1985 NBA draft

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1985 NBA Draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)June 18, 1985
Location Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) [1]
Network(s) TBS Superstation
Overview
162 total selections in 7 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selection Patrick Ewing, (New York Knicks)
Hall of Famers
  1984
1986  

The 1985 NBA draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA draft of the "lottery" era. It was also around this time where the league decreased the amount of rounds the draft spent, with the previous few years lasting up to 10 rounds total. A total of 162 players were selected over seven rounds by the league's 23 teams. [2]

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The New York Knicks were awarded the first overall pick by winning the first-ever NBA draft lottery, which was held in May of that year. The Knicks used it on Georgetown's Patrick Ewing. In addition to Ewing, this draft also resulted in several Hall of Famers, including Karl Malone taken by the Utah Jazz at pick 13.

Draft selections

PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
^Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
*Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team
+Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
xDenotes player who has been selected for at least one All-NBA Team
#Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game
Patrick Ewing, the 1st pick Patrick Ewing ca. 1995 cropped.jpg
Patrick Ewing, the 1st pick
Wayman Tisdale, the 2nd pick Wayman Tisdale.jpg
Wayman Tisdale, the 2nd pick
Chris Mullin, the 7th pick Chris Mullin.jpg
Chris Mullin, the 7th pick
Detlef Schrempf, the 8th pick Detlef Schrempf (cropped).jpg
Detlef Schrempf, the 8th pick
Charles Oakley, the 9th pick Charles Oakley.jpg
Charles Oakley, the 9th pick
Karl Malone, the 13th pick Lipofsky-Karl-Malone-32727.jpg
Karl Malone, the 13th pick
Bill Wennington, the 16th pick Bill Wennington (crop).jpg
Bill Wennington, the 16th pick
Joe Dumars, the 18th pick Joe Dumars.jpg
Joe Dumars, the 18th pick
A.C. Green, the 23rd pick A. C. Green at HUD in 2004.JPG
A.C. Green, the 23rd pick
Terry Porter, the 24th pick Terry Porter.jpg
Terry Porter, the 24th pick
Sam Mitchell, the 54th pick Sam Mitchell (1705066) (cropped).jpg
Sam Mitchell, the 54th pick
Mario Elie, the 160th pick Mario Elie.jpg
Mario Elie, the 160th pick
RoundPickPlayerPos.Nationality [n 1] TeamSchool/club team
11 Patrick Ewing ^CFlag of the United States.svg United States [3] New York Knicks Georgetown (Sr.)
12 Wayman Tisdale PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers Oklahoma (Jr.)
13 Benoit Benjamin CFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers Creighton (Jr.)
14 Xavier McDaniel +PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics Wichita State (Sr.)
15 Jon Koncak CFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks SMU (Sr.)
16 Joe Kleine CFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings Arkansas (Sr.)
17 Chris Mullin ^SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors St. John's (Sr.)
18 Detlef Schrempf *SF/PFFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany Dallas Mavericks (from Cleveland) Washington (Sr.)
19 Charles Oakley +PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers * Virginia Union (Sr.)
110 Ed Pinckney PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Villanova (Sr.)
111 Keith Lee CFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Memphis State (Sr.)
112 Kenny Green FFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets Wake Forest (Jr.)
113 Karl Malone ^PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz Louisiana Tech (Jr.)
114 Alfredrick Hughes SGFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Loyola (IL) (Sr.)
115 Blair Rasmussen CFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets (from Portland) Oregon (Sr.)
116 Bill Wennington CFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Dallas Mavericks (from New Jersey) St. John's (Sr.)
117 Uwe Blab CFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany Dallas Mavericks Indiana (Sr.)
118 Joe Dumars ^SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons McNeese State (Sr.)
119 Steve Harris SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets Tulsa (Sr.)
120 Sam Vincent SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics (from Denver via Dallas) Michigan State (Sr.)
121 Terry Catledge PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers South Alabama (Sr.)
122 Jerry Reynolds G/FFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks LSU (Jr.)
123 A.C. Green +SF/PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers Oregon State (Sr.)
124 Terry Porter +PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Boston via Dallas) Wisconsin–Stevens Point (Sr.)
225 Mike Smrek CFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Portland Trail Blazers Canisius (Sr.)
226 Bill Martin FFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers Georgetown (Sr.)
227 Dwayne McClain SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers Villanova (Sr.)
228 Ken Johnson FFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Michigan State (Sr.)
229 Mike Brittain CFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs South Carolina (Sr.)
230 Calvin Duncan #GFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers VCU (Sr.)
231 Manute Bol CFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Washington Bullets Bridgeport (Fr.)
232 Nick Vanos CFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Santa Clara (Sr.)
233 Greg Stokes F/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers Iowa (Sr.)
234 Aubrey Sherrod #SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Wichita State (Sr.)
235 Tyrone Corbin SF/PFFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs DePaul (Sr.)
