1984 NBA draft
1984 NBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | June 19, 1984 |
Location | Felt Forum (New York City, New York) |
Network(s) | USA Network |
Overview | |
228 total selections in 10 rounds | |
League | NBA |
First selection | Akeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets) |
The 1984 NBA draft was the 37th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was held at the Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, on June 19, 1984, before the 1984–85 season.[1] The draft is generally considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, in NBA history,[2][3][4] with four Hall of Famers being drafted in the first sixteen picks and five overall. It included first pick Akeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and John Stockton. The draft was broadcast in the United States on the USA Network.[5]
In this draft, 23 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The Houston Rockets won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Portland Trail Blazers, who obtained the Indiana Pacers' first-round pick in a trade, were awarded the second pick.[6] The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The Cleveland Cavaliers were awarded an extra first-round draft pick as compensation for the draft picks traded away by their previous owner, Ted Stepien.[7]
A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was automatically eligible for selection. Before the draft, five college underclassmen announced that they would leave college early and would be eligible for selection.[8] Prior to the draft, the San Diego Clippers relocated to Los Angeles and became the Los Angeles Clippers.[9] The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 228 players. This draft was the last to be held before the creation of the draft lottery in 1985.[10] It was the first NBA draft to be overseen by David Stern, who continued as the commissioner of the league for the following 30 years.
Draft selections
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G | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |
^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
* | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
+ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality[n 1] | Team | School/club team |
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1 | 1 | Akeem Olajuwon^ [1] |
C | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Houston (Jr.) |
1 | 2 | Sam Bowie | C | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers (from Indiana)[d] | Kentucky (Sr.) |
1 | 3 | Michael Jordan^ | G/F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | North Carolina (Jr.) |
1 | 4 | Sam Perkins | F/C | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks (from Cleveland)[e] | North Carolina (Sr.) |
1 | 5 | Charles Barkley^ | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers (from L.A. Clippers)[f] | Auburn (Jr.) |
1 | 6 | Melvin Turpin | C | ![]() |
Washington Bullets (traded to Cleveland)[a] | Kentucky (Sr.) |
1 | 7 | Alvin Robertson* | G | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | Arkansas (Sr.) |
1 | 8 | Lancaster Gordon | G | ![]() |
Los Angeles Clippers (from Golden State)[g] | Louisville (Sr.) |
1 | 9 | Otis Thorpe+ | F/C | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Providence (Sr.) |
1 | 10 | Leon Wood | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers (from Denver)[h] | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) |
1 | 11 | Kevin Willis* | F/C | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Michigan State (Sr.) |
1 | 12 | Tim McCormick | C | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers[3] (traded to Seattle)[a] | Michigan (Sr.)[4] |
1 | 13 | Jay Humphries | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Colorado (Sr.) |
1 | 14 | Michael Cage | F/C | ![]() |
Los Angeles Clippers (from Seattle)[i] | San Diego State (Sr.) |
1 | 15 | Terence Stansbury | G | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | Temple (Sr.) |
1 | 16 | John Stockton^ | G | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | Gonzaga (Sr.) |
1 | 17 | Jeff Turner | F/C | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
1 | 18 | Vern Fleming | G | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers (from New York)[j] | Georgia (Sr.) |
1 | 19 | Bernard Thompson | G/F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Fresno State (Sr.) |
1 | 20 | Tony Campbell | G/F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Ohio State (Sr.) |
1 | 21 | Kenny Fields | G/F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | UCLA (Sr.) |
1 | 22 | Tom Sewell | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Washington)[b] | Lamar (Sr.) |
1 | 23 | Earl Jones | C | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | UDC (Sr.) |
1 | 24 | Michael Young | G/F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Houston (Sr.) |
2 | 25 | Devin Durrant | F | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Brigham Young (Sr.) |
2 | 26 | Victor Fleming# | G | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers (from Chicago via Indiana)[k] | Xavier (Sr.) |
2 | 27 | Ron Anderson | G/F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Fresno State (Sr.) |
2 | 28 | Cory Blackwell | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics (from Houston)[l] | Wisconsin (Jr.) |
