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1989 NBA expansion draft

April 11, 2024

The 1989 NBA expansion draft was the ninth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 15, 1989, so that the newly founded Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic could acquire players for the upcoming 1989–90 season. Minnesota and Orlando had been awarded the expansion teams on April 22, 1987.[1] In an NBA expansion draft, new NBA teams are allowed to acquire players from the previously established teams in the league. Not all players on a given team are available during an expansion draft, since each team can protect a certain number of players from being selected. In this draft, each of the twenty-three other NBA teams had protected eight players from their roster and the Magic and the Timberwolves selected twelve and eleven unprotected players respectively, one from each team. The previous year's expansion teams, the Charlotte Hornets and the Miami Heat, were not involved in this draft and did not lose any player. Prior to the draft, the league conducted a coin flip between the Timberwolves and the Magic to decide their draft order in this expansion draft and in the 1989 NBA draft. The Magic won the coin flip and chose to have the first selection and the right to select twelve players in this expansion draft, thus allowing the Timberwolves to receive the higher pick in the 1989 Draft.[2]

1989 NBA expansion draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)June 15, 1989
Overview
LeagueNBA
Expansion teamsMinnesota Timberwolves
Orlando Magic
← 1988
1995 →
Rick Mahorn was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Detroit Pistons.

The Magic were formed and owned by a group headed by Jim Hewitt and William duPont III.[3] Former Philadelphia 76ers coach Matt Guokas was hired as the franchise's first head coach.[4] The Magic used their first pick to select former fifth overall pick Sidney Green from the New York Knicks.[5] The Magic's other selections included two-time All-Star Reggie Theus and seven former first-round picks, Terry Catledge, Sam Vincent, Scott Skiles, Jerry Reynolds, Jim Farmer, Keith Lee and Frank Johnson. However, Farmer, Lee and Johnson never played for the Magic. Nine players from the expansion draft joined the Magic for their inaugural season, but only two played more than three seasons for the team. Catledge played four seasons with the Magic until his NBA career ended in 1993.[6] Skiles played five seasons with the Magic.[7][8]

The Timberwolves were formed and owned by a group headed by Marv Wolfenson and Harvey Ratner.[9] The Timberwolves were the second NBA franchise to play in Minnesota, following the Minneapolis Lakers, which moved to Los Angeles and became the Los Angeles Lakers in 1960.[10] Former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Bill Musselman was hired as the franchise's first head coach.[9] The Timberwolves used their first pick to select Detroit Pistons starting power forward Rick Mahorn.[11] However, Mahorn refused to report to the Timberwolves and was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers prior to the start of the season.[12][13] The Timberwolves' other selections included one-time All-Star Steve Johnson and two former first-round picks, David Rivers and Maurice Martin. However, Rivers and Martin never played for the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves also selected West German center Gunther Behnke, who had never played in the NBA.[11] Four players from the expansion draft joined the Timberwolves for their inaugural season, but only one played more than one season for the team. Tyrone Corbin played two and a half seasons for the Timberwolves before he was traded in 1991.[14]

Key edit

Pos. G F C
Position Guard Forward Center
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
# Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game

