Ένα θέμα που πάντοτε με γοήτευε να διαβάζω στις σελίδες του αλησμόνητου περιοδικού ''Τρίποντο'' είναι τα άρθρα για το ντραφτ του 1986.Η βραδιά πραγματοποιήθηκε στις 17 Ιουνίου του 1986 και λόγω της κακοτυχίας που έπληξε πολλούς από τους παίχτες που επιλέχθηκαν εκείνη την χρονιά χαρακτηρίστικε και ως το ''καταραμένο'' ντραφτ.Το πιο συνταρακτικό γεγονός που οπωσδήποτε σημάδεψε αυτό το ντραφτ ήταν ο χαμός του νο.2 Λεν Μπάιας δύο μόλις μέρες μετά την επιλογή του μετά από υπερβολική χρήση κοκαίνης.Συνοπτικά,προβλήματα με χρήση ουσιών άρα και βραχεία καριέρα στη λίγκα αντιμετώπισαν και το νο.3 Κρις Γουάσμπερν,το νο.6 Γουίλιαμ Μπέντφορντ.Στο ίδιο ντραφτ και με παρόμοια προβλήματα οι γνωστοί μας:στο νο.7 ο Ρόι Τάρπλει,στο νο.14 ο Γούολτερ Μπέρι και στο νο.20 ο Μπακ Τζόνσον.Σημαντικά προβλήματα στα πόδια αντιμετώπισαν οι πολυ καλοι:στο νο.1 ο Μπραντ Ντόχερτι και στο νο.24 ο Άρβιντας Σαμπόνις.Στο δε νο.60 συναντάμε το όνομα του Ντράζεν Πέτροβιτς...Στο ίδιο ντραφτ και ένας Έλληνας,ο Παναγιώτης Φασούλας στο νο.37.
Παρακάτω όλες οι επιλογές:
Pick Player Nationality NBA Team School/Club Team
1 Brad Daugherty United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from L.A. Clippers via Philadelphia) North Carolina
2 Len Bias United States Boston Celtics (from Seattle) Maryland
3 Chris Washburn United States Golden State Warriors NC State
4 Chuck Person United States Indiana Pacers Auburn
5 Kenny Walker United States New York Knicks Kentucky
6 William Bedford United States Phoenix Suns Memphis State
7 Roy Tarpley United States Dallas Mavericks (from Cleveland) Michigan
8 Ron Harper United States Cleveland Cavaliers * Miami (OH)
9 Brad Sellers United States Chicago Bulls Ohio State
10 Johnny Dawkins United States San Antonio Spurs Duke
11 John Salley United States Detroit Pistons (from Sacramento) Georgia Tech
12 John S. Williams United States Washington Bullets LSU
13 Dwayne Washington United States New Jersey Nets Syracuse
14 Walter Berry United States Portland Trail Blazers St. John's
15 Dell Curry United States Utah Jazz Virginia Tech
16 Maurice Martin United States Denver Nuggets (from Dallas) Saint Joseph's
17 Harold Pressley United States Sacramento Kings (from Detroit) Villanova
18 Mark Alarie United States Denver Nuggets Duke
19 Billy Thompson United States Atlanta Hawks Louisville
20 Buck Johnson United States Houston Rockets Alabama
21 Anthony Jones United States Washington Bullets (from Philadelphia) UNLV
22 Scott Skiles United States Milwaukee Bucks Michigan State
23 Ken Barlow United States Los Angeles Lakers Notre Dame
24 Arvydas Sabonis Soviet Union
( Lithuania) Portland Trail Blazers (from Boston via L.A. Clippers) Zalgiris (USSR, now Lithuania)
Round two
25 Mark Price United States Dallas Mavericks, traded on draft day to the Cleveland Cavaliers Georgia Tech
26 Greg Dreiling United States Indiana Pacers Kansas
27 Dennis Rodman United States Detroit Pistons Southeastern Oklahoma State
28 Larry Krystkowiak United States Chicago Bulls Montana
29 Johnny Newman United States Cleveland Cavaliers Richmond
30 Nate McMillan United States Seattle SuperSonics NC State
31 Joe Ward United States Washington Bullets Georgia
32 Cedric Henderson United States Atlanta Hawks Georgia