236 Yvon Joseph CFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti New Jersey Nets Georgia Tech (Sr.)
237 Carey Scurry FFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz LIU Brooklyn (Sr.)
238 Fernando Martín PFFlag of Spain.svg Spain New Jersey Nets Real Madrid (Spain)
239 George Montgomery #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Illinois (Sr.)
240 Mark Acres F/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Oral Roberts (Sr.)
241 Lorenzo Charles PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks NC State (Sr.)
242 Bobby Lee Hurt #C/FFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors Alabama (Sr.)
243 Barry Stevens G/FFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets Iowa State (Sr.)
244 Voise Winters SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers Bradley (Sr.)
245 John "Hot Rod" Williams PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Tulane (Sr.)
246 Adrian Branch SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls (from L.A. Lakers) Maryland (Sr.)
247 Gerald Wilkins SGFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks (from Boston) Chattanooga (Sr.)
348Kenny Patterson#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers DePaul (Sr.)
349 Brad Wright PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors UCLA (Sr.)
350Leonard Allen#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks San Diego State (Sr.)
351 Charlie Bradley #GFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings South Florida (Sr.)
352 Anicet Lavodrama #CFlag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic Los Angeles Clippers Houston Baptist (Sr.)
353Rolando Lamb#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics VCU (Sr.)
354 Sam Mitchell SF/PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets (from San Antonio via Atlanta)**** Mercer (Sr.)
355 Herb Johnson #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Tulsa (Sr.)
356Jerry Everett#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Lamar (Sr.)
357Michael Payne#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets Iowa (Sr.)
358Vernon Moore#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets Creighton (Sr.)
359 Sedric Toney PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks** Dayton (Sr.)
360Andre Goode#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons Northwestern (Sr.)
361 Perry Young SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Virginia Tech (Sr.)
362 Nigel Miguel #GFlag of Belize.svg Belize
Flag of the United States.svg United States
New Jersey Nets UCLA (Sr.)
363 Harold Keeling SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Santa Clara (Sr.)
364Richie Johnson#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons Evansville (Sr.)
365Kenny Perry#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets Southern Illinois (Sr.)
366 Michael Adams +PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings (from Denver) Boston College (Sr.)
367Steve Black#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers La Salle (Sr.)
368 Eugene McDowell #CFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks Florida (Sr.)
369 Mike Brown CFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls*** George Washington (Sr.)
370Andre Battle#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics Loyola Chicago (Sr.)
471Luster Goodwin#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors UTEP (Sr.)
472Vince Hamilton#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers Clemson (Sr.)
473 Fred Cofield PGFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks Eastern Michigan (Sr.)
474 Jim Deines #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers Arizona State (Sr.)
475 Alex Stivrins FFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics Colorado (Sr.)
476Willie Simmons#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings Louisiana Tech (Sr.)
477 Arvydas Sabonis ^CFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Atlanta Hawks (pick voided because Sabonis was not yet 21 at the time of the draft) [4] Žalgiris Kaunas (Soviet Union)
478 Granger Hall #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Temple (Sr.)
479 Mark Davis SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Old Dominion (Sr.)
480Craig Beard#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Samford (Sr.)
481 Richie Adams #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets UNLV (Sr.)
482 Scott Roth SFFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Wisconsin (Sr.)
483 Delaney Rudd GFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz Wake Forest (Sr.)
484 John Battle SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks (from New Jersey) Rutgers (Sr.)
485Joe Atkinson#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Oklahoma State (Jr.)
486 Bubba Jennings #GFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Texas Tech (Sr.)
487 Spud Webb PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons NC State (Sr.)
488Michael Brooks#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets Tennessee (Sr.)
489 Pete Williams PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets Arizona (Sr.)
490 Derrick Gervin PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers UTSA (Jr.)
491 Cozell McQueen PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks NC State (Sr.)
492 Dexter Shouse PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers South Alabama (Sr.)
493Cliff Webber#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics Liberty (Sr.)
594Kelvin Johnson#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers Richmond (Sr.)
595Greg Cavener#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors Missouri (Sr.)
596Mike Schlegel#FFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks VCU (Sr.)
597 Lou Stefanovic #FFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia Seattle SuperSonics Illinois State (Sr.)
598Bob Lojewski#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings Saint Joseph's (Sr.)
