{{short description|Basketball player selection}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox sports draft | name = 1986 NBA Draft | image = | caption = | logo = | logosize = | sport = Basketball | date = June 17, 1986 | location = Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)<ref>{{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}}</ref> | network = TBS Superstation | league = NBA | teams = | overall = 162 | rounds = 7 | first = Brad Daugherty (Cleveland Cavaliers) | hofnum = {{Collapsible list | title = 3 |1 = C Arvydas Sabonis |2 = PF Dennis Rodman |3 = SG Dražen Petrović}} | prev = 1985 | next = 1987 }}
The '''1986 NBA draft''' was held on June 17, 1986.
==Overview and aftermath== This draft holds the record for the most players chosen who later debuted in the NBA, with 66.
===Drug and health issues involving drafted players=== Various drug-related problems plagued players in the 1986 NBA draft. Most notable was the death of the #2 overall pick, Len Bias. The highly touted forward died from an overdose of cocaine overdose less than two days after being selected by the defending champion Boston Celtics. Other problems involving drugs hampered the careers of centers Chris Washburn, Roy Tarpley, and William Bedford.
===Successful second-round players=== While a number of first-round selections were unable to make an impact in the league, the 1986 draft featured a number of talented second-round selections who made an impact on the league. Dennis Rodman became one of the leading defenders and rebounders in NBA history and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Mark Price, Kevin Duckworth, and Jeff Hornacek were all multiple NBA All-Stars. Johnny Newman, Nate McMillan, and David Wingate had long, productive careers as role players.
===International draftees=== This draft contained two exceptional international players, both of whom had abbreviated NBA careers for unusual reasons. Third-round selection Dražen Petrović was coming off an All-Star caliber fourth season in 1991 when he was killed in an automobile accident. He has since been elected to both the Naismith Hall of Fame and the FIBA Hall of Fame. Arvydas Sabonis, a resident of the Soviet Union and one of the greatest centers in basketball history, was not permitted to play in the United States during his prime because of Cold War antagonisms. He was already a two-time Olympic medal winner — a gold in 1988 with the USSR, and a bronze in 1992 with Lithuania - before finally being allowed to join the NBA in 1995, four years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. By that time he had lost much of his mobility to a string of knee and Achilles tendon injuries. Still, he finished second in both the Sixth Man Award and Rookie of the Year voting. After the 1995–96 season, he won a second Olympic bronze medal with Lithuania. He played seven seasons with Portland before returning to Lithuania to finish his career. Sabonis entered the FIBA Hall in 2010 and the Naismith Hall in 2011.
===Other draftee contributions to the game=== This draft is also known for the number of players who made important contributions to the sport of basketball beyond playing. For example, Nate McMillan followed a highly successful run on the court with the Seattle SuperSonics by becoming head coach, and then spent seven seasons as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. Scott Skiles coached the Milwaukee Bucks, then became the first coach to lead the Chicago Bulls to the playoffs in the post-Michael Jordan era.
Larry Krystkowiak became the head coach of the Bucks, then became head coach at the University of Utah in 2011. John Salley won four championship rings with three different NBA teams (Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers) before becoming one of the hosts of ''The Best Damn Sports Show Period'' on Fox Sports Network. Mark Price served as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech, a shooting consultant with Memphis (one season) and Atlanta (two seasons), a shooting coach for Golden State (one season), and in December 2011 was named Player Development Coach for the Orlando Magic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/magic/news_price_120911.html|title=Magic Name Mark Price Player Development Coach|work=NBA.com|date=9 December 2011}}</ref>
Jeff Hornacek would also be a full-time assistant head coach for the Utah Jazz for two seasons before accepting a job as the head coach for the Phoenix Suns in the 2013–14 NBA season. He moved on to became the head coach for the New York Knicks from 2016 to 2018. Pete Myers, selected in the sixth round as the 120th overall pick, was an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls from 2001 to 2010 and Golden State Warriors starting in 2011. Jim Les, the 70th overall pick, was an assistant coach for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs from 1999 to 2001, then was head coach at Bradley University from 2002 to 2011 and UC Davis since 2011.
Jay Bilas, who was selected in the fifth round as the 108th overall pick but never played in the NBA, is an ESPN college basketball analyst.
