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The '''[[1985-86 NBA season|1985]] [[NBA Draft]]''' took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "[[NBA Draft Lottery|Lottery]]" era. A total of 162 players were selected over 7 rounds by the league's 23 teams. The [[New York Knicks]] were awarded the first overall pick, by winning the first-ever [[NBA Draft Lottery]], which was held in May of that year. The Knicks ultimately used it on [[Georgetown University|Georgetown]]'s [[Patrick Ewing]].
  
The '''[[1985-86 NBA season|1985]] [[NBA Draft]]''' took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "[[NBA Draft Lottery|Lottery]]" era. A total of 162 players were selected over 7 rounds by the league's 23 teams. The [[New York Knicks]] were awarded the first overall pick, by winning the first-ever [[NBA Draft Lottery]], which was held in May of that year. The Knicks ultimately used it on [[Georgetown University|Georgetown]]'s [[Patrick Ewing]].
   
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==Round one==
  
==Round one==
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|[[Patrick Ewing]] (C)
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|[[Georgetown Hoyas]] Sr.
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| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| [[Patrick Ewing]]^ (C)
  
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|[[New York Knicks]]
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| {{USA}}<ref>Ewing was born in {{JAM}}, but had become a naturalized United States citizen while at Georgetown, as evidenced by his selection to the [[United States men's national basketball team|USA team]] at the [[Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Olympics]].</ref>
  
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| [[New York Knicks]]
  
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| [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| 2
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|2
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| [[Wayman Tisdale]] (PF)
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|[[Wayman Tisdale]] (PF)
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|[[Oklahoma Sooners]] Jr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Indiana Pacers]]
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|[[New York Knicks]]
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| [[Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball|Oklahoma]]-[[Junior (education)|Jr.]]
  
 
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| 3
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|3
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| [[Benoit Benjamin]] (C)
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|[[Benoit Benjamin]] (C)
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|[[Creighton Bluejays]] Jr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Los Angeles Clippers]]
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|[[Los Angeles Clippers]]
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|- style="background-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); vertical-align: top;"
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| [[Creighton Bluejays men's basketball|Creighton]]-[[Junior (education)|Jr.]]
  
 
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| 4
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|4
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| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Xavier McDaniel]]<sup>+</sup> (PF)
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|[[Xavier McDaniel]]
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|[[Wichita State Shockers]] Sr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
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|[[Seattle SuperSonics]]
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|- style="background-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); vertical-align: top;"
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| [[Wichita State Shockers men's basketball|Wichita State]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| 5
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|5
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| [[Jon Koncak]] (C)
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|[[Jon Koncak]] (C)
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|[[SMU Mustangs]] Sr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Atlanta Hawks]]
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|[[Atlanta Hawks]]
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| [[SMU Mustangs|SMU]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| 6
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|6
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| [[Joe Kleine]] (C)
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|[[Joe Kleine]] (C)
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|[[Arkansas Razorbacks]] Sr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Sacramento Kings]]
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|[[Sacramento Kings]]
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|- style="background-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); vertical-align: top;"
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| [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| 7
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|7
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| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| [[Chris Mullin (basketball)|Chris Mullin]]* (SF)
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|[[Chris Mullin]] (SF)
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|[[St. John's Red Storm]] Sr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Golden State Warriors]]
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|[[Golden State Warriors]]
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|- style="background-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); vertical-align: top;"
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| [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| [[Detlef Schrempf]]* (PF/SF)
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|[[Detlef Schrempf]] (PF/SF)
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|[[Washington Huskies]] Sr.
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| {{FRG}}<!--This was before German reunification.-->
  
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| [[Dallas Mavericks]] <small>(from [[Cleveland Cavaliers|Cleveland]])</small>
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|[[Dallas Mavericks]] <small>(from [[Cleveland Cavaliers|Cleveland]])</small>
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| [[Washington Huskies men's basketball|Washington]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Charles Oakley]]<sup>+</sup> (PF)
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|[[Charles Oakley]] (PF)
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|[[Virginia Union Panthers]] Sr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] <nowiki>*</nowiki>
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|[[Cleveland Cavaliers]] <nowiki>*</nowiki>
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|- style="background-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); vertical-align: top;"
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| [[Virginia Union University|Virginia Union]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| [[Ed Pinckney]] (PF)
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|[[Ed Pinckney]] (PF)
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|[[Villanova Wildcats]] Sr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Phoenix Suns]]
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|[[Phoenix Suns]]
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| [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| [[Keith Lee]] (C)
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|[[Keith Lee]] (C)
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|[[Memphis Tigers]] Sr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Chicago Bulls]]
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|[[Chicago Bulls]]
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| [[Memphis Tigers basketball|Memphis State]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| [[Kenny Green]]
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|[[Kenny Green]] (SF)
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|[[Wake Forest Demon Deacons]] Jr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Washington Wizards|Washington Bullets]]
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|[[Washington Wizards|Washington Bullets]]
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| [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball|Wake Forest]]-[[Junior (education)|Jr.]]
  
