1984 NBA draft

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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 players who would go on to be 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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Akeem Olajuwon was selected first overall by the Houston Rockets.
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Michael Jordan was selected 3rd overall by the Chicago Bulls.
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Charles Barkley was selected 5th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Alvin Robertson was selected 7th overall by the San Antonio Spurs.
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Otis Thorpe was selected 9th overall by the Kansas City Kings.
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Kevin Willis was selected 11th overall by the Atlanta Hawks.
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John Stockton was selected 16th overall by the Utah Jazz.
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Oscar Schmidt was selected 131st overall by the New Jersey Nets.

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1 1 Template:Sortname^
[1] 		C Script error: No such module "flag".[2] Houston Rockets Houston (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 2 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers (from Indiana)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[d] Kentucky (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 3 Template:Sortname^ G/F Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls North Carolina (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 4 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu Dallas Mavericks (from Cleveland)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[e] North Carolina (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 5 Template:Sortname^ F Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers (from L.A. Clippers)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[f] Auburn (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 6 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Washington Bullets (traded to Cleveland)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] Kentucky (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 7 Template:Sortname* G Template:Flagu San Antonio Spurs Arkansas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 8 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Los Angeles Clippers (from Golden State)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[g] Louisville (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 9 Template:Sortname+ F/C Template:Flagu Kansas City Kings Providence (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 10 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers (from Denver)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[h] Cal State Fullerton (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 11 Template:Sortname* F/C Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Michigan State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 12 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers[3] (traded to Seattle)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] Michigan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[4]
1 13 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns Colorado (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 14 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu Los Angeles Clippers (from Seattle)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[i] San Diego State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 15 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Dallas Mavericks Temple (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 16 Template:Sortname^ G Template:Flagu Utah Jazz Gonzaga (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 17 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu New Jersey Nets Vanderbilt (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 18 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Indiana Pacers (from New York)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[j] Georgia (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 19 Template:Sortname G/F Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers Fresno State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 20 Template:Sortname G/F Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Ohio State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 21 Template:Sortname G/F Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks UCLA (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 22 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Washington)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] Lamar (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 23 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers UDC (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 24 Template:Sortname G/F Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Houston (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 25 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Indiana Pacers Brigham Young (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 26 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers (from Chicago via Indiana)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[k] Xavier (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 27 Template:Sortname G/F Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Fresno State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 28 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics (from Houston)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[l] Wisconsin (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 29 Template:Sortname F/C Script error: No such module "flag".[5] Indiana Pacers (from L.A. Clippers via Philadelphia)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[m] UCLA (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 30 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors (from Washington)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[n] Iona (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 31 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors (traded to L.A. Clippers)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[c] Boston College (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 32 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons (from San Antonio)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[o] Michigan (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 33 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers (from Denver)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[p] New Mexico State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 34 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Washington Bullets (from Kansas City via Detroit and Atlanta)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[q] Saint Joseph's (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 35 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors (from Atlanta)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[r] Virginia (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 36 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns Louisville (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 37 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls (from Seattle via Atlanta and Kansas City)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[s] Maryland (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 38 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Dallas Mavericks Oregon State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 39 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics (from New Jersey)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[t] Wake Forest (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 40 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Dallas Mavericks (from Utah)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[u] Wake Forest (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 41 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Dallas Mavericks (from New York via New Jersey)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[v] Notre Dame (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 42 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Denver Nuggets (from Portland)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[w] Chattanooga (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 43 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls (from Detroit via Indiana and Kansas City)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[x] Victoria (Canada) (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 44 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Washington Bullets (from Milwaukee)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[y] UTEP (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 45 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors (from Philadelphia 76ers)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[z] Boston University (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 46 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers (from L.A. Lakers)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[aa] Longwood (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 47 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Florida (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 48 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers Georgia (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 49 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls Northern Illinois (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 50 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers UC Irvine (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 51 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu Houston Rockets Minnesota (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 52 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics Alabama (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 53 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Washington Bullets Tulsa (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 54 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Kansas City Kings Dayton (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 55 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors Alabama State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 56 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Kansas City Kings St. John's (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 57 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu San Antonio Spurs (from Denver)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[ab] North Carolina A&T (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 58 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Memphis (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 59 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns Clemson (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 60 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers LSU (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 61 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Dallas Mavericks Maine (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 62 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Utah Jazz Norfolk State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 63 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu New Jersey Nets Sam Houston (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 64 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu New York Knicks Southern Miss (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 65 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers West Virginia (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 66 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Saint Joseph's (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 67 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks Florida (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 68 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers Yale (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 69 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers Furman (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 70 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Virginia (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 71 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Indiana Pacers UCLA (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 72 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls Charlotte (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 73 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Northwestern (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 74 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Houston Rockets Centenary (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 75 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Los Angeles Clippers Montana (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 76 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Washington Bullets South Florida (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 77 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls Northeastern (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 78 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu San Antonio Spurs Ohio (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 79 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Denver Nuggets Calgary (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 80 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Kansas City Kings Kansas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 81 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Kentucky (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 82 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns UNLV (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 83 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics Xavier (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 84 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Dallas