1989
Draft Class
1. Sacramento: 
Pervis Ellison (Louisville)
Pervis was a big man who was
drafted at number one with high expectations which he has yet to live up
to. Drafted by Sacramento then traded to the Bullets after his rookie
season, he hoped to start over in Boston and begin to forge a career. He
had a stellar year in Washington
in 1991-1992, then had knee problems over the next two years
with the Bullets in 1992-1994. He came to the Celtics in December 1994
where in his first game he led his team in points and rebounds. In
college we was a consensus first team All-American in 1989. He was
also the 1986 NCAA Tournament MVP for Louisville.
Ellison's Stats: PPG RPG APG BlkPG
College 15.8 8.5 2.4 2.5
Rookie 8.0 5.8 1.9 1.7
1990-91 10.4 7.7 1.3 2.1
1991-92 20.0 11.2 2.9 2.7
1992-93 17.4 8.8 2.4 2.2
1993-94 7.3 5.1 1.5 1.1
1994-95 6.8 5.6 0.6 1.0
1995-96 5.3 6.5 0.9 1.4
1996-97 2.5 4.3 0.7 1.5
1997-98 3.0 3.3 0.9 0.9
1999-00 1.8 2.2 0.4 0.3
2000-01 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.2
Career (thru 2000) 9.7 6.8 1.5 1.6
2. LA Clippers: 
Danny Ferry (Duke)
Danny was picked at
number two by the Clippers, but wouldn't play for them so he went to
Europe and played in Italy. He averaged 29.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per
game for one season in Europe with the II Messaggero Roma. He came back
to the US in 1990 as a Cavalier. He has not played like a big man,
preferring to play a perimeter game. This may be his breakthrough season,
of course it could be any year.... In 1989 he was named the National
College Player of the Year by (UPI,NABC) and we was a Unanimous first team
All-American that year after being a consensus second
team All-American in 1988. On August 1, 2001 San Antonio re-signed Danny
Ferry to a 2 year, $2.1 million contract. On July 20, 2002 San Antonio
re-signed Danny Ferry to a 2 year contract with the 2nd year at
the team's option. He won his first NBA championship with the Spurs in 2003. On July 24, 2003 Ferry was sent to the Indiana Pacers in a three-team trade that also sent Scot Pollard (from Sacramento) to the Pacers, Ron Mercer (from Indiana) and Hedo Turkoglu (from Sacramento) to the Spurs and Brad Miller (from Indiana) to the Kings. Indiana released him, and upon his retirement, Ferry was named as the director of basketball relations for the San Antonio Spurs.
Ferry's Stats: PPG RPG
College 15.1 7.0
Rookie 8.6 3.5
1991-92 5.1 3.1
1992-93 7.5 3.7
1993-94 5.0 2.0
1994-95 7.5 1.7
1995-96 13.3 3.8
1996-97 10.6 4.1
1997-98 4.2 1.7
1998-99 7.0 2.0
1999-00 7.3 3.8
2000-01 5.6 2.8
2001-02 4.6 1.8
2002-03 1.9 1.2
Career (thru 2003) 7.0 2.8
3. San Antonio: Sean Elliott (Arizona)
4. 
Glen Rice
(Miami)
5. Charlotte: J. R. Reid (UNC)
6. Chicago: Stacey King (Oklahoma)
7. Indiana: 
George McCloud (Florida State)
George played well his senior
year at Indiana, averaging 22.8 points per game. He had
some moderately productive years with the Pacers before going to Italy for
the 1993-94 season. He came back to the states in 1994-95 playing in the
CBA and for the Mavericks. In 1995-96 McCloud stepped in as the starting
small forward for Dallas when Mashburn went down with an injury. He was
runner up for the Most Improved Player that year. He let loose from
behind the 3 point line with regularity, setting a new record for 3
pointers attempted with 678 (breaking Starks record of 611 set in
1994-95). He also made 257, ranking him second in the NBA and second in
NBA History. He also made a 3 pointer in 27 straight games. He finished
third in the 1996 All Star Weekend Three Point Shootout. McCloud was sent
to New Jersey in a 9 player deal in February of 1997. He was then
immediately shipped off to an injury plagued Lakers team for Joe Kleine,
the Laker's 1997 first round pick and a conditional second rounder.
Phoenix signed him to a one year contract worth 750,000 on 1-24-99. He
then signed a one year two million dollar contract with Denver for the
1999-2000 season. On October 24, 2002 Washington traded Chris Whitney to
Denver for
George McCloud and $500,000.
