Every pick from the 1982 NBA draft, headlined by No. 1 overall pick James Worthy. Dominique Wilkins (pick 3) went on to score the most career points in the class. Click any player for full career stats.
| Pick | Player | Team | G | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Worthy | Los Angeles Lakers | 926 | 16,320 | 17.6 |
| 2 | Terry Cummings | San Diego Clippers | 1,183 | 19,462 | 16.5 |
| 3 | Dominique Wilkins | Utah Jazz | 1,074 | 26,666 | 24.8 |
| 4 | Bill Garnett | Dallas Mavericks | 300 | 1,638 | 5.5 |
| 5 | LaSalle Thompson | Kansas City Kings | 986 | 7,806 | 7.9 |
| 6 | Trent Tucker | New York Knicks | 756 | 6,237 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Quintin Dailey | Chicago Bulls | 528 | 7,470 | 14.1 |
| 8 | Clark Kellogg | Indiana Pacers | 260 | 4,918 | 18.9 |
| 9 | Cliff Levingston | Detroit Pistons | 830 | 5,888 | 7.1 |
| 10 | Keith Edmonson | Atlanta Hawks | 87 | 524 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Fat Lever | Portland Trail Blazers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 12 | John Bagley | Cleveland Cavaliers | 665 | 5,802 | 8.7 |
| 13 | Sleepy Floyd | New Jersey Nets | 956 | 12,261 | 12.8 |
| 14 | Lester Conner | Golden State Warriors | 685 | 4,335 | 6.3 |
| 15 | David Thirdkill | Phoenix Suns | 180 | 508 | 2.8 |
| 16 | Terry Teagle | Houston Rockets | 687 | 7,982 | 11.6 |
| 17 | Brook Steppe | Kansas City Kings | 238 | 1,297 | 5.4 |
| 18 | Ricky Pierce | Detroit Pistons | 969 | 14,467 | 14.9 |
| 19 | Rob Williams | Denver Nuggets | 153 | 1,319 | 8.6 |
| 20 | Paul Pressey | Milwaukee Bucks | 724 | 7,663 | 10.6 |
| 21 | Eddie Phillips | New Jersey Nets | 48 | 152 | 3.2 |
| 22 | Mark McNamara | Philadelphia 76ers | 278 | 980 | 3.5 |
| 23 | Darren Tillis | Boston Celtics | 124 | 425 | 3.4 |
| R2 · 24 | Oliver Robinson | San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 101 | 2.9 |
| R2 · 25 | Bryan Warrick | Washington Bullets | 169 | 677 | 4.0 |
| R2 · 26 | Ricky Frazier | Chicago Bulls | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 27 | Fred Roberts | Milwaukee Bucks | 817 | 5,962 | 7.3 |
| R2 · 28 | Dave Magley | Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 12 | 0.8 |
| R2 · 29 | Scott Hastings | New York Knicks | 578 | 1,647 | 2.8 |
| R2 · 30 | Wallace Bryant | Chicago Bulls | 102 | 323 | 3.2 |
| R2 · 31 | Rod Higgins | Chicago Bulls | 779 | 7,011 | 9.0 |
| R2 · 32 | Richard Anderson | San Diego Clippers | 406 | 2,260 | 5.6 |
| R2 · 33 | Linton Townes | Portland Trail Blazers | 60 | 257 | 4.3 |
| R2 · 34 | Vince Taylor | New York Knicks | 31 | 95 | 3.1 |
| R2 · 35 | Derek Smith | Golden State Warriors | 406 | 5,173 | 12.7 |
| R2 · 36 | J. J Anderson | Philadelphia 76ers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 37 | Audie Norris | Portland Trail Blazers | 187 | 819 | 4.4 |
| R2 · 38 | Wayne Sappleton | Golden State Warriors | 33 | 96 | 2.9 |
| R2 · 39 | Kevin Magee | Phoenix Suns | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 40 | Guy Morgan | Indiana Pacers | 8 | 15 | 1.9 |
| R2 · 41 | Dwight Anderson | Washington Bullets | 5 | 21 | 4.2 |
| R2 · 42 | Jeff Taylor | Houston Rockets | 56 | 179 | 3.2 |
| R2 · 43 | Jose Slaughter | Indiana Pacers | 63 | 225 | 3.6 |
| R2 · 44 | Mike Gibson | Washington Bullets | 64 | 101 | 1.6 |
| R2 · 45 | Russ Schoene | Philadelphia 76ers | 290 | 1,491 | 5.1 |
| R2 · 46 | Tony Guy | Boston Celtics | N/A | N/A | N/A |
James Worthy was selected first overall in the 1982 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.
Dominique Wilkins (pick 3) leads the 1982 class with 26,666 career regular-season points.
The 1982 NBA draft included 46 picks across the first two rounds.