1986 NBA DRAFT

The '1986 NBA Draft' is perhaps most notable for the drug-related death of highly-touted Len Bias less than two days after being selected second overall by the defending champion Boston Celtics. Drug problems also hampered the careers of Chris Washburn (3) and Roy Tarpley (7). The problems of these lottery picks have given this draft the unusual quality of having more second-round selections who have gone on to become All Stars (Mark Price, Dennis Rodman, Kevin Duckworth, and Jeff Hornacek) than first-round selections who have done the same (Brad Daugherty).
This draft contained two exceptional international players, both of whom played short careers for unusual reasons, and both were drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers.

★ Third-round selection Drazen Petrovic was coming off an all-star caliber fourth season when he was killed in an automobile accident in 1993. He has since been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Arvydas Sabonis (24) was not permitted to play in the U.S. due to the political climate in the Soviet Union at the time. He won gold and bronze Olympic medals in 1988 (USSR) and 1992 (Lithuania). After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989, Sabonis had a very successful career in Europe before finally coming to the Trail Blazers in 1995 and finishing second in both Sixth Man Award and Rookie of the Year voting. He played seven solid seasons with Portland before returning to his homeland of Lithuania to finish his career.

Contents
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Draft trivia
External links

Round one


= All-Star
= Hall of Fame

Pick Player Nationality NBA Team School/Club Team
1 Brad Daugherty Cleveland Cavaliers (from L.A. Clippers via Philadelphia) North Carolina
2 Len Bias Boston Celtics (from Seattle) Maryland
3 Chris Washburn Golden State Warriors NC State
4 Chuck Person Indiana Pacers Auburn
5 Kenny Walker New York Knicks Kentucky
6 William Bedford Phoenix Suns Memphis State
7 Roy Tarpley Dallas Mavericks (from Cleveland) Michigan
8 Ron Harper Cleveland Cavaliers
Miami (OH)
9 Brad Sellers Chicago Bulls Ohio State
10 Johnny Dawkins San Antonio Spurs Duke
11 John Salley Detroit Pistons (from Sacramento) Georgia Tech
12 John S. Williams Washington Bullets LSU
13 Dwayne Washington New Jersey Nets Syracuse
14 Walter Berry Portland Trail Blazers St. John's
15 Dell Curry Utah Jazz Virginia Tech
16 Maurice Martin Denver Nuggets (from Dallas) Saint Joseph's
17 Harold Pressley Sacramento Kings (from Detroit) Villanova
18 Mark Alarie Denver Nuggets Duke
19 Billy Thompson Atlanta Hawks Louisville
20 Buck Johnson Houston Rockets Alabama
21 Anthony Jones Washington Bullets (from Philadelphia) UNLV
22 Scott Skiles Milwaukee Bucks Michigan State
23 Ken Barlow Los Angeles Lakers Notre Dame
24 Arvydas Sabonis
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Portland Trail Blazers (from Boston via L.A. Clippers) Zalgiris (USSR, now Lithuania)


compensation for draft choices traded away by Ted Stepien

Round two


Pick Player Nationality NBA Team School/Club Team
25 Mark Price Dallas Mavericks, traded on draft day to the Cleveland Cavaliers Georgia Tech
26 Greg Dreiling Indiana Pacers Kansas
27 Dennis Rodman Detroit Pistons Southeastern Oklahoma State
28 Larry Krystkowiak Chicago Bulls Montana
29 Johnny Newman Cleveland Cavaliers Richmond
30 Nate McMillan Seattle SuperSonics NC State
31 Nik Hakso Washington Bullets Georgia
32 Cedric Henderson Atlanta Hawks Georgia
33 Kevin Duckworth San Antonio Spurs Eastern Illinois
34 Johnny Rogers Sacramento Kings UC Irvine
35 Milt Wagner Dallas Mavericks Louisville
36 Steve Mitchell Washington Bullets UAB
37 Panagiotis "Pano" Fasoulas Portland Trail Blazers NC State
38 LeMone Lampley Seattle SuperSonics DePaul
39 Rafael Addison Phoenix Suns Syracuse
40 Augusto Binelli Atlanta Hawks Virtus Bologna (Italy)
41 Otis Smith Denver Nuggets Jacksonville
42 Ron Kellogg Atlanta Hawks Kansas
43 Dave Feitl Houston Rockets UTEP
44 David Wingate Philadelphia 76ers Georgetown
45 Keith Smith Milwaukee Bucks Loyola Marymount
46 Jeff Hornacek Phoenix Suns Iowa State
47 Michael Jackson New York Knicks Georgetown

