1987 NBA draft
The 1987 NBA draft was held on June 22, 1987, in New York City.
This draft included two future members of the NBA 50 Greatest Players list, David Robinson and Scottie Pippen, as well as fellow Hall of Famer Reggie Miller. Other notable selections include Kevin Johnson, Kenny Smith, Horace Grant, Reggie Lewis, Muggsy Bogues, Mark Jackson, and Šarūnas Marčiulionis. Also in this draft, former Florida Gators men's basketball head coach Billy Donovan, who led that program to NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championships in 2006 and in 2007.
David Robinson did not join the NBA until the 1989–90 season due to his service commitment with the United States Navy. This was the last NBA draft to go over three rounds, as it was reduced to exactly three next year and later to two since 1989.Draft selections
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
| 1 | 1 | ^ | C | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Navy |
| 1 | 2 | | PF | United States | Phoenix Suns | UNLV |
| 1 | 3 | | SF | United States | New Jersey Nets | Ohio State |
| 1 | 4 | | SF | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Georgetown |
| 1 | 5 | ^ | SF | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Central Arkansas |
| 1 | 6 | Kenny Smith | PG | United States | Sacramento Kings | North Carolina |
| 1 | 7 | Kevin Johnson* | PG | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | California |
| 1 | 8 | | C | | Chicago Bulls | Hamby Rimini |
| 1 | 9 | | SF/PF | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Alabama |
| 1 | 10 | Horace Grant+ | PF/C | United States | Chicago Bulls | Clemson |
| 1 | 11 | Reggie Miller^ | SG | United States | Indiana Pacers | UCLA |
| 1 | 12 | | PG | United States | Washington Bullets | Wake Forest |
| 1 | 13 | | C | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | North Carolina |
| 1 | 14 | | PF | United States | Golden State Warriors | WKU |
| 1 | 15 | | PF | | Utah Jazz | Oregon State |
| 1 | 16 | | C | | Philadelphia 76ers | Washington |
| 1 | 17 | | SG | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Jacksonville |
| 1 | 18 | + | PG | United States | New York Knicks | St. John's |
| 1 | 19 | | SF | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Illinois |
| 1 | 20 | | SG | United States | Dallas Mavericks | Alabama |
| 1 | 21 | | C | United States | Atlanta Hawks | DePaul |
| 1 | 22 | + | SG | United States | Boston Celtics | Northeastern |
| 1 | 23 | | PF | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Houston |
| 2 | 24 | # | SG | United States | Detroit Pistons | UNLV |
| 2 | 25 | | C | United States | New York Knicks | West Virginia State |
| 2 | 26 | | SG | United States | Dallas Mavericks | Indiana |
| 2 | 27 | | PG | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Temple |
| 2 | 28 | | SF | United States | Chicago Bulls | Houston |
| 2 | 29 | # | C | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Jackson State |
| 2 | 30 | | SF | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | LSU |
| 2 | 31 | | PF | United States | Denver Nuggets | Loyola |
| 2 | 32 | | SF | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Morehead State |
| 2 | 33 | | PG | United States | Chicago Bulls | Tennessee |
| 2 | 34 | | PF | United States | Indiana Pacers | UNC Wilmington |
| 2 | 35 | | SG | United States | Houston Rockets | Purdue |
| 2 | 36 | | SG | United States | Washington Bullets | Middle Tennessee |
| 2 | 37 | # | SF | United States | Washington Bullets | USC |
| 2 | 38 | | SF | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Kansas State |
| 2 | 39 | | SG/SF | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Memphis State |
| 2 | 40 | | PG | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Southwest Missouri State |
| 2 | 41 | | SF | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | WKU |
| 2 | 42 | # | SG | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Wagner |
| 2 | 43 | # | F | | Philadelphia 76ers | Virginia |
| 2 | 44 | # | PG | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Alabama |
| 2 | 45 | | PF/C | United States | Boston Celtics | Iowa |
| 2 | 46 | # | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | Georgia Tech |
Notable post-second-round picks
These draft picks played at least one game in the NBA but were selected after the second round.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
| 3 | 48 | | SG | United States | New Jersey Nets | Virginia Union |
| 3 | 50 | | C | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Washington |
| 3 | 53 | | SF | United States | Phoenix Suns | Texas A&M |
| 3 | 58 | | PG | United States | Golden State Warriors | Michigan State |
| 3 | 63 | | SG | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Iowa |
| 3 | 65 | | PF | United States | Detroit Pistons | Pepperdine |
| 3 | 68 | | PG | United States | Utah Jazz | Providence |
| 4 | 74 | | SF | United States | Sacramento Kings | Niagara |
| 4 | 75 | | C | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Yale |
| 4 | 79 | | C | United States | Chicago Bulls | UCLA |
| 4 | 88 | | PF | United States | Detroit Pistons | North Carolina |
| 5 | 100 | | SF | United States | Denver Nuggets | New Orleans |
| 5 | 107 | | SG | United States | Utah Jazz | Nebraska–Kearney |
| 6 | 116 | | C | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Duke |
| 6 | 127 | | SG |
| Golden State Warriors | Statyba Vilnius |
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the draft but still appeared in at least one regular or postseason NBA game.
| Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
| F | United States | Florida State |
| SG | Soviet Union | CSKA Moscow |
| PG | United States | UC Irvine |
| PF | United States | Gonzaga |
| C | United States | Marquette |
| C | | Union Olimpija |
| F | Australia | Melbourne Tigers |
| PG | United States | Kansas |
| PG | United States | UNLV |
| F | United States | Nevada |
| PG | United States | Fairfield |
