1994 NBA draft

{{short description|Basketball player selection}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2012}}

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 1994 NBA draft

| image =

| caption =

| logo =

| logosize =

| sport = Basketball

| date = June 29, 1994

| location = Hoosier Dome (Indianapolis, Indiana)

| network = TNT

| league = NBA

| teams =

| overall = 54

| rounds = 2

| first = Glenn Robinson, Milwaukee Bucks

| hofnum = {{Collapsible list

| title = 2

|1 = PG Jason Kidd

|2 = SF Grant Hill}}

| prev = 1993

| next = 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.[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n20_v218/ai_15924175 The Votes Are In – Dated Nov 14, 1994] 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.[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/409162-nba-draft-ranking-the-number-one-picks#page/22 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.{{cite web |url=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 |title=Reminder: At least one of the top three picks in this NBA draft will probably be a miss |first=Andrew |last=Unterberger |work=The 700 Level |publisher=Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-date=May 31, 2014 |archive-url=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 |url-status=dead }}

Draft selections

File:Glenn Robinson 2003 cropped.jpg, the 1st pick of the Milwaukee Bucks]]

File:Jason Kidd mavs allison.jpg, the 2nd pick of the Dallas Mavericks]]

File:Grant Hill 2007-12-08.jpg, the 3rd pick of the Detroit Pistons]]

File:JuwanHowardMiami.jpg, the 5th pick of the Washington Bullets]]

File:Eddie Jones Miami Heat.jpg, the 10th pick of the Los Angeles Lakers]]

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PGPoint guard

| SG

Shooting guard

| SF

Small forward

| PF

Power forward

| C

Center

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style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Round|Draft round}}

!style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}

!style="width:150px;"| Player

!style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pos.|Position(s) played}}

!style="width:100px;"| 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:250px;"| Team

!style="width:150px;"| {{tooltip|School / club team|Most recent school attended or team played for before the draft}}

1

| 1

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Glenn |Robinson}}+

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Milwaukee Bucks

| Purdue (Jr.)

1

| 2

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Jason|Kidd}}^

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Dallas Mavericks

| California (So.)

1

| 3

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Grant|Hill}}^

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Detroit Pistons

| Duke (Sr.)

1

| 4

| {{sortname|Donyell|Marshall}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Minnesota Timberwolves

| Connecticut (Jr.)

1

| 5

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| {{sortname|Juwan|Howard}}*

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Washington Bullets

| Michigan (Jr.)

1

| 6

| {{sortname|Sharone|Wright}}

| PF/C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| Clemson (Jr.)

1

| 7

| {{sortname|Lamond|Murray}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Clippers

| California (Jr.)

1

| 8

| {{sortname|Brian|Grant}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Sacramento Kings

| Xavier (Sr.)

1

| 9

| {{sortname|Eric|Montross}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| North Carolina (Sr.)

1

| 10

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| {{sortname|Eddie|Jones|dab=basketball}}*

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Lakers

| Temple (Sr.)

1

| 11

| {{sortname|Carlos|Rogers|dab=basketball}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Seattle SuperSonics (from Charlotte)

| Tennessee State (Sr.)

1

| 12

| {{sortname|Khalid|Reeves}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Miami Heat

| Arizona (Sr.)

1

| 13

| {{sortname|Jalen|Rose}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Denver Nuggets

| Michigan (Jr.)

1

| 14

| {{sortname|Yinka|Dare}}

| C

| {{NGR}}

| New Jersey Nets

| George Washington (So.)

1

| 15

| {{sortname|Eric|Piatkowski}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Indiana Pacers

| Nebraska (Sr.)

1

| 16

| {{sortname|Clifford|Rozier}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Golden State Warriors (from Cleveland)

| Louisville (Jr.)

1

| 17

| {{sortname|Aaron|McKie}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Portland Trail Blazers

| Temple (Sr.)

1

| 18

| {{sortname|Eric|Mobley}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Milwaukee Bucks (from Orlando)

| Pittsburgh (Sr.)

1

| 19

| {{sortname|Tony|Dumas}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Dallas Mavericks (from Golden State)

| UMKC (Sr.)

1

| 20

| {{sortname|B.J.|Tyler}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers (from Utah)

| Texas (Sr.)

1

| 21

| {{sortname|Dickey|Simpkins}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Chicago Bulls

| Providence (Sr.)

1

| 22

| {{sortname|Bill|Curley}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| San Antonio Spurs

| Boston College (Sr.)

1

| 23

| {{sortname|Wesley|Person}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Phoenix Suns

| Auburn (Sr.)

1

| 24

| {{sortname|Monty|Williams}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New York Knicks

| Notre Dame (Sr.)

1

| 25

| {{sortname|Greg|Minor}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Clippers (from Atlanta)

| Louisville (Sr.)

1

| 26

| {{sortname|Charlie|Ward}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New York Knicks (from Houston via Atlanta)

| Florida State (Sr.)

1

| 27

| {{sortname|Brooks|Thompson}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Orlando Magic (from Seattle via L.A. Clippers)

| Oklahoma State (Sr.)

2

| 28

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

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Dallas Mavericks

| Illinois (Sr.)

2

| 29

| {{sortname|Antonio|Lang}}

| F/G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Phoenix Suns

| Duke (Sr.)

2

| 30

| {{sortname|Howard|Eisley}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Minnesota Timberwolves

| Boston College (Sr.)

2

| 31

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Rodney|Dent}}#

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Orlando Magic

| Kentucky (Sr.)

