1984 NBA draft

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

1984 NBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)June 19, 1984
Location
Felt Forum (New York City, New York)
Network(s)USA Network
Overview
228 total selections in 10 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selectionAkeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets)

The 1984 NBA draft was the 37th annual

Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, on June 19, 1984, before the 1984–85 season.[1] The draft is generally considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, in NBA history,[2][3][4] with four Hall of Famers being drafted in the first sixteen picks and five overall. It included first pick Akeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and John Stockton. The draft was broadcast in the United States on the USA Network.[5]

In this draft, 23 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S.

eligible players, including international players. The Houston Rockets won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Portland Trail Blazers, who obtained the Indiana Pacers' first-round pick in a trade, were awarded the second pick.[6] The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The Cleveland Cavaliers were awarded an extra first-round draft pick as compensation for the draft picks traded away by their previous owner, Ted Stepien.[7]

A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was automatically

San Diego Clippers relocated to Los Angeles and became the Los Angeles Clippers.[9] The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 228 players. This draft was the last to be held before the creation of the draft lottery in 1985.[10] It was the first NBA draft to be overseen by David Stern
, who continued as the commissioner of the league for the following 30 years.

Draft selections

A man, wearing a checkered coat and a dark shirt, is signing an autograph.
Akeem Olajuwon was selected first overall by the Houston Rockets.
Michael Jordan was selected 3rd overall by the Chicago Bulls.
A basketball player, wearing a red jersey, is holding a basketball.
Charles Barkley was selected 5th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Alvin Robertson was selected 7th overall by the San Antonio Spurs.
Kansas City Kings
.
Kevin Willis was selected 11th overall by the Atlanta Hawks.
John Stockton was selected 16th overall by the Utah Jazz.
New Jersey Nets
.
G
Guard
F
Forward
C Center
^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
# Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game
Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality[n 1] Team School/club team
1 1 Akeem Olajuwon^
[1]
C  Nigeria[2] Houston Rockets Houston (Jr.)
1 2 Sam Bowie C  United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Indiana)[d] Kentucky (Sr.)
1 3 Michael Jordan^ G/F  United States Chicago Bulls North Carolina (Jr.)
1 4 Sam Perkins F/C  United States Dallas Mavericks (from Cleveland)[e] North Carolina (Sr.)
1 5 Charles Barkley^ F  United States Philadelphia 76ers (from L.A. Clippers)[f] Auburn (Jr.)
1 6 Melvin Turpin C  United States
Washington Bullets (traded to Cleveland)[a]
Kentucky (Sr.)
1 7 Alvin Robertson* G  United States San Antonio Spurs Arkansas (Sr.)
1 8 Lancaster Gordon G  United States Los Angeles Clippers (from Golden State)[g] Louisville (Sr.)
1 9 Otis Thorpe+ F/C  United States
Kansas City Kings
Providence (Sr.)
1 10 Leon Wood G  United States Philadelphia 76ers (from Denver)[h] Cal State Fullerton (Sr.)
1 11 Kevin Willis* F/C  United States Atlanta Hawks Michigan State (Sr.)
1 12 Tim McCormick C  United States Cleveland Cavaliers[3] (traded to Seattle)[a] Michigan (Sr.)[4]
1 13 Jay Humphries G  United States Phoenix Suns Colorado (Sr.)
1 14 Michael Cage F/C  United States Los Angeles Clippers (from Seattle)[i] San Diego State (Sr.)
1 15 Terence Stansbury G  United States Dallas Mavericks Temple (Sr.)
1 16 John Stockton^ G  United States Utah Jazz Gonzaga (Sr.)
1 17 Jeff Turner F/C  United States
