1986 NBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 1986 NBA Draft Basketball June 17, 1986 Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)Bradley Robert D. The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts 2013 Scarecrow Press 9780810890695 TBS Superstation NBA 162 7 Brad Daugherty (Cleveland Cavaliers) 3 C Arvydas Sabonis PF Dennis Rodman SG Dražen Petrović 1985 1987 The 1986 NBA draft was held on June 17, 1986. Overview and aftermath This draft holds the record for the most players chosen who later debuted in the NBA, with 66. Drug and health issues involving drafted players Various drug-related problems plagued players in the 1986 NBA draft. Most notable was the death of the #2 overall pick, Len Bias. The highly touted forward died from an overdose of cocaine less than two days after being selected by the defending champion Boston Celtics. Other problems involving drugs hampered the careers of centers Chris Washburn, Roy Tarpley, and William Bedford. Successful second-round players While a number of first-round selections were unable to make an impact in the league, the 1986 draft featured a number of talented second-round selections who made an impact on the league. Dennis Rodman became one of the leading defenders and rebounders in NBA history and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Mark Price, Kevin Duckworth, and Jeff Hornacek were all multiple NBA All-Stars. Johnny Newman, Nate McMillan, and David Wingate had long, productive careers as role players. International draftees This draft contained two exceptional international players, both of whom had abbreviated NBA careers for unusual reasons. Third-round selection Dražen Petrović was coming off an All-Star caliber fourth season in 1991 when he was killed in an automobile accident. He has since been elected to both the Naismith Hall of Fame and the FIBA Hall of Fame. Arvydas Sabonis, a resident of the Soviet Union and one of the greatest centers in basketball history, was not permitted to play in the United States during his prime because of Cold War antagonisms. He was already a two-time Olympic medal winner – a gold in 1988 with the USSR, and a bronze in 1992 with Lithuania – before finally being allowed to join the NBA in 1995, four years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. By that time he had lost much of his mobility to a string of knee and Achilles tendon injuries. Still, he finished second in both the Sixth Man Award and Rookie of the Year voting. After the 1995–96 season, he won a second Olympic bronze medal with Lithuania. He played seven seasons with Portland before returning to Lithuania to finish his career. Sabonis entered the FIBA Hall in 2010 and the Naismith Hall in 2011. Other draftee contributions to the game This draft is also known for the number of players who made important contributions to the sport of basketball beyond playing. For example, Nate McMillan followed a highly successful run on the court with the Seattle SuperSonics by becoming head coach, and then spent seven seasons as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. Scott Skiles coached the Milwaukee Bucks, then became the first coach to lead the Chicago Bulls to the playoffs in the post-Michael Jordan era. Larry Krystkowiak became the head coach of the Bucks, then became head coach at the University of Utah in 2011. John Salley won four championship rings with three different NBA teams (Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers) before becoming one of the hosts of The Best Damn Sports Show Period on Fox Sports Network. Mark Price served as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech, a shooting consultant with Memphis (one season) and Atlanta (two seasons), a shooting coach for Golden State (one season), and