1989 NBA Draft Recap

The 1989 NBA Draft took place in New York on June 27, 1989

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First Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
1 Pervis Ellison SAC C 6-9 210 22 12 Louisville Sr United States
2 Danny Ferry LAC LAC to CLE PF 6-10 230 22 14 Duke Sr United States
3 Sean Elliott SAN SF 6-8 205 21 12 Arizona Sr United States
4 Glen Rice MIA SF 6-8 228 22 15 Michigan Sr United States
5 J.R. Reid CHA PF 6-9 247 21 11 North Carolina Jr * United States
6 Stacey King CHI PF 6-11 250 22 10 Oklahoma Sr United States
7 George McCloud IND SF 6-6 205 22 13 Florida State Sr United States
8 Randy White DAL PF 6-8 240 21 6 Louisiana Tech Sr United States
9 Tom Hammonds WAS PF 6-9 215 22 13 Georgia Tech Sr United States
10 Pooh Richardson MIN PG 6-1 180 23 11 UCLA Sr United States
11 Nick Anderson ORL GF 6-6 228 21 14 Illinois So * United States
12 Mookie Blaylock NJN PG 6-1 190 22 13 Oklahoma Sr United States
13 Michael Smith BOS F 6-10 225 24 5 Brigham Young Sr United States
14 Tim Hardaway GOS PG 6-0 175 22 14 UTEP Sr United States
15 Todd Lichti DEN G 6-4 205 22 5 Stanford Sr United States
16 Dana Barros SEA PG 5-11 165 22 14 Boston College Sr United States
17 Shawn Kemp SEA C 6-10 280 19 14 Trinity Valley CC Fr * United States
18 B.J. Armstrong CHI G 6-2 175 21 11 Iowa Sr United States
19 Kenny Payne PHL F 6-8 195 22 4 Louisville Sr United States
20 Jeff Sanders CHI F 6-8 225 23 5 Georgia Southern Sr United States
21 Blue Edwards UTH SG 6-4 200 23 10 East Carolina Sr United States
22 Byron Irvin POR G 6-5 190 22 4 Missouri Sr United States
23 Roy Marble ATL GF 6-6 190 22 3 Iowa Sr United States
24 Anthony Cook PHX POR to DET
DET to DEN		 FC 6-9 205 22 5 Arizona Sr United States
25 John Morton CLE G 6-3 180 22 6 Seton Hall Sr United States
26 Vlade Divac LAL C 7-1 260 21 16 KK Partizan (Serbia) 1968 DOB * Serbia
27 Kenny Battle DET DET to PHX SF 6-6 210 24 4 Illinois Sr United States

Second Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
28 Sherman Douglas MIA PG 6-0 180 22 12 Syracuse Sr United States
29 Dyron Nix CHA CHA to IND F 6-7 210 22 1 Tennessee Sr United States
30 Frank Kornet MIL F 6-9 225 22 3 Vanderbilt Sr United States
31 Jeff Martin LAC GF 6-5 195 22 3 Murray State Sr United States
32 Stanley Brundy NJN F 6-6 210 21 2 DePaul Sr United States
33 Jay Edwards LAC SG 6-4 185 20 2 Indiana So * United States
34 Gary Leonard MIN C 7-1 250 22 3 Missouri Sr United States
35 Pat Durham DAL DAL to MIL F 6-7 210 22 4 Colorado State Sr United States
36 Cliff Robinson POR PF 6-10 225 22 18 UConn Sr United States
37 Michael Ansley ORL F 6-7 225 22 3 Alabama Sr United States
38 Doug West MIN G-F 6-6 200 22 12 Villanova Sr United States
39 Ed Horton WAS PF 6-8 230 21 2 Iowa Sr United States
40 Dino Radja BOS PF 6-11 255 22 4 KK Split (Croatia) 1967 DOB Croatia
41 Doug Roth WAS C 6-11 255 21 3 Tennessee Sr United States
42 Michael Cutright DEN DEN to NJN SG 6-4 210 22 0 McNeese State Sr United States
43 Chucky Brown CLE SF 6-7 214 21 13 NC State Sr United States
44 Reggie Cross PHL PF 6-8 245 22 2 Hawaii Sr United States
45 Scott Haffner MIA G 6-3 180 23 2 Evansville Sr United States
46 Ricky Blanton PHX F 6-7 215 23 3 LSU Sr United States
47 Reggie Turner DEN F 6-7 225 23 0 UAB Sr United States
48 Junie Lewis UTH G 6-1 180 23 1 South Alabama Sr United States
49 Haywoode Workman ATL G 6-2 180 23 10 Oral Roberts Sr United States
50 Brian Quinnett NYK PF 6-8 235 23 4 Washington State Sr United States
51 Mike Morrison PHX GF 6-4 195 21 3 Loyola Marymount Sr United States
52 Greg Grant PHX PG 5-7 140 22 6 The College of New Jersey Jr United States
53 Jeff Hodge DAL G 6-2 175 22 0 South Alabama Sr United States
54 Toney Mack PHL G 6-4 205 22 1 Georgia RS-Jr * United States

Undrafted Players

Player Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
Terry Davis F 6-9 225 22 12 Virginia Union Sr United States
Chris Childs SG 6-3 195 21 11 Boise State Sr United States
Jaren Jackson SG 6-4 190 21 11 Georgetown Sr United States
Adrian Caldwell PF 6-8 265 22 8 Lamar Sr United States
Paul Graham F 6-6 200 21 6 Ohio Sr United States
Mike Higgins F 6-9 220 22 5 Northern Colorado Sr United States
Byron Dinkins G 6-1 170 22 4 Charlotte Sr United States
Lanard Copeland G 6-6 190 23 3 Georgia State Sr United States / Australia
Mark Hughes C 6-10 - 22 3 Michigan Sr United States
Eric Johnson G 6-2 205 23 3 Nebraska Sr United States
Stan Kimbrough G 5-11 153 23 3 Xavier Sr United States
Clifford Lett G 6-3 170 23 3 Florida Sr United States
Charles Edward Smith G 6-1 160 21 3 Georgetown Sr United States
Howard Wright F 6-8 220 21 3 Stanford Sr United States
Steve Bucknall GF 6-6 215 23 2 North Carolina Sr England
Tony Dawson F 6-7 215 21 2 Florida State Sr United States
Sasa Djordjevic SG 6-2 198 21 2 KK Partizan (Serbia) 1967 DOB Serbia
Mel McCants F 6-8 240 21 2 Purdue Sr United States
Jay Taylor GF 6-3 190 21 2 Eastern Illinois Sr United States
Raymond Brown PF 6-8 220 23 1 Idaho Sr United States
Torgeir Bryn FC 6-9 250 24 1 Texas State Sr Norway
Terry Dozier F 6-9 210 22 1 South Carolina Sr United States
Tom Hovasse F 6-8 205 22 1 Penn State Sr United States
Leonard Taylor F 6-8 220 23 1 California Sr United States
Gundars Vetra SF 6-6 196 22 1 BS Riga (Latvia) 1967 DOB Latvia
Jeff Lebo G 6-2 180 22 0 North Carolina Sr United States
Ramon Ramos 6-8 231 21 0 Seton Hall Sr Puerto Rico / United States
Andrew Gaze F 6-7 212 23 2 Melbourne South (Australia) 1965 DOB * Australia

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