 |
Dallas Mavericks | Kansas State |
| 1 | 10 | King, AlbertAlbert King | G/F | United States | New Jersey Nets | Maryland |
| 1 | 11 | Johnson, FrankFrank Johnson | G | United States | Washington Bullets | Wake Forest |
| 1 | 12 | Tripucka, KellyKelly Tripucka+ | G/F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Notre Dame |
| 1 | 13 | Schayes, DannyDanny Schayes | F/C | United States | Utah Jazz | Syracuse |
| 1 | 14 | Williams, HerbHerb Williams | F/C | United States | Indiana Pacers | Ohio State |
| 1 | 15 | Lamp, JeffJeff Lamp | G/F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Virginia |
| 1 | 16 | Valentine, DarnellDarnell Valentine | G | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Kansas |
| 1 | 17 | Loder, KevinKevin Loder | G/F | United States | Kansas City Kings | Alabama State |
| 1 | 18 | Tolbert, RayRay Tolbert | F | United States | New Jersey Nets | Indiana |
| 1 | 19 | McGee, MikeMike McGee | G/F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Michigan |
| 1 | 20 | Nance, LarryLarry Nance+ | F/C | United States | Phoenix Suns | Clemson |
| 1 | 21 | Lister, AltonAlton Lister | F/C | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Arizona State |
| 1 | 22 | Edwards, FranklinFranklin Edwards | G | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Cleveland State |
| 1 | 23 | Bradley, CharlesCharles Bradley | G | United States | Boston Celtics | Wyoming |
| 2 | 24 | Vincent, JayJay Vincent | F | United States | Dallas Mavericks | Michigan State |
| 2 | 25 | Jackson, TracyTracy Jackson | G/F | United States | Boston Celtics | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 26 | Jackson, BrianBrian Jackson# | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Utah State |
| 2 | 27 | Wood, HowardHoward Wood | F | United States | Utah Jazz | Tennessee |
| 2 | 28 | Banks, GeneGene Banks | G/F | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Duke |
| 2 | 29 | Johnson, EddieEddie Johnson | G/F | United States | Kansas City Kings | Illinois |
| 2 | 30 | Rains, EdEd Rains | F | United States | San Antonio Spurs | South Alabama |
| 2 | 31 | Ainge, DannyDanny Ainge+ | G/F | United States | Boston Celtics | Brigham Young |
| 2 | 32 | Olliver, MikeMike Olliver# | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | Lamar |
| 2 | 33 | Williams, SamSam Williams | F | United States | Golden State Warriors | Arizona State |
| 2 | 34 | Green, KenKen Green | F | United States | Denver Nuggets | Pan American |
| 2 | 35 | Davis, CharlesCharles Davis | F | United States | Washington Bullets | Vanderbilt |
| 2 | 36 | Blume, RayRay Blume | G | United States | Indiana Pacers | Oregon State |
| 2 | 37 | Leslie, AlAl Leslie# | G | United States | Indiana Pacers | Bucknell |
| 2 | 38 | Bradshaw, ClydeClyde Bradshaw# | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | DePaul |
| 2 | 39 | Knuckles, HarveyHarvey Knuckles# | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Toledo |
| 2 | 40 | Cook, GregGreg Cook# | F | United States | New York Knicks | LSU |
| 2 | 41 | Gregory, ClaudeClaude Gregory | F | United States | Washington Bullets | Wisconsin |
| 2 | 42 | Rolle, ElvisElvis Rolle# | F/C | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Florida State |
| 2 | 43 | Turner, ElstonElston Turner | G/F | United States | Dallas Mavericks | Mississippi |
| 2 | 44 | Lingenfelter, SteveSteve Lingenfelter | F | United States | Washington Bullets | South Dakota State |
| 2 | 45 | Turner, EdEd Turner# | F | United States | Houston Rockets | Texas A&I |
| 2 | 46 | Smith, VernonVernon Smith# | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Texas A&M |
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