{"id":1527,"date":"2018-06-18T21:54:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T02:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pauleide.com\/?p=1527"},"modified":"2020-12-03T23:22:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T05:22:35","slug":"1985-nba-draft-best-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/1985-nba-draft-best-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"1985 NBA Draft: Best Draft Ever?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3011\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3011\" style=\"width: 2334px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3011 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1985-nba-draft.jpg\" alt=\"1985 NBA Draft with Patrick Ewing and David Stern\" width=\"2334\" height=\"1556\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3011 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1985-nba-draft.jpg\" alt=\"1985 NBA Draft with Patrick Ewing and David Stern\" width=\"2334\" height=\"1556\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 1985 NBA Draft featured Patrick Ewing and a young-looking David Stern.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The <strong>1985 NBA Draft<\/strong> mattered because Patrick Ewing was at stake.<\/h2>\n<p>Was the envelope frozen? Or was the crease in the upper right hand\/folded corner enough for the\u00a0commish\u00a0to know it was the correct envelope to pick?<!--more--><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">It was an interesting time for the <strong>1985 <\/strong>NBA Draft. The first ever NBA Draft Lottery was used to determine the picking order and the Knicks hadn\u2019t been relevant for years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The Knicks had the third worst record the previous year, with Golden State the expected recipient of the #1 pick due to having the worst record the previous season. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Each non-playoff team had an equal shot at their envelope being selected and it temporarily solved the problem of teams losing games on purpose to get the number one pick in the <strong>1985 NBA Draft<\/strong>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">With Ewing, already a fixture on the east coast thanks to his college days at Georgetown, the slumbering New York media market would be rejuvenated and the league would make a ton of dough. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The Knicks got Ewing and Golden State fell all the way down to the seventh overall pick, where they picked future hall of\u00a0famer\u00a0Chris\u00a0Mullin, though at the time he was seen as more of a consolation prize because they didn\u2019t get Ewing. But, it ended up working out well for both teams. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Ewing and the conspiracy surrounding the Draft Lottery are what get all the headlines. But the <strong>1985 NBA Draft<\/strong> affected the NBA as much as any draft ever (arguabley as much as the 1984 NBA Draft) and shaped the league for the next several years. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">In the first 18 picks, four Hall of\u00a0Famers\u00a0were selected. In the first round (24 picks in all) nine all stars were selected. Of the 24 players selected in the first round, 19 of them played in the NBA for eight or more seasons. That\u2019s some pretty amazing longevity compared to the way a lot of NBA Draft picks over the last ten or so years won\u2019t ever play a minute in the league. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><b>A few of the better picks:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>&#8211; Patrick Ewing at one<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Xavier McDaniel at four<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Chris\u00a0Mullin\u00a0at seven<\/div>\n<div>&#8211;\u00a0Detlef\u00a0Schrempf\u00a0at eight<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Charles Oakley at nine<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Karl Malone at 13<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Joe\u00a0Dumars\u00a0at 18<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8211; AC Green at 23<br \/>\n&#8211; Terry Porter at 24<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>A few that didn\u2019t pan out:<\/b><\/p>\n<div>&#8211; Benoit Benjamin at three.<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Jon\u00a0Koncak\u00a0at five<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8211; Joe\u00a0Kleine\u00a0at six<br \/>\n&#8211; Ed\u00a0Pickney\u00a0at 10<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Even the guys that \u201cdidn\u2019t pan out\u201d made an impact and cut out roles for themselves, maybe\u00a0none more than Jon\u00a0Koncak\u00a0especially regarding the future of the league.<\/p>\n<div>Was the <strong>1985 NBA Draft<\/strong> the best draft, in terms of talent and overall impact, in NBA history?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Related NBA Draft Content:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1996 NBA Draft; Best First Round Ever?<\/li>\n<li>2003 NBA Draft: Best First Round Ever? (Poor Darko\u00a0Edition)<\/li>\n<li>Let\u2019s Reflect: \u201cThe Admiral\u201d David Robinson\u2019s 71 Point Game<\/li>\n<li>1991 NBA Draft: Best First Round Ever?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1985 NBA Draft mattered because Patrick Ewing was at stake. Was the envelope frozen? 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