| First Round | Player | College |
| 1. Charlotte | Larry Johnson | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 2. New Jersey | Kenny Anderson | Georgia Tech |
| 3. Sacramento | Billy Owens | Syracuse |
| 4. Denver | Dikembe Mutombo | Georgetown |
| 5. Miami | Steve Smith | Michigan State |
| 6. Dallas | Doug Smith | Missouri |
| 7. Minnesota | Luc Longley | New Mexico |
| 8. Denver (from Washington) | Mark Macon | Temple |
| 9. Atlanta (from LA Clippers) | Stacey Augmon | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 10. Orlando | Brian Williams | Arizona |
| 11. Cleveland | Terrell Brandon | Oregon |
| 12. New York | Greg Anthony | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 13. Indiana | Dale Davis | Clemson |
| 14. Seattle | Rich King | Nebraska |
| 15. Atlanta (1) | Anthony Avent | Seton Hall |
| 16. Golden State (from Phi.) | Chris Gatling | Old Dominion |
| 17. Golden State | Victor Alexander | Iowa State |
| 18. Milwaukee (2) | Kevin Brooks | SW Louisiana |
| 19. Washington (from Detroit) | LaBradford Smith | Louisville |
| 20. Houston | John Turner | Phillips |
| 21. Utah | Eric Murdock | Providence |
| 22. LA Clippers (from Phoenix) | LeRon Ellis | Syracuse |
| 23. Orlando (from S.A.) (3) | Stanley Roberts | Louisiana State |
| 24. Boston | Rick Fox | North Carolina |
| 25. Golden State (from LA Lakers) | Shaun Vandiver | Colorado |
| 26. Chicago | Mark Randall | Kansas |
| 27. Sacramento (from Portland) | Pete Chilcutt | North Carolina |
Notes:
(1) Draft rights traded by Atlanta to Denver for Blair Rasmussen. Draft rights traded by Denver to Milwaukee for draft rights to Kevin Brooks, a 1994 second-round draft choice and other considerations.
(2) Draft rights traded with a 1994 second-round draft choice and other considerations by Milwaukee to Denver for draft rights to Anthony Avent.
(3) Spent 1990-91 season playing in Spain for Real Madrid.
