- 1. New York:
Patrick Ewing (Georgetown)
- 2. Indiana:
Waymon Tisdale (Oklahoma)
Waymon was
drafted by the Pacers, and has played in Sacramento, but now is looking to
help a talent-laden Phoenix team that can't seem to win games. He was
drafted as a junior after being a two-time unanimous first team
All-American in 1984 and 1985 and a consensus first team All-American in
1983. He enjoyed his finest season while he was in Sacramento in
1989-1990 where he was the go-to guy. At 6-9, 260 he provides muscle
to battle against the NBA's big men.
Tisdale's Stats: PPG RPG
College 25.6 10.1
Rookie 14.7 7.2
1986-87 14.5 5.9
1987-88 16.1 6.2
1988-89 17.5 7.7
1989-90 22.3 7.5
1990-91 20.0 7.7
1991-92 16.6 6.5
1992-93 16.6 6.6
1993-94 16.7 7.1
1994-95 10.0 3.8
1995-96 10.7 3.4
1996-97 6.5 2.3
Career (thru '97) 15.3 6.1
- 3. LA Clippers: Benoit Benjamin (Creighton)
- 4. Seattle:
Xavier McDaniel (Wichita State)
He developed into a player with a reputation for playing tough. He is a
fearless trash-talking competitor on the floor, but is a nice guy when not
on the hardwood. He was a member of the NBA All-Rookie Team, after
finishing sixth in the league in offensive boards. Xavier was an All-Star
in 1988 with the Sonics, playing on his home court in Seattle. On
December 7, 1990 he was traded to Phoenix for Eddie Johnson and two
first-round picks. After the season, he went to New York for Jerrod
Mustaf, Trent Tucker and two second-round picks. He spent a season with
the Knicks where he continued to bruise with the best of them. In 1992 he
came to Boston as a free agent where he played for 3 seasons, steadily
become less important to the team year after year, before finally leaving
the NBA to play in Europe in 1995-1996. He returned to
the US in 1996, signing a one year deal with New Jersey. In college he
was a 1985 Consensus First Team All-American. He also led the nation in
scoring that year with a 27.2 average. He led in rebounding twice, in
1983 with a 14.4 average and again in 1985 with a 14.8 average.
McDaniel's Stats: PPG RPG APG
College 18.4 11.6 1.7
Rookie 17.1 8.0 2.4
1986-87 23.0 8.6 2.5
1987-88 21.4 6.6 3.4
1990-91 17.0 6.9 2.3
1996-97 5.6 5.1 1.0
Career (thru '97) 16.0 6.2 2.1
- 5. Atlanta: Jon Koncak (Southern Methodist)
- 6. Sacramento: Joe Kleine (Arkansas)
- 7. Golden State:
Chris Mullin (St. John's)
Chris, a 6-7
swingman, was a unanimous first team All-American in 1985 out of St.
John's. He was also
the Player of the Year (UPI,USBWA). He's spent his entire career in
the Bay Area, being a superstar scorer for the Golden State Warriors. He
was an all-star for 4 consecutive years (1989-1992). Chris has once been
named to the All-NBA First Team in 1992. He has been a Second team
All-NBA Selection Twice (1989 and 1991), and a Third Team selection in
1990. He was a member of both Dream Team I that went to
Barcelona, as well as the gold winning college men's Olympic team
that won the medal in 1984. Chris has been plagued by injuries
in recent years, not playing a full season since 1991-92. Prior to
that, he led the NBA in minutes played in 1990-91 (3315) and 1991-92
(3346). Mullin scored his 15,000th career point on November 2, 1996.
