1993 NBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 1993 NBA draft Basketball June 30, 1993 The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan) TNT NBA 54 2 Chris Webber (Orlando Magic) 1 PF Chris Webber 1992 1994 The 1993 NBA draft took place on June 30, 1993, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The draft had some talented players at the top, but injuries and personal problems hurt many of them. Chris Webber, Penny Hardaway, Allan Houston, and Jamal Mashburn became All-Stars whose careers were cut short by injuries, with Webber being inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021. Isaiah Rider and Vin Baker showed great potential but were plagued by personal problems. Bobby Hurley's career was derailed by a car wreck in December of his rookie year. The mid-to-late first round (starting with pick 13) was littered with players that failed to make any significant impact, with the exception of three-time NBA champion Sam Cassell. One of the NBA best all-time wing defensive players, three-time champion Bruce Bowen, went undrafted. Despite having the lowest odds, the Orlando Magic won the first pick in the 1993 NBA draft lottery. It was the second year in a row the Magic won the draft lottery. The Magic drafted Chris Webber with the number one overall pick, but only minutes later, executed a blockbuster trade. The Magic traded Webber to the Golden State Warriors for their first-round pick (#3 overall) Penny Hardaway and three of Golden State's future first-round draft selections.Webber, Hardaway trade hats https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4980135// Mike Nadel The Indianapolis News 39 Newspapers.com July 1, 1993 April 18, 2016June 30, 1993: In exchange for Webber, the Magic received the rights to Anfernee Hardaway, a 1996 1st round draft pick (Todd Fuller was later selected), a 1998 1st round draft pick (Vince Carter was later selected) and a 2000 1st round draft pick (Mike Miller was later selected). https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/trades.cgi?f1=GSW&f2=ORL Draft selections right|thumb|150px|Chris Webber was selected 1st overall by the Orlando Magic (traded to the Golden State Warriors). right|thumb|150px|Penny Hardaway was selected 3rd overall by the Golden State Warriors (traded to the Orlando Magic). right|thumb|150px|Vin Baker was selected 8th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. right|thumb|150px|Allan Houston was selected 11th overall by the Detroit Pistons. right|thumb|150px|Sam Cassell was selected 24th overall by the Houston Rockets. right|thumb|150px|Nick Van Exel was selected 37th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers. PGPoint guard SGShooting guard SFSmall forward PFPower forward CCenter y y y y y y Round Draft round Pick Overall selection number Player Pos. Position(s) played Nationalityn Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules. Team School / club team Most recent school attended or team played for before the draft 1 1 Chris Webber^~ PF/C United States Orlando Magic (traded to Golden State) Michigan (So.) 1 2 Shawn Bradley C Germany Philadelphia 76ers BYU (Fr.) 1 3 Penny Hardaway* PG/SG United States Golden State Warriors (traded to Orlando) Memphis State (Jr.) 1 4 Jamal Mashburn* SF United States Dallas Mavericks Kentucky (Jr.) 1 5 Isaiah Rider SG United States Minnesota Timberwolves UNLV (Sr.) 1 6 Calbert Cheaney SG/SF United States Washington Bullets Indiana (Sr.) 1 7 Bobby Hurley PG United States Sacramento Kings Duke (Sr.) 1 8 Vin Baker* PF United States Milwaukee Bucks Hartford (Sr.) 1 9 Rodney Rogers PF United States Denver Nuggets Wake Forest (Jr.) 1 10 Lindsey Hunter PG United States Detroit Pistons (from Miami) Jackson State (Sr.) 1 11 Allan Houston+ SG United States Detroit Pistons Tennessee (Sr.) 1 12 George Lynch basketball SF United States Los Angeles Lakers North Carolina (Sr.) 1 13 Terry Dehere SG United States Los Angeles Clippers Seton Hall (Sr.) 1 14 Scott Haskin PF United States Indiana Pacers Oregon State (Sr.) 1 15 Doug Edwards Doug Edwards (basketball) SF United States Atlanta Hawks Florida State (Sr.) 1 16 Rex Walters SG United States New Jersey Nets Kansas (Sr.) 1 17 Greg Graham SG United States Charlotte Hornets Indiana (Sr.) 1 18 Luther Wright C United States Utah Jazz Seton Hall (Jr.) 1 19 Acie Earl C United States Boston Celtics Iowa (Sr.) 1 20 Scott Burrell SF United States Charlotte Hornets (from San Antonio) Connecticut (Sr.) 1 21 James Robinson basketball, born 1970 SG United States Portland Trail Blazers Alabama (Jr.) 1 22 Chris Mills Chris Mills (basketball) SF United States Cleveland Cavaliers