1981 NBA Draft
[edit] Round 1
| No. | Team | Player | Position | College/HS/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Mavericks | Mark Aguirre | PF/SF | DePaul |
| 2 | Detroit Pistons | Isiah Thomas | PG | Indiana |
| 3 | New Jersey Nets | Buck Williams | PF/C | Maryland |
| 4 | Atlanta Hawks | Al Wood | SG/SF | North Carolina |
| 5 | Seattle SuperSonics | Danny Vranes | SF | Utah |
| 6 | Chicago Bulls | Orlando Woolridge | PF | Notre Dame |
| 7 | Kansas City Kings | Steve Johnson | C/PF | Oregon State |
| 8 | San Diego Clippers | Tom Chambers | PF/C | Utah |
| 9 | Dallas Mavericks | Rolando Blackman | SG | Kansas State |
| 10 | New Jersey Nets | Albert King | SF/SG | Maryland |
| 11 | Washington Bullets | Frank Johnson | G | Wake Forest |
| 12 | Detroit Pistons | Kelly Tripucka | SF/SG | Notre Dame |
| 13 | Utah Jazz | Danny Schayes | C/PF | Syracuse |
| 14 | Indiana Pacers | Herb Williams | C/PF | Ohio State |
| 15 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jeff Lamp | SF/SG | Virginia |
| 16 | Portland Trail Blazers | Darnell Valentine | PG | Kansas |
| 17 | Kansas City Kings | Kevin Loder | SF/SG | Alabama State |
| 18 | New Jersey Nets | Ray Tolbert | PF | Indiana |
| 19 | Los Angeles Lakers | Mike McGee | SG/SF | Michigan |
| 20 | Phoenix Suns | Larry Nance | PF/C | Clemson |
| 21 | Milwaukee Bucks | Alton Lister | C/PF | Arizona State |
| 22 | Philadelphia 76ers | Franklin Edwards | PG | Cleveland State |
| 23 | Boston Celtics | Charles Bradley | SG | Wyoming |
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Trades | Player Drafted | |||
| R o u n d 2 | |||||||
| 24 | 2-1 | Mavericks | Jay Vincent | ||||
| 25 | 2-2 | Pistons | > Celtics | Tracy Jackson | |||
| 26 | 2-3 | Nets | > Pacers | > Blazers | Brian Jackson | ||
| 27 | 2-4 | Jazz | Howard Wood | ||||
| 28 | 2-5 | Cavaliers | > Lakers | > Bulls | > Spurs | Gene Banks | |
| 29 | 2-6 | Hawks | > Jazz |
> Hawks | > Kings | Eddie Johnson | |
| 30 | 2-7 | Sonics | > Bulls | > Spurs | Ed Rains | ||
| 31 | 2-8 | Clippers | > Celtics | Danny Ainge | |||
| 32 | 2-9 | Nuggets | > Bulls | Mike Olliver | |||
| 33 | 2-10 | Bullets | > Warriors | Sam Williams | |||
| 34 | 2-11 | Warriors | > Jazz | > Nuggets | Kenneth Green | ||
| 35 | 2-12 | Rockets | > Bullets | Charles Davis | |||
| 36 | 2-13 | Kings | > | > Pacers | Ray Blume | ||
| 37 | 2-14 | Pacers | > Suns | > Pacers | Al Leslie | ||
| 38 | 2-15 | Bulls | > Hawks | Clyde Bradshaw | |||
| 39 | 2-16 | Blazers | > Pistons | > Lakers | Harvey Knuckles | ||
| 40 | 2-17 | Knicks | Greg Cook | ||||
| 41 | 2-18 | Spurs | > Bullets | Claude Gregory | |||
| 42 | 2-19 | Lakers | Elvis Rolle | ||||
| 43 | 2-20 | Suns | > Mavericks | Elston Turner | |||
