1988 NBA draft
The 1988 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1988, in New York City, New York. The length was reduced from seven rounds in the previous year to three rounds.[1][2] This was also the first draft for the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat, prior to their inaugural season.
| 1988 NBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | June 28, 1988 |
| Location | Felt Forum (New York City, New York) |
| Network(s) | Superstation TBS |
| Overview | |
| 75 total selections in 3 rounds | |
| League | NBA |
| First selection | Danny Manning (Los Angeles Clippers) |
Draft
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s) and (an) All-NBA Team(s) |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s) |
| x | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-NBA Team(s) |
| # | Denotes player who has never played in the NBA |
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality[n 1] | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Danny Manning+ | PF |  |
Los Angeles Clippers | Kansas (Sr.) |
| 1 | 2 | Rik Smits+ | C |  |
Indiana Pacers | Marist (Sr.) |
| 1 | 3 | Charles Smith | PF | |
Philadelphia 76ers (traded to L.A. Clippers) | Pittsburgh (Sr.) |
| 1 | 4 | Chris Morris | SF | |
New Jersey Nets | Auburn (Sr.) |
| 1 | 5 | Mitch Richmond^ | SG | |
Golden State Warriors | Kansas State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 6 | Hersey Hawkins+ | SG | |
Los Angeles Clippers (from Sacramento, traded to Philadelphia) | Bradley (Sr.) |
| 1 | 7 | Tim Perry | F | |
Phoenix Suns | Temple (Sr.) |
| 1 | 8 | Rex Chapman | SG | |
Charlotte Hornets | Kentucky (So.) |
| 1 | 9 | Rony Seikaly | C | |
Miami Heat | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 1 | 10 | Willie Anderson | SG | |
San Antonio Spurs | Georgia (Sr.) |
| 1 | 11 | Will Perdue | C | |
Chicago Bulls (from New York) | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
| 1 | 12 | Harvey Grant | SF | |
Washington Bullets | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| 1 | 13 | Jeff Grayer | SG/SF | |
Milwaukee Bucks | Iowa State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 14 | Dan Majerle+ | SF | |
Phoenix Suns (from Cleveland) | Central Michigan (Sr.) |
| 1 | 15 | Gary Grant | PG | |
Seattle SuperSonics | Michigan (Sr.) |
| 1 | 16 | Derrick Chievous | SG | |
Houston Rockets | Missouri (Sr.) |
| 1 | 17 | Eric Leckner | C | |
Utah Jazz | Wyoming (Sr.) |
| 1 | 18 | Ricky Berry | SG | |
Sacramento Kings (from Atlanta) | San Jose State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 19 | Rod Stricklandx | PG | |
New York Knicks (from Chicago) | DePaul (Jr.) |
| 1 | 20 | Kevin Edwards | SG | |
Miami Heat (from Dallas)[a] | DePaul (Sr.) |
| 1 | 21 | Mark Bryant | PF | |
Portland Trail Blazers | Seton Hall (Sr.) |
| 1 | 22 | Randolph Keys | SF | |
Cleveland Cavaliers (from Detroit via Phoenix) | Southern Miss (Sr.) |
| 1 | 23 | Jerome Lane | PF | |
Denver Nuggets | Pittsburgh (Jr.) |
| 1 | 24 | Brian Shaw | SG | |
Boston Celtics | UC Santa Barbara (Sr.) |
| 1 | 25 | David Rivers | PG | |
Los Angeles Lakers | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
| 2 | 26 | Rolando Ferreira | C |  |
Portland Trail Blazers | Houston (Sr.) |
| 2 | 27 | Shelton Jones | F | |
San Antonio Spurs | St. John's (Sr.) |
| 2 | 28 | Andrew Lang | C | |
Phoenix Suns | Arkansas (Sr.) |
| 2 | 29 | Vinny Del Negro | SG | |
Sacramento Kings | NC State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 30 | Fennis Dembo | PF | |
Detroit Pistons | Wyoming (Sr.) |
| 2 | 31 | Everette Stephens | G | |
Philadelphia 76ers | Purdue (Sr.) |
| 2 | 32 | Charles Shackleford | F/C | |
New Jersey Nets | NC State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 33 | Grant Long | F | |
Miami Heat | Eastern Michigan (Sr.) |
| 2 | 34 | Tom Tolbert | F/C | |
Charlotte Hornets | Arizona (Sr.) |
| 2 | 35 | Sylvester Gray | F | |
Miami Heat (from New York via Chicago, Seattle, and Boston)[b] | Memphis State (So.) |
| 2 | 36 | Ledell Eackles | G/F | |
Washington Bullets | New Orleans (Sr.) |
| 2 | 37 | Greg Butler | C | |
New York Knicks | Stanford (Sr.) |
| 2 | 38 | Dean Garrett | C | |
Phoenix Suns (from Cleveland) | Indiana (Sr.) |
| 2 | 39 | Tito Horford | C |  |
Milwaukee Bucks | Miami (FL) (So.) |
| 2 | 40 | Orlando Graham | F | |
Miami Heat (from Seattle)[c] | Auburn-Montgomery (Sr.) |
| 2 | 41 | Keith Smart | G | |
Golden State Warriors | Indiana (Sr.) |
| 2 | 42 | Jeff Moe# | SG | |
Utah Jazz | Iowa (Sr.) |
| 2 | 43 | Todd Mitchell | F | |
Denver Nuggets | Purdue (Sr.) |
| 2 | 44 | Anthony Taylor | G | |
Atlanta Hawks | Oregon (Sr) |
