| First Round | Player | College |
| 1. Dallas Mavericks | Mark Aguirre | DePaul |
| 2. Detroit Pistons | Isiah Thomas | Indiana |
| 3. New Jersey Nets | Buck Williams | Maryland |
| 4. Atlanta Hawks | Al Wood | North Carolina |
| 5. Seattle SuperSonics | Danny Vranes | Utah |
| 6. Chicago Bulls | Orlando Woolridge | Notre Dame |
| 7. Kansas City Kings | Steve Johnson | Oregon State |
| 8. San Diego Clippers | Tom Chambers | Utah |
| 9. Dallas Mavericks | Rolando Blackman | Kansas State |
| 10. New Jersey Nets | Albert King | Maryland |
| 11. Washington Bullets | Frank Johnson | Wake Forest |
| 12. Detroit Pistons | Kelly Tripucka | Notre Dame |
| 13. Utah Jazz | Danny Schayes | Syracuse |
| 14. Indiana Pacers | Herb Williams | Ohio State |
| 15. Portland Trail Blazers | Jeff Lamp | Virginia |
| 16. Portland Trail Blazers | Darnell Valentine | Kansas |
| 17. Kansas City Kings | Kevin Loder | Alabama State |
| 18. New Jersey Nets | Ray Tolbert | Indiana |
| 19. Los Angeles Lakers | Mike McGee | Michigan |
| 20. Phoenix Suns | Larry Nance | Clemson |
| 21. Milwaukee Bucks | Alton Lister | Arizona State |
| 22. Philadelphia 76ers | Franklin Edwards | Cleveland State |
| 23. Boston Celtics | Charles Bradley | Wyoming |
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