Chris wears number 17 in honor of his boyhood idol, John Havilcek. He
epitomizes all that is good about his hero by being a hustling, determined
player. In December of 1987, Mullin underwent a voluntary alchohol
rehab program. His game improved the following year as he was rewarded
with his first NBA All-Star Game selection, as well as being named to
the All-NBA Second Team. He is a dangerous shooter with a career FG
average that is better than .500 and a career FT average that has flirted
with .900, but stay consistently around .860. On August 12, 1997, Golden
State traded Chris Mullin to Indiana for Erick Dampier and
Duane Ferrell. Indiana then immediately signed Chris to a 3 year deal
through 2001 for 12.3 mil. Chris was released by the Pacers following the
1999-2000 season, but he soon signed a one year deal to return to Golden
State.
Mullin's Stats: PPG RPG APG StlPG
College 19.5 4.1 3.6 1.7
Rookie 14.0 2.1 1.9 1.3
1986-87 15.1 2.2 3.2 1.2
1987-88 20.2 3.4 4.8 1.9
1988-89 26.5 5.9 5.1 2.2
1989-90 25.1 5.9 4.1 1.6
1990-91 25.7 5.4 4.0 2.1
1991-92 25.6 5.6 3.5 2.1
1992-93 25.9 5.0 3.6 1.5
1993-94 16.8 5.6 5.1 1.7
1994-95 19.0 4.6 5.0 1.5
1995-96 13.3 2.9 3.5 1.4
1996-97 14.5 4.0 4.1 1.6
1997-98 11.3 3.0 2.3 1.2
1998-99 10.1 3.2 1.6 0.9
1999-00 5.1 1.6 0.8 0.6
2000-01 5.8 2.1 1.0 0.8
Career (thru 2000) 18.4 4.1 3.6 1.6
- 8. Dallas: Detlef Schrempf (Univ. of
Washington)
- 9. Cleveland:
Charles
Oakley (Virginia Union)
Charles was a hard worker and unrelenting
rebounder for the Chicago Bulls, then moved over to the tough defense
minded New York Knicks. He now is the backbone of a young and upcoming
Toronto Raptors team. He had a game
high of 35 rebounds during the 1987-88 season. This 6-9 forward is able
to hit the 17 foot jumper when left alone, but also can crash the boards.
He has an incredible work ethic, always coming to play the a hard game,
but his competitiveness causes him to have a bad rap with other teams. He
is accused of being a thug as he collects both flagrant fouls and
technicals with the best of them (Barkley, Miller, Mahorn). His hustle
has led to being nicknamed "Rover" because of his ability to recover loose
balls. Oakley had his best year in 1994, being named both to the All-Star
Team and to the All-Defensive First Team. He was drafted at #9 by
Cleveland, then immediately traded to Chicago for Keith Lee. He came to
the Big Apple in a trade in 1988 for Bill Cartwright and a swap of draft
picks. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie team along with the likes of
Ewing, Dumars, Xavier McDaniel and Karl Malone. Oakley joined fellow
Knicks' co-captain Ewing as the only two untouchables on a New York's team
which was purged following the 1996 season. Charles is an iron man...but
not quite an AC Green...with two stretches in his NBA career of playing in
more that 250 games in a row. Interestingly enough, Charles' career high
in points is the same as his career high in rebounds, 35. Oakley is an
entrepreneur, owning a car wash in both Cleveland and NYC. In a
surprise deal, on June 25, 1998, Oakley was traded to Toronto along
with the rights to Sean Marks for Marcus Camby. Believe it or not,
Charles was named to his first All-Interview Team in 2001, the Second
Team. With someone as outspoken as
he is you would think he would have
made it earlier. He was named to the First Team All-Interview Team in
2002. On August 31,
1999 Toronto re-signed Charles Oakley to a 3 year, $18 million
contract. On July 19, 2001 Toronto traded Oakley to Chicago for Brian
SKinner.