Arizona (Sr.) 1 23 Ervin Johnson C United States Seattle SuperSonics New Orleans (Sr.) 1 24 Sam Cassell* PG United States Houston Rockets Florida State (Sr.) 1 25 Corie Blount PF United States Chicago Bulls Cincinnati (Sr.) 1 26 Geert Hammink C Netherlands Orlando Magic (from New York) LSU (Sr.) 1 27 Malcolm Mackey PF United States Phoenix Suns Georgia Tech (Sr.) 2 28 Lucious Harris PG United States Dallas Mavericks Long Beach State (Sr.) 2 29 Sherron Mills# F/C United States Minnesota Timberwolves VCU (Sr.) 2 30 Gheorghe Mureșan C Washington Bullets Pau-Orthez (France) 2 31 Evers Burns F United States Sacramento Kings Maryland (Sr.) 2 32 Alphonso Ford SG United States Philadelphia 76ers Mississippi Valley State (Sr.) 2 33 Eric Riley C United States Dallas Mavericks Michigan (Sr.) 2 34 Darnell Mee SG United States Golden State Warriors Western Kentucky (Sr.) 2 35 Ed Stokes C United States Miami Heat Arizona (Sr.) 2 36 John Best basketball# F/C United States New Jersey Nets Tennessee Tech (Sr.) 2 37 Nick Van Exel+ PG United States Los Angeles Lakers Cincinnati (Sr.) 2 38 Conrad McRae# PF United States Washington Bullets Syracuse (Sr.) 2 39 Thomas Hill basketball# SG/SF United States Indiana Pacers Duke (Sr.) 2 40 Rich Manning C United States Atlanta Hawks Washington (Sr.) 2 41 Anthony Reed# F United States Chicago Bulls Tulane (Sr.) 2 42 Adonis Jordan PG United States Seattle SuperSonics Kansas (Sr.) 2 43 Josh Grant Josh Grant (basketball) PF United States Denver Nuggets Utah (Sr.) 2 44 Alex Holcombe# C United States Sacramento Kings Baylor (Sr.) 2 45 Bryon Russell SF United States Utah Jazz Long Beach State (Sr.) 2 46 Richard Petruška C Houston Rockets UCLA (Sr.) 2 47 Chris Whitney PG United States San Antonio Spurs Clemson (Sr.) 2 48 Kevin Thompson basketball C United States Portland Trail Blazers NC State (Sr.) 2 49 Mark Buford# C United States Phoenix Suns Mississippi Valley State (Sr.) 2 50 Marcelo Nicola# PF Houston Rockets Taugres (Spain) 2 51 Spencer Dunkley# C Indiana Pacers Delaware (Sr.) 2 52 Mike Peplowski C United States Sacramento Kings Michigan State (Sr.) 2 53 Leonard White basketball# F United States Los Angeles Clippers Southern (Sr.) 2 54Byron Wilson# SG/SF United States Phoenix Suns Utah (Sr.) n Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players were not selected in the 1993 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA. Player Pos. Nationality School/club team Ashraf Amaya F United States Southern Illinois (Sr.) Dexter Boney G United States UNLV (Sr.) Bruce Bowen SF United States Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) Mitchell Butler PG United States UCLA (Sr.) Kornél Dávid PF Tungsram-Honvéd (Hungary) Bill Edwards basketball F United States Wright State (Sr.) Evric Gray SF United States UNLV (Sr.) Antonio Harvey PF United States Pfeiffer (Sr.) Stanley Jackson basketball SG United States UAB (Sr.) Warren Kidd C United States Middle Tennessee (Sr.) Todd Mundt C United States Delta State (Sr.) Julius Nwosu PF Liberty (Sr.) Bo Outlaw PF/C United States Houston (Sr.) Antoine Rigaudeau PG/SG Cholet Basket (France) Brent Scott basketball C United States Rice (Sr.) Matt Wenstrom C United States North Carolina (Sr.) Aaron Williams basketball PF/C United States Xavier (Sr.) Early entrants College underclassmen For the eleventh year in a row and the fifteenth time in sixteen years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. However, this would the third time in NBA history where a foreign-born player would enter the NBA draft as an underclassman of sorts, as well as be the first time said player didn't represent the Eastern Bloc, but instead represented Africa (although still playing in Europe at the time). It would also be the seventh time in eight years that a player that would leave college in order to play basketball professionally overseas would declare entry into the NBA draft as an underclassman of sorts, with the Australian born Tony Ronaldson leaving Arizona State University to play for the South East Melbourne Magic in his home nation. Including those two players, the total number of underclassmen that entered this year's draft is twenty. Regardless, the following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.1993 Underclassmen https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3040:1993-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 The Draft Review August 4, 2007 December 15, 2022 USA Milton Bell – F, Richmond (junior) USA Antonio Bowen – F, Northern Oklahoma JC (freshman) GER Shawn Bradley – C, BYU (freshman) USA Kenny Carter – G, Luzerne County CC (freshman) USA Parrish Casebier – G, Evansville (junior) USA Shawn Copes – F, Central Missouri (junior) USA Jim Dickinson – C, Seton Hall (junior) USA Anfernee Hardaway – G, Memphis (junior) USA Daniel Lyton – F, Riverside City (junior) USA Jamal Mashburn – F, Kentucky (junior) USA Malloy Nesmith – G, Utah State (junior) USA James Robinson – G, Alabama (junior) USA Rodney Rogers – F, Wake Forest (junior) USA Ryan Swank – G, Luzerne County CC (sophomore) USA Kevin Thomas – F, Beaver County CC (freshman) USA Ernest Vickers – F, Panhandle State (junior) USA Chris Webber – F, Michigan (sophomore) USA Luther Wright – C, Seton Hall (junior) International players For the third time in NBA history, an international player would enter the NBA draft. This draft would also be the first time a foreign player entering the NBA draft would not come from the Eastern Bloc, but instead represent Africa while playing in Europe. The following international player successfully applied for early draft entrance. SEN Etienne Preira – F, ADA Blois (France) Other eligible players Player Team Most recent team played for before the draft Note Ref.AUS Tony Ronaldson South East Melbourne Magic (Australia) Left Arizona State in 1992; playing professionally since the 1992–93 season Berkowitz Steve MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/12/23/mens-basketball-notebook/fc686f45-44cf-418a-8e3e-ac275b2c2447/ The Washington Post October 6, 2023 December 23, 1993 Invited attendees The 1993 NBA draft is considered to be the sixteenth NBA draft to have utilized what's properly considered the "green room" experience for NBA prospects. The NBA's green room is a staging area where anticipated draftees often sit with their families and representatives, waiting for their names to be called on draft night. Often being positioned either in front of or to the side of the podium (in this case, being positioned somewhere within The Palace of Auburn Hills1993 Green Room Invites - the Draft Review December 27, 2025 https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room/1993-green-room-invites ), once a player heard his name, he would walk to the podium to shake hands and take promotional photos with the NBA commissioner. From there, the players often conducted interviews with various media outlets while backstage. From there, the players often conducted interviews with various media outlets while backstage. However, once the NBA draft started to air nationally on TV starting with the 1980 NBA draft, the green room evolved from players waiting to hear their name called and then shaking hands with these select players who were often called to the hotel to take promotional pictures with the NBA commissioner a day or two after the draft concluded to having players in real-time waiting to hear their names called up and then shaking hands with David Stern, the NBA's commissioner at the time.Maurer Matthew 2024-02-18 Draft Broadcasts - The Draft Review https://www.thedraftreview.com/sundry/sundry-articles/draft-broadcasts 2025-12-27 The Draft Review en-us The NBA compiled its list of green room invites through collective voting by the NBA's team presidents and general managers alike, which in this year's case belonged to only what they believed were the top 17 prospects at the time.Green Room - The Draft Review https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room 2025-12-27 The Draft Review en-us Despite the large amount of invites that held some very successful players, two notable absences from this group include Sam Cassell from Florida State University and Nick Van Exel from the University of Cincinnati, with 7'7" Romanian center Gheorghe Mureșan waiting until the second round to be selected himself. Even so, the following players were invited to attend this year's draft festivities live and in person. USA Vin Baker – PF, Hartford GER Shawn Bradley – C, Brigham Young USA Calbert Cheaney – SG/SF, Indiana USA Terry Dehere – SG, Seton Hall USA Acie Earl – C, Iowa USA Doug Edwards – SF, Florida State USA Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway – PG/SG, Memphis State USA Allan Houston – SG, Tennessee USA Lindsey Hunter – PG, Jackson State USA Bobby Hurley – PG, Duke USA Jamal Mashburn – SF, Kentucky USA Chris Mills – SF, Arizona ROM Gheorghe Mureșan – C, Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez (France) USA Isaiah Rider – SG, UNLV USA Rodney Rogers – PF, Wake Forest USA Chris Webber – PF/C, Michigan USA Luther Wright – C, Seton Hall External links 1993 NBA Draft See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:Basketball in Michigan Category:Organized events in Michigan Category:Sports in Auburn Hills, Michigan