1987 NBA draft

1987 NBA draft
General information
Date(s)	June 22, 1987
Time	7:35 pm EDT
Location	Felt Forum, New York City, New York
Network(s) (US)	TBS Superstation
First selection	David Robinson
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David Robinson, the 1st pick

The 1987 NBA draft was held on June 22, 1987 in New York City.

This draft is notable for the selection of two future members of the NBA 50 Greatest Players list, David Robinson and Scottie Pippen, as well as fellow Hall of Famer Reggie Miller. Other notable selections include Kevin Johnson, Kenny Smith, Horace Grant, Reggie Lewis, Muggsy Bogues, Mark Jackson, and Šarūnas Marčiulionis. Also in this draft, former Florida Gators head men's basketball coach Billy Donovan (drafted 68th by the Utah Jazz), who led that program to NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championships in 2006 and in 2007.

Note that David Robinson did not join the NBA until the 1989–90 season due to his service commitment with the United States Navy. This was the last NBA draft to go over three rounds, as it was reduced to exactly three next year and later to two since 1989.

Draft selections

PG

Point guard

SG

Shooting guard

SF

Small forward

PF

Power 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
^x	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-NBA Team
^#	Denotes player who never played in the NBA regular season or playoffs

Scottie Pippen, the 5th pick

Kenny Smith, the 6th pick

Kevin Johnson, the 7th pick

Reggie Miller, the 11th pick

Muggsy Bogues, the 12th pick

Joe Wolf, the 13th pick

Mark Jackson, the 18th pick

Steve Alford, the 26th pick

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality[n 1]	Team	School/club team
1	1	Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson^	C	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Navy (Sr.)
1	2	Gilliam, ArmenArmen Gilliam	PF	United States	Phoenix Suns	UNLV (Sr.)
1	3	Hopson, DennisDennis Hopson	SF	United States	New Jersey Nets	Ohio State (Sr.)
1	4	Williams, ReggieReggie Williams	SF	United States	Los Angeles Clippers	Georgetown (Sr.)
1	5	Pippen, ScottieScottie Pippen^	SF	United States	Seattle SuperSonics (from New York, traded to Chicago for Olden Polynice)	Central Arkansas (Sr.)
1	6	Kenny Smith	PG	United States	Sacramento Kings	North Carolina (Sr.)
1	7	Kevin Johnson*	PG	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	California (Sr.)
1	8	Polynice, OldenOlden Polynice	C	Haiti	Chicago Bulls (from Denver via New York, traded to Seattle for Scottie Pippen)	Virginia (Jr.)
1	9	McKey, DerrickDerrick McKey	SF/PF	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Alabama (Jr.)
1	10	Horace Grant^+	PF/C	United States	Chicago Bulls	Clemson (Sr.)
1	11	Reggie Miller^	SG	United States	Indiana Pacers	UCLA (Sr.)
1	12	Bogues, MuggsyMuggsy Bogues	PG	United States	Washington Bullets	Wake Forest (Sr.)
1	13	Wolf, JoeJoe Wolf	C	United States	Los Angeles Clippers (from Houston)	North Carolina (Sr.)
1	14	Frank, TellisTellis Frank	PF	United States	Golden State Warriors	WKU (Sr.)
1	15	Ortiz, JoséJosé Ortiz	PF	Puerto Rico	Utah Jazz	Oregon State (Sr.)
1	16	Welp, ChristianChristian Welp	C	West Germany	Philadelphia 76ers	Washington (Sr.)
1	17	Murphy, RonnieRonnie Murphy	SG	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Jacksonville (Sr.)
1	18	Jackson, MarkMark Jackson^+	PG	United States	New York Knicks (from Milwaukee via Seattle)	St. John's (Sr.)
1	19	Norman, KenKen Norman	SF	United States	Los Angeles Clippers (from Detroit)	Illinois (Sr.)
1	20	Farmer, JimJim Farmer	SG	United States	Dallas Mavericks	Alabama (Sr.)
1	21	Comegys, DallasDallas Comegys	C	United States	Atlanta Hawks	DePaul (Sr.)
1	22	Lewis, ReggieReggie Lewis^+	SG	United States	Boston Celtics	Northeastern (Sr.)
1	23	Anderson, Greg "Cadillac"Greg "Cadillac" Anderson	PF	United States	San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers)	Houston (Sr.)
2	24	Banks, FreddieFreddie Banks^#	SG	United States	Detroit Pistons	UNLV (Sr.)
2	25	Moore, RonRon Moore	C	United States	New York Knicks	West Virginia State (Sr.)
2	26	Alford, SteveSteve Alford	SG	United States	Dallas Mavericks	Indiana (Sr.)
2	27	Blackwell, NateNate Blackwell	PG	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Temple (Sr.)
2	28	Winslow, RickieRickie Winslow	SF	United States	Chicago Bulls	Houston (Sr.)
2	29	Fonville, LesterLester Fonville^#	C	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Jackson State (Sr.)
2	30	Wilson, NikitaNikita Wilson	SF	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	LSU (Sr.)
2	31	Moore, AndreAndre Moore	PF	United States	Denver Nuggets	Loyola (IL) (Jr.)
2	32	McCann, BobBob McCann	SF	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Morehead State (Sr.)
2	33	White, TonyTony White	PG	United States	Chicago Bulls	Tennessee (Sr.)
2	34	Rowsom, BrianBrian Rowsom	PF	United States	Indiana Pacers	UNC Wilmington (Sr.)
2	35	Lee, DougDoug Lee	SG	United States	Houston Rockets	Purdue (Sr.)
2	36	Washington, DuaneDuane Washington	SG	United States	Washington Bullets	Middle Tennessee (Sr.)
2	37	Dowell, DerrickDerrick Dowell^#	SF	United States	Washington Bullets	USC (Sr.)
2	38	Coleman, NorrisNorris Coleman	SF	United States	Los Angeles Clippers	Kansas State (So.)
2	39	Askew, VincentVincent Askew	SG/SF	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Memphis State (Jr.)
2	40	Garland, WinstonWinston Garland	PG	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Southwest Missouri State (Sr.)
2	41	Johnson, KannardKannard Johnson	SF	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	WKU (Sr.)
2	42	Bailey, TerranceTerrance Bailey^#	SG	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Wagner (Sr.)
2	43	Kennedy, AndrewAndrew Kennedy^#	F	Jamaica	Philadelphia 76ers	Virginia (Sr.)
2	44	Coner, TerryTerry Coner^#	PG	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Alabama (Sr.)
2	45	Lohaus, BradBrad Lohaus	PF/C	United States	Boston Celtics	Iowa (Sr.)
2	46	Dalrymple, BruceBruce Dalrymple^#	G	United States	Phoenix Suns	Georgia Tech (Sr.)

