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1987 NBA draft

{{short description|Basketball player selection}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{more footnotes|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 1987 NBA draft

| image =

| caption =

| logo =

| logosize =

| sport = Basketball

| date = June 22, 1987

| 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 = 161

| rounds = 7

| first = David Robinson (San Antonio Spurs)

| hofnum = {{Collapsible list

| title = 4

|1 = C David Robinson

|2 = SF Scottie Pippen

|3 = SG Reggie Miller

|4 = SG Šarūnas Marčiulionis}}

| prev = 1986

| next = 1988

}}

The 1987 NBA draft was held on June 22, 1987, in New York City.

This draft included two future members of the NBA 50 Greatest Players list, David Robinson and Scottie Pippen, as well as fellow Hall of Famer Reggie Miller, who was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Other notable selections include Kevin Johnson, Kenny Smith, Horace Grant, Reggie Lewis, Muggsy Bogues, Mark Jackson, and Šarūnas Marčiulionis. Also in this draft was former Florida Gators men's basketball head coach Billy Donovan (drafted 68th by the Utah Jazz), who led that program to NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championships in 2006 and in 2007.

David Robinson did not join the NBA until the 1989–90 season due to his service commitment with the United States Navy. This was the last NBA draft to go over three rounds, as it was reduced to three next year and later to two since 1989.

Draft selections

class=wikitable
PGPoint 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:David Robinson spurs (cropped).jpg, the 1st pick]]

File:Lipofsky Pippen.jpg, the 5th pick]]

File:Kenny cropped 92.jpg, the 6th pick]]

File:Kevin Johnson, Mayor of Sacramento, CA, skyline of Sacramento.jpg, the 7th pick]]

File:Horace Grant 2014 2.jpg, the 10th pick]]

File:Reggie Miller crop.png, the 11th pick]]

File:Muggsy Bogues (cropped).jpg, the 12th pick]]

File:Coach Mark Jackson at Warriors open practice Oct 13, 2012.jpg, the 18th pick]]

file:Steve Alford in 2009.jpg, the 26th pick]]

File:Billy Donovan 2014.jpg

class="wikitable sortable sortable"
style="width:1%;"| Round

! style="width:1%;"| Pick

! style="width:19%;"| Player

! style="width:1%;"| Position

! style="width:16%;"| 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.}}

! style="width:35%;"| Team

! style="width:20%;"| School/club team

1

| 1

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|David|Robinson}}^

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| San Antonio Spurs

| Navy {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 2

| {{sortname|Armen|Gilliam}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Phoenix Suns

| UNLV {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 3

| {{sortname|Dennis|Hopson}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New Jersey Nets

| Ohio State {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 4

| {{sortname|Reggie|Williams|Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1964)}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Clippers

| Georgetown {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 5

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Scottie|Pippen}}^

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Seattle SuperSonics {{small|(from New York, traded to Chicago for Olden Polynice)}}

| Central Arkansas {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 6

| Kenny Smith

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Sacramento Kings

| North Carolina {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 7

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Kevin Johnson*

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| California {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 8

| {{sortname|Olden|Polynice}}

| C

| {{HAI}}

| Chicago Bulls {{small|(from Denver via New York, traded to Seattle for Scottie Pippen)}}

| Hamby Rimini {{small|(Italy)}}

1

| 9

| {{sortname|Derrick|McKey}}

| SF/PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Seattle SuperSonics

| Alabama {{small|(Jr.)}}

1

| 10

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Horace Grant+

| PF/C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Chicago Bulls

| Clemson {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 11

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Reggie Miller^

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Indiana Pacers

| UCLA {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 12

| {{sortname|Muggsy|Bogues}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Washington Bullets

| Wake Forest {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 13

| {{sortname|Joe|Wolf}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Clippers {{small|(from Houston)}}

| North Carolina {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 14

| {{sortname|Tellis|Frank}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Golden State Warriors

| Western Kentucky {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 15

| {{sortname|José|Ortiz|José Ortiz (basketball)}}

|PF

| {{PRI}}

| Utah Jazz

| Oregon State {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 16

| {{sortname|Christian|Welp}}

| C

| {{FRG}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| Washington {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 17

| {{sortname|Ronnie|Murphy}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Portland Trail Blazers

| Jacksonville {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 18

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Mark|Jackson|Mark Jackson (basketball)}}+

