1990 NBA draft explained

1990 NBA draft
Sport:Basketball
Date:June 27, 1990
Location:Felt Forum (New York City, New York)
Network:TNT
League:NBA
Overall:54
Rounds:2
First:Derrick Coleman (New Jersey Nets)
Prev:1989
Next:1991

The 1990 NBA draft took place on June 27, 1990, in New York City, New York. One of the standouts of this draft is Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Payton.[1] [2] He became a nine-time All-Star, achieved the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in 1996, won an NBA Championship with the Miami Heat in 2006, holds many statistical records during his tenure with the since rebranded and relocated Seattle SuperSonics, and was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2013.

The top pick of the draft was Syracuse's Derrick Coleman who was selected by the New Jersey Nets. In total, 52 of the 54 players selected went on to play at least one competitive game in the NBA, and six players were at some point of their career selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game. One player who had been projected to be a lottery pick as well as possibly the number one by media outlets and draft analysts was Loyola Marymount's Hank Gathers, who died of a heart condition in March 1990 after collapsing during a game.

Draft selections

PGPoint guardSGShooting guardSFSmall forwardPFPower forwardCCenter
RoundPickPlayerPos.NationalityNBA teamSchool/Club team
11PF/CNew Jersey NetsSyracuse (Sr.)
12^PGSeattle SuperSonics (from Golden State via Seattle)Oregon State (Sr.)
13PGDenver Nuggets (from Miami)LSU (So.)
14SG/SFOrlando MagicGeorgia Tech (Jr.)
15SGCharlotte HornetsIllinois (Sr.)
16CMinnesota TimberwolvesLouisville (Sr.)
17SFSacramento KingsLa Salle (Sr.)
18SGLos Angeles ClippersLoyola Marymount (Sr.)
19SGMiami Heat (from Washington via Dallas and Denver)Minnesota (Sr.)
110PGAtlanta Hawks (from Golden State)Michigan (Sr.)
111+PFGolden State Warriors (from Atlanta)Xavier (Sr.)
112PFHouston Rockets (traded to Miami for Carl Herrera and the rights to Dave Jamerson)Georgia (Sr.)
113PFLos Angeles Clippers (from Cleveland)Michigan (Sr.)
114PGSacramento Kings (from Indiana via Dallas)Texas (Sr.)
115SGMiami Heat (from Denver; traded with Carl Herrera to Houston for the rights to Alec Kessler)Ohio (Sr.)
116SFMilwaukee BucksMichigan (Sr.)
117PF/CNew York KnicksMaryland (Sr.)
118CSacramento Kings (from Dallas)Temple (Sr.)
119SGBoston CelticsJacksonville (Sr.)
120SF/SGMinnesota Timberwolves (from Philadelphia)Ole Miss (Sr.)
121+PF/CPhoenix SunsSt. John's (Sr.)
122SGNew Jersey Nets (from Chicago)Connecticut (Sr.)
123PF/SFSacramento Kings (from Utah)Saint Louis (Sr.)
124CSan Antonio SpursFlorida (Sr.)
125PFPortland Trail BlazersDuke (Sr.)
126PG/SGDetroit PistonsTexas (Sr.)
127PF/CLos Angeles LakersClemson (Sr.)
228CGolden State WarriorsIowa (Sr.)
229^SFChicago Bulls (from Orlando)KK Split (Yugoslavia)
230PFMiami HeatHouston (Jr.)
231PGPhoenix SunsDayton (Sr.)
232SGPhiladelphia 76ersGeorgia Tech (Sr.)
233CUtah JazzDartmouth (Sr.)
234PGGolden State WarriorsKansas (Sr.)
235PF/CWashington BulletsUTEP (Sr.)
236SFAtlanta HawksUCLA (Sr.)
237SGWashington BulletsVirginia Union (Sr.)
238SFSeattle SuperSonicsArizona (Sr.)
239C/PFCharlotte HornetsPurdue (Sr.)
240PGSacramento KingsVirginia Tech (Sr.)
241SGAtlanta HawksIllinois (Sr.)
242SFDenver NuggetsIllinois (So.)
243PF/CSan Antonio SpursMaryland (Sr.)
244PGMilwaukee BucksKansas State (Sr.)
245+PF/CIndiana PacersUTEP (Sr.)
246SF/PFIndiana PacersBarton CC (Fr.)
247PFPhiladelphia 76ersXavier (Jr.)
248+SFPhoenix SunsCal State Fullerton (Sr.)
249SGDallas MavericksDuke (Sr.)
250CPhoenix SunsTennessee Tech (Jr.)
251SG/PGLos Angeles Lakers (from San Antonio)Marquette (Sr.)
252PF/CCleveland CavaliersRanger Varese (Italy)
253CSeattle SuperSonicsProvidence (Sr.)
254SG/SFSan Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers)Michigan (Jr.)

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1990 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

PlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club team
FAlabama (Sr.)
SFCharlotte (Sr.)
David BenoitSFAlabama (Sr.)
FIowa (Sr.)
SGKansas (Sr.)
SFMinnesota (Sr.)
PF/CProvidence (Sr.)
SG/SFGeorgia Southern (Sr.)
CEvansville (Sr.)
PF/CCantera Instituto Manuel Fajardo (Cuba)
SGNew Orleans (Sr.)
SGOklahoma (Sr.)
SFNC State (Sr.)
PGTowson (Sr.)
SFTennessee (Sr.)
SGFlorida State (Sr.)
PFUSC (Sr.)
SGMinnesota (Sr.)
C/PFFordham (Sr.)
CUAB (Sr.)
PFMcNeese State (Sr.)
GWashington (Sr.)
SF/SGCentenary (Sr.)
PFFlorida State (Sr.)
SGSyracuse (Sr.)
SG/SFBYU (Sr.)
C/PFNorth Carolina (Sr.)

Early entrants

College underclassmen

The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[3]

Other eligible players

Player class=unsortableNote !class=unsortableRef.
Jesse SpinnerSefra Tyrolia (Austria) Left Grambling State in 1988; playing professionally since the 1989–90 season [4]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Magazine . Dime . NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - Basketball Olympics - Dime Magazine » Blog Archive » The H.O.F. Watch - Gary Payton . Dimemag.com . 2007-10-04 . 2010-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100718001246/http://dimemag.com/2007/10/hall-of-fame-watch-gary-payton/ . 2010-07-18 . dead .
  2. Web site: ESPN.com - NBA - DAILY DIME: SPECIAL EDITION10 greatest point guards ever . . 2006-05-11 . 2010-09-21.
  3. Web site: 1990 Underclassmen . The Draft Review . August 4, 2007 . December 14, 2022.
  4. Web site: Jesse Spinner 1990 Underclassmen . The Draft Review . December 16, 2012 . December 14, 2022.