==Draft selections== {{stack| [[File:Brad Daugherty basketball 270.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Brad Daugherty was selected 1st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers.]] [[File:Chuck Person in 2010.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Chuck Person was selected 4th overall by the Indiana Pacers.]] [[File:Roy Tarpley.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Roy Tarpley was selected 7th overall by the Dallas Mavericks.]] [[File:Ron Harper.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Ron Harper was selected 8th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers.]] [[File:Johnny Dawkins in 2010.jpg|thumb|150px|Johnny Dawkins was selected 10th overall by the San Antonio Spurs.]] [[File:Sabonis Lipofsky (1 of 1).JPG|right|thumb|150px|Arvydas Sabonis was selected 24th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.]] [[File:Mark Price (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|150px|Mark Price was selected 25th overall by the Dallas Mavericks (traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers).]] [[File:Dennis_Rodman,_2001.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Dennis Rodman was selected 27th overall by the Detroit Pistons.]] [[File:Coach Jeff Hornacek (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|150px|Jeff Hornacek was selected 46th overall by the Phoenix Suns.]] [[File:Lipofsky-JDražen Petrović.jpg|thumb|upright|150px| Dražen Petrović was selected 60th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.]] }} {|class=wikitable |- | 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|6=y}} {| class="wikitable sortable sortable" ! width="1%"| Round ! width="1%"| Pick ! width="20%"| Player ! width="1%"| Position ! width="20%"| 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="35%"| NBA Team ! width="25%"| School/Club team |- | 1 | 1 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|{{sortname|Brad|Daugherty}}* | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Cleveland Cavaliers <small>(from L.A. Clippers via Philadelphia)</small> | North Carolina {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 2 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Len|Bias}}<sup>#</sup> | SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Boston Celtics <small>(from Seattle)</small> | Maryland {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 3 | {{sortname|Chris|Washburn}} | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Golden State Warriors | NC State {{small|(So.)}} |- | 1 | 4 | bgcolor="CCCCFF"| {{sortname|Chuck|Person}}~ | SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Indiana Pacers | Auburn {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 5 | {{sortname|Kenny|Walker|dab=basketball}} | SF | {{flagu|United States}} | New York Knicks | Kentucky {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 6 | {{sortname|William|Bedford|dab=basketball}} | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Phoenix Suns | Memphis State {{small|(Jr.)}} |- | 1 | 7 | {{sortname|Roy|Tarpley}} | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Dallas Mavericks <small>(from Cleveland)</small> | Michigan {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 8 | {{sortname|Ron|Harper}} | SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Cleveland Cavaliers <nowiki>*</nowiki> | Miami (OH) {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 9 | {{sortname|Brad|Sellers}} | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Chicago Bulls | Ohio State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 10 | {{sortname|Johnny|Dawkins}} | PG | {{flagu|United States}} | San Antonio Spurs | Duke {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 11 | {{sortname|John|Salley}} | PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Detroit Pistons <small>(from Sacramento)</small> | Georgia Tech {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 12 | {{sortname|John|Williams|John Williams (basketball, born 1966)}}<!--NOT Hot Rod, who went to Tulane.--> | PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Washington Bullets | LSU {{small|(So.)}} |- | 1 | 13 | {{sortname|Dwayne|Washington|Dwayne Washington (basketball)}} | PG | {{flagu|United States}} | New Jersey Nets | Syracuse {{small|(Jr.)}} |- | 1 | 14 | {{sortname|Walter|Berry|dab=basketball}} | SF/PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Portland Trail Blazers | St. John's {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 15 | {{sortname|Dell|Curry}} | SG/SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Utah Jazz | Virginia Tech {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 16 | {{sortname|Maurice|Martin}} | SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Denver Nuggets <small>(from Dallas)</small> | Saint Joseph's {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 17 | {{sortname|Harold|Pressley}} | SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Sacramento Kings <small>(from Detroit)</small> | Villanova {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 18 | {{sortname|Mark|Alarie}} | PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Denver Nuggets | Duke {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 19 | {{sortname|Billy|Thompson|dab=basketball}} | SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Atlanta Hawks | Louisville {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 20 | {{sortname|Buck|Johnson|dab=basketball}} | SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Houston Rockets | Alabama {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 21 | {{sortname|Anthony|Jones|dab=basketball, born 1962}} | SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Washington Bullets <small>(from Philadelphia)</small> | UNLV {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 22 | {{sortname|Scott|Skiles}} | PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Milwaukee Bucks | Michigan State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 23 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Ken|Barlow|dab=basketball}}<sup>#</sup> | PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Los Angeles Lakers | Notre Dame {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 1 | 24 | bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Arvydas|Sabonis}}^ | C |{{URS}} | Portland Trail Blazers <small>(from Boston via L.A. Clippers)</small> | Zalgiris {{small|(Soviet Union)}} |- | 2 | 25 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| {{sortname|Mark|Price}}* | PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Dallas Mavericks, traded on draft day to the Cleveland Cavaliers | Georgia Tech {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 26 | {{sortname|Greg|Dreiling}} | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Indiana Pacers | Kansas {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 27 | bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Dennis|Rodman}}^ | PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Detroit Pistons | Southeastern Oklahoma State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 28 | {{sortname|Larry|Krystkowiak}} | PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Chicago Bulls | Montana {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 29 | {{sortname|Johnny|Newman}} | SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Cleveland Cavaliers | Richmond {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 30 | {{sortname|Nate|McMillan}} | PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Seattle SuperSonics | NC State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 31 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Joe|Ward|dab=basketball}}<sup>#</sup> | SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Phoenix Suns | Georgia {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 32 | {{sortname|Cedric|Henderson|dab=basketball, born 1965}} | PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Atlanta Hawks | Simac Milano <small>(Italy)</small> |- | 2 | 33 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Kevin|Duckworth}}<sup>+</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | San Antonio Spurs | Eastern Illinois {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 34 | {{sortname|Johnny|Rogers}} | PF | {{flagu|Spain}}<ref>Rogers was born in the United States, but represents Spain internationally.