Round 1 (24 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYK | Patrick Ewing | C | 7-0 / 240 | Georgetown | College | Senior |
| 2 | IND | Wayman Tisdale | PF | 6-9 / 250 | Oklahoma | College | Junior |
| 3 | LAC | Benoit Benjamin | C | 7-0 / 250 | Creighton | College | Junior |
| 4 | SEA | Xavier McDaniel | PF | 6-8 / 205 | Wichita State | College | Senior |
| 5 | ATL | Jon Koncak | C | 7-0 / 250 | Southern Methodist | College | Senior |
| 6 | SAC | Joe Kleine | C | 6-11 / 255 | Arkansas | College | Senior |
| 7 | GSW | Chris Mullin | SF | 6-6 / 200 | St. Johns | College | Senior |
| 8 | DAL | Detlef Schrempf | SF | 6-9 / 220 | Washington | College | Senior |
| 9 | CLE | Charles Oakley | PF | 6-8 / 225 | Virginia Union | College | Senior |
| 10 | PHO | Ed Pinckney | PF | 6-9 / 195 | Villanova | College | Senior |
| 11 | CHI | Keith Lee | PF | 6-10 / 215 | Memphis | College | Senior |
| 12 | WSB | Kenny Green | SF | 6-6 / 210 | Wake Forest | College | Junior |
| 13 | UTA | Karl Malone | PF | 6-8 / 250 | Louisiana Tech | College | Junior |
| 14 | SAS | Alfredrick Hughes | SF | 6-5 / 215 | Loyola, Chicago | College | Senior |
| 15 | DEN | Blair Rasmussen | C | 7-0 / 250 | Oregon | College | Senior |
| 16 | DAL | Bill Wennington | C | 7-0 / 245 | St. Johns | College | Senior |
| 17 | DAL | Uwe Blab | C | 7-2 / 252 | Indiana | College | Senior |
| 18 | DET | Joe Dumars | SG | 6-3 / 190 | McNeese State | College | Senior |
| 19 | HOU | Steve Harris | SG | 6-5 / 195 | Tulsa | College | Senior |
| 20 | BOS | Sam Vincent | PG | 6-2 / 195 | Michigan State | College | Senior |
| 21 | PHI | Terry Catledge | PF | 6-8 / 220 | South Alabama | College | Senior |
| 22 | MIL | Jerry Reynolds | SF | 6-8 / 200 | Louisiana State | College | Junior |
| 23 | LAL | A.C. Green | PF | 6-9 / 220 | Oregon State | College | Senior |
| 24 | POR | Terry Porter | PG | 6-3 / 195 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | College | Senior |
Round 2 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | POR | Mike Smrek | C | 7-0 / 250 | Canisius | College | Senior |
| 26 | IND | Bill Martin | SF | 6-7 / 215 | Georgetown | College | Senior |
| 27 | IND | Dwayne McClain | SF | 6-6 / 185 | Villanova | College | Senior |
| 28 | CHI | Ken Johnson | PF | 6-8 / 240 | Michigan State | College | Senior |
| 29 | SAS | Mike Brittain | C | 7-0 / 235 | South Carolina | College | Senior |
| 30 | CLE | Calvin Duncan | SG | 6-4 / 195 | VCU | College | Senior |
| 31 | WSB | Manute Bol | C | 7-6 / 200 | Bridgeport | College | Freshman |
| 32 | PHO | Nick Vanos | C | 7-1 / 255 | Santa Clara | College | Senior |
| 33 | PHI | Greg Stokes | PF | 6-10 / 220 | Iowa | College | Senior |
| 34 | CHI | Aubrey Sherrod | SG | 6-4 / 195 | Wichita State | College | Senior |
| 35 | SAS | Tyrone Corbin | SF | 6-6 / 210 | DePaul | College | Senior |
| 36 | NJN | Yvon Joseph | C | 6-11 / 245 | Georgia Tech | College | Senior |
| 37 | UTA | Carey Scurry | PF | 6-9 / 205 | Long Island | College | Senior |
| 38 | NJN | Fernando Martín | PF | 6-9 / 220 | — | International | — |
| 39 | POR | George Montgomery | PF | 6-9 / 235 | Illinois | College | Senior |
| 40 | DAL | Mark Acres | C | 6-11 / 220 | Oral Roberts | College | Senior |
| 41 | ATL | Lorenzo Charles | PF | 6-7 / 225 | N.C. State | College | Senior |
| 42 | GSW | Bobby Lee Hurt | PF | 6-9 / 240 | Alabama | College | Senior |
| 43 | DEN | Barry Stevens | SG | 6-5 / 190 | Iowa State | College | Senior |
| 44 | PHI | Voise Winters | PF | 6-8 / 200 | Bradley | College | Senior |
| 45 | CLE | Hot Rod Williams | — | — | Tulane | College | — |
| 46 | CHI | Adrian Branch | SF | 6-8 / 185 | Maryland | College | Senior |
| 47 | NYK | Gerald Wilkins | SG | 6-6 / 185 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | College | Senior |
