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The '1987 NBA Draft' took place on 22 June 1987 in New York City, New York.
This draft is notable for the selection of two future members of the NBA 50 Greatest Players list, David Robinson and Scottie Pippen, and one player that just missed the list, Reggie Miller. Other notable selections include Kenny Smith (player and future commentator), Horace Grant, and Mark Jackson.
Note that David Robinson did not join the NBA until the 1989-90 season due his service commitment with the United States Navy.

Contents

Round one

Notable post-first round picks

Round one

= All-Star

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	School/Club Team
1	David Robinson (C)		San Antonio Spurs	Navy
2	Armon Gilliam (PF)		Phoenix Suns	UNLV
3	Dennis Hopson (SF)		New Jersey Nets	Ohio State
4	Reggie Williams (SF)		Los Angeles Clippers	Georgetown
5	Scottie Pippen (SF)		Seattle SuperSonics (from New York, traded to Chicago for Olden Polynice)	Central Arkansas
6	Kenny Smith (PG)		Sacramento Kings	North Carolina
7	Kevin Johnson (PG)		Cleveland Cavaliers	California
8	Olden Polynice (C)		Chicago Bulls (from Denver via New York, traded to Seattle for Scottie Pippen)	Virginia
9	Derrick McKey (SF/PF)		Seattle SuperSonics	Alabama
10	Horace Grant (PF/C)		Chicago Bulls	Clemson
11	Reggie Miller (SG)		Indiana Pacers	UCLA
12	Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues (PG)		Washington Bullets	Wake Forest
13	Joe Wolf (C)		Los Angeles Clippers (from Houston)	North Carolina
14	Tellis Frank (PF)		Golden State Warriors	Western Kentucky
15	José Ortiz (PF)		Utah Jazz	Oregon State
16	Christian Welp (C)		Philadelphia 76ers	Washington
17	Ronnie Murphy (SG)		Portland Trail Blazers	Jacksonville
18	Mark Jackson (PG)		New York Knicks (from Milwaukee via Seattle)	St. John’s
19	Ken Norman (SF)		Los Angeles Clippers (from Detroit)	Illinois
20	Jon Farmer (SG)		Dallas Mavericks	Alabama
21	Dallas Comegys (F)		Atlanta Hawks	DePaul
22	Reggie Lewis (SG)		Boston Celtics	Northeastern
23	Greg Anderson (PF)		San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers)	Houston

Notable post-first round picks

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	School/Club Team
26	Steve Alford (SG)		Dallas Mavericks	Indiana
39	Vincent Askew (SG-SF)		Philadelphia 76ers	Memphis State
45	Brad Lohaus (PF-C)		Boston Celtics	Iowa
63	Kevin Gamble (SG)		Portland Trail Blazers	Iowa
68	Billy Donovan (PG)		Utah Jazz	Providence
75	Chris Dudley (C)		San Antonio Spurs	Yale
127	Sarunas Marciulionis (SG)	()	Golden State Warriors	Statyba Vilnius (USSR)