1985 NBA draft
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The 1985 NBA draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA draft of the "lottery" era. It was also around this time where the league decreased the amount of rounds the draft spent, with the previous few years lasting up to 10 rounds total. A total of 162 players were selected over seven rounds by the league's 23 teams.[1]
The New York Knicks were awarded the first overall pick by winning the first-ever NBA draft lottery, which was held in May of that year. The Knicks used it on Georgetown's Patrick Ewing. In addition to Ewing, this draft also resulted in several Hall of Famers, including Karl Malone taken by the Utah Jazz at pick 13.
Draft selections
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
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| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | NationalityTemplate:Refn | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort".^ | C | Template:Flagu[2] | New York Knicks | Georgetown (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Oklahoma (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers | Creighton (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 4 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | PF | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | Wichita State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 5 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | SMU (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 6 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | Arkansas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort".^ | SF | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | St. John's (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 8 | Script error: No such module "Sort".* | SF/PF | Script error: No such module "flag". | Dallas Mavericks (from Cleveland)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Washington (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 9 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | PF | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers * | Virginia Union (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 10 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Villanova (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 11 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Memphis State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | Wake Forest (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 13 | Script error: No such module "Sort".^ | PF | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | Louisiana Tech (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 14 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | Loyola (IL) (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 15 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets (from Portland)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Oregon (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 16 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks (from New Jersey)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | St. John's (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Dallas Mavericks | Indiana (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 18 | Script error: No such module "Sort".^ | SG | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | McNeese State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 19 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets | Tulsa (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 20 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics (from Denver via Dallas)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Michigan State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 21 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | South Alabama (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 22 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G/F | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | LSU (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 23 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | SF/PF | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Lakers | Oregon State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 24 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | PG | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers (from Boston via Dallas)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 25 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | Canisius (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 26 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Georgetown (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 27 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Villanova (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 28 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Michigan State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 29 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | South Carolina (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 30 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | VCU (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 31 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Washington Bullets | Bridgeport (Fr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 32 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Santa Clara (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 33 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F/C | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | Iowa (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 34 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | SG | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Wichita State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 35 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF/PF | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | DePaul (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 36 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | New Jersey Nets | Georgia Tech (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 37 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | LIU Brooklyn (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 38 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | New Jersey Nets | Real Madrid (Spain)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 39 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | Illinois (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 40 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F/C | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | Oral Roberts (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 41 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | NC State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 42 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C/F | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | Alabama (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 43 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G/F | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets | Iowa State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 44 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | Bradley (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 45 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tulane (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 46 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls (from L.A. Lakers)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Maryland (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 47 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks (from Boston)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Chattanooga (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 48 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | DePaul (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 49 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | UCLA (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 50 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | San Diego State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 51 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | South Florida (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 52 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers | Houston Baptist (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 53 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | VCU (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 54 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF/PF | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets (from San Antonio via Atlanta)****Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Mercer (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 55 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tulsa (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 56 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Lamar (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 57 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets | Iowa (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 58 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | Creighton (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 59 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks** | Dayton (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 60 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | Northwestern (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 61 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | Virginia Tech (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 62 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu Template:Flagu |
New Jersey Nets | UCLA (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 63 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | Santa Clara (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 64 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | Evansville (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 65 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | Southern Illinois (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 66 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | PG | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings (from Denver)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Boston College (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 67 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | La Salle (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 68 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | Florida (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 69 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls*** | George Washington (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 70 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics | Loyola Chicago (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 71 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | UTEP (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 72 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Clemson (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 73 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks | Eastern Michigan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 74 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers | Arizona State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 75 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | Colorado (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 76 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | Louisiana Tech (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 77 | Script error: No such module "Sort".^ | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Hawks (pick voided because Sabonis was not yet 21 at the time of the draft)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[3] | Žalgiris Kaunas (Soviet Union)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 78 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Temple (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 79 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | Old Dominion (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 80 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Samford (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 81 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | UNLV (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 82 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | Wisconsin (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 83 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | Wake Forest (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 84 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks (from New Jersey)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Rutgers (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 85 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | Oklahoma State (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 86 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | Texas Tech (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 87 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | NC State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 88 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets | Tennessee (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 89 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets | Arizona (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 90 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | UTSA (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 91 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | NC State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 92 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Lakers | South Alabama (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 93 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics | Liberty (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 94 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Richmond (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 95 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | Missouri (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 96 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks | VCU (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 97 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | Illinois State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 98 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | Saint Joseph's (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 99 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers | USC (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 100 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | Fairleigh Dickinson (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 101 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | Leverkusen (Germany)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 102 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Weber State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 103 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Houston (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 104 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | Florida State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 105 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | Canisius (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 106 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | USC (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 107 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | USC Upstate (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 108 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | New Jersey Nets | South Alabama (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 109 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | Minnesota (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 110 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | Murray State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 111 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | UIC (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 112 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets | Texas A&M (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 113 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | SMU (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 114 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | Providence (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 115 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Lakers | BYU (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 116 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics | La Salle (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 117 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | Georgia (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 118 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Boston College (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 119 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks | UTEP (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 120 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | Arkansas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 121 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers | Missouri (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 122 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | Mercer (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 123 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | Lafayette (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 124 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Temple (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 125 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | Illinois State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 126 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Duke (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 127 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | Houston Baptist (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 128 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | Oregon (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 129 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | Virginia (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 130 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | New Jersey Nets | Southwestern Louisiana (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 131 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | Nebraska (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 132 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | Texas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 133 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | Eastern Michigan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 134 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets | Oral Roberts (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 135 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets | Harvard (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 136 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | Drake (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 137 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | Texas Tech (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 138 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Lakers | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 139 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics | La Salle (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 140 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Oral Roberts (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 141 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | North Carolina A&T (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 142 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks | Cornell (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 143 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers | UCLA (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 144 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | Alcorn State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 145 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | Florida State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 146 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | Harvard (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 147 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | North Carolina (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 148 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria | Phoenix Suns | Akademik Varna (Bulgaria)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 149 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Maryland (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 150 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | Detroit Mercy (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 151 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | Texas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 152 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | Virginia Tech (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 153 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | College of Idaho (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 154 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | New Jersey Nets | Villanova (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 155 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | UNLV (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 156 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | UNLV (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 157 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Marshall (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 158 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets | Arizona (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 159 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | Bucknell (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 160 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF/SG | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | American International (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 161 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Lakers | William & Mary (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 162 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics | Rutgers (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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* Further compensation for draft choices previously traded away by Ted Stepien.
** Compensation for the Utah Jazz signing Billy Paultz
*** Compensation for the Los Angeles Lakers signing Larry Spriggs
**** Compensation for the Atlanta Hawks signing Billy Paultz
Notable undrafted players
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Saint Mary's (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | TCU (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Script error: No such module "flag". | C.A. Monte Líbano (Brazil) |
Conspiracy theories about the first pick
Some have argued that NBA Commissioner David Stern fixed the first overall pick to help his hometown team, the struggling New York Knicks. The lottery system used in 1985 involved a random drawing of seven envelopes from a hopper, with each of the then-seven non-playoff teams having an equal chance of obtaining the first pick. Inside each of the envelopes was the logo of a non-playoff team. The team whose envelope was drawn first would get the first pick. The process was then repeated until the rest of the first seven lottery picks were determined. In the U.S., CBS had live coverage of Stern pulling the envelopes from the hopper (as opposed to NBA Draft lotteries today where the actual drawing is held behind closed doors before the results are revealed on TV).
The "frozen envelope theory" suggests that the National Basketball Association rigged its 1985 draft lottery so that Patrick Ewing would join the New York Knicks. Theorists claim that a lottery envelope was chilled so that it could be identified by touch.[4] A similar "hot balls theory", promoted by Scottish football manager David Moyes, suggests that certain balls used in draws for UEFA and AFC competitions have been warmed to achieve specific outcomes.[5][6][7][8]
According to another theory, some claim that when an accountant from Ernst & Whinney (the same firm used by Gulf + Western, then-owners of the Knicks[9]) inserted the seven envelopes into the glass drum, some have claimed that he banged the fourth one against the side of the drum to create a creased corner, thereby making it easier for Stern to determine which envelope to choose: the envelope containing the Knicks logo.[10] According to this theory, as the drum was being spun by NBA security director Jack Joyce, Stern was watching the envelopes closely. He then opened the drum, took a deep breath, reached in and selected the envelope with the bent corner and the Knicks logo. This has not been confirmed or corroborated by any official source, as most note that the spinning of the drum was far more forceful than any movement by Joyce, deliberate or otherwise.[11]
Early entrants
College underclassmen
For the third year in a row and the seventh time in eight years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. This year, however, saw a total of twelve players qualify for entry as college underclassmen, including a Sudanese born freshman center named Manute Bol, who would be considered the tallest player in NBA history at the time. The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[12]
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- Template:Flagicon George Almones – G, Southwestern Louisiana (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Joe Atkinson – F, Oklahoma State (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Benoit Benjamin – C, Creighton (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Manute Bol – C, Bridgeport (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Kenny Brown – G, Texas A&M (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Derrick Gervin – F, Texas–San Antonio (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Kenny Green – F, Wake Forest (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Karl Malone – F, Louisiana Tech (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Jerry Reynolds – F, LSU (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Reggie Roberts – G, Texas A&M (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Wayman Tisdale – F, Oklahoma (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Carl Wright – G, SMU (junior)
See also
References
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External links
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