Selections edit

Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team Previous team NBA years[a] Career with the franchise[b] Ref.
1 Sidney Green F/C   United States Orlando Magic New York Knicks 6 1989–1990 [15]
2 Rick Mahorn F/C   United States Minnesota Timberwolves Detroit Pistons 9 —[c] [16]
3 Reggie Theus+ G   United States Orlando Magic Atlanta Hawks 11 1989–1990 [17]
4 Tyrone Corbin G/F   United States Minnesota Timberwolves Phoenix Suns 4 1989–1991 [14]
5 Terry Catledge F   United States Orlando Magic Washington Bullets 4 1989–1993 [6]
6 Steve Johnson+ F/C   United States Minnesota Timberwolves Portland Trail Blazers 8 1989–1990 [18]
7 Sam Vincent G   United States Orlando Magic Chicago Bulls 4 1989–1992 [19]
8 Brad Lohaus F/C   United States Minnesota Timberwolves Sacramento Kings 2 1989–1990 [20]
9 Otis Smith G/F   United States Orlando Magic Golden State Warriors 3 1989–1992 [21]
10 David Rivers G   United States Minnesota Timberwolves Los Angeles Lakers 1 —[c] [22]
11 Scott Skiles G   United States Orlando Magic Indiana Pacers 3 1989–1994 [7]
12 Mark Davis[A] G/F   United States Minnesota Timberwolves Milwaukee Bucks 1 —[c] [23]
13 Jerry Reynolds G/F   United States Orlando Magic Seattle SuperSonics 4 1989–1992 [24]
14 Scott Roth F   United States Minnesota Timberwolves San Antonio Spurs 2 1989–1990 [25]
15 Mark Acres F/C   United States Orlando Magic Boston Celtics 2 1989–1992 [26]
16 Shelton Jones F   United States Minnesota Timberwolves Philadelphia 76ers 1 —[c] [27]
17 Morlon Wiley G   United States Orlando Magic Dallas Mavericks 1 1989–1991 [28]
18 Eric White F   United States Minnesota Timberwolves Los Angeles Clippers 2 —[c] [29]
19 Jim Farmer G   United States Orlando Magic Utah Jazz 2 —[c] [30]
20 Maurice Martin G/F   United States Minnesota Timberwolves Denver Nuggets 2 —[c] [31]
21 Keith Lee F/C   United States Orlando Magic New Jersey Nets 3 —[c] [32]
22 Gunther Behnke# C   West Germany[e] Minnesota Timberwolves Cleveland Cavaliers 0[d] —[c] [11]
23 Frank Johnson G   United States Orlando Magic Houston Rockets 8 —[c] [33]

Notes edit

  • a Number of years played in the NBA prior to the draft
  • b Career with the expansion franchise that drafted the player
  • c Never played a game for the franchise
  • d Never played in the NBA prior to the expansion draft
  • e Gunther Behnke represented the Germany national team after West and East Germany reunified in 1990.

Trades edit

Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of future draft picks between the teams, along with a particular agreement in the expansion draft.

References edit

General
  • . NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  • . NBA.com/Bobcats. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  • "1989 NBA Expansion Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
Specific
  1. ^ "This Date in History–April". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  2. ^ "Magic Wins Coin Flip, Will Pick First in Expansion Draft". NBA.com/Timberwolves. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 12, 1989. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "20 Years Ago Today - The Magic Begins". NBA.com/Magic. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  4. ^ "Magic: 1989-90 Season". NBA.com/Magic. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  5. ^ Brown, Clifton (June 16, 1989). "Knicks' Green Is Taken First In N.B.A.'s Expansion Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Terry Catledge Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Scott Skiles Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  8. ^ "Orlando Magic Career Leaders". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Basketball Returns To Minnesota". NBA.com/Timberwolves. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  10. ^ "Los Angeles Lakers Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  11. ^ a b c "Mahorn Tops Timberwolves' Expansion Selections". NBA.com/Timberwolves. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 15, 1989. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  12. ^ "Mahorn Traded to 76ers". The New York Times. October 28, 1989. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
  13. ^ "76ers Sign Mahorn To Multiyear Deal". The New York Times. November 4, 1989. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
  14. ^ a b "Tyrone Corbin Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  15. ^ "Sidney Green Statistics". basketball-reference.com. from the original on May 15, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  16. ^ "Rick Mahorn Statistics". basketball-reference.com. from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  17. ^ "Reggie Theus Statistics". basketball-reference.com. from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  18. ^ "Steve Johnson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. from the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  19. ^ "Sam Vincent Statistics". basketball-reference.com. from the original on May 24, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  20. ^ "Brad Lohaus Statistics". basketball-reference.com. from the original on May 30, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  21. ^ "Otis Smith Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  22. ^ "David Rivers Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  23. ^ "Mark Davis Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  24. ^ "Jerry Reynolds Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  25. ^ "Scott Roth Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  26. ^ "Mark Acres Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  27. ^ "Shelton Jones Statistics". basketball-reference.com. from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  28. ^ "Morlon Wiley Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  29. ^ "Eric White Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  30. ^ "Jim Farmer Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  31. ^ "Maurice Martin Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  32. ^ "Keith Lee Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  33. ^ "Frank Johnson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  34. ^ . NBA.com/Timberwolves. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on April 10, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  35. ^ "Gary Leonard Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.

