First Round
| 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 |