33 Kevin Duckworth United States San Antonio Spurs Eastern Illinois
34 Johnny Rogers United States Sacramento Kings UC Irvine
35 Milt Wagner United States Dallas Mavericks Louisville
36 Steve Mitchell United States Washington Bullets UAB
37 Panagiotis "Pano" Fasoulas Greece Portland Trail Blazers NC State
38 LeMone Lampley United States Seattle SuperSonics DePaul
39 Rafael Addison United States Phoenix Suns Syracuse
40 Augusto Binelli Italy Atlanta Hawks Virtus Bologna (Italy)
41 Otis Smith United States Denver Nuggets Jacksonville
42 Ron Kellogg United States Atlanta Hawks Kansas
43 Dave Feitl United States Houston Rockets UTEP
44 David Wingate United States Philadelphia 76ers Georgetown
45 Keith Smith United States Milwaukee Bucks Loyola Marymount
46 Jeff Hornacek United States Phoenix Suns Iowa State
47 Michael Jackson United States New York Knicks Georgetown
Round three
48 Forrest McKenzie United States San Antonio Spurs Loyola Marymount
49 Juden Smith United States Portland Trail Blazers UTEP
50 Kevin Henderson United States Cleveland Cavaliers Cal State Fullerton
51 Mike Williams United States Golden State Warriors Bradley
52 Ricky Wilson United States Chicago Bulls George Mason
53 Tod Murphy United States Seattle SuperSonics UC Irvine
54 Dwayne Polee United States L.A. Clippers Pepperdine
55 Kenny Gattison United States Phoenix Suns Old Dominion
56 Keith Colbert United States Philadelphia 76ers Virginia Tech
57 Bruce Douglas United States Sacramento Kings Illinois
58 David Henderson United States Washington Bullets Duke
59 Wendell Alexis United States Golden State Warriors Syracuse
60 Dražen Petrović Yugoslavia
( Croatia) Portland Trail Blazers Cibona Zagreb (Yugoslavia)
61 John Shasky United States Utah Jazz Minnesota
62 Anthony Welch United States Dallas Mavericks Illinois
63 Bill Breeding United States Utah Jazz Rocky Mountain
64 Don Redden United States Denver Nuggets LSU
65 Dave Hoppen United States Atlanta Hawks Nebraska
66 Anthony Bowie United States Houston Rockets Oklahoma
67 Ron Rowan United States Philadelphia 76ers St. John's
68 Baskerville Holmes United States Milwaukee Bucks Memphis State
69 Andre Turner United States Los Angeles Lakers Memphis State
70 Jim Les United States Atlanta Hawks Bradley
Fourth Round
1 Calvin Thompson Kansas New York Knicks
2 Derrick Taylor LSU Indiana Pacers
3 Warren Martin North Carolina Cleveland Cavaliers
4 Scott Meents Illinois Chicago Bulls
5 Dan Bingenheimer Missouri Golden State Warriors
6 Michael Graham Georgetown Seattle SuperSonics
7 Grant Gondrezick Pepperdine Phoenix Suns
8 John Borwnlee Texas Los Angeles Clippers
9 Carlos Briggs Baylor San Antonio Spurs
10 Alvin Franklin Houston Sacramento Kings
11 Steve Hale North Carolina New Jersey Nets
12 Barry Mungar St. Bonaventure Washington Bullets
13 David Shaffer Florida State Portland Trail Blazers
14 Marty Embry DePaul Utah Jazz
15 Myron Jackson Arkansas–Little Rock Dallas Mavericks
16 Chauncey Robinson Mississippi State Detroit Pistons
17 Anthony Watson San Diego State Denver Nuggets
18 Efrem Winters Illinois Atlanta Hawks
19 Conner Henry UC Santa Barbara Houston Rockets
20 Wes Stallings East Tennessee State Philadelphia 76ers
21 Bob Beecher Virginia Tech Sacramento Kings
22 Dale Blaney West Virginia Los Angeles Lakers
