The 1984 NBA Draft saw the selection of four players who would be named among the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996: Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and John Stockton. These four players accumulated seven MVP awards, 23 All-NBA First Team appearances and 45 NBA All-Star Game selections. Barkley and Olajuwon are currently in the Basketball Hall of Fame. See also: 1983 in sports, other events of 1984, 1985 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Terry Labonte Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 Richard Petty won the 200th (and final) race of his career on July 4. ... The NBA Draft is an annual North American event in which the National Basketball Associations (NBA) thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in Canada) can select players who wish to join the league. ... The 50 Greatest Players in National Basketball Association History (also referred to as the NBAs 50th Anniversary All-Time Team) were chosen in 1996 on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born Akeem Abdul Olajuwon on January 21, 1963) is a retired Nigerian-American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... For other persons named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). ... This article is about the basketball player. ... This article is about the professional basketball player. ... The National Basketball Association first named a Most Valuable Player after the 1955-56 NBA season. ... The National Basketball Association staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. ... Basketball Hall of Fame Logo The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ...

Many other solid players were drafted in 1984, including Otis Thorpe, Kevin Willis, Michael Cage, Sam Perkins and Alvin Robertson. Also of note is the Chicago Bulls' selection of track and field star Carl Lewis with the 208th pick overall. Lewis would stay with track and never played basketball for the Bulls. Thorpe was the last remaining Kansas City Kings player on an NBA roster (2000-01 Charlotte Hornets) and Willis signed to the Dallas Mavericks for the 2006-2007 season. Otis Henry Thorpe (born August 8, 1962 in Boynton Beach, Florida) is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. A graduate of Lake Worth High School, Thorpe was drafted by the Kansas City Kings as the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 1984 NBA Draft and... Kevin Alvin Willis (born September 6, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA. He is a 7-foot power forward/center. ... Michael Jerome Cage (born January 28, 1962 in West Memphis, Arkansas) is a former NBA basketball player. ... Samuel Bruce Perkins (born June 14, 1961, in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player, also known by the nickname The Big Smooth. ... Alvin Cyrrale Robertson (born July 22, 1962 in Barberton, Ohio) is a retired American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association from 1984 to 1993, and for one final season in 1995-96. ... The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ... Frederick Carlton Carl Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is a retired American track and field athlete who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 golds (He received the gold medal in the 100 meters in 1988 Olympics after Ben Johnson was disqualified for using drugs), and 10 World Championships medals, of... The 2000-01 NBA season was the 55th season of the National Basketball Association. ... Charlotte Hornets redirects here. ... The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are an NBA basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. ...

This was also the final NBA Draft held before the birth of the NBA Draft Lottery in 1985. The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual event selecting the top picks of the following NBA Draft. ... See also: 1984 in sports, other events of 1985, 1986 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bill Elliott won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Darrell Waltrip Ken Schrader enters NASCAR CART Racing - Al Unser Sr won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Danny...

Round one

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	School/Club Team
1	Hakeem Olajuwon (C)	Nigeria	Houston Rockets	Houston
2	Sam Bowie (C)	United States	Portland Trail Blazers (from Indiana)	Kentucky
3	Michael Jordan (SG)	United States	Chicago Bulls	North Carolina
4	Sam Perkins (PF/C)	United States	Dallas Mavericks	North Carolina
5	Charles Barkley (PF)	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (from L.A. Clippers)	Auburn
6	Melvin Turpin (C)	United States	Washington Bullets	Kentucky
7	Alvin Robertson (SG)	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Arkansas
8	Lancaster Gordon (SG)	United States	Los Angeles Clippers (from Golden State)	Louisville
9	Otis Thorpe (PF)	United States	Kansas City Kings	Providence
10	Leon Wood (SG)	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (from Denver)	Cal State Fullerton
11	Kevin Willis (PF/C)	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Michigan State
12	Tim McCormick	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers *	Michigan
13	Jay Humphries	United States	Phoenix Suns	Colorado
14	Michael Cage (PF)	United States	Los Angeles Clippers (from Seattle)	San Diego State
15	Terence Stansbury (SG)	United States	Dallas Mavericks	Temple
16	John Stockton (PG)	United States	Utah Jazz	Gonzaga
17	Jeff Turner (PF)	United States	New Jersey Nets	Vanderbilt
18	Vern Fleming (SF/SG)	United States	Indiana Pacers (from New York)	Georgia
19	Bernard Thompson	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Fresno State
20	Tony Campbell	United States	Detroit Pistons	Ohio State
21	Kenny Fields	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	UCLA
22	Tom Sewell	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Lamar
23	Earl Jones (C)	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	District of Columbia
24	Michael Young (SG)	United States	Boston Celtics	Houston

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Notable other picks

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	School/Club Team
27	Ron Anderson (SG/SF)	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Fresno State
46	Jerome Kersey (SF)	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Longwood
68	Earl "Butch" Graves	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Yale
70	Rick Carlisle (PG)	United States	Boston Celtics	Virginia
208	Carl Lewis	United States	Chicago Bulls	Houston