1981 NBA Draft

**NBA Draft by Team**
	76ers - Blazers - Bobcats
	Bucks - Bulls - Cavaliers
	Celtics - Clippers - Grizzlies
	Hawks - Heat - Hornets
	Jazz - Kings - Knicks
	Lakers - Magic - Mavericks
	Nets - Nuggets - Pacers
	Pistons - Raptors - Rockets
	Sonics - Spurs - Suns
	Timberwolves - Warriors - Wizards

**NBA Drafts by the Year**
	2000s
	2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 ; 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000
	1990s
	1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995; 1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1991 • 1990
	1980s
	1989 • 1988 • 1987 • 1986 • 1985; 1984 • 1983 • 1982 • 1981 • 1980
	1970s
	1979 • 1978 • 1977 • 1976 • 1975 ; 1974 • 1973 • 1972 • 1971 • 1970
	1960s
	1969 • 1968 • 1967 • 1966 • 1965; 1964 • 1963 • 1962 • 1961 • 1960
	1950s
	1959 • 1958 • 1957 • 1956 • 1955; 1954 • 1953 • 1952 • 1951 • 1950
	1940s
	1949 • 1948 • 1947
	Sources
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Template:NBA Drafts Rating

**NBA Draft by Pick**
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8
9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16
17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24
25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 - 32
33 - 34 - 35 - 36 - 37 - 38 - 39 - 40
41 - 42 - 43 - 44 - 45 - 46 - 47 - 48
49 - 50 - 51 - 52 - 53 - 54 - 55 - 56
57 - 58 - 59 - 60

Round 1[]

No.	Team	Player	Position	College/HS/Country
1	Dallas Mavericks	Mark Aguirre	PF/SF	DePaul
2	Detroit Pistons	Isiah Thomas	PG	Indiana
3	New Jersey Nets	Buck Williams	PF/C	Maryland
4	Atlanta Hawks	Al Wood	SG/SF	North Carolina
5	Seattle SuperSonics	Danny Vranes	SF	Utah
6	Chicago Bulls	Orlando Woolridge	PF	Notre Dame
7	Kansas City Kings	Steve Johnson	C/PF	Oregon State
8	San Diego Clippers	Tom Chambers	PF/C	Utah
9	Dallas Mavericks	Rolando Blackman	SG	Kansas State
10	New Jersey Nets	Albert King	SF/SG	Maryland
11	Washington Bullets	Frank Johnson	G	Wake Forest
12	Detroit Pistons	Kelly Tripucka	SF/SG	Notre Dame
13	Utah Jazz	Danny Schayes	C/PF	Syracuse
14	Indiana Pacers	Herb Williams	C/PF	Ohio State
15	Portland Trail Blazers	Jeff Lamp	SF/SG	Virginia
16	Portland Trail Blazers	Darnell Valentine	PG	Kansas
17	Kansas City Kings	Kevin Loder	SF/SG	Alabama State
18	New Jersey Nets	Ray Tolbert	PF	Indiana
19	Los Angeles Lakers	Mike McGee	SG/SF	Michigan
20	Phoenix Suns	Larry Nance	PF/C	Clemson
21	Milwaukee Bucks	Alton Lister	C/PF	Arizona State
22	Philadelphia 76ers	Franklin Edwards	PG	Cleveland State
23	Boston Celtics	Charles Bradley	SG	Wyoming

