1982 NBA Draft
The 1982 NBA Draft took place on June 29th at Madison Square Garden in New York . In the first place, the reigning champions chose the Los Angeles Lakers . The Lakers acquired the draft right from the Cleveland Cavaliers .
James Worthy and Dominique Wilkins had the most successful careers and were inducted into the Hall of Fame when they retired. Other notable players are Terry Cummings , Fat Lever , Sleepy Floyd , Ricky Pierce and Mark Eaton , who is considered lucky with the 72nd pick.
1. Draft round
| = All-Star |
Other important picks
| Pick | player | position | nationality | team | college |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th | Bryan Warrick | G |
 United States
|
Washington Bullets | St. Joseph's Hawks |
| 48 | Craig Hodges | G |
United States
|
San Diego Clippers | Long Beach State 49ers |
| 50 | Corny Thompson | PF |
United States
|
Dallas Mavericks | Connecticut Huskies |
| 72 | Mark Eaton | C. |
United States
|
Utah Jazz | UCLA Bruins |
| 188 | Ralph McPherson | PF |
United States
|
Dallas Mavericks | Texas-Arlington Mavericks |
| 207 | Panagiotis Giannakis | PG |
 Greece
|
Boston Celtics | Ionikos Nikaias BC |
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- Complete First Round Results 1980-89 . In: NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- 1982 NBA Draft . In: basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- 1982-1986 NBA Drafts . The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved December 11, 2010.