2 | 29 | Stuart Gray | F/C | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers (from L.A. Clippers via Philadelphia)[m] | UCLA (Jr.) |
2 | 30 | Steve Burtt | G | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors (from Washington)[n] | Iona (Sr.) |
2 | 31 | Jay Murphy | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors (traded to L.A. Clippers)[c] | Boston College (Sr.) |
2 | 32 | Eric Turner# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons (from San Antonio)[o] | Michigan (Jr.) |
2 | 33 | Steve Colter | G | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers (from Denver)[p] | New Mexico State (Sr.) |
2 | 34 | Tony Costner# | C | ![]() |
Washington Bullets (from Kansas City via Detroit and Atlanta)[q] | Saint Joseph's (Sr.) |
2 | 35 | Othell Wilson | G | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors (from Atlanta)[r] | Virginia (Sr.) |
2 | 36 | Charles Jones | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Louisville (Sr.) |
2 | 37 | Ben Coleman | F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls (from Seattle via Atlanta and Kansas City)[s] | Maryland (Sr.) |
2 | 38 | Charlie Sitton | F | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | Oregon State (Sr.) |
2 | 39 | Danny Young | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics (from New Jersey)[t] | Wake Forest (Sr.) |
2 | 40 | Anthony Teachey# | F | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks (from Utah)[u] | Wake Forest (Sr.) |
2 | 41 | Tom Sluby | G | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks (from New York via New Jersey)[v] | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
2 | 42 | Willie White | G | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets (from Portland)[w] | Chattanooga (Sr.) |
2 | 43 | Greg Wiltjer# | C | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls (from Detroit via Indiana and Kansas City)[x] | Victoria (Canada) (Sr.) |
2 | 44 | Fred Reynolds# | F | ![]() |
Washington Bullets (from Milwaukee)[y] | UTEP (Sr.) |
2 | 45 | Gary Plummer | F/C | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors (from Philadelphia 76ers)[z] | Boston University (Sr.) |
2 | 46 | Jerome Kersey | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers (from L.A. Lakers)[aa] | Longwood (Sr.) |
2 | 47 | Ronnie Williams# | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Florida (Sr.) |
3 | 48 | James Banks# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Georgia (Sr.) |
3 | 49 | Tim Dillon# | F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Northern Illinois (Sr.) |
3 | 50 | Ben McDonald | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | UC Irvine (Sr.) |
3 | 51 | Jim Petersen | F/C | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Minnesota (Sr.) |
3 | 52 | Terry Williams# | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Alabama (Sr.) |
3 | 53 | Ricky Ross# | F | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Tulsa (Sr.) |
3 | 54 | Roosevelt Chapman# | G | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Dayton (Sr.) |
3 | 55 | Lewis Jackson# | G | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Alabama State (Sr.) |
3 | 56 | Jeff Allen# | F | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | St. John's (Sr.) |
3 | 57 | Joe Binion | F | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs (from Denver)[ab] | North Carolina A&T (Sr.) |
3 | 58 | Bobby Parks# | F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Memphis (Sr.) |
3 | 59 | Murray Jarman# | C | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Clemson (Sr.) |
3 | 60 | Leonard Mitchell# | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | LSU (Sr.) |
3 | 61 | Jeff Cross | F | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | Maine (Sr.) |
3 | 62 | David Pope | F | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | Norfolk State (Sr.) |
3 | 63 | Yommy Sangodeyi# | F | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | Sam Houston (Jr.) |
3 | 64 | Curtis Green# | G | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Southern Miss (Sr.) |
3 | 65 | Tim Kearney# | C | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | West Virginia (Sr.) |
3 | 66 | Kevin Springman# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Saint Joseph's (Sr.) |
3 | 67 | Vernon Delancy# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Florida (Sr.) |
3 | 68 | Butch Graves | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Yale (Sr.) |
3 | 69 | George Singleton# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Furman (Sr.) |
3 | 70 | Rick Carlisle | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Virginia (Sr.) |
4 | 71 | Ralph Jackson | G | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | UCLA (Sr.) |
4 | 72 | Melvin Johnson# | F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Charlotte (Sr.) |
4 | 73 | Art Aaron# | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Northwestern (Sr.) |
4 | 74 | Willie Jackson# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Centenary (Sr.) |
4 | 75 | Marc Glass# | G | ![]() |
Los Angeles Clippers | Montana (Sr.) |
4 | 76 | Jim Grandholm | F | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | South Florida (Sr.) |
4 | 77 | Mark Halsel# | F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Northeastern (Sr.) |