Oakley's Stats: PPG RPG APG
College 20.3 14.0
Rookie 9.6 8.6 1.7
1986-87 14.5 13.1 3.6
1987-88 12.4 13.0 3.0
1988-89 12.9 10.5 2.3
1989-90 14.6 11.9 2.4
1990-91 11.2 12.1 2.7
1991-92 6.2 8.5 1.6
1992-93 6.9 8.6 1.5
1993-94 11.8 11.8 2.7
1994-95 10.1 8.9 2.5
1995-96 11.4 8.7 2.6
1996-97 10.8 9.8 2.8
1997-98 9.0 9.2 2.5
1998-99 7.0 7.5 3.4
1999-00 6.9 6.8 3.2
2000-01 9.6 9.5 3.4
2001-02 3.8 6.0 2.0
2002-03 1.8 2.5 1.0
2003-04 1.3 0.7 0.3
Career (thru 2004) 9.7 9.5 2.5
- 10. Phoenix: Ed Pinckney (Villanova)
- 11. Chicago: Keith Lee (Memphis State)
- 12. Washington: Kenny Green (Wake Forest)
- 13. Utah:
Karl
Malone (Louisiana Tech)
- 14. San Antonio: Alfrederick Hughes (Loyola)
- 15. Denver: Blair Rasmussen (Oregon)
- 16. Dallas: Bill Wennington (St. John's)
- 17. Dallas: Uwe Blab (Indiana)
- 18. Detroit:
Joe
Dumars (McNeese State)
- 19. Houston: Steve Harris (Tulsa)
- 20. Boston: Sam Vincent (Michigan State)
- 21. Philadelphia: Terry Catledge (South Alabama)
- 22. Milwaukee: Jerry Reynolds (Louisiana State)
- 23. LA Lakers:
AC Green (Oregon State)
AC
Green was drafted by the Lakers, slipping late into the first round
despite being a coveted prospect. He was a consensus 3rd Team
All-American in 1985 at Oregon State. After winning championships with
Magic's Lakers, he moved on to join Sir Charles in Phoenix, signing a free
agent deal. He was elected by the fans to start the All-Star Game in 1990
along with teammates Magic Johnson and James Worthy while still in
LA. Green has won two NBA championships (1987 and 1988) with those same
All-Star teammates. He is a hard worker, and where his skills stop, his
hustle picks up. He is also an iron man, in fact THE iron man, holding
the record for most games played without taking a day off. He played
his 1,042nd consecutive game On November 26, 1999 to break the all-time
record. (Cal Ripken doesn't have anything to
worry about though.) He is a superlative rebounder and knows how to fill
the lane on the fast break. Not only can he rebound though, he is
also a great defender, being named to the 1989 NBA All-Defensive
Second Team. Phoenix traded Green to the Mavericks along
with Michael Finley and Sam Cassell for Jason Kidd and others in a package
trade in the middle of the 1996 season. What does A. C. stand
for? Ironically, nothing at all. On September 1, 1999, Dallas re-signed
A.C. Green to a 3 year contract (only the first year
worth $1.7 million is guaranteed), then they traded him to the L.A. Lakers
for Sean Rooks and a 2000 2nd round draft pick.
Green's Stats: PPG RPG APG
College 14.7 7.7 1.6
Rookie 6.4 4.6 0.7
1986-87 10.8 7.8 1.1
1987-88 11.4 8.7 1.1
1988-89 13.3 9.0 1.3
1989-90 12.9 8.7 1.1
1990-91 9.1 6.3 0.9
1991-92 13.6 9.3 1.4
1992-93 12.8 8.7 1.4
1993-94 14.7 9.2 1.7
1994-95 11.2 8.2 1.5
1995-96 7.5 6.8 0.9
1996-97 7.2 7.9 0.8
1997-98 7.3 8.1 1.5
1998-99 4.9 4.6 0.5
1999-00 5.0 5.9 1.0
2000-01 4.5 3.8 0.5
Career (thru 2001) 9.6 7.4 1.1
- 24. Portland:
Terry Porter (Wisconsin-Stevens Point)
Terry Porter was drafted out of a Division 2 college,
Wisconsin-Stevens Point,
to join NCAA Division 2 teammate Jerome Kersey on the Portland roster. He
helped lead the Blazers to two Western Conference Championships. He
holds the Blazer's all-time assists record. He is a deadeye free-throw
shooter and can also hit the Three, having competed in the long-distance
shootout during NBA All-Star Weekend. Porter consistently finished in the
top ten in assists during his prime. He was replaced in the Portland
starting lineup by Rod Strickland, leading to a defection to the
T-Wolves. He brought leadership to a Minnesota team on the rise, after
years of turmoil. He has played in an all-star game for Portland in 1993.
