1985 NBA draft

The 1985 NBA Draft was held on June 18, 1985 in New York. A total of 162 players were selected in the seven rounds. In the first position, Patrick Ewing was selected by the New York Knicks.

66 Of the 162 players came to at least one insert in the NBA. Ten players from this draft are invited to at least one All-Star Game. Five players were included in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, including the selected first player Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin, Karl Malone, Joe Dumars and Arvydas Sabonis. The subsequent All-Star Detlef Schrempf of the players came into the NBA was the first German to the NBA Finals reached later.

Order

To determine the order in which the teams may choose a player draft lottery was conducted in 1985 for the first time. Previously, a coin was tossed to determine whether the worst team in the preseason from the East or the West has become the first choice. This rule has in the past often rumors about purposely lost games to promising players to obtain. In 1985, the seven non-qualified for the playoffs franchises same chance of the first seven picks. These were the Golden State Warriors, Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Seattle SuperSonics, Kansas City Kings and Atlanta Hawks. The Knicks won the lottery and received the first election, which led to speculation that continues to today via manipulation. Patrick Ewing was a very promising player and New York, the most important market for the NBA, but the team urgently needs to strengthen. From the eighth pick, and generally from the second round of the draft order was determined solely by the outcome of last season, the worst teams were allowed to choose first.

Draft Picks

• Members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame are highlighted

* The pick was later canceled because of the players at the time of the draft was not yet 21 years old.