Overall #	Round #	Team	Trades			Player Drafted
R o u n d 2
24	2-1	Mavericks				Jay Vincent
25	2-2	Pistons	> Celtics			Tracy Jackson
26	2-3	Nets	> Pacers	> Blazers		Brian Jackson
27	2-4	Jazz				Howard Wood
28	2-5	Cavaliers	> Lakers	> Bulls	> Spurs	Gene Banks
29	2-6	Hawks	> Jazz	> Hawks	> Kings	Eddie Johnson
30	2-7	Sonics	> Bulls	> Spurs		Ed Rains
31	2-8	Clippers	> Celtics			Danny Ainge
32	2-9	Nuggets	> Bulls			Mike Olliver
33	2-10	Bullets	> Warriors			Sam Williams
34	2-11	Warriors	> Jazz	> Nuggets		Kenneth Green
35	2-12	Rockets	> Bullets			Charles Davis
36	2-13	Kings	>	> Pacers		Ray Blume
37	2-14	Pacers	> Suns	> Pacers		Al Leslie
38	2-15	Bulls	> Hawks			Clyde Bradshaw
39	2-16	Blazers	> Pistons	> Lakers		Harvey Knuckles
40	2-17	Knicks				Greg Cook
41	2-18	Spurs	> Bullets			Claude Gregory
42	2-19	Lakers				Elvis Rolle
43	2-20	Suns	> Mavericks			Elston Turner
44	2-21	Bucks	> Kings	> Nets	> Bullets	Steve Lingenfelter
45	2-22	Celtics	>			Ed Turner
46	2-23	76ers				Vernon Smith
R o u n d 3
47	3-1	Mavericks				Art Housey
48	3-2	Pistons	> Bullets			Mike Ferrara
49	3-3	Nets				David Burns
50	3-4	Cavaliers	> Blazers			Derek Holcomb
51	3-5	Jazz	> Lakers			Zam Fredrick
52	3-6	Hawks				Rudy Macklin
53	3-7	Sonics				Mark Radford
54	3-8	Clippers				Jim Smith
55	3-9	Nuggets	> Cavaliers			Mickey Dillard
56	3-10	Warriors				Carlton Neverson
57	3-11	Bullets	> Knicks			Frank Brickowski
58	3-12	Kings				Curtis Berry
59	3-13	Rockets	> Cavaliers			Russell Bowers
60	3-14	Pacers				Purvis Miller
61	3-15	Blazers				Petur Gudmundsson
62	3-16	Bulls	> Clippers	> Suns		Sam Clancy
63	3-17	Knicks				Wayne McKoy
64	3-18	Spurs				Tom Baker
65	3-19	Lakers				Ron Cornelius
66	3-20	Suns				Craig Dykema
67	3-21	Bucks				Mark Smith
68	3-22	76ers				Ernest Graham
69	3-23	Celtics				John Johnson
R o u n d 4
70	4-1	Mavericks				Eddie Moss
71	4-2	Pistons				John May
72	4-3	Nets				Edmund Sherod
73	4-4	Jazz				George Torres
74	4-5	Cavaliers				Ethan Martin
75	4-6	Hawks				Kevin Figaro
76	4-7	Sonics	> Warriors			Lewis Lloyd
77	4-8	Clippers				Lee Raker
78	4-9	Nuggets	> Kings			Kenny Dennard
79	4-10	Bullets				Ron Davis
80	4-11	Warriors				Terry Adolph
81	4-12	Rockets				Larry Spriggs
82	4-13	Kings				B.B. Davis
83	4-14	Pacers				Rolando Frazier
84	4-15	Bulls				Oliver Lee
85	4-16	Blazers				Peter Verhoeven
86	4-17	Knicks				Alex Bradley
87	4-18	Spurs				Earl Belcher
88	4-19	Lakers				Kevin McKenna
89	4-20	Suns	> Pistons			Don Koonce
90	4-21	Bucks				Kris Anderson
91	4-22	Celtics				Stanley Williams
92	4-23	76ers				Rynn Wright
R o u n d 5
93	5-1	Mavericks				Pete Budko
94	5-2	Pistons				George DeVone
95	5-3	Nets				Joe Cooper
96	5-4	Cavaliers				Ken Page
97	5-5	Jazz				Mike Clark
98	5-6	Hawks				Steve Krafscisin
99	5-7	Sonics				Andra Griffin
100	5-8	Clippers				Dennis Isbell
101	5-9	Nuggets				Willie Sims
102	5-10	Warriors				Hank McDowell
103	5-11	Bullets				Garry Witts
104	5-12	Kings				U.S. Reed
105	5-13	Rockets				Hasan Houston
106	5-14	Pacers				George Peterson
107	5-15	Blazers				Herb Andrew
108	5-16	Bulls				Johnny Nash
109	5-17	Knicks				Jim Wright
110	5-18	Spurs				Mike Rhodes
111	5-19	Lakers				Craig Watts
112	5-20	Suns				Paul Heuerman
113	5-21	Bucks				Kelvin Troy
114	5-22	76ers				Steve Craig
115	5-23	Celtics				Glen Grunwald
R o u n d 6
116	6-1	Mavericks				Karl Bakowski
117	6-2	Pistons				Vince Brookins
118	6-3	Nets				Kevin Lynam
119	6-4	Jazz				Kevin Sprewer
120	6-5	Cavaliers				Aaron Strayhorn
