Primera ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Ewing | Georgetown | New York Knicks |
| 2 | Wayman Tisdale | Oklahoma | Indiana Pacers |
| 3 | Benoit Benjamin | Creighton | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 4 | Xavier McDaniel | Wichita State | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 5 | Jon Koncak | Southern Methodist | Atlanta Hawks |
| 6 | Joe Kleine | Arkansas | Sacramento Kings |
| 7 | Chris Mullin | St. John’s | Golden State Warriors |
| 8 | Detlef Schrempf | Washington | Dallas Mavericks |
| 9 | Charles Oakley | Virginia Union | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 10 | Ed Pinckney | Villanova | Phoenix Suns |
| 11 | Keith Lee | Memphis State | Chicago Bulls |
| 12 | Kenny Green | Wake Forest | Washington Bullets |
| 13 | Karl Malone | Louisiana Tech | Utah Jazz |
| 14 | Alfredrick Hughes | Loyola (Ill.) | San Antonio Spurs |
| 15 | Blair Rasmussen | Oregon | Denver Nuggets |
| 16 | Bill Wennington | St. John’s | Dallas Mavericks |
| 17 | Uwe Blab | Indiana | Dallas Mavericks |
| 18 | Joe Dumars | McNeese State | Detroit Pistons |
| 19 | Steve Harris | Tulsa | Houston Rockets |
| 20 | Sam Vincent | Michigan State | Boston Celtics |
| 21 | Terry Catledge | South Alabama | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 22 | Jerry Reynolds | Louisiana State | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 23 | A.C. Green | Oregon State | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 24 | Terry Porter | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Portland Trail Blazers |
Segunda ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Smrek | Canisius | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2 | Bill Martin | Georgetown | Indiana Pacers |
| 3 | Dwayne McClain | Villanova | Indiana Pacers |
| 4 | Ken Johnson | Michigan State | Chicago Bulls |
| 5 | Mike Brittain | South Carolina | San Antonio Spurs |
| 6 | Calvin Duncan | Virginia Commonwealth | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 7 | Manute Bol | Bridgeport | Washington Bullets |
| 8 | Nick Vanos | Santa Clara | Phoenix Suns |
| 9 | Greg Stokes | Iowa | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 10 | Aubrey Sherrod | Wichita State | Chicago Bulls |
| 11 | Tyrone Corbin | DePaul | San Antonio Spurs |
| 12 | Yvon Joseph | Georgia Tech | New Jersey Nets |
| 13 | Carey Scurry | Long Island | Utah Jazz |
| 14 | Fernando Martin | Madrid (Spain) | New Jersey Nets |
| 15 | George Montgomery | Illinois | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 16 | Mark Acres | Oral Roberts | Dallas Mavericks |
| 17 | Lorenzo Charles | NC State | Atlanta Hawks |
| 18 | Bobby Lee Hurt | Alabama | Golden State Warriors |
| 19 | Barry Stevens | Iowa State | Denver Nuggets |
| 20 | Voise Winters | Bradley | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 21 | John Williams | Tulane | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 22 | Adrian Branch | Maryland | Chicago Bulls |
| 23 | Gerald Wilkins | Tennessee–Chattanooga | New York Knicks |
Tercera ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Patterson | DePaul | Indiana Pacers |
| 2 | Brad Wright | UCLA | Golden State Warriors |
| 3 | Leonard Allen | San Diego State | Dallas Mavericks |
| 4 | Charles Bradley | South Florida | Sacramento Kings |
| 5 | Anicet Lavodrama | Houston Baptist | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 6 | Rolando Lamb | Virginia Commonwealth | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 7 | Sam Mitchell | Mercer | Houston Rockets |
| 8 | Herb Johnson | Tulsa | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 9 | Jerry Everett | Lamar | Phoenix Suns |
| 10 | Michael Payne | Iowa | Houston Rockets |
| 11 | Vernon Moore | Creighton | Washington Bullets |
| 12 | Sedric Toney | Dayton | Atlanta Hawks |
| 13 | Andre Goode | Northwestern | Detroit Pistons |
| 14 | Perry Young | Virginia Tech | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 15 | Nigel Manuel | UCLA | New Jersey Nets |
| 16 | Harold Keeling | Santa Clara | Dallas Mavericks |
| 17 | Richie Johnson | Evansville | Detroit Pistons |
| 18 | Ken Perry | Southern Illinois | Washington Bullets |
| 19 | Michael Adams | Boston College | Sacramento Kings |
| 20 | Steve Black | La Salle | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 21 | Eugene McDowell | Florida | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 22 | Mike Brown | George Washington | Chicago Bulls |
| 23 | Andre Battle | Loyola (Ill.) | Boston Celtics |
Cuarta ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luster Goodwin | Texas–El Paso | Golden State Warriors |
| 2 | Vince Hamilton | Clemson | Indiana Pacers |
| 3 | Fred Cofield | Eastern Michigan | New York Knicks |
| 4 | Jim Deines | Arizona State | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 5 | Alex Stivrins | Colorado | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 6 | Willie Simmons | Louisiana Tech | Sacramento Kings |
| 7 | Arvydas Sabonis | Soviet Union | Atlanta Hawks |
| 8 | Granger Hall | Temple | Phoenix Suns |
| 9 | Mark Davis | Old Dominion | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 10 | Craig Beard | Samford | Chicago Bulls |
| 11 | Richie Adams | Nevada–Las Vegas | Washington Bullets |