Notable post-second round picks

Billy Donovan, the 68th pick

These draft picks played at least one game in the NBA but were selected after the second round.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School/club team
3	48	Waller, JamieJamie Waller	SG	United States	New Jersey Nets	Virginia Union (Sr.)
3	50	Zevenbergen, PhilPhil Zevenbergen	C	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Washington (Sr.)
3	53	Crite, WinstonWinston Crite	SF	United States	Phoenix Suns	Texas A&M (Sr.)
3	58	Johnson, DarrylDarryl Johnson	PG	United States	Golden State Warriors	Michigan State (Sr.)
3	63	Gamble, KevinKevin Gamble	SG	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Iowa (Sr.)
3	65	White, EricEric White	PF	United States	Detroit Pistons	Pepperdine (Sr.)
3	68	Donovan, BillyBilly Donovan	PG	United States	Utah Jazz	Providence (Sr.)
4	74	Arlauckas, JoeJoe Arlauckas	SF	United States	Sacramento Kings	Niagara (Sr.)
4	75	Dudley, ChrisChris Dudley	C	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Yale (Sr.)
4	79	Haley, JackJack Haley	C	United States	Chicago Bulls	UCLA (Sr.)
4	88	Popson, DaveDave Popson	PF	United States	Detroit Pistons	North Carolina (Sr.)
5	100	Grandison, RonnieRonnie Grandison	SF	United States	Denver Nuggets	New Orleans (Sr.)
5	107	Kofoed, BartBart Kofoed	SG	United States	Utah Jazz	Nebraska–Kearney (Sr.)
6	116	Nessley, MartinMartin Nessley	C	United States	Los Angeles Clippers	Duke (Sr.)
6	127	Marčiulionis, ŠarūnasŠarūnas Marčiulionis	SG	Soviet Union ( Lithuania)	Golden State Warriors	Statyba Vilnius (Soviet Union)

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.

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the draft but still appeared in at least one regular or postseason NBA game.

Player	Position	Nationality	School/club team
Allen, RandyRandy Allen	F	United States	Florida State (Sr.)
Bazarevich, SergeiSergei Bazarevich	SG	Russia	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Brooks, ScottScott Brooks	PG	United States	UC Irvine (Sr.)
Champion, MikeMike Champion	PF	United States	Gonzaga (Sr.)
Copa, TomTom Copa	C	United States	Marquette (Sr.)
Ćurčić, RadisavRadisav Ćurčić	C	Yugoslavia ( Serbia)	Union Olimpija (Slovenia)
Gaze, AndrewAndrew Gaze	F	Australia	Melbourne Tigers (Australia)
Hunter, CedricCedric Hunter	PG	United States	Kansas (Sr.)
Wade, MarkMark Wade	PG	United States	UNLV (Sr.)
Wood, DavidDavid Wood	F	United States	Nevada (Sr.)
Wynder, A. J.A. J. Wynder	PG	United States	Fairfield (Sr.)

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