</ref> | Sacramento Kings | UC Irvine {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 35 | {{sortname|Milt|Wagner}} | SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Dallas Mavericks | Louisville {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 36 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Steve|Mitchell|dab=basketball, born 1964}}<sup>#</sup> | PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Washington Bullets | UAB {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 37 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Panagiotis|Fasoulas}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{GRE}} | Portland Trail Blazers | NC State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 38 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Lemone|Lampley}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Seattle SuperSonics | DePaul {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 39 | {{sortname|Rafael|Addison}} | SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Phoenix Suns | Syracuse {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 40 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Augusto|Binelli}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|Italy}} | Atlanta Hawks | Virtus Bologna {{small|(Italy)}} |- | 2 | 41 | {{sortname|Otis|Smith|dab=basketball}} | SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Denver Nuggets | Jacksonville {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 42 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Ron|Kellogg}}<sup>#</sup> | SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Atlanta Hawks | Kansas {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 43 | {{sortname|Dave|Feitl}} | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Houston Rockets | UTEP {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 44 | {{sortname|David|Wingate|dab=basketball}} | SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Philadelphia 76ers | Georgetown {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 45 | {{sortname|Keith|Smith|dab=basketball}} | PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Milwaukee Bucks | Loyola Marymount {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 46 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Jeff|Hornacek}}<sup>+</sup> | SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Phoenix Suns | Iowa State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 2 | 47 | {{sortname|Michael|Jackson|dab=basketball}} | PG | {{flagu|United States}} | New York Knicks | Georgetown {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 48 | {{sortname|Forrest|McKenzie}} | SF | {{flagu|United States}} | San Antonio Spurs | Loyola Marymount {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 49 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Juden|Smith|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Portland Trail Blazers | UTEP {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 50 | {{sortname|Kevin|Henderson|Kevin Henderson (basketball)}} | PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Cleveland Cavaliers | Cal State Fullerton {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 51 | {{sortname|Mike|Williams|dab=basketball}} | PF/SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Golden State Warriors | Bradley {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 52 | {{sortname|Ricky|Wilson|dab=basketball}} | PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Chicago Bulls | George Mason {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 53 | {{sortname|Tod|Murphy}} | PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Seattle SuperSonics | UC Irvine {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 54 | {{sortname|Dwayne|Polee}} | SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Los Angeles Clippers | Pepperdine {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 55 | {{sortname|Kenny|Gattison}} | PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Phoenix Suns | Old Dominion {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 56 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Keith|Colbert|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Philadelphia 76ers | Virginia Tech {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 57 | {{sortname|Bruce|Douglas|dab=basketball}} | SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Sacramento Kings | Illinois {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 58 | {{sortname|David|Henderson|dab=basketball}} | PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Washington Bullets | Duke {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 59 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Wendell|Alexis}}<sup>#</sup> | PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Golden State Warriors | Syracuse {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 60 | bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Dražen|Petrović}}^ |SG | {{YUG}} | Portland Trail Blazers | Cibona (Yugoslavia) |- | 3 | 61 | {{sortname|John|Shasky}} | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Utah Jazz | Minnesota {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 62 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Anthony|Welch|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Dallas Mavericks | Illinois {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 63 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Bill|Breeding|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Utah Jazz | Rocky Mountain {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 64 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Don|Redden}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Denver Nuggets | LSU {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 65 | {{sortname|Dave|Hoppen}} | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Atlanta Hawks | Nebraska {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 66 | {{sortname|Anthony|Bowie}} | SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Houston Rockets | Oklahoma {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 67 | {{sortname|Ron|Rowan}} | SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Philadelphia 76ers | St. John's {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 68 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Baskerville|Holmes}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Milwaukee Bucks | Memphis {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 69 | {{sortname|Andre|Turner}} | PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Los Angeles Lakers | Memphis State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 3 | 70 | {{sortname|Jim|Les}} | PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Atlanta Hawks | Bradley {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 71 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Calvin|Thompson}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | New York Knicks | Kansas {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 72 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Derrick|Taylor|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Indiana Pacers | LSU {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 73 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Warren|Martin|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Cleveland