1988 NBA Draft
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1988 NBA Draft
| 1988 NBA Draft | |||
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| Date(s) | June 28, 1988 | ||
| Time | 7:35 pm EDT | ||
| Location | Felt Forum in New York, NY | ||
| Network(s) (US) | TBS Superstation | ||
| First selection | Danny Manning | ||
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The 1988 NBA Draft took place on June 28, 1988 in New York City, New York. The length was reduced from seven rounds in the previous year to three rounds.
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s) and (an) All-NBA Team(s) |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s) |
| x | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-NBA Team(s) |
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Contents
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Round one
Round two
Round three
Notable undrafted players
- Avery Johnson (PG), Southern
- Tim Legler (SG), La Salle University
- Michael Rosado (PG) St. Francis College (NY)
Trivia
- More players born in Lebanon were selected in this draft than any other:
- Rony Seikaly, a citizen of both Lebanon and the U.S., played college ball at Syracuse.
- Steve Kerr, who starred at Arizona, was also born in Lebanon. The son of academic Malcolm Kerr, he spent much of his childhood in the Middle East. The elder Kerr was the president of the American University of Beirut when he was murdered by Islamic militants in 1984.
- Rod Strickland (no. 19) holds the rare distinction of being named to an All-NBA team (second team in 1997-98) without ever being picked for the All-Star game. Off all the NBA players drafted after 1951, only Dražen Petrović (his career was cut short by a fatal car accident) and Andrew Bogut (2010) hold this same distinction.
- David Rivers (no. 25) was involved in a horrendous auto accident with his Notre Dame teammate Ken Barlow, but the two have since recovered and Barlow lives in Indianapolis.
- Jorge Gonzalez (no. 54) later achieved fame as a professional wrestler, competing as El Gigante in WCW and Giant Gonzalez in the WWF.
- When Dan Majerle was drafted by the Suns, he was promptly booed by the audience. But Suns coach Cotton Fitzsimmons publicly chastised them and told them "you'll be sorry you ever booed this young man".
Notes
- a On June 23, 1988, the Heat received the 1988 NBA Draft first-round draft pick from the Dallas Mavericks for not picking centers Bill Wennington and Uwe Blab or guard Steve Alford in the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft.[1]
- b On October 30, 1986, the New York Knicks traded the 1988 NBA Draft second-round pick along with the Denver's 1987 NBA Draft first-round pick to the Chicago Bulls for center Jawann Oldham.[2]
On June 22, 1987, the Chicago Bulls traded the New York's 1988 NBA Draft second-round pick along with the draft rights to center Olden Polynice and the Chicago's 1989 NBA Draft first-round pick to the Seattle SuperSonics for the draft rights to forward Scottie Pippen and the Seattle's 1989 NBA Draft first-round pick.[3]
On October 16, 1987, the Seattle SuperSonics traded the New York's 1988 NBA Draft second-round pick along with an undisclosed amount of cash to the Boston Celtics for guard Sam Vincent and forward Scott Wedman.[4]
On June 23, 1988, the Boston Celtics traded the New York's 1988 NBA Draft second-round draft pick to the Miami Heat for not selecting guard Dennis Johnson in the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft.[1] - c On June 23, 1988, the Heat received the 1988 NBA Draft second-round draft pick from the Seattle SuperSonics for not selecting guard Danny Young in the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "HEAT: Key Dates and Transactions: 1988". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/heat/history/keydates_transactions_1988.html. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ "Bulls trade Oldham to Knicks for No. 1 pick". The Gainesville Sun. 1986-10-30. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lD1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6713,4585463&dq=trade+Bulls+Knicks&hl=en. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ "Sonics trade for Polynice, select McKey in first round". Spokane Chronicle. 1987-06-22. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=349OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3380,1355932&dq=sonics+pippen+bulls&hl=en. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ "Vincent, Wedman traded". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 1987-10-17. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MKtRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ixIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7007,4032477&dq=wedman+vincent+celtics&hl=en. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
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