Round 1 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GSW | Joe Barry Carroll | C | 7-0 / 225 | Purdue | College | Senior |
| 2 | UTA | Darrell Griffith | SG | 6-4 / 190 | Louisville | College | Senior |
| 3 | BOS | Kevin McHale | PF | 6-10 / 210 | Minnesota | College | Senior |
| 4 | CHI | Kelvin Ransey | PG | 6-1 / 170 | Ohio State | College | Senior |
| 5 | DEN | James Ray | PF | 6-8 / 215 | Jacksonville | College | Senior |
| 6 | NJN | Mike O'Koren | — | — | North Carolina | College | — |
| 7 | NJN | Mike Gminski | C | 6-11 / 250 | Duke | College | Senior |
| 8 | PHI | Andrew Toney | SG | 6-3 / 178 | Louisiana-Lafayette | College | Senior |
| 9 | SDC | Michael Brooks | PF | 6-7 / 220 | LaSalle | College | Senior |
| 10 | POR | Ronnie Lester | PG | 6-2 / 175 | Iowa | College | Senior |
| 11 | DAL | Kiki Vandeweghe | SF | 6-8 / 220 | UCLA | College | Senior |
| 12 | NYK | Mike Woodson | SF | 6-5 / 195 | Indiana | College | Senior |
| 13 | GSW | Rickey Brown | PF | 6-10 / 215 | Mississippi State | College | Senior |
| 14 | WSB | Wes Matthews | PG | 6-1 / 170 | Wisconsin | College | Junior |
| 15 | SAS | Reggie Johnson | PF | 6-9 / 205 | Tennessee | College | Senior |
| 16 | KCK | Hawkeye Whitney | SG | 6-5 / 235 | N.C. State | College | Senior |
| 17 | DET | Larry Drew | PG | 6-1 / 170 | Missouri | College | Senior |
| 18 | ATL | Don Collins | SG | 6-6 / 190 | Washington State | College | Senior |
| 19 | UTA | John Duren | PG | 6-3 / 195 | Georgetown | College | Senior |
| 20 | SEA | Bill Hanzlik | SF | 6-7 / 185 | Notre Dame | College | Senior |
| 21 | PHI | Monti Davis | PF | 6-7 / 205 | Tennessee State | College | Senior |
| 22 | CLE | Chad Kinch | SG | 6-4 / 190 | Charlotte | College | Senior |
| 23 | DEN | Carl Nicks | PG | 6-1 / 175 | Indiana State | College | Senior |
Round 2 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | GSW | Larry Smith | PF | 6-8 / 215 | Alcorn State | College | Senior |
| 25 | GSW | Jeff Ruland | C | 6-10 / 240 | Iona | College | Junior |
| 26 | CHI | Sam Worthen | SG | 6-5 / 195 | Marquette | College | Senior |
| 27 | HOU | John Stroud | PF | 6-7 / 215 | Mississippi | College | Senior |
| 28 | ATL | Craig Shelton | PF | 6-7 / 210 | Georgetown | College | Senior |
| 29 | IND | Louis Orr | SF | 6-8 / 175 | Syracuse | College | Senior |
| 30 | IND | Kenny Natt | SG | 6-3 / 185 | Louisiana-Monroe | College | Senior |
| 31 | LAL | Wayne Robinson | PF | 6-8 / 217 | Virginia Tech | College | Senior |
| 32 | POR | David Lawrence | PF | 6-10 / 210 | McNeese State | College | Senior |
| 33 | POR | Bruce Collins | SF | 6-5 / 180 | Weber State | College | Senior |
| 34 | DAL | Roosevelt Bouie | C | 6-11 / 225 | Syracuse | College | Senior |
| 35 | WSB | Rick Mahorn | PF | 6-10 / 240 | Hampton | College | Senior |
| 36 | NYK | DeWayne Scales | PF | 6-8 / 208 | Louisiana State | College | Junior |
| 37 | LAL | Butch Carter | SF | 6-5 / 180 | Indiana | College | Senior |
| 38 | HOU | Terry Stotts | PF | 6-8 / 220 | Oklahoma | College | Senior |
| 39 | SAS | Michael Wiley | PF | 6-9 / 200 | Long Beach State | College | Senior |
| 40 | IND | Dick Miller | PF | 6-6 / 215 | Toledo | College | Senior |
| 41 | DEN | Jawann Oldham | C | 7-0 / 215 | Seattle | College | Senior |
| 42 | PHO | Kimberly Belton | SF | 6-6 / 225 | Stanford | College | Senior |
| 43 | HOU | Billy Williams | SG | 6-4 / 205 | Clemson | College | Senior |
| 44 | PHI | Clyde Austin | PG | 6-2 / 150 | N.C. State | College | Senior |
| 45 | DET | Brad Branson | C | 6-10 / 205 | Southern Methodist | College | Senior |
| 46 | BOS | Arnette Hallman | SF | 6-7 / 205 | Purdue | College | Senior |
