Primera ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Barry Carroll | Purdue | Golden State Warriors |
| 2 | Darrell Griffith | Louisville | Utah Jazz |
| 3 | Kevin McHale | Minnesota | Boston Celtics |
| 4 | Kelvin Ransey | Ohio State | Chicago Bulls |
| 5 | James Ray | Jacksonville | Denver Nuggets |
| 6 | Mike O’Koren | North Carolina | New Jersey Nets |
| 7 | Mike Gminski | Duke | New Jersey Nets |
| 8 | Andrew Toney | SW Louisiana | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 9 | Michael Brooks | La Salle | San Diego Clippers |
| 10 | Ronnie Lester | Iowa | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 11 | Kiki Vandeweghe | UCLA | Dallas Mavericks |
| 12 | Mike Woodson | Indiana | New York Knicks |
| 13 | Rickey Brown | Mississippi State | Golden State Warriors |
| 14 | Wes Matthews | Wisconsin | Washington Bullets |
| 15 | Reggie Johnson | Tennessee | San Antonio Spurs |
| 16 | Hawkeye Whitney | NC State | Kansas City Kings |
| 17 | Larry Drew | Missouri | Detroit Pistons |
| 18 | Don Collins | Washington State | Atlanta Hawks |
| 19 | John Duren | Georgetown | Utah Jazz |
| 20 | Bill Hanzlik | Notre Dame | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 21 | Monti Davis | Tennessee State | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 22 | Chad Kinch | North Carolina–Charlotte | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 23 | Carl Nicks | Indiana State | Denver Nuggets |
Segunda ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Smith | Alcorn State | Golden State Warriors |
| 2 | Jeff Ruland | Iona | Golden State Warriors |
| 3 | Sam Worthen | Marquette | Chicago Bulls |
| 4 | John Stroud | Mississippi | Houston Rockets |
| 5 | Craig Shelton | Georgetown | Atlanta Hawks |
| 6 | Louis Orr | Syracuse | Indiana Pacers |
| 7 | Kenny Natt | NE Louisiana | Indiana Pacers |
| 8 | Wayne Robinson | Virginia Tech | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 9 | David Lawrence | McNeese State | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 10 | Bruce Collins | Weber State | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 11 | Roosevelt Bouie | Syracuse | Dallas Mavericks |
| 12 | Rick Mahorn | Hampton Institute | Washington Bullets |
| 13 | DeWayne Scales | Louisiana State | New York Knicks |
| 14 | Butch Carter | Indiana | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 15 | Terry Stotts | Oklahoma | Houston Rockets |
| 16 | Michael Wiley | Long Beach State | San Antonio Spurs |
| 17 | Dick Miller | Toledo | Indiana Pacers |
| 18 | Jawann Oldham | Seattle | Denver Nuggets |
| 19 | Kimberly Belton | Stanford | Phoenix Suns |
| 20 | Billy Williams | Clemson | Houston Rockets |
| 21 | Clyde Austin | NC State | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 22 | Brad Branson | Southern Methodist | Detroit Pistons |
| 23 | Arnette Hallman | Purdue | Boston Celtics |
Tercera ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Nimphius | Arizona State | Denver Nuggets |
| 2 | Eddie Lee | Cincinnati | Denver Nuggets |
| 3 | John Virgil | North Carolina | Golden State Warriors |
| 4 | James Wilkes | UCLA | Chicago Bulls |
| 5 | Ron Valentine | Old Dominion | Denver Nuggets |
| 6 | Lowes Moore | West Virginia | New Jersey Nets |
| 7 | Stuart House | Washington State | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 8 | Ron Perry | Holy Cross | Boston Celtics |
| 9 | Wayne Abrams | Southern Illinois | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 10 | Mike Harper | North Park | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 11 | Dave Britton | Texas A&M | Dallas Mavericks |
| 12 | Kurt Rambis | Santa Clara | New York Knicks |
| 13 | John Campbell | Clemson | Phoenix Suns |
| 14 | Lavon Mercer | Georgia | San Antonio Spurs |
| 15 | Rich Yonakor | North Carolina | San Antonio Spurs |
| 16 | Tony Murphy | Southern | Kansas City Kings |
| 17 | Al Beal | Oklahoma | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 18 | Jonathan Moore | Furman | Detroit Pistons |
| 19 | Doug True | California | Phoenix Suns |
| 20 | Carl Bailey | Tuskegee | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 21 | Reggie Gaines | Winston-Salem | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 22 | Ron Jones | Illinois State | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 23 | Donald Newman | Idaho | Boston Celtics |
Cuarta ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darwin Cook | Portland | Detroit Pistons |
| 2 | Robert Scott | Alabama | Golden State Warriors |
| 3 | Alan Taylor | Brigham Young | Utah Jazz |
| 4 | Sammie Ellis | Pittsburgh | Denver Nuggets |
