  the 1989 nba draft took place on june 27, 1989 in new york city, new york, usa. it has been regarded as one of the worst drafts in nba history, along with the 1986 nba draft and the 2000 nba draft. though the draft produced talented players such as shawn kemp, glen rice, sean elliott, nick anderson, dana barros, tim hardaway, vlade divac, cliff robinson, b. j. armstrong and mookie blaylock, eight of the top ten picks were considered busts, including the first two picks pervis ellison and danny ferry. the draft was reduced from three rounds in the previous year to the two-round format still in use. this was the first draft televised prime time on national television. {| class="wikitable" |- | bgcolor="#fbceb1" width="5%"|* | denotes player who has been selected for (an) all-star game(s) and (an) all-nba team(s) |- | bgcolor="#ffcc00" width="5%"|+ | denotes player who has been selected for (an) all-star game(s) |- | bgcolor="#ccffcc" width="5%"|x | denotes player who has been selected for (an) all-nba team(s) |} ==round one== upright|thumb|150px|glen rice, the 4th pick upright|thumb|150px|michael smith, the 13th pick upright|thumb|150px|shawn kemp, the 17th pick upright|thumb|150px|vlade divac, the 26th pick {| class="wikitable sortable sortable" ! style="background:#ddddff;"| pick ! style="background:#ddddff;" width="20%"| player ! style="background:#ddddff;" width="20%"| nationality ! style="background:#ddddff;" width="35%"| nba team ! style="background:#ddddff;" width="25%"| school/club team |- | 1 | pervis ellison (c) | usa | sacramento kings | louisville |- | 2 | danny ferry (pf) | usa | los angeles clippers | duke |- | 3 | bgcolor="#ffcc00"| sean elliott+ (sf/sg) | usa | san antonio spurs | arizona |- | 4 | bgcolor="#fbceb1"| glen rice* (sf) | usa | miami heat | michigan |- | 5 | j. r. reid
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