1990_NBA_draft

1990 NBA draft

1990 NBA draft

Basketball player selection

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 since rebranded and relocated Seattle SuperSonics, and was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2013.

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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 as well as possibly the number one 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

Derrick Coleman was selected 1st overall by the New Jersey Nets.
Gary Payton was selected 2nd overall by the Seattle SuperSonics.
Chris Jackson (later Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf) was selected 3rd overall by the Denver Nuggets.
Kendall Gill was selected 5th overall by the Charlotte Hornets.
Antonio Davis was selected 45th overall by the Indiana Pacers.
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^ 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
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Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1990 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

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Early entrants

College underclassmen

The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[4]

Other eligible players

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Notes

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    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.
  2. [n 2]
    Chris Jackson changed his name to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf in 1993.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Magazine, Dime (October 4, 2007). "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 July 18, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
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    "ESPN.com - NBA - DAILY DIME: SPECIAL EDITION10 greatest point guards ever". Sports.espn.go.com. May 11, 2006. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  3. [3]
    Eddie Maisonet (March 25, 2014). "Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: Here, gone and quickly forgotten". SB⋆NATION. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  4. [4]
    "1990 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. August 4, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Jesse Spinner 1990 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. December 16, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
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