121	6-6	Hawks				Darryl Warwick
122	6-7	Sonics				Earl Banks
123	6-8	Clippers				Mike Pepper
124	6-9	Nuggets				Alonzo Weatherley
125	6-10	Bullets				Robert Williams
126	6-11	Warriors				Carter Scott
127	6-12	Rockets				Fred Cowan
128	6-13	Kings				Brian Walker
129	6-14	Pacers				Robert Fronk
130	6-15	Bulls				Roger Burkman
131	6-16	Blazers				Roshern Arnie
132	6-17	Knicks				John Blair
133	6-18	Spurs				Norman Shavers
134	6-19	Lakers				Kevin Singleton
135	6-20	Suns				Pete Harris
136	6-21	Bucks				Jo Jo Hunter
137	6-22	Celtics				Steve Waite
138	6-23	76ers				Michael Thomas
R o u n d 7
139	7-1	Mavericks				Davis North
140	7-2	Pistons				Greg Nance
141	7-3	Nets				Rod Robertson
142	7-4	Cavaliers				Andre Smith
143	7-5	Jazz				Mike Robinson
144	7-6	Hawks				Kevin Vesey
145	7-7	Sonics				Tom Sienkiewicz
146	7-8	Clippers				Randy Johnson
147	7-9	Nuggets				Greg Manning
148	7-10	Warriors				Robby Dosty
149	7-11	Bullets				Randy Martel
150	7-12	Kings				Clinton Wheeler
151	7-13	Rockets				Joe Faine
152	7-14	Pacers				Larry McKinney
153	7-15	Blazers				Julius Wayne
154	7-16	Bulls				Scott Williams
155	7-17	Knicks				Terry Cramer
156	7-18	Spurs				Mark Minderman
157	7-19	Lakers				Larry Petty
158	7-20	Suns				David Williams
159	7-21	Bucks				Lewis Latimore
160	7-22	76ers				John Crawford
161	7-23	Celtics				Tom Seaman
R o u n d 8
162	8-1	Mavericks				David Kennedy
163	8-2	Pistons				Joe Schoen
164	8-3	Nets				Ken Webb
165	8-4	Jazz				Bob Cattage
166	8-5	Cavaliers				Glen Marcus
167	8-6	Hawks				Gilbert Salinas
168	8-7	Clippers				Todd Haynes
169	8-8	Nuggets				Curtis Redding
170	8-9	Bullets				Mike Howard
171	8-10	Warriors				Yasutaka Okayama
172	8-11	Rockets				Stanley Brewer
173	8-12	Kings				Randy Smithson
174	8-13	Pacers				Len Hatzenbeller
175	8-14	Bulls				Ben Mitchell
176	8-15	Blazers				John Smith
177	8-16	Knicks				Brian O'Connor
178	8-17	Spurs				Bob Bartholomew
179	8-18	Lakers				Jay Triano
180	8-19	Suns				Steve Risley
181	8-20	Bucks				Mike Brkovich
182	8-21	Celtics				George Morrow
183	8-22	76ers				Frank Gilroy
R o u n d 9
184	9-1	Mavericks				John Hollinden
185	9-2	Pistons				Eddie Baker
186	9-3	Nets				Rudy Williams
187	9-4	Cavaliers				Paul Roba
188	9-5	Jazz				Ken Ollie
189	9-6	Hawks				Howard Thompkins
190	9-7	Clippers				Art Jones
191	9-8	Nuggets				Andrew Burton
192	9-9	Warriors				Doug Murrey
193	9-10	Bullets				Eddie Brown
194	9-11	Kings				Mike Perry
195	9-12	Pacers				Scott Whitley
196	9-13	Blazers				Sid Williams
197	9-14	Bulls				Terry Martin
198	9-15	Knicks				Marty Headd
199	9-16	Spurs				Leonel Marquetti
200	9-17	Suns				Brian Johnson
201	9-18	Bucks				Chip Rucker
202	9-19	76ers				Ron Wister
203	9-20	Celtics				Greg McCray
R o u n d 1 0
204	10-1	Mavericks				Scott Bolanko
205	10-2	Pistons				Melvin Maxwell
206	10-3	Nets				Vic Sison
207	10-4	Jazz				Joe Merten
208	10-5	Cavaliers				Greg Boone
209	10-6	Hawks				Mike Frazier
210	10-7	Clippers				Tony Gwynn
211	10-8	Nuggets				Derrick Rowland
212	10-9	Bullets				Ralton Way
213	10-10	Warriors				Barry Brooks
214	10-11	Kings				Mark Wilson
215	10-12	Pacers				Rodney Benson
216	10-13	Bulls				Kenny Easley
217	10-14	Blazers				Steve Cochran
218	10-15	Knicks				Kevin Rogers
219	10-16	Spurs				Alvin Brooks
220	10-17	Suns				Felton Sealey
221	10-18	Bucks				Artie Green
222	10-19	Celtics				Ken Matthews
223	10-20	76ers				Pete Mullenberg

1981 NBA Draft

Round 1[]

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