Round three


Pick Player Nationality NBA Team School/Club Team
48 Forrest McKenzie San Antonio Spurs Loyola Marymount
49 Juden Smith Portland Trail Blazers UTEP
50 Kevin Henderson Cleveland Cavaliers Cal State Fullerton
51 Mike Williams Golden State Warriors Bradley
52 Ricky Wilson Chicago Bulls George Mason
53 Tod Murphy Seattle Supersonics UC Irvine
54 Dwayne Polee LA Clippers Pepperdine
55 Kenny Gattison Phoenix Suns Old Dominion
56 Keith Colbert Philadelphia 76ers Virginia Tech
57 Bruce Douglas Sacramento Kings Illinois
58 David Henderson Washington Bullets Duke
59 Wendell Alexis Golden State Warriors Syracuse
60 Dražen Petrović
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Portland Trail Blazers Cibona Zagreb (Yugoslavia)
61 John Shasky Utah Jazz Minnesota
62 Anthony Welch Dallas Mavericks Illinois
63 Bill Breeding Utah Jazz Rocky Mountain
64 Don Redden Denver Nuggets LSU
65 Dave Hoppen Atlanta Hawks Nebraska
66 Anthony Bowie Houston Rockets Oklahoma
67 Ron Rowan Philadelphia 76ers St. John's
68 Baskerville Holmes Milwaukee Bucks Memphis State
69 Andre Turner Los Angeles Lakers Memphis State
70 Jim Les Atlanta Hawks Bradley