 
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| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| [[Karl Malone]]^ (PF)
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|[[Karl Malone]] (PF)
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|[[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs]] Jr.
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| [[Utah Jazz]]
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|[[Utah Jazz]]
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| [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball|Louisiana Tech]]-[[Junior (education)|Jr.]]
  
 
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| [[Alfredrick Hughes]] (SG)
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|[[Alfredrick Hughes]] (SG)
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|[[Loyola (IL) Ramblers]] Sr.
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| [[San Antonio Spurs]]
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| [[Loyola University Chicago|Loyola (Chicago)]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| [[Blair Rasmussen]] (C)
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|[[Blair Rasmussen]] (C)
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|[[Oregon Ducks]] Sr.
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| [[Denver Nuggets]] <small>(from [[Portland Trail Blazers|Portland]])</small>
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|[[Denver Nuggets]] <small>(from [[Portland Trail Blazers|Portland]])</small>
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| [[Oregon Ducks men's basketball|Oregon]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| [[Bill Wennington]] (C)
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|[[Bill Wennington]] (C)
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|[[St. John's Red Storm]] Sr.
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| {{CAN}}
  
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| [[Dallas Mavericks]] <small>(from [[New Jersey Nets|New Jersey]])</small>
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|[[Dallas Mavericks]] <small>(from [[New Jersey Nets|New Jersey]])</small>
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| [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| [[Uwe Blab]] (C)
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|[[Uwe Blab]] (C)
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|[[Indiana Hoosiers]] Sr.
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| {{FRG}}
  
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| [[Dallas Mavericks]]
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| [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| [[Joe Dumars]]^ (SG)
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|[[Joe Dumars]] (SG)
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|[[McNeese State Cowboys]] Sr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Detroit Pistons]]
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| [[McNeese State University|McNeese State]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| [[Steve Harris (basketball)|Steve Harris]] (SG)
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|[[Steve Harris]] (SG)
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|[[Tulsa Golden Hurricane]] Sr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Houston Rockets]]
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|[[Houston Rockets]]
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| [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball|Tulsa]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| [[Sam Vincent (basketball)|Sam Vincent]] (SG)
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|[[Sam Vincent]] (SG)
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|[[Michigan State Spartans]] Sr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Boston Celtics]] <small>(from [[Denver Nuggets|Denver]] via [[Dallas Mavericks|Dallas]])</small>
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|[[Boston Celtics]] <small>(from [[Denver Nuggets|Denver]] via [[Dallas Mavericks|Dallas]])</small>
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| [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| [[Terry Catledge]] (PF)
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|[[Terry Catledge]] (PF)
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|[[South Alabama Jaguars]] Sr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
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|[[Philadelphia 76ers]]
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| [[South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball|South Alabama]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| [[Jerry Reynolds (basketball player)|Jerry Reynolds]]
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|[[Jerry Reynolds (basketball, born 1962)|Jerry Reynolds]]
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|[[LSU]] Jr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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|[[Milwaukee Bucks]]
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| [[LSU Tigers basketball|LSU]]
  
 
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| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[A. C. Green]]<sup>+</sup> (PF)
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|[[A.C. Green]] (PF)
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|[[Oregon State Beavers]] Sr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
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|[[Los Angeles Lakers]]
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| [[Oregon State Beavers men's basketball|Oregon State]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Terry Porter]]<sup>+</sup> (PG)
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|[[Terry Porter]] (PG)
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|[[Wisconsin–Stevens Point]] Sr.
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| {{USA}}
  
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| [[Portland Trail Blazers]] <small>(from [[Boston Celtics|Boston]] via [[Dallas Mavericks|Dallas]])</small>
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|[[Portland Trail Blazers]] <small>(from [[Boston Celtics|Boston]] via [[Dallas Mavericks|Dallas]])</small>
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|- style="background-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); vertical-align: top;"
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| [[University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point|Wisconsin–Stevens Point]]-[[Senior (education)|Sr.]]
  
 
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Revision as of 05:06, 30 March 2015

The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. A total of 162 players were selected over 7 rounds by the league's 23 teams. The New York Knicks were awarded the first overall pick, by winning the first-ever NBA Draft Lottery, which was held in May of that year. The Knicks ultimately used it on Georgetown's Patrick Ewing.


