1981 NBA DRAFT

to 1980 to 1982

1st round

First Round Pick 1

Dallas Mavericks – Mark Aguirre – 6’6 SF DePaul

First Round Pick 2

Detroit Pistons – Isiah Thomas – 6’1 PG Indiana

First Round Pick 3

New Jersey Nets – Buck Williams – 6’10 PF Maryland

First Round Pick 4

From Cleveland Cavaliers (1981.06.08)
Cleveland traded a 1981 1st rd pick (04-Al Wood) and a 1983 1st rd pick (03-Rodney McCray) to Philadelphia for Terry Furlow.

From Philadelphia 76ers (1980.06.10)
Philadelphia traded a 1981 1st rd pick (04-Al Wood) and cash to Portland for Lionel Hollins.

From Portland Trailblazers (1980.02.08)
Portland traded a 1981 1st rd pick (04-Al Wood) and the rights to Ronnie Lester to Chicago for a 1981 1st rd pick (16-Darnell Valentine) and the rights to Kelvin Ransey.

From Chicago Bulls (1977.10.03)
Chicago traded a 1981 1st rd pick (04-Al Wood) and a 1981 2nd rd pick (38-Clyde Bradshaw) to Atlanta for a 1981 1st rd pick (06-Orlando Woolridge) and a 1982 2nd rd pick (26-Ricky Frazier).

Atlanta Hawks – Al Wood – 6’6 G/F North Carolina

First Round Pick 5

From Utah Jazz (1978.01.04)
Utah traded a 1981 1st rd pick (05-Danny Vranes) to Seattle for Slick Watts.

Seattle Supersonics – Danny Vranes – 6’8 F Utah

First Round Pick 6

From Atlanta Hawks (1981.06.08)
Atlanta traded a 1981 1st rd pick (06-Orlando Woolridge)and a 1982 2nd rd pick (26-Ricky Frazier) to Chicago for a 1981 1st rd pick (04-Al Wood) and a 1981 2nd rd pick (38-Clyde Bradshaw).

Chicago Bulls – Orlando Woolridge – 6’8 F Notre Dame

First Round Pick 7

From Seattle Supersonics (1978.08.28)
Seattle traded a 1981 1st rd pick (07-Steve Johnson) to New York as
compensation for signing free agent Marvin Webster.

From New York Knicks (1980.09.25)
In a three-team trade: New York traded a 1981 1st rd pick (07-Steve Johnson) and Joe Meriweather to Kansas City; New York received Campy Russell from Cleveland.

Kansas City Kings – Steve Johnson – 6’10 C Oregon State

First Round Pick 8

San Diego Clippers – Tom Chambers – 6’10 F Utah

First Round Pick 9

From Denver Nuggets (1980.12.10)
Denver traded a 1981 1st rd pick (09-Rolando Blackmon) and a 1985 1st rd pick (20-Sam Vincent) to Dallas for Kiki Vandeweghe and a 1986 1st rd pick (16-Maurice Martin).

Dallas Mavericks – Rolando Blackmon – 6’6 SG Utah State

First Round Pick 10

From Golden State Warriors (1978.06.07)
Golden State traded a 1981 1st rd pick (10-Albert King) to Portland for a 1978 1st rd pick (22-Ray Townsend).

From Portland Trailblazers (1980.02.08)
Portland traded a 1980 1st rd pick (07-Mike Gminski), a 1981 1st rd pick (10-Albert King), and Maurice Lucas to New Jersey for Calvin Natt.

New Jersey Nets – Albert King – 6’6 G/F Maryland

First Round Pick 11

Washington Bullets – Frank Johnson – 6’3 PG Wake Forest

First Round Pick 12

From Kansas City Kings (1980.06.12)
Kansas City traded a 1981 1st rd pick (12-Kelly Tripuka) and cash to Detroit as compensation for signing free agent Leon Douglas.

Detroit Pistons – Kelly Tripucka – 6’8 SF Notre Dame

First Round Pick 13

From Houston Rockets (1978.09.21)
Houston traded a 1981 1st rd pick (13-Danny Schayes) to Utah for Slick Watts.

Utah Jazz – Danny Schayes – 6’11 C Syracuse

First Round Pick 14

Indiana Pacers – Herb Williams – 6’11 C Ohio State

First Round Pick 15

Portland Trailblazers – Jeff Lamp – 6’6 G/F Virginia

First Round Pick 16

From Chicago Bulls (1980.06.10)
Chicago traded a 1981 1st rd pick (16-Darnell Valentine) and the rights to Kelvin Ransey to Portland for a 1981 1st rd pick (04-Al Wood) and the rights to Ronnie Lester.

Portland Trailblazers – Darnell Valentine – 6’2 PG Virginia

First Round Pick 17

From New York Knicks (1981.05.20)
New York traded a 1981 1st rd pick (17-Kevin Loder) to Cleveland for Randy Smith.

From Cleveland Cavaliers (1981.06.09)
Cleveland traded a 1981 1st rd pick (17-Kevin Loder) to Kansas City for a 1981 2nd rd pick (36-Ray Blume) and the Kings’ agreement to waive their right of first refusal on free agent Scott Wedman.

Kansas City Kings – Kevin Loder – 6’6 G/F Alabama State

First Round Pick 18

From San Antonio Spurs (1980.08.15)
San Antonio traded a 1981 1st rd pick (18-Ray Tolbert) to New Jersey as compensation for signing free agent George Johnson.

New Jersey Nets – Ray Tolbert – 6’9 F Indiana

First Round Pick 19