Round 3 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | DEN | Kurt Nimphius | — | — | Arizona State | College | — |
| 48 | DEN | Eddie Lee | — | — | Cincinnati | College | — |
| 49 | GSW | John Virgil | — | — | North Carolina | College | — |
| 50 | CHI | James Wilkes | — | — | UCLA | College | — |
| 51 | DEN | Ronnie Valentine | — | — | Old Dominion | College | — |
| 52 | NJN | Lowes Moore | — | — | West Virginia | College | — |
| 53 | CLE | Stuart House | — | — | Washington State | College | — |
| 54 | BOS | Ron Perry | — | — | Holy Cross | College | — |
| 55 | CLE | Wayne Abrams | — | — | Southern Illinois | College | — |
| 56 | POR | Mike Harper | — | — | North Park | — | — |
| 57 | DAL | Dave Britton | — | — | Texas A&M | College | — |
| 58 | NYK | Kurt Rambis | — | — | Santa Clara | College | — |
| 59 | PHO | John Campbell | — | — | Clemson | College | — |
| 60 | SAS | LaVon Mercer | — | — | Georgia | College | — |
| 61 | SAS | Rich Yonakor | — | — | North Carolina | College | — |
| 62 | KCK | Tony Murphy | — | — | Southern | College | — |
| 63 | MIL | Al Beal | — | — | Oklahoma | College | — |
| 64 | DET | Jonathan Moore | — | — | Furman | College | — |
| 65 | PHO | Doug True | — | — | California | College | — |
| 66 | SEA | Carl Bailey | — | — | Tuskegee | — | — |
| 67 | PHI | Reggie Gaines | — | — | Winston-Salem State | College | — |
| 68 | CLE | Ron Jones | — | — | Illinois State | College | — |
| 69 | BOS | Don Newman | — | — | Idaho | College | — |
Round 4 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | DET | Darwin Cook | — | — | Portland | College | — |
| 71 | GSW | Robert Scott | — | — | Alabama | College | — |
| 72 | UTA | Alan Taylor | — | — | BYU | College | — |
| 73 | DEN | Sammie Ellis | — | — | Pittsburgh | College | — |
| 74 | CHI | Ron Charles | — | — | Michigan State | College | — |
| 75 | NJN | Rory Sparrow | — | — | Villanova | College | — |
| 76 | SDC | Ed Odom | — | — | Oklahoma State | College | — |
| 77 | CLE | Murray Brown | — | — | Florida State | College | — |
| 78 | IND | Rich Branning | — | — | Notre Dame | College | — |
| 79 | POR | Kelvin Henderson | — | — | St. Louis | College | — |
| 80 | DAL | David Johnson | — | — | Weber State | College | — |
| 81 | WSB | Francois Wise | — | — | Long Beach State | College | — |
| 82 | NYK | Joe Chrnelich | — | — | Wisconsin | College | — |
| 83 | SAS | Calvin Roberts | — | — | Cal State-Fullerton | College | — |
| 84 | HOU | Dean Hunger | — | — | Utah State | College | — |
| 85 | PHI | Billy Bryant | — | — | Western Kentucky | College | — |
| 86 | MIL | Jeff Wolf | — | — | North Carolina | College | — |
| 87 | LAL | Tony Jackson | — | — | Florida State | College | — |
| 88 | PHO | Leroy Stampley | — | — | Loyola, Chicago | College | — |
| 89 | SEA | Gary Ray Hooker | — | — | Murray State | College | — |
| 90 | PHI | Harold Hubbard | — | — | Savannah State | — | — |
| 91 | LAL | Ron Baxter | — | — | Texas | College | — |
| 92 | BOS | Kevin Hamilton | — | — | Iona | College | — |
Round 5 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | DET | Tony Fuller | — | — | Pepperdine | College | — |
| 94 | UTA | Wally West | — | — | Boston University | College | — |
| 95 | GSW | Don Carfino | — | — | Southern California | College | — |
| 96 | CHI | Mike Campbell | — | — | Northwestern | College | — |
| 97 | DEN | James Patrick | — | — | Texas State | College | — |
| 98 | NJN | Aaron Curry | — | — | Oklahoma | College | — |
| 99 | SDC | Wally Rank | — | — | San Jose State | College | — |
| 100 | IND | Joe Galvin | — | — | Illinois State | College | — |
| 101 | CLE | LaVon Williams | — | — | Kentucky | College | — |
| 102 | POR | Larry Belin | — | — | New Mexico | College | — |
| 103 | DAL | Darrell Allums | — | — | UCLA | College | — |