McCloud's Stats: PPG RPG APG
College 13.5 3.4 2.6
Rookie 2.6 1.0 1.0
1990-91 4.6 1.6 2.0
1991-92 6.6 2.6 2.3
1992-93 7.2 2.6 2.5
1994-95 9.6 3.5 1.3
1995-96 18.9 4.8 2.7
1996-97 10.3 2.8 1.7
1997-98 7.2 3.5 1.3
1998-99 8.9 3.4 1.6
1999-00 10.1 3.7 3.2
2000-01 9.6 2.9 3.7
2001-02 8.8 3.6 3.0
Career (thru 2002) 9.0 3.1 2.3
8. Dallas: Randy White (Louisiana Tech)
9. Washington: Tom Hammonds (Georgia Tech)
10. Minnesota: 
Pooh Richardson (Minnesota)
Pooh was the first pick by the Timberwolves in their franchise
history. He was named to the All-Rookie First Team for the expansion
team. He never missed a game in Minnesota, but when he went to Indiana in
a trade for Chuck Person and Micheal Williams (9/8/92), injuries hurt his
chance to play alongside Reggie Miller. He then moved over to the
Clippers in a
deal involving Mark Jackson. Pooh was an outstanding college player and
passer, but has been overlooked in the NBA. He still produces impressive
stats, beating other higher profile point guards in the assists
department. He set the PAC 10
Conference assists record with UCLA with 833 and is a Three-Time All-PAC
10 selection.
Pooh's Stats PPG RPG APG StlPG
College 12.0 4.6 6.8 1.5
Rookie 11.4 2.6 6.8 1.6
1990-91 17.1 3.5 9.0 1.6
1991-92 16.5 3.7 8.4 1.5
1992-93 10.4 3.6 7.7 1.3
1993-94 10.0 3.0 6.4 0.9
1994-95 10.9 3.3 7.9 1.6
1995-96 11.7 2.5 5.4 1.2
1996-97 5.6 1.7 2.9 0.9
Career (thru '97) 12.1 3.0 7.5 1.4
11. Orlando: 
Nick
Anderson (Illinois)
Nick has steadily contributed to his team, the Magic, producing stats
that are respectable and providing team leadership, yet he has been
overlooked for all-star recognition. He is a solid player who may be
both underrated and overshadowed by his superstar teammantes Shaq and
Penny. He was the Magic's first draft pick, ever, at number 11 and
continues to be Orlando's all-time leader in scoring and games played. He
is a powerful shooting guard, bigger than most at the position, at 6' 6''
220 pounds. He can also drain the three, going once to the long distance
shootout in 1995. Nick signed a four year deal paying $12 million
dollars, big bucks. He signed another deal over four years starting in
1997-98 for 16 million dollars with an option for 2 additional years and
a possibility to earn another 36 mil in incentives. In college he played
in the NCAA Final Four in 1989 for Illinois and was named the NCAA Midwest
Regional VP that year as well. He had career bests in 1992-1993 across
the board. On August 3, 1999 Orlando traded Nick Anderson to Sacramento
for Tariq Abdul-Wahad and Sacramento's 2003 first round draft pick.
Anderson's Stats: PPG RPG APG
College 17.0 7.3 1.8
Rookie 11.5 3.9 1.5
1990-91 14.1 5.5 1.5
1991-92 19.9 6.4 2.7
1992-93 19.9 6.0 3.4
1993-94 15.8 5.9 3.6
1994-95 15.8 4.4 4.1
1995-96 14.7 5.4 3.6
1996-97 12.0 4.8 2.9
1997-98 15.3 5.1 2.1
1998-99 14.9 5.9 1.9
1999-00 10.8 4.7 1.7
2000-01 1.8 1.2 0.6
2001-02 4.0 2.2 0.9
Career (thru 2002) 14.4 5.1 2.6
12. New Jersey: 
Mookie Blaylock (Oklahoma)
Mookie might be the most consistent player of his rookie class, although
unspectacular. He was born Daron Oshay Blaylock. Mookie
reached the plateau of 1,000 steals faster than all but 3 players in NBA
history. He was drafted by the Nets out of Oklahoma with the 12th pick,
but came to Atlanta in a super trade for Rumeal Robinson (who is barely
hanging on, seeing time in Portland and LA after playing in the CBA). In
1989 he was named a consensus second team All-American. He also holds the
NCAA season record for most steals with 150 (3.8 per game). Although he
has a dangerous shot, he is mostly
known for his defense, gaining a spot on the All-Defensive first teams in
1994 and 1995 and the All-Defensive Second team in 1996 and 1997. His
all-around play led to his selection to the All-Star Team in 1994.
Atlanta has signed Mookie to a contract through the 2001-2002 season
with a 4 year extension at 18 million dollars.