4 | 78 | John Devereaux# | C | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | Ohio (Sr.) |
4 | 79 | Karl Tilleman# | G | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | Calgary (Sr.) |
4 | 80 | Carl Henry | G | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Kansas (Sr.) |
4 | 81 | Dicky Beal# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Kentucky (Sr.) |
4 | 82 | Jeff Collins# | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | UNLV (Sr.) |
4 | 83 | Jeff Jenkins# | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Xavier (Sr.) |
4 | 84 | John Horrocks# | C | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | North Texas (Sr.) |
4 | 85 | Hank Cornley# | F | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | Illinois State (Sr.) |
4 | 86 | Jim Rowinski | F | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | Purdue (Sr.) |
4 | 87 | Bob Thornton | F/C | ![]() |
New York Knicks | UC Irvine (Sr.) |
4 | 88 | Brett Applegate# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | BYU (Sr.) |
4 | 89 | Phillip Smith# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | New Mexico (Sr.) |
4 | 90 | Ozell Jones | F/C | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs (from Milwaukee)[ac] | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) |
4 | 91 | Earl Harrison# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Morehead State (Sr.) |
4 | 92 | John Revelli# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Stanford (Sr.) |
4 | 93 | Kevin Mullin# | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Princeton (Sr.) |
5 | 94 | Gene Smith# | G | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Georgetown (Sr.) |
5 | 95 | Lamont Robinson# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Lamar (Sr.) |
5 | 96 | Vince Hinchen# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Boise State (Sr.) |
5 | 97 | Al McClain# | G | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | New Hampshire (Sr.) |
5 | 98 | Alonza Allen# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Clippers | Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.) |
5 | 99 | Colin Irish# | F | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Bowling Green (Sr.) |
5 | 100 | Eric Richardson# | G | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | Alabama (Sr.) |
5 | 101 | Steve Bartek# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Doane (Sr.) |
5 | 102 | Jim Foster# | F | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | South Carolina (Sr.) |
5 | 103 | Prince Bridges# | G | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | Missouri (Sr.) |
5 | 104 | Terry Martin# | F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Louisiana–Monroe (Sr.) |
5 | 105 | Bill Flye# | C | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Richmond (Sr.) |
5 | 106 | Eli Pasquale# | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Victoria (Sr.) |
5 | 107 | Dave Williams# | C | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | UIC (Sr.) |
5 | 108 | Marcus Gaither# | G | ![]() ![]() |
Utah Jazz | Fairleigh Dickinson (Sr.) |
5 | 109 | Michael Gerren# | G | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | South Alabama (Sr.) |
5 | 110 | Scott McCollum# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Pepperdine (Sr.) |
5 | 111 | Mike Whitmarsh# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | San Diego (Sr.) |
5 | 112 | Rick Doyle# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | UTSA (Sr.) |
5 | 113 | Ernie Floyd# | C | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Holy Cross (Sr.) |
5 | 114 | Dan Federman# | C | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Tennessee (Sr.) |
5 | 115 | Lance Berwald# | C | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | North Dakota State (Sr.) |
5 | 116 | Todd Orlando# | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Bentley (Sr.) |
6 | 117 | Clyde Vaughan# | F | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Pittsburgh (Sr.) |
6 | 118 | Jeff Tipton# | C | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Morehead State (Sr.) |
6 | 119 | Matt Doherty# | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | North Carolina (Sr.) |
6 | 120 | McKinley Singleton | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston)[ad] | UAB (Sr.) |
6 | 121 | Phillip Haynes# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Clippers | Memphis (Sr.) |
6 | 122 | Blaise Bugajski# | G | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Illinois Wesleyan (Sr.) |
6 | 123 | Tony Martin# | G | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Wyoming (Sr.) |
6 | 124 | Dion Brown# | F | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.) |
6 | 125 | Willie Burton# | F | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | Tennessee (Sr.) |
6 | 126 | Bruce Vanley# | C | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Tulsa (Sr.) |
6 | 127 | Jim Master# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Kentucky (Sr.) |
6 | 128 | Herman Veal# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Maryland (Sr.) |
6 | 129 | Graylin Warner# | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.) |
6 | 130 | LaVerne Evans# | G | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | Marshall (Sr.) |
6 | 131 | Oscar Schmidt^# | G/F | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | S.E. Palmeiras (Brazil) |
6 | 132 | Chris Harrison# | F | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | West Virginia Wesleyan (Sr.) |
6 | 133 | Eddie Lee Wilkins | F/C | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Gardner–Webb (Sr.) |
6 | 134 | Lance Ball# | C | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Western Oregon (Sr.) |
6 | 135 | Rennie Bailey# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Louisiana Tech (Sr.) |
6 | 136 | Mike Reddick# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Stetson (Sr.) |
6 | 137 | Gary Springer# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Iona (Sr.) |
6 | 138 | Keith Jones# | G | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Stanford (Sr.) |
6 | 139 | Steve Carfino# | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Iowa (Sr.) |
7 | 140 | Kenton Edelin | F | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Virginia (Sr.) |
7 | 141 | Butch Hays# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | California (Sr.) |
7 | 142 | Joe Jakubick# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Akron (Sr.) |
7 | 143 | Joedy Gardner# | G | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Long Beach State (Sr.) |
7 | 144 | David Brantley# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Clippers | Oregon (Sr.) |
7 | 145 | Tim Garrett# | F | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | New Mexico (Sr.) |
7 | 146 | Michael Pitts# | C | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | California (Sr.) |
7 | 147 | Cliff Higgins# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Cal State Northridge (Sr.) |
7 | 148 | Chipper Harris# | G | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Robert Morris (Sr.) |
7 | 149 | Mark Simpson# | F | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | Catawba (Sr.) |
7 | 150 | Vince Martello# | F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Florida State (Sr.) |
7 | 151 | Raymond Crenshaw# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
7 | 152 | Gary Gatewood# | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Oregon (Sr.) |
7 | 153 | George Turner# | G | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | UC Irvine (Sr.) |
7 | 154 | Bob Evans# | C | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | Southern Utah (Sr.) |
7 | 155 | Sean Kerins# | F | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | Syracuse (Sr.) |
7 | 156 | Ken Bannister | F/C | ![]() |
New York Knicks | St. Augustine's (Sr.) |
7 | 157 | Victor Anger# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Pepperdine (Sr.) |
7 | 158 | Barry Francisco# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Bloomsburg (Sr.) |
7 | 159 | Tony William# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Florida State (Sr.) |
7 | 160 | Richard Congo# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Drexel (Sr.) |
7 | 161 | Richard Haenisch# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Chaminade (Sr.) |
7 | 162 | Mark Van Valkenburg# | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Framingham State (Sr.) |
8 | 163 | Tom Heitz# | F | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Kentucky (Sr.) |
8 | 164 | Brett Crawford# | F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | US International (Sr.) |
8 | 165 | Elliot Beard# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Oberlin (Sr.) |
8 | 166 | Greg Wolff# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Angelo State (Sr.) |
8 | 167 | Jim McLoughlin# | G | ![]() |
Los Angeles Clippers | Temple (Sr.) |
8 | 168 | Darryl Odom# | G | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | West Virginia Wesleyan (Sr.) |
8 | 169 | Paul Brozovich# | C | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | UNLV (Sr.) |
8 | 170 | Dan Tarkanian# | G | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | UNLV (Sr.) |
8 | 171 | Bill Wendlandt# | F | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | Texas (Sr.) |
8 | 172 | Nate Rollins# | F | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Fort Hays State (Sr.) |
8 | 173 | Robert Brown# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | LIU Brooklyn (Sr.) |
8 | 174 | Mark Fothergill# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Maryland (Sr.) |
8 | 175 | Jerry McMillan# | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | DePaul (Sr.) |
8 | 176 | Leroy Sutton# | F | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | Arkansas (Sr.) |
8 | 177 | Chris Winans# | C | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | Utah (Sr.) |
8 | 178 | Eric Booker# | G | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | UNLV (Sr.) |
8 | 179 | Ricky Tunstall# | C | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Youngstown State (Sr.) |
8 | 180 | Steve Flint# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | UC San Diego (Sr.) |
8 | 181 | Dale Roberts# | C | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Appalachian State (Sr.) |
8 | 182 | Brad Jergenson# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | South Carolina (Sr.) |
8 | 183 | Frank Dobbs# | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Villanova (Sr.) |
8 | 184 | Champ Godbolt# | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Holy Cross (Sr.) |
9 | 185 | Brian Martin | F | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Kansas (Sr.) |
9 | 186 | Calvin Pierce# | F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
