1985 NBA draft
{{short description|Basketball player selection}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 1985 NBA Draft
| image =
| caption =
| logo =
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| sport = Basketball
| date = June 18, 1985
| location = Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York){{cite book|last=Bradley|first=Robert D.|title=The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts|year=2013|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810890695}}
| network = TBS Superstation
| league = NBA
| teams =
| overall = 162
| rounds = 7
| first = Patrick Ewing, (New York Knicks)
| hofnum = {{Collapsible list
| title = 5
|1 = C Patrick Ewing
|2 = SF Chris Mullin
|3 = PF Karl Malone
|4 = SG Joe Dumars
|5 = C Arvydas Sabonis}}
| prev = 1984
| next = 1986
}}
The 1985 NBA draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA draft of the "lottery" era. It was also around this time where the league decreased the amount of rounds the draft spent, with the previous few years lasting up to 10 rounds total. A total of 162 players were selected over seven rounds by the league's 23 teams.{{cite web|title=1985 NBA Draft|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1985.html|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=6 August 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110704084519/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1985.html| archive-date= 4 July 2011 | url-status= live}}
The New York Knicks were awarded the first overall pick by winning the first-ever NBA draft lottery, which was held in May of that year. The Knicks used it on Georgetown's Patrick Ewing. In addition to Ewing, this draft also resulted in several Hall of Famers, including Karl Malone taken by the Utah Jazz at pick 13.
Draft selections
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PG | Point guard
| SG | Shooting guard
| SF | Small forward
| PF | Power forward
| C | Center |
{{NBA Draft legend|1=y|2=y|3=y|4=y|5=y}}
File:Patrick Ewing ca. 1995 cropped.jpg, the 1st pick]]
File:Wayman Tisdale.jpg, the 2nd pick]]
File:Chris Mullin.jpg, the 7th pick]]
File:Detlef Schrempf (cropped).jpg, the 8th pick]]
File:Charles Oakley.jpg, the 9th pick]]
File:Lipofsky-Karl-Malone-32727.jpg, the 13th pick]]
File:Bill Wennington (crop).jpg, the 16th pick]]
File:Joe Dumars.jpg, the 18th pick]]
file:A. C. Green at HUD in 2004.JPG, the 23rd pick]]
File:Terry Porter.jpg, the 24th pick]]
file:Sam Mitchell (1705066) (cropped).jpg, the 54th pick]]
File:Mario Elie.jpg, the 160th pick]]
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! width="1%"| Round ! width="1%"| Pick ! width="10%"| Player ! width="1%"| Pos. ! width="10%"| Nationality{{refn|group=n|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.}} ! width="10%"| Team ! width="10%"| School/club team |
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|align=center|1 | bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Patrick|Ewing}}^ |C | {{flagu|United States}}Ewing was born in {{JAM}}, but had become a naturalized United States citizen while at Georgetown, as evidenced by his selection to the USA team at the 1984 Olympics. | Georgetown {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|2 | {{sortname|Wayman|Tisdale}} |PF | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|3 | {{sortname|Benoit|Benjamin}} |C | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|4 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Xavier|McDaniel}}+ |PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Wichita State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|5 | {{sortname|Jon|Koncak}} |C | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|6 | {{sortname|Joe|Kleine}} |C | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|7 | bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Chris|Mullin|dab=basketball}}^ |SF | {{flagu|United States}} | St. John's {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|8 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| {{sortname|Detlef|Schrempf}}* |SF/PF | {{FRG}} | Dallas Mavericks {{small|(from Cleveland)}} | Washington {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|9 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Charles|Oakley}}+ |PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Virginia Union {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|10 | {{sortname|Ed|Pinckney}} |PF | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|11 | {{sortname|Keith|Lee|Keith Lee (basketball)}} |C | {{flagu|United States}} | Memphis State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|12 | {{sortname|Kenny|Green|Kenny Green (basketball, born 1964)}} | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Wake Forest {{small|(Jr.)}} |
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|align=center|13 | bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Karl|Malone}}^ |PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Louisiana Tech {{small|(Jr.)}} |
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|align=center|14 | {{sortname|Alfredrick|Hughes}} |SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Loyola (IL) {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|15 | {{sortname|Blair|Rasmussen}} |C | {{flagu|United States}} | Denver Nuggets {{small|(from Portland)}} |
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|align=center|16 | {{sortname|Bill|Wennington}} |C | {{flagu|Canada}} | Dallas Mavericks {{small|(from New Jersey)}} | St. John's {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|17 | {{sortname|Uwe|Blab}} |C | {{FRG}} |
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|align=center|18 | bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Joe|Dumars}}^ |SG | {{flagu|United States}} | McNeese State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|19 | {{sortname|Steve|Harris|Steve Harris (basketball)}} |SG | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|20 | {{sortname|Sam|Vincent|Sam Vincent (basketball)}} |SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Boston Celtics {{small|(from Denver via Dallas)}} | Michigan State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|21 | {{sortname|Terry|Catledge}} |PF | {{flagu|United States}} | South Alabama {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|22 | {{sortname|Jerry|Reynolds|dab=basketball, born 1962}} |G/F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|23 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|A.C.|Green}}+ |SF/PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Oregon State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|24 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Terry|Porter}}+ |PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Portland Trail Blazers {{small|(from Boston via Dallas)}} | Wisconsin–Stevens Point {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|25 | {{sortname|Mike|Smrek}} |C | {{flagu|Canada}} |
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|align=center|26 | {{sortname|Bill|Martin|Bill Martin (basketball)}} |F | {{flagu|United States}} | Georgetown {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|27 | {{sortname|Dwayne|McClain}} |SG | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|28 | {{sortname|Ken|Johnson|Ken Johnson (basketball, born 1962)}} |F | {{flagu|United States}} | Michigan State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|29 | {{sortname|Mike|Brittain}} |C | {{flagu|United States}} | South Carolina {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|30 | bgcolor="C0C0C0" width="5%"| {{sortname|Calvin|Duncan|Calvin Duncan (basketball)}}# |G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|31 | {{sortname|Manute|Bol}} |C | {{SUD}} | Bridgeport {{small|(Fr.)}} |