| 12 | Scott Roth | Wisconsin | San Antonio Spurs |
| 13 | Delaney Rudd | Wake Forest | Utah Jazz |
| 14 | John Battle | Rutgers | Atlanta Hawks |
| 15 | Joe Atkinson | Oklahoma State | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 16 | Bubba Jennings | Texas Tech | Dallas Mavericks |
| 17 | Spud Webb | North Carolina State | Detroit Pistons |
| 18 | Mike Brooks | Tennessee | Houston Rockets |
| 19 | Pete Williams | Arizona | Denver Nuggets |
| 20 | Derrick Gervin | Texas–San Antonio | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 21 | Cozell McQueen | North Carolina State | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 22 | Dexter Shouse | South Alabama | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 23 | Cliff Weber | Liberty Baptist | Boston Celtics |
Quinta ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelvin Johnson | Richmond | Indiana Pacers |
| 2 | Greg Cavener | Missouri | Golden State Warriors |
| 3 | Mike Schlegel | Virginia Commonwealth | New York Knicks |
| 4 | Lou Stefanovic | Illinois State | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 5 | Bob Lojewski | St. Joseph’s | Sacramento Kings |
| 6 | Wayne Carlander | USC | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 7 | Larry Hampton | Hampton Institute | Atlanta Hawks |
| 8 | Gunther Behnke | West Germany | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 9 | Shawn Campbell | Weber State | Phoenix Suns |
| 10 | Reid Gettys | Houston | Chicago Bulls |
| 11 | Dean Shaffer | Florida State | Washington Bullets |
| 12 | Ray Hall | Canisius | Utah Jazz |
| 13 | Clayton Olivier | USC | San Antonio Spurs |
| 14 | James Anderson | Union (Ky.) | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 15 | Kelly Blaine | South Alabama | New Jersey Nets |
| 16 | Tommy Davis | Minnesota | Dallas Mavericks |
| 17 | Mike Lahm | Murray State | Detroit Pistons |
| 18 | Ivan Daniels | Illinois–Chicago | Indiana Pacers |
| 19 | Kenny Brown | Texas A&M | Denver Nuggets |
| 20 | Carl Wright | Southern Methodist | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 21 | Ray Knight | Providence | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 22 | Timo Saarelainen | Brigham Young | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 23 | Albert Butts | La Salle | Boston Celtics |
Sexta ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerald Crosby | Georgia | Golden State Warriors |
| 2 | Stu Primus | Boston College | Indiana Pacers |
| 3 | Kent Lockhart | Texas–El Paso | New York Knicks |
| 4 | Charles Valentine | Arkansas | Sacramento Kings |
| 5 | Malcolm Thomas | Missouri | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 6 | Earl Walker | Mercer | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 7 | Tony Duckett | Lafayette | Atlanta Hawks |
| 8 | Charles Rayne | Temple | Phoenix Suns |
| 9 | Ricky Johnson | Illinois State | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 10 | Dan Meagher | Duke | Chicago Bulls |
| 11 | Matt England | Houston Baptist | Washington Bullets |
| 12 | Chris Harper | Oregon | San Antonio Spurs |
| 13 | Jim Miller | Virginia | Utah Jazz |
| 14 | George Almones | SW Louisiana | New Jersey Nets |
| 15 | Curtis Moore | Nebraska | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 16 | Carlton Cooper | Texas | Dallas Mavericks |
| 17 | Vincent Giles | Eastern Michigan | Detroit Pistons |
| 18 | Sam Potter | Oral Roberts | Houston Rockets |
| 19 | Joe Carrabino | Harvard | Denver Nuggets |
| 20 | Daryl Lloyd | Drake | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 21 | Quentin Anderson | Texas Tech | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 22 | Tony Neal | Cal State–Fullerton | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 23 | Ralph Lewis | La Salle | Boston Celtics |
Séptima ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Acres | Oral Roberts | Indiana Pacers |
| 2 | Eric Boyd | North Carolina A&T | Golden State Warriors |
| 3 | Ken Bantum | Cornell | New York Knicks |
| 4 | Gary Maloncon | UCLA | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 5 | Michael Phelps | Alcorn State | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 6 | Alton Lee Gipson | Florida State | Sacramento Kings |
| 7 | Bob Ferry | Harvard | Atlanta Hawks |
| 8 | Buzz Peterson | North Carolina | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 9 | Georgi Glouchkov | Akademik Varna (Bulg.) | Phoenix Suns |
| 10 | Jeff Adkins | Maryland | Chicago Bulls |
| 11 | Keith Gray | Detroit | Washington Bullets |
| 12 | Mike Wacker | Texas–San Antonio | Utah Jazz |
| 13 | Al Young | Virginia Tech | San Antonio Spurs |
| 14 | Mark Owen | College of Idaho | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 15 | Gary McLain | Villanova | New Jersey Nets |
| 16 | Ed Catchings | Nevada–Las Vegas | Dallas Mavericks |
| 17 | Frank James | Nevada–Las Vegas | Detroit Pistons |
| 18 | Don Turney | Marshall | Indiana Pacers |
| 19 | Eddie Smith | Arizona | Denver Nuggets |
| 20 | Jaye Andrews | Bucknell | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 21 | Mario Elie | American International | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 22 | Keith Cleplicki | William & Mary | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 23 | Chris Remly | Rutgers | Boston Celtics |