External links edit

  • NBA.com

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The 1989 NBA expansion draft was the ninth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association NBA The draft was held on June 15 1989 so that the newly founded Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic could acquire players for the upcoming 1989 90 season Minnesota and Orlando had been awarded the expansion teams on April 22 1987 1 In an NBA expansion draft new NBA teams are allowed to acquire players from the previously established teams in the league Not all players on a given team are available during an expansion draft since each team can protect a certain number of players from being selected In this draft each of the twenty three other NBA teams had protected eight players from their roster and the Magic and the Timberwolves selected twelve and eleven unprotected players respectively one from each team The previous year s expansion teams the Charlotte Hornets and the Miami Heat were not involved in this draft and did not lose any player Prior to the draft the league conducted a coin flip between the Timberwolves and the Magic to decide their draft order in this expansion draft and in the 1989 NBA draft The Magic won the coin flip and chose to have the first selection and the right to select twelve players in this expansion draft thus allowing the Timberwolves to receive the higher pick in the 1989 Draft 2 1989 NBA expansion draftGeneral informationSportBasketballDate s June 15 1989OverviewLeagueNBAExpansion teamsMinnesota TimberwolvesOrlando Magic 19881995 Rick Mahorn was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Detroit Pistons The Magic were formed and owned by a group headed by Jim Hewitt and William duPont III 3 Former Philadelphia 76ers coach Matt Guokas was hired as the franchise s first head coach 4 The Magic used their first pick to select former fifth overall pick Sidney Green from the New York Knicks 5 The Magic s other selections included two time All Star Reggie Theus and seven former first round picks Terry Catledge Sam Vincent Scott Skiles Jerry Reynolds Jim Farmer Keith Lee and Frank Johnson However Farmer Lee and Johnson never played for the Magic Nine players from the expansion draft joined the Magic for their inaugural season but only two played more than three seasons for the team Catledge played four seasons with the Magic until his NBA career ended in 1993 6 Skiles played five seasons with the Magic 7 8 The Timberwolves were formed and owned by a group headed by Marv Wolfenson and Harvey Ratner 9 The Timberwolves were the second NBA franchise to play in Minnesota following the Minneapolis Lakers which moved to Los Angeles and became the Los Angeles Lakers in 1960 10 Former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Bill Musselman was hired as the franchise s first head coach 9 The Timberwolves used their first pick to select Detroit Pistons starting power forward Rick Mahorn 11 However Mahorn refused to report to the Timberwolves and was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers prior to the start of the season 12 13 The Timberwolves other selections included one time All Star Steve Johnson and two former first round picks David Rivers and Maurice Martin However Rivers and Martin never played for the Timberwolves The Timberwolves also selected West German center Gunther Behnke who had never played in the NBA 11 Four players from the expansion draft joined the Timberwolves for their inaugural season but only one played more than one season for the team Tyrone Corbin played two and a half seasons for the Timberwolves before he was traded in 1991 14 Contents 1 Key 2 Selections 3 Notes 4 Trades 5 References 6 External linksKey editPos G F CPosition Guard Forward Center Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All Star Game Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff gameSelections editPick Player Pos Nationality Team Previous team NBA years a Career with the franchise b Ref 1 Sidney Green F C nbsp United States Orlando Magic New York Knicks 6 1989 1990 15 2 Rick Mahorn F C nbsp United States Minnesota Timberwolves Detroit Pistons 9 c 16 3 Reggie Theus G nbsp United States Orlando Magic Atlanta Hawks 11 1989 1990 17 4 Tyrone Corbin G F nbsp United States Minnesota Timberwolves Phoenix Suns 4 1989 1991 14 5 Terry Catledge F nbsp United States Orlando Magic Washington Bullets 4 1989 1993 6 6 Steve Johnson F C nbsp United States Minnesota Timberwolves Portland Trail Blazers 8 1989 1990 18 7 Sam Vincent G nbsp United States Orlando Magic Chicago Bulls 4 1989 1992 19 8 Brad Lohaus F C nbsp United States Minnesota Timberwolves Sacramento Kings 2 1989 1990 20 9 Otis Smith G F nbsp United States Orlando Magic Golden State Warriors 3 1989 1992 21 10 David Rivers G nbsp United States Minnesota Timberwolves Los Angeles