New Jersey Nets
Vanderbilt (Sr.)
1 18 Vern Fleming G  United States Indiana Pacers (from New York)[j]
Georgia (Sr.
)
1 19 Bernard Thompson G/F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Fresno State (Sr.)
1 20 Tony Campbell G/F  United States Detroit Pistons Ohio State (Sr.)
1 21 Kenny Fields G/F  United States Milwaukee Bucks UCLA (Sr.)
1 22 Tom Sewell G  United States Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Washington)[b] Lamar (Sr.)
1 23 Earl Jones C  United States Los Angeles Lakers UDC (Sr.)
1 24 Michael Young G/F  United States Boston Celtics Houston (Sr.)
2 25 Devin Durrant F  United States Indiana Pacers Brigham Young (Sr.)
2 26 Victor Fleming# G  United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Chicago via Indiana)[k] Xavier (Sr.)
2 27 Ron Anderson G/F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Fresno State (Sr.)
2 28 Cory Blackwell F  United States Seattle SuperSonics (from Houston)[l] Wisconsin (Jr.)
2 29 Stuart Gray F/C  Panama[5] Indiana Pacers (from L.A. Clippers via Philadelphia)[m] UCLA (Jr.)
2 30
Steve Burtt
G  United States Golden State Warriors (from Washington)[n] Iona (Sr.)
2 31 Jay Murphy F  United States Golden State Warriors (traded to L.A. Clippers)[c] Boston College (Sr.)
2 32 Eric Turner# G  United States Detroit Pistons (from San Antonio)[o] Michigan (Jr.)
2 33 Steve Colter G  United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Denver)[p] New Mexico State (Sr.)
2 34 Tony Costner# C  United States
Kansas City via Detroit and Atlanta)[q]
Saint Joseph's (Sr.)
2 35 Othell Wilson G  United States Golden State Warriors (from Atlanta)[r] Virginia (Sr.)
2 36 Charles Jones F  United States Phoenix Suns Louisville (Sr.)
2 37 Ben Coleman F  United States
Kansas City)[s]
Maryland (Sr.)
2 38 Charlie Sitton F  United States Dallas Mavericks Oregon State (Sr.)
2 39 Danny Young G  United States
New Jersey)[t]
Wake Forest (Sr.)
2 40 Anthony Teachey# F  United States Dallas Mavericks (from Utah)[u] Wake Forest (Sr.)
2 41 Tom Sluby G  United States
New Jersey)[v]
Notre Dame (Sr.)
2 42 Willie White G  United States Denver Nuggets (from Portland)[w]
Chattanooga (Sr.
)
2 43 Greg Wiltjer# C  Canada
Kansas City)[x]
Victoria (Canada) (Sr.)
2 44 Fred Reynolds# F  United States
Washington Bullets (from Milwaukee)[y]
UTEP (Sr.)
2 45 Gary Plummer F/C  United States Golden State Warriors (from Philadelphia 76ers)[z] Boston University (Sr.)
2 46 Jerome Kersey F  United States Portland Trail Blazers (from L.A. Lakers)[aa] Longwood (Sr.)
2 47 Ronnie Williams# F  United States Boston Celtics Florida (Sr.)
3 48 James Banks# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers
Georgia (Sr.
)
3 49 Tim Dillon# F  United States Chicago Bulls Northern Illinois (Sr.)
3 50 Ben McDonald F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers UC Irvine (Sr.)
3 51 Jim Petersen F/C  United States Houston Rockets Minnesota (Sr.)
3 52 Terry Williams# G  United States Seattle SuperSonics Alabama (Sr.)
3 53 Ricky Ross# F  United States
Washington Bullets
Tulsa (Sr.)
3 54 Roosevelt Chapman# G  United States
Kansas City Kings
Dayton (Sr.)
3 55 Lewis Jackson# G  United States Golden State Warriors Alabama State (Sr.)
3 56 Jeff Allen# F  United States
Kansas City Kings
St. John's (Sr.)
3 57 Joe Binion F  United States San Antonio Spurs (from Denver)[ab] North Carolina A&T (Sr.)
3 58 Bobby Parks# F  United States Atlanta Hawks Memphis (Sr.)
3 59 Murray Jarman# C  United States Phoenix Suns Clemson (Sr.)
3 60 Leonard Mitchell# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers LSU (Sr.)
3 61 Jeff Cross F  United States Dallas Mavericks Maine (Sr.)
3 62 David Pope F  United States Utah Jazz Norfolk State (Sr.)
3 63 Yommy Sangodeyi# F  Nigeria
New Jersey Nets
Sam Houston (Jr.)
3 64 Curtis Green# G  United States New York Knicks Southern Miss (Sr.)
3 65 Tim Kearney# C  United States Portland Trail Blazers West Virginia (Sr.)
3 66 Kevin Springman# F  United States Detroit Pistons Saint Joseph's (Sr.)
3 67 Vernon Delancy# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks Florida (Sr.)