9 | 187 | John Shimko# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Xavier (Sr.) |
9 | 188 | Bill Coon# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Presbyterian (Sr.) |
9 | 189 | Dave Schultz# | G | ![]() |
Los Angeles Clippers | Westmont (Sr.) |
9 | 190 | Mike Emanuel# | G | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | UNC Pembroke (Sr.) |
9 | 191 | Melvin Roseboro# | G | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | Saint Mary's (Sr.) |
9 | 192 | Mitch Arnold# | G | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Fresno State (Sr.) |
9 | 193 | Greg Turner# | F | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Auburn (Sr.) |
9 | 194 | Cecil Exum# | F | ![]() ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | North Carolina (Sr.) |
9 | 195 | Fred Brown# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Georgetown (Sr.) |
9 | 196 | Buddy Cox# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Bellarmine (Sr.) |
9 | 197 | Mike Williams# | C | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Idaho State (Sr.) |
9 | 198 | John Tudor# | G | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | LSU (Sr.) |
9 | 199 | Kelly Knight# | F | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | Kansas (Sr.) |
9 | 200 | Bill Ryan# | G | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | Princeton (Sr.) |
9 | 201 | Marc Marotta# | F | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Marquette (Sr.) |
9 | 202 | Dennis Black# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Portland (Sr.) |
9 | 203 | Ben Tower# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Michigan State (Sr.) |
9 | 204 | Edwin Green# | C | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | UMass (Sr.) |
9 | 205 | Michael Mitchell# | C | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Drexel (Sr.) |
9 | 206 | Joe Dickson# | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Merrimack (Sr.) |
10 | 207 | Gary Carver# | F | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Western Kentucky (Sr.) |
10 | 208 | Carl Lewis# | – | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Houston (Sr.) |
10 | 209 | Darrell Space# | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Northeastern Illinois (Sr.) |
10 | 210 | Robert Turner# | G | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Canisius (Sr.) |
10 | 211 | Dick Mumma# | C | ![]() |
Los Angeles Clippers | Penn State (Sr.) |
10 | 212 | Glynn Myrick# | G | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Stetson (Sr.) |
10 | 213 | Tim Bell# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | UC Riverside (Sr.) |
10 | 214 | Frank Rodriguez# | F | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | New Mexico State (Sr.) |
10 | 215 | Dexter Bailey# | F | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | Xavier (Sr.) |
10 | 216 | Victor Coleman# | G | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Northwest Missouri State (Sr.) |
10 | 217 | Doug Mills# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Hofstra (Sr.) |
10 | 218 | Ezra Hill# | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Liberty (Sr.) |
10 | 219 | Greg Brandon# | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Creighton (Sr.) |
10 | 220 | Napoleon Johnson# | F | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | Grambling State (Sr.) |
10 | 221 | Phil Jamison# | G | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | Saint Peter's (Sr.) |
10 | 222 | Mike Curran# | G | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | Niagara (Sr.) |
10 | 223 | Mike Henderson# | F | ![]() |
New York Knicks | LIU Post (Sr.) |
10 | 224 | Randy Dunn# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | George Fox (Sr.) |
10 | 225 | Dan Pelekoudas# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Michigan (Sr.) |
10 | 226 | Mike Toomer# | C | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Florida A&M (Sr.) |
10 | 227 | Martin Clark# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Boston College (Sr.) |
10 | 228 | Dan Trant# | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Clark (Sr.) |
Trades involving draft picks
Draft-day trades
The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.[1]
- a 1 2 In a three-team trade, Cleveland acquired the draft rights to sixth pick Melvin Turpin from Washington, Washington acquired Cliff Robinson from Cleveland and Gus Williams from Seattle, and Seattle acquired Ricky Sobers from Washington and the draft rights to 12th pick Tim McCormick from Cleveland.
- b Washington acquired the draft rights to 22nd pick Tom Sewell from Philadelphia in exchange for a 1988 first-round pick.
- c The L.A. Clippers acquired the draft rights to 31st pick Jay Murphy from Golden State in exchange for Jerome Whitehead.
Pre-draft trades
Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of picks between the teams.
- d On June 5, 1981, Portland acquired a first-round pick from Indiana in exchange for Tom Owens.[11] Portland used the pick to draft Sam Bowie.
- e On September 16, 1980, Dallas acquired a first-round pick from Cleveland in exchange for Mike Bratz.[12] Dallas used the pick to draft Sam Perkins.
- f On October 12, 1978, Philadelphia acquired a first-round pick from the L.A. Clippers (as San Diego) in exchange for World B. Free.[13][14] Philadelphia used the pick to draft Charles Barkley.