Blaylock's Stats: PPG RPG APG StlPG
College 18.1 4.4 6.3 3.8
Rookie 10.1 2.8 4.2 1.6
1990-91 14.1 3.5 6.1 2.3
1991-92 13.8 3.7 6.8 2.4
1992-93 13.4 3.5 8.4 2.5
1993-94 13.8 5.2 9.7 2.6
1994-95 17.2 4.9 7.7 2.5
1995-96 15.7 4.1 5.9 2.6
1996-97 17.4 5.3 5.9 2.7
1997-98 13.2 4.9 6.7 2.6
1998-99 13.3 4.7 5.8 2.1
1999-00 11.3 3.7 6.7 2.0
2000-01 11.0 3.9 6.7 2.4
2001-02 3.4 1.5 6.3 0.7
Career (thru 2002) 13.5 4.1 6.7 2.3
13. Boston: Michael Smith (Brigham Young)
14. Golden State: Tim Hardaway (Texas-El
Paso)
15. Denver: Todd Lichti (Stanford)
16. Seattle: 
Dana Barros (Boston College)
Dana was traded to the Hornets in the off-season in 1993 along with Eddie
Johnson for Kendall Gill. A few days later, in a trade for Hersey Hawkins
that also sent Sidney Green and Greg Graham to the Sixers, he came to
Philly where he would eventually put together an all-star season in
1994-95 while averaging 20.6 ppg. Most people are not
sure if he is a shooter or a point guard, he probably doesn't know either.
With Philadelphia in 1995 he dished out 39.5 percent of his team's
assists, higher than previous mark held by Mo Cheeks of 37.3. He also
can shoot, recently having his consecutive three-point shooting streak
broken with 89 straight games making a three pointer over 1995-1996.
Barros led the league with a .446 3-point percentage in 1992. He has
been traded to Boston where he blends into a crowded backcourt. His
minutes plunged by more than 1,000 with the Celtics, and his scoring
suffered too. He scored 50 points in a game while in Philly on March 14,
1995 against Houston. On September 7, 2001 Detroit re-signed Dana
Barros to a 1 year, $1.5 million contract.
Barros' Stats: PPG RPG APG StlPG
College 19.6 3.2 3.7 1.5
Rookie 9.7 1.6 2.5 0.7
1990-91 6.3 1.1 1.7 0.4
1991-92 8.3 1.1 1.7 0.7
1992-93 7.8 1.6 2.2 0.9
1993-94 13.3 2.4 5.2 1.3
1994-95 20.6 3.3 7.5 1.8
1995-96 13.0 2.4 3.8 0.7
1996-97 12.5 2.0 3.4 1.0
1997-98 9.8 1.9 3.6 1.0
1998-99 9.3 2.1 4.2 1.0
1999-00 7.2 1.4 1.8 0.4
2000-01 8.0 1.6 1.8 0.5
2001-02 6.7 2.0 2.7 0.5
Career (thru 2002) 10.5 1.9 3.3 0.9
17. Seattle: 
Shawn Kemp
(Trinity)
18. Chicago:
BJ Armstrong (Iowa)
BJ, (BJ stands for Benjamin Junior), another young point guard, has
started for the eastern all-stars (1994), contributed to the Bull's
championship teams, and has faltered as a mediocre player off and on. He
is a dangerous deep-threat, leading the league in 3-point shooting
percentage in 1993 (.453) and competing in the long distance shootout
in 1993 and 1994. Don't forget that BJ won 3 championship rings with
Jordan's Bulls in the early 1990s. He played for several years in Golden
State then was traded on 11-7-97 to Charlotte for Tony Delk and Muggsy
Bogues. Chicago signed himto a one year contract for the 1999-2000
season, hoping to regain his glory days there.
Armstrong's Stats: PPG APG
College 13.1 4.0
Rookie 5.6 2.5
1990-91 8.8 3.7
1991-92 9.9 3.2
1992-93 12.3 4.0
1993-94 14.8 3.9
1994-95 14.0 3.0
1995-96 12.3 4.9
1996-97 7.9 2.6
1997-98 4.0 2.3
1998-99 3.3 1.9
1999-00 7.4 2.9
Career (thru 2000) 9.8 3.3
19. Philadelphia: Kenny Payne (Louisville)
20. Chicago: Jeff Sanders (Georgia Southern)
21. Utah: Blue Edwards (East Carolina)
22. Portland: Byron Irvin (Missouri)
23. Atlanta: Roy Marble (Iowa)
24. Phoenix: Anthony COok (Arizona)
25. Cleveland: John Morton (Seton Hall)
26. LA Lakers: Vlade Divac (Yugoslavia)
Another
European player (born in Prijepole, Yugoslavia) to join the NBA in
the 1989 draft was Vlade Divac. He was a member of the 1988 Silver medal
winning Yugoslavian Olympic Team. He also led the team to the European
Championship in 1994-95. He played five seasons of professional ball in
Yugoslavia before coming to the Lakers.