3 68
Butch Graves
G  United States Philadelphia 76ers Yale (Sr.)
3 69 George Singleton# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Furman (Sr.)
3 70 Rick Carlisle G  United States Boston Celtics Virginia (Sr.)
4 71 Ralph Jackson G  United States Indiana Pacers UCLA (Sr.)
4 72 Melvin Johnson# F  United States Chicago Bulls Charlotte (Sr.)
4 73 Art Aaron# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Northwestern (Sr.)
4 74 Willie Jackson# F  United States Houston Rockets Centenary (Sr.)
4 75 Marc Glass# G  United States Los Angeles Clippers Montana (Sr.)
4 76 Jim Grandholm F  United States
Washington Bullets
South Florida (Sr.)
4 77 Mark Halsel# F  United States Chicago Bulls Northeastern (Sr.)
4 78 John Devereaux# C  United States San Antonio Spurs Ohio (Sr.)
4 79 Karl Tilleman# G  Canada Denver Nuggets Calgary (Sr.)
4 80 Carl Henry G  United States
Kansas City Kings
Kansas (Sr.)
4 81 Dicky Beal# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Kentucky (Sr.)
4 82 Jeff Collins# G  United States Phoenix Suns
UNLV (Sr.
)
4 83 Jeff Jenkins# F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Xavier (Sr.)
4 84 John Horrocks# C  United States Dallas Mavericks North Texas (Sr.)
4 85 Hank Cornley# F  United States
New Jersey Nets
Illinois State (Sr.)
4 86 Jim Rowinski F  United States Utah Jazz Purdue (Sr.)
4 87 Bob Thornton F/C  United States New York Knicks UC Irvine (Sr.)
4 88 Brett Applegate# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers BYU (Sr.)
4 89 Phillip Smith# G  United States Detroit Pistons New Mexico (Sr.)
4 90 Ozell Jones F/C  United States San Antonio Spurs (from Milwaukee)[ac] Cal State Fullerton (Sr.)
4 91 Earl Harrison# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Morehead State (Sr.)
4 92 John Revelli# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Stanford (Sr.)
4 93 Kevin Mullin# F  United States Boston Celtics Princeton (Sr.)
5 94 Gene Smith# G  United States Indiana Pacers Georgetown (Sr.)
5 95 Lamont Robinson# G  United States Chicago Bulls
Lamar (Sr.
)
5 96 Vince Hinchen# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Boise State (Sr.)
5 97 Al McClain# G  United States Houston Rockets New Hampshire (Sr.)
5 98 Alonza Allen# F  United States Los Angeles Clippers Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.)
5 99 Colin Irish# F  United Kingdom
Washington Bullets
Bowling Green (Sr.)
5 100 Eric Richardson# G  United States San Antonio Spurs Alabama (Sr.)
5 101 Steve Bartek# F  United States Golden State Warriors
Doane (Sr.
)
5 102 Jim Foster# F  United States
Kansas City Kings
South Carolina (Sr.)
5 103 Prince Bridges# G  United States Denver Nuggets Missouri (Sr.)
5 104 Terry Martin# F  United States Atlanta Hawks Louisiana–Monroe (Sr.)
5 105 Bill Flye# C  United States Phoenix Suns Richmond (Sr.)
5 106 Eli Pasquale# G  Canada Seattle SuperSonics Victoria (Sr.)
5 107 Dave Williams# C  United States Dallas Mavericks UIC (Sr.)
5 108 Marcus Gaither# G  United States
 France
Utah Jazz Fairleigh Dickinson (Sr.)
5 109 Michael Gerren# G  United States
New Jersey Nets
South Alabama (Sr.)
5 110 Scott McCollum# F  United States Golden State Warriors Pepperdine (Sr.)
5 111 Mike Whitmarsh# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers San Diego (Sr.)
5 112 Rick Doyle# F  United States Detroit Pistons UTSA (Sr.)
5 113 Ernie Floyd# C  United States Milwaukee Bucks Holy Cross (Sr.)
5 114 Dan Federman# C  United States Philadelphia 76ers
Tennessee (Sr.
)
5 115 Lance Berwald# C  United States Los Angeles Lakers North Dakota State (Sr.)
5 116 Todd Orlando# F  United States Boston Celtics Bentley (Sr.)
6 117 Clyde Vaughan# F  United States Indiana Pacers Pittsburgh (Sr.)
6 118 Jeff Tipton# C  United States Chicago Bulls Morehead State (Sr.)
6 119 Matt Doherty# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers North Carolina (Sr.)
6 120 McKinley Singleton G  United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston)[ad] UAB (Sr.)