599 Wayne Carlander #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers USC (Sr.)
5100Larry Hampton#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks Fairleigh Dickinson (Sr.)
5101 Gunther Behnke #CFlag of Germany.svg Germany Cleveland Cavaliers Leverkusen (Germany)
5102 Shawn Campbell #CFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Weber State (Sr.)
5103 Reid Gettys #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Houston (Sr.)
5104Dean Shaffer#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets Florida State (Sr.)
5105Ray Hall#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz Canisius (Sr.)
5106Clayton Olivier#CFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs USC (Sr.)
5107James Anderson#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers USC Upstate (Sr.)
5108Kelly Blaine#CFlag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets South Alabama (Sr.)
5109Tommy Davis#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Minnesota (Sr.)
5110Mike Lahm#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons Murray State (Sr.)
5111 Ivan Daniels #CFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers UIC (Sr.)
5112Kenny Brown#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets Texas A&M (Jr.)
5113Carl Wright#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers SMU (Jr.)
5114Ray Knight#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks Providence (Sr.)
5115 Timo Saarelainen #FFlag of Finland.svg Finland Los Angeles Lakers BYU (Sr.)
5116Albert Butts#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics La Salle (Sr.)
6117Gerald Crosby#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors Georgia (Sr.)
6118Stu Primus#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers Boston College (Sr.)
6119 Kent Lockhart #GFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks UTEP (Sr.)
6120Charles Balentine#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings Arkansas (Sr.)
6121 Malcolm Thomas #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers Missouri (Sr.)
6122Earl Walker#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics Mercer (Sr.)
6123Tony Duckett#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks Lafayette (Sr.)
6124Charles Rayne#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Temple (Sr.)
6125Rickie Johnson#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Illinois State (Sr.)
6126 Danny Meagher #FFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Chicago Bulls Duke (Sr.)
6127Matt England#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets Houston Baptist (Sr.)
6128Chris Harper#GFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Oregon (Sr.)
6129Jim Miller#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz Virginia (Sr.)
6130 George Almones #GFlag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets Southwestern Louisiana (Jr.)
6131Curtis Moore#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Nebraska (Sr.)
6132Carlton Cooper#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Texas (Sr.)
6133Vincent Giles#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons Eastern Michigan (Sr.)
6134Sam Potter#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets Oral Roberts (Sr.)
6135 Joe Carrabino #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets Harvard (Sr.)
6136Daryl Lloyd#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers Drake (Sr.)
6137Quentin Anderson#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks Texas Tech (Sr.)
6138Tony Neal#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers Cal State Fullerton (Sr.)
6139 Ralph Lewis SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics La Salle (Sr.)
7140Jeff Acres#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers Oral Roberts (Sr.)
7141Eric Boyd#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors North Carolina A&T (Sr.)
7142 Ken Bantum #CFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks Cornell (Sr.)
7143 Gary Maloncon #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers UCLA (Sr.)
7144 Mike Phelps SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics Alcorn State (Sr.)
7145Alton Lee Gipson#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings Florida State (Sr.)
7146Bob Ferry Jr.#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks Harvard (Sr.)
7147 Buzz Peterson #GFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers North Carolina (Sr.)
7148 Georgi Glouchkov PFFlag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria Phoenix Suns Akademik Varna (Bulgaria)
7149Jeff Adkins#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Maryland (Sr.)
7150Keith Gray#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Bullets Detroit Mercy (Sr.)
7151Mike Wacker#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz Texas (Sr.)
7152Al Young#GFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Virginia Tech (Sr.)
7153Mark Owen#GFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers College of Idaho (Sr.)
7154 Gary McLain #GFlag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets Villanova (Sr.)
7155Ed Catchings#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks UNLV (Sr.)
7156Frank James#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons UNLV (Sr.)
7157Don Turney#CFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers Marshall (Sr.)
7158Eddie Smith#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets Arizona (Sr.)
7159 Jaye Andrews #FFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers Bucknell (Sr.)
7160 Mario Elie SF/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks American International (Sr.)
7161 Keith Cieplicki #GFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers William & Mary (Sr.)
7162Chris Remley#FFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics Rutgers (Sr.)
  1. Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.

