The 1979 NBA Draft produced some of the best names in NBA history, including Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Bill Cartwright, Sidney Moncrief and former Detroit Shock head coach Bill Laimbeer, who led the Shock to three WNBA Championships (2003, 2006, and 2008). Johnson, Laimbeer and Cartwright would go on from there to win ten NBA Championships combined.
Names in bold have been selected onto an All-NBA Team. Names with an asterisk have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Round one
| = All-Star |
Notable post-first round picks
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Tico Brown |  United States |
Utah Jazz | Georgia Tech |
| 31 | Edgar Jones (PF) | United States |
Milwaukee Bucks | Nevada-Reno |
| 65 | Bill Laimbeer (C) | United States |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Notre Dame |
| 68 | Nick Galis (SG) | United States Greece |
Boston Celtics | Seton Hall |
| 73 | James Donaldson (C) | United States |
Seattle SuperSonics | Washington State |
| 82 | Jerry Sichting (PG) | United States |
Golden State Warriors | Purdue |
| 107 | Mark Eaton (C) | United States |
Phoenix Suns | Cypress Junior College |
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