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Round one

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
1	Kent Benson (C)	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Indiana
2	Otis Birdsong (SG)	United States	Kansas City Kings	Houston
3	Marques Johnson (SF)	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	UCLA
4	Greg Ballard (SF)	United States	Washington Bullets	Oregon
5	Walter Davis (SG)	United States	Phoenix Suns	North Carolina
6	Kenny Carr (SF/PF)	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	North Carolina State
7	Bernard King (SF)	United States	New York Nets	Tennessee
8	Jack Sikma (C)	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Illinois Wesleyan
9	Tom LaGarde (C)	United States	Denver Nuggets	North Carolina
10	Ray Williams (PG)	United States	New York Knicks	Minnesota
11	Ernie Grunfeld (PG)	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Tennessee
12	Cedric Maxwell (PF)	United States	Boston Celtics	UNC-Charlotte
13	Tate Armstrong (SG)	United States	Chicago Bulls	Duke
14	Wayne "Tree" Rollins (C)	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Clemson
15	Brad Davis (PG)	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	Maryland
16	Rickey Green (PG)	United States	Golden State Warriors	Michigan
17	Bo Ellis (PF)	United States	Washington Bullets	Marquette
18	Wesley Cox (SF/PF)	United States	Golden State Warriors	Louisville
19	Rich Laurel (SG)	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Hofstra
20	Glenn Mosley (PF)	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Seton Hall
21	Anthony Roberts (SF)	United States	Denver Nuggets	Oral Roberts
22	Norm Nixon (PG)	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	Duquesne

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Notable post-first round picks

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
33	Eddie Jordan (PG)	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Rutgers
36	Ben Poquette (C)	United States	Detroit Pistons	Central Michigan
40	Robert Reid (SF)	United States	Houston Rockets	St. Mary (Texas)
41	T.R. Dunn (SG)	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Alabama
46	James Edwards (C)	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington
49	Eddie Johnson (SG)	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Auburn
138	Bruce Jenner (SG)	United States	Kansas City Kings	Graceland College

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