| 2 | 45 | Tom Garrick | G | |
Los Angeles Clippers | Rhode Island (Sr.) |
| 2 | 46 | Morlon Wiley | G | |
Dallas Mavericks | Long Beach State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 47 | Vernon Maxwell | SG | |
Denver Nuggets | Florida (Sr.) |
| 2 | 48 | Micheal Williams | G | |
Detroit Pistons | Baylor (Sr.) |
| 2 | 49 | José Vargas# | C/PF | |
Dallas Mavericks | LSU (Sr.) |
| 2 | 50 | Steve Kerr | PG | |
Phoenix Suns | Arizona (Sr.) |
| 3 | 51 | Rob Lock | F | |
Los Angeles Clippers | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 3 | 52 | Derrick Hamilton# | SF | |
New Jersey Nets | Southern Miss (Sr.) |
| 3 | 53 | Anthony Mason* | SF/PF | |
Portland Trail Blazers (from Golden State) | Tennessee State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 54 | Jorge González# | C |  |
Atlanta Hawks (from Sacramento) | Sport Club de Cañada de Gómez (Argentina) 1966 |
| 3 | 55 | Rodney Johns# | PG | |
Phoenix Suns | Grand Canyon (Sr.) |
| 3 | 56 | Barry Sumpter | F/C | |
San Antonio Spurs | Austin Peay (Sr.) |
| 3 | 57 | Hernán Montenegro# | PF/C | |
Philadelphia 76ers | LSU (Sr.) |
| 3 | 58 | Jeff Moore# | PF | |
Charlotte Hornets | Auburn (Sr.) |
| 3 | 59 | Nate Johnston | F | |
Miami Heat | Tampa (Sr.) |
| 3 | 60 | Ed Davender# | PG | |
Washington Bullets | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 3 | 61 | Herbert Crook # | SF/SG | |
Indiana Pacers | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 3 | 62 | Derrick Lewis# | PF | |
Chicago Bulls (from New York) | Maryland (Sr.) |
| 3 | 63 | Mike Jones# | PF | |
Milwaukee Bucks | Auburn (Sr.) |
| 3 | 64 | Winston Bennett | F | |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 3 | 65 | Corey Gaines | G | |
Seattle SuperSonics | Loyola Marymount (Sr.) |
| 3 | 66 | Dwight Boyd# | SG | |
Denver Nuggets (from Houston) | Memphis State (Sr.) |
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Utah Jazz | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| 3 | 68 | Darryl Middleton# | PF | |
Atlanta Hawks | Baylor (Sr.) |
| 3 | 69 | Phil Stinnie# | PF | |
New York Knicks (from Chicago) | VCU (Sr.) |
| 3 | 70 | Jerry Johnson# | PG | |
Dallas Mavericks | Florida Southern (Sr.) |
| 3 | 71 | Craig Neal | G | |
Portland Trail Blazers | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| 3 | 72 | Lee Johnson# | PF | |
Detroit Pistons | Norfolk State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 73 | Michael Anderson | G | |
Indiana Pacers (from Denver via L.A. Clippers) | Drexel (Sr.) |
| 3 | 74 | Gerald Paddio | F/G | |
Boston Celtics | UNLV (Sr.) |
| 3 | 75 | Archie Marshall# | SF | |
San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers) | Kansas (Sr.) |
- 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
This section is for players who were eligible for the 1988 NBA draft, did not get selected, but still later appeared in at least one NBA regular season or postseason game.
John Starks was undrafted but had a successful career, including an appearance in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game.
| Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Engelstad | PF | |
UC Irvine (Sr.) |
| Duane Ferrell | SF | |
Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| Ben Gillery | C | |
Georgetown (Sr.) |
| Henry James | PF/SF | |
St. Mary's (TX) (Sr.) |
| Avery Johnson | PG | |
Southern (Sr.) |
| Bill Jones | PF | |
Iowa (Sr.) |
| Tim Legler | SG | |
La Salle (Sr.) |
| Carlton McKinney | SG | |
SMU (Sr.) |
| Tracy Moore | SG/SF | |
Tulsa (Sr.) |
| Richard Morton | PG | |
Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) |
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KK Partizan (Yugoslavia) |
| Ramon Rivas | C |  |
Temple (Sr.) |
| John Starks+ | SG | |
Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| Kennard Winchester | SG/SF | |
Averett (Sr.) |
Notes
- a On June 23, 1988, the Heat received the 1988 NBA Draft first-round draft pick from the Dallas Mavericks for not picking centers Bill Wennington and Uwe Blab or guard Steve Alford in the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft.[3]
- c On June 23, 1988, the Heat received the 1988 NBA Draft second-round draft pick from the Seattle SuperSonics for not selecting guard Danny Young in the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft.[3]
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References
- https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1988.html
- http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1988
- "HEAT: Key Dates and Transactions: 1988". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
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