Round one

Pick Player School Team
1 Patrick Ewing (C) Georgetown Hoyas Sr. New York Knicks
2 Wayman Tisdale (PF) Oklahoma Sooners Jr. New York Knicks
3 Benoit Benjamin (C) Creighton Bluejays Jr. Los Angeles Clippers
4 Xavier McDaniel Wichita State Shockers Sr. Seattle SuperSonics
5 Jon Koncak (C) SMU Mustangs Sr. Atlanta Hawks
6 Joe Kleine (C) Arkansas Razorbacks Sr. Sacramento Kings
7 Chris Mullin (SF) St. John's Red Storm Sr. Golden State Warriors
8 Detlef Schrempf (PF/SF) Washington Huskies Sr. Dallas Mavericks (from Cleveland)
9 Charles Oakley (PF) Virginia Union Panthers Sr. Cleveland Cavaliers *
10 Ed Pinckney (PF) Villanova Wildcats Sr. Phoenix Suns
11 Keith Lee (C) Memphis Tigers Sr. Chicago Bulls
12 Kenny Green (SF) Wake Forest Demon Deacons Jr. Washington Bullets
13 Karl Malone (PF) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Jr. Utah Jazz
14 Alfredrick Hughes (SG) Loyola (IL) Ramblers Sr. San Antonio Spurs
15 Blair Rasmussen (C) Oregon Ducks Sr. Denver Nuggets (from Portland)
16 Bill Wennington (C) St. John's Red Storm Sr. Dallas Mavericks (from New Jersey)
17 Uwe Blab (C) Indiana Hoosiers Sr. Dallas Mavericks
18 Joe Dumars (SG) McNeese State Cowboys Sr. Detroit Pistons
19 Steve Harris (SG) Tulsa Golden Hurricane Sr. Houston Rockets
20 Sam Vincent (SG) Michigan State Spartans Sr. Boston Celtics (from Denver via Dallas)
21 Terry Catledge (PF) South Alabama Jaguars Sr. Philadelphia 76ers
22 Jerry Reynolds LSU Jr. Milwaukee Bucks
23 A.C. Green (PF) Oregon State Beavers Sr. Los Angeles Lakers
24 Terry Porter (PG) Wisconsin–Stevens Point Sr. Portland Trail Blazers (from Boston via Dallas)

* compensation for draft choices traded away by Ted Stepien

Round two

Pick Player Nationality NBA Team School/Club Team
25 Mike Smrek (C) Template:CAN Portland Trail Blazers Canisius
26 Bill Martin Flag of the United States United States Indiana Pacers Georgetown
27 Dwayne McClain (SG) Flag of the United States United States Indiana Pacers Villanova
28 Ken Johnson Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls Michigan State
29 Mike Brittain Flag of the United States United States San Antonio Spurs South Carolina
30 Calvin Duncan Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Cavaliers Virginia Commonwealth
31 Manute Bol (C) Template:SUD Washington Bullets Bridgeport
32 Nick Vanos Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Suns Santa Clara
33 Greg Stokes Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia 76ers Iowa
34 Aubrey Sherrod (SG) Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls Wichita State
35 Tyrone Corbin (SF/PF) Flag of the United States United States San Antonio Spurs DePaul
36 Yvon Joseph (C) Template:HAI New Jersey Nets Georgia Tech
37 Carey Scurry Flag of the United States United States Utah Jazz LIU
38 Fernando Martín (PF) Template:ESP New Jersey Nets Real Madrid (Spain)
39 George Montgomery Flag of the United States United States Portland Trail Blazers Illinois
40 Mark Acres Flag of the United States United States Dallas Mavericks Oral Roberts
41 Lorenzo Charles (PF) Flag of the United States United States Atlanta Hawks NC State
42 Bobby Lee Hurt Flag of the United States United States Golden State Warriors Alabama
43 Barry Stevens Flag of the United States United States Denver Nuggets Iowa State
44 Voise Winters (SG) Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia 76ers Bradley
45 John "Hot Rod" Williams (PF) Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Cavaliers Tulane
46 Adrian Branch (SF) Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls (from L.A. Lakers) Maryland
47 Gerald Wilkins (SG) Flag of the United States United States New York Knicks (from Boston) Chattanooga

Notable post-second round picks

Pick Player Nationality NBA Team School/Club Team
54 Sam Mitchell (SG) Flag of the United States United States Houston Rockets (from Atlanta via San Antonio) Mercer
66 Michael Adams+(PG) Flag of the United States United States Sacramento Kings (from Denver) Boston College
77 Arvydas Sabonis (C) Template:URS
(Template:LTU) 		Atlanta Hawks (Pick voided due to Sabonis being under 21 at time of draft) Žalgiris (USSR)
87 Anthony "Spud" Webb (PG) Flag of the United States United States Detroit Pistons North Carolina State
160 Mario Elie (SG/SF) Flag of the United States United States Milwaukee Bucks American International

References

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