1987 NBA Draft Pick Transactions
yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted | ||
| Round 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 1-1 | Spurs | David Robinson | |||
| 2 | 1-2 | Suns | Armon Gilliam | |||
| 3 | 1-3 | Nets | Dennis Hopson | |||
| 4 | 1-4 | Clippers | Reggie Williams | |||
| 5 | 1-5 | Knicks | > Sonics — Traded Gerald Henderson, 1987 first round pick (#18-Mark Jackson) to Knicks for 1987 first round pick (#5-Scottie Pippen), 1990 second round pick (#44-Steve Henson) on 1986-11-12 | Scottie Pippen | ||
| 6 | 1-6 | Kings | Kenny Smith | |||
| 7 | 1-7 | Cavaliers | Kevin Johnson | |||
| 8 | 1-8 | Nuggets | > Knicks — Traded Darrell Walker to Nuggets for 1987 first round pick (#8-Olden Polynice) on 1986-10-02 | > Bulls — Traded Jawaan Oldham to Knicks for 1987 first round pick (#8-Olden Polynice), future considerations (1988 #35-Sylvester Gray???) on 1986-10-30 | Olden Polynice | |
| 9 | 1-9 | Sonics | Derrick McKey | |||
| 10 | 1-10 | Bulls | Horace Grant | |||
| 11 | 1-11 | Pacers | Reggie Miller | |||
| 12 | 1-12 | Bullets | Tyrone Bogues | |||
| 13 | 1-13 | Rockets | > Clippers — Traded Cedric Maxwell to Rockets for 1987 first round pick (#13-Joe Wolf), 1989 third round pick (#43-Chucky Brown) on 1987-01-17
Chucky Brown was a 1989 second round pick (#43)— that pick might possibly have been changed from third round to second round because the third round of the draft was eliminated. |
Joe Wolf | ||
| 14 | 1-14 | Warriors | Tellis Frank | |||
| 15 | 1-15 | Jazz | Jose Ortiz | |||
| 16 | 1-16 | 76ers | Christian Welp | |||
| 17 | 1-17 | Blazers | Ronnie Murphy | |||
| 18 | 1-18 | Bucks | > Sonics — Traded Jack Sikma, 1987 second round pick (#32-Bob McCann), 1989 second round pick (#45-Scott Haffner) to Bucks for Alton Lister, 1987 first round pick (#18-Mark Jackson), 1989 first round pick (#20-Jeff Sanders) on 1986-07-01 | > Knicks — Traded 1987 first round pick (#5-Scottie Pippen), 1990 second round pick (#44-Steve Henson) to Sonics for Gerald Henderson, 1987 first round pick (#18-Mark Jackson) on 1986-11-12 | Mark Jackson | |
| 19 | 1-19 | Pistons | > Clippers — Traded Kurt Nimphius to Pistons for 1987 first round pick (#19-Ken Norman), 1987 second round pick (#38-Norris Coleman) on 1987-01-29 | Ken Norman | ||
| 20 | 1-20 | Mavericks | Jim Farmer | |||
| 21 | 1-21 | Hawks | Dallas Comegys | |||
| 22 | 1-22 | Celtics | Reggie Lewis | |||
| 23 | 1-23 | Lakers | > Spurs — Traded Mychal Thompson to Lakers for Frank Brickowski, Petur Gudmundsson, 1987 first round pick (#23-Greg Anderson), 1990 second round pick (#54-Sean Higgins), cash on 1987-02-13 | Greg Anderson | ||
| Round 2 | ||||||
| 24 | 2-1 | Clippers | > Sonics — Traded James Donaldson, Greg Kelser, player to be named (Mark Radford on 08-30), 1984 first round pick (#14-Michael Cage), 1985 second round pick (possibly #30-Calvin Duncan?) to Clippers for Tom Chambers, Al Wood, 1987 second round pick (#24-Fred Banks), third round pick (1984 #52-Terry Williams) on 1983-08-18 |
> Pistons — Traded John Long to Sonics for 1987 second round pick (#24-Fred Banks), 1991 second round pick (#40-Doug Overton) on 1986-09-30 | Fred Banks | |
| 25 | 2-2 | Knicks | Ron Moore | |||
