1982 NBA DRAFT

to 1981 to 1983

1st round

First Round Pick 1

From Cleveland Cavaliers (1980.02.15)
Cleveland traded a 1982 1st rd pick (01-James Worthy) and Butch Lee to LA Lakers for a 1980 1st rd pick (22-Chad Kinch) and Don Ford.

Los Angeles Lakers – James Worthy – 6’9 SF North Carolina

First Round Pick 2

San Diego Clippers – Terry Cummings – 6’10 PF DePaul

First Round Pick 3

Utah Jazz – Dominique Wilkins – 6’8 SF Georgia
Draft Rights Traded to Atlanta Hawks

First Round Pick 4

Dallas Mavericks – Bill Garnett – 6’11 C Wyoming

First Round Pick 5

Kansas City Kings – LaSalle Thompson – 6’11 – FC Texas

First Round Pick 6

New York Knicks – Trent Tucker – 6’5 SG Minnesota

First Round Pick 7

Chicago Bulls – Quintin Dailey – 6’3 – G San Francisco

First Round Pick 8

Indiana Pacers -Clark Kellogg – 6’7 SF Ohio State

First Round Pick 9

Detroit Pistons – Cliff Levingston – 6’8 PF Wichita State

First Round Pick 10

Atlanta Hawks – Keith Edmonson Purdue

First Round Pick 11

Portland Trailblazers – Lafayette Lever – 6’3 – G Arizona State

First Round Pick 12

From Washington Bullets (1979.07.12)
Washington traded a 1982 1st rd pick (12-John Bagley) to Detroit as compensation for signing free agent Kevin Porter.

From Detroit Pistons (1982.02.16)
Detroit traded a 1982 1st rd pick (12-John Bagley), a 1982 2nd rd pick (28-David Magley), Phil Hubbard, and Paul Mokeski to Cleveland for Bill Laimbeer and Kenny Carr.

Cleveland Cavaliers – John Bagley – 6’3 PG Boston College

First Round Pick 13

New Jersey Nets – Sleepy Floyd – 6’3 – G Georgetown

First Round Pick 14

Golden State Warriors – Lester Connor – 6’4 – G Oregon State

First Round Pick 15

From Denver Nuggets (1982.06.21)
Denver traded a 1982 1st rd pick (15-David Thirdkill) to Phoenix for Rich Kelley.

Phoenix Suns – David Thirdkill – 6’7 – F Bradley

First Round Pick 16

Houston Rockets – Terry Teagle – 6’5 – G Baylor

First Round Pick 17

From Phoenix Suns (1980.02.15)
Phoenix traded a 1982 1st rd pick (17-Brook Stepp) and a 1983 2nd rd pick (43-Pace Mannon) to New Jersey for Rich Kelley.

From New Jersey Nets (1981.11.12)
New Jersey traded a 1982 1st rd pick (17-Brook Stepp) and Mike Woodson to Kansas City for Sam Lacey.

Kansas City Kings – Brook Stepp – 6’5 – G Georgia Tech

First Round Pick 18

From San Antonio Spurs (1980.12.19)
San Antonio traded a 1982 1st rd pick (18-Ricky Pierce) and Mike Gale to Portland for Ron Brewer.

From Portland Trailblazers (1982.06.23)
Portland traded a 1982 1st rd pick (18-Ricky Pierce) to Detroit for Kenny Carr.

Detroit Pistons – Ricky Pierce – 6’5 – G Rice

First Round Pick 19

From Seattle Supersonics (1982.07.20)
Seattle traded a 1982 1st rd pick (19-Rob Williams) and Bill Hanzlik to Denver for David Thompson.

Denver Nuggets – Rob Williams – Houston

First Round Pick 20

Milwaukee Bucks – Paul Pressey – 6’5 – GF Tulsa

First Round Pick 21

From Los Angeles Lakers (1980.11.20)
LA Lakers traded a 1982 1st rd pick (21-Eddie Phillips) to New Jersey for Eddie Jordan.

New Jersey Nets – Eddie Phillips – Alabama

First Round Pick 22

Philadelphia 76ers – Mark McNamara – 6’11 C California

First Round Pick 23

Boston Celtics – Darren Tillis – Cleveland State

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