1988 NBA draft
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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.
Danny Manning was picked first overall by the Los Angeles Clippers and later became a two-time All-Star and a Sixth Man of the Year winner. However, injuries prevented him from fulfilling his potential, despite playing 15 seasons. Mitch Richmond, the fifth pick, went on to earn six All-Star and five All-NBA team selections, while also winning Rookie of the Year. Other notable selections include All-Stars Rik Smits, Hersey Hawkins and Dan Majerle, as well as nine-time NBA champion Steve Kerr, who achieved championship success as a player (five championships) and as a coach (four championships).
Draft
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| x | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-NBA Team |
| # | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular-season or playoff game |
| ~ | Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year |
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality[n 1] | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Kansas (Sr.) |
| 1 | 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | C | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Indiana Pacers | Marist (Sr.) |
| 1 | 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Philadelphia 76ers (traded to L.A. Clippers) | Pittsburgh (Sr.) |
| 1 | 4 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | New Jersey Nets | Auburn (Sr.) |
| 1 | 5 | Script error: No such module "Sort".^~ | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Golden State Warriors | Kansas State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 6 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Los Angeles Clippers (from Sacramento, traded to Philadelphia) | Bradley (Sr.) |
| 1 | 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Phoenix Suns | Temple (Sr.) |
| 1 | 8 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Charlotte Hornets | Kentucky (So.) |
| 1 | 9 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | Miami Heat | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 1 | 10 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | San Antonio Spurs | Georgia (Sr.) |
| 1 | 11 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Chicago Bulls (from New York) | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
| 1 | 12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Washington Bullets | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| 1 | 13 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG/SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Iowa State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 14 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Phoenix Suns (from Cleveland) | Central Michigan (Sr.) |
| 1 | 15 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Michigan (Sr.) |
| 1 | 16 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Houston Rockets | Missouri (Sr.) |
| 1 | 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Utah Jazz | Wyoming (Sr.) |
| 1 | 18 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Sacramento Kings (from Atlanta) | San Jose State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 19 | Script error: No such module "Sort".x | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | New York Knicks (from Chicago) | DePaul (Jr.) |
| 1 | 20 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Miami Heat (from Dallas)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[a] | DePaul (Sr.) |
| 1 | 21 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Seton Hall (Sr.) |
| 1 | 22 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Cleveland Cavaliers (from Detroit via Phoenix) | Southern Miss (Sr.) |
| 1 | 23 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Denver Nuggets | Pittsburgh (Jr.) |
| 1 | 24 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Boston Celtics | UC Santa Barbara (Sr.) |
| 1 | 25 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
| 2 | 26 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | Portland Trail Blazers | Houston (Sr.) |
| 2 | 27 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | San Antonio Spurs | St. John's (Sr.) |
| 2 | 28 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Phoenix Suns | Arkansas (Sr.) |
| 2 | 29 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Sacramento Kings | NC State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 30 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Detroit Pistons | Wyoming (Sr.) |
| 2 | 31 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Purdue (Sr.) |
| 2 | 32 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F/C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | New Jersey Nets | NC State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 33 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Miami Heat | Eastern Michigan (Sr.) |
| 2 | 34 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F/C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Charlotte Hornets | Arizona (Sr.) |
| 2 | 35 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Miami Heat (from New York via Chicago, Seattle, and Boston)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[b] | Memphis State (So.) |
| 2 | 36 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G/F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Washington Bullets | New Orleans (Sr.) |
| 2 | 37 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | New York Knicks | Stanford (Sr.) |
| 2 | 38 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Phoenix Suns (from Cleveland) | Indiana (Sr.) |
| 2 | 39 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Milwaukee Bucks | Miami (FL) (So.) |
| 2 | 40 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Miami Heat (from Seattle)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[c] | Auburn-Montgomery (Sr.) |
| 2 | 41 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Golden State Warriors | Indiana (Sr.) |
| 2 | 42 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Utah Jazz | Iowa (Sr.) |
| 2 | 43 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Denver Nuggets | Purdue (Sr.) |
| 2 | 44 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Atlanta Hawks | Oregon (Sr) |
| 2 | 45 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Rhode Island (Sr.) |
| 2 | 46 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Dallas Mavericks | Long Beach State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 47 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Denver Nuggets | Florida (Sr.) |
| 2 | 48 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Detroit Pistons | Baylor (Sr.) |
| 2 | 49 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C/PF | Script error: No such module "flag". | Dallas Mavericks | LSU (Sr.) |
| 2 | 50 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Phoenix Suns | Arizona (Sr.) |
| 3 | 51 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 3 | 52 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | New Jersey Nets | Southern Miss (Sr.) |
| 3 | 53 | Script error: No such module "Sort".* | SF/PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Portland Trail Blazers (from Golden State) | Tennessee State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 54 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlanta Hawks (from Sacramento) | Sport Club de Cañada de Gómez (Argentina) 1966 |
| 3 | 55 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Phoenix Suns | Grand Canyon (Sr.) |
| 3 | 56 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F/C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | San Antonio Spurs | Austin Peay (Sr.) |
| 3 | 57 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | PF/C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Philadelphia 76ers | Olimpo (Argentina) |
| 3 | 58 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Charlotte Hornets | Auburn (Sr.) |
| 3 | 59 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Miami Heat | Tampa (Sr.) |
| 3 | 60 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Washington Bullets | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 3 | 61 | Script error: No such module "Sort". # | SF/SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Indiana Pacers | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 3 | 62 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Chicago Bulls (from New York) | Maryland (Sr.) |
| 3 | 63 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Auburn (Jr.) |
| 3 | 64 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 3 | 65 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Loyola Marymount (Sr.) |
| 3 | 66 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Denver Nuggets (from Houston) | Memphis State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 67 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Utah Jazz | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| 3 | 68 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Atlanta Hawks | Baylor (Sr.) |
| 3 | 69 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | New York Knicks (from Chicago) | VCU (Sr.) |
| 3 | 70 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Dallas Mavericks | Florida Southern (Sr.) |
| 3 | 71 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| 3 | 72 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Detroit Pistons | Norfolk State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 73 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Indiana Pacers (from Denver via L.A. Clippers) | Drexel (Sr.) |
| 3 | 74 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F/G | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Boston Celtics | UNLV (Sr.) |
| 3 | 75 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers) | Kansas (Sr.) |
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- ↑ 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.