| 104 | NYK | William Carey | — | — | Albright | — | — |
| 105 | WSB | Daryl Strickland | — | — | Rutgers | College | — |
| 106 | HOU | Albert Jones | — | — | New Mexico | College | — |
| 107 | SAS | Gib Hinz | — | — | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | College | — |
| 108 | KCK | Kelvin Blakely | — | — | Eastern Michigan | College | — |
| 109 | MIL | Ken Jones | — | — | VCU | College | — |
| 110 | ATL | Mike Doyle | — | — | South Carolina | College | — |
| 111 | PHO | Mark Stevens | — | — | Northern Arizona | College | — |
| 112 | SEA | Lenny Horton | — | — | Georgia Tech | College | — |
| 113 | PHI | Jim Swaney | — | — | Toledo | College | — |
| 114 | LAL | Rick Raivio | — | — | Portland | College | — |
| 115 | BOS | Rufus Harris | — | — | Maine | — | — |
Round 6 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | DET | Tony Turner | — | — | Alaska-Anchorage | — | — |
| 117 | GSW | Neil Bresnahan | — | — | Illinois | College | — |
| 118 | UTA | Kenny Cunningham | — | — | Western Michigan | College | — |
| 119 | DEN | Ernie Hill | — | — | Oklahoma City | College | — |
| 120 | CHI | Bernard Rencher | — | — | St. Johns | College | — |
| 121 | NJN | Rick Mattick | — | — | Louisiana State | College | — |
| 122 | SDC | Londale Theus | — | — | Santa Clara | College | — |
| 123 | CLE | Antonio Martin | — | — | Oral Roberts | College | — |
| 124 | IND | Randy Owens | — | — | Philadelphia | — | — |
| 125 | POR | Perry Mirkovich | — | — | Lethbridge | — | — |
| 126 | DAL | Leroy Jackson | — | — | Cameron | — | — |
| 127 | WSB | Ken Dancy | — | — | Chicago State | — | — |
| 128 | NYK | Kelvin Hicks | — | — | New York Tech | — | — |
| 129 | SAS | Dean Uthoff | — | — | Iowa State | College | — |
| 130 | HOU | Everette Jefferson | — | — | New Mexico | College | — |
| 131 | KCK | Trent Grooms | — | — | Kent | — | — |
| 132 | MIL | Alex Gilbert | — | — | Indiana State | College | — |
| 133 | ATL | Mike Zagardo | — | — | George Washington | College | — |
| 134 | PHO | Coby Leavitt | — | — | Utah | College | — |
| 135 | SEA | Jim Strickland | — | — | South Carolina | College | — |
| 136 | PHI | Donald Cooper | — | — | St. Augustine | — | — |
| 137 | LAL | Otis Boddie | — | — | North Alabama | — | — |
| 138 | BOS | Kenny Evans | — | — | Norfolk State | College | — |
Round 7 (22 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | DET | Carl Pierce | — | — | Gonzaga | College | — |
| 140 | UTA | Dave Colescott | — | — | North Carolina | College | — |
| 141 | GSW | Lorenzo Romar | — | — | Washington | College | — |
| 142 | CHI | Robert Byrd | — | — | Marquette | College | — |
| 143 | DEN | Tommy Springer | — | — | Vanderbilt | College | — |
| 144 | NJN | Larry Spicer | — | — | UAB | College | — |
| 145 | SDC | Paul Anderson | — | — | Vanguard | — | — |
| 146 | IND | Charles Naddaff | — | — | Lafayette | — | — |
| 147 | CLE | Leroy Berry | — | — | Wilmington | — | — |
| 148 | POR | Gig Sims | — | — | UCLA | College | — |
| 149 | DAL | Tony Forch | — | — | Midwestern State | — | — |
| 150 | NYK | Bobby Turner | — | — | Louisville | College | — |
| 151 | WSB | Karl Godine | — | — | Stephen F. Austin | College | — |
| 152 | HOU | Joe Nehls | — | — | Arizona | College | — |
| 153 | SAS | Alan Zahn | — | — | Arkansas | College | — |
| 154 | KCK | Arnold McDowell | — | — | Montana State | College | — |
| 155 | MIL | Ron White | — | — | Furman | College | — |
| 156 | ATL | Charles Hightower | — | — | Dillard | College | — |
| 157 | PHO | Ron Williams | — | — | Western Montana | — | — |
| 158 | SEA | Carl Ervin | — | — | Seattle | College | — |
| 159 | PHI | Richard Smith | — | — | Weber State | College | — |