6 121 Phillip Haynes# F  United States Los Angeles Clippers Memphis (Sr.)
6 122 Blaise Bugajski# G  United States
Washington Bullets
Illinois Wesleyan (Sr.)
6 123 Tony Martin# G  United States Golden State Warriors Wyoming (Sr.)
6 124 Dion Brown# F  United States San Antonio Spurs Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.)
6 125 Willie Burton# F  United States Denver Nuggets
Tennessee (Sr.
)
6 126 Bruce Vanley# C  United States
Kansas City Kings
Tulsa (Sr.)
6 127 Jim Master# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Kentucky (Sr.)
6 128 Herman Veal# F  United States Phoenix Suns Maryland (Sr.)
6 129 Graylin Warner# F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.)
6 130 LaVerne Evans# G  United States Dallas Mavericks Marshall (Sr.)
6 131 Oscar Schmidt^# G/F  Brazil
New Jersey Nets
S.E. Palmeiras (Brazil)
6 132 Chris Harrison# F  United States Utah Jazz West Virginia Wesleyan (Sr.)
6 133 Eddie Lee Wilkins F/C  United States New York Knicks Gardner–Webb (Sr.)
6 134 Lance Ball# C  United States Portland Trail Blazers Western Oregon (Sr.)
6 135 Rennie Bailey# G  United States Detroit Pistons Louisiana Tech (Sr.)
6 136 Mike Reddick# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks Stetson (Sr.)
6 137 Gary Springer# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Iona (Sr.)
6 138 Keith Jones# G  United States Los Angeles Lakers Stanford (Sr.)
6 139 Steve Carfino# G  United States Boston Celtics Iowa (Sr.)
7 140 Kenton Edelin F  United States Indiana Pacers Virginia (Sr.)
7 141 Butch Hays# G  United States Chicago Bulls California (Sr.)
7 142 Joe Jakubick# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Akron (Sr.)
7 143 Joedy Gardner# G  United States Houston Rockets
Long Beach State (Sr.
)
7 144 David Brantley# F  United States Los Angeles Clippers Oregon (Sr.)
7 145 Tim Garrett# F  United States
Washington Bullets
New Mexico (Sr.)
7 146 Michael Pitts# C  United States San Antonio Spurs California (Sr.)
7 147 Cliff Higgins# F  United States Golden State Warriors Cal State Northridge (Sr.)
7 148 Chipper Harris# G  United States
Kansas City Kings
Robert Morris (Sr.)
7 149 Mark Simpson# F  United States Denver Nuggets Catawba (Sr.)
7 150 Vince Martello# F  United States Atlanta Hawks Florida State (Sr.)
7 151 Raymond Crenshaw# F  United States Phoenix Suns Oklahoma State (Sr.)
7 152 Gary Gatewood# G  United States Seattle SuperSonics Oregon (Sr.)
7 153 George Turner# G  United States Dallas Mavericks UC Irvine (Sr.)
7 154 Bob Evans# C  United States Utah Jazz Southern Utah (Sr.)
7 155 Sean Kerins# F  United States
New Jersey Nets
Syracuse (Sr.)
7 156 Ken Bannister F/C  United States New York Knicks
St. Augustine's (Sr.
)
7 157 Victor Anger# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Pepperdine (Sr.)
7 158 Barry Francisco# G  United States Detroit Pistons Bloomsburg (Sr.)
7 159 Tony William# G  United States Milwaukee Bucks Florida State (Sr.)
7 160 Richard Congo# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Drexel (Sr.)
7 161 Richard Haenisch# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Chaminade (Sr.)
7 162 Mark Van Valkenburg# F  United States Boston Celtics Framingham State (Sr.)
8 163 Tom Heitz# F  United States Indiana Pacers Kentucky (Sr.)
8 164 Brett Crawford# F  United States Chicago Bulls US International (Sr.)
8 165 Elliot Beard# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Oberlin (Sr.)
8 166 Greg Wolff# F  United States Houston Rockets Angelo State (Sr.)
8 167 Jim McLoughlin# G  United States Los Angeles Clippers Temple (Sr.)
8 168 Darryl Odom# G  United States
Washington Bullets
West Virginia Wesleyan (Sr.)
8 169 Paul Brozovich# C  United States Golden State Warriors
UNLV (Sr.
)
8 170 Dan Tarkanian# G  United States San Antonio Spurs
UNLV (Sr.
)
8 171 Bill Wendlandt# F  United States Denver Nuggets Texas (Sr.)
8 172 Nate Rollins# F  United States
Kansas City Kings
Fort Hays State (Sr.)
8 173 Robert Brown# G  United States Atlanta Hawks
LIU Brooklyn (Sr.
)
8 174 Mark Fothergill# F  United States Phoenix Suns Maryland (Sr.)