in December 2011 was named Player Development Coach for the Orlando Magic.http://www.nba.com/magic/news_price_120911.html Magic Name Mark Price Player Development Coach NBA.com 9 December 2011 Jeff Hornacek would also be a full-time assistant head coach for the Utah Jazz for two seasons before accepting a job as the head coach for the Phoenix Suns in the 2013–14 NBA season. He moved on to became the head coach for the New York Knicks from 2016 to 2018. Pete Myers, selected in the sixth round as the 120th overall pick, was an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls from 2001 to 2010 and Golden State Warriors starting in 2011. Jim Les, the 70th overall pick, was an assistant coach for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs from 1999 to 2001, then was head coach at Bradley University from 2002 to 2011 and UC Davis since 2011. Jay Bilas, who was selected in the fifth round as the 108th overall pick but never played in the NBA, is an ESPN college basketball analyst. Draft selections right|thumb|150px|Brad Daugherty was selected 1st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. right|thumb|150px|Chuck Person was selected 4th overall by the Indiana Pacers. right|thumb|150px|Roy Tarpley was selected 7th overall by the Dallas Mavericks. right|thumb|150px|Ron Harper was selected 8th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. thumb|150px|Johnny Dawkins was selected 10th overall by the San Antonio Spurs. right|thumb|150px|Arvydas Sabonis was selected 24th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers. right|thumb|150px|Mark Price was selected 25th overall by the Dallas Mavericks (traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers). right|thumb|150px|Dennis Rodman was selected 27th overall by the Detroit Pistons. right|thumb|150px|Jeff Hornacek was selected 46th overall by the Phoenix Suns. thumb|upright|150px| Dražen Petrović was selected 60th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers. PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center y y y y y y Round Pick Player Position 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. NBA Team School/Club team 1 1Brad Daugherty* C United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from L.A. Clippers via Philadelphia) North Carolina (Sr.) 1 2Len Bias# SF United States Boston Celtics (from Seattle) Maryland (Sr.) 1 3 Chris Washburn C United States Golden State Warriors NC State (So.) 1 4 Chuck Person~ SF United States Indiana Pacers Auburn (Sr.) 1 5 Kenny Walker basketball SF United States New York Knicks Kentucky (Sr.) 1 6 William Bedford basketball C United States Phoenix Suns Memphis State (Jr.) 1 7 Roy Tarpley C United States Dallas Mavericks (from Cleveland) Michigan (Sr.) 1 8 Ron Harper SG United States Cleveland Cavaliers * Miami (OH) (Sr.) 1 9 Brad Sellers C United States Chicago Bulls Ohio State (Sr.) 1 10 Johnny Dawkins PG United States San Antonio Spurs Duke (Sr.) 1 11 John Salley PF United States Detroit Pistons (from Sacramento) Georgia Tech (Sr.) 1 12 John Williams John Williams (basketball, born 1966) PF United States Washington Bullets LSU (So.) 1 13 Dwayne Washington Dwayne Washington (basketball) PG United States New Jersey Nets Syracuse (Jr.) 1 14 Walter Berry basketball SF/PF United States Portland Trail Blazers St. John's (Sr.) 1 15 Dell Curry SG/SF United States Utah Jazz Virginia Tech (Sr.) 1 16 Maurice Martin SF United States Denver Nuggets (from Dallas) Saint Joseph's (Sr.) 1 17 Harold Pressley SF United States Sacramento Kings (from Detroit) Villanova (Sr.) 1 18 Mark Alarie PF United States Denver Nuggets Duke (Sr.) 1 19 Billy Thompson basketball SF United States Atlanta Hawks Louisville (Sr.) 1 20 Buck Johnson basketball SF United States Houston Rockets Alabama (Sr.) 1 21 Anthony Jones