| 5 | Ron Charles | Michigan State | Chicago Bulls |
| 6 | Rory Sparrow | Villanova | New Jersey Nets |
| 7 | Ed Odom | Oklahoma State | San Diego Clippers |
| 8 | Murray Brown | Florida State | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 9 | Rich Branning | Notre Dame | Indiana Pacers |
| 10 | Kelvin Henderson | St. Louis | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 11 | David Johnson | Weber State | Dallas Mavericks |
| 12 | Francois Wise | Long Beach State | Washington Bullets |
| 13 | Joseph Chmelich | Wisconsin | New York Knicks |
| 14 | Calvin Roberts | Cal State–Fullerton | San Antonio Spurs |
| 15 | Dean Hunger | Utah State | Houston Rockets |
| 16 | Billy Bryant | Western Kentucky | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 17 | Jeff Wolf | North Carolina | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 18 | Tony Jackson | Florida State | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 19 | Leroy Stampley | Loyola (Ill.) | Phoenix Suns |
| 20 | Gary Ray Hooker | Murray State | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 21 | Harold Hubbard | Savannah State | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 22 | Ron Baxter | Texas | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 23 | Kevin Hamilton | Iona | Boston Celtics |
Quinta ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Fuller | Pepperdine | Detroit Pistons |
| 2 | Wally West | Boston Univ. | Utah Jazz |
| 3 | Don Carlino | USC | Golden State Warriors |
| 4 | Mike Campbell | Northwestern | Chicago Bulls |
| 5 | James Patrick | SW Texas State | Denver Nuggets |
| 6 | Aaron Curry | Oklahoma | New Jersey Nets |
| 7 | Wally Rank | San Jose State | San Diego Clippers |
| 8 | Joe Galvin | Illinois State | Indiana Pacers |
| 9 | LaVon Williams | Kentucky | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 10 | Larry Belin | New Mexico | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 11 | Darrell Allums | UCLA | Dallas Mavericks |
| 12 | William Carey | Albright | New York Knicks |
| 13 | Daryl Strickland | Rutgers | Washington Bullets |
| 14 | Albert Jones | New Mexico State | Houston Rockets |
| 15 | Gib Hinz | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | San Antonio Spurs |
| 16 | Kevin Blakley | Eastern Michigan | Kansas City Kings |
| 17 | Ken Jones | Virginia Commonwealth | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 18 | Mike Doyle | South Carolina | Atlanta Hawks |
| 19 | Mark Stevens | Northern Arizona | Phoenix Suns |
| 20 | Lenny Horton | Georgia Tech | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 21 | Jim Swaney | Toledo | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 22 | Rick Raivio | Portland | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 23 | Rufus Harris | Maine | Boston Celtics |
Sexta ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Turner | Alaska-Anchorage | Detroit Pistons |
| 2 | Neil Bresnahan | Illinois | Golden State Warriors |
| 3 | Ken Cunningham | Western Michigan | Utah Jazz |
| 4 | Ernie Hill | Oklahoma City | Denver Nuggets |
| 5 | Bernard Rencher | St. John’s | Chicago Bulls |
| 6 | Rick Mattick | Louisiana State | New Jersey Nets |
| 7 | Londale Theus | Santa Clara | San Diego Clippers |
| 8 | Antonio Martin | Oral Roberts | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 9 | Randy Owens | Philadelphia Textile | Indiana Pacers |
| 10 | Perry Mirkovich | Lethbridge (Canada) | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 11 | Leroy Jackson | Cameron | Dallas Mavericks |
| 12 | Ken Dancy | Chicago State | Washington Bullets |
| 13 | Kelvin Hicks | New York Tech | New York Knicks |
| 14 | Dean Uthoff | Iowa State | San Antonio Spurs |
| 15 | Everette Jefferson | New Mexico | Houston Rockets |
| 16 | Kent Grooms | Kent State | Kansas City Kings |
| 17 | Alex Gilbert | Indiana State | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 18 | Mike Zagardo | George Washington | Atlanta Hawks |
| 19 | Coby Leavitt | Utah | Phoenix Suns |
| 20 | Jim Strickland | South Carolina | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 21 | Donald Cooper | St. Augustine’s | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 22 | Odis Boddie | North Alabama | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 23 | Kenny Evans | Norfolk State | Boston Celtics |
Séptima ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Pierce | Gonzaga | Detroit Pistons |
| 2 | Dave Colescott | North Carolina | Utah Jazz |
| 3 | Lorenzo Romar | Washington | Golden State Warriors |
| 4 | Robert Byrd | Marquette | Chicago Bulls |
| 5 | Tommy Springer | Vanderbilt | Denver Nuggets |
