Commissioner
Larry O'Brien
Union Director
Larry Fleisher
Players' President
Bob Lanier
1983 NBA Draft
Pick
Player
Team
1
Ralph Sampson
Rockets
2
Steve Stipanovich
Pacers
3
Rodney McCray
Rockets
4
Byron Scott
Clippers
5
Sidney Green
Bulls
what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.