| 1990 NBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | June 27, 1990 |
| Location | Felt Forum (New York City, New York) |
| Network(s) | TNT |
| Overview | |
| 54 total selections in 2 rounds | |
| League | NBA |
| First selection | Derrick Coleman (New Jersey Nets) |
The 1990 NBA draft took place on June 27, 1990, in New York City, New York. One of the standouts of this draft is Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Payton.[1][2] He became a nine-time All-Star, achieved the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in 1996, won an NBA Championship with the Miami Heat in 2006, holds many statistical records during his tenure with the now defunct Seattle SuperSonics, and was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2013.
The top pick of the draft was Syracuse's Derrick Coleman who was selected by the New Jersey Nets. In total, 52 of the 54 players selected went on to play at least one competitive game in the NBA, and six players were at some point of their career selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game. One player who had been projected to be a lottery pick by media outlets and draft analysts was Loyola Marymount's Hank Gathers, who died of a heart condition in March 1990 after collapsing during a game.
Draft selections
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Derrick Coleman, the 1st pick of the New Jersey Nets
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Gary Payton, the 2nd pick of the Seattle SuperSonics
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Chris Jackson (later Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf), the 3rd pick of the Denver Nuggets
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Kendall Gill, the 5th pick of the Charlotte Hornets
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Elden Campbell, the 27th pick of the Los Angeles Lakers
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Toni Kukoč, the 29th pick of the Chicago Bulls
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Antonio Davis, the 45th pick of the Indiana Pacers
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| x | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-NBA Team |
| # | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality[n 1] | NBA team | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Derrick Coleman* | PF/C |  United States | New Jersey Nets | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 1 | 2 | Gary Payton^ | PG | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Oregon State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 3 | Chris Jackson[n 2] | PG | United States | Denver Nuggets (from Miami) | LSU (So.) |
| 1 | 4 | Dennis Scott | SG/SF | United States | Orlando Magic | Georgia Tech (Jr.) |
| 1 | 5 | Kendall Gill | SG | United States | Charlotte Hornets | Illinois (Sr.) |
| 1 | 6 | Felton Spencer | C | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 1 | 7 | Lionel Simmons | SF | United States | Sacramento Kings | La Salle (Sr.) |
| 1 | 8 | Bo Kimble | SG | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Loyola Marymount (Sr.) |
| 1 | 9 | Willie Burton | SG | United States | Miami Heat (from Washington via Dallas and Denver) | Minnesota (Sr.) |
| 1 | 10 | Rumeal Robinson | PG | United States | Atlanta Hawks (from Golden State) | Michigan (Sr.) |
| 1 | 11 | Tyrone Hill+ | PF | United States | Golden State Warriors (from Atlanta) | Xavier (Sr.) |
| 1 | 12 | Alec Kessler | PF | United States | Houston Rockets (traded to Miami for Carl Herrera and the rights to Dave Jamerson) | Georgia (Sr.) |
| 1 | 13 | Loy Vaught | PF | United States | Los Angeles Clippers (from Cleveland) | Michigan (Sr.) |
| 1 | 14 | Travis Mays | PG | United States | Sacramento Kings (from Indiana) | Texas (Sr.) |
| 1 | 15 | Dave Jamerson | SG | United States | Miami Heat (from Denver; traded with Carl Herrera to Houston for the rights to Alec Kessler) | Ohio (Sr.) |
| 1 | 16 | Terry Mills | SF | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Michigan (Sr.) |
| 1 | 17 | Jerrod Mustaf | PF/C | United States | New York Knicks | Maryland (Sr.) |
| 1 | 18 | Duane Causwell | C | United States | Sacramento Kings (from Dallas) | Temple (Sr.) |
| 1 | 19 | Dee Brown | SG | United States | Boston Celtics | Jacksonville (Sr.) |
| 1 | 20 | Gerald Glass | SF/SG | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves (from Philadelphia) | Ole Miss (Sr.) |
