Primera ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Daugherty | North Carolina | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2 | Len Bias | Maryland | Boston Celtics |
| 3 | Chris Washburn | N.C. State | Golden State Warriors |
| 4 | Chuck Person | Auburn | Indiana Pacers |
| 5 | Kenny Walker | Kentucky | New York Knickerbockers |
| 6 | William Bedford | Memphis | Phoenix Suns |
| 7 | Roy Tarpley | Michigan | Dallas Mavericks |
| 8 | Ron Harper | Miami (Ohio) | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 9 | Brad Sellers | Ohio State | Chicago Bulls |
| 10 | Johnny Dawkins | Duke | San Antonio Spurs |
| 11 | John Salley | Georgia Tech | Detroit Pistons |
| 12 | John Williams | Louisiana State | Washington Bullets |
| 13 | Dwayne Washington | Syracuse | New Jersey Nets |
| 14 | Walter Berry | St. John’s | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 15 | Dell Curry | Virginia Tech | Utah Jazz |
| 16 | Mo Martin | St. Joseph’s | Denver Nuggets |
| 17 | Harold Pressley | Villanova | Sacramento Kings |
| 18 | Mark Alarie | Duke | Denver Nuggets |
| 19 | Billy Thompson | Louisville | Atlanta Hawks |
| 20 | Buck Johnson | Alabama | Houston Rockets |
| 21 | Anthony Jones | Nevada–Las Vegas | Washington Bullets |
| 22 | Scott Skiles | Michigan State | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 23 | Ken Barlow | Notre Dame | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 24 | Arvydas Sabonis | Soviet Union | Portland Trail Blazers |
Segunda ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Price | Georgia Tech | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2 | Greg Dreiling | Kansas | Indiana Pacers |
| 3 | Dennis Rodman | SE Oklahoma | Detroit Pistons |
| 4 | Larry Krystkowiak | Montana | Chicago Bulls |
| 5 | Johnny Newman | Richmond | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 6 | Nate McMillan | NC State | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 7 | Joe Ward | Georgia | Phoenix Suns |
| 8 | Cedric Henderson | Georgia | Atlanta Hawks |
| 9 | Kevin Duckworth | Eastern Illinois | San Antonio Spurs |
| 10 | Johnny Rogers | California–Irvine | Sacramento Kings |
| 11 | Milt Wagner | Louisville | Dallas Mavericks |
| 12 | Steve Mitchell | Alabama–Birmingham | Washington Bullets |
| 13 | Panagiotis Fasoulas | NC State | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 14 | Lemone Lampley | DePaul | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 15 | Rafael Addison | Syracuse | Phoenix Suns |
| 16 | Augusto Binelli | Italy | Atlanta Hawks |
| 17 | Otis Smith | Jacksonville | Denver Nuggets |
| 18 | Ron Kellogg | Kansas | Atlanta Hawks |
| 19 | Dave Feitl | Texas–El Paso | Houston Rockets |
| 20 | David Wingate | Georgetown | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 21 | Keith Smith | Loyola Marymount | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 22 | Jeff Hornacek | Iowa State | Phoenix Suns |
| 23 | Michael Jackson | Georgetown | New York Knicks |
Tercera ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forrest McKenzie | Loyola Marymount | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2 | Juden Smith | Texas–El Paso | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 3 | Kevin Henderson | Cal State–Fullerton | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 4 | Mike Williams | Bradley | Golden State Warriors |
| 5 | Ricky Wilson | George Mason | Chicago Bulls |
| 6 | Tod Murphy | California–Irvine | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 7 | Dwayne Polee | Pepperdine | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 8 | Kenny Gattison | Old Dominion | Phoenix Suns |
| 9 | Keith Colbert | Virginia Tech | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 10 | Bruce Douglas | Illinois | Sacramento Kings |
| 11 | David Henderson | Duke | Washington Bullets |
| 12 | Wendell Alexis | Syracuse | Golden State Warriors |
| 13 | Dražen Petrović | Zagreb (Yugoslavia) | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 14 | John Shasky | Minnesota | Utah Jazz |
| 15 | Anthony Welch | Illinois | Dallas Mavericks |
| 16 | Bill Breeding | Rocky Mountain | Utah Jazz |
| 17 | Don Redden | Louisiana State | Denver Nuggets |
| 18 | Dave Hoppen | Nebraska | Atlanta Hawks |
| 19 | Anthony Bowie | Oklahoma | Houston Rockets |
| 20 | Ron Rowan | St. John’s | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 21 | Baskerville Holmes | Memphis State | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 22 | Andre Turner | Memphis State | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 23 | Jim Les | Bradley | Atlanta Hawks |
Cuarta ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin Thompson | Kansas | New York Knicks |
| 2 | Derrick Taylor | Louisiana State | Indiana Pacers |
| 3 | Warren Martin | North Carolina | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 4 | Scott Meents | Illinois | Chicago Bulls |
| 5 | Dan Bingenheimer | Missouri | Golden State Warriors |
| 6 | Michael Graham | Georgetown | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 7 | Grant Gondrezick | Pepperdine | Phoenix Suns |
| 8 | John Brownlee | Texas | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 9 | Carlos Briggs | Baylor | San Antonio Spurs |
| 10 | Alvin Franklin | Houston | Sacramento Kings |
| 11 | Steve Hale | North Carolina | New Jersey Nets |
| 12 | Barry Mungar | St. Bonaventure | Washington Bullets |
