1992 NBA draft

The 1992 NBA draft took place on June 24, 1992, in Portland, Oregon. At the time, the draft was considered to be one of the deepest drafts in NBA history. The top three picks (Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Christian Laettner) were considered can't-miss prospects. O'Neal and Mourning are Hall of Famers. Laettner made one All-Star game in his career and was an Olympic Gold Medalist on the 1992 Dream Team, but did not live up to the lofty expectations set for him. All three would end up playing together on the 2005 Miami Heat. Two other players went on to become All-Stars (Tom Gugliotta once, Latrell Sprewell four times) and several others had solid careers (Jimmy Jackson, Robert Horry, Doug Christie, P.J. Brown, LaPhonso Ellis, Jon Barry, Walt Williams, Anthony Peeler, and Clarence Weatherspoon). Harold Miner, who was given the nickname "Baby Jordan" because of his similarities to Michael Jordan, slipped to number 12 and, other than winning two slam dunk contests, only had a brief, uneventful four-year career.

^	Denotes player who has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame
*	Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s) and (an) All-NBA Team(s)
+	Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s)
x	Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-NBA Team(s)
Abc (italic)	Denotes player who never played in the NBA.

Round one

Shaquille O'Neal, the 1st pick to the Orlando Magic

Alonzo Mourning, the 2nd pick to the Charlotte Hornets

Christian Laettner, the 3rd pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves

Tom Gugliotta, the 6th pick to the Washington Bullets/Wizards

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	School/Club Team
1	Shaquille O'Neal^ (C)	United States	Orlando Magic	LSU (Jr.)
2	Alonzo Mourning^ (C)	United States	Charlotte Hornets	Georgetown (Sr.)
3	Christian Laettner+ (PF)	United States	Minnesota Timberwolves	Duke (Sr.)
4	Jimmy Jackson (SG)	United States	Dallas Mavericks	Ohio State (Jr.)
5	LaPhonso Ellis (PF)	United States	Denver Nuggets	Notre Dame (Sr.)
6	Tom Gugliotta+ (PF)	United States	Washington Bullets	NC State (Sr.)
7	Walt Williams (SF)	United States	Sacramento Kings	Maryland (Sr.)
8	Todd Day (SG)	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Arkansas (Sr.)
9	Clarence Weatherspoon (PF)	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Southern Miss (Sr.)
10	Adam Keefe (PF)	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Stanford (Sr.)
11	Robert Horry (SF)	United States	Houston Rockets	Alabama (Sr.)
12	Harold Miner (SG)	United States	Miami Heat	USC (Jr.)
13	Bryant Stith (SG)	United States	Denver Nuggets (from New Jersey)	Virginia (Sr.)
14	Malik Sealy (SF)	United States	Indiana Pacers	St. John's (Sr.)
15	Anthony Peeler (SG)	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	Missouri (Sr.)
16	Randy Woods (PG)	United States	Los Angeles Clippers	La Salle (Sr.)
17	Doug Christie (SG)	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Pepperdine (Sr.)
18	Tracy Murray (SF)	United States	San Antonio Spurs	UCLA (Jr.)
19	Don MacLean (PF)	United States	Detroit Pistons (traded to Washington via L.A. Clippers)	UCLA (Sr.)
20	Hubert Davis (SG)	United States	New York Knicks	North Carolina (Sr.)
21	Jon Barry (SG)	United States	Boston Celtics	Georgia Tech (Sr.)
22	Oliver Miller (C)	United States	Phoenix Suns	Arkansas (Sr.)
23	Lee Mayberry (PG)	United States	Milwaukee Bucks (from Utah)	Arkansas (Sr.)
24	Latrell Sprewell* (SG)	United States	Golden State Warriors	Alabama (Sr.)
25	Elmore Spencer (C)	United States	Los Angeles Clippers (from Cleveland)	UNLV (Sr.)
26	Dave Johnson (SF)	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Syracuse (Sr.)
27	Byron Houston (PF)	United States	Chicago Bulls	Oklahoma State (Sr.)

Round two

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	School/Club Team
28	Marlon Maxey (PF)	United States	Minnesota Timberwolves	UTEP
29	P. J. Brown (PF)	United States	New Jersey Nets	Louisiana Tech
30	Sean Rooks (PF/C)	United States	Dallas Mavericks	Arizona
31	Reggie Smith (C)	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	TCU
32	Brent Price (G)	United States	Washington Bullets	Oklahoma
33	Corey Williams (G)	United States	Chicago Bulls	Oklahoma State
34	Chris Smith (G)	United States	Minnesota Timberwolves	Connecticut
35	Tony Bennett (G)	United States	Charlotte Hornets	Wisconsin–Green Bay
36	Duane Cooper (G)	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	USC
37	Isaiah Morris (F)	United States	Miami Heat	Arkansas
38	Elmer Bennett (G)	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Notre Dame
39	Litterial Green (G)	United States	Chicago Bulls	Georgia
40	Steve Rogers (SG/SF)	United States	New Jersey Nets	Alabama State
41	Popeye Jones (F)	United States	Houston Rockets	Murray State
42	Matt Geiger (C)	United States	Miami Heat	Georgia Tech
43	Predrag Danilović (SG)	Yugoslavia (Serbia)	Golden State Warriors	KK Partizan (Yugoslavia, now Serbia)
44	Henry Williams (G)	United States	San Antonio Spurs	UNC-Charlotte
45	Chris King (F)	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Wake Forest
46	Robert Werdann (C)	United States	Denver Nuggets	St. John's
47	Darren Morningstar (C)	United States	Boston Celtics	Pittsburgh
48	Brian Davis (F/G)	United States	Phoenix Suns	Duke
49	Ron Ellis (PF)	Belgium	Phoenix Suns	Louisiana Tech
50	Matt Fish (F)	United States	Golden State Warriors	UNC-Wilmington
51	Tim Burroughs (PF)	United States	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jacksonville
52	Matt Steigenga (F)	United States	Chicago Bulls	Michigan State
53	Curtis Blair (PG)	United States	Houston Rockets	Richmond
54	Brett Roberts (SF)	United States	Sacramento Kings	Morehead State

Undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1992 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.

Player	Nationality	School/Club Team
Gerald Madkins (PG)	United States	UCLA
Darrick Martin (PG)	United States	UCLA

External links

• 1992 NBA draft