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New York Knicks {{small|(from Milwaukee via Seattle)}}

| St. John's {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 19

| {{sortname|Ken|Norman}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Clippers {{small|(from Detroit)}}

| Illinois {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 20

| {{sortname|Jim|Farmer}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Dallas Mavericks

| Alabama {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 21

| {{sortname|Dallas|Comegys}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Atlanta Hawks

| DePaul {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 22

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Reggie|Lewis}}+

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Northeastern {{small|(Sr.)}}

1

| 23

| {{sortname|Greg "Cadillac"|Anderson|Cadillac Anderson}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| San Antonio Spurs {{small|(from L.A. Lakers)}}

| Houston {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 24

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Freddie|Banks}}#

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Detroit Pistons

| UNLV {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 25

| {{sortname|Ron|Moore|Ron Moore (basketball)}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New York Knicks

| West Virginia State {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 26

| {{sortname|Steve|Alford}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Dallas Mavericks

| Indiana {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 27

| {{sortname|Nate|Blackwell}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| San Antonio Spurs

| Temple {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 28

| {{sortname|Rickie|Winslow}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Chicago Bulls

| Houston {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 29

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Lester|Fonville}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Portland Trail Blazers

| Jackson State {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 30

| {{sortname|Nikita|Wilson}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Portland Trail Blazers

| LSU {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 31

| {{sortname|Andre|Moore}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Denver Nuggets

| Loyola (IL) {{small|(Jr.)}}

2

| 32

| {{sortname|Bob|McCann}}

|SF

|{{flagu|United States}}

|Milwaukee Bucks

|Morehead State {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 33

| {{sortname|Tony|White|Tony White (basketball)}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Chicago Bulls

| Tennessee {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 34

| {{sortname|Brian|Rowsom}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Indiana Pacers

| UNC Wilmington {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 35

| {{sortname|Doug|Lee|Doug Lee (basketball)}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Houston Rockets

| Purdue {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 36

| {{sortname|Duane|Washington}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Washington Bullets

| Middle Tennessee {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 37

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Derrick|Dowell}}#

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Washington Bullets

| USC {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 38

| {{sortname|Norris|Coleman}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Clippers

| Kansas State {{small|(So.)}}

2

| 39

| {{sortname|Vincent|Askew}}

| SG/SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| Memphis State {{small|(Jr.)}}

2

| 40

| {{sortname|Winston|Garland}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Milwaukee Bucks

| Southwest Missouri State {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 41

| {{sortname|Kannard|Johnson}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| Western Kentucky {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 42

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Terrance|Bailey}}#

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Atlanta Hawks

| Wagner {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 43

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Andrew|Kennedy|Andrew Kennedy (basketball)}}#

| F

| {{JAM}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| Virginia {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 44

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Terry|Coner}}#

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Atlanta Hawks

| Alabama {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 45

| {{sortname|Brad|Lohaus}}

| PF/C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Iowa {{small|(Sr.)}}

2

| 46

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Bruce|Dalrymple}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Phoenix Suns

| Georgia Tech {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 47

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Tim|McCalister}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Clippers

| Oklahoma {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 48

| {{sortname|Jamie|Waller|dab=basketball}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New Jersey Nets

| Virginia Union {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 49

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Jerome|Batiste|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New York Knicks

| McNeese State {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 50

| {{sortname|Phil|Zevenbergen}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| San Antonio Spurs

| Washington {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 51

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Sven|Meyer|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|Germany}}

| Sacramento Kings

| Oregon {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 52

| {{sortname|Donald|Royal}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| Notre Dame {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 53

| {{sortname|Winston|Crite}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Phoenix Suns

| Texas A&M {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 54

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Tom|Schafer|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Denver Nuggets

| Iowa State {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 55

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Tommy|Amaker}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Seattle SuperSonics

| Duke {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 56

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|John|Fox|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Chicago Bulls

| Millersville {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 57

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Hansi|Gnad}}#

| F

| {{flagu|Germany}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| Alaska Anchorage {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 58

| {{sortname|Darryl|Johnson|dab=basketball}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Golden State Warriors

