The 1981 NBA Draft took place on 9 June 1981. It featured NBA teams selecting college and other players in a pre-decided order based on their record in the previous season.
The draft consisted of 10 rounds. Two players drafted in the final round went on to very successful careers in other sports. Tony Gwynn went on to a baseball career that will almost certainly put him in the Hall of Fame, while Kenny Easley had a long and productive NFL career.
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First Round Results[]
No. | Team | Player | Position | College/HS/Country |
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1 | Dallas Mavericks | Mark Aguirre | PF/SF | DePaul |
2 | Detroit Pistons | Isiah Thomas | PG | Indiana |
3 | New Jersey Nets | Buck Williams | PF/C | Maryland |
4 | Atlanta Hawks | Al Wood | SG/SF | North Carolina |
5 | Seattle SuperSonics | Danny Vranes | SF | Utah |
6 | Chicago Bulls | Orlando Woolridge | PF | Notre Dame |
7 | Kansas City Kings | Steve Johnson | C/PF | Oregon State |
8 | San Diego Clippers | Tom Chambers | PF/C | Utah |
9 | Dallas Mavericks | Rolando Blackman | SG | Kansas State |
10 | New Jersey Nets | Albert King | SF/SG | Maryland |
11 | Washington Bullets | Frank Johnson | G | Wake Forest |
12 | Detroit Pistons | Kelly Tripucka | SF/SG | Notre Dame |
13 | Utah Jazz | Danny Schayes | C/PF | Syracuse |
14 | Indiana Pacers | Herb Williams | C/PF | Ohio State |
15 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jeff Lamp | SF/SG | Virginia |
16 | Portland Trail Blazers | Darnell Valentine | PG | Kansas |
17 | Kansas City Kings | Kevin Loder | SF/SG | Alabama State |
18 | New Jersey Nets | Ray Tolbert | PF | Indiana |
19 | Los Angeles Lakers | Mike McGee | SG/SF | Michigan |
20 | Phoenix Suns | Larry Nance | PF/C | Clemson |
21 | Milwaukee Bucks | Alton Lister | C/PF | Arizona State |
22 | Philadelphia 76ers | Franklin Edwards | PG | Cleveland State |
23 | Boston Celtics | Charles Bradley | SG | Wyoming |
Notable post-first round picks[]
No. | Team | Player | Position | College/HS/Country |
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29 | Kansas City Kings | Eddie Johnson | SF | Illinois |
31 | Boston Celtics | Danny Ainge | SG | BYU |
214 | San Diego Clippers | Tony Gwynn | PG | San Diego State |
221 | Chicago Bulls | Kenny Easley | PG | UCLA |