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|align=center|32 | {{sortname|Nick|Vanos}} |C | {{flagu|United States}} | Santa Clara {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|33 | {{sortname|Greg|Stokes}} |F/C | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|34 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width="5%"|{{sortname|Aubrey|Sherrod}}# |SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Wichita State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|35 | {{sortname|Tyrone|Corbin}} |SF/PF | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|36 | {{sortname|Yvon|Joseph}} |C | {{HAI}} | Georgia Tech {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|37 | {{sortname|Carey|Scurry}} |F | {{flagu|United States}} | LIU Brooklyn {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|38 | {{sortname|Fernando|Martín|Fernando Martín Espina}} |PF | {{flagu|Spain}} | Real Madrid {{small|(Spain)}} |
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|align=center|39 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width="5%"|{{sortname|George|Montgomery|dab=basketball player}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|40 | {{sortname|Mark|Acres}} |F/C | {{flagu|United States}} | Oral Roberts {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|41 | {{sortname|Lorenzo|Charles}} |PF | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|42 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width="5%"|{{sortname|Bobby Lee|Hurt}}# | C/F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|43 | {{sortname|Barry|Stevens|dab=basketball}} |G/F | {{flagu|United States}} | Iowa State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|44 | {{sortname|Voise|Winters}} | SG | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|45 | {{sortname|John "Hot Rod"|Williams}} |PF | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|46 | {{sortname|Adrian|Branch}} |SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Chicago Bulls {{small|(from L.A. Lakers)}} |
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|align=center|47 | {{sortname|Gerald|Wilkins}} |SG | {{flagu|United States}} | New York Knicks {{small|(from Boston)}} | Chattanooga {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|48 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Kenny|Patterson|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|49 |{{sortname|Brad|Wright|dab=basketball}} |PF |{{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|50 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Leonard|Allen|nolink=1}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} | San Diego State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|51 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Charlie|Bradley|Charlie Bradley (basketball)}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} | South Florida {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|52 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Anicet|Lavodrama}}# | C | {{flagu|Central African Republic}} | Houston Baptist {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|53 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Rolando|Lamb|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|54 |{{sortname|Sam|Mitchell|dab=basketball}} |SF/PF |{{flagu|United States}} |Houston Rockets {{small|(from San Antonio via Atlanta)****}} |
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|align=center|55 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Herb|Johnson|Herb Johnson (basketball)}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|56 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Jerry|Everett|nolink=1}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|57 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Michael|Payne|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|58 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Vernon|Moore|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|59 |{{sortname|Sedric|Toney}} |PG |{{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|60 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Andre|Goode|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Northwestern {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|61 |{{sortname|Perry|Young|dab=basketball}} |SG |{{flagu|United States}} |Virginia Tech {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|62 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Nigel|Miguel}}# | G | {{flagu|Belize}} |
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|align=center|63 |{{sortname|Harold|Keeling}} |SG |{{flagu|United States}} |Santa Clara {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|64 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Richie|Johnson|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Evansville {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|65 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Kenny|Perry|nolink=1}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Southern Illinois {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|66 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|{{sortname|Michael|Adams|dab=basketball}}+ |PG |{{flagu|United States}} |Sacramento Kings {{small|(from Denver)}} |Boston College {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|67 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Steve|Black|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|68 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Eugene|McDowell}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|69 |{{sortname|Mike|Brown|dab=basketball, born 1963}} |C |{{flagu|United States}} |Chicago Bulls*** |George Washington {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|70 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Andre|Battle|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Loyola Chicago {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|71 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Luster|Goodwin|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|72 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Vince|Hamilton|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|73 |{{sortname|Fred|Cofield}} |PG |{{flagu|United States}} |Eastern Michigan {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|74 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Jim|Deines}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Arizona State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|75 |{{sortname|Alex|Stivrins}} |F |{{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|76 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Willie|Simmons|nolink=1}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Louisiana Tech {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|77 | bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Arvydas|Sabonis}}^ |C |{{URS}} |Atlanta Hawks {{small|(pick voided because Sabonis was not yet 21 at the time of the draft)}}{{cite web|last=McCallum|first=Jack|title=Hoops giant Sabonis was a mystery man with indisputable talent|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jack_mccallum/08/11/arvydas.sabonis.hof/|work=SI.com|access-date=January 4, 2014|date=August 11, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104205502/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jack_mccallum/08/11/arvydas.sabonis.hof/|archive-date=January 4, 2014}} Sabonis was subsequently selected in the first round (24th overall) of the 1986 NBA draft. |Žalgiris Kaunas {{small|(Soviet Union)}} |
