1994 NBA draft

Basketball player selection February 2012 1994 NBA draft Basketball June 29, 1994 Hoosier Dome (Indianapolis, Indiana) TNT NBA 54 2 Glenn Robinson, Milwaukee Bucks 2 PG Jason Kidd SF Grant Hill 1993 1995 The 1994 NBA draft took place on June 29, 1994, at Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. Two NBA rookies of the year were picked in the first round, as Jason Kidd and Grant Hill were co-winners of the award for the 1994–95 NBA season. Kidd and Hill would end up as perennial All-Stars (10 and 7-time selections, respectively), though Hill's career was marred by severe injuries. The first overall pick Glenn Robinson was involved in a contract holdout shortly after being selected, reportedly seeking a 13-year, $100 million contract. Both Robinson and the Milwaukee Bucks eventually agreed on a 10-year, $68 million contract, which once stood as the richest contract ever signed by a rookie in professional sports.The Votes Are In November 14, 1994 The Sporting News 218 20 FindArticles http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n20_v218/ai_15924175 https://web.archive.org/web/20071115040249/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n20_v218/ai_15924175 November 15, 2007 usurped A fixed salary cap for rookies was implemented by the NBA the following season. Robinson himself had a productive NBA career, becoming a two-time NBA All-Star and winning an NBA Championship in 2005 in his final year with the San Antonio Spurs.NBA Draft: Ranking the No. 1 Picks in NBA Draft History – Dated 21/June/2010 This is the final draft to date to see all of the first three picks make All-Star rosters with the teams that originally drafted them.http://the700level.com/basketball-sixers/reminder-at-least-one-of-the-top-three-picks-in-this-nba-draft-will-probably-be-a-miss/?p=ya5nbcs&ocid=yahoo Reminder: At least one of the top three picks in this NBA draft will probably be a miss Andrew Unterberger The 700 Level Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia May 28, 2014 May 29, 2014 May 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140531001334/http://the700level.com/basketball-sixers/reminder-at-least-one-of-the-top-three-picks-in-this-nba-draft-will-probably-be-a-miss/?p=ya5nbcs&ocid=yahoo dead Draft selections right|thumb|150px|Glenn Robinson, the 1st pick of the Milwaukee Bucks right|thumb|150px|Jason Kidd, the 2nd pick of the Dallas Mavericks right|thumb|150px|Grant Hill, the 3rd pick of the Detroit Pistons right|thumb|150px|Juwan Howard, the 5th pick of the Washington Bullets right|thumb|150px|Eddie Jones, the 10th pick of 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 Glenn Robinson+ SF United States United States Milwaukee Bucks Purdue (Jr.) 1 2 Jason Kidd^~ PG United States Dallas Mavericks California (So.) 1 3 Grant Hill^~ SF United States Detroit Pistons Duke (Sr.) 1 4 Donyell Marshall SF United States Minnesota Timberwolves Connecticut (Jr.) 1 5 Juwan Howard* PF United States Washington Bullets Michigan (Jr.) 1 6 Sharone Wright PF/C United States Philadelphia 76ers Clemson (Jr.) 1 7 Lamond Murray SF United States Los Angeles Clippers California (Jr.) 1 8 Brian Grant PF United States Sacramento Kings Xavier (Sr.) 1 9 Eric Montross C United States Boston Celtics North Carolina (Sr.) 1 10 Eddie Jones basketball* SG United States Los Angeles Lakers Temple (Sr.) 1 11 Carlos Rogers basketball SF United States Seattle SuperSonics (from Charlotte, traded to Golden State) Tennessee State (Sr.) 1 12 Khalid Reeves PG United States Miami Heat Arizona (Sr.) 1 13 Jalen Rose G/F United States Denver Nuggets Michigan (Jr.) 1 14 Yinka Dare C New Jersey Nets George Washington (So.) 1 15 Eric Piatkowski SG United States Indiana Pacers Nebraska (Sr.) 1 16 Clifford Rozier PF United States Golden State Warriors (from Cleveland) Louisville (Jr.) 1 17 Aaron McKie SG United States Portland Trail Blazers Temple (Sr.) 1 