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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time by Rookie Year-1982
Notes: This is a list of the greatest basketball players to start their pro career in the year listed.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Isiah Thomas | PG | 48 |
| 2 | Mark Aguirre | SF | 126 |
| 3 | Larry Nance | PF | 204 |
| 4 | Tom Chambers | PF | 206 |
| 5 | Buck Williams | PF | 273 |
| 6 | Rolando Blackman | SG | 302 |
| 7 | Kelly Tripucka | SF | 398 |
| 8 | Eddie A. Johnson | SF | 443 |
| 9 | Herb Williams | C | 480 |
| 10 | Danny Ainge | SG | 483 |
| 11 | Orlando Woolridge | SF | 667 |
| 12 | Jeff Ruland | C | 691 |
| 13 | Steve Johnson | C | 756 |
| 14 | Jay Vincent | SF | 779 |
| 15 | Alton Lister | C | 945 |
| 16 | Darnell Valentine | PG | 956 |
| 17 | Antonello Riva | SF | 982 |
| 18 | Danny Schayes | C | 990 |
| 19 | Albert King | SF | 1013 |
| 20 | Gene Banks | SF | 1114 |
| 21 | Jean-Jacques Conceicao | PF | 1229 |
| 22 | Kurt Rambis | PF | 1242 |
| 23 | Stephane Ostrowski | PF | 1263 |
| 24 | Frank Johnson | PG | 1339 |
| 25 | Kurt Nimphius | C | 1442 |
| 26 | Lewis Lloyd | SG | 1473 |
| 27 | Danny Vranes | SF | 1532 |
| 28 | Mike McGee | SG | 1697 |
| 29 | Al Wood | SG | 1845 |
| 30 | Stojko Vrankovic | C | 1895 |
| 31 | Elston Turner | SG | 2022 |
| 32 | Franklin Edwards | PG | 2580 |
| 33 | Charles Davis | SF | 2712 |
| 34 | Igors Miglinieks | SG | 2915 |
| 35 | Ferdinando Gentile | PG | 3288 |
| 36 | Kevin McKenna | SG | 3533 |
| 37 | Pete Verhoeven | PF | 3570 |
| 38 | Michael Jackel | PF | 3617 |
| 39 | Larry Spriggs | PF | 3638 |
| 40 | Steve Hayes | C | 3645 |
| 41 | Jeff Lamp | SF | 3755 |
| 42 | Hank McDowell | PF | 3817 |
| 43 | Sam K. Williams | PF | 3975 |
| 44 | Joe Cooper | C | 4479 |
| 45 | Clay Johnson | SG | 4760 |
| 46 | Jay Triano | SG | 4781 |
| 47 | Jose Carlos Guimaraes | PG | 4782 |
| 48 | Kevin Loder | SF | 5064 |
| 49 | Igor Griszczuk | SG | 5260 |
| 50 | Ivica Zuric | PF | 5332 |
| 51 | Ray Tolbert | PF | 5430 |
| 52 | Ed Sherod | PG | 5599 |
| 53 | John Douglas | SG | 5623 |
| 54 | Glenn Hagan | PG | 5714 |
| 55 | Rudy Macklin | SF | 5725 |
| 56 | Anibal Moreira | SG | 5795 |
| 57 | Jose Arcega | PG | 5926 |
| 58 | Hugues Occansey | SF | 5945 |
| 59 | Wilfredo Ruiz | SF | 5960 |
| 60 | Kenny Dennard | PF | 6083 |
| 61 | Tracy Jackson | SG | 6430 |
| 62 | Rolando Frazer | PF | 6646 |
| 63 | Bobby Cattage | PF | 6659 |
| 64 | Petur Gudmundsson | C | 6670 |
| 65 | Charles Bradley | SG | 6764 |
| 66 | Die Drisa | SG | 6797 |
| 67 | Djadji Clement | PG | 7142 |
| 68 | Jim Brogan | SG | 7264 |
| 69 | Jim Smith | PF | 7409 |
| 70 | George Torres | SG | 7467 |
| 71 | Ron Cavenall | C | 7570 |
| 72 | Luis Murillo | SF | 7587 |
| 73 | Howard Wood | SF | 7765 |
| 74 | Guido Mosquera | PG | 7778 |
| 75 | Michail Romanidis | SF | 7892 |
| 76 | Ray Blume | SG | 7893 |
| 77 | Steve Lingenfelter | PF | 7921 |
| 78 | Kuang Lubin | SF | 7945 |
| 79 | Jifi Zuffa | SF | 8002 |
| 80 | Ernesto Malcolm | SG | 8063 |
| 81 | William Nieto | PG | 8185 |
| 82 | Mark Radford | SG | 8270 |
| 83 | Larry Lawrence | SF | 8280 |
| 84 | Mike Stockalper | PG | 8331 |
| 85 | Christianus Van Dinten | PF | 8354 |
| 86 | Frederic Domon | C | 8395 |
| 87 | Curtis Berry | PF | 8415 |
| 88 | Djibril Kamara | SF | 8430 |