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|align=center|78 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Granger|Hall|Granger Hall (basketball)}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|79 |{{sortname|Mark|Davis|dab=basketball, born 1963}} |SF |{{flagu|United States}} |Old Dominion {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|80 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Craig|Beard|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|81 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Richie|Adams}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|82 |{{sortname|Scott|Roth}} |SF |{{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|83 |{{sortname|Delaney|Rudd}} |G |{{flagu|United States}} |Wake Forest {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|84 |{{sortname|John|Battle|John Battle (basketball)}} |SG |{{flagu|United States}} |Atlanta Hawks {{small|(from New Jersey)}} |
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|align=center|85 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Joe|Atkinson|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Oklahoma State {{small|(Jr.)}} |
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|align=center|86 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Bubba|Jennings}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Texas Tech {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|87 |{{sortname|Spud|Webb}} |PG |{{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|88 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Michael|Brooks|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|89 |{{sortname|Pete|Williams|dab=basketball}} |PF |{{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|90 |{{sortname|Derrick|Gervin}} |PF |{{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|91 |{{sortname|Cozell|McQueen}} |PF |{{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|92 |{{sortname|Dexter|Shouse}} |PG |{{flagu|United States}} |South Alabama {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|93 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Cliff|Webber|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|94 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Kelvin|Johnson|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|95 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Greg|Cavener|nolink=1}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|96 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Mike|Schlegel|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|97 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Lou|Stefanovic}}# | F | {{flagu|Yugoslavia}} | Illinois State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|98 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Bob|Lojewski|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Saint Joseph's {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|99 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Wayne|Carlander}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|100 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Larry|Hampton|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Fairleigh Dickinson {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|101 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Gunther|Behnke}}# | C | {{flagu|Germany}} | Leverkusen {{small|(Germany)}} |
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|align=center|102 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Shawn|Campbell|Shawn William Campbell}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Weber State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|103 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Reid|Gettys}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|104 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Dean|Shaffer|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Florida State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|105 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Ray|Hall|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|106 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Clayton|Olivier|nolink=1}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|107 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|James|Anderson|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} | USC Upstate {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|108 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Kelly|Blaine|nolink=1}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} | South Alabama {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|109 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Tommy|Davis|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|110 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Mike|Lahm|nolink=1}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Murray State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|111 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Ivan|Daniels}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|112 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Kenny|Brown|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|113 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Carl|Wright|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|114 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Ray|Knight|nolink=1}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Providence {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|115 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Timo|Saarelainen}}# | F | {{flagu|Finland}} |
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|align=center|116 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Albert|Butts|nolink=1}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|117 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Gerald|Crosby|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|118 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Stu|Primus|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Boston College {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|119 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Kent|Lockhart}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|120 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Charles|Balentine|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|121 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Malcolm|Thomas|Malcolm Thomas (basketball, born 1963)}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|122 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Earl|Walker|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|123 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Tony|Duckett|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|124 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Charles|Rayne|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|125 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Rickie|Johnson|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Illinois State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|126 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Danny|Meagher|Danny Meagher (basketball)}}# | F | {{flagu|Canada}} |