He had a career year in 1988-89. Terry is one of 5 active NBA players to
amass 12,000 points and 5,000 assists. The San Antonio Spurs signed Terry
to a three year contract worth 6.6 million dollars starting in the
1999-2000 season.
Porter's Stats: PPG RPG APG StlPG
College 13.5 3.8 3.8 1.5
Rookie 7.1 1.5 2.5 1.0
1986-87 13.1 4.2 8.9 2.0
1987-88 14.9 4.6 10.1 1.8
1988-89 17.7 4.5 9.5 1.8
1989-90 17.6 3.4 9.1 1.9
1990-91 17.0 3.5 8.0 2.0
1991-92 18.1 3.1 5.8 1.6
1992-93 18.2 3.9 5.2 1.3
1993-94 13.1 2.8 5.2 1.0
1994-95 8.9 2.3 3.8 1.1
1995-96 9.4 2.6 5.5 1.1
1996-97 6.9 2.1 3.6 0.7
1997-98 9.5 2.0 3.3 0.8
1998-99 10.5 2.8 2.9 1.0
1999-00 9.4 2.8 3.3 0.7
2000-01 7.2 2.5 3.1 0.7
2001-02 5.5 2.3 2.8 0.7
Career (thru 2002) 12.2 3.0 5.6 1.2
- 25. Portland: Mike Smrek (Canisius)
- 31. Washington: Manute Bol (University of Bridgeport)
- 35. San Antonio: Tyrone Corbin (DePaul)
- 38. New Jersey: Fernando Martin (Spain)
- 45. Cleveland:
John "Hot Rod" Williams
(Tulane)
John Williams was the sixth man for many years in Cleveland.
He came off the
bench to spell Brad Daugherty
as a consistent rebounder and shot blocker. Hot Rod came to
Phoenix in the controversial Majerle trade in 1995. He was named to the
NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1987 after playing a year in the US
Basketball League with the Rhode Island gulls. Hot Rod finished his
college career at Tulane as the school's second all-time leading
scoreer. Williams left the Cavs as their all-time leader in minutes
(20,802), blocks (1,200) and offensive rebounds (1,620). He is second on
the all-time list in rebounds (4,669) and games (661), and fifth all-time
in scoring (8,504).
William's Stats: PPG RPG BlkPG
College 16.0 7.0 1.7
Rookie 14.6 7.9 2.1
1987-88 10.9 6.6 1.9
1988-89 11.6 5.8 1.6
1989-90 16.8 8.1 2.0
1990-91 11.7 6.7 1.6
1991-92 11.9 7.6 2.3
1992-93 11.0 6.2 1.6
1993-94 13.7 7.6 1.7
1994-95 12.6 6.9 1.4
1995-96 7.3 6.0 1.5
1996-97 8.0 8.3 1.3
Career (thru '97) 12.0 7.1 1.7
- 47. New York:
Gerald Wilkins (Tenn-Chattanooga)
Gerald
Wilkins is the younger brother of superstar Dominique. He was a key
player on the Knicks team of the late eighties, consistently being the
second leading scorer after Patrick Ewing. He was even once named
player of the week (3/3/91). Gerald followed in his bro's
footsteps, participating in the 1986 and 1987 slam dunk competition. He
came over to Cleveland to help them out, but languished due to injuries.