8 175 Jerry McMillan# G  United States Seattle SuperSonics DePaul (Sr.)
8 176 Leroy Sutton# F  United States Dallas Mavericks Arkansas (Sr.)
8 177 Chris Winans# C  United States
New Jersey Nets
Utah (Sr.)
8 178 Eric Booker# G  United States Utah Jazz
UNLV (Sr.
)
8 179 Ricky Tunstall# C  United States New York Knicks Youngstown State (Sr.)
8 180 Steve Flint# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers UC San Diego (Sr.)
8 181 Dale Roberts# C  United States Detroit Pistons Appalachian State (Sr.)
8 182 Brad Jergenson# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks South Carolina (Sr.)
8 183 Frank Dobbs# G  United States Philadelphia 76ers Villanova (Sr.)
8 184 Champ Godbolt# G  United States Boston Celtics Holy Cross (Sr.)
9 185 Brian Martin F  United States Indiana Pacers Kansas (Sr.)
9 186 Calvin Pierce# F  United States Chicago Bulls Oklahoma (Sr.)
9 187 John Shimko# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Xavier (Sr.)
9 188 Bill Coon# F  United States Houston Rockets Presbyterian (Sr.)
9 189 Dave Schultz# G  United States Los Angeles Clippers Westmont (Sr.)
9 190 Mike Emanuel# G  United States
Washington Bullets
UNC Pembroke (Sr.)
9 191 Melvin Roseboro# G  United States San Antonio Spurs Saint Mary's (Sr.)
9 192 Mitch Arnold# G  United States Golden State Warriors Fresno State (Sr.)
9 193 Greg Turner# F  United States
Kansas City Kings
Auburn (Sr.)
9 194 Cecil Exum# F  United States
 Australia
Denver Nuggets North Carolina (Sr.)
9 195 Fred Brown# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Georgetown (Sr.)
9 196 Buddy Cox# F  United States Phoenix Suns Bellarmine (Sr.)
9 197 Mike Williams# C  United States Seattle SuperSonics Idaho State (Sr.)
9 198 John Tudor# G  United States Dallas Mavericks LSU (Sr.)
9 199 Kelly Knight# F  United States Utah Jazz Kansas (Sr.)
9 200 Bill Ryan# G  United States
New Jersey Nets
Princeton (Sr.)
9 201 Marc Marotta# F  United States New York Knicks Marquette (Sr.)
9 202 Dennis Black# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Portland (Sr.)
9 203 Ben Tower# F  United States Detroit Pistons Michigan State (Sr.)
9 204 Edwin Green# C  United States Milwaukee Bucks UMass (Sr.)
9 205 Michael Mitchell# C  United States Philadelphia 76ers Drexel (Sr.)
9 206 Joe Dickson# F  United States Boston Celtics Merrimack (Sr.)
10 207 Gary Carver# F  United States Indiana Pacers
Western Kentucky (Sr.
)
10 208 Carl Lewis#  United States Chicago Bulls Houston (Sr.)
10 209 Darrell Space# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Northeastern Illinois (Sr.)
10 210 Robert Turner# G  United States Houston Rockets Canisius (Sr.)
10 211 Dick Mumma# C  United States Los Angeles Clippers
Penn State (Sr.
)
10 212 Glynn Myrick# G  United States
Washington Bullets
Stetson (Sr.)
10 213 Tim Bell# F  United States Golden State Warriors UC Riverside (Sr.)
10 214 Frank Rodriguez# F  United States San Antonio Spurs New Mexico State (Sr.)
10 215 Dexter Bailey# F  United States Denver Nuggets Xavier (Sr.)
10 216 Victor Coleman# G  United States
Kansas City Kings
Northwest Missouri State (Sr.)
10 217 Doug Mills# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Hofstra (Sr.)
10 218 Ezra Hill# G  United States Phoenix Suns
Liberty (Sr.
)
10 219 Greg Brandon# F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Creighton (Sr.)
10 220 Napoleon Johnson# F  United States Dallas Mavericks Grambling State (Sr.)
10 221 Phil Jamison# G  United States
New Jersey Nets
Saint Peter's (Sr.)
10 222 Mike Curran# G  United States Utah Jazz Niagara (Sr.)
10 223 Mike Henderson# F  Jamaica New York Knicks LIU Post (Sr.)
10 224 Randy Dunn# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers George Fox (Sr.)
10 225 Dan Pelekoudas# G  United States Detroit Pistons Michigan (Sr.)
10 226 Mike Toomer# C  United States Milwaukee Bucks Florida A&M (Sr.)
10 227 Martin Clark# F  United Kingdom Philadelphia 76ers Boston College (Sr.)
10 228 Dan Trant# G  United States Boston Celtics
Clark (Sr.
)
  1. ^ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.