| 26 | 2-3 | Nets | > Mavericks — Traded Dirk Minniefield, 1987 second round pick (#43-Andrew Kennedy) to Nets for 1986 2nd round pick (#35-Milt Wagner), 1987 2nd round pick (#26-Steve Alford) on 1983-06-29 | Steve Alford | ||
| 27 | 2-4 | Spurs | Nate Blackwell | |||
| 28 | 2-5 | Clippers | > Pistons — Sent 1986 first round pick (#17-Harold Pressley) to Kings and received 1986 first round pick (#11-John Salley), 1987 second round pick (#28-Rickie Winslow) from Kings on 1985-11-20 as compensation for free agent Terry Tyler |
> Bulls — Traded Sidney Green to Pistons for Earl Cureton, 1987 second round pick (#28-Rickie Winslow) on 1986-08-22 | Rickie Winslow | |
| 29 | 2-6 | Cavaliers | > Blazers — Traded Linton Townes to Cavaliers for 1987 second round pick (#29-Lester Fonville) on 1983-09-06 |
Lester Fonville | ||
| 30 | 2-7 | Suns | > Blazers — Traded Bernard Thompson to Suns for 1987 second round pick (#30-Nikita Wilson) on 1985-06-14 |
Nikita Wilson | ||
| 31 | 2-8 | Nuggets | Andre Moore | |||
| 32 | 2-9 | Sonics | > Bucks — Traded Alton Lister, 1987 first round pick (#18-Mark Jackson), 1989 first round pick (#20-Jeff Sanders) to Sonics for Jack Sikma, 1987 second round pick (#32-Bob McCann), 1989 second round pick (?-?) on 1986-07-01 | Bob McCann | ||
| 33 | 2-10 | Bulls | Tony White | |||
| 34 | 2-11 | Pacers | Brian Rowsom | |||
| 35 | 2-12 | Rockets | Doug Lee | |||
| 36 | 2-13 | Warriors | > Bullets — Traded Greg Ballard to Warriors for 1985 second round pick (#31-Manute Bol), 1987 second round pick (#36-Duane Washington) on 1985-06-18 | Duane Washington | ||
| 37 | 2-14 | Bullets | Derrick Dowell | |||
| 38 | 2-15 | Jazz | > Pistons — Traded Kent Benson, Kelly Tripucka to Jazz for Adrian Dantley, 1987 second round pick (#38-Norris Coleman), 1990 second round pick (#49-Phil Henderson) on 1986-08-21 |
> Clippers — Traded Kurt Nimphius to Pistons for 1987 first round pick (#19-Ken Norman), 1987 second round pick (#38-Norris Coleman) on 1987-01-29 | Norris Coleman | |
| 39 | 2-16 | 76ers | Vincent Askew | |||
| 40 | 2-17 | Blazers | > Bulls — Received 1987 second round pick (#40-Winston Garland) from Blazers on ????-??-?? as compensation for Blazers signing of free agent Caldwell Jones |
> Blazers — Traded Steve Colter to Bulls
for rights to Larry Krystkowiak, 1987 second round pick (#40-Winston
Garland), 1992 second round pick (#54-Brett Roberts) on 1986-06-17 |
> Bucks — Traded Chris Engler to Blazers for 1987 second round pick (#40-Winston Garland) on 1986-11-11 |
Winston Garland |
| 41 | 2-18 | Bucks | > Cavaliers — Traded Paul Thompson to Bucks for two second round picks (1985 #45-John Williams) (1987 #41-Kannard Johnson) on 1985-02-12 |
Kannard Johnson | ||
| 42 | 2-19 | Pistons | > Hawks — Traded Dan Roundfield to Pistons for Cliff Levingston, Antoine Carr, 1986 second round pick (#40-Augusto Binelli), 1987 second round pick (#42-Terence Bailey) on 1984-06-18 | Terence Bailey | ||
| 43 | 2-20 | Mavericks | > Nets — Traded 1986 second round pick (#35-Milt Wagner), 1987 second round pick (#26-Steve Alford) to Mavericks for Dirk Minniefield, 1987 2nd round pick (#43-Andrew Kennedy) on 1983-06-29 |