basketball, born 1962 SF United States Washington Bullets (from Philadelphia) UNLV (Sr.) 1 22 Scott Skiles PG United States Milwaukee Bucks Michigan State (Sr.) 1 23Ken Barlow basketball# PF United States Los Angeles Lakers Notre Dame (Sr.) 1 24 Arvydas Sabonis^ C Portland Trail Blazers (from Boston via L.A. Clippers) Zalgiris (Soviet Union) 2 25 Mark Price* PG United States Dallas Mavericks (Traded to Cleveland) Georgia Tech (Sr.) 2 26 Greg Dreiling C United States Indiana Pacers Kansas (Sr.) 2 27 Dennis Rodman^ PF United States Detroit Pistons Southeastern Oklahoma State (Sr.) 2 28 Larry Krystkowiak PF United States Chicago Bulls Montana (Sr.) 2 29 Johnny Newman SF United States Cleveland Cavaliers Richmond (Sr.) 2 30 Nate McMillan PG United States Seattle SuperSonics NC State (Sr.) 2 31Joe Ward basketball# SF United States Phoenix Suns Georgia (Sr.) 2 32 Cedric Henderson basketball, born 1965 PF United States Atlanta Hawks Simac Milano (Italy) 2 33 Kevin Duckworth+ C United States San Antonio Spurs Eastern Illinois (Sr.) 2 34 Johnny Rogers PF SpainRogers was born in the United States, but represents Spain internationally. Sacramento Kings UC Irvine (Sr.) 2 35 Milt Wagner SG United States Dallas Mavericks Louisville (Sr.) 2 36Steve Mitchell basketball, born 1964# PG United States Washington Bullets UAB (Sr.) 2 37Panagiotis Fasoulas# C Portland Trail Blazers NC State (Sr.) 2 38Lemone Lampley# C United States Seattle SuperSonics DePaul (Sr.) 2 39 Rafael Addison SF United States Phoenix Suns Syracuse (Sr.) 2 40Augusto Binelli# C Italy Atlanta Hawks Virtus Bologna (Italy) 2 41 Otis Smith basketball SG United States Denver Nuggets Jacksonville (Sr.) 2 42Ron Kellogg# SF United States Atlanta Hawks Kansas (Sr.) 2 43 Dave Feitl C United States Houston Rockets UTEP (Sr.) 2 44 David Wingate basketball SG United States Philadelphia 76ers Georgetown (Sr.) 2 45 Keith Smith basketball PG United States Milwaukee Bucks Loyola Marymount (Sr.) 2 46 Jeff Hornacek+ SG United States Phoenix Suns Iowa State (Sr.) 2 47 Michael Jackson basketball PG United States New York Knicks Georgetown (Sr.) 3 48 Forrest McKenzie SF United States San Antonio Spurs Loyola Marymount (Sr.) 3 49Juden Smith 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers UTEP (Sr.) 3 50 Kevin Henderson Kevin Henderson (basketball) PG United States Cleveland Cavaliers Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) 3 51 Mike Williams basketball PF/SF United States Golden State Warriors Bradley (Sr.) 3 52 Ricky Wilson basketball PG United States Chicago Bulls George Mason (Sr.) 3 53 Tod Murphy PF United States Seattle SuperSonics UC Irvine (Sr.) 3 54 Dwayne Polee SG United States Los Angeles Clippers Pepperdine (Sr.) 3 55 Kenny Gattison PF United States Phoenix Suns Old Dominion (Sr.) 3 56Keith Colbert 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Virginia Tech (Sr.) 3 57 Bruce Douglas basketball SG United States Sacramento Kings Illinois (Sr.) 3 58 David Henderson basketball PG United States Washington Bullets Duke (Sr.) 3 59Wendell Alexis# PF United States Golden State Warriors Syracuse (Sr.) 3 60 Dražen Petrović^SG Portland Trail Blazers Cibona (Yugoslavia) 3 61 John Shasky C United States Utah Jazz Minnesota (Sr.) 3 62Anthony Welch 1# F United States Dallas Mavericks Illinois (Sr.) 3 63Bill Breeding 1# C United States Utah Jazz Rocky Mountain (Sr.) 3 64Don Redden# G United States Denver Nuggets LSU (Sr.) 3 65 Dave Hoppen C United States Atlanta Hawks Nebraska (Sr.) 3 66 Anthony Bowie SG United States Houston Rockets Oklahoma (Sr.) 3 67 Ron Rowan SG United States Philadelphia 76ers St. John's (Sr.) 3 68Baskerville Holmes# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Memphis (Sr.) 3 69 Andre Turner PG United States Los Angeles Lakers Memphis State (Sr.) 3 70 Jim Les PG