Round 3 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | IND | Kenny Patterson | — | — | DePaul | College | — |
| 49 | GSW | Brad Wright | — | — | UCLA | College | — |
| 50 | DAL | Leonard Allen | — | — | San Diego State | College | — |
| 51 | SAC | Charles Bradley | — | — | South Florida | College | — |
| 52 | LAC | Anicet Lavodrama | — | — | Houston Baptist | — | — |
| 53 | SEA | Rolando Lamb | — | — | VCU | College | — |
| 54 | HOU | Sam Mitchell | — | — | Mercer | — | — |
| 55 | CLE | Herb Johnson | — | — | Tulsa | College | — |
| 56 | PHO | Jerry Everett | — | — | Lamar | College | — |
| 57 | HOU | Michael Payne | — | — | Iowa | College | — |
| 58 | WSB | Vernon Moore | — | — | Creighton | College | — |
| 59 | ATL | Sedric Toney | — | — | Dayton | College | — |
| 60 | DET | Andre Goode | — | — | Northwestern | College | — |
| 61 | POR | Perry Young | — | — | Virginia Tech | College | — |
| 62 | NJN | Nigel Miguel | — | — | UCLA | College | — |
| 63 | DAL | Harold Keeling | — | — | Santa Clara | College | — |
| 64 | DET | Richie Johnson | — | — | Evansville | College | — |
| 65 | WSB | Kenny Perry | — | — | Southern Illinois | College | — |
| 66 | SAC | Michael Adams | — | — | Boston College | College | — |
| 67 | PHI | Steve Black | — | — | LaSalle | College | — |
| 68 | MIL | Eugene McDowell | — | — | Florida | College | — |
| 69 | CHI | Mike Brown | — | — | George Washington | College | — |
| 70 | BOS | Andre Battle | — | — | Loyola, Chicago | College | — |
Round 4 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | GSW | Luster Goodwin | — | — | Texas-El Paso | College | — |
| 72 | IND | Vince Hamilton | — | — | Clemson | College | — |
| 73 | NYK | Fred Cofield | — | — | Eastern Michigan | College | — |
| 74 | LAC | Jim Deines | — | — | Arizona State | College | — |
| 75 | SEA | Alex Stivrins | — | — | Colorado | College | — |
| 76 | SAC | Willie Simmons | — | — | Louisiana Tech | College | — |
| 77 | ATL | Arvydas Sabonis | — | — | — | High School | — |
| 78 | PHO | Granger Hall | — | — | Temple | College | — |
| 79 | CLE | Mark Davis | — | — | Old Dominion | College | — |
| 80 | CHI | Craig Beard | — | — | Samford | — | — |
| 81 | WSB | Richie Adams | — | — | UNLV | College | — |
| 82 | SAS | Scott Roth | — | — | Wisconsin | College | — |
| 83 | UTA | Delaney Rudd | — | — | Wake Forest | College | — |
| 84 | ATL | John Battle | — | — | Rutgers | College | — |
| 85 | POR | Joe Atkinson | — | — | Oklahoma State | College | — |
| 86 | DAL | Bubba Jennings | — | — | Texas Tech | College | — |
| 87 | DET | Spud Webb | — | — | N.C. State | College | — |
| 88 | HOU | Michael Brooks | — | — | Tennessee | College | — |
| 89 | DEN | Pete Williams | — | — | Arizona | College | — |
| 90 | PHI | Derrick Gervin | — | — | Texas-San Antonio | College | — |
| 91 | MIL | Cozell McQueen | — | — | N.C. State | College | — |
| 92 | LAL | Dexter Shouse | — | — | South Alabama | College | — |
| 93 | BOS | Cliff Webber | — | — | Liberty | College | — |
Round 5 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | IND | Kelvin Johnson | — | — | Richmond | College | — |
| 95 | GSW | Greg Cavener | — | — | Missouri | College | — |
| 96 | NYK | Mike Schlegel | — | — | VCU | College | — |
| 97 | SEA | Lou Stefanovic | — | — | Illinois State | College | — |
| 98 | SAC | Bob Lojewski | — | — | St. Josephs | College | — |
| 99 | LAC | Wayne Carlander | — | — | Southern California | College | — |
| 100 | ATL | Larry Hampton | — | — | Hampton | College | — |
| 101 | CLE | Gunther Behnke | — | — | — | High School | — |
| 102 | PHO | Shawn Campbell | — | — | Weber State | College | — |
| 103 | CHI | Reid Gettys | — | — | Houston | College | — |
| 104 | WSB | Dean Shaffer | — | — | Florida State | College | — |
| 105 | UTA | Ray Hall | — | — | Canisius | College | — |
