1988 NBA draft
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| 1988 NBA draft | ||||||
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| Date(s) | June 28, 1988 | |||||
| Time | 7:35 pm EDT | |||||
| Location | Felt Forum, New York City, New York | |||||
| Network(s) (US) | TBS Superstation | |||||
| First selection | Danny Manning | |||||
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The 1988 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1988 in New York City, New York. The length was reduced from seven rounds in the previous year to three rounds.
Draft
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s) and (an) All-NBA Team(s) |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s) |
| x | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-NBA Team(s) |
| # | Denotes player who has never played in the NBA |
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Notable undrafted players
This section is for players who were eligible for the 1988 NBA draft, did not get selected, but still later appeared in at least one (1) NBA regular season or postseason game.
John Starks was undrafted but had a successful career, including an appearance in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game.
| Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Englestad | PF |  United States |
UC Irvine (Sr.) |
| Duane Ferrell | SF | United States |
Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| Ben Gillery | C | United States |
Georgetown (Sr.) |
| Henry James | PF/SF | United States |
St. Mary's (TX) (Sr.) |
| Avery Johnson | PG | United States |
Southern (Sr.) |
| Bill Jones | PF | United States |
Iowa (Sr.) |
| Tim Legler | SG | United States |
La Salle (Sr.) |
| Carlton McKinney | SG | United States |
SMU (Sr.) |
| Tracy Moore | SG/SF | United States |
Tulsa (Sr.) |
| Richard Morton | PG | United States |
Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) |
| Žarko Paspalj | SF |  Yugoslavia ( Serbia) |
KK Partizan (Serbia) |
| Ramon Rivas | C |  Puerto Rico |
Temple (Sr.) |
| John Starks+ | SG | United States |
Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| Kennard Winchester | SG/SF | United States |
Averett (Sr.) |
Notes
- a On June 23, 1988, the Heat received the 1988 NBA Draft first-round draft pick from the Dallas Mavericks for not picking centers Bill Wennington and Uwe Blab or guard Steve Alford in the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft.[1]
- b On October 30, 1986, the New York Knicks traded the 1988 NBA Draft second-round pick along with the Denver's 1987 NBA Draft first-round pick to the Chicago Bulls for center Jawann Oldham.[2]
On June 22, 1987, the Chicago Bulls traded the New York's 1988 NBA Draft second-round pick along with the draft rights to center Olden Polynice and the Chicago's 1989 NBA Draft first-round pick to the Seattle SuperSonics for the draft rights to forward Scottie Pippen and the Seattle's 1989 NBA Draft first-round pick.[3]
On October 16, 1987, the Seattle SuperSonics traded the New York's 1988 NBA Draft second-round pick along with an undisclosed amount of cash to the Boston Celtics for guard Sam Vincent and forward Scott Wedman.[4]
On June 23, 1988, the Boston Celtics traded the New York's 1988 NBA Draft second-round draft pick to the Miami Heat for not selecting guard Dennis Johnson in the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft.[1] - c On June 23, 1988, the Heat received the 1988 NBA Draft second-round draft pick from the Seattle SuperSonics for not selecting guard Danny Young in the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft.[1]
