Every pick from the 1985 NBA draft, headlined by No. 1 overall pick Patrick Ewing. Karl Malone (pick 13) 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 | Patrick Ewing | New York Knicks | 1,182 | 24,815 | 21.0 |
| 2 | Wayman Tisdale | Indiana Pacers | 842 | 12,878 | 15.3 |
| 3 | Benoit Benjamin | Los Angeles Clippers | 807 | 9,223 | 11.4 |
| 4 | Xavier McDaniel | Seattle SuperSonics | 869 | 13,606 | 15.7 |
| 5 | Jon Koncak | Atlanta Hawks | 789 | 3,520 | 4.5 |
| 6 | Joe Kleine | Sacramento Kings | 964 | 4,664 | 4.8 |
| 7 | Chris Mullin | Golden State Warriors | 985 | 17,911 | 18.2 |
| 8 | Detlef Schrempf | Dallas Mavericks | 1,136 | 15,761 | 13.9 |
| 9 | Charles Oakley | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1,282 | 12,417 | 9.7 |
| 10 | Ed Pinckney | Phoenix Suns | 792 | 5,371 | 6.8 |
| 11 | Keith Lee | Chicago Bulls | 182 | 1,114 | 6.1 |
| 12 | Kenny Green | Washington Bullets | 60 | 265 | 4.4 |
| 13 | Karl Malone | Utah Jazz | 1,476 | 36,928 | 25.0 |
| 14 | Alfredrick Hughes | San Antonio Spurs | 68 | 356 | 5.2 |
| 15 | Blair Rasmussen | Denver Nuggets | 532 | 5,119 | 9.6 |
| 16 | Bill Wennington | Dallas Mavericks | 720 | 3,301 | 4.6 |
| 17 | Uwe Blab | Dallas Mavericks | 234 | 504 | 2.2 |
| 18 | Joe Dumars | Detroit Pistons | 1,018 | 16,402 | 16.1 |
| 19 | Steve Harris | Houston Rockets | 207 | 1,440 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Sam Vincent | Boston Celtics | 396 | 3,106 | 7.8 |
| 21 | Terry Catledge | Philadelphia 76ers | 515 | 6,519 | 12.7 |
| 22 | Jerry Reynolds | Milwaukee Bucks | 443 | 4,036 | 9.1 |
| 23 | A.C Green | Los Angeles Lakers | 1,278 | 12,331 | 9.6 |
| 24 | Terry Porter | Portland Trail Blazers | 1,273 | 15,586 | 12.2 |
| R2 · 25 | Mike Smrek | Portland Trail Blazers | 194 | 554 | 2.9 |
| R2 · 26 | Bill Martin | Indiana Pacers | 84 | 397 | 4.7 |
| R2 · 27 | Dwayne McClain | Indiana Pacers | 45 | 157 | 3.5 |
| R2 · 28 | Ken Johnson | Chicago Bulls | 64 | 263 | 4.1 |
| R2 · 29 | Mike Brittain | San Antonio Spurs | 38 | 63 | 1.7 |
| R2 · 30 | Calvin Duncan | Cleveland Cavaliers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 31 | Manute Bol | Washington Bullets | 624 | 1,599 | 2.6 |
| R2 · 32 | Nick Vanos | Phoenix Suns | 68 | 222 | 3.3 |
| R2 · 33 | Greg Stokes | Philadelphia 76ers | 42 | 130 | 3.1 |
| R2 · 34 | Aubrey Sherrod | Chicago Bulls | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 35 | Tyrone Corbin | San Antonio Spurs | 1,064 | 9,766 | 9.2 |
| R2 · 36 | Yvon Joseph | New Jersey Nets | 1 | 2 | 2.0 |
| R2 · 37 | Carey Scurry | Utah Jazz | 180 | 847 | 4.7 |
| R2 · 38 | Fernando Martin | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 22 | 0.9 |
| R2 · 39 | George Montgomery | Portland Trail Blazers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 40 | Mark Acres | Dallas Mavericks | 375 | 1,343 | 3.6 |
| R2 · 41 | Lorenzo Charles | Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 122 | 3.4 |
| R2 · 42 | Bobby Lee Hurt | Golden State Warriors | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 43 | Barry Stevens | Denver Nuggets | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| R2 · 44 | Voise Winters | Philadelphia 76ers | 4 | 6 | 1.5 |
| R2 · 45 | John "Hot Rod Williams | Cleveland Cavaliers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 46 | Adrian Branch | Chicago Bulls | 130 | 834 | 6.4 |
| R2 · 47 | Gerald Wilkins | New York Knicks | 900 | 11,736 | 13.0 |
Patrick Ewing was selected first overall in the 1985 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.
Karl Malone (pick 13) leads the 1985 class with 36,928 career regular-season points.
The 1985 NBA draft included 47 picks across the first two rounds.