Cavaliers | North Carolina {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 74 | {{sortname|Scott|Meents}} | PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Chicago Bulls | Illinois {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 75 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Dan|Bingenheimer|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Golden State Warriors | Missouri {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 76 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Michael|Graham|Michael Graham (basketball)}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Seattle SuperSonics | Georgetown {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 77 | {{sortname|Grant|Gondrezick}} | SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Phoenix Suns | Pepperdine {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 78 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|John|Brownlee|John Brownlee (basketball)}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Los Angeles Clippers | Texas {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 79 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Carlos|Briggs}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | San Antonio Spurs | Baylor {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 80 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Alvin|Franklin}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Sacramento Kings | Houston {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 81 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Steve|Hale|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | New Jersey Nets | North Carolina {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 82 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Barry|Mungar}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|Canada}} | Washington Bullets | St. Bonaventure {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 83 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|David|Shaffer|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Portland Trail Blazers | Florida State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 84 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Marty|Embry}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Utah Jazz | DePaul {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 85 | {{sortname|Myron|Jackson}} | PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Dallas Mavericks | Arkansas–Little Rock {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 86 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Chauncey|Robinson|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Detroit Pistons | Mississippi State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 87 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Anthony|Watson|Anthony Watson (basketball)}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Denver Nuggets | San Diego State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 88 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Efrem|Winters}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Atlanta Hawks | Illinois {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 89 | {{sortname|Conner|Henry}} | SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Houston Rockets | UC Santa Barbara {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 90 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Wes|Stallings|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Philadelphia 76ers | East Tennessee State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 91 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Bob|Beecher|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Sacramento Kings | Virginia Tech {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 92 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Dale|Blaney}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Los Angeles Lakers | West Virginia {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 4 | 93 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Tony|Benford}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Boston Celtics | Texas Tech {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 94 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Jerome|Mincey|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | New York Knicks | UAB {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 95 | {{sortname|Richard|Rellford}} | SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Indiana Pacers | Michigan {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 96 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Ben|Davis|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Cleveland Cavaliers | Gardner–Webb {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 97 | {{sortname|Clinton|Smith|Clinton Smith (basketball)}} | SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Golden State Warriors | Cleveland State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 98 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Jimmy|Gilbert|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Chicago Bulls | Texas A&M {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 99 | {{sortname|Dominic|Pressley}} | PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Seattle SuperSonics | Boston College {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 100 | {{sortname|Steffond|Johnson}} | PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Los Angeles Clippers | San Diego State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 101 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Greg|Spurling|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Phoenix Suns | Carson–Newman {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 102 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Earl|Kelley|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | San Antonio Spurs | UConn {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 103 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Keith|Morrison|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Sacramento Kings | Washington State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 104 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Paul|Fortier|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Washington Bullets | Washington {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 105 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Archie|Johnson|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | New Jersey Nets | UAB {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 106 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Jerry|Adams|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Portland Trail Blazers | Oregon {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 107 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Kerry|Boagni}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Utah Jazz | Cal State Fullerton {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 108 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Jay|Bilas}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Dallas Mavericks | Duke {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 109 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Clarence|Hanley|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Detroit Pistons | Old Dominion {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 110 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Jon|Collins}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Denver Nuggets | Eastern Illinois {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 111 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Nicky|Jones|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Atlanta Hawks | VCU {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 112 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Andre|Banks|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Houston