Round 1 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | Mark Aguirre | SF | 6-7 / 235 | DePaul | College | Junior |
| 2 | DET | Isiah Thomas | PG | 6-1 / 180 | Indiana | College | Sophomore |
| 3 | NJN | Buck Williams | PF | 6-8 / 215 | Maryland | College | Junior |
| 4 | ATL | Al Wood | SF | 6-7 / 235 | North Carolina | College | Senior |
| 5 | SEA | Danny Vranes | PF | 6-7 / 210 | Utah | College | Senior |
| 6 | CHI | Orlando Woolridge | SF | 6-9 / 215 | Notre Dame | College | Senior |
| 7 | KCK | Steve Johnson | PF | 6-10 / 235 | Oregon State | College | Senior |
| 8 | SDC | Tom Chambers | PF | 6-9 / 220 | Utah | College | Senior |
| 9 | DAL | Rolando Blackman | SG | 6-6 / 190 | Kansas State | College | Senior |
| 10 | NJN | Albert King | SG | 6-6 / 190 | Maryland | College | Senior |
| 11 | WSB | Frank Johnson | PG | 6-2 / 185 | Wake Forest | College | Senior |
| 12 | DET | Kelly Tripucka | SG | 6-6 / 190 | Notre Dame | College | Senior |
| 13 | UTA | Danny Schayes | C | 6-11 / 235 | Syracuse | College | Senior |
| 14 | IND | Herb Williams | C | 6-10 / 242 | Ohio State | College | Senior |
| 15 | POR | Jeff Lamp | SF | 6-6 / 195 | Virginia | College | Senior |
| 16 | POR | Darnell Valentine | PG | 6-2 / 185 | Kansas | College | Senior |
| 17 | KCK | Kevin Loder | SF | 6-6 / 205 | Alabama State | College | Senior |
| 18 | NJN | Ray Tolbert | PF | 6-9 / 225 | Indiana | College | Senior |
| 19 | LAL | Mike McGee | SG | 6-5 / 190 | Michigan | College | Senior |
| 20 | PHO | Larry Nance | PF | 6-10 / 205 | Clemson | College | Senior |
| 21 | MIL | Alton Lister | C | 7-1 / 240 | Arizona State | College | Senior |
| 22 | PHI | Franklin Edwards | PG | 6-1 / 170 | Cleveland State | College | Senior |
| 23 | BOS | Charles Bradley | SF | 6-5 / 215 | Wyoming | College | Senior |
Round 2 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | DAL | Jay Vincent | PF | 6-8 / 225 | Michigan State | College | Senior |
| 25 | BOS | Tracy Jackson | SF | 6-6 / 205 | Notre Dame | College | Senior |
| 26 | POR | Brian Jackson | PF | 6-8 / 210 | Utah State | College | Senior |
| 27 | UTA | Howard Wood | SF | 6-7 / 235 | Tennessee | College | Senior |
| 28 | SAS | Gene Banks | SF | 6-7 / 215 | Duke | College | Senior |
| 29 | KCK | Eddie Johnson | SF | 6-8 / 215 | Illinois | College | Senior |
| 30 | SAS | Ed Rains | SF | 6-7 / 190 | South Alabama | College | Senior |
| 31 | BOS | Danny Ainge | SG | 6-4 / 175 | BYU | College | Senior |
| 32 | CHI | Mike Olliver | PG | 6-1 / 195 | Lamar | College | Senior |
| 33 | GSW | Sam Williams | PF | 6-8 / 210 | Arizona State | College | Senior |
| 34 | DEN | Ken Green | — | — | Rio Grande | College | — |
| 35 | WSB | Charles Davis | PF | 6-7 / 215 | Vanderbilt | College | Senior |
| 36 | IND | Ray Blume | SG | 6-4 / 186 | Oregon State | College | Senior |
| 37 | IND | Al Leslie | SG | 6-3 / 185 | Bucknell | College | Senior |
| 38 | ATL | Clyde Bradshaw | PG | 6-0 / 170 | DePaul | College | Senior |
| 39 | LAL | Harvey Knuckles | SF | 6-6 / 185 | Toledo | College | Senior |
| 40 | NYK | Greg Cook | PF | 6-8 / 225 | Louisiana State | College | Senior |
| 41 | WSB | Claude Gregory | PF | 6-8 / 205 | Wisconsin | College | Senior |
| 42 | LAL | Elvis Rolle | C | 6-10 / 225 | Florida State | College | Senior |
| 43 | DAL | Elston Turner | SF | 6-5 / 190 | Mississippi | College | Senior |
| 44 | WSB | Steve Lingenfelter | PF | 6-9 / 225 | South Dakota State | College | Senior |
| 45 | HOU | Ed Turner | SF | 6-6 / 195 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | College | Senior |
| 46 | PHI | Vernon Smith | PF | 6-8 / 220 | Texas A&M | College | Senior |
Round 3 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | DAL | Art Housey | — | — | Kansas | College | — |
| 48 | WSB | Mike Ferrara | — | — | Colgate | College | — |
