1982 NBA draft

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1982 NBA draft
General information
Date(s) June 29, 1982
Location Felt Forum, New York City, New York
Network(s) (US) USA Network
First selection James Worthy, Los Angeles Lakers
NBA draft
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The 1982 NBA draft took place on June 29, 1982 at the Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

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
# Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game

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A man, wearing a gray suit, a shirt and a tie, is clapping his hands while looking up.
James Worthy was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Lakers.
A man, with a Panathinaikos jersey in a game looking up.
Dominique Wilkins was selected third overall by the Utah Jazz.
A man wearing a buttoned shirt stands in front of a vine and smiles.
Clark Kellogg was selected eighth overall by the Indiana Pacers.
Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team School/club team
1 1 James Worthy^ SF  United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Cleveland) North Carolina (Jr.)
1 2 Terry Cummings* PF  United States San Diego Clippers DePaul (Jr.)
1 3 Dominique Wilkins^ SF  United States Utah Jazz Georgia (Jr.)
1 4 Bill Garnett SF  United States Dallas Mavericks Wyoming (Sr.)
1 5 LaSalle Thompson C/PF  United States Kansas City Kings Texas (Jr.)
1 6 Trent Tucker SG  United States New York Knicks Minnesota (Sr.)
1 7 Quintin Dailey SG  United States Chicago Bulls San Francisco (Jr.)
1 8 Clark Kellogg PF  United States Indiana Pacers Ohio State (Jr.)
1 9 Cliff Levingston PF  United States Detroit Pistons Wichita State (Jr.)
1 10 Keith Edmonson SG  United States Atlanta Hawks Purdue (Sr.)
1 11 Fat Lever* PG  United States Portland Trail Blazers Arizona State (Sr.)
1 12 John Bagley PG  United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from Washington via Detroit) Boston College (Jr.)
1 13 Sleepy Floyd+ SG  United States New Jersey Nets Georgetown (Sr.)
1 14 Lester Conner PG  United States Golden State Warriors Oregon State (Sr.)
1 15 David Thirdkill SF  United States Phoenix Suns (from Denver) Bradley (Sr.)
1 16 Terry Teagle SG  United States Houston Rockets Baylor (Sr.)
1 17 Brook Steppe SG  United States Kansas City Kings (from Phoenix via New Jersey) Georgia Tech (Sr.)
1 18 Ricky Pierce+ SG  United States Detroit Pistons (from San Antonio via Portland) Rice (Sr.)
1 19 Rob Williams PG  United States Denver Nuggets (from Seattle) Houston (Jr.)
1 20 Paul Pressey SF  United States Milwaukee Bucks Tulsa (Sr.)
1 21 Eddie Phillips SF  United States New Jersey Nets (from Los Angeles) Alabama (Sr.)
1 22 Mark McNamara C  United States Philadelphia 76ers California (Sr.)
1 23 Darren Tillis C  United States Boston Celtics Cleveland State (Sr.)
2 24 Oliver Robinson SG  United States San Antonio Spurs UAB (Sr.)
2 25 Bryan Warrick SG  United States Washington Bullets Saint Joseph's (Sr.)
2 26 Ricky Frazier# SF  United States Chicago Bulls Missouri (Sr.)
2 27 Fred Roberts PF  United States Milwaukee Bucks BYU (Sr.)
2 28 Dave Magley PF  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Kansas (Sr.)
2 29 Scott Hastings F/C  United States New York Knicks Arkansas (Sr.)
2 30 Wallace Bryant C  United States Chicago Bulls San Francisco (Sr.)
2 31 Rod Higgins F/C  United States Chicago Bulls Fresno State (Sr.)
2 32 Richard Anderson PF  United States San Diego Clippers UC Santa Barbara (Sr.)
2 33 Linton Townes SF  United States Portland Trail Blazers James Madison (Sr.)
2 34 Vince Taylor SF  United States New York Knicks Duke (Sr.)
2 35 Derek Smith SG  United States Golden State Warriors Louisville (Sr.)
2 36 J. J. Anderson SF  United States Philadelphia 76ers Bradley (Sr.)
2 37 Audie Norris C  United States Portland Trail Blazers Jackson State (Sr.)
2 38 Wayne Sappleton F  United States Golden State Warriors (traded to New Jersey Loyola (IL) (Sr.)
2 39 Kevin Magee# PF  United States Phoenix Suns UC Irvine (Sr.)
2 40 Guy Morgan G  United States Indiana Pacers Wake Forest (Sr.)
2 41 Dwight Anderson G  United States Washington Bullets USC (Sr.)
2 42 Jeff Taylor SG  United States Houston Rockets Texas Tech (Sr.)
2 43 Jose Slaughter SG  United States Indiana Pacers Portland (Sr.)
2 44 Mike Gibson F  United States Washington Bullets USC Upstate (Sr.)
2 45 Russ Schoene F/C  United States Philadelphia 76ers Chattanooga (Sr.)
2 46 Tony Guy# G  United States Boston Celtics Kansas (Sr.)

Notable post-second round picks

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Corny Thompson was selected 50th overall by the Dallas Mavericks.
Tony Brown was selected 82nd overall by the New Jersey Nets.

These post-second round picks have appeared in at least one regular or postseason game in the NBA.

Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team School/club team
3 47 Mike Wilson G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Marquette (Sr.)
3 48 Craig Hodges SG  United States San Diego Clippers Long Beach State (Sr.)
3 50 Corny Thompson PF  United States Dallas Mavericks Connecticut (Sr.)
3 51 Jim Johnstone PF/C  United States Kansas City Kings Wake Forest (Sr.)
3 54 Hutch Jones PG  United States San Diego Clippers Vanderbilt (Sr.)
3 55 Jerry Eaves PG  United States Utah Jazz Louisville (Sr.)
3 56 Joe Kopicki PF  United States Atlanta Hawks Detroit (Sr.)
3 60 Chris Engler C  United States Golden State Warriors Wyoming (Sr.)
3 63 Chuck Nevitt C  United States Houston Rockets NC State (Sr.)
3 65 John Greig SF  United States Seattle SuperSonics Oregon (Sr.)
3 69 Perry Moss PG  United States Boston Celtics Northeastern (Sr.)
4 72 Mark Eaton+ C  United States Utah Jazz UCLA (Sr.)
4 74 Mike Sanders SG  United States Kansas City Kings UCLA (Sr.)
4 76 Chuck Aleksinas C  United States Chicago Bulls Connecticut (Sr.)
4 78 Walker Russell SG  United States Detroit Pistons Western Michigan (Sr.)
4 82 Tony Brown SF/SG  United States New Jersey Nets Arkansas (Sr.)
4 86 Rory White PF  United States Phoenix Suns South Alabama (Sr.)
6 138 John Schweitz SG  United States Boston Celtics Richmond (Sr.)
7 140 Eddie Hughes PG  United States San Diego Clippers Colorado State (Sr.)
8 166 Ed Nealy PF  United States Kansas City Kings Kansas State (Sr.)
10 221 Dale Wilkinson F  United States Phoenix Suns Idaho State (Sr.)

References

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Specific

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External links

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