| 44 | 2-21 | Bucks | > Kings | > Nets | > Bullets | Steve Lingenfelter | |
| 45 | 2-22 | Celtics | > | Ed Turner | |||
| 46 | 2-23 | 76ers | Vernon Smith | ||||
| R o u n d 3 | |||||||
| 47 | 3-1 | Mavericks | Art Housey | ||||
| 48 | 3-2 | Pistons | > Bullets | Mike Ferrara | |||
| 49 | 3-3 | Nets | David Burns | ||||
| 50 | 3-4 | Cavaliers | > Blazers | Derek Holcomb | |||
| 51 | 3-5 | Jazz | > Lakers | Zam Fredrick | |||
| 52 | 3-6 | Hawks | Rudy Macklin | ||||
| 53 | 3-7 | Sonics | Mark Radford | ||||
| 54 | 3-8 | Clippers | Jim Smith | ||||
| 55 | 3-9 | Nuggets | > Cavaliers | Mickey Dillard | |||
| 56 | 3-10 | Warriors | Carlton Neverson | ||||
| 57 | 3-11 | Bullets | > Knicks | Frank Brickowski | |||
| 58 | 3-12 | Kings | Curtis Berry | ||||
| 59 | 3-13 | Rockets | > Cavaliers | Russell Bowers | |||
| 60 | 3-14 | Pacers | Purvis Miller | ||||
| 61 | 3-15 | Blazers | Petur Gudmundsson | ||||
| 62 | 3-16 | Bulls |
> Clippers | > Suns | Sam Clancy | ||
| 63 | 3-17 | Knicks | Wayne McKoy | ||||
| 64 | 3-18 | Spurs | Tom Baker | ||||
| 65 | 3-19 | Lakers | Ron Cornelius | ||||
| 66 | 3-20 | Suns | Craig Dykema | ||||
| 67 | 3-21 | Bucks | Mark Smith | ||||
| 68 | 3-22 | 76ers | Ernest Graham | ||||
| 69 | 3-23 | Celtics | John Johnson | ||||
| R o u n d 4 | |||||||
| 70 | 4-1 | Mavericks | Eddie Moss | ||||
| 71 | 4-2 | Pistons | John May | ||||
| 72 | 4-3 | Nets | Edmund Sherod | ||||
| 73 | 4-4 | Jazz | George Torres | ||||
| 74 | 4-5 | Cavaliers | Ethan Martin | ||||
| 75 | 4-6 | Hawks | Kevin Figaro | ||||
| 76 | 4-7 | Sonics | > Warriors | Lewis Lloyd | |||
| 77 | 4-8 | Clippers | Lee Raker | ||||
| 78 | 4-9 | Nuggets | > Kings | Kenny Dennard | |||
| 79 | 4-10 | Bullets | Ron Davis | ||||
| 80 | 4-11 | Warriors | Terry Adolph | ||||
| 81 | 4-12 | Rockets | Larry Spriggs | ||||
| 82 | 4-13 | Kings | B.B. Davis | ||||
| 83 | 4-14 | Pacers | Rolando Frazier | ||||
| 84 | 4-15 | Bulls | Oliver Lee | ||||
| 85 | 4-16 | Blazers | Peter Verhoeven | ||||
| 86 | 4-17 | Knicks | Alex Bradley | ||||
| 87 | 4-18 | Spurs | Earl Belcher | ||||
| 88 | 4-19 | Lakers | Kevin McKenna | ||||
| 89 | 4-20 | Suns | > Pistons | Don Koonce | |||
| 90 | 4-21 | Bucks | Kris Anderson | ||||
| 91 | 4-22 | Celtics | Stanley Williams | ||||
| 92 | 4-23 | 76ers | Rynn Wright | ||||
| R o u n d 5 | |||||||
| 93 | 5-1 | Mavericks | Pete Budko | ||||
| 94 | 5-2 | Pistons | George DeVone | ||||
| 95 | 5-3 | Nets | Joe Cooper | ||||
| 96 | 5-4 | Cavaliers | Ken Page | ||||
| 97 | 5-5 | Jazz | Mike Clark | ||||
| 98 | 5-6 | Hawks | Steve Krafscisin | ||||
| 99 | 5-7 | Sonics | Andra Griffin | ||||
| 100 | 5-8 | Clippers | Dennis Isbell | ||||
| 101 | 5-9 | Nuggets | Willie Sims | ||||
| 102 | 5-10 | Warriors | Hank McDowell | ||||
