1984 NBA Draft
The 1984 NBA Draft was carried out on June 19, 1984 in New York . There were ten rounds in total. The first round consisted of 24 picks. The Cleveland Cavaliers received another election as compensation for the draft picks traded by Ted Stepien .
In first position, Hakeem Olajuwon was chosen by the Houston Rockets .
The 1984 vintage is believed to be perhaps the best in the history of the NBA draft . In addition to Hakeem Olajuwon, he produced Michael Jordan , Charles Barkley and John Stockton , among others . The three played for the US national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona in the legendary Dream Team . Hakeem Olajuwon, naturalized in 1993, Charles Barkley and John Stockton took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta . All four were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
Of the total of 228 selected players, 58 played at least one NBA game.
sequence
The 1984 draft was the last draft before the introduction of the Draft Lottery . The first choice was drawn between the worst teams of both conferences from the 1983/84 season. The Houston Rockets won the coin toss against the Indiana Pacers , who transferred their pick to the Portland Trail Blazers . The further order was determined by the proportion of lost games in the preseason regardless of the conference. From the second draft round on, only the number of games lost was decisive for the sequence.
A total of seven first round and 17 second round picks had been transferred to other teams due to transfer agreements from previous years.
Draft picks
- Members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame are highlighted in color
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Evolution of the Draft and Lottery ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
