| 1993 NBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | June 30, 1993 |
| Location | The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan) |
| Network(s) | TNT |
| Overview | |
| 54 total selections in 2 rounds | |
| League | NBA |
| First selection | Chris Webber (Orlando Magic) |
The 1993 NBA draft took place on June 30, 1993, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The draft had some talented players at the top, but injuries and personal problems hurt many of them. Chris Webber, Penny Hardaway, Allan Houston, and Jamal Mashburn were All-Stars whose careers were cut short by injuries. Isaiah Rider and Vin Baker showed great potential but were plagued by personal problems. Bobby Hurley's career was derailed by a car wreck in December of his rookie year. The mid-to-late first round (starting with pick 13) was littered with players that failed to make any significant impact, with the exception of three-time NBA champion Sam Cassell. One of the NBA best all-time wing defensive players, three-time champion Bruce Bowen, went undrafted.
Despite having the lowest odds, the Orlando Magic won the first pick in the 1993 NBA draft lottery. It was the second year in a row the Magic won the draft lottery. The Magic drafted Chris Webber with the number one overall pick, but only minutes later, executed a blockbuster trade. The Magic traded Webber to the Golden State Warriors for their first-round pick (#3 overall) Penny Hardaway and three of Golden State's future first-round draft selections. [1] [2]
| 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 |
| x | Denotes 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 |
These players were not selected in the 1993 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.
| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashraf Amaya | F |  United States | Southern Illinois (Sr.) |
| Dexter Boney | G | United States | UNLV (Sr.) |
| Bruce Bowen | SF | United States | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) |
| Mitchell Butler | PG | United States | UCLA (Sr.) |
| Kornél Dávid | PF |  Hungary | Tungsram-Honvéd (Hungary) |
| Bill Edwards | F | United States | Wright State (Sr.) |
| Evric Gray | SF | United States | UNLV (Sr.) |
| Antonio Harvey | PF | United States | Pfeiffer (Sr.) |
| Stanley Jackson | SG | United States | UAB (Sr.) |
| Warren Kidd | C | United States | Middle Tennessee (Sr.) |
| Todd Mundt | C | United States | Delta State (Sr.) |
| Julius Nwosu | PF |  Nigeria | Liberty (Sr.) |
| Bo Outlaw | PF/C | United States | Houston (Sr.) |
| Antoine Rigaudeau | PG/SG |  France | Cholet Basket (France) |
| Brent Scott | C | United States | Rice (Sr.) |
| Matt Wenstrom | C | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| Aaron Williams | PF/C | United States | Xavier (Sr.) |
For the eleventh year in a row and the fifteenth time in sixteen years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. However, this would the third time in NBA history where a foreign-born player would enter the NBA draft as an underclassman of sorts, as well as be the first time said player didn't represent the Eastern Bloc, but instead represented Africa (although still playing in Europe at the time). It would also be the seventh time in eight years that a player that would leave college in order to play basketball professionally overseas would declare entry into the NBA draft as an underclassman of sorts, with the Australian born Tony Ronaldson leaving Arizona State University to play for the South East Melbourne Magic in his home nation. Including those two players, the total number of underclassmen that entered this year's draft is twenty. Regardless, the following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance. [3]
Milton Bell – F, Richmond (junior) Antonio Bowen – F, Northern Oklahoma JC (freshman)
Shawn Bradley – C, BYU (freshman) Kenny Carter – G, Luzerne County CC (freshman) Parrish Casebier – G, Evansville (junior) Shawn Copes – F, Central Missouri (junior) Jim Dickinson – C, Seton Hall (junior) Anfernee Hardaway – G, Memphis (junior) Daniel Lyton – F, Riverside City (junior) Jamal Mashburn – F, Kentucky (junior) Malloy Nesmith – G, Utah State (junior) James Robinson – G, Alabama (junior) Rodney Rogers – F, Wake Forest (junior) Ryan Swank – G, Luzerne County CC (sophomore) Kevin Thomas – F, Beaver County CC (freshman) Ernest Vickers – F, Panhandle State (junior) Chris Webber – F, Michigan (sophomore) Luther Wright – C, Seton Hall (junior)For the third time in NBA history, an international player would enter the NBA draft. This draft would also be the first time a foreign player entering the NBA draft would not come from the Eastern Bloc, but instead represent Africa while playing in Europe. The following international player successfully applied for early draft entrance. [3]
| Player | Team | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Ronaldson | South East Melbourne Magic (Australia) | Left Arizona State in 1992; playing professionally since the 1992–93 season | [4] |
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