1987 NBA draft
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| 1987 NBA draft | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | June 22, 1987 |
| Location | Felt Forum, New York City, New York |
| Network(s) | TBS Superstation |
| League | NBA |
| First selection | David Robinson |
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 men's basketball head 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.
Contents
1 Draft selections
1.1 Notable post-second-round picks
2 Notable undrafted players
3 References
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 |
David Robinson, the 1st pick
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 | David Robinson^ | C |  United States | San Antonio Spurs | Navy (Sr.) |
| 1 | 2 | Armen Gilliam | PF | United States | Phoenix Suns | UNLV (Sr.) |
| 1 | 3 | Dennis Hopson | SF | United States | New Jersey Nets | Ohio State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 4 | Reggie Williams | SF | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Georgetown (Sr.) |
| 1 | 5 | Scottie 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 | Olden Polynice | C |  Haiti | Chicago Bulls (from Denver via New York, traded to Seattle for Scottie Pippen) | Virginia (Jr.) |
| 1 | 9 | Derrick 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 | Muggsy Bogues | PG | United States | Washington Bullets | Wake Forest (Sr.) |
| 1 | 13 | Joe Wolf | C | United States | Los Angeles Clippers (from Houston) | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| 1 | 14 | Tellis Frank | PF | United States | Golden State Warriors | WKU (Sr.) |
| 1 | 15 | José Ortiz | PF |  Puerto Rico | Utah Jazz | Oregon State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 16 | Christian Welp | C |  West Germany | Philadelphia 76ers | Washington (Sr.) |
| 1 | 17 | Ronnie Murphy | SG | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Jacksonville (Sr.) |
| 1 | 18 | Mark Jackson+ | PG | United States | New York Knicks (from Milwaukee via Seattle) | St. John's (Sr.) |
| 1 | 19 | Ken Norman | SF | United States | Los Angeles Clippers (from Detroit) | Illinois (Sr.) |
| 1 | 20 | Jim Farmer | SG | United States | Dallas Mavericks | Alabama (Sr.) |
| 1 | 21 | Dallas Comegys | C | United States | Atlanta Hawks | DePaul (Sr.) |
| 1 | 22 | Reggie Lewis+ | SG | United States | Boston Celtics | Northeastern (Sr.) |
| 1 | 23 | Greg "Cadillac" Anderson | PF | United States | San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers) | Houston (Sr.) |
| 2 | 24 | Freddie Banks# | SG | United States | Detroit Pistons | UNLV (Sr.) |
| 2 | 25 | Ron Moore | C | United States | New York Knicks | West Virginia State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 26 | Steve Alford | SG | United States | Dallas Mavericks | Indiana (Sr.) |
| 2 | 27 | Nate Blackwell | PG | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Temple (Sr.) |
| 2 | 28 | Rickie Winslow | SF | United States | Chicago Bulls | Houston (Sr.) |
| 2 | 29 | Lester Fonville# | C | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Jackson State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 30 | Nikita Wilson | SF | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | LSU (Sr.) |
| 2 | 31 | Andre Moore | PF | United States | Denver Nuggets | Loyola (IL) (Jr.) |
| 2 | 32 | Bob McCann | SF | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Morehead State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 33 | Tony White | PG | United States | Chicago Bulls | Tennessee (Sr.) |
| 2 | 34 | Brian Rowsom | PF | United States | Indiana Pacers | UNC Wilmington (Sr.) |
| 2 | 35 | Doug Lee | SG | United States | Houston Rockets | Purdue (Sr.) |
| 2 | 36 | Duane Washington | SG | United States | Washington Bullets | Middle Tennessee (Sr.) |
| 2 | 37 | Derrick Dowell# | SF | United States | Washington Bullets | USC (Sr.) |
| 2 | 38 | Norris Coleman | SF | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Kansas State (So.) |
| 2 | 39 | Vincent Askew | SG/SF | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Memphis State (Jr.) |
| 2 | 40 | Winston Garland | PG | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Southwest Missouri State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 41 | Kannard Johnson | SF | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | WKU (Sr.) |
| 2 | 42 | Terrance Bailey# | SG | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Wagner (Sr.) |
| 2 | 43 | Andrew Kennedy# | F |  Jamaica | Philadelphia 76ers | Virginia (Sr.) |
| 2 | 44 | Terry Coner# | PG | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Alabama (Sr.) |
| 2 | 45 | Brad Lohaus | PF/C | United States | Boston Celtics | Iowa (Sr.) |
| 2 | 46 | Bruce 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.[1][2]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 48 | Jamie Waller | SG | United States | New Jersey Nets | Virginia Union (Sr.) |
| 3 | 50 | Phil Zevenbergen | C | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Washington (Sr.) |
| 3 | 53 | Winston Crite | SF | United States | Phoenix Suns | Texas A&M (Sr.) |
| 3 | 58 | Darryl Johnson | PG | United States | Golden State Warriors | Michigan State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 63 | Kevin Gamble | SG | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Iowa (Sr.) |
| 3 | 65 | Eric White | PF | United States | Detroit Pistons | Pepperdine (Sr.) |
| 3 | 68 | Billy Donovan | PG | United States | Utah Jazz | Providence (Sr.) |
| 4 | 74 | Joe Arlauckas | SF | United States | Sacramento Kings | Niagara (Sr.) |
| 4 | 75 | Chris Dudley | C | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Yale (Sr.) |
| 4 | 79 | Jack Haley | C | United States | Chicago Bulls | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 4 | 88 | Dave Popson | PF | United States | Detroit Pistons | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| 5 | 100 | Ronnie Grandison | SF | United States | Denver Nuggets | New Orleans (Sr.) |
| 5 | 107 | Bart Kofoed | SG | United States | Utah Jazz | Nebraska–Kearney (Sr.) |
| 6 | 116 | Martin Nessley | C | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Duke (Sr.) |
| 6 | 127 | Šarūnas Marčiulionis | SG |  Soviet Union(  Lithuania) | Golden State Warriors | Statyba Vilnius (Soviet Union) |
^ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Randy Allen | F | United States | Florida State (Sr.) |
Sergei Bazarevich | SG | Soviet Union ( Russia) | CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union) |
Scott Brooks | PG | United States | UC Irvine (Sr.) |
Mike Champion | PF | United States | Gonzaga (Sr.) |
Tom Copa | C | United States | Marquette (Sr.) |
Radisav Ćurčić | C |  Yugoslavia ( Serbia) | Union Olimpija (Yugoslavia) |
Andrew Gaze | F |  Australia | Melbourne Tigers (Australia) |
Cedric Hunter | PG | United States | Kansas (Sr.) |
Mark Wade | PG | United States | UNLV (Sr.) |
David Wood | F | United States | Nevada (Sr.) |
A. J. Wynder | PG | United States | Fairfield (Sr.) |
References
[1]
^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1987.html
^ http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1987