| Michigan State {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 59

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Danny|Pearson|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Washington Bullets

| Jacksonville {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 60

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Sean|Couch|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Indiana Pacers

| Columbia {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 61

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Clarence|Martin|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Utah Jazz

| Western Kentucky {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 62

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Tim|McCalister}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| Rutgers {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 63

| {{sortname|Kevin|Gamble}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Portland Trail Blazers

| Iowa {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 64

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|J. J.|Weber|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Milwaukee Bucks

| Wisconsin {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 65

| {{sortname|Eric|White|Eric White (basketball)}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Detroit Pistons

| Pepperdine {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 66

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Mike|Richmond|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Dallas Mavericks

| UTEP {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 67

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Song|Tao|Song Tao (basketball)}}#

| F

| {{flagu|China}}

| Atlanta Hawks

| Shandong ({{small|China}})

3

| 68

| {{sortname|Billy|Donovan}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Utah Jazz

| Providence {{small|(Sr.)}}

3

| 69

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Willie|Glass|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Lakers

| St. John's {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 70

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Tom|Sheehey|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Virginia {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 71

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Mike|Morgan|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New York Knicks

| Drake {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 72

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Andrew|Moten|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New Jersey Nets

| Florida {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 73

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Todd|May|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| San Antonio Spurs

| Pikeville {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 74

| {{sortname|Joe|Arlauckas}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Sacramento Kings

| Niagara {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 75

| {{sortname|Chris|Dudley}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| Yale {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 76

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Steve|Beck|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Phoenix Suns

| Arizona State {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 77

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|David|Boone|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Denver Nuggets

| Marquette {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 78

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Todd|Linder|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Seattle SuperSonics

| Tampa {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 79

| {{sortname|Jack|Haley|Jack Haley (basketball)}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Chicago Bulls

| UCLA {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 80

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Carven|Holcombe}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| TCU {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 81

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Scott|Thompson|Scott Thompson (basketball player)}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Washington Bullets

| San Diego {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 82

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Joe|Niego|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Houston Rockets

| Lewis {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 83

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Bennie|Bolton|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Golden State Warriors

| NC State {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 84

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Reuben|Holmes|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Utah Jazz

| Alabama State {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 85

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Brian|Rahilly|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| Tulsa {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 86

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Norwood|Barber|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Portland Trail Blazers

| Florida State {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 87

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Darryl|Bedford|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Milwaukee Bucks

| Austin Peay {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 88

| {{sortname|Dave|Popson}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Detroit Pistons

| North Carolina {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 89

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|David|Johnson|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Dallas Mavericks

| Oklahoma {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 90

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Theofanis|Christodoulou}}#

| C

| {{flagu|Greece}}

| Atlanta Hawks

| Panionios {{small|(Greece)}}

4

| 91

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Darryl|Kennedy|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Oklahoma {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 92

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Ralph|Tally|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Lakers

| Norfolk State {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 93

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Chad|Kessler|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Clippers

| Georgia {{small|(Sr.)}}

4

| 94

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|James|Blackmon Sr.}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New Jersey Nets

| Kentucky {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 95

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Glen|Clem|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New York Knicks

| Vanderbilt {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 96

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Dennis|Williams|Dennis Williams (basketball)}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| San Antonio Spurs

| Georgia {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 97

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Vernon|Carr|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Sacramento Kings

| Michigan State {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 98

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Carl|Lott|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| TCU {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 99

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Brent|Counts|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Phoenix Suns

| Pacific {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 100

| {{sortname|Ronnie|Grandison}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Denver Nuggets

| New Orleans {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 101

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Michael|Tait|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Seattle SuperSonics

| Clemson {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 102

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Anthony|Wilson|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Chicago Bulls

| LSU {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 103

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Mike|Milling|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Indiana Pacers

| Charlotte {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 104

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Andre|LaFleur|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Houston Rockets

| Northeastern {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 105

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Terry|Williams|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Golden State Warriors

| SMU {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 106

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Patrick|Fairs|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Washington Bullets

| Texas {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 107

| {{sortname|Bart|Kofoed}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Utah Jazz

| Nebraska–Kearney {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 108

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Frank|Ross|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| American {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 109