| 89 | Carl Bailey | C | 8476 |
| 90 | Andrey Lopatov | PF | 8488 |
| 91 | Randy Stephens | PG | 8550 |
| 92 | Alex Bradley | SF | 8664 |
| 93 | Boban Petrovic | SG | 8786 |
| 94 | Nino Pellacani | C | 8838 |
| 95 | Adolfo Medrick | SF | 8917 |
| 96 | Mickey Dillard | PG | 8978 |
| 97 | Sun Fengwu | SG | 8979 |
| 98 | Charlie Floyd | PF | 9088 |
| 99 | Tom Sienkiewicz | PG | 9183 |
| 100 | Joe Merten | SF | 9306 |
| 101 | John Smith (G) | SG | 9367 |
| 102 | Craig Dykema | SF | 9381 |
| 103 | Rich Yonakor | PF | 9509 |
| 104 | John McCullough | SG | 9558 |
| 105 | Purvis Miller | PF | 9682 |
| 106 | Tzvetan Antov | SF | 9754 |
| 107 | David Burns | PG | 9790 |
| 108 | Willie Sims | SG | 9919 |
| 109 | Kevin Figaro | SG | 9977 |
| 110 | Roger Burkman | SG | 9993 |
| 111 | Rock Lee | C | 10063 |
| 112 | Nikolaos Filipou | PF | 10236 |
| 113 | Ed Rains | SF | 10371 |
| 114 | Branislav Dzunic | SG | 10592 |
| 115 | Bertrand Van Butsele | SF | 10696 |
| 116 | U.S. Reed | SG | 10715 |
| 117 | Richard Johnson | C | 10764 |
| 118 | Donnie Koonce | SF | 10876 |
| 119 | Argiris Pedoulakis | SG | 11155 |
| 120 | Garry Witts | SF | 11272 |
| 121 | Henryk Wardach | C | 11274 |
| 122 | Sam Clancy Sr. | PF | 11509 |
| 123 | Mike Clark | C | 11521 |
| 124 | Felix Hug | PG | 11742 |
| 125 | Ariel Rosenberg | PG | 11864 |
| 126 | Bart Bowers | SF | 11929 |
| 127 | Harvey Knuckles | SF | 11984 |
| 128 | Gary Carter | SG | 12015 |
| 129 | Jordan Kolev | PG | 12085 |
| 130 | B.B. Fontenet | PG | 12201 |
| 131 | Steve Craig | SG | 12233 |
| 132 | Roberto Bullara | PF | 12263 |
| 133 | Jaksa Vulic | PG | 12350 |
| 134 | Steve Krafcisin | PF | 12457 |
| 135 | Andre Keys | PF | 12568 |
| 136 | Oliver Lee | SF | 12587 |
| 137 | Earl Banks | SF | 12633 |
| 138 | Harry Heineken | SG | 12785 |
| 139 | Stan Williams | PF | 12946 |
| 140 | Anthony Burns | PF | 13067 |
| 141 | Elvis Rolle | PF | 13101 |
| 142 | Iouri Joukanenko | SG | 13102 |
| 143 | Clyde Bradshaw | PG | 13206 |
| 144 | Tony Wells | PF | 13447 |
| 145 | Dennis Palmer | C | 13474 |
| 146 | Al Leslie | SG | 13615 |
| 147 | Andra Griffen | SF | 13664 |
| 148 | John Weatherspoon | C | 13717 |
| 149 | Northern Shavers | SF | 13783 |
| 150 | Randy Johnson | SG | 13828 |
| 151 | Dave Wear | C | 13884 |
| 152 | Dusan Medvecky | SF | 13885 |
| 153 | Rob Spear | SG | 13994 |
| 154 | Dinos Kalambakos | SG | 14045 |
| 155 | Pete Taylor | SF | 14148 |
| 156 | Brian O'Connor | PF | 14262 |
| 157 | John Bishop | PG | 14346 |
| 158 | Mark Davis (Temple) | PF | 14409 |
| 159 | Ralph Brewster | C | 14465 |
| 160 | Russel Bowers | SF | 14466 |
| 161 | John Jordan (1958) | PF | 14667 |
| 162 | Tom Wheeler | PG | 14871 |
| 163 | Mirko Milicevic | C | 15228 |
| 164 | Christian Garnier | SF | 15273 |
| 165 | Kevin Sprewer | C | 15457 |
| 166 | Cyr Gbaguidi | PF | 15898 |
| 167 | B.B. Davis | PF | 15944 |
| 168 | Burak Biyiktay | SG | 16146 |
| 169 | Eddie Jiles | SF | 16147 |
| 170 | Igor Legonkov | SF | 16283 |
| 171 | Tyrone Shoulders | SF | 16507 |
| 172 | Greg Cook | PF | 16590 |
| 173 | Earl Belcher | SF | 16708 |
| 174 | Angelo Hill | PG | 16789 |
| 175 | Kevin Rogers (1958) | C | 16837 |
| 176 | Steve Rambadt | PF | 17046 |
| 177 | Steve Bontrager | C | 17289 |
| 178 | David Williams | SF | 17488 |
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