1988 NBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | June 28, 1988 |
Location | Felt Forum (New York City, New York) |
Network(s) | Superstation TBS |
Overview | |
75 total selections in3 rounds | |
League | NBA |
First selection | Danny Manning (Los Angeles Clippers) |
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The 1988 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1988, in New York City, New York. The length was reduced from seven rounds in the previous year to three rounds.[1][2] This was also the first draft for the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat, prior to their inaugural season.
PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame |
* | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s) and (an) All-NBA Team(s) |
+ | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s) |
x | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-NBA Team(s) |
# | Denotes player who has never played in the NBA |
This section is for players who were eligible for the 1988 NBA draft, did not get selected, but still later appeared in at least one NBA regular season or postseason game.
Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
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Lloyd Daniels | SG | United States | Waitemata Dolphins (New Zealand) |
Wayne Engelstad | PF | United States | UC Irvine (Sr.) |
Duane Ferrell | SF | United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
Ben Gillery | C | United States | Georgetown (Sr.) |
Henry James | PF/SF | United States | St. Mary's (TX) (Sr.) |
Avery Johnson | PG | United States | Southern (Sr.) |
Bill Jones | PF | United States | Iowa (Sr.) |
Tim Legler | SG | United States | La Salle (Sr.) |
Carlton McKinney | SG | United States | SMU (Sr.) |
Tracy Moore | SG/SF | United States | Tulsa (Sr.) |
Richard Morton | PG | United States | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) |
Žarko Paspalj | SF | Yugoslavia | KK Partizan (Yugoslavia) |
Ramon Rivas | C | Puerto Rico | Temple (Sr.) |
John Starks+ | SG | United States | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
Henry Turner | SG/SF | United States | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) |
Gary Voce | PF | Jamaica | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[4]
Player | Team | Note | Ref. |
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Lloyd Daniels | Waitemata Dolphins (New Zealand) | Left Mt. San Antonio in 1987; playing professionally since the 1987–88 season | [5] |
Eddie Pope | Hamby Ramini (France) | Left Southern Miss in 1986; playing professionally since the 1987–88 season | [6] |
NBA draft history by team
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