2

| 32

| {{sortname|Jim|McIlvaine}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Washington Bullets

| Marquette (Sr.)

2

| 33

| {{sortname|Derrick|Alston}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| Duquesne (Sr.)

2

| 34

| {{sortname|Gaylon|Nickerson}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Atlanta Hawks (from L.A. Clippers)

| Northwestern Oklahoma State (Sr.)

2

| 35

| {{sortname|Michael|Smith|dab=basketball, born 1972}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Sacramento Kings

| Providence (Sr.)

2

| 36

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Andrei|Fetisov}}#

| F

| {{flagu|Russia}}

| Boston Celtics

| Forum Valladolid (Spain)

2

| 37

| {{sortname|Dontonio|Wingfield}}

| F

| {{flagu|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.
{{cite news |title=Lakers Get Threatt From Seattle |work=The New York Times |page=B10 |date=October 3, 1991 }}

| Cincinnati (Fr.)

2

| 38

| {{sortname|Darrin|Hancock}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Charlotte Hornets

| Maurienne (France)

2

| 39

| {{sortname|Anthony|Miller|dab=basketball}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Golden State Warriors (from Denver)

| Michigan State (Sr.)

2

| 40

| {{sortname|Jeff|Webster}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Miami Heat

| Oklahoma (Sr.)

2

| 41

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|William|Njoku}}#

| PF

| {{flagu|Canada}}

| Indiana Pacers

| St. Mary's (Canada) (Sr.)

2

| 42

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Gary|Collier|dab=basketball}}#

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| Tulsa (Sr.)

2

| 43

| {{sortname|Shawnelle|Scott}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Portland Trail Blazers

| St. John's (Sr.)

2

| 44

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

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Indiana Pacers

| Indiana (Sr.)

2

| 45

| {{sortname|Dwayne|Morton}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Golden State Warriors

| Louisville (Sr.)

2

| 46

| {{sortname|Voshon|Lenard}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Milwaukee Bucks (from Orlando)

| Minnesota (Jr.)

2

| 47

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

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Utah Jazz

| South Carolina (Sr.)

2

| 48

|bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Jevon|Crudup}}#

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Detroit Pistons

| Missouri (Sr.)

2

| 49

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Kris|Bruton}}#

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Chicago Bulls

| Benedict (Sr.)

2

| 50

| {{sortname|Charles|Claxton|dab=basketball}}

| C

| {{ISV}}

| Phoenix Suns

| Georgia (Jr.)

2

| 51

| {{sortname|Lawrence|Funderburke}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Sacramento Kings (from Atlanta)

| Ohio State (Sr.)

2

| 52

| {{sortname|Anthony|Goldwire}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Phoenix Suns (from New York)

| Houston (Sr.)

2

| 53

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Albert|Burditt}}#

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Houston Rockets

| Texas (Sr.)

2

| 54

| {{sortname|Željko|Rebrača}}

| C

| {{FR-YUG}}

| Seattle SuperSonics

| KK Partizan (Yugoslavia)

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Notable undrafted players

{{further|List of undrafted NBA players}}

These players went undrafted in 1994 but played in the NBA.

class="wikitable sortable sortable"
style="width:19%;"| Player

!style="width:1%;"| Pos.

!style="width:16%;"| Nationality

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

{{sortname|Melvin|Booker}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Missouri (Sr.)

{{sortname|Lazaro|Borrell}}

| SF

| {{CUB}}

| Lobos de Villa Clara (Cuba)

{{sortname|Jimmy|Carruth}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Virginia Tech (Sr.)

{{sortname|Robert|Churchwell}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Georgetown (Sr.)

{{sortname|Thomas|Hamilton|dab=basketball}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| King College Prep (Chicago, Illinois)

{{sortname|Askia|Jones}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Kansas State (Sr.)

{{sortname|Ryan|Lorthridge}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Jackson State (Sr.)

{{sortname|Ivano|Newbill}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Georgia Tech (Sr.)

{{sortname|Derrick|Phelps}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| North Carolina (Sr.)

{{sortname|Trevor|Ruffin}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Hawaii (Sr.)

{{sortname|Kevin|Salvadori}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| North Carolina (Sr.)

{{sortname|Stevin|Smith}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Arizona State (Sr.)

{{sortname|Aaron|Swinson}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Auburn (Sr.)

{{sortname|Logan|Vander Velden}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Green Bay (Sr.)

{{sortname|Fred|Vinson|dab=basketball}}

| SG

| {{flagu|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.{{cite web |title=1994 Underclassmen |url=https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3041:1994-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 |website=The Draft Review | date=August 4, 2007 |access-date=December 15, 2022}}

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=Other eligible players=

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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}} Darrin Hancock

| Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket (France) || Left Kansas in 1993; playing professionally since the 1993–94 season ||align=center|{{cite web |title=DARRIN HANCOCK TO BE A DODGE CITY LEGEND |url=https://hoopszone.net/Kansas/Kansas/Other/Articles/darrin_hancock_to_be_a_dodge_cit.htm |website=Hoops Zone |access-date=October 3, 2024}}

scope="row"|{{flagicon|USA}} Cedric Moore

| GSSV Donar (The Netherlands) || Left Alabama in 1993; playing professionally since the 1993–94 season ||align=center|{{cite web |title=Cedric Moore 1994 Underclassmen |url=https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4174&Itemid=33 |website=The Draft Review | date=May 6, 2008 |access-date=December 15, 2022}}

See also

References

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