| 6 | Larry Spicer | Alabama–Birmingham | New Jersey Nets |
| 7 | Paul Anderson | USC | San Diego Clippers |
| 8 | Charles Naddaff | Lafayette | Indiana Pacers |
| 9 | Leroy Berry | Wilmington (Ohio) | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 10 | Gig Sims | UCLA | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 11 | Tony Forch | Midwestern | Dallas Mavericks |
| 12 | Bobby Turner | Louisville | New York Knicks |
| 13 | Karl Godine | Stephen F. Austin | Washington Bullets |
| 14 | Joe Nehls | Arizona | Houston Rockets |
| 15 | Allan Zahn | Arkansas | San Antonio Spurs |
| 16 | Arnold McDowell | Montana State | Kansas City Kings |
| 17 | Ron White | Furman | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 18 | Charles Hightower | Dillard | Atlanta Hawks |
| 19 | Ron Williams | Western Montana | Phoenix Suns |
| 20 | Carl Ervin | Seattle | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 21 | Richard Smith | Weber State | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 22 | Les Hanson | Virginia Tech | Boston Celtics |
Octava ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leroy Loggins | Fairmont State | Detroit Pistons |
| 2 | Kurt Kanaskie | La Salle | Golden State Warriors |
| 3 | Jim Brandon | St. Peter’s | Utah Jazz |
| 4 | Modzel Greer | North Park | Chicago Bulls |
| 5 | Lloyd Terry | New Orleans | New Jersey Nets |
| 6 | Jim Ellinghausen | Ohio State | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 7 | Steve Stielper | James Madison | Indiana Pacers |
| 8 | John Stroeder | Montana | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 9 | Clarence Kea | Lamar | Dallas Mavericks |
| 10 | Rich Valavicious | Auburn | Washington Bullets |
| 11 | James Salters | Penn | New York Knicks |
| 12 | Bill Bailey | Pan American | San Antonio Spurs |
| 13 | Rosie Barnes | Bowling Green | Houston Rockets |
| 14 | Keith Valentine | Virginia Union | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 15 | Jim Conolly | La Salle | Phoenix Suns |
| 16 | Al Dutch | Georgetown | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 17 | Martin Lemelle | Grambling | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 18 | Melvin Hooker | Edinboro State | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 19 | Steve Wright | Boston Univ. | Boston Celtics |
Novena ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Dupris | Huron | Detroit Pistons |
| 2 | Paul Renfro | Texas–Arlington | Utah Jazz |
| 3 | Billy Reid | San Francisco | Golden State Warriors |
| 4 | Jay Shidler | Kentucky | Chicago Bulls |
| 5 | Jim Graziano | South Carolina | Denver Nuggets |
| 6 | Barry Young | Colorado State | New Jersey Nets |
| 7 | Scott Rogers | Kenyon | Indiana Pacers |
| 8 | Melvin Crafter | Central State (Ohio) | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 9 | Rich Boucher | Maine | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 10 | Ken Williams | Houston | Dallas Mavericks |
| 11 | Don Wiley | Monmouth | New York Knicks |
| 12 | Clinton Wyatt | Alcorn State | Washington Bullets |
| 13 | Al Williams | North Texas State | San Antonio Spurs |
| 14 | Charley Cole | Delta State University | Kansas City Kings |
| 15 | Del Yarbrough | Illinois State | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 16 | Stanley Lamb | Steubenville | Atlanta Hawks |
| 17 | Keith French | North Park | Phoenix Suns |
| 18 | Jim Tillman | Eastern Kentucky | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 19 | Luke Griffin | St. Joseph’s | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 20 | Brian Jung | Northwestern | Boston Celtics |
Décima ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Higgins | Kearney State | Golden State Warriors |
| 2 | Leroy Coleman | Middle Tennessee | Utah Jazz |
| 3 | Earl Sango | Regis | Denver Nuggets |
| 4 | Billy Foster | Eastern Montana | Chicago Bulls |
| 5 | John Bates | West Virginia | Indiana Pacers |
| 6 | Dave Kufeld | Yeshiva University | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 7 | Tom Morgan | Cal State–Fullerton | Dallas Mavericks |
| 8 | Don Youman | Oklahoma State | Washington Bullets |
| 9 | Gerald Ross | Grand Canyon | New York Knicks |
| 10 | Steve Schall | Arkansas | San Antonio Spurs |
| 11 | Melvin Crayton | Alabama State | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 12 | Randy Carroll | Kansas | Phoenix Suns |
| 13 | Kent Williams | Texas Tech | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 14 | Joe Hand | Kings (Pa.) | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 15 | John Nolan | Providence | Boston Celtics |
