1990–91 rookie class

1990 NBA Draft

Every selection in order, with the drafting team, player affiliation and a direct path into each available Athlore career profile.

54selections

2rounds

27teams selecting

First off the board

Top five picks

Pick #1

New Jersey Nets

Syracuse

Pick #2

Seattle SuperSonics

Oregon State

Pick #3

Denver Nuggets

Louisiana State

Pick #4

Orlando Magic

Georgia Tech

Pick #5

Charlotte Hornets

Illinois

Complete draft board

Round one is open. Expand any later round to continue through the class.

Round 127 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
1	Derrick Coleman	New Jersey Nets	Syracuse	1
2	Gary Payton	Seattle SuperSonics	Oregon State	2
3	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf	Denver Nuggets	Louisiana State	3
4	Dennis Scott	Orlando Magic	Georgia Tech	4
5	Kendall Gill	Charlotte Hornets	Illinois	5
6	Felton Spencer	Minnesota Timberwolves	Louisville	6
7	Lionel Simmons	Sacramento Kings	La Salle	7
8	Bo Kimble	Los Angeles Clippers	Loyola-Marymount	8
9	Willie Burton	Miami Heat	Minnesota	9
10	Rumeal Robinson	Atlanta Hawks	Michigan	10
11	Tyrone Hill	Golden State Warriors	Xavier	11
12	Alec Kessler	Houston Rockets	Georgia	12
13	Loy Vaught	Los Angeles Clippers	Michigan	13
14	Travis Mays	Sacramento Kings	Texas	14
15	Dave Jamerson	Miami Heat	Ohio	15
16	Terry Mills	Milwaukee Bucks	Michigan	16
17	Jerrod Mustaf	New York Knicks	Maryland	17
18	Duane Causwell	Sacramento Kings	Temple	18
19	Dee Brown	Boston Celtics	Jacksonville	19
20	Gerald Glass	Minnesota Timberwolves	Mississippi	20
21	Jayson Williams	Phoenix Suns	St. John's (NY)	21
22	Tate George	New Jersey Nets	Connecticut	22
23	Anthony Bonner	Sacramento Kings	Saint Louis	23
24	Dwayne Schintzius	San Antonio Spurs	Florida	24
25	Alaa Abdelnaby	Portland Trail Blazers	Duke	25
26	Lance Blanks	Detroit Pistons	Texas	26
27	Elden Campbell	Los Angeles Lakers	Clemson	27

Round 227 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
28	Les Jepsen	Golden State Warriors	Iowa	1
29	Toni Kukoc	Chicago Bulls	Universo Treviso Basket (Italy)	2
30	Carl Herrera	Miami Heat	Houston	3
31	Negele Knight	Phoenix Suns	Dayton	4
32	Brian Oliver	Philadelphia 76ers	Georgia Tech	5
33	Walter Palmer	Utah Jazz	Dartmouth	6
34	Kevin Pritchard	Golden State Warriors	Kansas	7
35	Greg Foster	Washington Bullets	Texas-El Paso	8
36	Trevor Wilson	Atlanta Hawks	California-Los Angeles	9
37	A.J. English	Washington Bullets	Virginia Union	10
38	Jud Buechler	Seattle SuperSonics	Arizona	11
39	Steve Scheffler	Charlotte Hornets	Purdue	12
40	Bimbo Coles	Sacramento Kings	Virginia Tech	13
41	Stephen Bardo	Atlanta Hawks	Illinois	14
42	Marcus Liberty	Denver Nuggets	Illinois	15
43	Tony Massenburg	San Antonio Spurs	Maryland	16
44	Steve Henson	Milwaukee Bucks	Kansas State	17
45	Antonio Davis	Indiana Pacers	Texas-El Paso	18
46	Kenny Williams	Indiana Pacers	Elizabeth City State	19
47	Derek Strong	Philadelphia 76ers	Xavier	20
48	Cedric Ceballos	Phoenix Suns	Cal State-Fullerton	21
49	Phil Henderson	Dallas Mavericks	Duke	22
50	Milos Babic	Phoenix Suns	Tennessee Tech	23
51	Tony Smith	Los Angeles Lakers	Marquette	24
52	Stefano Rusconi	Cleveland Cavaliers	Pallacanestro Varese (Italy)	25
53	Abdul Shamsid-Deen	Seattle SuperSonics	Providence	26
54	Sean Higgins	San Antonio Spurs	Michigan	27

Source: NBA.com Draft History. Draft-night trades can cause the team attached to a selection to differ from the player’s eventual rookie team.