Round four



★ 71. Calvin Thompson Kansas New York

★ 72. Derrick Taylor Louisiana State Indiana

★ 73. Warren Martin North Carolina Cleveland

★ 74. Scott Meents Illinois Chicago

★ 75. Dan Bingenheimer Missouri Golden State

★ 76. Michael Graham Georgetown Seattle

★ 77. Grant Gondrezick Pepperdine Phoenix

★ 78. John Brownlee Texas LA Clippers

★ 79. Carlos Briggs Baylor San Antonio

★ 80. Alvin Franklin Houston Sacramento

★ 81. Steve Hale North Carolina New Jersey

★ 82. Barry Mungar St. Bonaventure Washington

★ 83. David Shaffer Florida State Portland

★ 84. Marty Embry DePaul Utah

★ 85. Myron Jackson Arkansas-Little Rock Dallas

★ 86. Chauncey Robinson Mississippi State Detroit

★ 87. Anthony Watson San Diego State Denver

★ 88. Efrem Winters Illinois Atlanta

★ 89. Conner Henry UC Santa Barbara Houston

★ 90. Wes Stallings East Tennessee State Philadelphia

★ 91. Bob Beecher Virginia Tech Sacramento

★ 92. Dale Blaney West Virginia LA Lakers

★ 93. Tony Benford Texas Tech Boston

Round five



★ 94. Jerome Mincy UAB New York

★ 95. Richard Rellford Michigan Indiana

★ 96. Ben Davis Gardner-Webb Cleveland

★ 97. Clinton Smith Cleveland State Golden State

★ 98. Jimmy Gilbert Texas A&M Chicago

★ 99. Dominic Pressley Boston College Seattle

★ 100. Steffond Johnson San Diego State LA Clippers

★ 101. Greg Spurling Carson-Newman Phoenix

★ 102. Earl Kelley Connecticut San Antonio

★ 103. Keith Morrison Washington State Sacramento

★ 104. Paul Fortier Washington Washington

★ 105. Archie Johnson UAB New Jersey

★ 106. Jerry Adams Oregon Portland

★ 107. Kerry Boagni Cal State Fullerton Utah

★ 108. Jay Bilas Duke Dallas

★ 109. Clarence Hanley Old Dominion Detroit

★ 110. Jon Collins Eastern Illinois Denver

★ 111. Nicky Jones Virginia Commonwealth Atlanta

★ 112. Andre Banks Iowa Houston

★ 113. Kevin Holmes DePaul Philadelphia

★ 114. Bobby Deaton Southwestern (TX) Milwaukee

★ 115. Roger Harden Kentucky LA Lakers

★ 116. Dave Colbert Dayton Boston

Round six



★ 117. Butch Wade Michigan New York

★ 118. Jeff Hall Louisville Indiana

★ 119. Gilbert Wilburn New Mexico State Cleveland

★ 120. Pete Myers Arkansas-Little Rock Chicago

★ 121. Bobby Lee Hurt Alabama Golden State

★ 122. Curtis Kitchen South Florida Seattle

★ 123. Jim McCaffrey Holy Cross Phoenix

★ 124. Tim Kempton Notre Dame LA Clippers

★ 125. Kevin Lewis SMU San Antonio

★ 126. John Flowers UNLV Sacramento

★ 127. Troy Webster George Washington New Jersey

★ 128. Lorenzo Duncan Sam Houston State Washington

★ 129. Tony Hampton Montana State Portland

★ 130. Chuck Everson Villanova Utah

★ 131. Greg Anderson Lamar Dallas

★ 132. Greg Grant Utah State Detroit

★ 133. Anthony Frederick Pepperdine Denver

★ 134. Alexander Volkov USSR Atlanta

★ 135. Robert Worthy Dyke (OH) Houston

★ 136. Andre McCloud Seton Hall Philadelphia

★ 137. John Kimbrell David Lipscomb Milwaukee

★ 138. Walter Downing Marquette LA Lakers

★ 139. Greg Wendt Detroit Boston

Round seven



★ 140. Duane Kendall South Carolina New York

★ 141. Steve Woodside Oregon State Indiana

★ 142. Ralph Dalton Georgetown Cleveland

★ 143. Steve Kenilvort Santa Clara Golden State

★ 144. Robert Henderson Michigan Chicago

★ 145. Glen McCants Clemson Seattle

★ 146. Johnny Brown New Mexico LA Clippers

★ 147. Damon Goodwin Dayton Phoenix

★ 148. Michael Anderson Pan American San Antonio

★ 149. Ron Rankin SE Missouri State Sacramento

★ 150. Joe Price Notre Dame Washington

★ 151. Jim Dolan Notre Dame New Jersey

★ 152. Randy Schiff Linfield Portland

★ 153. Mark Mitchell Hartford Utah

★ 154. Kim Cooksey Middle Tennessee State Dallas

★ 155. Larry Polec Michigan State Detroit

★ 156. Mike Marshall McNeese State Denver

★ 157. Valery Tikhonenko USSR Atlanta

★ 158. Rick Olson Wisconsin Houston

★ 159. Dan Palombizio Ball State Philadelphia

★ 160. Jeff Strong Missouri Milwaukee

★ 161. Mark Coleman Mississippi Valley St LA Lakers

★ 162. Tom Ivey Boston U Boston

Draft trivia



★ This draft is known as one of the worst in draft history. University of Maryland star Len Bias died (drug overdose) two days after being drafted. Chris Washburn (3rd pick by the Warriors) was another drug-related disappointment with an indifferent attitude toward the game. Roy Tarpley failed multiple drug tests and is still holding out for NBA reinstatement. Len Bias' death sparked a worldwide drug prevention campaign.

★ Despite (or rather because of) the disappointments in the first round, this may be one of the few drafts where more quality players were actually chosen in the second round, or even later. Mark Price and Jeff Hornacek developed into premier backcourt players during the 1990s, while Dennis Rodman was a highly regarded defensive player who became one of the greatest rebounders in history and played a major role on both the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls championship teams. Nate McMillan, Kevin Duckworth, Kenny Walker, Johnny Newman and David Wingate also had long, productive careers. Dražen Petrović, selected in the third round, died in an auto accident in 1993 after a breakout season which put him on the brink of NBA stardom.

★ The Cleveland Cavaliers had by far the best draft, landing Mark Price, Brad Daugherty, and Ron Harper. Price and Daugherty would make numerous All-Star appearances, while all three became starters for the Cavaliers and were core members on a team that would make strong playoff appearances throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. Although Harper was never an All-Star, he was one of the most respected guards of his generation and was a part of five championship teams (the last three Bulls championship teams of the Michael Jordan era, and the first two Los Angeles Lakers championship teams to feature Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal).

★ The draft pick that landed Ron Harper had been granted by the league to the Cavaliers after their previous owner, Ted Stepien, traded away a number of first-round picks earlier in the decade, a practice subsequently outlawed by the NBA.

★ This draft is also known for the number of players who made important contributions to the sport of basketball apart from playing. For example, Nate McMillan had a highly successful run with the Sonics as head coach. Scott Skiles is currently coaching the Chicago Bulls, and Larry Krystkowiak is currently coaching the Milwaukee Bucks. Jay Bilas, picked in the fifth round, is an analyst for the NBA Draft and college basketball.

Arvydas Sabonis did not join the Trail Blazers in 1986; he would finally join the team in 1995, shortly before his 31st birthday. By that time, he had lost much of his mobility due to a string of knee and Achilles tendon injuries.

External links



SI.com's twenty-year retrospective on the 1986 NBA Draft

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