United States Atlanta Hawks Bradley (Sr.) 4 71Calvin Thompson# F United States New York Knicks Kansas (Sr.) 4 72Derrick Taylor 1# G United States Indiana Pacers LSU (Sr.) 4 73Warren Martin 1# C United States Cleveland Cavaliers North Carolina (Sr.) 4 74 Scott Meents PF United States Chicago Bulls Illinois (Sr.) 4 75Dan Bingenheimer 1# F United States Golden State Warriors Missouri (Sr.) 4 76Michael Graham Michael Graham (basketball)# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Georgetown (Sr.) 4 77 Grant Gondrezick SG United States Phoenix Suns Pepperdine (Sr.) 4 78John Brownlee John Brownlee (basketball)# F United States Los Angeles Clippers Texas (Sr.) 4 79Carlos Briggs# G United States San Antonio Spurs Baylor (Sr.) 4 80Alvin Franklin# G United States Sacramento Kings Houston (Sr.) 4 81Steve Hale 1# G United States New Jersey Nets North Carolina (Sr.) 4 82Barry Mungar# F Canada Washington Bullets St. Bonaventure (Sr.) 4 83David Shaffer 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Florida State (Sr.) 4 84Marty Embry# F United States Utah Jazz DePaul (Sr.) 4 85 Myron Jackson PG United States Dallas Mavericks Arkansas–Little Rock (Sr.) 4 86Chauncey Robinson 1# G United States Detroit Pistons Mississippi State (Sr.) 4 87Anthony Watson Anthony Watson (basketball)# G United States Denver Nuggets San Diego State (Sr.) 4 88Efrem Winters# F United States Atlanta Hawks Illinois (Sr.) 4 89 Conner Henry SG United States Houston Rockets UC Santa Barbara (Sr.) 4 90Wes Stallings 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers East Tennessee State (Sr.) 4 91Bob Beecher 1# F United States Sacramento Kings Virginia Tech (Sr.) 4 92Dale Blaney# G United States Los Angeles Lakers West Virginia (Sr.) 4 93Tony Benford# G United States Boston Celtics Texas Tech (Sr.) 5 94Jerome Mincey 1# F Puerto Rico New York Knicks UAB (Sr.) 5 95 Richard Rellford SF United States Indiana Pacers Michigan (Sr.) 5 96Ben Davis 1# G United States Cleveland Cavaliers Gardner–Webb (Sr.) 5 97 Clinton Smith Clinton Smith (basketball) SG United States Golden State Warriors Cleveland State (Sr.) 5 98Jimmy Gilbert 1# C United States Chicago Bulls Texas A&M (Sr.) 5 99 Dominic Pressley PG United States Seattle SuperSonics Boston College (Sr.) 5 100 Steffond Johnson PF United States Los Angeles Clippers San Diego State (Sr.) 5 101Greg Spurling 1# C United States Phoenix Suns Carson–Newman (Sr.) 5 102Earl Kelley 1# G United States San Antonio Spurs UConn (Sr.) 5 103Keith Morrison 1# G United States Sacramento Kings Washington State (Sr.) 5 104Paul Fortier 1# F United States Washington Bullets Washington (Sr.) 5 105Archie Johnson 1# F United States New Jersey Nets UAB (Sr.) 5 106Jerry Adams 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Oregon (Sr.) 5 107Kerry Boagni# F United States Utah Jazz Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) 5 108Jay Bilas# C United States Dallas Mavericks Duke (Sr.) 5 109Clarence Hanley 1# C United States Detroit Pistons Old Dominion (Sr.) 5 110Jon Collins# F United States Denver Nuggets Eastern Illinois (Sr.) 5 111Nicky Jones 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks VCU (Sr.) 5 112Andre Banks 1# G United States Houston Rockets Iowa (Sr.) 5 113Kevin Holmes 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers DePaul (Sr.) 5 114Bobby Deaton 1# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Southwestern University (Sr.) 5 115Roger Harden 1# G United States Los Angeles Lakers Kentucky (Sr.) 5 116Dave Colbert 1# C United States Boston Celtics Dayton (Sr.) 6 117Butch Wade 1# F United States New York Knicks Michigan (Sr.) 6 118Jeff Hall 1# G United States Indiana Pacers Louisville (Sr.) 6 119Gilbert Wilburn 1# F United States Cleveland Cavaliers New Mexico State (Sr.) 6 120 Pete Myers G/SF United States Chicago