1994 NBA draft
The 1994 NBA draft took place on June 29, 1994, at Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. Two NBA rookies of the year were picked in the first round, as Jason Kidd and Grant Hill were co-winners of the award for the 1994–95 NBA season. Kidd and Hill would end up as perennial All-Stars, though Hill's career was marred by severe injuries.
The first overall pick Glenn Robinson was involved in a contract holdout shortly after being selected, reportedly seeking a 13-year, $100 million contract. Both Robinson and the Milwaukee Bucks eventually agreed on a 10-year, $68 million contract, which once stood as the richest NBA contract ever signed by a rookie. A fixed salary cap for rookies was implemented by the NBA the following season. Robinson himself had a productive NBA career, becoming a two-time NBA All-Star and winning an NBA Championship in 2005 in his final year with the San Antonio Spurs.
Notably, this is the final draft to date to see all of the first three picks make All-Star rosters with the teams that originally drafted them.
Draft selections
PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
Player | Nationality | Team | ||||
1 | 1 | + | SF | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Purdue |
1 | 2 | ^ | PG | United States | Dallas Mavericks | California |
1 | 3 | ^ | SF | United States | Detroit Pistons | Duke |
1 | 4 | SF | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | Connecticut | |
1 | 5 | * | PF | United States | Washington Bullets | Michigan |
1 | 6 | PF/C | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Clemson | |
1 | 7 | SF | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | California | |
1 | 8 | PF | United States | Sacramento Kings | Xavier | |
1 | 9 | C | United States | Boston Celtics | North Carolina | |
1 | 10 | * | SG | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Temple |
1 | 11 | SF | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Tennessee State | |
1 | 12 | PG | United States | Miami Heat | Arizona | |
1 | 13 | G/F | United States | Denver Nuggets | Michigan | |
1 | 14 | C | New Jersey Nets | George Washington | ||
1 | 15 | SG | United States | Indiana Pacers | Nebraska | |
1 | 16 | PF | United States | Golden State Warriors | Louisville | |
1 | 17 | SG | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Temple | |
1 | 18 | PF | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Pittsburgh | |
1 | 19 | SG | United States | Dallas Mavericks | UMKC | |
1 | 20 | PG | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Texas | |
1 | 21 | PF | United States | Chicago Bulls | Providence | |
1 | 22 | PF | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Boston College | |
1 | 23 | SG | United States | Phoenix Suns | Auburn | |
1 | 24 | SF | United States | New York Knicks | Notre Dame | |
1 | 25 | SG | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Louisville | |
1 | 26 | PG | United States | New York Knicks | Florida State | |
1 | 27 | PG | United States | Orlando Magic | Oklahoma State | |
2 | 28 | # | F/C | United States | Dallas Mavericks | Illinois |
2 | 29 | F/G | United States | Phoenix Suns | Duke | |
2 | 30 | PG | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | Boston College | |
2 | 31 | # | F/C | United States | Orlando Magic | Kentucky |
2 | 32 | C | United States | Washington Bullets | Marquette | |
2 | 33 | F | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Duquesne | |
2 | 34 | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Northwestern Oklahoma State | |
2 | 35 | F | United States | Sacramento Kings | Providence | |
2 | 36 | # | F | Russia | Boston Celtics | Forum Valladolid |
2 | 37 | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Cincinnati | |
2 | 38 | G/F | United States | Charlotte Hornets | Kansas | |
2 | 39 | F | United States | Golden State Warriors | Michigan State | |
2 | 40 | F | United States | Miami Heat | Oklahoma | |
2 | 41 | # | PF | Canada | Indiana Pacers | St. Mary's |
2 | 42 | # | SF | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tulsa |
2 | 43 | C | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | St. John's | |
2 | 44 | # | G | United States | Indiana Pacers | Indiana |
2 | 45 | F | United States | Golden State Warriors | Louisville | |
2 | 46 | SG | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Minnesota | |
2 | 47 | F | United States | Utah Jazz | South Carolina | |
2 | 48 | # | F/C | United States | Detroit Pistons | Missouri |
2 | 49 | # | SF | United States | Chicago Bulls | Benedict |
2 | 50 | C | Phoenix Suns | Georgia | ||
2 | 51 | PF | United States | Sacramento Kings | Ohio State | |
2 | 52 | PG | United States | Phoenix Suns | Houston | |
2 | 53 | # | PF | United States | Houston Rockets | Texas |
2 | 54 | C | Seattle SuperSonics | KK Partizan |
Notable undrafted players
These players went undrafted in 1994 but played in the NBA.Player | Nationality | ||
PG | United States | Missouri | |
PF | United States | Virginia Tech | |
SG | United States | Georgetown | |
SG | United States | Kansas State | |
SG | United States | Jackson State | |
F | United States | Georgia Tech | |
PG | United States | North Carolina | |
PG | United States | Hawaii | |
C | United States | North Carolina | |
SF | United States | Auburn | |
SF | United States | Green Bay | |
SG | United States | Georgia Tech |