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Notable undrafted players
Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.
| Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Waitemata Dolphins (New Zealand) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | UC Irvine (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Georgetown (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF/SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | St. Mary's (TX) (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Southern (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Iowa (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | La Salle (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | SMU (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG/SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Tulsa (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Script error: No such module "flag". | KK Partizan (Yugoslavia) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Temple (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG/SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Script error: No such module "flag". | C.A. Monte Líbano (Brazil) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Script error: No such module "flag". | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
Notes
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.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]
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.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]
Early entrants
College underclassmen
For the sixth year in a row and the tenth time in eleven years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. Not only that, for the third time in a row, there would be at least one player that qualified for the status of "college underclassman" while playing professional basketball overseas. In this case, three players ended up qualifying for this case with Lloyd Daniels leaving Mt. San Antonio College to play for the Waitemata Dolphins in New Zealand, the Argentinian born Hernán Montenegro leaving Louisiana State University to play for Olimpo de Bahía Blanca in his home land of Argentina, and Eddie Pope leaving the University of Southern Mississippi to play for Saint-Étienne Basket in France. If you include those three players, the number of college underclassmen increases from nine to twelve total players for this year. Regardless, the following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[4]
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- Template:Flagicon Marvin Alexander – F, Memphis (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Rex Chapman – G, Kentucky (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Sylvester Gray – F, Memphis (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Tito Horford – C, Miami (Florida) (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Mike Jones – F, Auburn (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Jerome Lane – F, Pittsburgh (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Dwayne Lewis – G, Marshall (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Charles Shackleford – F/C, NC State (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Rod Strickland – G, DePaul (junior)
Other eligible players
This would be the third year in a row with at least one player that previously played in college entering the NBA draft as an underclassman. However, it would be the second year in a row where multiple players would qualify for such a feat and the first where none of the underclassmen players would play in Italy after the previous two drafts had a player go to Italy first before being drafted. It was also the second year where a foreign-born player would qualify as an underclassman while also playing for an international team and the first time it happened while said player was playing for what would be considered his home nation.
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| Template:Flagicon Lloyd Daniels | Waitemata Dolphins (New Zealand) | Left Mt. San Antonio College in 1987; playing professionally since the 1987–88 season | [5] |
| Template:Flagicon Hernán Montenegro | Olimpo de Bahía Blanca (Argentina) | Left LSU in 1987; playing professionally since the 1987–88 season | [6] |
| Template:Flagicon Eddie Pope | Saint-Étienne Basket (France) | Left Southern Miss in 1986; playing professionally since the 1987–88 season | [7] |
Invited attendees
The 1988 NBA draft is considered to be the eleventh NBA draft to have utilized what's properly considered the "green room" experience for NBA prospects. The NBA's green room is a staging area where anticipated draftees often sit with their families and representatives, waiting for their names to be called on draft night. Often being positioned either in front of or to the side of the podium (in this case, being positioned in the Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum for the seventh year in a row[8]), once a player heard his name, he would walk to the podium to shake hands and take promotional photos with the NBA commissioner. From there, the players often conducted interviews with various media outlets while backstage. From there, the players often conducted interviews with various media outlets while backstage. However, once the NBA draft started to air nationally on TV starting with the 1980 NBA draft, the green room evolved from players waiting to hear their name called and then shaking hands with these select players who were often called to the hotel to take promotional pictures with the NBA commissioner a day or two after the draft concluded to having players in real-time waiting to hear their names called up and then shaking hands with David Stern, the NBA's commissioner at the time.[9] The NBA compiled its list of green room invites through collective voting by the NBA's team presidents and general managers alike, which in this year's case belonged to only what they believed were the top 17 prospects at the time.[10] Despite the large amount of invites, two notable absences from this group include Dan Majerle from Central Michigan University and Anthony Mason from Tennessee State University, with Shelton Jones waiting into the second round himself. Even so, the following players were invited to attend this year's draft festivities live and in person.[8]
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- Template:Flagicon Mark Bryant – PF, Seton Hall
- Template:Flagicon Rex Chapman – SG, Kentucky
- Template:Flagicon Harvey Grant – SF, Oklahoma
- Template:Flagicon Gary Grant – PG, Michigan
- Template:Flagicon Jeff Grayer – SG/SF, Iowa State
- Template:Flagicon Hersey Hawkins – SG, Bradley
- Template:Flagicon Shelton Jones – SF, St. John's
- Template:Flagicon Danny Manning – PF, Kansas
- Template:Flagicon Chris Morris – SF, Auburn
- Template:Flagicon Will Perdue – C, Vanderbilt
- Template:Flagicon Tim Perry – PF/C, Temple
- Template:Flagicon Mitch Richmond – SG, Kansas State
- Template:Flagicon David Rivers – PG, Notre Dame
- Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Rony Seikaly – C, Syracuse
- Template:Flagicon Charles Smith – PF, Pittsburgh
- Template:Flagicon Rik Smits – C, Marist
- Template:Flagicon Rod Strickland – PG, DePaul
See also
References
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External links
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