Trades involving draft picks

Draft-day trades

The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.[1]

Pre-draft trades

Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of picks between the teams.

Legacy

The Houston Rockets used their first pick to draft

All-NBA Second Team in his rookie season.[51] Jordan's teammate at North Carolina, Sam Perkins, was drafted fourth by the Dallas Mavericks. Charles Barkley, a junior forward from Auburn University, was drafted fifth by the Philadelphia 76ers. Olajuwon, Jordan and Barkley, along with the 16th pick John Stockton and the 131st pick Oscar Schmidt, have been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[52] The first four mentioned players were also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.[53]

Olajuwon's achievements include two

The third pick, Jordan, achieved even greater success than Olajuwon. He won six NBA championships, six Finals Most Valuable Player Awards, five Most Valuable Player Awards, one Defensive Player of the Year Award, eleven All-NBA Team selections, fourteen All-Star Game selections, three

NBA All Star Game MVP Awards, and nine All-Defensive Team selections.[51]

Barkley and Stockton never won an NBA championship, but both players received numerous awards and honors. Barkley won the Most Valuable Player in

steals and was co-MVP of the 1993 All Star Game along with his Utah Jazz teammate Karl Malone.[56] Jordan, Barkley and Stockton would later play as teammates for the 1992 "Dream Team
".

quadruple double
.

Two other players from this draft, ninth pick Otis Thorpe and eleventh pick Kevin Willis, were also selected to one All-Star Game each.[58] Willis also had one selection to the All-NBA Team.[59] Rick Carlisle, the 70th pick, became a coach after ending his playing career and won the Coach of the Year Award in 2002 while coaching the Detroit Pistons. In 2011, he coached the Dallas Mavericks to an NBA Championship.[60]

The Trail Blazers selection of Sam Bowie (left) over future Hall of Famer Michael Jordan (right) would become a noteworthy moment in NBA draft history.