- g On August 28, 1980, the L.A. Clippers (as San Diego) acquired Phil Smith and a first-round pick from Golden State in exchange for World B. Free.[13][14] The L.A. Clippers used the pick to draft Lancaster Gordon.
- h On August 16, 1978, Philadelphia acquired Bobby Jones, Ralph Simpson and a first-round pick from Denver in exchange for George McGinnis and a 1978 first-round pick.[15] Philadelphia used the pick to draft Leon Wood.
- i On August 18, 1983, the L.A. Clippers (as San Diego) acquired James Donaldson, Greg Kelser, Mark Radford, a first-round pick and a 1985 second-round pick from Seattle in exchange for Tom Chambers, Al Wood, a third-round pick and a 1987 second-round pick.[13][16] The L.A. Clippers used the pick to draft Michael Cage.
- j On September 17, 1983, Indiana acquired Vince Taylor and a first-round pick from New York in a three-team trade with New York and Kansas City.[17] Indiana used the pick to draft Vern Fleming.
- k On August 18, 1983, Portland acquired a second-round pick from Indiana in exchange for Granville Waiters.[18] Previously, Indiana acquired the draft rights to Sidney Lowe and the pick on June 28, 1983, from Chicago in exchange for the draft rights to Mitchell Wiggins.[19] Portland used the pick to draft Victor Fleming.
- l On October 5, 1982, Seattle acquired a second-round pick from Houston in exchange for Wally Walker.[20] Seattle used the pick to draft Cory Blackwell.
- m On February 15, 1983, Indiana acquired Russ Schoene a second-round pick and a 1983 first-round pick from Philadelphia in exchange for Clemon Johnson and a third-round pick.[21] Previously, Philadelphia acquired the pick and a 1983 fourth-round pick on October 27, 1982, from the L.A. Clippers (as San Diego) in exchange for Lionel Hollins.[13][22] Indiana used the pick to draft Stuart Gray.
- n On October 19, 1981, Golden State acquired 1982 and 1984 second-round picks from Washington in exchange for John Lucas.[23] Golden State used the pick to draft Steve Burtt.
- o On February 10, 1983, Detroit a second-round pick and a 1985 third-round pick from San Antonio in exchange for Edgar Jones.[24][25] Detroit used the pick to draft Eric Turner.
- p On August 15, 1980, Portland acquired a second-round pick and a 1983 first-round pick from Denver in exchange for T. R. Dunn and a 1983 first-round pick.[26] Portland used the pick to draft Steve Colter.
- q On July 5, 1983, Washington acquired Tom McMillen and a second-round pick from Atlanta in exchange for Randy Wittman.[27] Previously, Atlanta acquired the pick and a 1985 second-round pick on February 13, 1983, from Detroit in a three-team trade with Detroit and Seattle.[24][28] Previously, Detroit acquired the pick and a 1982 second-round pick on August 26, 1981, from Kansas City in exchange for Larry Drew.[24][29] Washington used the pick to draft Tony Costner.
- r On February 15, 1983, Golden State acquired a second-round pick from Atlanta in exchange for Rickey Brown.[30] Golden State used the pick to draft Othell Wilson.
- s On June 28, 1983, Chicago acquired the draft rights to Ennis Whatley, the draft rights to Chris McNealy and a second-round pick from Kansas City in exchange for Mark Olberding and the draft rights to Larry Micheaux.[31] Previously, Kansas City acquired the pick on June 30, 1982, from Atlanta in exchange for the draft rights to Jim Johnstone.[32] Previously, Atlanta acquired the pick and a 1983 second-round pick on December 2, 1980, from Seattle in exchange for Armond Hill.[33] Chicago used the pick to draft Ben Coleman.
- t On November 25, 1981, Seattle acquired Ray Tolbert and a second-round pick from New Jersey in exchange for James Bailey.[34] Seattle used the pick to draft Danny Young.
- u On September 11, 1980, Dallas acquired a second-round pick and a 1983 second-round pick from Utah in exchange for Billy McKinney.[35] Dallas used the pick to draft Anthony Teachey.
- v On August 12, 1983, Dallas acquired Foots Walker, a second-round pick and a 1985 first-round pick from New Jersey in exchange for Kelvin Ransey.[36] Previously, New Jersey acquired the second-round pick on June 22, 1983, from New York in exchange for Len Elmore.[37] Dallas used the pick to draft Tom Sluby.