> 76ers — Traded Reggie Johnson to Nets for Eddie Phillips, Horace Owens, Dallas' 1987 second round pick (#43-Andrew Kennedy), cash on 1983-10-25 | Andrew Kennedy | |
| 44 | 2-21 | Hawks | Terry Coner | |||
| 45 | 2-22 | Celtics | Brad Lohaus | |||
| 46 | 2-23 | Lakers | > Clippers — Traded Byron Scott, Swen Nater to Lakers for Eddie Jordan, Norm Nixon, 1986 second round pick (#46-Jeff Hornacek), 1987 second round pick (#46-Bruce Dalrymple) on 1983-10-10 | > Pistons — Traded Ricky Pierce to Clippers for 1986 second round pick (#46-Jeff Hornacek), 1987 second round pick (#46-Bruce Dalrymple) on 1983-10-17 |
> Suns — Traded David Thirdkill to Pistons for 1986 second round pick (#46-Jeff Hornacek), 1987 second round pick (#46-Bruce Dalrymple) on 1983-10-17 |
Bruce Dalrymple |
| Round 3 | ||||||
| 47 | 3-1 | Clippers | Tim McCalister | |||
| 48 | 3-2 | Nets | Jamie Waller | |||
| 49 | 3-3 | Knicks | Jerome Batiste | |||
| 50 | 3-4 | Spurs | Phil Zevenbergen | |||
| 51 | 3-5 | Kings | Sven Myer | |||
| 52 | 3-6 | Cavaliers | Donald Royal | |||
| 53 | 3-7 | Suns | Winston Crite | |||
| 54 | 3-8 | Nuggets | Tom Schafer | |||
| 55 | 3-9 | Sonics | Tommy Amaker | |||
| 56 | 3-10 | Bulls | John Fox | |||
| 57 | 3-11 | Pacers | > 76ers — Traded Leo Rautins to Pacers for 1987 third round pick (#57-Hansi Gnad) on 1987-09-14 |
Hansi Gnad | ||
| 58 | 3-12 | Warriors | Darryl Johnson | |||
| 59 | 3-13 | Bullets | Danny Pearson | |||
| 60 | 3-14 | Rockets | > Pacers — Traded Granville Waiters to Rockets for 1987 third round pick (#60-Sean Couch) on 1985-08-01 |
Sean Couch | ||
| 61 | 3-15 | Jazz | Clarence Martin | |||
| 62 | 3-16 | 76ers | Eric Riggins | |||
| 63 | 3-17 | Blazers | Kevin Gamble | |||
| 64 | 3-18 | Bucks | J. J. Weber | |||
| 65 | 3-19 | Pistons | Eric White | |||
| 66 | 3-20 | Mavericks | Mike Richmond | |||
| 67 | 3-21 | Hawks | Song Tao | |||
| 68 | 3-22 | Celtics | > Jazz — Traded Fred Roberts to Celtics for 1987 third round pick (#68-Billy Donovan) on 1986-09-25 |
Billy Donovan | ||
| 69 | 3-23 | Lakers | Willie Glass | |||
| Round 4 | ||||||
| 70 | 4-1 | Clippers | > Celtics — Received 1987 fourth round pick (#70-Tom Sheehey) from Clippers on 1985-09-26 in exchange for Celtics agreeing not to exercise their right of first refusal over free agent Ray Williams |
Tom Sheehey | ||
| 71 | 4-2 | Knicks | Mike Morgan | |||
| 72 | 4-3 | Nets | Andrew Moten | |||
| 73 | 4-4 | Spurs | Todd May | |||
| 74 | 4-5 | Kings | Joe Arlauckas | |||
| 75 | 4-6 | Cavaliers | Chris Dudley | |||
| 76 | 4-7 | Suns | Steve Beck | |||
| 77 | 4-8 | Nuggets | David Boone | |||
| 78 | 4-9 | Sonics | Todd Linder | |||
| 79 | 4-10 | Bulls | Jack Haley | |||
| 80 | 4-11 | Pacers | > Cavaliers — Traded Ron Anderson to Pacers for 1987 fourth round pick (#80-Carven Holcomb) on 1985-12-10 |
Carven Holcomb | ||
| 81 | 4-12 | Bullets | Scott Thompson | |||
| 82 | 4-13 | Rockets | Joe Niego | |||
| 83 | 4-14 | Warriors | Benny Bolton | |||
| 84 | 4-15 | Jazz | Reuben Holmes | |||
| 85 | 4-16 | 76ers | Brian Rahilly | |||
| 86 | 4-17 | Blazers | Norwood Barber | |||
| 87 | 4-18 | Bucks | Darryl Bedford | |||
| 88 | 4-19 | Pistons | Dave Popson | |||
| 89 | 4-20 | Mavericks | David Johnson | |||
| 90 | 4-21 | Hawks | Theofanis Christodoulou | |||