The 1984 draft class is considered to be one of the best in NBA history as it produced five Hall of Famers and seven All-Stars.

draft busts in NBA history.[64][65][66][67][68] It is believed that the Blazers picked Bowie over Michael Jordan because they already had an All Star shooting guard in Jim Paxson and a young shooting guard in Clyde Drexler, whom they drafted in the 1983 draft.[51][69] Although Drexler went on to have a successful career, Bowie's career was cut short by injuries; he had missed two of the past three seasons in his college career as well.[50] Despite having a 10-year career in the NBA and averaging 10.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, Bowie's career was interrupted by five leg surgeries, which limited him to 139 games in five years with the Blazers.[70][71]

Other notable selections

Brazilian

NBA's career scoring leader, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who scored 38,387 points in his NBA career.[72] In 2010, FIBA honored Schmidt with an induction to the FIBA Hall of Fame,[73] and Schmidt was inducted by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.[74]

University of Houston

In the fifth round, the Portland Trail Blazers drafted Mike Whitmarsh, who starred for the University of San Diego in both basketball and volleyball, with the 111th pick. Whitmarsh played professional basketball in Germany for three years, but never played in the NBA. He then left basketball to play beach volleyball, where he achieved greater success, including a silver medal in the Olympics.[77]

The final pick in the 1984 Draft, number 228 by the Boston Celtics, was Dan Trant of Clark University. Trant never played in a regular season game for the Celtics. Trant was working in his office at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 and was killed in the terrorist attacks that day.[78]

This draft would be the last of the NBA that would be without any undrafted players entering the NBA. Starting from 1985 onward, multiple undrafted players from each year would enter the NBA, with more of them coming after the league decreased the number of rounds from the draft from 10 to the current two.

Early entrants

College underclassmen

The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[79]

Notes

^ 1: When Hakeem Olajuwon first arrived to the United States in 1981, his first name was incorrectly spelled as "Akeem". He used that spelling until March 9, 1991, when he announced that he would add an H and changed it to "Hakeem", the original Arabic spelling of his name.[48]
^ 2: Hakeem Olajuwon was born in Nigeria, but became a naturalized United States citizen in 1993. He has represented the United States national team.[54]
^ 3: As compensation for the first-round draft picks traded away by the previous owner, Ted Stepien, the Cleveland Cavaliers were awarded extra first-round draft picks in the 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986 drafts in exchange for cash.[7][80]
^ 4: Even though Tim McCormick was a senior, he had one year of college eligibility remaining and thus had to apply for early entry.[8]

Panama national team.[81]

