1982 NBA draft

The 1982 NBA Draft took place on June 29, 1982 at the Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

Round one

	= All-Star
	= Hall of Fame

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	School/Club Team
1	James Worthy (SF)	United States	Los Angeles Lakers (from Cleveland)	North Carolina
2	Terry Cummings (SF)	United States	San Diego Clippers	DePaul
3	Dominique Wilkins (SF)	United States	Utah Jazz	Georgia
4	Bill Garnett (SF)	United States	Dallas Mavericks	Wyoming
5	LaSalle Thompson (C)	United States	Kansas City Kings	Texas
6	Trent Tucker (SG)	United States	New York Knicks	Minnesota
7	Quintin Dailey (SG)	United States	Chicago Bulls	San Francisco
8	Clark Kellogg (PF)	United States	Indiana Pacers	Ohio State
9	Cliff Levingston (PF)	United States	Detroit Pistons	Wichita State
10	Keith Edmonson (SG)	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Purdue
11	Lafayette Lever	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Arizona State
12	John Bagley (PG)	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers (from Washington via Detroit)	Boston College
13	Eric "Sleepy" Floyd (SG)	United States	New Jersey Nets	Georgetown
14	Lester Conner (PG)	United States	Golden State Warriors	Oregon State
15	David Thirdkill (SF)	United States	Phoenix Suns (from Denver)	Bradley
16	Terry Teagle (SG)	United States	Houston Rockets	Baylor
17	Brook Steppe (SG)	United States	Kansas City Kings (from Phoenix via New Jersey)	Georgia Tech
18	Ricky Pierce (SG)	United States	Detroit Pistons (from San Antonio via Portland)	Rice
19	Rob Williams (PG)	United States	Denver Nuggets (from Seattle)	Houston
20	Paul Pressey (SF)	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Tulsa
21	Eddie Phillips (SF)	United States	New Jersey Nets (from Los Angeles)	Alabama
22	Mark McNamara (C)	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	California
23	Darren Tillis (C)	United States	Boston Celtics	Cleveland State

Notable post-first round picks

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	School/Club Team
31	Rod Higgins (PF)	United States	Chicago Bulls (from Indiana)	Fresno State
35	Derek Smith (SG)	United States	Golden State Warriors (from Washington)	Louisville
48	Craig Hodges (SG)	United States	San Diego Clippers	Long Beach State
63	Chuck Nevitt (C)	United States	Houston Rockets	North Carolina State
72	Mark Eaton (C)	United States	Utah Jazz	UCLA