Mavericks North Texas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 85 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu New Jersey Nets Illinois State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 86 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Utah Jazz Purdue (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 87 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu New York Knicks UC Irvine (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 88 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers BYU (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 89 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons New Mexico (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 90 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu San Antonio Spurs (from Milwaukee)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[ac] Cal State Fullerton (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 91 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers Morehead State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 92 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers Stanford (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 93 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Princeton (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 94 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Indiana Pacers Georgetown (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 95 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls Lamar (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 96 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Boise State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 97 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Houston Rockets New Hampshire (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 98 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Los Angeles Clippers Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 99 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Washington Bullets Bowling Green (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 100 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu San Antonio Spurs Alabama (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 101 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors Doane (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 102 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Kansas City Kings South Carolina (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 103 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Denver Nuggets Missouri (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 104 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Louisiana–Monroe (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 105 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns Richmond (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 106 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics Victoria (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 107 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Dallas Mavericks UIC (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 108 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu
Template:Flagu 		Utah Jazz Fairleigh Dickinson (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 109 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu New Jersey Nets South Alabama (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 110 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors Pepperdine (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 111 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers San Diego (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 112 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons UTSA (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 113 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks Holy Cross (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 114 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers Tennessee (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 115 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers North Dakota State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 116 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Bentley (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 117 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Indiana Pacers Pittsburgh (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 118 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls Morehead State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 119 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers North Carolina (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 120 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[ad] UAB (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 121 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Los Angeles Clippers Memphis (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 122 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Washington Bullets Illinois Wesleyan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 123 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors Wyoming (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 124 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu San Antonio Spurs Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 125 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Denver Nuggets Tennessee (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 126 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Kansas City Kings Tulsa (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 127 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Kentucky (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 128 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns Maryland (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 129 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 130 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Dallas Mavericks Marshall (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 131 Template:Sortname^# G/F Template:Flagu New Jersey Nets S.E. Palmeiras (Brazil)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 132 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Utah Jazz West Virginia Wesleyan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 133 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu New York Knicks Gardner–Webb (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 134 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers Western Oregon (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 135 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Louisiana Tech (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 136 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks Stetson (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 137 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers Iona (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 138 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers Stanford (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 139 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Iowa (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 140 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Indiana Pacers Virginia (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 141 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls California (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 142 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Akron (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 143 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Houston Rockets Long Beach State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 144 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Los Angeles Clippers Oregon (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 145 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Washington Bullets New Mexico (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 146 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu San Antonio Spurs California (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 147 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors Cal State Northridge (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 148 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Kansas City Kings Robert Morris (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 149 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Denver Nuggets Catawba (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 150 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Florida State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 151 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns Oklahoma State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 152 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics Oregon (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 153 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Dallas Mavericks UC Irvine (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 154 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Utah Jazz Southern Utah (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 155 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu New Jersey Nets Syracuse (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 156 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu New York Knicks St. Augustine's (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 157 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers Pepperdine (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 158 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Bloomsburg (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 159 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks Florida State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 160 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers Drexel (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 161 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers Chaminade (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 162 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Framingham State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 163 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Indiana Pacers Kentucky (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 164 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls US International (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 165 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Oberlin (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 166 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Houston Rockets Angelo State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 167 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Los Angeles Clippers Temple (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 168 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Washington Bullets West Virginia Wesleyan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 169 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors UNLV (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 170 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu San Antonio Spurs UNLV (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 171 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Denver Nuggets Texas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 172 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Kansas City Kings Fort Hays State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 173 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks LIU Brooklyn (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 174 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns Maryland (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 175 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics DePaul (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 176 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Dallas Mavericks Arkansas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 177 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu New Jersey Nets Utah (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 178 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Utah Jazz UNLV (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 179 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu New York Knicks Youngstown State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 180 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers UC San Diego (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 181 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Appalachian State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Trades involving draft picks

Draft day trades

The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.[1]

Predraft trades

Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of picks between the teams.

  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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]

Template:Multiple image 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 at the time, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who scored 38,387 points in his NBA career, and yet to be surpassed by current leader LeBron James' 42,184 points.[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

For the sixth time in seven years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft, with nine total players qualifying for this year's event. However, this draft would be the first NBA draft to showcase that college underclassmen like Akeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, and Charles Barkley could succeed just as well as players that had four years of collegiate experience. Not only that, but it would also be the first NBA draft to showcase more than one foreign-born entities qualifying as college underclassmen with two Nigerian born players (including Akeem Olajuwon) and one Panamanian born player doing so. The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[79]

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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]

See also

References

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