20. Danny Young. Originally taken with the 15th pick in the second round (39th overall) by the Seattle SuperSonics. Young played nine seasons in the league with the Sonics, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks. His best season came with Seattle in ’85-86 when Young played all 82 games (29 starts) and averaged 6.9 points on 50.6 percent shooting from the floor. He also added 1.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.3 steals a contest.
For his career, Young averaged 4.6 points, 1.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and nearly a steal a night in 574 games.
19. Steve Colter. Originally taken with the ninth pick in the second round (33rd overall) by the Portland Trail Blazers. Colter played eight seasons with the Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets and the Cleveland Cavaliers. His most productive season on the floor came with the Blazers in ’85-86 when Colter averaged a career-high 8.7 points a night while making 51 starts. He also added 2.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.4 steals a game that season.
For his career, Colter averaged 6.3 points, two rebounds and 2.8 assists in 526 games.
18. Jim Peterson. Originally taken with the fourth pick of the third round (51st overall) by the Houston Rockets. Peterson played eight seasons with the Rockets, Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors. His best season came in ’86-87 with the Rockets when Peterson played nearly 30 minutes a contest. That season Peterson averaged 11.2 points on 51.1 percent shooting to go along with 6.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 blocks a game.
For his career, Peterson averaged 6.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and one assist in 491 games (208 starts).
17. Mel Turpin. Originally taken with the sixth overall pick by the Washington Bullets and then immediately traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Turpin spent five seasons in the league with the Cavaliers, Utah Jazz and the Washington Bullets. His most productive year came with the Cavaliers in ’85-86 when Turpin appeared in 80 games (69 starts) and averaged 13.7 points on 54.4 percent shooting from the field while adding seven rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots a night.
For his career, Turpin averaged 8.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and a block in 361 games (127 starts).
16. Tim McCormick. Originally taken with the 12th overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers before being traded twice on drafted night and landing with the Seattle SuperSonics. McCormick spent eight seasons in the NBA with the Sonics, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks. His most productive season came in his only full year with the 76ers in ’86-87. That season, McCormick played 34.8 minutes a night over the course of 81 games and averaged 12.8 points on 54.5 percent shooting. He also added 7.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists a game.
For his career, McCormick averaged 8.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and one assist in 483 games (210 starts).