1985 NBA draft

1985 NBA Draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)June 18, 1985
LocationFelt Forum, Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)[1]
Network(s)TBS Superstation
Overview
162 total selections in 7 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selectionPatrick Ewing, (New York Knicks)
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The 1985 NBA draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA draft of the "lottery" era. It was also around this time where the league decreased the amount of rounds the draft spent, with the previous few years lasting up to 10 rounds total. A total of 162 players were selected over seven rounds by the league's 23 teams.[2]

The New York Knicks were awarded the first overall pick by winning the first-ever NBA draft lottery, which was held in May of that year. The Knicks used it on Georgetown's Patrick Ewing. In addition to Ewing, this draft also resulted in several Hall of Famers, including Karl Malone taken by the Utah Jazz at pick 13.

  1. ^ Bradley, Robert D. (2013). The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810890695.
  2. ^ "1985 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011.