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|David|Moss|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Portland Trail Blazers

| Tulsa {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 110

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Brian|Vaughns|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Milwaukee Bucks

| UC Santa Barbara {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 111

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Gerry|Wright|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Detroit Pistons

| Iowa {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 112

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Sam|Hill|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Dallas Mavericks

| Iowa State {{small|(Sr.)}}

5

| 113

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|José Antonio|Montero}}#

| G

| {{flagu|Spain}}

| Atlanta Hawks

| Joventut Badalona {{small|(Spain)}}

5

| 114

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Dave|Butler|Dave Butler (basketball, born 1964/1965)}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| California {{small|(Sr.)}}

6

| 115

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Kenny|Travis}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Lakers

| New Mexico State {{small|(Sr.)}}

6

| 116

| {{sortname|Martin|Nessley}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Clippers

| Duke {{small|(Sr.)}}

6

| 117

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Howard|Triche|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New York Knicks

| Syracuse {{small|(Sr.)}}

6

| 118

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Perry|Bromwell}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New Jersey Nets

| Penn {{small|(Sr.)}}

6

| 119

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Ricky|Brown|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| San Antonio Spurs

| Pensacola Tornados {{small|(CBA)}}

6

| 120

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Daryl|Thomas}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Sacramento Kings

| Indiana {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 121

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Harold|Jensen}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| Villanova {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 122

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Marcel|Boyce}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Phoenix Suns

| Akron {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 123

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Kelvin|Scarborough}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Denver Nuggets

| New Mexico {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 124

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Tom|Gneiting|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Seattle SuperSonics

| BYU {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 125

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Doug|Altenberger|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Chicago Bulls

| Illinois {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Gary|Graham|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Indiana Pacers

| UNLV {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Šarūnas|Marčiulionis}}^

| SG

| {{URS}}

| Golden State Warriors

| Statyba Vilnius {{small|(Soviet Union)}}

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| 128

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Dwayne|Scholten|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Washington Bullets

| Washington State {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 129

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Fred|Jenkins|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Houston Rockets

| Tennessee {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 130

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Art|Sabb|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Utah Jazz

| Bloomfield {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 131

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Tracy|Foster|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| UAB {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 132

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Bernard|Jackson|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Portland Trail Blazers

| Loyola Chicago {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 133

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Gay|Elmore}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Milwaukee Bucks

| VMI {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 134

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Antoine|Joubert}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Detroit Pistons

| Michigan {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 135

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Quintan|Gates|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Dallas Mavericks

| UTEP {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 136

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Riccardo|Morandotti|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|Italy}}

| Atlanta Hawks

| Berloni Torino {{small|(Italy)}}

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| 137

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Tim|Naegeli|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Wisconsin–Stevens Point {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 138

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Frank|Ford|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Lakers

| Auburn {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 139

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Henry|Carr|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Clippers

| Wichita State {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 140

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Frank|Booker|Frank Booker (basketball, born 1964)}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New Jersey Nets

| Bowling Green {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 141

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Wayne|Williams|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New York Knicks

| Saint Joseph's {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Raynard|Davis|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| San Antonio Spurs

| Texas {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Scott|Adubato|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Sacramento Kings

| Upsala {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 144

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Michael|Foster|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| South Carolina {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Roy|Singleton|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Phoenix Suns

| Grand Canyon {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 146

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Rowan|Gomes|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|Antigua and Barbuda}}

| Denver Nuggets

| Hampton {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 147

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Mike|Giomi|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Seattle SuperSonics

| NC State {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 148

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Ervin|Leavy|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Chicago Bulls

| Central Michigan {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 149

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Montel|Hatcher|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Indiana Pacers

| UCLA {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 150

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Jamie|Dixon}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Washington Bullets

| TCU {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 151

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Clarence|Grier}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Houston Rockets

| Campbell {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 152

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Ronnie|Leggette|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Golden State Warriors

| West Virginia State {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 153

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Keith|Webster|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Utah Jazz

| Harvard {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 154

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Eric|Semisch|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| West Virginia {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| 155

