1983 NBA DRAFT

to 1982 to 1984

1st round

First Round Pick 1

Houston Rockets – Ralph Sampson 7’4 C Virginia

First Round Pick 2

Indiana Pacers – Steve Stipanovich 6’11 C Missouri

First Round Pick 3

From Cleveland Cavaliers (1977.10.03)
Cleveland traded a 1981 1st rd pick (04-Al Wood) and a 1983 1st rd pick (03-Rodney McCray) to Philadelphia for Terry Furlow.

From Philadelphia 76ers (1982.09.15)
Philadelphia traded a 1983 1st rd pick (03-Rodney McCray) and Caldwell Jones to Houston for Moses Malone.

Houston Rockets – Rodney McCray 6’7 F Louisville

First Round Pick 4

San Diego Clippers – Byron Scott – 6’4 SG Arizona State

First Round Pick 5

Chicago Bulls – Sydney Green 6’9 F UNLV

First Round Pick 6

Golden State Warriors – Russell Cross – Purdue

First Round Pick 7

Utah Jazz – Thurl Bailey – 6’11 PF NC State

First Round Pick 8

Detroit Pistons – Antoine Carr – 6’9 PF Wichita State

First Round Pick 9

Dallas Mavericks – Dale Ellis – 6’7 SG Tennessee

First Round Pick 10

Washington Bullets – Jeff Malone – 6’5 SG Mississippi State

First Round Pick 11

From Atlanta Hawks (1979.01.31)
Atlanta traded a 1983 1st rd pick (11-Derek Harper) and Butch Lee to Cleveland for Terry Furlow.

From Cleveland Cavaliers (1980.10.30)
Cleveland traded a 1983 1st rd pick (11-Derek Harper) and a 1986 1st rd pick (07-Roy Tarpley) to Dallas for Richard Washington and Jerome Whitehead.

Dallas Mavericks – Derek Harper – 6’4 – PG Illinois

First Round Pick 12

New York Knicks – Darrell Walker – 6’4 SG Arkansas

First Round Pick 13

Kansas City Kings – Enis Whatley – 6’3 PG Alabama

First Round Pick 14

From Denver Nuggets (1980.08.15)
Denver traded a 1983 1st rd pick (14-Clyde Drexler) and a 1982 2nd rd pick (32-Eric Turner) to Portland for a 1983 1st rd pick (15-Howard Carter) and T.R. Dunn.

Portland Trailblazers – Clyde Drexler 6’7 SG Houston

First Round Pick 15

From Portland Trailblazers (1980.08.15)
Portland traded a 1983 1st rd pick (15-Howard Carter) and T.R. Dunn to Denver for a 1983 1st rd pick (14-Clyde Drexler) and a 1982 2nd rd pick (32-Eric Turner).

Denver Nuggets – Howard Carter – 6’4 G LSU

First Round Pick 16

Seattle Supersonics – Jon Sundvold – 6’2 G Missouri

First Round Pick 17

From New Jersey Nets (1982.08.27)
New Jersey traded a 1983 1st rd pick (17-Leo Rautins) and cash to Philadelphia for Darryl Dawkins.

Philadelphia 76ers – Leo Rautins 6’8 F Syracuse

First Round Pick 18

Milwaukee Bucks – Randy Breuer – 7’3 C Minnesota

First Round Pick 19

San Antonio Spurs – John Paxson – 6’2 PG Notre Dame

First Round Pick 20

From Phoenix Suns (1983.01.14)
Phoenix traded a 1983 1st rd pick (20-Roy Hinson), a 1983 3rd rd pick (67-Derrick Hord), and Jeff Cook to Cleveland for a 1983 1st rd pick (21-Greg Kite) and James Edwards.

Cleveland Cavaliers – Roy Hinson 6’9 PF Rutgers

First Round Pick 21

From Boston Celtics (1983.01.14)
Boston traded a 1983 1st rd pick (21-Greg Kite), Darren Tillis, and cash to Cleveland for Scott Wedman.

From Cleveland Cavaliers (1983.02.08)
Cleveland for a 1983 1st rd pick (21-Greg Kite) and James Edwards to Phoenix Suns for a 1983 1st rd pick (20-Roy Hinson), a 1983 3rd rd pick (67-Derrick Hord), and Jeff Cook.

From Phoenix Suns (1983.06.27)
Phoenix traded a 1983 1st rd pick (21 C Greg Kite), a 1983 3rd rd pick (52-Winfred King), and G Dennis Johnson to Boston for two 1983 2nd rd picks (28-Rod Foster) and (45-Paul Williams), and Rick Robey.

Boston Celtics – Greg Kite 6’11 C BYU

First Round Pick 22

From Los Angeles Lakers (1981.08.05)
LA Lakers traded a 1982 2nd rd pick (44-Mike Gibson), a 1983 1st rd pick (22-Randy Whittman), Jim Chones, and Brad Holland to Washington in exchange for not exercising their right of first refusal on free agent Mitch Kupchak.

Washington Bullets – Randy Whittman – 6’6 SG Indiana

First Round Pick 23

From Philadelphia 76ers (1983.02.15)
Philadelphia traded a 1983 1st rd pick ( 23-Mitchell Wiggins), a 1984 2nd rd pick (29-Stewart Gray), and Russ Schoene to Indiana for a 1984 3rd rd pick (48-James Banks), and Clemon Johnson.

Indiana Pacers – Mitchell Wiggins – 6’4 SG Florida State

First Round Pick 24

Cleveland Cavaliers – Stewart Granger – 6’3 G Villanova
BONUS SELECTION

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