- w On June 7, 1984, Denver acquired Wayne Cooper, Lafayette Lever, Calvin Natt, a second-round pick and a 1985 first-round pick from Portland in exchange for Kiki Vandeweghe.[38] Denver used the pick to draft Willie White.
- x On February 15, 1984, Chicago acquired Steve Johnson, a second-round pick and two 1985 second-round picks from Kansas City in exchange for Reggie Theus.[39] Previously, Kansas City acquired Billy Knight and the pick on September 17, 1983, from Indiana in a three-team trade with Indiana and New York.[40][41] Previously, Indiana acquired the pick on September 22, 1982, from Detroit in exchange for Tom Owens.[11] Chicago used the pick to draft Greg Wiltjer.
- y On September 30, 1983, Washington acquired a second-round pick from Milwaukee in exchange for Kevin Grevey.[42] Washington used the pick to draft Fred Reynolds.
- z On November 12, 1983, Golden State acquired a second-round pick from Philadelphia in exchange for Sam Williams.[43] Golden State used the pick to draft Gary Plummer.
- aa On October 8, 1980, Portland acquired a second-round pick from the L.A. Lakers in exchange for Jim Brewer.[44] Portland used the pick to draft Jerome Kersey.
- ab On January 21, 1984, San Antonio acquired a third-round pick from Denver in exchange for Keith Edmonson.[45] San Antonio used the pick to draft Joe Binion.
- ac On March 8, 1984, San Antonio acquired a fourth-round pick from Milwaukee as compensation for the signing of Mike Dunleavy as a free agent.[46] San Antonio used the pick to draft Ozell Jones.
- ad On October 5, 1983, Milwaukee acquired a sixth-round pick from Houston as compensation for the signing of Phil Ford as a free agent.[47] Milwaukee used the pick to draft McKinley Singleton.
Legacy
The Houston Rockets used their first pick to draft Akeem Olajuwon,[48] a junior center from the University of Houston. The Nigerian-born Olajuwon became the second foreign-born player to be drafted first overall, after Mychal Thompson from the Bahamas in 1978.[49] The Portland Trail Blazers used the second overall pick to draft Sam Bowie from the University of Kentucky. The Chicago Bulls used the third pick to draft Naismith and Wooden College Player of the Year Michael Jordan from the University of North Carolina.[1][50] Jordan went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award and was also selected to the All-NBA Second Team in his rookie season.[51] Jordan's teammate at North Carolina, Sam Perkins, was drafted fourth by the Dallas Mavericks. Charles Barkley, a junior forward from Auburn University, was drafted fifth by the Philadelphia 76ers. Olajuwon, Jordan and Barkley, along with the 16th pick John Stockton and the 131st pick Oscar Schmidt, have been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[52] The first four mentioned players were also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.[53]
Olajuwon's achievements include two NBA championships, two Finals Most Valuable Player Awards, one Most Valuable Player Award, two Defensive Player of the Year Awards, twelve All-NBA Team selections, twelve All-Star Game selections and nine All-Defensive Team selections. Olajuwon retired as the all–time league leader in total blocked shots with 3,830 blocks.[54]
The third pick, Jordan, achieved even greater success than Olajuwon. He won six NBA championships, six Finals Most Valuable Player Awards, five Most Valuable Player Awards, one Defensive Player of the Year Award, eleven All-NBA Team selections, fourteen All-Star Game selections, three NBA All Star Game MVP Awards, and nine All-Defensive Team selections.[51]
Barkley and Stockton never won an NBA championship, but both players received numerous awards and honors. Barkley won the Most Valuable Player in 1993 and was selected to eleven All-NBA Teams, eleven All-Star Games, and was the MVP of the 1991 All Star Game.[55] Stockton was selected to eleven All-NBA Teams, ten All-Star Games and five All-Defensive Teams before retiring as the all–time league leader in assists and steals and was co-MVP of the 1993 All Star Game along with his Utah Jazz teammate Karl Malone.[56] Jordan, Barkley and Stockton would later play as teammates for the 1992 "Dream Team".
Alvin Robertson, the seventh pick, is the only other player from this draft who has won annual NBA awards as a player; he won both the Defensive Player of the Year Award and the Most Improved Player Award in 1986. He was also selected to one All-NBA Team, four All-Star Games, six consecutive All-Defensive Teams.[57] Both Robertson and Olajuwon are among only four players in NBA history who have ever achieved the extremely rare feat of recording a quadruple double.