| 1 | 21 | Jayson Williams+ | PF/C | United States | Phoenix Suns | St. John's (Sr.) |
| 1 | 22 | Tate George | SG | United States | New Jersey Nets (from Chicago) | Connecticut (Sr.) |
| 1 | 23 | Anthony Bonner | PF/SF | United States | Sacramento Kings (from Utah) | Saint Louis (Sr.) |
| 1 | 24 | Dwayne Schintzius | C | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Florida (Sr.) |
| 1 | 25 | Alaa Abdelnaby | PF | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Duke (Sr.) |
| 1 | 26 | Lance Blanks | PG/SG | United States | Detroit Pistons | Texas (Sr.) |
| 1 | 27 | Elden Campbell | PF/C | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Clemson (Sr.) |
| 2 | 28 | Les Jepsen | C | United States | Golden State Warriors | Iowa (Sr.) |
| 2 | 29 | Toni Kukoč | SF | .svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia ( Croatia) | Chicago Bulls (from Orlando) | KK Split (Yugoslavia) |
| 2 | 30 | Carl Herrera | PF |  Venezuela | Miami Heat | Houston (Jr.) |
| 2 | 31 | Negele Knight | PG | United States | Phoenix Suns | Dayton (Sr.) |
| 2 | 32 | Brian Oliver | SG | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| 2 | 33 | Walter Palmer | C | United States | Utah Jazz | Dartmouth (Sr.) |
| 2 | 34 | Kevin Pritchard | PG | United States | Golden State Warriors | Kansas (Sr.) |
| 2 | 35 | Greg Foster | PF/C | United States | Washington Bullets | UTEP (Sr.) |
| 2 | 36 | Trevor Wilson | SF | United States | Atlanta Hawks | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 2 | 37 | A. J. English | SG | United States | Washington Bullets | Virginia Union (Sr.) |
| 2 | 38 | Jud Buechler | SF | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Arizona (Sr.) |
| 2 | 39 | Steve Scheffler | C/PF | United States | Charlotte Hornets | Purdue (Sr.) |
| 2 | 40 | Bimbo Coles | PG | United States | Sacramento Kings | Virginia Tech (Sr.) |
| 2 | 41 | Steve Bardo | SG | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Illinois (Sr.) |
| 2 | 42 | Marcus Liberty | SF | United States | Denver Nuggets | Illinois (So.) |
| 2 | 43 | Tony Massenburg | PF/C | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Maryland (Sr.) |
| 2 | 44 | Steve Henson | PG | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Kansas State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 45 | Antonio Davis+ | PF/C | United States | Indiana Pacers | UTEP (Sr.) |
| 2 | 46 | Kenny Williams | SF/PF | United States | Indiana Pacers | Barton CC (Fr.) |
| 2 | 47 | Derek Strong | PF | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Xavier (Jr.) |
| 2 | 48 | Cedric Ceballos+ | SF | United States | Phoenix Suns | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) |
| 2 | 49 | Phil Henderson# | SG | United States | Dallas Mavericks | Duke (Sr.) |
| 2 | 50 | Miloš Babić | C | Yugoslavia ( Serbia) | Phoenix Suns | Tennessee Tech (Jr.) |
| 2 | 51 | Tony Smith | SG/PG | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (from San Antonio) | Marquette (Sr.) |
| 2 | 52 | Stefano Rusconi | PF/C |  Italy | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ranger Varese (Italy) |
| 2 | 53 | Abdul Shamsid-Deen# | C | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Providence (Sr.) |
| 2 | 54 | Sean Higgins | SG/SF | United States | San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers) | Michigan (Jr.) |
Notable undrafted players
| Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Conlon | PF | United States | Providence (Sr.) |
| Alan Ogg | C | United States | UAB (Sr.) |
| Dan O'Sullivan | C/PF | United States | Fordham (Sr.) |
| Scott Williams | C/PF | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) |
Notes
- ^ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
- ^ Chris Jackson changed his name to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf in 1993.[3]
References
- ^ Magazine, Dime (2007-10-04). "NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - Basketball Olympics - Dime Magazine » Blog Archive » The H.O.F. Watch - Gary Payton". Dimemag.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-18. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "ESPN.com - NBA - DAILY DIME: SPECIAL EDITION10 greatest point guards ever". Sports.espn.go.com. 2006-05-11. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ Eddie Maisonet (March 25, 2014). "Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: Here, gone and quickly forgotten". SB⋆NATION. Retrieved May 13, 2017.