23 Tony Benford Texas Tech Boston Celtics
Fifth Round
1 Jerome Mincey Alabama–Birmingham New York Knicks
2 Richard Rellford Michigan Indiana Pacers
3 Ben Davis Gardner-Webb Cleveland Cavaliers
4 Clinton Smith Cleveland State Golden State Warriors
5 Jimmy Gilbert Texas A&M Chicago Bulls
6 Dominic Pressley Boston College Seattle SuperSonics
7 Steffond Johnson San Diego State Los Angeles Clippers
8 Greg Spurling Carson-Newman Phoenix Suns
9 Earl Kelley Connecticut San Antonio Spurs
10 Keith Morrison Washington State Sacramento Kings
11 Paul Fortier Washington Washington Bullets
12 Archie Johnson Alabama–Birmingham New Jersey Nets
13 Jerry Adams Oregon Portland Trail Blazers
14 Kerry Boagni Cal State–Fullerton Utah Jazz
15 Jay Bilas Duke Dallas Mavericks
16 Clarence Hanley Old Dominion Detroit Pistons
17 Jon Collins Eastern Illinois Denver Nuggets
18 Nicky Jones Virginia Commonwealth Atlanta Hawks
19 Andre Banks Iowa Houston Rockets
20 Kevin Holmes DePaul Philadelphia 76ers
21 Bobby Deaton Southwestern (Tex.) Milwaukee Bucks
22 Roger Harden Kentucky Los Angeles Lakers
23 Dave Colbert Dayton Boston Celtics
Sixth Round
1 Butch Wade Michigan New York Knicks
2 Jeff Hall Louisville Indiana Pacers
3 Gilbert Wilburn New Mexico State Cleveland Cavaliers
4 Pete Myers Arkansas–Little Rock Chicago Bulls
5 Bobby Lee Hurt Alabama Golden State Warriors
6 Curtis Kitchen South Florida Seattle SuperSonics
7 Jim McCaffrey Holy Cross Phoenix Suns
8 Tim Kempton Notre Dame Los Angeles Clippers
9 Kevin Lewis SMU San Antonio Spurs
10 John Flowers UNLV Sacramento Kings
11 Troy Webster George Washington New Jersey Nets
12 Lorenzo Duncan Sam Houston State Washington Bullets
13 Tony Hampton Montana State Portland Trail Blazers
14 Chuck Everson Villanova Utah Jazz
15 Greg Anderson Lamar Dallas Mavericks
16 Greg Grant Utah State Detroit Pistons
17 Anthony Frederick Pepperdine Denver Nuggets
18 Alexander Volkov Kiev Institute (USSR) Atlanta Hawks
19 Robert Worthy Dyke (Ohio) Houston Rockets
20 Andre McCloud Seton Hall Philadelphia 76ers
21 John Kimbrell David Lipscomb (Tenn.) Milwaukee Bucks
22 Walter Downing Marquette Los Angeles Lakers
23 Greg Wendt Detroit Boston Celtics
Seventh Round
1 Duane Kendall South Carolina New York Knicks
2 Steve Woodside Oregon State Indiana Pacers
3 Ralph Dalton Georgetown Cleveland Cavaliers
4 Steve Kenilvort Santa Clara Golden State Warriors
5 Robert Henderson Michigan Chicago Bulls
6 Glen McCants Clemson Seattle SuperSonics
7 Johnny Brown New Mexico Los Angeles Clippers
8 Damon Goodwin Dayton Phoenix Suns
9 Michael Anderson Pan American San Antonio Spurs
10 Ron Rankin SE Missouri State Sacramento Kings
11 Joe Price Notre Dame Washington Bullets
12 Jim Dolan Notre Dame New Jersey Nets
13 Randy Schiff Linfield Portland Trail Blazers
14 Mark Mitchell Hartford Utah Jazz
15 Kim Cooksey Middle Tennessee Dallas Mavericks
16 Larry Polec Michigan State Detroit Pistons
17 Mike Marshall McNeese State Denver Nuggets
18 Valerie Tikhonenko Soviet Union Atlanta Hawks
19 Rick Olson Wisconsin Houston Rockets
20 Dan Palombizio Ball State Philadelphia 76ers
21 Jeff Strong Missouri Milwaukee Bucks
22 Mark Coleman Mississippi Valley State Los Angeles Lakers
23 Tom Ivey Boston Univ. Boston Celtics