# Who is the best player from the 1984 NBA Draft?

> Several future Hall of Famers came out of this class, along with a No. 2 pick still argued about decades later and a second-round find who played into the 2000s.

*By YPB Team · Published November 9, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-player-from-the-1984-nba-draft*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Michael Jordan** — score 1000/1000
   Third overall pick by the Chicago Bulls who won six championships, six Finals MVPs, five regular-season MVPs and ten scoring titles.
2. **Hakeem Olajuwon** — score 745/1000
   First overall pick by the Houston Rockets who won the 1994 MVP, two championships with two Finals MVPs, and two Defensive Player of the Year awards.
3. **Charles Barkley** — score 597/1000
   Fifth overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers who won the 1993 MVP with Phoenix and made 11 All-Star teams.
4. **Oscar Schmidt** — score 553/1000
   Brazilian scorer chosen by the New Jersey Nets in the sixth round who never played in the NBA and was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2013.
5. **Michael Cage** — score 488/1000
   14th overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers who led the NBA in rebounding in the 1987-88 season.
6. **John Stockton** — score 349/1000
   16th overall pick by the Utah Jazz who spent his whole 19-season career in Utah and retired as the NBA's all-time leader in assists and steals.
7. **Sam Perkins** — score 349/1000
   Fourth overall pick by the Dallas Mavericks, a stretch big man who played 17 NBA seasons and reached the Finals with the Lakers, SuperSonics and Pacers.
8. **Alvin Robertson** — score 263/1000
   Seventh overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs who won both Defensive Player of the Year and Most Improved Player in 1986 and recorded a quadruple-double that season.
9. **Sam Bowie** — score 263/1000
   Second overall pick by the Portland Trail Blazers, taken one spot ahead of Michael Jordan, whose career was limited by leg injuries.
10. **Kevin Willis** — score 163/1000
   11th overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks who made the 1992 All-Star Game, won the 2003 title with San Antonio and played 21 NBA seasons.
11. **Jerome Kersey** — score 0/1000
   46th overall pick by the Portland Trail Blazers, a forward on Portland's 1990 and 1992 Finals teams who later won the 1999 title with San Antonio.

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