1994 NBA draft
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| 1994 NBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| DateTemplate:Pluralize from text | June 29, 1994 |
| Location | Hoosier Dome (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| NetworkTemplate:Pluralize from text | TNT |
| Overview | |
| 54 total selections in 2 rounds | |
| League | NBA |
| First selection | Glenn Robinson, Milwaukee Bucks |
| Hall of Famers | 2
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| Template:Succession links | |
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The 1994 NBA draft took place on June 29, 1994, at Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. Two NBA rookies of the year were picked in the first round, as Jason Kidd and Grant Hill were co-winners of the award for the 1994–95 NBA season. Kidd and Hill would end up as perennial All-Stars (10 and 7-time selections, respectively), though Hill's career was marred by severe injuries.
The first overall pick Glenn Robinson was involved in a contract holdout shortly after being selected, reportedly seeking a 13-year, $100 million contract. Both Robinson and the Milwaukee Bucks eventually agreed on a 10-year, $68 million contract, which once stood as the richest contract ever signed by a rookie in professional sports.[1] A fixed salary cap for rookies was implemented by the NBA the following season. Robinson himself had a productive NBA career, becoming a two-time NBA All-Star and winning an NBA Championship in 2005 in his final year with the San Antonio Spurs.[2]
This is the final draft to date to see all of the first three picks make All-Star rosters with the teams that originally drafted them.[3]
Draft selections
| 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 |
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| 1 | 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Purdue (Jr.) |
| 1 | 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort".^~ | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Dallas Mavericks | California (So.) |
| 1 | 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort".^~ | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Detroit Pistons | Duke (Sr.) |
| 1 | 4 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | Connecticut (Jr.) |
| 1 | 5 | Script error: No such module "Sort".* | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Washington Bullets | Michigan (Jr.) |
| 1 | 6 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF/C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Clemson (Jr.) |
| 1 | 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Los Angeles Clippers | California (Jr.) |
| 1 | 8 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Sacramento Kings | Xavier (Sr.) |
| 1 | 9 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Boston Celtics | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| 1 | 10 | Script error: No such module "Sort".* | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Temple (Sr.) |
| 1 | 11 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Seattle SuperSonics (from Charlotte, traded to Golden State) | Tennessee State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Miami Heat | Arizona (Sr.) |
| 1 | 13 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G/F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Denver Nuggets | Michigan (Jr.) |
| 1 | 14 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | New Jersey Nets | George Washington (So.) |
| 1 | 15 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Indiana Pacers | Nebraska (Sr.) |
| 1 | 16 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Golden State Warriors (from Cleveland) | Louisville (Jr.) |
| 1 | 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Temple (Sr.) |
| 1 | 18 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Milwaukee Bucks (from Orlando) | Pittsburgh (Sr.) |
| 1 | 19 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Dallas Mavericks (from Golden State) | UMKC (Sr.) |
| 1 | 20 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Philadelphia 76ers (from Utah) | Texas (Sr.) |
| 1 | 21 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Chicago Bulls | Providence (Sr.) |
| 1 | 22 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | San Antonio Spurs | Boston College (Sr.) |
| 1 | 23 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Phoenix Suns | Auburn (Sr.) |
| 1 | 24 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | New York Knicks | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
| 1 | 25 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Los Angeles Clippers (from Atlanta) | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 1 | 26 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | New York Knicks (from Houston via Atlanta) | Florida State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 27 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Orlando Magic (from Seattle via L.A. Clippers) | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 28 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F/C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Dallas Mavericks | Illinois (Sr.) |
| 2 | 29 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F/G | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Phoenix Suns | Duke (Sr.) |
| 2 | 30 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | Boston College (Sr.) |
| 2 | 31 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F/C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Orlando Magic | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 2 | 32 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Washington Bullets | Marquette (Sr.) |
| 2 | 33 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Duquesne (Sr.) |
| 2 | 34 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Atlanta Hawks (from L.A. Clippers) | Northwestern Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 35 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Sacramento Kings | Providence (Sr.) |
| 2 | 36 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | Boston Celtics | Forum Valladolid (Spain) |
| 2 | 37 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Seattle SuperSonics (from L.A. Lakers)[4] | Cincinnati (Fr.) |
| 2 | 38 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G/F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Charlotte Hornets | Maurienne (France) |
| 2 | 39 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Golden State Warriors (from Denver) | Michigan State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 40 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Miami Heat | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| 2 | 41 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | PF | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | Indiana Pacers | St. Mary's (Canada) (Sr.) |
| 2 | 42 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tulsa (Sr.) |
| 2 | 43 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Portland Trail Blazers | St. John's (Sr.) |
| 2 | 44 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | G | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Indiana Pacers | Indiana (Sr.) |
| 2 | 45 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Golden State Warriors | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 2 | 46 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Milwaukee Bucks (from Orlando) | Minnesota (Jr.) |