| 160 | BOS | Les Henson | — | — | Virginia Tech | College | — |
Round 8 (19 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | DET | Leroy Loggins | — | — | Fairmont State | — | — |
| 162 | GSW | Kurt Kanaskie | — | — | LaSalle | College | — |
| 163 | UTA | Jim Brandon | — | — | St. Peters | — | — |
| 164 | CHI | Modzel Greer | — | — | North Park | — | — |
| 165 | NJN | Lloyd Terry | — | — | New Orleans | College | — |
| 166 | CLE | Jim Ellinghausen | — | — | Ohio State | College | — |
| 167 | IND | Steve Stielper | — | — | James Madison | College | — |
| 168 | POR | John Stroeder | — | — | Montana | College | — |
| 169 | DAL | Clarence Kea | — | — | Lamar | College | — |
| 170 | WSB | Rich Valavicius | — | — | Auburn | College | — |
| 171 | NYK | James Salters | — | — | Pennsylvania | College | — |
| 172 | SAS | Bill Bailey | — | — | Rio Grande | College | — |
| 173 | HOU | Rosie Barnes | — | — | Bowling Green | College | — |
| 174 | MIL | Keith Valentine | — | — | Virginia Union | College | — |
| 175 | PHO | Jim Connolly | — | — | LaSalle | College | — |
| 176 | SEA | Al Dutch | — | — | Georgetown | College | — |
| 177 | PHI | Martin Lemelle | — | — | Grambling | College | — |
| 178 | LAL | Melvin Hooker | — | — | St. Cloud | — | — |
| 179 | BOS | Steve Wright | — | — | Boston University | College | — |
Round 9 (20 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180 | DET | Terry DuPris | — | — | Huron | — | — |
| 181 | UTA | Paul Renfro | — | — | Texas-Arlington | College | — |
| 182 | GSW | Billy Reid | — | — | San Francisco | College | — |
| 183 | CHI | Jay Shidler | — | — | Kentucky | College | — |
| 184 | DEN | Jim Graziano | — | — | South Carolina | College | — |
| 185 | NJN | Barry Young | — | — | Colorado State | College | — |
| 186 | IND | Scott Rogers | — | — | Kenyon | — | — |
| 187 | CLE | Melvin Crafter | — | — | Central | — | — |
| 188 | POR | Rick Boucher | — | — | Maine | — | — |
| 189 | DAL | Ken Williams | — | — | Houston | College | — |
| 190 | NYK | Don Wiley | — | — | Monmouth | — | — |
| 191 | WSB | Clinton Wyatt | — | — | Alcorn State | College | — |
| 192 | SAS | Al Williams | — | — | North Texas | College | — |
| 193 | KCK | Charley Cole | — | — | Delta State | — | — |
| 194 | MIL | Del Yarbrough | — | — | Illinois State | College | — |
| 195 | ATL | Stanley Lamb | — | — | Franciscan Steubenville | College | — |
| 196 | PHO | Keith French | — | — | North Park | — | — |
| 197 | SEA | Jim Tillman | — | — | Eastern Kentucky | College | — |
| 198 | PHI | Luke Griffin | — | — | St. Josephs | College | — |
| 199 | BOS | Brian Jung | — | — | Northwestern | College | — |
Round 10 (15 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | GSW | Tim Higgins | — | — | Nebraska-Kearney | — | — |
| 201 | UTA | Leroy Coleman | — | — | Middle Tennessee State | College | — |
| 202 | DEN | Earl Sango | — | — | Regis | — | — |
| 203 | CHI | Billy Foster | — | — | Montana State-Billings | — | — |
| 204 | IND | John Bates | — | — | West Virginia Wesleyan | — | — |
| 205 | POR | Dave Kufeld | — | — | Yeshiva | — | — |
| 206 | DAL | Tom Morgan | — | — | Cal State-Fullerton | College | — |
| 207 | WSB | Don Youman | — | — | Oklahoma State | College | — |
| 208 | NYK | Gerard Ross | — | — | Grand Canyon | College | — |
| 209 | SAS | Steve Schall | — | — | Arkansas | College | — |
| 210 | MIL | Melvin Crayton | — | — | Alabama State | College | — |
| 211 | PHO | Randy Carroll | — | — | Kansas | College | — |
| 212 | SEA | Kent Williams | — | — | Texas Tech | College | — |
| 213 | PHI | Joe Hand | — | — | King's | — | — |
| 214 | BOS | John Nolan | — | — | Providence | College | — |
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