1986 NBA draft
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The 1986 NBA draft was held on June 17, 1986.
Overview and aftermath
This draft holds the record for the most players (out of prospects chosen) who later debuted in the NBA, with 66.
Drug and health issues involving drafted players
There were various drug-related problems that plagued players in the 1986 NBA draft. Most notable was the death of highly touted Len Bias. Bias died less than two days after being selected second overall by the defending champion Boston Celtics. His death was ruled an overdose that resulted from taking the drug cocaine. Other problems involving drugs hampered the careers of Chris Washburn, Roy Tarpley, and William Bedford.
Successful second-round players
While a number of first-round selections were unable to make an impact in the league, this draft did feature a number of talented second-round selections. Dennis Rodman, who became one of the leading defenders and rebounders in NBA history, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in August 2011. Mark Price, Kevin Duckworth, and Jeff Hornacek also went on to have successful careers, and each made the NBA All-Star Game. Three others – Johnny Newman, Nate McMillan, and David Wingate – had long, productive careers as role players.
International draftees
This draft contained two exceptional international players, both of whom had shortened careers for unusual reasons. Third-round selection Dražen Petrović was coming off an All-Star caliber fourth season when he was killed in an automobile accident in 1993. He has since been elected to both the Naismith Hall of Fame and the FIBA Hall of Fame. The other, Arvydas Sabonis, was not permitted to play in the United States because of the dangerous political climate in the Soviet Union. He won two Olympic medals before his arrival in the NBA—a gold in 1988 with the USSR, and a bronze in 1992 with Lithuania.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Sabonis had a very successful career in Europe before finally joining the Portland Trail Blazers in 1995. Sabonis had lost much of his mobility by the time he joined the team because of a string of knee and Achilles tendon injuries. He finished second in both the Sixth Man Award and Rookie of the Year voting; after the 1995–96 season, he won a second Olympic bronze medal with Lithuania. He played seven seasons with Portland before returning to his homeland of Lithuania where he finished his career. Sabonis entered the FIBA Hall in 2010 and the Naismith Hall in 2011.
Other draftee contributions to the game
This draft is also known for the number of players who made important contributions to the sport of basketball outside of the court. For example, Nate McMillan had a highly successful run with the Seattle SuperSonics as a player and then as head coach, and then spent seven seasons as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. Scott Skiles was the former coach of the Milwaukee Bucks and also the first coach to lead the Chicago Bulls to the playoffs in the post-Jordan era.
Larry Krystkowiak, a former Bucks head coach, was hired in April 2011 as the new head coach at the University of Utah. John Salley won four championship rings with three different NBA teams (Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers) before becoming one of the hosts of The Best Damn Sports Show Period on Fox Sports Network. Mark Price served as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech, a shooting consultant with Memphis (one season) and Atlanta (two seasons), a shooting coach for Golden State (one season), and in December 2011 was named Player Development Coach for the Orlando Magic.[1]
Jeff Hornacek would also be a full-time assistant head coach for the Utah Jazz for two seasons before accepting a job as the head coach for the Phoenix Suns in the 2013–14 NBA season. In 2016, Jeff Hornacek became the head coach for the New York Knicks, and coached them until 2018. Pete Myers, selected in the sixth round as the 120th overall pick, was an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls from 2001 to 2010 and Golden State Warriors since 2011. Jim Les, the 70th overall pick, was an assistant coach for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs from 1999 to 2001 then was head coach at Bradley University from 2002 to 2011 and UC Davis since 2011.
Jay Bilas, who was selected in the fifth round as the 108th overall pick but never played in the NBA, is an ESPN college basketball analyst.
