The 1984 NBA Draft saw the selection of four players who would be named among the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996: Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and John Stockton. These four players accumulated seven MVP awards, 23 All-NBA First Team appearances, 45 NBA All-Star Game selections and were all inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Many other solid players were drafted in 1984, including Otis Thorpe, Kevin Willis, Michael Cage, Sam Perkins and Alvin Robertson. Also of note is the Chicago Bulls' selection of track and field star Carl Lewis with the 208th pick overall. Lewis would stay with track and never played basketball for the Bulls. The Portland Trail Blazers drafted Mike Whitmarsh, who starred for the University of San Diego in both basketball and volleyball, in the fifth round. Whitmarsh played professionally in Germany for three years, but never made the NBA, and went on to much greater success in beach volleyball.
Thorpe was the last remaining Kansas City Kings player on an NBA roster (2000-01 Charlotte Hornets) and Willis signed to the Dallas Mavericks for the 2006-2007 season.
This was also the final NBA Draft held before the birth of the NBA Draft Lottery in 1985.
Names in bold had been selected into All-NBA Team. Names with asterisk had been inducted into Hall of Fame.
Round one
| = All-Star |
** compensation for draft choices traded away by Ted Stepien
The 1996 and 2003 NBA Draft classes are often compared with the 1984 draft as being among the best in history. It also gained considerable fame for the pick made by the Portland Trail Blazers. After already having Clyde "The Glide" Drexler and no need for a shooting guard, Holding the number 2 pick in the draft, they selected Sam Bowie. The next player picked was Michael Jordan, who would go on to become one of the greatest players in NBA history.
Round Two
| Player | College Attended | NBA Team |
|---|---|---|
| 25. Devin Durrant | Brigham Young | Indiana |
| 26. Victor Fleming | Xavier | Portland |
| 27. Ron Anderson | Fresno State | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 28. Cory Blackwell | Wisconsin | Seattle |
| 29. Stuart Gray | UCLA | Indiana |
| 30. Steve Burtt | Iona | Golden State |
| 31. Jay Murphy | Boston College | Golden State |
| 32. Eric Turner | Michigan | Detroit |
| 33. Steve Colter | New Mexico State | Portland |
| 34. Tony Costner | St Josephs | Washington |
| 35. Othell Wilson (G) | Virginia | Golden State |
| 36. Charles A. Jones | Louisville | Phoenix |
| 37. Ben Coleman | Maryland | Chicago |
| 38. Charlie Sitton | Oregon State | Dallas |
| 39. Danny Young (PG) | Wake Forest | Seattle |
| 40. Anthony Teachey (PF/C) | Wake Forest | Dallas |
| 41. Tom Sluby | Tennessee | Dallas |
| 42. Willie White | Notre Dame | Dallas |
| 43. Greg Wiltjer | Victoria | Chicago |
| 44. Fred Reynolds | Texas | Washington |
| 45. Gary Plummer | Boston University | Golden State |
| 46. Jerome Kersey (SF) | Longwood | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 47. Ronnie Williams | Florida | Boston |
Notable other picks
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Earl "Butch" Graves |  United States |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Yale |
| 70 | Rick Carlisle (PG) | United States |
Boston Celtics | Virginia |
| 111 | Mike Whitmarsh (SF) | United States |
Portland Trail Blazers | San Diego |
| 131 | Oscar Schmidt (SF/PF) |  Brazil |
New Jersey Nets | Caserta (Italy) |
| 208 | Carl Lewis | United States |
Chicago Bulls | Houston |
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