| 49 | NJN | David Burns | — | — | St. Louis | College | — |
| 50 | POR | Derek Holcomb | — | — | Illinois | College | — |
| 51 | LAL | Zam Fredrick | — | — | South Carolina | College | — |
| 52 | ATL | Rudy Macklin | — | — | Louisiana State | College | — |
| 53 | SEA | Mark Radford | — | — | Oregon State | College | — |
| 54 | SDC | Jim Smith | — | — | Ohio State | College | — |
| 55 | CLE | Mickey Dillard | — | — | Florida State | College | — |
| 56 | GSW | Carlton Neverson | — | — | Pittsburgh | College | — |
| 57 | NYK | Frank Brickowski | — | — | Penn State | College | — |
| 58 | KCK | Curtis Berry | — | — | Missouri | College | — |
| 59 | CLE | Russell Bowers | — | — | American | College | — |
| 60 | IND | Purvis Miller | — | — | Southern California | College | — |
| 61 | POR | Pétur Guðmundsson | — | — | Washington | College | — |
| 62 | PHO | Sam Clancy | — | — | Pittsburgh | College | — |
| 63 | NYK | Wayne McKoy | — | — | St. Johns | College | — |
| 64 | SAS | Tom Baker | — | — | Eastern Kentucky | College | — |
| 65 | LAL | Ron Cornelius | — | — | Pacific | College | — |
| 66 | PHO | Craig Dykema | — | — | Long Beach State | College | — |
| 67 | MIL | Mark Smith | — | — | Illinois | College | — |
| 68 | PHI | Ernest Graham | — | — | Maryland | College | — |
| 69 | BOS | John Johnson | — | — | Michigan | College | — |
Round 4 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | DAL | Eddie Moss | — | — | Syracuse | College | — |
| 71 | DET | John May | — | — | South Alabama | College | — |
| 72 | NJN | Ed Sherod | — | — | VCU | College | — |
| 73 | UTA | Georgie Torres | — | — | Southern Nazarene | — | — |
| 74 | CLE | Ethan Martin | — | — | Louisiana State | College | — |
| 75 | ATL | Kevin Figaro | — | — | Louisiana-Lafayette | College | — |
| 76 | GSW | Lewis Lloyd | — | — | Drake | College | — |
| 77 | SDC | Lee Raker | — | — | Virginia | College | — |
| 78 | KCK | Kenny Dennard | — | — | Duke | College | — |
| 79 | WSB | Ron Davis | — | — | Arizona | College | — |
| 80 | GSW | Terry Adolph | — | — | West Texas A&M | College | — |
| 81 | HOU | Larry Spriggs | — | — | Howard | — | — |
| 82 | KCK | B.B. Davis | — | — | Lamar | College | — |
| 83 | IND | Rolando Frazer | — | — | Briarcliff | — | — |
| 84 | CHI | Oliver Lee | — | — | Marquette | College | — |
| 85 | POR | Pete Verhoeven | — | — | Fresno State | College | — |
| 86 | NYK | Alex Bradley | — | — | Villanova | College | — |
| 87 | SAS | Earl Belcher | — | — | St. Bonaventure | College | — |
| 88 | LAL | Kevin McKenna | — | — | Creighton | College | — |
| 89 | DET | Don Koonce | — | — | Charlotte | College | — |
| 90 | MIL | Kris Anderson | — | — | Florida State | College | — |
| 91 | BOS | Stanley Williams | — | — | LaSalle | College | — |
| 92 | PHI | Rynn Wright | — | — | Texas A&M | College | — |
Round 5 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | DAL | Pete Budko | — | — | North Carolina | College | — |
| 94 | DET | George DeVone | — | — | Charlotte | College | — |
| 95 | NJN | Joe Cooper | — | — | Colorado | College | — |
| 96 | CLE | Kenny Page | — | — | New Mexico | College | — |
| 97 | UTA | Mike Clark | — | — | Oregon | College | — |
| 98 | ATL | Steve Krafcisin | — | — | Iowa | College | — |
| 99 | SEA | Andra Griffin | — | — | Washington | College | — |
| 100 | SDC | Dennis Isbell | — | — | Memphis | College | — |
| 101 | DEN | Willie Sims | — | — | Louisiana State | College | — |
| 102 | GSW | Hank McDowell | — | — | Memphis | College | — |
| 103 | WSB | Garry Witts | — | — | Holy Cross | College | — |
| 104 | KCK | U.S. Reed | — | — | Arkansas | College | — |
| 105 | HOU | Hasan Houston | — | — | Bradley | College | — |
| 106 | IND | George Peterson | — | — | New Jersey City | — | — |
| 107 | POR | Herb Andrew | — | — | South Alabama | College | — |
