The1994NBA draft took place on June 29, 1994, atHoosier Dome inIndianapolis. Two NBA rookies of the year were picked in the first round, asJason Kidd andGrant Hill were co-winners of the award for the1994–95 NBA season. Kidd and Hill would end up as perennial All-Stars (10 and 7-time selections, respectively), though Hill's career was marred by severe injuries.
| 1994 NBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | June 29, 1994 |
| Location | Hoosier Dome (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| Network(s) | TNT |
| Overview | |
| 54 total selections in2 rounds | |
| League | NBA |
| First selection | Glenn Robinson,Milwaukee Bucks |
The first overall pickGlenn Robinson was involved in a contract holdout shortly after being selected, reportedly seeking a 13-year, $100 million contract. Both Robinson and theMilwaukee Bucks eventually agreed on a 10-year, $68 million contract, which once stood as the richest contract ever signed by a rookie in professional sports.[1] A fixed salary cap for rookies was implemented by the NBA the following season. Robinson himself had a productive NBA career, becoming a two-time NBA All-Star and winning an NBA Championship in 2005 in his final year with theSan Antonio Spurs.[2]
This is the final draft to date to see all of the first three picks make All-Star rosters with the teams that originally drafted them.[3]
Draft selections
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| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| ^ | Denotesplayer who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotesplayer who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game andAll-NBA Team |
| + | Denotesplayer who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| x | Denotesplayer 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 |
Notable undrafted players
editThese players went undrafted in 1994 but played in the NBA.
| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Booker | PG |  United States | Missouri(Sr.) |
| Lazaro Borrell | SF |  Cuba | Lobos de Villa Clara(Cuba) |
| Jimmy Carruth | PF | United States | Virginia Tech(Sr.) |
| Robert Churchwell | SG | United States | Georgetown(Sr.) |
| Thomas Hamilton | C | United States | King College Prep(Chicago, Illinois) |
| Askia Jones | SG | United States | Kansas State(Sr.) |
| Ryan Lorthridge | SG | United States | Jackson State(Sr.) |
| Ivano Newbill | F | United States | Georgia Tech(Sr.) |
| Derrick Phelps | PG | United States | North Carolina(Sr.) |
| Trevor Ruffin | PG | United States | Hawaii(Sr.) |
| Kevin Salvadori | C | United States | North Carolina(Sr.) |
| Stevin Smith | SG | United States | Arizona State(Sr.) |
| Aaron Swinson | SF | United States | Auburn(Sr.) |
| Logan Vander Velden | SF | United States | Green Bay(Sr.) |
| Fred Vinson | SG | United States | Georgia Tech(Sr.) |
Early entrants
editCollege underclassmen
editFor the twelfth year in a row and the sixteenth time in seventeen years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. However, it would be the eighth time in nine years that players that left college early to play professionally overseas would declare entry into the NBA draft as an underclassman of sorts, with theUniversity of Kansas'Darrin Hancock playing for theAix Maurienne Savoie Basket inFrance and theUniversity of Alabama's Cedric Moore playing for theGSSV Donar out inThe Netherlands. With their inclusions, the official number of underclassmen would increase from eighteen to twenty total players. Regardless, the followingcollege basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[5]
- Maurice Barnett – C,Elizabeth City State (junior)
- Jamie Brandon – G,LSU (junior)
- Charles Claxton – C,Georgia (junior)
- Rennie Clemons – G,Illinois (junior)
- Sedric Curry – F,North Dakota (junior)
Yinka Dare – C,George Washington (sophomore)- Thomas Hamilton – C,Wabash Valley (freshman)
- Lemon Haynes – F,Augusta (junior)
- Juwan Howard – F,Michigan (junior)
- Jason Kidd – G,California (sophomore)
- Voshon Lenard – G,Minnesota (junior)
- Donyell Marshall – F,Connecticut (junior)
- Lamond Murray – F,California (junior)
- Glenn Robinson – F,Purdue (junior)
- Jalen Rose – G/F,Michigan (junior)
- Clifford Rozier – F,Louisville (junior)
- Johnny Tyson – C,Central Oklahoma (junior)
- Dontonio Wingfield – F,Cincinnati (freshman)
Other eligible players
edit| Player | Team | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrin Hancock | Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket (France) | LeftKansas in 1993; playing professionally since the 1993–94 season | [6] |
| Cedric Moore | GSSV Donar (The Netherlands) | LeftAlabama in 1993; playing professionally since the 1993–94 season | [7] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^The Votes Are In – Dated Nov 14, 1994
- ^NBA Draft: Ranking the No. 1 Picks in NBA Draft History – Dated 21/June/2010
- ^Unterberger, Andrew (May 28, 2014)."Reminder: At least one of the top three picks in this NBA draft will probably be a miss".The 700 Level. Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia. Archived fromthe original on May 31, 2014. RetrievedMay 29, 2014.
- ^The Lakers traded No. 37 pick along with No. 50 pick in the1995 NBA draft and No. 53 pick in the1996 NBA draft to the SuperSonics forSedale Threatt on October 2, 1991.
"Lakers Get Threatt From Seattle".The New York Times. October 3, 1991. p. B10. - ^"1994 Underclassmen".The Draft Review. August 4, 2007. RetrievedDecember 15, 2022.
- ^"DARRIN HANCOCK TO BE A DODGE CITY LEGEND".Hoops Zone. RetrievedOctober 3, 2024.
- ^"Cedric Moore 1994 Underclassmen".The Draft Review. May 6, 2008. RetrievedDecember 15, 2022.