| 13 | David Shaffer | Florida State | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 14 | Marty Embry | DePaul | Utah Jazz |
| 15 | Myron Jackson | Arkansas–Little Rock | Dallas Mavericks |
| 16 | Chauncey Robinson | Mississippi State | Detroit Pistons |
| 17 | Anthony Watson | San Diego State | Denver Nuggets |
| 18 | Efrem Winters | Illinois | Atlanta Hawks |
| 19 | Conner Henry | UC Santa Barbara | Houston Rockets |
| 20 | Wes Stallings | East Tennessee State | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 21 | Bob Beecher | Virginia Tech | Sacramento Kings |
| 22 | Dale Blaney | West Virginia | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 23 | Tony Benford | Texas Tech | Boston Celtics |
Quinta ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerome Mincey | Alabama–Birmingham | New York Knicks |
| 2 | Richard Rellford | Michigan | Indiana Pacers |
| 3 | Ben Davis | Gardner-Webb | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 4 | Clinton Smith | Cleveland State | Golden State Warriors |
| 5 | Jimmy Gilbert | Texas A&M | Chicago Bulls |
| 6 | Dominic Pressley | Boston College | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 7 | Steffond Johnson | San Diego State | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 8 | Greg Spurling | Carson-Newman | Phoenix Suns |
| 9 | Earl Kelley | Connecticut | San Antonio Spurs |
| 10 | Keith Morrison | Washington State | Sacramento Kings |
| 11 | Paul Fortier | Washington | Washington Bullets |
| 12 | Archie Johnson | Alabama–Birmingham | New Jersey Nets |
| 13 | Jerry Adams | Oregon | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 14 | Kerry Boagni | Cal State–Fullerton | Utah Jazz |
| 15 | Jay Bilas | Duke | Dallas Mavericks |
| 16 | Clarence Hanley | Old Dominion | Detroit Pistons |
| 17 | Jon Collins | Eastern Illinois | Denver Nuggets |
| 18 | Nicky Jones | Virginia Commonwealth | Atlanta Hawks |
| 19 | Andre Banks | Iowa | Houston Rockets |
| 20 | Kevin Holmes | DePaul | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 21 | Bobby Deaton | Southwestern (Tex.) | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 22 | Roger Harden | Kentucky | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 23 | Dave Colbert | Dayton | Boston Celtics |
Sexta ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butch Wade | Michigan | New York Knicks |
| 2 | Jeff Hall | Louisville | Indiana Pacers |
| 3 | Gilbert Wilburn | New Mexico State | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 4 | Pete Myers | Arkansas–Little Rock | Chicago Bulls |
| 5 | Bobby Lee Hurt | Alabama | Golden State Warriors |
| 6 | Curtis Kitchen | South Florida | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 7 | Jim McCaffrey | Holy Cross | Phoenix Suns |
| 8 | Tim Kempton | Notre Dame | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 9 | Kevin Lewis | Southern Methodist | San Antonio Spurs |
| 10 | John Flowers | Nevada–Las Vegas | Sacramento Kings |
| 11 | Troy Webster | George Washington | New Jersey Nets |
| 12 | Lorenzo Duncan | Sam Houston State | Washington Bullets |
| 13 | Tony Hampton | Montana State | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 14 | Chuck Everson | Villanova | Utah Jazz |
| 15 | Greg Anderson | Lamar | Dallas Mavericks |
| 16 | Greg Grant | Utah State | Detroit Pistons |
| 17 | Anthony Frederick | Pepperdine | Denver Nuggets |
| 18 | Sasha Volkov | Kiev Institute (USSR) | Atlanta Hawks |
| 19 | Robert Worthy | Dyke (Ohio) | Houston Rockets |
| 20 | Andre McCloud | Seton Hall | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 21 | John Kimbrell | David Lipscomb (Tenn.) | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 22 | Walter Downing | Marquette | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 23 | Greg Wendt | Detroit | Boston Celtics |
Séptima ronda
| Pick | Jugador | College | Equipo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duane Kendall | South Carolina | New York Knicks |
| 2 | Steve Woodside | Oregon State | Indiana Pacers |
| 3 | Ralph Dalton | Georgetown | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 4 | Steve Kenilvort | Santa Clara | Golden State Warriors |
| 5 | Robert Henderson | Michigan | Chicago Bulls |
| 6 | Glen McCants | Clemson | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 7 | Johnny Brown | New Mexico | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 8 | Damon Goodwin | Dayton | Phoenix Suns |
| 9 | Michael Anderson | Pan American | San Antonio Spurs |
| 10 | Ron Rankin | SE Missouri State | Sacramento Kings |
| 11 | Joe Price | Notre Dame | Washington Bullets |
| 12 | Jim Dolan | Notre Dame | New Jersey Nets |
| 13 | Randy Schiff | Linfield | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 14 | Mark Mitchell | Hartford | Utah Jazz |
| 15 | Kim Cooksey | Middle Tennessee | Dallas Mavericks |
| 16 | Larry Polec | Michigan State | Detroit Pistons |
| 17 | Mike Marshall | McNeese State | Denver Nuggets |
| 18 | Valerie Tikhonenko | Soviet Union | Atlanta Hawks |
| 19 | Rick Olson | Wisconsin | Houston Rockets |
| 20 | Dan Palombizio | Ball State | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 21 | Jeff Strong | Missouri | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 22 | Mark Coleman | Mississippi Valley State | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 23 | Tom Ivey | Boston Univ. | Boston Celtics |
