| First Round | Player | College |
| 1. Philadelphia 76ers | Doug Collins | Illinois State |
| 2. Cleveland Cavaliers | Jim Brewer | Minnesota |
| 3. Buffalo Braves | Ernie DiGregorio | Providence |
| 4. Seattle SuperSonics | Mike Green | Louisiana Tech |
| 5. Los Angeles Lakers | Kermit Washington | American |
| 6. Houston Rockets | Ed Ratleff | Long Beach State |
| 7. KC-Omaha Kings | Ron Behagen | Minnesota |
| 8. Phoenix Suns | Mike Bantom | St. Joseph's |
| 9. Atlanta Hawks | Dwight Jones | Houston |
| 10. Atlanta Hawks | John Brown | Missouri |
| 11. Golden State Warriors | Kevin Joyce | South Carolina |
| 12. Chicago Bulls | Kevin Kunnert | Iowa |
| 13. Capital Bullets | Nick Weatherspoon | Illinois |
| 14. New York Knicks | Mel Davis | St. John's |
| 15. Portland Trail Blazers | Barry Parkhill | Virginia |
| 16. Milwaukee Bucks | Swen Nater | UCLA |
| 17. Boston Celtics | Steve Downing | Indiana |
| 18. Philadelphia 76ers | Raymond Lewis | Cal State-Los Angeles |
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