1981 NBA Draft

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The 1981 NBA Draft took place on 9 June 1981. It featured NBA teams selecting college and other players in a pre-decided order based on their record in the previous season.

The draft consisted of 10 rounds. Two players drafted in the final round went on to very successful careers in other sports. Tony Gwynn went on to a baseball career that eventually put him in the Hall of Fame as an outfielder with the San Diego Padres, while Kenny Easley had a long and productive NFL career, that included five Pro Bowl selections with the Seattle Seahawks.

[edit] Round one

= All-Star
= Hall of Fame
No. Player Team Position College/HS/Country
1 Mark Aguirre Dallas Mavericks PF/SF DePaul
2 Isiah Thomas Detroit Pistons PG Indiana
3 Buck Williams New Jersey Nets PF/C Maryland
4 Al Wood Atlanta Hawks SG/SF North Carolina
5 Danny Vranes Seattle SuperSonics SF Utah
6 Orlando Woolridge Chicago Bulls PF Notre Dame
7 Steve Johnson Kansas City Kings C/PF Oregon State
8 Tom Chambers San Diego Clippers PF/C Utah
9 Rolando Blackman Dallas Mavericks SG Kansas State
10 Albert King New Jersey Nets SF/SG Maryland
11 Frank Johnson Washington Bullets G Wake Forest
12 Kelly Tripucka Detroit Pistons SF/SG Notre Dame
13 Danny Schayes Utah Jazz C/PF Syracuse
14 Herb Williams Indiana Pacers C/PF Ohio State
15 Jeff Lamp Portland Trail Blazers SF/SG Virginia
16 Darnell Valentine Portland Trail Blazers PG Kansas
17 Kevin Loder Kansas City Kings SF/SG Alabama State
18 Ray Tolbert New Jersey Nets PF Indiana
19 Mike McGee Los Angeles Lakers SG/SF Michigan
20 Larry Nance Phoenix Suns PF/C Clemson
21 Alton Lister Milwaukee Bucks C/PF Arizona State
22 Franklin Edwards Philadelphia 76ers PG Cleveland State
23 Charles Bradley Boston Celtics SG Wyoming

[edit] Notable post-first round picks

Pick Player Nationality NBA Team School/Club Team
24 Jay Vincent (SF) Flag of the United States United States Dallas Mavericks Michigan State
29 Eddie Johnson (SF) Flag of the United States United States Kansas City Kings (from Atlanta via Utah Jazz) Illinois
31 Danny Ainge (SG) Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics (from San Diego) BYU
57 Frank Brickowski (SF) Flag of the United States United States New York Knicks (from Washington) Penn State
214 Tony Gwynn (PG) Flag of the United States United States San Diego Clippers San Diego State
221 Kenny Easley (PG) Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls UCLA
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