1994 NBA draft
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sports draft The 1994 NBA draft took place on June 29, 1994, at Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. Two NBA rookies of the year were picked in the first round, as Jason Kidd and Grant Hill were co-winners of the award for the 1994–95 NBA season. Kidd and Hill would end up as perennial All-Stars (10 and 7-time selections, respectively), though Hill's career was marred by severe injuries.
The first overall pick Glenn Robinson was involved in a contract holdout shortly after being selected, reportedly seeking a 13-year, $100 million contract. Both Robinson and the Milwaukee Bucks eventually agreed on a 10-year, $68 million contract, which once stood as the richest contract ever signed by a rookie in professional sports.[1] A fixed salary cap for rookies was implemented by the NBA the following season. Robinson himself had a productive NBA career, becoming a two-time NBA All-Star and winning an NBA Championship in 2005 in his final year with the San Antonio Spurs.[2]
This is the final draft to date to see all of the first three picks make All-Star rosters with the teams that originally drafted them.[3]
Draft selections
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
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| 1 | 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | SF | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | Purdue (Jr.) |
| 1 | 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort".^ | PG | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | California (So.) |
| 1 | 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort".^ | SF | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | Duke (Sr.) |
| 1 | 4 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Minnesota Timberwolves | Connecticut (Jr.) |
| 1 | 5 | Script error: No such module "Sort".* | PF | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | Michigan (Jr.) |
| 1 | 6 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF/C | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | Clemson (Jr.) |
| 1 | 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers | California (Jr.) |
| 1 | 8 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | Xavier (Sr.) |
| 1 | 9 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| 1 | 10 | Script error: No such module "Sort".* | SG | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Lakers | Temple (Sr.) |
| 1 | 11 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics (from Charlotte) | Tennessee State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Miami Heat | Arizona (Sr.) |
| 1 | 13 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G/F | Template:Flagu | Denver Nuggets | Michigan (Jr.) |
| 1 | 14 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | New Jersey Nets | George Washington (So.) |
| 1 | 15 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Nebraska (Sr.) |
| 1 | 16 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors (from Cleveland) | Louisville (Jr.) |
| 1 | 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | Temple (Sr.) |
| 1 | 18 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks (from Orlando) | Pittsburgh (Sr.) |
| 1 | 19 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks (from Golden State) | UMKC (Sr.) |
| 1 | 20 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers (from Utah) | Texas (Sr.) |
| 1 | 21 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Providence (Sr.) |
| 1 | 22 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | Boston College (Sr.) |
| 1 | 23 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Auburn (Sr.) |
| 1 | 24 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
| 1 | 25 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers (from Atlanta) | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 1 | 26 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks (from Houston via Atlanta) | Florida State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 27 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Orlando Magic (from Seattle via L.A. Clippers) | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 28 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F/C | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | Illinois (Sr.) |
| 2 | 29 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F/G | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Duke (Sr.) |
| 2 | 30 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Minnesota Timberwolves | Boston College (Sr.) |
| 2 | 31 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F/C | Template:Flagu | Orlando Magic | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 2 | 32 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Washington Bullets | Marquette (Sr.) |
| 2 | 33 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers | Duquesne (Sr.) |
| 2 | 34 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks (from L.A. Clippers) | Northwestern Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 35 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | Providence (Sr.) |
| 2 | 36 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics | Forum Valladolid (Spain) |
| 2 | 37 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics (from L.A. Lakers)[4] | Cincinnati (Fr.) |
| 2 | 38 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G/F | Template:Flagu | Charlotte Hornets | Maurienne (France) |
| 2 | 39 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors (from Denver) | Michigan State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 40 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Template:Flagu | Miami Heat | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| 2 | 41 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | PF | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | St. Mary's (Canada) (Sr.) |
| 2 | 42 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | SF | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tulsa (Sr.) |
| 2 | 43 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | St. John's (Sr.) |
| 2 | 44 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Indiana (Sr.) |
| 2 | 45 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 2 | 46 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks (from Orlando) | Minnesota (Jr.) |
| 2 | 47 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | South Carolina (Sr.) |
| 2 | 48 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F/C | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | Missouri (Sr.) |
| 2 | 49 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | SF | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Benedict (Sr.) |
| 2 | 50 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Suns | Georgia (Jr.) |
| 2 | 51 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings (from Atlanta) | Ohio State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 52 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns (from New York) | Houston (Sr.) |
| 2 | 53 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | PF | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets | Texas (Sr.) |
| 2 | 54 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle SuperSonics | KK Partizan (Yugoslavia) |
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Notable undrafted players
Script error: No such module "labelled list hatnote". These players went undrafted in 1994 but played in the NBA.
| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Missouri (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Script error: No such module "flag". | Lobos de Villa Clara (Cuba) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Virginia Tech (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Georgetown (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | King College Prep (Chicago, Illinois) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Kansas State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Jackson State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Template:Flagu | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Hawaii (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Arizona State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Auburn (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Green Bay (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
Early entrants
College underclassmen
For the twelfth year in a row and the sixteenth time in seventeen years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. However, it would be the eighth time in nine years that players that left college early to play professionally overseas would declare entry into the NBA draft as an underclassman of sorts, with the University of Kansas' Darrin Hancock playing for the Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket in France and the University of Alabama's Cedric Moore playing for the GSSV Donar out in The Netherlands. With their inclusions, the official number of underclassmen would increase from eighteen to twenty total players. Regardless, the following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[5]
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- Template:Flagicon Maurice Barnett – C, Elizabeth City State (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Jamie Brandon – G, LSU (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Charles Claxton – C, Georgia (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Rennie Clemons – G, Illinois (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Sedric Curry – F, North Dakota (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Yinka Dare – C, George Washington (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Thomas Hamilton – C, Wabash Valley (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Lemon Haynes – F, Augusta (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Juwan Howard – F, Michigan (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Jason Kidd – G, California (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Voshon Lenard – G, Minnesota (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Donyell Marshall – F, Connecticut (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Lamond Murray – F, California (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Glenn Robinson – F, Purdue (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Jalen Rose – G/F, Michigan (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Clifford Rozier – F, Louisville (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Johnny Tyson – C, Central Oklahoma (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Dontonio Wingfield – F, Cincinnati (freshman)
Other eligible players
| Player | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />TeamScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Note | Ref. |
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| Template:Flagicon Darrin Hancock | Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket (France) | Left Kansas in 1993; playing professionally since the 1993–94 season | [6] |
| Template:Flagicon Cedric Moore | GSSV Donar (The Netherlands) | Left Alabama in 1993; playing professionally since the 1993–94 season | [7] |
See also
References
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- ↑ The Votes Are In – Dated Nov 14, 1994
- ↑ NBA Draft: Ranking the No. 1 Picks in NBA Draft History – Dated 21/June/2010
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ The Lakers traded No. 37 pick along with No. 50 pick in the 1995 NBA draft and No. 53 pick in the 1996 NBA draft to the SuperSonics for Sedale Threatt on October 2, 1991.
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External links
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