He didn't play at all in 1994-95. In 1995 he was picked up by the
Grizzlies in the expansion draft, had a forgetable year unable to help out
the team due to injury and lack of use, only playing in 28 games. He
signed as a free agent with the Magic in 1996 and looked good for them as
a reliable sixth man. The Magic signed him up again for 1997-98 with a
$300,000 contract. In 1999, he signed a three year contract worth
seven million dollars.
Wilkin's Stats: PPG RPG APG
College 17.0 4.1 1.6
Rookie 12.5 2.6 2.0
1986-87 19.1 3.7 4.4
1987-88 17.4 3.3 4.0
1988-89 14.3 3.0 3.4
1989-90 14.5 4.5 4.0
1990-91 13.8 3.0 4.0
1991-92 12.4 2.5 2.7
1992-93 11.1 2.7 2.3
1993-94 14.3 3.7 3.1
1995-96 6.7 2.3 2.4
1996-97 10.6 2.2 2.2
Career (thru '97) 13.8 3.1 3.2
- 66. Sacramento:
Michael Adams (Boston
College)
Michael Adams was drafted by Sacramento and
played in Washington before settling into Denver where he has had some of
his most productive seasons. He was named an All-Star for the first time
in 1992 during his second tour as a Bullet. That year he finished third
in the fan voting for the starting spot. He played in Washington for
three more years before landing in Charlotte where he has been plagued
with injuries. He has held the honor of being the league's all-time
3-point shooter and also held the record of 79
straight games with a three-pointer over the 1988 and 1989 seasons.
Adams was a late third round draft pick out of Boston College.
Adams' Stats: PPG RPG APG StlPG
College 13.9 2.7 4.0 2.3
Rookie 2.2 0.3 1.0 0.5
1990-1991 26.5 3.9 10.5 2.2
Career 14.9 2.9 6.5 1.7
- 77. Atlanta: Arvydas Sabonis (later
disallowed)
- 83. Utah: Delaney Rudd (Wake Forest)
- 84. Atlanta: John Battle (Rutgers)
- 87. Detroit:
Spud
Webb (NC State)
Spud Webb is
only 5'7'', but he can still slam dunk the ball. He was drafted by the
Hawks where he had a successful career, but was traded to the Kings for
Travis Mays in 1991. "Spud" is a shortened form of his nickname
"Sputnik" given to him as a baby. He played for Minnesota in 1995-96,
but he could not sign a deal with an NBA team for the 1996-97
season, so he had to play in Italy.
Webb's Stats: PPG RPG APG StlPG
College 10.4 1.9 5.7 1.9
Rookie 7.8 1.5 4.3 1.0
Career (thru '96) 10.0 2.2 5.4 1.1
- 160. Milwaukee:
Mario Elie (American Int'l)
Mario Elie was
first drafted by the Bucks at 160 in the draft, but didn't play in the NBA
until the 1990-91 season when he was picked up by both Philadelphia
and Golden State. He signed as a free agent by Portland after being a
reliable bench player in Golden State, then was traded to Houston for a
second round draft pick. Elie helped the Rockets win both NBA
championship both starting at small forward (he's only 6-5,
though) and coming off the bench. Mario donates money to the Juvenile
Diabetes Foundation for every "three" he makes. He signed a two year
contract worth 3.7 million dollars on January 23, 1999, leaving the
Houston Rockets to join in state rivals, the San Antonio Spurs Elie joined the Spurs for the 2003-2004 season as an assistant coach..
Elie's Stats: PPG RPG APG
College 17.8 8.4 2.8
Rookie (90-91) 7.2 3.3 1.4
1991-92 7.8 2.9 2.2
1992-93 8.6 2.6 2.2
1993-94 9.3 2.7 3.1
1994-95 8.8 2.4 2.3
1995-96 11.1 3.4 3.1
1996-97 11.7 3.0 4.0
1997-98 8.4 2.1 3.0
1998-99 9.7 2.9 1.9
1999-00 7.5 3.2 2.4
2000-01 4.4 2.3 1.9
Career (thru 2000) 9.0 2.8 2.6