| First Round | Player | College |
| 1. Houston Rockets | Ralph Sampson | Virginia |
| 2. Indiana Pacers | Steve Stipanovich | Missouri |
| 3. Houston Rockets | Rodney McCray | Louisville |
| 4. San Diego Clippers | Byron Scott | Arizona State |
| 5. Chicago Bulls | Sidney Green | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 6. Golden State Warriors | Russell Cross | Purdue |
| 7. Utah Jazz | Thurl Bailey | North Carolina State |
| 8. Detroit Pistons | Antoine Carr | Wichita State |
| 9. Dallas Mavericks | Dale Ellis | Tennessee |
| 10. Washington Bullets | Jeff Malone | Mississippi State |
| 11. Dallas Mavericks | Derek Harper | Illinois |
| 12. New York Knicks | Darrell Walker | Arkansas |
| 13. Kansas City Kings | Ennis Whatley | Alabama |
| 14. Portland Trail Blazers | Clyde Drexler | Houston |
| 15. Denver Nuggets | Howard Carter | Louisiana State |
| 16. Seattle SuperSonics | Jon Sundvold | Missouri |
| 17. Philadelphia 76ers | Leo Rautins | Syracuse |
| 18. Milwaukee Bucks | Randy Breuer | Minnesota |
| 19. San Antonio Spurs | John Paxson | Notre Dame |
| 20. Cleveland Cavaliers | Roy Hinson | Rutgers |
| 21. Boston Celtics | Greg Kite | Brigham Young |
| 22. Washington Bullets | Randy Wittman | Indiana |
| 23. Indiana Pacers | Mitchell Wiggins | Florida State |
| 24. Cleveland Cavaliers | Stewart Granger | Villanova |
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