| 103 | 5-11 | Bullets | Garry Witts | ||||
| 104 | 5-12 | Kings | U.S. Reed | ||||
| 105 | 5-13 | Rockets | Hasan Houston | ||||
| 106 | 5-14 | Pacers | George Peterson | ||||
| 107 | 5-15 | Blazers | Herb Andrew | ||||
| 108 | 5-16 | Bulls | Johnny Nash | ||||
| 109 | 5-17 | Knicks | Jim Wright | ||||
| 110 | 5-18 | Spurs | Mike Rhodes | ||||
| 111 | 5-19 | Lakers | Craig Watts | ||||
| 112 | 5-20 | Suns | Paul Heuerman | ||||
| 113 | 5-21 | Bucks | Kelvin Troy | ||||
| 114 | 5-22 | 76ers | Steve Craig | ||||
| 115 | 5-23 | Celtics | Glen Grunwald | ||||
| R o u n d 6 | |||||||
| 116 | 6-1 | Mavericks | Karl Bakowski | ||||
| 117 | 6-2 | Pistons | Vince Brookins | ||||
| 118 | 6-3 | Nets | Kevin Lynam | ||||
| 119 | 6-4 | Jazz | Kevin Sprewer | ||||
| 120 | 6-5 | Cavaliers | Aaron Strayhorn | ||||
| 121 | 6-6 | Hawks | Darryl Warwick | ||||
| 122 | 6-7 | Sonics | Earl Banks | ||||
| 123 | 6-8 | Clippers | Mike Pepper | ||||
| 124 | 6-9 | Nuggets | Alonzo Weatherley | ||||
| 125 | 6-10 | Bullets | Robert Williams | ||||
| 126 | 6-11 | Warriors | Carter Scott | ||||
| 127 | 6-12 | Rockets | Fred Cowan | ||||
| 128 | 6-13 | Kings | Brian Walker | ||||
| 129 | 6-14 | Pacers | Robert Fronk | ||||
| 130 | 6-15 | Bulls | Roger Burkman | ||||
| 131 | 6-16 | Blazers | Roshern Arnie | ||||
| 132 | 6-17 | Knicks | John Blair | ||||
| 133 | 6-18 | Spurs | Norman Shavers | ||||
| 134 | 6-19 | Lakers | Kevin Singleton | ||||
| 135 | 6-20 | Suns | Pete Harris | ||||
| 136 | 6-21 | Bucks | Jo Jo Hunter | ||||
| 137 | 6-22 | Celtics | Steve Waite | ||||
| 138 | 6-23 | 76ers | Michael Thomas | ||||
| R o u n d 7 | |||||||
| 139 | 7-1 | Mavericks | Davis North | ||||
| 140 | 7-2 | Pistons | Greg Nance | ||||
| 141 | 7-3 | Nets | Rod Robertson | ||||
| 142 | 7-4 | Cavaliers | Andre Smith | ||||
| 143 | 7-5 | Jazz | Mike Robinson | ||||
| 144 | 7-6 | Hawks | Kevin Vesey | ||||
| 145 | 7-7 | Sonics | Tom Sienkiewicz | ||||
| 146 | 7-8 | Clippers | Randy Johnson | ||||
| 147 | 7-9 | Nuggets | Greg Manning | ||||
| 148 | 7-10 | Warriors | Robby Dosty | ||||
| 149 | 7-11 | Bullets | Randy Martel | ||||
| 150 | 7-12 | Kings | Clinton Wheeler | ||||
| 151 | 7-13 | Rockets | Joe Faine | ||||
| 152 | 7-14 | Pacers | Larry McKinney | ||||
| 153 | 7-15 | Blazers | Julius Wayne | ||||
| 154 | 7-16 | Bulls | Scott Williams | ||||
| 155 | 7-17 | Knicks | Terry Cramer | ||||
| 156 | 7-18 | Spurs | Mark Minderman | ||||
| 157 | 7-19 | Lakers | Larry Petty | ||||
| 158 | 7-20 | Suns | David Williams | ||||
| 159 | 7-21 | Bucks | Lewis Latimore | ||||
| 160 | 7-22 | 76ers | John Crawford | ||||
| 161 | 7-23 | Celtics | Tom Seaman | ||||
| R o u n d 8 | |||||||
| 162 | 8-1 | Mavericks | David Kennedy | ||||