Bulls Arkansas–Little Rock (Sr.) 6 121Bobby Lee Hurt# C United States Golden State Warriors Alabama (Sr.) 6 122 Curtis Kitchen PF United States Seattle SuperSonics South Florida (Sr.) 6 123Jim McCaffrey Jim McCaffrey (basketball)# G United States Phoenix Suns Holy Cross (Sr.) 6 124 Tim Kempton PF United States Los Angeles Clippers Notre Dame (Sr.) 6 125Kevin Lewis 1# F United States San Antonio Spurs SMU (Sr.) 6 126John Flowers 1# F United States Sacramento Kings UNLV (Sr.) 6 127Troy Webster 1# G United States New Jersey Nets George Washington (Sr.) 6 128Lorenzo Duncan# G United States Washington Bullets Sam Houston (Sr.) 6 129Tony Hampton 1# G United States Portland Trail Blazers Montana State (Sr.) 6 130Chuck Everson 1# C United States Utah Jazz Villanova (Sr.) 6 131Greg Anderson 1# C United States Dallas Mavericks Lamar (Sr.) 6 132Greg Grant Greg Grant (basketball, born 1960)# F United States Detroit Pistons Utah State (Sr.) 6 133 Anthony Frederick SF United States Denver Nuggets Pepperdine (Sr.) 6 134 Alexander Volkov Alexander Anatolyevich Volkov C Atlanta Hawks Budivelnik Kiev (USSR) 6 135Robert Worthy 1# F United States Houston Rockets Dyke (Sr.) 6 136Andre McCloud 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Seton Hall (Sr.) 6 137John Kimbrell 1# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Lipscomb (Sr.) 6 138Walter Downing 1# C United States Los Angeles Lakers Marquette (Sr.) 6 139Greg Wendt 1# F United States Boston Celtics Detroit Mercy (Sr.) 7 140Duane Kendall 1# F United States New York Knicks South Carolina (Sr.) 7 141Steve Woodside 1# F United States Indiana Pacers Oregon State (Sr.) 7 142Ralph Dalton 1# C United States Cleveland Cavaliers Georgetown (Sr.) 7 143Steve Kenilvort 1# G United States Golden State Warriors Santa Clara (Sr.) 7 144Robert Henderson 1# C United States Chicago Bulls Michigan (Sr.) 7 145Glen McCants 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Clemson (Sr.) 7 146Johnny Brown Johnny Brown (basketball)# F United States Los Angeles Clippers New Mexico (Sr.) 7 147Damon Goodwin 1# G United States Phoenix Suns Dayton (Sr.) 7 148Michael Anderson 1# G United States San Antonio Spurs Pan American (Sr.) 7 149Ron Rankin 1# G United States Sacramento Kings Southeast Missouri State (Sr.) 7 150Joseph Price Joseph Price (basketball)# G United States Washington Bullets Notre Dame (Sr.) 7 151Jim Dolan 1# F United States New Jersey Nets Notre Dame (Sr.) 7 152Randy Schiff 1# G United States Portland Trail Blazers Linfield (Sr.) 7 153Mark Mitchell 1# F United States Utah Jazz Hartford (Sr.) 7 154Kim Cooksey 1# G United States Dallas Mavericks Middle Tennessee (Sr.) 7 155Larry Polec 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Michigan State (Sr.) 7 156Mike Marshall 1# G United States Denver Nuggets McNeese State (Sr.) 7 157Valeri Tikhonenko# C Soviet Union Atlanta Hawks CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union) 7 158Rick Olson 1# G United States Houston Rockets Wisconsin (Sr.) 7 159Dan Palombizio 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Ball State (Sr.) 7 160Jeff Strong 1# G United States Milwaukee Bucks Missouri (Sr.) 7 161Mark Coleman 1# G United States Los Angeles Lakers Mississippi Valley State (Sr.) 7 162Tom Ivey 1# C United States Boston Celtics Boston University (Sr.) n * compensation for draft choices traded away by Ted Stepien Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players who declared or were automatically eligible for the 1986 draft were not selected but played in the NBA. Player Position Nationality School/Club teamRobert Rose basketballSGUnited StatesGeorge Mason (Sr.)Andre SpencerSFUnited StatesNorthern Arizona (Sr.)Kelvin UpshawSGUnited StatesUtah (Sr.)Stojko VrankovićCKK Zadar (Croatia) Early entrants College underclassmen For the fourth