| 91 | 4-22 | Celtics | Darryl Kennedy | |||
| 92 | 4-23 | Lakers | Ralph Tally | |||
| Round 5 | ||||||
| 93 | 5-1 | Clippers | Chad Kessler | |||
| 94 | 5-2 | Nets | James Blackmon | |||
| 95 | 5-3 | Knicks | Glenn Clem | |||
| 96 | 5-4 | Spurs | Dennis Willliams | |||
| 97 | 5-5 | Kings | Vernon Carr | |||
| 98 | 5-6 | Cavaliers | Carl Lott | |||
| 99 | 5-7 | Suns | Brent Counts | |||
| 100 | 5-8 | Nuggets | Ron Grandison | |||
| 101 | 5-9 | Sonics | Michael Tait | |||
| 102 | 5-10 | Bulls | Anthony Wilson | |||
| 103 | 5-11 | Pacers | Mike Milling | |||
| 104 | 5-12 | Rockets | Andre LaFleur | |||
| 105 | 5-13 | Warriors | Terry Williams | |||
| 106 | 5-14 | Bullets | Patrick Fairs | |||
| 107 | 5-15 | Jazz | Bart Kofoed | |||
| 108 | 5-16 | 76ers | Frank Ross | |||
| 109 | 5-17 | Blazers | David Moss | |||
| 110 | 5-18 | Bucks | Brian Vaughns | |||
| 111 | 5-19 | Pistons | Gerry Wright | |||
| 112 | 5-20 | Mavericks | Sam Hill | |||
| 113 | 5-21 | Hawks | Jose Antonio Montero | |||
| 114 | 5-22 | Celtics | Dave Butler | |||
| Round 6 | ||||||
| 115 | 6-1 | Lakers | Kenny Travis | |||
| 116 | 6-2 | Clippers | Martin Nessley | |||
| 117 | 6-3 | Knicks | Howard Triche | |||
| 118 | 6-4 | Nets | Perry Bromwell | |||
| 119 | 6-5 | Spurs | Ricky Brown | |||
| 120 | 6-6 | Kings | Darryl Thomas | |||
| 121 | 6-7 | Cavaliers | Harold Jensen | |||
| 122 | 6-8 | Suns | Marcel Boyce | |||
| 123 | 6-9 | Nuggets | Kelvin Scarborough | |||
| 124 | 6-10 | Sonics | Tom Gneiting | |||
| 125 | 6-11 | Bulls | Doug Altenberger | |||
| 126 | 6-12 | Pacers | Gary Graham | |||
| 127 | 6-13 | Warriors | Sarunas Marciulionis | |||
| 128 | 6-14 | Bullets | Dwayne Scholten | |||
| 129 | 6-15 | Rockets | Fred Jenkins | |||
| 130 | 6-16 | Jazz | Art Sabb | |||
| 131 | 6-17 | 76ers | Tracy Foster | |||
| 132 | 6-18 | Blazers | Bernard Johnson | |||
| 133 | 6-19 | Bucks | Gay Elmore | |||
| 134 | 6-20 | Pistons | Antoine Joubert | |||
| 135 | 6-21 | Mavericks | Quintan Gates | |||
| 136 | 6-22 | Hawks | Riccardo Morandou | |||
| 137 | 6-23 | Celtics | Tim Naegeli | |||
| 138 | 6-24 | Lakers | Frank Ford | |||
| Round 7 | ||||||
| 139 | 7-1 | Clippers | Henry Carr | |||
| 140 | 7-2 | Nets | Frank Booker | |||
| 141 | 7-3 | Knicks | Wayne Williams | |||
| 142 | 7-4 | Spurs | Raynard Davis | |||
| 143 | 7-5 | Kings | Scott Adubato | |||
| 144 | 7-6 | Cavaliers | Michael Foster | |||
| 145 | 7-7 | Suns | Roy Singleton | |||
| 146 | 7-8 | Nuggets | Rowan Gomes | |||
| 147 | 7-9 | Sonics | Mike Giomi | |||
| 148 | 7-10 | Bulls | Earvin Leavy | |||
| 149 | 7-11 | Pacers | Montel Hatcher | |||
| 150 | 7-12 | Bullets | Jamie Dixon | |||
| 151 | 7-13 | Rockets | Clarence Grier | |||
| 152 | 7-14 | Warriors | Ronnie Leggette | |||
| 153 | 7-15 | Jazz | Keith Webster | |||
| 154 | 7-16 | 76ers | Eric Semisch | |||
| 155 | 7-17 | Blazers | Kenny Stone | |||
| 156 | 7-18 | Bucks | > Nuggets — Traded Pete Williams to Bucks for 1987 seventh round pick (#156-Curtis Hunter) on 1986-10-24 |
Curtis Hunter | ||
| 157 | 7-19 | Pistons | Mark Gottfried | |||
| 158 | 7-20 | Mavericks | Gerald White | |||
| 159 | 7-21 | Hawks | Franjo Arapovic | |||
| 160 | 7-22 | Celtics | Jerry Corcoran | |||
| 161 | 7-23 | Lakers | Ron Vanderschaaf | |||