See also

References

General
  • "Complete First Round Results 1980–89". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  • "1984 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  • "1982–1986 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d Goldaper, Sam (June 20, 1984). "Olajuwon Is No.1 Pick in College Draft". The New York Times Company. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  2. ^ NBA Best Draft classes CNN
  3. ^ NBA.com, Joe Boozell, special to. "The List: Top five draft classes in NBA history". NBA.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "25 of the best NBA Draft picks ever". CBSSports.com. August 18, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  5. ^ Simmons, Bill (July 12, 2002). "Let's go to the tape". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  6. ^ DuPree, David (June 25, 2007). "25 drafts, dozens of stars, one Michael". USA Today. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Ted Stepien, N.B.A. Owner, Is Dead at 82". The New York Times Company. September 15, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  8. ^ a b "Early Entry Candidate History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 14, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  9. ^ "Clippers move into LA Sports Arena". Times Daily. Florence, Alabama: Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc. May 16, 1984. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  10. ^ "Evolution of the Draft and Lottery". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  11. ^ a b "Tom Owens Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  12. ^ "Mike Bratz Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  13. ^ a b c d "Clippers: All-Time Transactions". NBA.com/Clippers. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on February 21, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  14. ^ a b "World B. Free Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  15. ^ "Bobby Jones Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  16. ^ "Tom Chambers Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  17. ^ "Vince Taylor Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  18. ^ "Granville Waiters Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  19. ^ "Mitchell Wiggins Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  20. ^ "Wally Walker Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  21. ^ "Clemon Johnson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  22. ^ "Lionel Hollins Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  23. ^ "John Lucas Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  24. ^ a b c "Pistons: All-Time Transactions". NBA.com/Pistons. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on February 21, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  25. ^ "Edgar Jones Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  26. ^ "T.R. Dunn Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  27. ^ "Randy Wittman Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  28. ^ "Steve Hawes Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  29. ^ "Larry Drew Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  30. ^ "Rickey Brown Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  31. ^ "Ennis Wheatley Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  32. ^ "Jim Johnstone Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  33. ^ "Armond Hill Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  34. ^ "James Bailey Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  35. ^ "Billy McKinney Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  36. ^ "Kelvin Ransey Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  37. ^ "Len Elmore Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  38. ^ "Kiki Vandeweghe Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  39. ^ "Reggie Theus Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  40. ^ "Billy Knight Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  41. ^ "Brook Steppe Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  42. ^ "Kevin Grevey Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  43. ^ "Sam Williams Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  44. ^ "Jim Brewer Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  45. ^ "Keith Edmondson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  46. ^ "Mike Dunleavy Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  47. ^ "Phil Ford Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  48. ^ a b Dufresne, Chris (March 11, 1991). "Hakeem Still Can Be Called 'the Dream'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  49. ^ "Point guard trio linked to draft history". NBC Sports. NBC Universal. June 29, 2005. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  50. ^ a b Dupree, David (June 17, 1984). "NBA Draft '84: Choosing from the Choice". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  51. ^ a b c "Michael Jordan Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  52. ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  53. ^ "The NBA's 50 Greatest Players". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  54. ^ a b "Hakeem Olajuwon Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  55. ^ "Charles Barkley Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  56. ^ "John Stockton Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  57. ^ "Alvin Robertson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
  58. ^ "Otis Thorpe Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
  59. ^ "Kevin Willis Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
  60. ^ "Rick Carlisle Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  61. ^ "With A Little Luck..." NBA.com/Bulls. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 25, 2006. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  62. ^ Fox, Jeff (December 11, 2009). "1984 NBA Draft Remix". Slam Online. Source Interlink Magazines, LLC. Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  63. ^ Nance, Roscoe (November 5, 2006). "Stars from 2003 NBA Draft looking like legendary 1984 class". USA Today. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  64. ^ Schoenfield, David (April 26, 2006). "The 100 worst draft picks ever". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  65. ^ "Reader ballots tab Bowie as biggest NBA draft bust ever". USA Today. June 26, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  66. ^ Hollinger, John (June 26, 2003). "The 10 biggest draft flops in NBA history". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  67. ^ "NBA Draft Bust". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  68. ^ "NBA's Biggest Draft Busts". NY Daily News. August 28, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  69. ^ DuPree, David (June 25, 2007). "25 drafts, dozens of stars, one Michael". USA Today. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  70. ^ Stein, Marc (September 14, 2007). "Sam Bowie feels Greg Oden's pain". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  71. ^ "Sam Bowie Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  72. ^ "Brazil's Oscar is Retiring". The New York Times. May 27, 2003. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  73. ^ "FIBA announces 2010 Hall of Fame Class". FIBA. August 20, 2010. Archived from the original on October 19, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  74. ^ "Five Direct-Elect Members Announced for the Class of 2013 By the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 15, 2013. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  75. ^ Kim, Randy (June 19, 2003). "Draft Oddities". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  76. ^ Schwartz, Larry (December 29, 2006). "King Carl had long, golden reign". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  77. ^ Perry, Tony (February 19, 2009). "Mike Whitmarsh dies at 46; Olympic medalist in beach volleyball". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  78. ^ "Former Celtics Draft Pick & 9/11 Victim Dan Trant Remembered Today". September 11, 2011.
  79. ^ "1984 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. August 4, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  80. ^ "Sale of Cavs Approved". The New York Times. May 10, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  81. ^ Ryan, Bob (June 28, 1992). "To them, it was an emotional ceremony". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2010.

External links