| 106 | SAS | Clayton Olivier | — | — | Southern California | College | — |
| 107 | POR | James Anderson | — | — | Union (N.Y.) | — | — |
| 108 | NJN | Kelly Blaine | — | — | South Alabama | College | — |
| 109 | DAL | Tommy Davis | — | — | Minnesota | College | — |
| 110 | DET | Mike Lahm | — | — | Murray State | College | — |
| 111 | IND | Ivan Daniels | — | — | Illinois-Chicago | College | — |
| 112 | DEN | Kenny Brown | — | — | Texas A&M | College | — |
| 113 | PHI | Carl Wright | — | — | Southern Methodist | College | — |
| 114 | MIL | Ray Knight | — | — | Providence | College | — |
| 115 | LAL | Timo Saarelainen | — | — | BYU | College | — |
| 116 | BOS | Albert Butts | — | — | LaSalle | College | — |
Round 6 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | GSW | Gerald Crosby | — | — | Georgia | College | — |
| 118 | IND | Stu Primus | — | — | Boston College | College | — |
| 119 | NYK | Kent Lockhart | — | — | Texas-El Paso | College | — |
| 120 | SAC | Charles Balentine | — | — | Arkansas | College | — |
| 121 | LAC | Malcolm Thomas | — | — | Missouri | College | — |
| 122 | SEA | Earl Walker | — | — | Mercer | — | — |
| 123 | ATL | Tony Duckett | — | — | Lafayette | — | — |
| 124 | PHO | Charles Rayne | — | — | Temple | College | — |
| 125 | CLE | Rickie Johnson | — | — | Illinois State | College | — |
| 126 | CHI | Dan Meagher | — | — | Duke | College | — |
| 127 | WSB | Matt England | — | — | Houston Baptist | — | — |
| 128 | SAS | Chris Harper | — | — | Oregon | College | — |
| 129 | UTA | Jim Miller | — | — | Virginia | College | — |
| 130 | NJN | George Almones | — | — | Louisiana-Lafayette | College | — |
| 131 | POR | Curtis Moore | — | — | Nebraska | College | — |
| 132 | DAL | Carlton Cooper | — | — | Texas | College | — |
| 133 | DET | Vincent Giles | — | — | Eastern Michigan | College | — |
| 134 | HOU | Sam Potter | — | — | Oral Roberts | College | — |
| 135 | DEN | Joe Carrabino | — | — | Harvard | College | — |
| 136 | PHI | Daryl Lloyd | — | — | Drake | College | — |
| 137 | MIL | Quentin Anderson | — | — | Texas Tech | College | — |
| 138 | LAL | Tony Neal | — | — | Cal State-Fullerton | College | — |
| 139 | BOS | Ralph Lewis | — | — | LaSalle | College | — |
Round 7 (23 picks)
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | IND | Jeff Acres | — | — | Oral Roberts | College | — |
| 141 | GSW | Eric Boyd | — | — | North Carolina A&T | College | — |
| 142 | NYK | Ken Bantum | — | — | Cornell | College | — |
| 143 | LAC | Gary Maloncon | — | — | UCLA | College | — |
| 144 | SEA | Michael Phelps | — | — | Alcorn State | College | — |
| 145 | SAC | Alton Lee Gipson | — | — | Florida State | College | — |
| 146 | ATL | Bob Ferry Jr. | — | — | Harvard | College | — |
| 147 | CLE | Buzz Peterson | — | — | North Carolina | College | — |
| 148 | PHO | Georgi Glouchkov | — | — | — | High School | — |
| 149 | CHI | Jeff Adkins | — | — | Maryland | College | — |
| 150 | WSB | Keith Gray | — | — | Detroit Mercy | College | — |
| 151 | UTA | Mike Wacker | — | — | Texas | College | — |
| 152 | SAS | Al Young | — | — | Virginia Tech | College | — |
| 153 | POR | Mark Owen | — | — | College of Idaho | College | — |
| 154 | NJN | Gary McLain | — | — | Villanova | College | — |
| 155 | DAL | Ed Catchings | — | — | UNLV | College | — |
| 156 | DET | Frank James | — | — | UNLV | College | — |
| 157 | IND | Don Turney | — | — | Marshall | College | — |
| 158 | DEN | Eddie Smith | — | — | Arizona | College | — |
| 159 | PHI | Jaye Andrews | — | — | Bucknell | College | — |
| 160 | MIL | Mario Elie | — | — | American International | — | — |
| 161 | LAL | Keith Cieplicki | — | — | William & Mary | College | — |
| 162 | BOS | Chris Remley | — | — | Rutgers | College | — |
★ = Basketball Hall of Fame