| 2 | 47 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Utah Jazz | South Carolina (Sr.) |
| 2 | 48 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | F/C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Detroit Pistons | Missouri (Sr.) |
| 2 | 49 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Chicago Bulls | Benedict (Sr.) |
| 2 | 50 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Suns | Georgia (Jr.) |
| 2 | 51 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Sacramento Kings (from Atlanta) | Ohio State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 52 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Phoenix Suns (from New York) | Houston (Sr.) |
| 2 | 53 | Script error: No such module "Sort".# | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Houston Rockets | Texas (Sr.) |
| 2 | 54 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle SuperSonics | KK Partizan (Yugoslavia) |
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Notable undrafted players
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| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Missouri (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Script error: No such module "flag". | Lobos de Villa Clara (Cuba) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Virginia Tech (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Georgetown (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | King College Prep (Chicago, Illinois) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Kansas State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Jackson State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Hawaii (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Arizona State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Auburn (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Green Bay (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
Early entrants
College underclassmen
For the twelfth year in a row and the sixteenth time in seventeen years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. However, it would be the eighth time in nine years that players that left college early to play professionally overseas would declare entry into the NBA draft as an underclassman of sorts, with the University of Kansas' Darrin Hancock playing for the Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket in France and the University of Alabama's Cedric Moore playing for the GSSV Donar out in The Netherlands. With their inclusions, the official number of underclassmen would increase from eighteen to twenty total players. Regardless, the following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[5]
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- Template:Flagicon Maurice Barnett – C, Elizabeth City State (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Jamie Brandon – G, LSU (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Charles Claxton – C, Georgia (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Rennie Clemons – G, Illinois (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Sedric Curry – F, North Dakota (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Yinka Dare – C, George Washington (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Thomas Hamilton – C, Wabash Valley (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Lemon Haynes – F, Augusta (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Juwan Howard – F, Michigan (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Jason Kidd – G, California (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Voshon Lenard – G, Minnesota (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Donyell Marshall – F, Connecticut (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Lamond Murray – F, California (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Glenn Robinson – F, Purdue (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Jalen Rose – G/F, Michigan (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Clifford Rozier – F, Louisville (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Johnny Tyson – C, Central Oklahoma (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Dontonio Wingfield – F, Cincinnati (freshman)
Other eligible players
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| Template:Flagicon Darrin Hancock | Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket (France) | Left Kansas in 1993; playing professionally since the 1993–94 season | [6] |
| Template:Flagicon Cedric Moore | GSSV Donar (The Netherlands) | Left Alabama in 1993; playing professionally since the 1993–94 season | [7] |
Invited attendees
The 1994 NBA draft is considered to be the seventeenth 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 somewhere within the Hoosier Dome[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 15 prospects at the time.[10] Surprisingly, this year's draft would not have any notable prospects who weren't invited nor fell out of the first round this time around. As such, the following players were invited to attend this year's draft festivities live and in person.[8]
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- Template:Flagicon Yinka Dare – C, George Washington
- Template:Flagicon Grant Hill – SF, Duke
- Template:Flagicon Juwon Howard – PF, Michigan
- Template:Flagicon Eddie Jones – SG, Temple
- Template:Flagicon Jason Kidd – PG, California
- Template:Flagicon Donyell Marshall – SF, Connecticut
- Template:Flagicon Aaron McKie – SG, Temple
- Template:Flagicon Eric Mobley – PF, Pittsburgh
- Template:Flagicon Lamond Murray – SF, California
- Template:Flagicon Wesley Person – SG, Auburn
- Template:Flagicon Khalid Reeves – PG, Arizona
- Template:Flagicon Glenn Robinson – SF, Purdue
- Template:Flagicon Jalen Rose – SG/SF, Michigan
- Template:Flagicon Clifford Rozier – PF, Louisville
- Template:Flagicon Sharone Wright – PF/C, Clemson
See also
References
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- ^ The Votes Are In – Dated Nov 14, 1994
- ^ NBA Draft: Ranking the No. 1 Picks in NBA Draft History – Dated 21/June/2010
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Unterberger, Andrew (May 28, 2014). "Reminder: At least one of the top three picks in this NBA draft will probably be a miss". The 700 Level. Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- ^ The Lakers traded No. 37 pick along with No. 50 pick in the 1995 NBA draft and No. 53 pick in the 1996 NBA draft to the SuperSonics for Sedale Threatt on October 2, 1991.
Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lakers Get Threatt From Seattle". The New York Times. October 3, 1991. p. B10. - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1994 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. August 4, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."DARRIN HANCOCK TO BE A DODGE CITY LEGEND". Hoops Zone. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cedric Moore 1994 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. May 6, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1994 Green Room Invites - the Draft Review". Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Maurer, Matthew (February 18, 2024). "Draft Broadcasts - The Draft Review". The Draft Review. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Green Room - The Draft Review". The Draft Review. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
External links
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