1990 NBA Draft

1990 NBA Draft
General information
Date(s)	June 27, 1990
Time	7:35 pm EDT
Location	Felt Forum in New York City, New York
Network(s) (US)	TNT
First selection	Derrick Coleman, New Jersey Nets
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The 1990 NBA Draft took place on June 27, 1990, in New York City, New York. One of the standouts of this draft is perennial All-Star,Gary Payton. 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 and holds many statistical records during his tenure with the now defunct Seattle SuperSonics.

The player projected to be the top pick by many media outlets and draft analysts was Loyola Marymount's Hank Gathers. Gathers died of a heart attack while playing in the West Coast Conference semifinal game on March 4, 1990.

*	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)

Round one

Gary Payton, the 2nd pick of the Seattle SuperSonics

Chris Jackson (later Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf), the 3rd pick of the Denver Nuggets

Kendall Gill, the 5th pick of the Charlotte Hornets

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	School/Club Team
1	Derrick Coleman* (PF/C)	United States	New Jersey Nets	Syracuse-Sr.
2	Gary Payton* (PG)	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Oregon State-Sr.
3	Chris Jackson (PG)	United States	Denver Nuggets (from Miami)	LSU-So.
4	Dennis Scott (SG/SF)	United States	Orlando Magic	Georgia Tech-Jr.
5	Kendall Gill (SG)	United States	Charlotte Hornets	Illinois-Sr.
6	Felton Spencer (C)	United States	Minnesota Timberwolves	Louisville-Sr.
7	Lionel Simmons (SF)	United States	Sacramento Kings	La Salle-Sr.
8	Bo Kimble (SG)	United States	Los Angeles Clippers	Loyola Marymount-Sr.
9	Willie Burton (SG)	United States	Miami Heat (from Washington via Dallas and Denver)	Minnesota-Sr.
10	Rumeal Robinson (PG)	United States	Atlanta Hawks (from Golden State)	Michigan-Sr.
11	Tyrone Hill+ (PF)	United States	Golden State Warriors (from Atlanta)	Xavier-Sr.
12	Alec Kessler (PF)	United States	Houston Rockets (traded to Miami for Carl Herrera and the rights to Dave Jamerson)	Georgia-Sr.
13	Loy Vaught (PF)	United States	Los Angeles Clippers (from Cleveland)	Michigan-Sr.
14	Travis Mays (PG)	United States	Sacramento Kings (from Indiana)	Texas-Sr.
15	Dave Jamerson (SG)	United States	Miami Heat (from Denver; traded with Carl Herrera to Houston for the rights to Alec Kessler)	Ohio-Sr.
16	Terry Mills (SF)	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Michigan-Sr.
17	Jerrod Mustaf (F/C)	United States	New York Knicks	Maryland-Sr.
18	Duane Causwell (C)	United States	Sacramento (from Dallas)	Temple-Sr.
19	Dee Brown (SG)	United States	Boston Celtics	Jacksonville-Sr.
20	Gerald Glass (SF/SG)	United States	Minnesota Timberwolves (from Philadelphia)	Ole Miss-Sr.
21	Jayson Williams+ (PF/C)	United States	Phoenix Suns	St. John's-Sr.
22	Tate George (SG)	United States	New Jersey Nets (from Chicago)	Connecticut-Sr.
23	Anthony Bonner	United States	Sacramento Kings (from Utah)	Saint Louis-Sr.
24	Dwayne Schintzius (C)	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Florida-Sr.
25	Alaa Abdelnaby (PF)	Egypt United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Duke-Sr.
26	Lance Blanks	United States	Detroit Pistons	Texas-Sr.
27	Elden Campbell (PF/C)	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	Clemson-Sr.

Round two

Toni Kukoč, the 29th pick of the Chicago Bulls

Antonio Davis, the 45th pick of the Indiana Pacers

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	School/Club Team
28	Les Jepsen (C)	United States	Golden State Warriors	Iowa
29	Toni Kukoč (SF)	Yugoslavia (Croatia)	Chicago Bulls (from Orlando)	KK Split (Yugoslavia, now Croatia)
30	Carl Herrera (PF)	Venezuela	Miami Heat	Houston
31	Negele Knight (G)	United States	Phoenix Suns	Dayton
32	Brian Oliver (G)	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Georgia Tech
33	Walter Palmer (C/F)	United States	Utah Jazz	Dartmouth
34	Kevin Pritchard (G)	United States	Golden State Warriors	Kansas
35	Greg Foster (F/C)	United States	Washington Bullets	UTEP
36	Trevor Wilson (F)	United States	Atlanta Hawks	UCLA
37	A.J. English (G)	United States	Washington Bullets	Virginia Union
38	Jud Buechler (F/G)	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Arizona
39	Steve Scheffler (C/F)	United States	Charlotte Hornets	Purdue
40	Bimbo Coles (G)	United States	Sacramento Kings	Virginia Tech
41	Steve Bardo (G)	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Illinois
42	Marcus Liberty (F)	United States	Denver Nuggets	Illinois
43	Tony Massenburg (F)	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Maryland
44	Steve Henson (G)	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Kansas State
45	Antonio Davis+ (F/C)	United States	Indiana Pacers	UTEP
46	Kenny Williams (F)	United States	Indiana Pacers	Elizabeth City State
47	Derek Strong (F)	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Xavier
48	Cedric Ceballos+ (F)	United States	Phoenix Suns	Cal State Fullerton
49	Phil Henderson (SG)	United States	Dallas Mavericks	Duke
50	Miloš Babić (C)	Yugoslavia (Serbia)	Phoenix Suns	Tennessee Tech
51	Tony Smith (C)	United States	Los Angeles Lakers (from San Antonio)	Marquette
52	Stefano Rusconi (PF/C)	Italy	Cleveland Cavaliers	Ranger Varese(Italy)
53	Abdul Shamsid-Deen (C)	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Providence
54	Sean Higgins (G/F)	United States	San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers)	Michigan

External links

• 1990 NBA Draft