El Draft de l'NBA de 1983 seria un dels últims en el qual no hi hagués jugadors nascuts fora dels Estats Units en primera ronda.
Primera ronda = All-Star = Hall of Fame Posició Jugador Nacionalitat Equip de l'NBA Origen (Universitat/club) 1Ralph Sampson (C) Houston Rockets Virginia 2 Steve Stipanovich (C) Indiana Pacers Missouri 3 Rodney McCray (SF) Houston Rockets Louisville 4 Byron Scott (SG) San Diego Clippers Arizona State 5 Sidney Green (PF) Chicago Bulls UNLV 6 Russell Cross (C) Golden State Warriors Purdue 7 Thurl Bailey (SF) Utah Jazz North Carolina State 8 Antoine Carr (SF) Detroit Pistons Wichita State 9Dale Ellis (SG) Dallas Mavericks Tennessee 10Jeff Malone (SG) Washington Bullets Mississippi State 11 Derek Harper (PG/SG) Dallas Mavericks Illinois 12 Darrell Walker (SG) New York Knicks Arkansas 13 Ennis Whatley (PG) Kansas City Kings Alabama 14Clyde Drexler (SG) Portland Trail Blazers Houston 15 Howard Carter (SG) Denver Nuggets LSU 16 Jon Sundvold (PG) Seattle SuperSonics Missouri 17 Leo Rautins (SF) Philadelphia 76ers Syracuse 18 Randy Breuer (C) Milwaukee Bucks Minnesota 19 John Paxson (PG) San Antonio Spurs Notre Dame 20 Roy Hinson (C) Cleveland Cavaliers Rutgers 21 Greg Kite (C) Boston Celtics BYU 22 Randy Wittman (SG) Washington Bullets Indiana 23 Mitchell Wiggins (SG) Indiana Pacers Florida State 24 Stewart Granger Cleveland Cavaliers Villanova </center>
Jugadors destacats no escollits en 1a ronda Posició Jugador Nacionalitat Equip de l'NBA Origen (Universitat/club) 30 Mark West (C) Dallas Mavericks Old Dominion 31Glenn Rivers (PG) Atlanta Hawks Marquette 48 Craig Ehlo (SG) Houston Rockets Washington State 53 Bob Hansen (SG) Utah Jazz Iowa 97 Manute Bol (C) San Diego Clippers Bridgeport 137 Sedale Threatt (SG) Philadelphia 76ers West Virginia Tech
1983 Categoria:Competicions de bàsquet del 1983