| 108 | CHI | Johnny Nash | — | — | Arizona State | College | — |
| 109 | NYK | Jim Wright | — | — | Rhode Island | College | — |
| 110 | SAS | Mike Rhodes | — | — | Vanderbilt | College | — |
| 111 | LAL | Craig Watts | — | — | N.C. State | College | — |
| 112 | PHO | Paul Heuerman | — | — | Michigan | College | — |
| 113 | MIL | Kelvin Troy | — | — | Rutgers | College | — |
| 114 | PHI | Steve Craig | — | — | BYU | College | — |
| 115 | BOS | Glen Grunwald | — | — | Indiana | College | — |
Round 6 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | DAL | Karl Bankowski | — | — | Utah | College | — |
| 117 | DET | Vince Brookins | — | — | Iowa | College | — |
| 118 | NJN | Kevin Lynam | — | — | LaSalle | College | — |
| 119 | UTA | Kevin Sprewer | — | — | Loyola, Chicago | College | — |
| 120 | CLE | Aaron Strayhorn | — | — | Hawaii | College | — |
| 121 | ATL | Darryl Warwick | — | — | Hampton | College | — |
| 122 | SEA | Earl Banks | — | — | Auburn | College | — |
| 123 | SDC | Mike Pepper | — | — | North Carolina | College | — |
| 124 | DEN | Alonzo Weatherly | — | — | Denver | College | — |
| 125 | WSB | Robert Williams | — | — | Grambling | College | — |
| 126 | GSW | Carter Scott | — | — | Ohio State | College | — |
| 127 | HOU | Fred Cowan | — | — | Kentucky | College | — |
| 128 | KCK | Brian Walker | — | — | Purdue | College | — |
| 129 | IND | Robert Fronk | — | — | Washington | College | — |
| 130 | CHI | Roger Burkman | — | — | Louisville | College | — |
| 131 | POR | Roshern Amie | — | — | Texas-El Paso | College | — |
| 132 | NYK | John Blair | — | — | Monmouth | — | — |
| 133 | SAS | Northern Shavers | — | — | Jackson State | College | — |
| 134 | LAL | Kevin Singleton | — | — | California | College | — |
| 135 | PHO | Pete Harris | — | — | Northeastern | College | — |
| 136 | MIL | Jo Jo Hunter | — | — | Colorado | College | — |
| 137 | BOS | Steve Waite | — | — | Iowa | College | — |
| 138 | PHI | Michael Thomas | — | — | North Park | — | — |
Round 7 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | DAL | Danny Davis | — | — | UNC-Wilmington | College | — |
| 140 | DET | Greg Nance | — | — | West Virginia | College | — |
| 141 | NJN | Rod Roberson | — | — | Northwestern | College | — |
| 142 | CLE | Andre Smith | — | — | Nebraska | College | — |
| 143 | UTA | Mike Robinson | — | — | Central Michigan | College | — |
| 144 | ATL | Kevin Vesey | — | — | Iona | College | — |
| 145 | SEA | Tom Sienkiewicz | — | — | Villanova | College | — |
| 146 | SDC | Randy Johnson | — | — | Colorado State-Pueblo | — | — |
| 147 | DEN | Greg Manning | — | — | Maryland | College | — |
| 148 | GSW | Robbie Dosty | — | — | Arizona | College | — |
| 149 | WSB | Randy Martel | — | — | Houston Baptist | — | — |
| 150 | KCK | Clinton Wheeler | — | — | William Patterson | — | — |
| 151 | HOU | Joe Faine | — | — | Bowling Green | College | — |
| 152 | IND | Larry McKinney | — | — | Boise State | College | — |
| 153 | POR | Julius Wayne | — | — | Texas-El Paso | College | — |
| 154 | CHI | Scott Williams | — | — | South Alabama | College | — |
| 155 | NYK | Terry Cramer | — | — | Ripon | — | — |
| 156 | SAS | Mark Minderman | — | — | Northern Michigan | — | — |
| 157 | LAL | Larry Petty | — | — | Wisconsin | College | — |
| 158 | PHO | David Williams | — | — | Southern | College | — |
| 159 | MIL | Lewis Latimore | — | — | Virginia | College | — |
| 160 | PHI | John Crawford | — | — | Kansas | College | — |
| 161 | BOS | Tom Seaman | — | — | Holy Cross | College | — |
Round 8 (22 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | DAL | David Kennedy | — | — | Cincinnati | College | — |
| 163 | DET | Joe Schoen | — | — | St. Francis (Pa.) | College | — |
| 164 | NJN | Ken Webb | — | — | Fairleigh Dickinson | College | — |
| 165 | UTA | Bobby Cattage | — | — | Auburn | College | — |
