1994 NBA draft
1994 NBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | June 29, 1994 |
Location | Hoosier Dome (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
Network(s) | TNT |
Overview | |
54 total selections in 2 rounds | |
League | NBA |
First selection | Glenn Robinson, Milwaukee Bucks |
The 1994 NBA draft took place on June 29, 1994, at Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. Two NBA rookies of the year were picked in the first round, as Jason Kidd and Grant Hill were co-winners of the award for the 1994–95 NBA season. Kidd and Hill would end up as perennial All-Stars (10 and 7-time selections, respectively), though Hill's career was marred by severe injuries.
The first overall pick Glenn Robinson was involved in a contract holdout shortly after being selected, reportedly seeking a 13-year, $100 million contract. Both Robinson and the Milwaukee Bucks eventually agreed on a 10-year, $68 million contract, which once stood as the richest contract ever signed by a rookie in professional sports.[1] A fixed salary cap for rookies was implemented by the NBA the following season. Robinson himself had a productive NBA career, becoming a two-time NBA All-Star and winning an NBA Championship in 2005 in his final year with the San Antonio Spurs.[2]
This is the final draft to date to see all of the first three picks make All-Star rosters with the teams that originally drafted them.[3]
Draft selections
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PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
* | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
+ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
x | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-NBA Team |
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
Notable undrafted players
[edit]These players went undrafted in 1994 but played in the NBA.
Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
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Melvin Booker | PG | ![]() |
Missouri (Sr.) |
Lazaro Borrell | SF | ![]() |
Lobos de Villa Clara (Cuba) |
Jimmy Carruth | PF | ![]() |
Virginia Tech (Sr.) |
Robert Churchwell | SG | ![]() |
Georgetown (Sr.) |
Thomas Hamilton | C | ![]() |
King College Prep (Chicago, Illinois) |
Askia Jones | SG | ![]() |
Kansas State (Sr.) |
Ryan Lorthridge | SG | ![]() |
Jackson State (Sr.) |
Ivano Newbill | F | ![]() |
Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
Derrick Phelps | PG | ![]() |
North Carolina (Sr.) |
Trevor Ruffin | PG | ![]() |
Hawaii (Sr.) |
Kevin Salvadori | C | ![]() |
North Carolina (Sr.) |
Stevin Smith | SG | ![]() |
Arizona State (Sr.) |
Aaron Swinson | SF | ![]() |
Auburn (Sr.) |
Logan Vander Velden | SF | ![]() |
Green Bay (Sr.) |
Fred Vinson | SG | ![]() |
Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
Early entrants
[edit]College underclassmen
[edit]The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[5]
Maurice Barnett – C, Elizabeth City State (junior)
Jamie Brandon – G, LSU (junior)
Charles Claxton – C, Georgia (junior)
Rennie Clemons – G, Illinois (junior)
Sedric Curry – F, North Dakota (junior)
Yinka Dare – C, George Washington (sophomore)
Thomas Hamilton – C, Wabash Valley (freshman)
Lemon Haynes – F, Augusta (junior)
Juwan Howard – F, Michigan (junior)
Jason Kidd – G, California (sophomore)
Voshon Lenard – G, Minnesota (junior)
Donyell Marshall – F, Connecticut (junior)
Lamond Murray – F, California (junior)
Glenn Robinson – F, Purdue (junior)
Jalen Rose – G/F, Michigan (junior)
Clifford Rozier – F, Louisville (junior)
Johnny Tyson – C, Central Oklahoma (junior)
Dontonio Wingfield – F, Cincinnati (freshman)
Other eligible players
[edit]Player | Team | Note | Ref. |
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Donar (The Netherlands) | Left Alabama in 1993; playing professionally since the 1993–94 season | [6] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Votes Are In – Dated Nov 14, 1994
- ^ NBA Draft: Ranking the No. 1 Picks in NBA Draft History – Dated 21/June/2010
- ^ Unterberger, Andrew (May 28, 2014). "Reminder: At least one of the top three picks in this NBA draft will probably be a miss". The 700 Level. Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- ^ The Lakers traded No. 37 pick along with No. 50 pick in the 1995 NBA draft and No. 53 pick in the 1996 NBA draft to the SuperSonics for Sedale Threatt on October 2, 1991.
"Lakers Get Threatt From Seattle". The New York Times. October 3, 1991. p. B10. - ^ "1994 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. August 4, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "Cedric Moore 1994 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. May 6, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2022.