He was the successor to Kareem, big shoes to fill. At the end of his
Lakers' career, he was second on the team's all-time blocks list, second
to Kareem, so I guess he didn't do too bad. He did well from the start,
being named to the All-Rookie First Team in 1990 after playing in all 82
games and sharing time in the middle with aging vet Mychal Thompson. He
was on the surprise LA Lakers NBA Finals team in 1991, which lost to the
Chicago Bulls. He led the Lakers in rebounding for four years running.
He continues to improve, culminating in a career year in 1994-1995. Prior
to the 1996 season, Divac was traded to the Hornets for the rights to High
School Star Kobe Bryant in order to make room for the Lakers signing Shaq
to a mammoth contract. He has fit in well in
Charlotte, getting along with both his coach, Dave Cowens, and players.
He especially gels with Anthony Mason, who motivates him like Magic did
in LA. In 1996 at the Atlanta Olympics,
Divac's Yugoslavian Team lost to the Dream Team in the Gold Medal game,
but they came home with a silver. Vlade has worked on a budding acting
career while in Tinseltown with the Lakers. He has guest starred on
several sit-coms, including Coach, and has worked on two movies:
Driving Me Crazy and Eddie. On January 22, 1999 Vlade
signed a 6 year, $62.5 million contract to play for the Sacramento
Kings. Vlade was named the winner of the 1999-2000 J. Walter Kennedy
Citizenship Award. On July 20, 2004 the LA Lakers signed Vlade Divac to a 2 year, $10.29 million contract. He "replaces" Shaq, and finally gets to team up with Kobe, the player he was traded for in 1996 to make room to bring in Shaq!
Divac's Stats
| PPG | RPG | APG | BlkPG |
| Rookie | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| 1990-91 | 11.2 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| 1991-92 | 11.3 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| 1992-93 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
| 1993-94 | 14.2 | 10.8 | 3.9 | 1.4 |
| 1994-95 | 16.0 | 10.4 | 4.1 | 2.2 |
| 1995-96 | 12.9 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 1.7 |
| 1996-97 | 12.6 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 2.2 |
| 1997-98 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| 1998-99 | 14.3 | 10.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| 1999-00 | 12.3 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| 2000-01 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| 2001-02 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 1.2 |
| 2002-03 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 1.3 |
| 2003-04 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
| Career (thru 2003) | 11.9 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
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27.
Phoenix:
Kenny Battle (Illinois)
28. Miami: Sherman Douglas (Syracuse)
29. Charlotte: Dyron Nix (Tennessee)
30. Milwaukee: Frank Kornet (Vanderbilt)
31. LA Clippers: Jeff Martin (Murray State)
32. New Jersey: Stanley Brundy (DePaul)
33. LA Clippers: Jay Edwards (Indiana)
34. Minnesota: Gary Leonard (Missouri)
35. Dallas: Pat Durham (Colorado State)
36. Portland: 
Clifford Robinson (Connecticut)
37. Orlando: Michael Ansley (Alabama)
38. Minnesota: Doug West (Villanova)
39. Washington: Ed Horton (Iowa)
40. Boston: 
Dino
Radja (Croatia)
Dino was born in Croatia and played for his national
team. He won an Olympic silver medal with the 1988 and 1992 Yugoslavian
teams. In 1988-89 he led his team, Jugoplastika Splitto the Yugoslavian
National Championship. He was drafted in the second round in 1989, but
spent three seasons playing pro ball in Italy for Il Messaggaro ('90-'92)
and Virtus Roma ('92-'93) before joining the team in 1993. When he
finally joined the Celtics, he was named to the all-NBA rookie second
team. He was also the rookie of the month for November, believe it or not
the first Celtic EVER to have that honor. In 1990-91 he was voted the
number two player in Europe behind Toni Kukoc. He led Boston in scoring,
rebounding and blocked shots
in 1995-96, but missed most of 1996-97. Following the 1997 season, he
was traded to Philly for Clarence Weatherspoon and Michael Cage.
Radja's Stats: PPG RPG APG
Rookie 15.1 7.2 1.4
1994-95 17.2 8.7 1.7
1995-96 19.7 9.8 1.6
1996-97 14.0 8.4 1.9
Career thru '97 16.7 8.4 1.6
41. Washington: Doug Roth (Tennessee)
42. Denver: Michael Cutright (McNeese State)
43. Cleveland: Chucky Brown (NC State)
44. Philadelphia Reggie Cross (Hawaii)
45. Miami: Scott Haffner (Evansville)
46. Phoenix: Ricky Blanton (Louisiana State)
47. Denver: Reggie Turner (Alabama-Birmingham)
48. Utah: Junie Lewis (South Alabama)
49. Atlanta: Haywoode Workman (Oral Roberts)
50. New York: Brian Quinnett (Washington State)
51. Phoenix: Mike Morrison (Loyola)
52. Phoenix: Greg Grant (Trenton State)
53. Dallas: Jeff Hodge (South Alabama)
54. Philadelphia: Toney Mack (Georgia)