| 166 | CLE | Glenn Marcus | — | — | UAB | College | — |
| 167 | ATL | Gilbert Salinas | — | — | Notre Dame | College | — |
| 168 | SDC | Todd Haynes | — | — | Davidson | College | — |
| 169 | DEN | Curtis Redding | — | — | St. Johns | College | — |
| 170 | WSB | Mike Howard | — | — | Wofford | — | — |
| 171 | GSW | Yasutaka Okayama | — | — | — | International | — |
| 172 | HOU | Stanley Brewer | — | — | West Georgia | College | — |
| 173 | KCK | Randy Smithson | — | — | Wichita State | College | — |
| 174 | IND | Len Hatzenbeller | — | — | Drexel | College | — |
| 175 | CHI | Ben Mitchell | — | — | Alabama-Huntsville | — | — |
| 176 | POR | John Smith | — | — | St. Josephs | College | — |
| 177 | NYK | Brian O'Connor | — | — | Thomas More | — | — |
| 178 | SAS | Bob Bartholomew | — | — | San Diego | — | — |
| 179 | LAL | Jay Triano | — | — | Simon Fraser | — | — |
| 180 | PHO | Steve Risley | — | — | Indiana | College | — |
| 181 | MIL | Mike Brkovich | — | — | Michigan State | College | — |
| 182 | BOS | George Morrow | — | — | Creighton | College | — |
| 183 | PHI | Frank Gilroy | — | — | St. Johns | College | — |
Round 9 (20 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184 | DAL | John Hollinden | — | — | Southern Indiana | College | — |
| 185 | DET | Eddie Baker | — | — | Alcorn State | College | — |
| 186 | NJN | Rudy Williams | — | — | Providence | College | — |
| 187 | CLE | Paul Roba | — | — | Cleveland State | College | — |
| 188 | UTA | Ken Ollie | — | — | Wyoming | College | — |
| 189 | ATL | Howard Thompkins | — | — | Wagner | College | — |
| 190 | SDC | Art Jones | — | — | N.C. State | College | — |
| 191 | DEN | Andrew Burton | — | — | Austin Peay | College | — |
| 192 | GSW | Doug Murrey | — | — | San Jose State | College | — |
| 193 | WSB | Eddie Brown | — | — | Valdosta State | — | — |
| 194 | KCK | Mike Perry | — | — | Richmond | College | — |
| 195 | IND | Scott Whitley | — | — | William & Mary | College | — |
| 196 | POR | Sid Williams | — | — | San Jose State | College | — |
| 197 | CHI | Terry Martin | — | — | Lambuth | — | — |
| 198 | NYK | Marty Headd | — | — | Syracuse | College | — |
| 199 | SAS | Leonel Marquetti | — | — | Hampton | College | — |
| 200 | PHO | Brian Johnson | — | — | Colorado | College | — |
| 201 | MIL | Chip Rucker | — | — | Northeastern | College | — |
| 202 | PHI | Ron Wister | — | — | Temple | College | — |
| 203 | BOS | Greg McCray | — | — | VCU | College | — |
Round 10 (20 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | DAL | Scott Bolanko | — | — | Northern State | — | — |
| 205 | DET | Melvin Maxwell | — | — | Western Michigan | College | — |
| 206 | NJN | Vic Sison | — | — | UCLA | College | — |
| 207 | UTA | Joe Merten | — | — | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | College | — |
| 208 | CLE | Greg Boone | — | — | Augsburg | College | — |
| 209 | ATL | Mike Frazier | — | — | Georgetown | College | — |
| 210 | SDC | Tony Gwynn | — | — | San Diego State | College | — |
| 211 | DEN | Derrick Rowland | — | — | Potsdam State | — | — |
| 212 | WSB | Ralton Way | — | — | Houston Baptist | — | — |
| 213 | GSW | Barry Brooks | — | — | Southern California | College | — |
| 214 | KCK | Mark Wilson | — | — | Fort Hays | — | — |
| 215 | IND | Rodney Benson | — | — | Wright State | College | — |
| 216 | CHI | Kenny Easley | — | — | UCLA | College | — |
| 217 | POR | Steve Cochran | — | — | Lewis & Clark | — | — |
| 218 | NYK | Kevin Rogers | — | — | St. Peters | — | — |
| 219 | SAS | Alvin Brooks | — | — | Lamar | College | — |
| 220 | PHO | Felton Sealey | — | — | Oregon | College | — |
| 221 | MIL | Artie Green | — | — | Marquette | College | — |
| 222 | BOS | Kenny Matthews | — | — | N.C. State | College | — |
| 223 | PHI | Pete Mullenberg | — | — | Delaware | College | — |
★ = Basketball Hall of Fame