year in a row and the eighth time in nine years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. However, it would be the first time in NBA history that a player that qualified for the status of a "college underclassman" would be playing professional basketball overseas, as Cedric Henderson (who had previously played for the University of Georgia for a year before travelling to Italy to play for the Simac Olimpia Milano) would qualify as an official entry there, expanding the list of official players there from eight to nine. Excluding him, however, the following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.1986 Underclassmen https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3033:1986-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 The Draft Review August 4, 2007 October 23, 2024 USA William Bedford – C, Memphis (junior) USA Walter Berry – F, St. John's (junior) USA Michael Graham – F, Georgetown (freshman) USA Jerald Hyatt – G, Lincoln Memorial (junior) USA Andre Morgan – G, Hawaii (junior) USA Chris Washburn – F/C, NC State (sophomore) USA Dwayne Washington – Syracuse (junior) USA John Williams – F, LSU (sophomore) Other eligible players This year marked the first official year that a player that would not be considered a typical, proper "college underclassman" would qualify for entry in an NBA draft as an underclassman of sorts. Player Team Most recent team played for before the draft Note Ref.USA Cedric Henderson Olimpia Milano (Italy) Left Georgia in 1985; playing professionally since the 1985–86 season Goldaper Sam Albeck Dismissed, This Time By Bulls https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/20/sports/pro-basketball-albeck-dismissed-this-time-by-bulls.html December 13, 2022 The New York Times May 20, 1986 9 Invited attendees The 1986 NBA draft is considered to be the ninth 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 in the Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum for the fifth year in a rowMaurer Matthew 2023-09-16 1986 Green Room Invites - The Draft Review https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room/1986-green-room-invites 2026-07-10 The Draft Review en-us), 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. 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.Review The Draft 2024-06-18 Error 404 - The Draft Review https://www.thedraftreview.com/404 2026-07-13 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 11 prospects at the time.Green Room - The Draft Review https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room 2026-07-10 The Draft Review en-us However, while the NBA avoided having a play wait in the green room beyond the first round for a fifth straight year in a row, one of the players invited in Len Bias would tragically lose his life two days after this draft concluded due to a drug overdose. Nevertheless, the following players were invited to attend this year's draft festivities live and in person. USA William Bedford – C, Memphis State USA Len Bias – SF, Maryland USA Brad Daugherty – C, North Carolina USA Johnny Dawkins – PG, Duke USA Chuck Person – SF, Auburn USA John Salley – PF, Georgia Tech USA Roy Tarpley – C, Michigan USA Kenny Walker – SF, Kentucky USA Chris Washburn – C, North Carolina State USA Dwayne Washington – PG, Syracuse USA John Williams – PF, LSU See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References External links SI.com's twenty-year retrospective on the 1986 NBA Draft https://web.archive.org/web/20080919102447/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/the_bonus/06/22/86.draft/index.html 2008-09-19 Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:1980s in Manhattan Category:Basketball in New York City Category:Sporting events in New York City Category:Sports in Manhattan