Two other players from this draft, ninth pick Otis Thorpe and eleventh pick Kevin Willis, were also selected to one All-Star Game each.[58] Willis also had one selection to the All-NBA Team.[59] Rick Carlisle, the 70th pick, became a coach after ending his playing career and won the Coach of the Year Award in 2002 while coaching the Detroit Pistons. In 2011, he coached the Dallas Mavericks to an NBA Championship.[60]
The 1984 draft class is considered to be one of the best in NBA history as it produced five Hall of Famers and seven All-Stars.[61][62][63] However, it was also marked by the Blazers' selection of Sam Bowie, considered one of the biggest draft busts in NBA history.[64][65][66][67][68] It is believed that the Blazers picked Bowie over Michael Jordan because they already had an All Star shooting guard in Jim Paxson and a young shooting guard in Clyde Drexler, whom they drafted in the 1983 draft.[51][69] Although Drexler went on to have a successful career, Bowie's career was cut short by injuries; he had missed two of the past three seasons in his college career as well.[50] Despite having a 10-year career in the NBA and averaging 10.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, Bowie's career was interrupted by five leg surgeries, which limited him to 139 games in five years with the Blazers.[70][71]
Other notable selections
Brazilian Oscar Schmidt was drafted with the 131st pick in the sixth round by the New Jersey Nets. However, Schmidt turned down the offers to play in the NBA and stayed to play in Italy and later in Brazil, in order to continue representing his country in international competitions, which was not allowed until NBA's agreement with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in 1990 allowing their players to represent their countries on a national level. He played in five Olympics and was the top scorer in three of them. He finished his career with 49,703 points with various clubs and the Brazilian national team, more than the NBA's career scoring leader, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who scored 38,387 points in his NBA career.[72] In 2010, FIBA honored Schmidt with an induction to the FIBA Hall of Fame,[73] and Schmidt was inducted by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.[74]
University of Houston track and field Olympic Champion Carl Lewis, who had never played college basketball, was drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the 208th pick in the 10th round. Lewis would dominate the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in the summer of 1984.[1][75] Lewis, who had also been drafted in the NFL draft of the same year by the Dallas Cowboys, stayed with his athletics career and went on to win nine Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships gold medals.[76]
In the fifth round, the Portland Trail Blazers drafted Mike Whitmarsh, who starred for the University of San Diego in both basketball and volleyball, with the 111th pick. Whitmarsh played professional basketball in Germany for three years, but never played in the NBA. He then left basketball to play beach volleyball, where he achieved greater success, including a silver medal in the Olympics.[77]
The final pick in the 1984 Draft, number 228 by the Boston Celtics, was Dan Trant of Clark University. Trant never played in a regular season game for the Celtics. Trant was working in his office at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and was killed in the terrorist attacks that day.[78]
This draft would be the last of the NBA that would be without any undrafted players entering the NBA. Starting from 1985 onward, multiple undrafted players from each year would enter the NBA, with more of them coming after the league decreased the number of rounds from the draft from 10 to the current two.
Early entrants
College underclassmen
The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[79]
Charles Barkley – F, Auburn (junior)
Cory Blackwell – G, Wisconsin (junior)
Stuart Gray – C, UCLA (junior)
Michael Jordan – G, North Carolina (junior)
Tim McCormick – C, Michigan (junior)
Sam Norton – F, Texas–Arlington (sophomore)
Akeem Olajuwon – C, Houston (junior)
Yommy Sangodeyi – F, Sam Houston State (junior)
Eric Turner – G, Michigan (junior)
Notes
^ 1: When Hakeem Olajuwon first arrived to the United States in 1981, his first name was incorrectly spelled as "Akeem". He used that spelling until March 9, 1991, when he announced that he would add an H and changed it to "Hakeem", the original Arabic spelling of his name.[48]
^ 2: Hakeem Olajuwon was born in Nigeria, but became a naturalized United States citizen in 1993. He has represented the United States national team.[54]
^ 3: As compensation for the first-round draft picks traded away by the previous owner, Ted Stepien, the Cleveland Cavaliers were awarded extra first-round draft picks in the 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986 drafts in exchange for cash.[7][80]
^ 4: Even though Tim McCormick was a senior, he had one year of college eligibility remaining and thus had to apply for early entry.[8]
^ 5: Stuart Gray was born in the Panama Canal Zone which was controlled by the United States. He has represented Panama national team.[81]
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