1983 NBA Draft Class

Every pick from the 1983 NBA draft, headlined by No. 1 overall pick Ralph Sampson. Clyde Drexler (pick 14) went on to score the most career points in the class. Click any player for full career stats.

Pick	Player	Team	School / Club	G	PTS	PPG
1	Ralph Sampson	Houston Rockets	Virginia	456	7,039	15.4
2	Steve Stipanovich	Indiana Pacers	Missouri	403	5,323	13.2
3	Rodney McCray	Houston Rockets	Louisville	768	9,014	11.7
4	Byron Scott	San Diego Clippers	Arizona State	1,073	15,097	14.1
5	Sidney Green	Chicago Bulls	UNLV	679	5,080	7.5
6	Russell Cross	Golden State Warriors	Purdue	45	166	3.7
7	Thurl Bailey	Utah Jazz	NC State	928	11,834	12.8
8	Antoine Carr	Detroit Pistons	Wichita State	987	9,176	9.3
9	Dale Ellis	Dallas Mavericks	Tennessee	1,210	19,002	15.7
10	Jeff Malone	Washington Bullets	Mississippi State	905	17,233	19.0
11	Derek Harper	Dallas Mavericks	Illinois	1,199	16,008	13.4
12	Darrell Walker	New York Knicks	Arkansas	720	6,389	8.9
13	Ennis Whatley	Kansas City Kings	Alabama	385	2,150	5.6
14	Clyde Drexler	Portland Trail Blazers	Houston	1,086	22,195	20.4
15	Howard Carter	Denver Nuggets	LSU	66	351	5.3
16	Jon Sundvold	Seattle SuperSonics	Missouri	502	3,886	7.7
17	Leo Rautins	Philadelphia 76ers	Syracuse	32	48	1.5
18	Randy Breuer	Milwaukee Bucks	Minnesota	681	4,599	6.8
19	John Paxson	San Antonio Spurs	Notre Dame	772	5,560	7.2
20	Roy Hinson	Cleveland Cavaliers	Rutgers	507	7,206	14.2
21	Greg Kite	Boston Celtics	BYU	680	1,715	2.5
22	Randy Wittman	Washington Bullets	Indiana	543	4,034	7.4
23	Mitchell Wiggins	Indiana Pacers	Florida State	389	3,877	10.0
24	Stewart Granger	Cleveland Cavaliers	Villanova	80	317	4.0
R2 · 25	Sidney Lowe	Chicago Bulls	NC State	193	562	2.9
R2 · 26	Leroy Combs	Indiana Pacers	Oklahoma State	48	218	4.5
R2 · 27	John Garris	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston College	33	131	4.0
R2 · 28	Rod Foster	Phoenix Suns	UCLA	207	1,562	7.5
R2 · 29	Larry Micheaux	Chicago Bulls	Houston	96	330	3.4
R2 · 30	Mark West	Dallas Mavericks	Old Dominion	1,088	6,259	5.8
R2 · 31	Doc Rivers	Atlanta Hawks	Marquette	864	9,377	10.9
R2 · 32	Michael Britt	Washington Bullets	UDC	N/A	N/A	N/A
R2 · 33	Dirk Minniefield	Dallas Mavericks	Kentucky	222	1,187	5.3
R2 · 34	Guy Williams	Washington Bullets	Washington State	25	66	2.6
R2 · 35	Darrell Lockhart	San Antonio Spurs	Auburn	2	4	2.0
R2 · 36	Scooter McCray	Seattle SuperSonics	Louisville	77	224	2.9
R2 · 37	David Russell	Denver Nuggets	St. John's	N/A	N/A	N/A
R2 · 38	Chris McNealy	Kansas City Kings	San Jose State	108	466	4.3
R2 · 39	Granville Waiters	Portland Trail Blazers	Ohio State	249	606	2.4
R2 · 40	Jim Thomas	Indiana Pacers	Indiana	161	1,355	8.4
R2 · 41	Ted Kitchel	Milwaukee Bucks	Indiana	N/A	N/A	N/A
R2 · 42	Mike Davis	Milwaukee Bucks	Alabama	N/A	N/A	N/A
R2 · 43	Pace Mannion	Golden State Warriors	Utah	216	660	3.1
R2 · 44	Horace Owens	New Jersey Nets	Rhode Island	N/A	N/A	N/A
R2 · 45	Paul Williams	Phoenix Suns	Arizona State	N/A	N/A	N/A
R2 · 46	Kevin Williams	San Antonio Spurs	St. John's	260	1,268	4.9
R2 · 47	Kenneth Lyons	Philadelphia 76ers	North Texas State	N/A	N/A	N/A