Lakers 1 c 22 11 Scott Skiles G nbsp United States Orlando Magic Indiana Pacers 3 1989 1994 7 12 Mark Davis A G F nbsp United States Minnesota Timberwolves Milwaukee Bucks 1 c 23 13 Jerry Reynolds G F nbsp United States Orlando Magic Seattle SuperSonics 4 1989 1992 24 14 Scott Roth F nbsp United States Minnesota Timberwolves San Antonio Spurs 2 1989 1990 25 15 Mark Acres F C nbsp United States Orlando Magic Boston Celtics 2 1989 1992 26 16 Shelton Jones F nbsp United States Minnesota Timberwolves Philadelphia 76ers 1 c 27 17 Morlon Wiley G nbsp United States Orlando Magic Dallas Mavericks 1 1989 1991 28 18 Eric White F nbsp United States Minnesota Timberwolves Los Angeles Clippers 2 c 29 19 Jim Farmer G nbsp United States Orlando Magic Utah Jazz 2 c 30 20 Maurice Martin G F nbsp United States Minnesota Timberwolves Denver Nuggets 2 c 31 21 Keith Lee F C nbsp United States Orlando Magic New Jersey Nets 3 c 32 22 Gunther Behnke C nbsp West Germany e Minnesota Timberwolves Cleveland Cavaliers 0 d c 11 23 Frank Johnson G nbsp United States Orlando Magic Houston Rockets 8 c 33 Notes edita Number of years played in the NBA prior to the draft b Career with the expansion franchise that drafted the player c Never played a game for the franchise d Never played in the NBA prior to the expansion draft e Gunther Behnke represented the Germany national team after West and East Germany reunified in 1990 Trades editPrior to the day of the draft the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of future draft picks between the teams along with a particular agreement in the expansion draft A The Minnesota Timberwolves agreed to select Mark Davis from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for a 1989 second round pick 34 35 References editGeneral NBA Expansion Drafts Results NBA com Turner Sports Interactive Inc Archived from the original on July 1 2010 Retrieved June 11 2010 All Time NBA Expansion Draft Results NBA com Bobcats Turner Sports Interactive Inc Archived from the original on January 16 2008 Retrieved June 11 2010 1989 NBA Expansion Draft basketball reference com Retrieved June 11 2010 Specific This Date in History April NBA com NBA Media Ventures LLC Retrieved June 11 2010 Magic Wins Coin Flip Will Pick First in Expansion Draft NBA com Timberwolves Turner Sports Interactive Inc June 12 1989 Retrieved June 11 2010 20 Years Ago Today The Magic Begins NBA com Magic Turner Sports Interactive Inc Retrieved June 11 2010 Magic 1989 90 Season NBA com Magic Turner Sports Interactive Inc Retrieved June 11 2010 Brown Clifton June 16 1989 Knicks Green Is Taken First In N B A s Expansion Draft The New York Times Retrieved June 11 2010 a b Terry Catledge Statistics basketball reference com Sports Reference LLC Retrieved June 11 2010 a b Scott Skiles Statistics basketball reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on June 16 2010 Retrieved June 11 2010 Orlando Magic Career Leaders basketball reference com Sports Reference LLC Retrieved June 11 2010 a b Basketball Returns To Minnesota NBA com Timberwolves Turner Sports Interactive Inc Archived from the original on May 25 2010 Retrieved June 11 2010 Los Angeles Lakers Franchise Index basketball reference com Archived from the original on June 12 2010 Retrieved June 11 2010 a b c Mahorn Tops Timberwolves Expansion Selections NBA com Timberwolves Turner Sports Interactive Inc June 15 1989 Retrieved June 11 2010 Mahorn Traded to 76ers The New York Times October 28 1989 Retrieved June 12 2010 76ers Sign Mahorn To Multiyear Deal The New York Times November 4 1989 Retrieved June 12 2010 a b Tyrone Corbin Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved June 11 2010 Sidney Green Statistics basketball reference com Archived from the original on May 15 2010 Retrieved June 11 2010 Rick Mahorn Statistics basketball reference com Archived from the original on May 27 2010 Retrieved June 11 2010 Reggie Theus Statistics basketball reference com Archived from the original on June 12 2010 Retrieved June 11 2010 Steve Johnson Statistics basketball reference com Archived from the original on May 26 2010 Retrieved June 11 2010 Sam Vincent Statistics basketball reference com Archived from the original on May 24 2010 Retrieved June 11 2010 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June 11 2010 Frank Johnson Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved June 11 2010 Timberwolves All Time Trades NBA com Timberwolves Turner Sports Interactive Inc Archived from the original on April 10 2010 Retrieved June 11 2010 Gary Leonard Statistics basketball reference com Retrieved June 11 2010 External links editNBA com NBA com NBA Draft History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1989 NBA expansion draft amp oldid 1216593385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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