18 Eric Mobley PF United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Orlando) Pittsburgh (Sr.) 1 19 Tony Dumas SG United States Dallas Mavericks (from Golden State) UMKC (Sr.) 1 20 B.J. Tyler PG United States Philadelphia 76ers (from Utah) Texas (Sr.) 1 21 Dickey Simpkins PF United States Chicago Bulls Providence (Sr.) 1 22 Bill Curley PF United States San Antonio Spurs Boston College (Sr.) 1 23 Wesley Person SG United States Phoenix Suns Auburn (Sr.) 1 24 Monty Williams SF United States New York Knicks Notre Dame (Sr.) 1 25 Greg Minor SG United States Los Angeles Clippers (from Atlanta) Louisville (Sr.) 1 26 Charlie Ward PG United States New York Knicks (from Houston via Atlanta) Florida State (Sr.) 1 27 Brooks Thompson PG United States Orlando Magic (from Seattle via L.A. Clippers) Oklahoma State (Sr.) 2 28Deon Thomas# F/C United States Dallas Mavericks Illinois (Sr.) 2 29 Antonio Lang F/G United States Phoenix Suns Duke (Sr.) 2 30 Howard Eisley PG United States Minnesota Timberwolves Boston College (Sr.) 2 31Rodney Dent# F/C United States Orlando Magic Kentucky (Sr.) 2 32 Jim McIlvaine C United States Washington Bullets Marquette (Sr.) 2 33 Derrick Alston F United States Philadelphia 76ers Duquesne (Sr.) 2 34 Gaylon Nickerson G United States Atlanta Hawks (from L.A. Clippers) Northwestern Oklahoma State (Sr.) 2 35 Michael Smith basketball, born 1972 F United States Sacramento Kings Providence (Sr.) 2 36 Andrei Fetisov# F Russia Boston Celtics Forum Valladolid (Spain) 2 37 Dontonio Wingfield F United States Seattle SuperSonics (from L.A. Lakers)The Lakers traded No. 37 pick along with No. 50 pick in the 1995 NBA draft and No. 53 pick in the 1996 NBA draft to the SuperSonics for Sedale Threatt on October 2, 1991.Lakers Get Threatt From Seattle The New York Times B10 October 3, 1991 Cincinnati (Fr.) 2 38 Darrin Hancock G/F United States Charlotte Hornets Maurienne (France) 2 39 Anthony Miller basketball F United States Golden State Warriors (from Denver) Michigan State (Sr.) 2 40 Jeff Webster F United States Miami Heat Oklahoma (Sr.) 2 41 William Njoku# PF Canada Canada Indiana Pacers St. Mary's (Canada) (Sr.) 2 42Gary Collier basketball# SF United States Cleveland Cavaliers Tulsa (Sr.) 2 43 Shawnelle Scott C United States Portland Trail Blazers St. John's (Sr.) 2 44Damon Bailey# G United States Indiana Pacers Indiana (Sr.) 2 45 Dwayne Morton F United States Golden State Warriors Louisville (Sr.) 2 46 Voshon Lenard SG United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Orlando) Minnesota (Jr.) 2 47 Jamie Watson basketball F United States Utah Jazz South Carolina (Sr.) 2 48 Jevon Crudup# F/C United States Detroit Pistons Missouri (Sr.) 2 49Kris Bruton# SF United States Chicago Bulls Benedict (Sr.) 2 50 Charles Claxton basketball C Phoenix Suns Georgia (Jr.) 2 51 Lawrence Funderburke PF United States Sacramento Kings (from Atlanta) Ohio State (Sr.) 2 52 Anthony Goldwire PG United States Phoenix Suns (from New York) Houston (Sr.) 2 53 Albert Burditt# PF United States Houston Rockets Texas (Sr.) 2 54 Željko Rebrača C Seattle SuperSonics KK Partizan (Yugoslavia) n Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players went undrafted in 1994 but played in the NBA. Player Pos. Nationality School/club team Melvin Booker PG United States Missouri (Sr.) Lazaro Borrell SF Lobos de Villa Clara (Cuba) Jimmy Carruth PF United States Virginia Tech (Sr.) Robert Churchwell SG United States Georgetown (Sr.) Thomas Hamilton basketball C United States King College Prep (Chicago, Illinois) Askia Jones SG United States Kansas State (Sr.) Ryan Lorthridge SG United States Jackson State (Sr.) Ivano Newbill F United States Georgia Tech (Sr.) Derrick Phelps PG United States North Carolina (Sr.) Trevor Ruffin PG United States Hawaii (Sr.) Kevin Salvadori C United States North Carolina (Sr.) Stevin Smith SG United States Arizona State (Sr.) Aaron Swinson SF United