Draft selections
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NationalityTemplate:Refn | NBA Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Template:Sortname* | C | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers (from L.A. Clippers via Philadelphia) | North Carolina (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 2 | Template:Sortname# | SF | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics (from Seattle) | Maryland (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 3 | Template:Sortname | C | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | NC State (So.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 4 | Template:Sortname | SF | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Auburn (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 5 | Template:Sortname | SF | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks | Kentucky (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 6 | Template:Sortname | C | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Memphis State (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 7 | Template:Sortname | C | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks (from Cleveland) | Michigan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 8 | Template:Sortname | SG | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers * | Miami (OH) (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 9 | Template:Sortname | C | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Ohio State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 10 | Template:Sortname | PG | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | Duke (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 11 | Template:Sortname | PF | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons (from Sacramento) | Georgia Tech (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 12 | Template:Sortname | PF | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | LSU (So.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 13 | Template:Sortname | PG | Template:Flagu | New Jersey Nets | Syracuse (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 14 | Template:Sortname | SF/PF | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | St. John's (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 15 | Template:Sortname | SG/SF | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | Virginia Tech (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 16 | Template:Sortname | SF | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets (from Dallas) | Saint Joseph's (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 17 | Template:Sortname | SF | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings (from Detroit) | Villanova (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 18 | Template:Sortname | PF | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets | Duke (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 19 | Template:Sortname | SF | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | Louisville (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 20 | Template:Sortname | SF | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets | Alabama (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 21 | Template:Sortname | SF | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets (from Philadelphia) | UNLV (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 22 | Template:Sortname | PG | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | Michigan State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 23 | Template:Sortname# | PF | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Lakers | Notre Dame (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | 24 | Template:Sortname^ | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Portland Trail Blazers (from Boston via L.A. Clippers) | Zalgiris (Soviet Union)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 25 | Template:Sortname* | PG | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks, traded on draft day to the Cleveland Cavaliers | Georgia Tech (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 26 | Template:Sortname | C | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Kansas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 27 | Template:Sortname^ | PF | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | Southeastern Oklahoma State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 28 | Template:Sortname | PF | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Montana (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 29 | Template:Sortname | SF | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | Richmond (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 30 | Template:Sortname | PG | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | NC State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 31 | Template:Sortname# | SF | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Georgia (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 32 | Template:Sortname | PF | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | Simac Milano (Italy) |
| 2 | 33 | Template:Sortname+ | C | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | Eastern Illinois (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 34 | Template:Sortname | PF | Template:Flagu[2] | Sacramento Kings | UC Irvine (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 35 | Template:Sortname | SG | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | Louisville (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 36 | Template:Sortname# | PG | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | UAB (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 37 | Template:Sortname# | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Portland Trail Blazers | NC State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 38 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | DePaul (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 39 | Template:Sortname | SF | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Syracuse (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 40 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | Virtus Bologna (Italy)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 41 | Template:Sortname | SG | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets | Jacksonville (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 42 | Template:Sortname# | SF | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | Kansas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 43 | Template:Sortname | C | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets | UTEP (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 44 | Template:Sortname | SG | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | Georgetown (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 45 | Template:Sortname | PG | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | Loyola Marymount (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 46 | Template:Sortname+ | SG | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Iowa State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | 47 | Template:Sortname | PG | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks | Georgetown (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 48 | Template:Sortname | SF | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | Loyola Marymount (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 49 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | UTEP (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 50 | Template:Sortname | PG | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 51 | Template:Sortname | PF/SF | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | Bradley (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 52 | Template:Sortname | PG | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | George Mason (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 53 | Template:Sortname | PF | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | UC Irvine (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 54 | Template:Sortname | SG | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers | Pepperdine (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 55 | Template:Sortname | PF | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Old Dominion (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 56 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | Virginia Tech (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 57 | Template:Sortname | SG | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | Illinois (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 58 | Template:Sortname | PG | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | Duke (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 59 | Template:Sortname# | PF | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | Syracuse (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 60 | Template:Sortname^ | SG | Script error: No such module "flag". | Portland Trail Blazers | Cibona (Yugoslavia) |
| 3 | 61 | Template:Sortname | C | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | Minnesota (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 62 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | Illinois (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 63 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | Rocky Mountain (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 64 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets | LSU (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 65 | Template:Sortname | C | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | Nebraska (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 66 | Template:Sortname | SG | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 67 | Template:Sortname | SG | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | St. John's (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 68 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | Memphis (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 69 | Template:Sortname | PG | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Lakers | Memphis State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 70 | Template:Sortname | PG | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | Bradley (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 71 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks | Kansas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 72 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | LSU (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 73 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | North Carolina (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 74 | Template:Sortname | PF | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Illinois (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 75 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | Missouri (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 76 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | Georgetown (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 77 | Template:Sortname | SG | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Pepperdine (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 78 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers | Texas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 79 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | Baylor (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 80 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | Houston (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 81 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | New Jersey Nets | North Carolina (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 82 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | St. Bonaventure (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 83 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | Florida State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 84 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | DePaul (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 85 | Template:Sortname | PG | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | Arkansas–Little Rock (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 