* Further compensation for draft choices previously traded away by Ted Stepien.
** Compensation for the Utah Jazz signing Billy Paultz
*** Compensation for the Los Angeles Lakers signing Larry Spriggs
**** Compensation for the Atlanta Hawks signing Billy Paultz

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1985 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

PlayerPos.NationalitySchool/club team
David Cooke PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Saint Mary's (Sr.)
Dennis Nutt PGFlag of the United States.svg United States TCU (Sr.)
João Vianna PFFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil C.A. Monte Líbano (Brazil)

Conspiracy theories about the first pick

Some have argued that NBA Commissioner David Stern fixed the first overall pick to help his hometown team, the struggling New York Knicks. The lottery system used in 1985 involved a random drawing of seven envelopes from a hopper, with each of the then-seven non-playoff teams having an equal chance of obtaining the first pick. Inside each of the envelopes was the logo of a non-playoff team. The team whose envelope was drawn first would get the first pick. The process was then repeated until the rest of the first seven lottery picks were determined. In the U.S., CBS had live coverage of Stern pulling the envelopes from the hopper (as opposed to NBA Draft lotteries today where the actual drawing is held behind closed doors before the results are revealed on TV).

The "frozen envelope theory" suggests that the National Basketball Association rigged its 1985 draft lottery so that Patrick Ewing would join the New York Knicks. Theorists claim that a lottery envelope was chilled so that it could be identified by touch. [5] A similar "hot balls theory", promoted by Scottish football manager David Moyes, suggests that certain balls used in draws for UEFA and AFC competitions have been warmed to achieve specific outcomes. [6] [7] [8] [9]

According to another theory, some claim that when an accountant from Ernst & Whinney (the same firm used by Gulf + Western, then-owners of the Knicks [10] ) inserted the seven envelopes into the glass drum, some have claimed that he banged the fourth one against the side of the drum to create a creased corner, thereby making it easier for Stern to determine which envelope to choose: the envelope containing the Knicks logo. [11] According to this theory, as the drum was being spun by NBA security director Jack Joyce, Stern was watching the envelopes closely. He then opened the drum, took a deep breath, reached in and selected the envelope with the bent corner and the Knicks logo. This has not been confirmed or corroborated by any official source, as most note that the spinning of the drum was far more forceful than any movement by Joyce, deliberate or otherwise. [12]

Early entrants

College underclassmen

For the third year in a row and the seventh time in eight years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. This year, however, saw a total of twelve players qualify for entry as college underclassmen, including a Sudanese born freshman center named Manute Bol, who would be considered the tallest player in NBA history at the time. The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance. [13]

Invited attendees

The 1985 NBA draft is considered to be the eighth NBA draft to have utilized what's properly considered the "green room" experience for NBA prospects. The NBA's green room is a staging area where anticipated draftees often sit with their families and representatives, waiting for their names to be called on draft night. Often being positioned either in front of or to the side of the podium (in this case, being positioned in the Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum for the first time the NBA draft used a green room there [14] ), once a player heard his name, he would walk to the podium to shake hands and take promotional photos with the NBA commissioner. From there, the players often conducted interviews with various media outlets while backstage. However, once the NBA draft started to air nationally on TV starting with the 1980 NBA draft, the green room evolved from players waiting to hear their name called and then shaking hands with these select players who were often called to the hotel to take promotional pictures with the NBA commissioner a day or two after the draft concluded to having players in real-time waiting to hear their names called up and then shaking hands with David Stern, the NBA's commissioner at the time. [15] The NBA compiled its list of green room invites through collective voting by the NBA's team presidents and general managers alike, which in this year's case belonged to only what they believed were the top 13 prospects at the time. [16] However, for the fourth year in a row, one invite in Dwayne McClain would end up staying in the green room beyond the first round of the draft. Even so, the following players were invited to attend this year's draft festivities live and in person. [14]

See also


References

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  14. 1 2 https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room/1985-green-room-invites
  15. https://www.thedraftreview.com/sundry/sundry-articles/draft-broadcasts
  16. https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room