| 163 | 8-2 | Pistons | Joe Schoen | ||||
| 164 | 8-3 | Nets | Ken Webb | ||||
| 165 | 8-4 | Jazz | Bob Cattage | ||||
| 166 | 8-5 | Cavaliers | Glen Marcus | ||||
| 167 | 8-6 | Hawks | Gilbert Salinas | ||||
| 168 | 8-7 | Clippers | Todd Haynes | ||||
| 169 | 8-8 | Nuggets | Curtis Redding | ||||
| 170 | 8-9 | Bullets | Mike Howard | ||||
| 171 | 8-10 | Warriors | Yasutaka Okayama | ||||
| 172 | 8-11 | Rockets | Stanley Brewer | ||||
| 173 | 8-12 | Kings | Randy Smithson | ||||
| 174 | 8-13 | Pacers | Len Hatzenbeller | ||||
| 175 | 8-14 | Bulls | Ben Mitchell | ||||
| 176 | 8-15 | Blazers | John Smith | ||||
| 177 | 8-16 | Knicks | Brian O'Connor | ||||
| 178 | 8-17 | Spurs | Bob Bartholomew | ||||
| 179 | 8-18 | Lakers | Jay Triano | ||||
| 180 | 8-19 | Suns | Steve Risley | ||||
| 181 | 8-20 | Bucks | Mike Brkovich | ||||
| 182 | 8-21 | Celtics | George Morrow | ||||
| 183 | 8-22 | 76ers | Frank Gilroy | ||||
| R o u n d 9 | |||||||
| 184 | 9-1 | Mavericks | John Hollinden | ||||
| 185 | 9-2 | Pistons | Eddie Baker | ||||
| 186 | 9-3 | Nets | Rudy Williams | ||||
| 187 | 9-4 | Cavaliers | Paul Roba | ||||
| 188 | 9-5 | Jazz | Ken Ollie | ||||
| 189 | 9-6 | Hawks | Howard Thompkins | ||||
| 190 | 9-7 | Clippers | Art Jones | ||||
| 191 | 9-8 | Nuggets | Andrew Burton | ||||
| 192 | 9-9 | Warriors | Doug Murrey | ||||
| 193 | 9-10 | Bullets | Eddie Brown | ||||
| 194 | 9-11 | Kings | Mike Perry | ||||
| 195 | 9-12 | Pacers | Scott Whitley | ||||
| 196 | 9-13 | Blazers | Sid Williams | ||||
| 197 | 9-14 | Bulls | Terry Martin | ||||
| 198 | 9-15 | Knicks | Marty Headd | ||||
| 199 | 9-16 | Spurs | Leonel Marquetti | ||||
| 200 | 9-17 | Suns | Brian Johnson | ||||
| 201 | 9-18 | Bucks | Chip Rucker | ||||
| 202 | 9-19 | 76ers | Ron Wister | ||||
| 203 | 9-20 | Celtics | Greg McCray | ||||
| R o u n d 1 0 | |||||||
| 204 | 10-1 | Mavericks | Scott Bolanko | ||||
| 205 | 10-2 | Pistons | Melvin Maxwell | ||||
| 206 | 10-3 | Nets | Vic Sison | ||||
| 207 | 10-4 | Jazz | Joe Merten | ||||
| 208 | 10-5 | Cavaliers | Greg Boone | ||||
| 209 | 10-6 | Hawks | Mike Frazier | ||||
| 210 | 10-7 | Clippers | Tony Gwynn | ||||
| 211 | 10-8 | Nuggets | Derrick Rowland | ||||
| 212 | 10-9 | Bullets | Ralton Way | ||||
| 213 | 10-10 | Warriors | Barry Brooks | ||||
| 214 | 10-11 | Kings | Mark Wilson | ||||
| 215 | 10-12 | Pacers | Rodney Benson | ||||
| 216 | 10-13 | Bulls | Kenny Easley | ||||
| 217 | 10-14 | Blazers | Steve Cochran | ||||
| 218 | 10-15 | Knicks | Kevin Rogers | ||||
| 219 | 10-16 | Spurs | Alvin Brooks | ||||
| 220 | 10-17 | Suns | Felton Sealey | ||||
| 221 | 10-18 | Bucks | Artie Green | ||||
| 222 | 10-19 | Celtics | Ken Matthews | ||||
| 223 | 10-20 | 76ers | Pete Mullenberg | ||||