86 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | Mississippi State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 87 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets | San Diego State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 88 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | Illinois (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 89 | Template:Sortname | SG | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets | UC Santa Barbara (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 90 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | East Tennessee State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 91 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | Virginia Tech (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 92 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Lakers | West Virginia (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 93 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics | Texas Tech (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 94 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks | UAB (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 95 | Template:Sortname | SF | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Michigan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 96 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | Gardner–Webb (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 97 | Template:Sortname | SG | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | Cleveland State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 98 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Texas A&M (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 99 | Template:Sortname | PG | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | Boston College (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 100 | Template:Sortname | PF | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers | San Diego State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 101 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Carson–Newman (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 102 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | UConn (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 103 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | Washington State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 104 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | Washington (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 105 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | New Jersey Nets | UAB (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 106 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | Oregon (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 107 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 108 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | Duke (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 109 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | Old Dominion (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 110 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets | Eastern Illinois (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 111 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | VCU (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 112 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets | Iowa (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 113 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | DePaul (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 114 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | Southwestern University (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 115 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Lakers | Kentucky (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 116 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics | Dayton (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 117 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks | Michigan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 118 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Louisville (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 119 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | New Mexico State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 120 | Template:Sortname | G/SF | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Arkansas–Little Rock (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 121 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | Alabama (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 122 | Template:Sortname | PF | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | South Florida (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 123 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Holy Cross (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 124 | Template:Sortname | PF | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers | Notre Dame (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 125 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | SMU (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 126 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | UNLV (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 127 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | New Jersey Nets | George Washington (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 128 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | Sam Houston (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 129 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | Montana State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 130 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | Villanova (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 131 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | Lamar (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 132 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | Utah State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 133 | Template:Sortname | SF | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets | Pepperdine (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 134 | Template:Sortname | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Hawks | Budivelnik Kiev (USSR)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 135 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets | Dyke (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 136 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | Seton Hall (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 137 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | Lipscomb (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 138 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Lakers | Marquette (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 139 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics | Detroit Mercy (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 140 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks | South Carolina (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 141 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Oregon State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 142 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | Georgetown (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 143 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | Santa Clara (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 144 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Michigan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 145 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | Clemson (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 146 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers | New Mexico (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 147 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Dayton (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 148 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | Pan American (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 149 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | Southeast Missouri State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 150 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | Notre Dame (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 151 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | New Jersey Nets | Notre Dame (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 152 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | Linfield (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 153 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | Hartford (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 154 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | Middle Tennessee (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 155 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | Michigan State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 156 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets | McNeese State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 157 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 158 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets | Wisconsin (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 159 | Template:Sortname# | F | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | Ball State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 160 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | Missouri (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 161 | Template:Sortname# | G | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Lakers | Mississippi Valley State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 162 | Template:Sortname# | C | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics | Boston University (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
* compensation for draft choices traded away by Ted Stepien
Notable undrafted players
Script error: No such module "labelled list hatnote". These players who declared or were automatically eligible for the 1986 draft were not selected but played in the NBA.
| Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Sortname | SG | Template:Flagu Script error: No such module "flag". |
George Mason (Sr.) |
| Template:Sortname | SF | Template:Flagu | Northern Arizona (Sr.) |
| Template:Sortname | SG | Template:Flagu | Utah (Sr.) |
| Template:Sortname | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | KK Zadar (Croatia) |
Early entrants
College underclassmen
For the fourth year in a row and the eighth time in nine years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. However, it would be the first time in NBA history that a player that qualified for the status of a "college underclassman" would be playing professional basketball overseas, as Cedric Henderson (who had previously played for the University of Georgia for a year before travelling to Italy to play for the Simac Olimpia Milano) would qualify as an official entry there, expanding the list of official players there from eight to nine. Excluding him, however, the following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[3]
- Template:Flagicon William Bedford – C, Memphis (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Walter Berry – F, St. John's (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Michael Graham – F, Georgetown (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Jerald Hyatt – G, Lincoln Memorial (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Andre Morgan – G, Hawaii (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Chris Washburn – F/C, NC State (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Dwayne Washington – Syracuse (junior)
- Template:Flagicon John Williams – F, LSU (sophomore)
Other eligible players
This year marked the first official year that a player that would not be considered a typical, proper "college underclassman" would qualify for entry in an NBA draft as an underclassman of sorts.
| Player | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />TeamScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Cedric Henderson | Olimpia Milano (Italy) | Left Georgia in 1985; playing professionally since the 1985–86 season | [4] |
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