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Kenny|Stone|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Portland Trail Blazers

| George Fox {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Curtis|Hunter|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Denver Nuggets

| North Carolina {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Mark|Gottfried}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Detroit Pistons

| Alabama {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Gerald|White|nolink=1}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Dallas Mavericks

| Auburn {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Franjo|Arapović}}#

| C

| {{flagu|Yugoslavia}}

| Atlanta Hawks

| Cibona {{small|(Yugoslavia)}}

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| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Gerry|Corcoran|nolink=1}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Northeastern {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Ron|vanderSchaaf|nolink=1}}#

| F

| {{flagu|Netherlands}}

| Los Angeles Lakers

| Central Washington {{small|(Sr.)}}

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| {{flagu|United States}}

| Florida State {{small|(Sr.)}}

{{sortname|Sergei|Bazarevich}}

| SG

| {{USSR}}

| CSKA Moscow {{small|(Soviet Union)}}

{{sortname|Scott|Brooks}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| UC Irvine {{small|(Sr.)}}

{{sortname|Mike|Champion|Mike Champion (basketball)}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Gonzaga {{small|(Sr.)}}

{{sortname|Tom|Copa}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Marquette {{small|(Sr.)}}

{{sortname|Radisav|Ćurčić}}

| C

| {{YUG}}

| Union Olimpija {{small|(Yugoslavia)}}

{{sortname|Andrew|Gaze}}

| F

| {{AUS}}

| Melbourne Tigers {{small|(Australia)}}

{{sortname|Cedric|Hunter}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Kansas {{small|(Sr.)}}

{{sortname|Mark|Wade}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| UNLV {{small|(Sr.)}}

{{sortname|David|Wood|David Wood (basketball)}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Nevada {{small|(Sr.)}}

{{sortname|A. J.|Wynder}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Fairfield {{small|(Sr.)}}

Early entrants

=College underclassmen=

For the fifth year in a row and the ninth time in ten years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. However, it would be the second year in a row that a player that qualified for the status of a "college underclassman" would be playing professional basketball overseas, as the Haitian born Olden Polynice (who had previously played for the University of Virginia for a year before travelling to Italy to play for the Hamby Rimini) would qualify as an official entry there. Not only that, but it would also be the first time in NBA history (second time if you include the 1973 entry of David Brent from the Carolina Cougars in the rivaling ABA after previously playing for Jacksonville University) that an underclassman would declare entry by playing in another American basketball league (in this case, Ricky Brown previously going from the University of South Alabama to the Pensacola Tornados of the Continental Basketball Association minor league) first before entering an NBA draft. If those two players get included into the list properly, the number of "college underclassmen" that would qualify for this year's draft would increase from seven to nine total players. Regardless, these following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.{{cite web |title=1987 Underclassmen |url=https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3034:1987-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 |website=The Draft Review | date=August 4, 2007 |access-date=December 13, 2022}}

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=Other eligible players=

This would be the second year in a row that a player that previously played in college would enter the NBA draft as an underclassman (coincidentally also playing for an Italian basketball team while doing so). Not only that, but this would also be the second year in NBA history (third if you include David Brent's 1973 NBA draft entry while he played for the Carolina Cougars in the rivaling American Basketball Association) that an underclassman would enter the NBA draft by playing in another American basketball league (in this case, the Continental Basketball Association minor league) first; the first case happened in 1971 with Joe Hammond from the Allentown Jets in what was formerly called the Eastern Basketball Association. It was also the first year where a foreign-born player would qualify as an underclassman while also playing for an international team.

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! Player !! {{tooltip|Team|Most recent team played for before the draft}} !!class=unsortable| Note !!class=unsortable| Ref.

scope="row"|{{flagicon|USA}} Ricky Brown

| Pensacola Tornados (CBA) || Left South Alabama in 1986; playing professionally since the 1986–87 season ||align=center|{{cite web |title=Ricky Brown |url=https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10085 |website=The Draft Review | date=May 29, 2017 |access-date=December 13, 2022}}

scope="row"|{{flagicon|HAI}} Olden Polynice

| Hamby Ramini (Italy) || Left Virginia in 1986; playing professionally since the 1986–87 season ||align=center|{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Sally |title=On Eve of NBA Draft, Polynice Insists, 'I've Grown Up' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1987/06/20/on-eve-of-nba-draft-polynice-insists-ive-grown-up/0b37491b-f3d3-455a-927e-1fce8fe82295/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=December 13, 2022 |date=June 20, 1987}}

See also

References

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