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|align=center|127 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Matt|England|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Houston Baptist {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|128 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Chris|Harper|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|129 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Jim|Miller|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|130 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|George|Almones}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Southwestern Louisiana {{small|(Jr.)}} |
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|align=center|131 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Curtis|Moore|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|132 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Carlton|Cooper|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|133 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Vincent|Giles|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Eastern Michigan {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|134 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Sam|Potter|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Oral Roberts {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|135 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Joe|Carrabino}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|136 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Daryl|Lloyd|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|137 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Quentin|Anderson|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Texas Tech {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|138 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Tony|Neal|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Cal State Fullerton {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|139 |{{sortname|Ralph|Lewis|dab=basketball}} |SG |{{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|140 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Jeff|Acres|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Oral Roberts {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|141 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Eric|Boyd|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} | North Carolina A&T {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|142 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Ken|Bantum|Ken Bantum (basketball)}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|143 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Gary|Maloncon}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|144 |{{sortname|Mike|Phelps}} |SG |{{flagu|United States}} |Alcorn State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|145 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Alton Lee|Gipson|nolink=1}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Florida State {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|146 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Bob|Ferry Jr.|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|147 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Buzz|Peterson}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} | North Carolina {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|148 |{{sortname|Georgi|Glouchkov}} |PF |{{flag|Bulgaria|1971}} |Akademik Varna {{small|(Bulgaria)}} |
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|align=center|149 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Jeff|Adkins|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|150 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Keith|Gray|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Detroit Mercy {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|151 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Mike|Wacker|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|152 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Al|Young|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Virginia Tech {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|153 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Mark|Owen|nolink=1}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} | College of Idaho {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|154 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Gary|McLain}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|155 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Ed|Catchings|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|156 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Frank|James|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|157 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Don|Turney|nolink=1}}# | C | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|158 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Eddie|Smith|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|159 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Jaye|Andrews}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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|align=center|160 |{{sortname|Mario|Elie}} |SF/SG |{{flagu|United States}} |American International {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|161 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Keith|Cieplicki}}# | G | {{flagu|United States}} | William & Mary {{small|(Sr.)}} |
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|align=center|162 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Chris|Remley|nolink=1}}# | F | {{flagu|United States}} |
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Notable undrafted players
{{further|List of undrafted NBA players}}
These players were not selected in the 1985 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
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{{sortname|Dennis|Nutt}}
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{{sortname|João|Vianna}}
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Conspiracy theories about the first pick
Some have argued that NBA Commissioner David Stern fixed the first overall pick to help his hometown team, the struggling New York Knicks. The lottery system used in 1985 involved a random drawing of seven envelopes from a hopper, with each of the then-seven non-playoff teams having an equal chance of obtaining the first pick. Inside each of the envelopes was the logo of a non-playoff team. The team whose envelope was drawn first would get the first pick. The process was then repeated until the rest of the first seven lottery picks were determined. In the U.S., CBS had live coverage of Stern pulling the envelopes from the hopper (as opposed to NBA Draft lotteries today where the actual drawing is held behind closed doors before the results are revealed on TV).