Rockets | Iowa {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 113 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Kevin|Holmes|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Philadelphia 76ers | DePaul {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 114 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Bobby|Deaton|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Milwaukee Bucks | Southwestern University {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 115 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Roger|Harden|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Los Angeles Lakers | Kentucky {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 5 | 116 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Dave|Colbert|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Boston Celtics | Dayton {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 117 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Butch|Wade|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | New York Knicks | Michigan {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 118 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Jeff|Hall|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Indiana Pacers | Louisville {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 119 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Gilbert|Wilburn|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Cleveland Cavaliers | New Mexico State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 120 | {{sortname|Pete|Myers}} | G/SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Chicago Bulls | Arkansas–Little Rock {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 121 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Bobby Lee|Hurt}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Golden State Warriors | Alabama {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 122 | {{sortname|Curtis|Kitchen}} | PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Seattle SuperSonics | South Florida {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 123 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Jim|McCaffrey|Jim McCaffrey (basketball)}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Phoenix Suns | Holy Cross {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 124 | {{sortname|Tim|Kempton}} | PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Los Angeles Clippers | Notre Dame {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 125 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Kevin|Lewis|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | San Antonio Spurs | SMU {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 126 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|John|Flowers|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Sacramento Kings | UNLV {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 127 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Troy|Webster|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | New Jersey Nets | George Washington {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 128 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Lorenzo|Duncan}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Washington Bullets | Sam Houston {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 129 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Tony|Hampton|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Portland Trail Blazers | Montana State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 130 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Chuck|Everson|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Utah Jazz | Villanova {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 131 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Greg|Anderson|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Dallas Mavericks | Lamar {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 132 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Greg|Grant|Greg Grant (basketball, born 1960)}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Detroit Pistons | Utah State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 133 | {{sortname|Anthony|Frederick}} | SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Denver Nuggets | Pepperdine {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 134 | {{sortname|Alexander|Volkov|Alexander Anatolyevich Volkov}} | C | {{URS}} | Atlanta Hawks | Budivelnik Kiev {{small|(USSR)}} |- | 6 | 135 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Robert|Worthy|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Houston Rockets | Dyke {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 136 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Andre|McCloud|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Philadelphia 76ers | Seton Hall {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 137 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|John|Kimbrell|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Milwaukee Bucks | Lipscomb {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 138 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Walter|Downing|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Los Angeles Lakers | Marquette {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 6 | 139 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Greg|Wendt|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Boston Celtics | Detroit Mercy {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 140 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Duane|Kendall|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | New York Knicks | South Carolina {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 141 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Steve|Woodside|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Indiana Pacers | Oregon State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 142 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Ralph|Dalton|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Cleveland Cavaliers | Georgetown {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 143 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Steve|Kenilvort|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Golden State Warriors | Santa Clara {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 144 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Robert|Henderson|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Chicago Bulls | Michigan {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 145 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Glen|McCants|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Seattle SuperSonics | Clemson {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 146 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Johnny|Brown|Johnny Brown (basketball)}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Los Angeles Clippers | New Mexico {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 147 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Damon|Goodwin|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Phoenix Suns | Dayton {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 148 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Michael|Anderson|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | San Antonio Spurs | Pan American {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 149 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Ron|Rankin|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Sacramento Kings | Southeast Missouri State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 150 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Joseph|Price|Joseph Price (basketball)}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Washington Bullets | Notre Dame {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 151 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Jim|Dolan|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | New Jersey Nets | Notre Dame {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 152 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Randy|Schiff|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Portland Trail Blazers | Linfield {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 153 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Mark|Mitchell|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Utah Jazz | Hartford {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 154 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Kim|Cooksey|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Dallas Mavericks | Middle Tennessee {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 155 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Larry|Polec|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Detroit Pistons | Michigan State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 156 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Mike|Marshall|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Denver Nuggets | McNeese State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 157 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Valeri|Tikhonenko}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|Soviet Union}} | Atlanta Hawks | CSKA Moscow {{small|(Soviet Union)}} |- | 7 | 158 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Rick|Olson|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Houston Rockets | Wisconsin {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 159 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Dan|Palombizio|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | F | {{flagu|United States}} | Philadelphia 76ers | Ball State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 160 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Jeff|Strong|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Milwaukee Bucks | Missouri {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 161 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Mark|Coleman|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | G | {{flagu|United States}} | Los Angeles Lakers | Mississippi Valley State {{small|(Sr.)}} |- | 7 | 162 | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Tom|Ivey|nolink=1}}<sup>#</sup> | C | {{flagu|United States}} | Boston Celtics | Boston University {{small|(Sr.)}} |- |} {{reflist|group=n}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> compensation for draft choices traded away by Ted Stepien
==Notable undrafted players== {{further|List of undrafted NBA players}} These players who declared or were automatically eligible for the 1986 draft were not selected but played in the NBA. {| class="wikitable sortable sortable" ! width="20%"| Player ! width="1%"| Position ! width="20%"| Nationality ! width="25%"| School/Club team |- |{{sortname|Robert|Rose|dab=basketball}} |SG |{{flagu|United States}}<br>{{AUS}} |George Mason <small>(Sr.)</small> |- |{{sortname|Andre|Spencer}} |SF |{{flagu|United States}} |Northern Arizona <small>(Sr.)</small> |- |{{sortname|Kelvin|Upshaw}} |SG |{{flagu|United States}} |Utah <small>(Sr.)</small> |- |{{sortname|Stojko|Vranković}} |C |{{YUG}} |KK Zadar <small>(Croatia)</small> |}
==Early entrants== ===College underclassmen=== For the fourth year in a row and the eighth time in nine years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. However, it would be the first time in NBA history that a player that qualified for the status of a "college underclassman" would be playing professional basketball overseas, as Cedric Henderson (who had previously played for the University of Georgia for a year before travelling to Italy to play for the Simac Olimpia Milano) would qualify as an official entry there, expanding the list of official players there from eight to nine. Excluding him, however, the following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.<ref>{{cite web |title=1986 Underclassmen |url=https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3033:1986-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 |website=The Draft Review | date=August 4, 2007 |access-date=October 23, 2024}}</ref>
{{div col}} * {{flagicon|USA}} William Bedford – C, Memphis (junior) * {{flagicon|USA}} Walter Berry – F, St. John's (junior) * {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Graham – F, Georgetown (freshman) * {{flagicon|USA}} Jerald Hyatt – G, Lincoln Memorial (junior) * {{flagicon|USA}} Andre Morgan – G, Hawaii (junior) * {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Washburn – F/C, NC State (sophomore) * {{flagicon|USA}} Dwayne Washington – Syracuse (junior) * {{flagicon|USA}} John Williams – F, LSU (sophomore) {{div col end}}
===Other eligible players=== This year marked the first official year that a player that would not be considered a typical, proper "college underclassman" would qualify for entry in an NBA draft as an underclassman of sorts. {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%" ! Player !! {{tooltip|Team|Most recent team played for before the draft}} !!class=unsortable| Note !!class=unsortable| Ref. |- !scope="row"|{{flagicon|USA}} Cedric Henderson | Olimpia Milano (Italy) || Left Georgia in 1985; playing professionally since the 1985–86 season ||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldaper |first1=Sam |title=Albeck Dismissed, This Time By Bulls |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/20/sports/pro-basketball-albeck-dismissed-this-time-by-bulls.html |access-date=December 13, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=May 20, 1986 |page=9}}</ref> |}
==Invited attendees== The 1986 NBA draft is considered to be the ninth 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 in the Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum for the fifth year in a row<ref name="1986Invites">https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room/1986-green-room-invites</ref>), 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. 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.<ref>https://www.thedraftreview.com/sundry/sundry-articles/draft-broadcasts</ref> 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 11 prospects at the time.<ref>https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room</ref> However, while the NBA avoided having a play wait in the green room beyond the first round for a fifth straight year in a row, one of the players invited in Len Bias would tragically lose his life two days after this draft concluded due to a drug overdose. Nevertheless, the following players were invited to attend this year's draft festivities live and in person.<ref name="1986Invites" />
{{div col}} *{{flagicon|USA}} William Bedford – C, Memphis State *{{flagicon|USA}} Len Bias – SF, Maryland *{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Daugherty – C, North Carolina *{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Dawkins – PG, Duke *{{flagicon|USA}} Chuck Person – SF, Auburn *{{flagicon|USA}} John Salley – PF, Georgia Tech *{{flagicon|USA}} Roy Tarpley – C, Michigan *{{flagicon|USA}} Kenny Walker – SF, Kentucky *{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Washburn – C, North Carolina State *{{flagicon|USA}} Dwayne Washington – PG, Syracuse *{{flagicon|USA}} John Williams – PF, LSU {{div col end}}
==See also== * List of first overall NBA draft picks
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/the_bonus/06/22/86.draft/index.html SI.com's twenty-year retrospective on the 1986 NBA Draft] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919102447/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/the_bonus/06/22/86.draft/index.html |date=2008-09-19 }}
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