States Auburn (Sr.) Logan Vander Velden SF United States Green Bay (Sr.) Fred Vinson basketball SG United States Georgia Tech (Sr.) Early entrants College underclassmen For the twelfth year in a row and the sixteenth time in seventeen years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. However, it would be the eighth time in nine years that players that left college early to play professionally overseas would declare entry into the NBA draft as an underclassman of sorts, with the University of Kansas' Darrin Hancock playing for the Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket in France and the University of Alabama's Cedric Moore playing for the GSSV Donar out in The Netherlands. With their inclusions, the official number of underclassmen would increase from eighteen to twenty total players. Regardless, the following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.1994 Underclassmen https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3041:1994-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 The Draft Review August 4, 2007 December 15, 2022 USA Maurice Barnett – C, Elizabeth City State (junior) USA Jamie Brandon – G, LSU (junior) USA Charles Claxton – C, Georgia (junior) USA Rennie Clemons – G, Illinois (junior) USA Sedric Curry – F, North Dakota (junior) NGR Yinka Dare – C, George Washington (sophomore) USA Thomas Hamilton – C, Wabash Valley (freshman) USA Lemon Haynes – F, Augusta (junior) USA Juwan Howard – F, Michigan (junior) USA Jason Kidd – G, California (sophomore) USA Voshon Lenard – G, Minnesota (junior) USA Donyell Marshall – F, Connecticut (junior) USA Lamond Murray – F, California (junior) USA Glenn Robinson – F, Purdue (junior) USA Jalen Rose – G/F, Michigan (junior) USA Clifford Rozier – F, Louisville (junior) USA Johnny Tyson – C, Central Oklahoma (junior) USA Dontonio Wingfield – F, Cincinnati (freshman) Other eligible players Player Team Most recent team played for before the draft Note Ref.USA Darrin Hancock Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket (France) Left Kansas in 1993; playing professionally since the 1993–94 season DARRIN HANCOCK TO BE A DODGE CITY LEGEND https://hoopszone.net/Kansas/Kansas/Other/Articles/darrin_hancock_to_be_a_dodge_cit.htm Hoops Zone October 3, 2024USA Cedric Moore GSSV Donar (The Netherlands) Left Alabama in 1993; playing professionally since the 1993–94 season Cedric Moore 1994 Underclassmen https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4174&Itemid=33 The Draft Review May 6, 2008 December 15, 2022 Invited attendees The 1994 NBA draft is considered to be the seventeenth 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 Hoosier Dome1994 Green Room Invites - the Draft Review December 27, 2025 https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room/1994-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 15 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 Surprisingly, this year's draft would not have any notable prospects who weren't invited nor fell out of the first round this time around. As such, the following players were invited to attend this year's draft festivities live and in person. NGA Yinka Dare – C, George Washington USA Grant Hill – SF, Duke USA Juwon Howard – PF, Michigan USA Eddie Jones – SG, Temple USA Jason Kidd – PG, California USA Donyell Marshall – SF, Connecticut USA Aaron McKie – SG, Temple USA Eric Mobley – PF, Pittsburgh USA Lamond Murray – SF, California USA Wesley Person – SG, Auburn USA Khalid Reeves – PG, Arizona USA Glenn Robinson – SF, Purdue USA Jalen Rose – SG/SF, Michigan USA Clifford Rozier – PF, Louisville USA Sharone Wright – PF/C, Clemson See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References 30em External links 1994 NBA Draft Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:1990s in Indianapolis Category:Basketball in Indianapolis Category:Organized events in Indianapolis