The "frozen envelope theory" suggests that the National Basketball Association rigged its 1985 draft lottery so that Patrick Ewing would join the New York Knicks. Theorists claim that a lottery envelope was chilled so that it could be identified by touch.{{cite book|last=Roeper|first=Richard|title=Debunked!: Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, and Evil Plots of the 21st Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rEJp00sYu7AC&pg=PA80|year=2008|publisher=Chicago Review Press|isbn=978-1-55652-970-2|page=80}} A similar "hot balls theory", promoted by Scottish football manager David Moyes, suggests that certain balls used in draws for UEFA and AFC competitions have been warmed to achieve specific outcomes.{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11671/7590220/moyes-uefa-hot-balls-cost-us|title=Moyes – UEFA hot balls cost us|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314191251/http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11671/7590220/moyes-uefa-hot-balls-cost-us|archive-date=14 March 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2009-05-18-3301876890_x.htm | work=USA Today | title=Griffin the big gift at lottery's 25th anniversary | date=May 18, 2009 | access-date=May 20, 2010}}{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-05-14-sp-19104-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | title=NBA's New Showtime: It's Called the Lottery | first=Sam | last=McManis | date=May 14, 1985 | access-date=May 20, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nbadraft/story?id=1383452 |title=NBA out to prove conspiracy theorists wrong |first=Darren |last=Rovell |date=May 16, 2002 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=April 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104101847/http://sports.espn.go.com/nbadraft/story?id=1383452 |archive-date=November 4, 2012 }}
According to another theory, some claim that when an accountant from Ernst & Whinney (the same firm used by Gulf + Western, then-owners of the Knicks{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/longform/2015/1985/ewing/index.html|title=The Ewing Conspiracy}}) inserted the seven envelopes into the glass drum, some have claimed that he banged the fourth one against the side of the drum to create a creased corner, thereby making it easier for Stern to determine which envelope to choose: the envelope containing the Knicks logo.{{cite magazine|last=Rosenberg|first=Michael|title=Viewpoint: Sports conspiracy theories|url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2010/10/29/conspiracy-theories|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=16 May 2017|date=29 October 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218090512/https://www.si.com/more-sports/2010/10/29/conspiracy-theories|archive-date=18 February 2018}} According to this theory, as the drum was being spun by NBA security director Jack Joyce, Stern was watching the envelopes closely. He then opened the drum, took a deep breath, reached in and selected the envelope with the bent corner and the Knicks logo. This has not been confirmed or corroborated by any official source, as most note that the spinning of the drum was far more forceful than any movement by Joyce, deliberate or otherwise.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-draft-lottery-2020-conspiracy-theories-that-make-us-wonder-if-the-lottery-is-rigged/|title=NBA Draft Lottery 2020: Conspiracy theories that make us wonder if the lottery is rigged by the NBA|date=August 19, 2020 }}
Early entrants
=College underclassmen=
For the third year in a row and the seventh time in eight years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. This year, however, saw a total of twelve players qualify for entry as college underclassmen, including a Sudanese born freshman center named Manute Bol, who would be considered the tallest player in NBA history at the time. The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.{{cite web |title=1985 Underclassmen |url=https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3032:1985-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 |website=The Draft Review | date=August 4, 2007 |access-date=December 13, 2022}}
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- {{flagicon|USA}} George Almones – G, Southwestern Louisiana (junior)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Atkinson – F, Oklahoma State (junior)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Benoit Benjamin – C, Creighton (junior)
- {{flagicon|SUD}} Manute Bol – C, Bridgeport (freshman)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Kenny Brown – G, Texas A&M (junior)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Derrick Gervin – F, Texas–San Antonio (junior)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Kenny Green – F, Wake Forest (junior)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Karl Malone – F, Louisiana Tech (junior)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Reynolds – F, LSU (junior)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Reggie Roberts – G, Texas A&M (junior)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Wayman Tisdale – F, Oklahoma (junior)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Carl Wright – G, SMU (junior)
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See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{NBA Drafts}}
{{NBA Draft history by team}}
{{1985 NBA draft}}
{{1985–86 NBA season by team}}
{{NBA on TBS}}
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