1986 NBA draft

Dennis Rodman, who became one of the leading defenders and rebounders in NBA history, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in August 2011.

Mark Price, Kevin Duckworth, and Jeff Hornacek also went on to have successful careers, and each made the NBA All-Star Game.

Third-round selection Dražen Petrović was coming off an All-Star caliber fourth season when he was killed in an automobile accident in 1993.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Sabonis had a very successful career in Europe before finally joining the Portland Trail Blazers in 1995.

He finished second in both the Sixth Man Award and Rookie of the Year voting; after the 1995–96 season, he won a second Olympic bronze medal with Lithuania.

Pete Myers, selected in the sixth round as the 120th overall pick, was an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls from 2001 to 2010 and Golden State Warriors since 2011.

Jay Bilas, who was selected in the fifth round as the 108th overall pick but never played in the NBA, is an ESPN college basketball analyst.

Brad Daugherty was selected 1st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers .
Chuck Person was selected 4th overall by the Indiana Pacers .
Roy Tarpley was selected 7th overall by the Dallas Mavericks .
Ron Harper was selected 8th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers .
Johnny Dawkins was selected 10th overall by the San Antonio Spurs .
Arvydas Sabonis was selected 24th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers .
Mark Price was selected 25th overall by the Dallas Mavericks (traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers ).
Dennis Rodman was selected 27th overall by the Detroit Pistons .
Jeff Hornacek was selected 46th overall by the Phoenix Suns .
Dražen Petrović was selected 60th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers .