1990 NBA draft
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sports draft The 1990 NBA draft took place on June 27, 1990, in New York City, New York. One of the standouts of this draft is Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Payton.[1][2] He became a nine-time All-Star, achieved the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in 1996, won an NBA Championship with the Miami Heat in 2006, holds many statistical records during his tenure with the since rebranded and relocated Seattle SuperSonics, and was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2013.
The top pick of the draft was Syracuse's Derrick Coleman who was selected by the New Jersey Nets. In total, 52 of the 54 players selected went on to play at least one competitive game in the NBA, and six players were at some point of their career selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game. One player who had been projected to be a lottery pick as well as possibly the number one by media outlets and draft analysts was Loyola Marymount's Hank Gathers, who died of a heart condition in March 1990 after collapsing during a game.
Draft selections
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | NationalityTemplate:Refn | NBA team | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort".* | PF/C | Template:Flagu | New Jersey Nets | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 1 | 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort".^ | PG | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics (from Golden State via Seattle) | Oregon State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Refn | PG | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets (from Miami) | LSU (So.) |
| 1 | 4 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG/SF | Template:Flagu | Orlando Magic | Georgia Tech (Jr.) |
| 1 | 5 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Charlotte Hornets | Illinois (Sr.) |
| 1 | 6 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Minnesota Timberwolves | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 1 | 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | La Salle (Sr.) |
| 1 | 8 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers | Loyola Marymount (Sr.) |
| 1 | 9 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Miami Heat (from Washington via Dallas and Denver) | Minnesota (Sr.) |
| 1 | 10 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks (from Golden State) | Michigan (Sr.) |
| 1 | 11 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | PF | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors (from Atlanta) | Xavier (Sr.) |
| 1 | 12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets (traded to Miami for Carl Herrera and the rights to Dave Jamerson) | Georgia (Sr.) |
| 1 | 13 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers (from Cleveland) | Michigan (Sr.) |
| 1 | 14 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings (from Indiana via Dallas) | Texas (Sr.) |
| 1 | 15 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Miami Heat (from Denver; traded with Carl Herrera to Houston for the rights to Alec Kessler) | Ohio (Sr.) |
| 1 | 16 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | Michigan (Sr.) |
| 1 | 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF/C | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks | Maryland (Sr.) |
| 1 | 18 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings (from Dallas) | Temple (Sr.) |
| 1 | 19 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics | Jacksonville (Sr.) |
| 1 | 20 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF/SG | Template:Flagu | Minnesota Timberwolves (from Philadelphia) | Ole Miss (Sr.) |
| 1 | 21 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | PF/C | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | St. John's (Sr.) |
| 1 | 22 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | New Jersey Nets (from Chicago) | Connecticut (Sr.) |
| 1 | 23 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF/SF | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings (from Utah) | Saint Louis (Sr.) |
| 1 | 24 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | Florida (Sr.) |
| 1 | 25 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | Duke (Sr.) |
| 1 | 26 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG/SG | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | Texas (Sr.) |
| 1 | 27 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF/C | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Lakers | Clemson (Sr.) |
| 2 | 28 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | Iowa (Sr.) |
| 2 | 29 | Script error: No such module "Sort".^ | SF | Script error: No such module "flag". | Chicago Bulls (from Orlando) | KK Split (Yugoslavia) |
| 2 | 30 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Script error: No such module "flag". | Miami Heat | Houston (Jr.) |
| 2 | 31 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Dayton (Sr.) |
| 2 | 32 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| 2 | 33 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | Dartmouth (Sr.) |
| 2 | 34 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | Kansas (Sr.) |
| 2 | 35 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF/C | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | UTEP (Sr.) |
| 2 | 36 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 2 | 37 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | Virginia Union (Sr.) |
| 2 | 38 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | Arizona (Sr.) |
| 2 | 39 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C/PF | Template:Flagu | Charlotte Hornets | Purdue (Sr.) |
| 2 | 40 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | Virginia Tech (Sr.) |
| 2 | 41 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | Illinois (Sr.) |
| 2 | 42 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets | Illinois (So.) |
| 2 | 43 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF/C | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | Maryland (Sr.) |
| 2 | 44 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | Kansas State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 45 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | PF/C | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | UTEP (Sr.) |
| 2 | 46 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF/PF | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Barton CC (Fr.) |
| 2 | 47 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | Xavier (Jr.) |
| 2 | 48 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | SF | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) |
| 2 | 49 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | SG | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | Duke (Sr.) |
| 2 | 50 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Suns | Tennessee Tech (Jr.) |
| 2 | 51 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG/PG | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Lakers (from San Antonio) | Marquette (Sr.) |
| 2 | 52 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF/C | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ranger Varese (Italy) |
| 2 | 53 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | Providence (Sr.) |
| 2 | 54 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG/SF | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers) | Michigan (Jr.) |
Notable undrafted players
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| Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Template:Flagu | Alabama (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Charlotte (Sr.) |
| David Benoit | SF | Template:Flagu | Alabama (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Template:Flagu | Iowa (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Kansas (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Minnesota (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF/C | Template:IRE | Providence (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG/SF | Template:Flagu | Georgia Southern (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Evansville (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF/C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Cantera Instituto Manuel Fajardo (Cuba) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | New Orleans (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | NC State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Towson (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg The Bahamas | Tennessee (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Florida State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | USC (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Minnesota (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C/PF | Template:Flagu | Fordham (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | UAB (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | McNeese State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | Template:Flagu | Washington (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF/SG | Template:Flagu | Centenary (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Florida State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG/SF | Template:Flagu | BYU (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C/PF | Template:Flagu | North Carolina (Sr.) |
Early entrants
College underclassmen
For the eighth year in a row and the twelfth time in thirteen years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. Not only that, but this would be the fifth year in a row where a player that qualified for the status of a "college underclassman" would be playing professional basketball overseas, with former Grambling State University player Jesse Spinner going to Austria to play professionally for the Sefra Tyrolia. Including him, that expands the number of underclassmen for this year out to fourteen total players. Regardless, the following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[3]
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- Template:Flagicon Kelvin Ardister – F, Idaho (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Herb Barthol – C, Cleveland State (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Gabriel Estaba – F, South Alabama (junior)
- Template:Flagicon David Shon Henderson – G, Idaho (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Carl Herrera – F, Houston (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Sean Higgins – F, Michigan (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Chris Jackson – G, LSU (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Marcus Liberty – F, Illinois (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Kenny Miller – F, Barton County CC (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Jerrod Mustaf – F, Maryland (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Dennis Scott – F, Georgia Tech (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Per Stumer – F, Loyola Marymount (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Kenny Williams – F, Elizabeth City State (sophomore)
Other eligible players
This would be the fifth year in a row with at least one player that previously played in college entering the NBA draft as an underclassman, as well as the first year where a player didn't go out to either Italy or France to play overseas professionally first.
| Player | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />TeamScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Jesse Spinner | Sefra Tyrolia (Austria) | Left Grambling State in 1988; playing professionally since the 1989–90 season | [4] |
Notes
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See also
References
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External links
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