NBA 2K21: 1980’s Historic Draft Classes

Which players are available for use in the NBA 2K21 Historic Draft Classes of the 1980’s?

Below is a full list of the real players available in each historic draft class from 1980 through 1989. The rest of these 100-player classes are auto-filled with generic players. These lists are for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game, though I wouldn’t be surprised if the classes are identical on the next generation consoles. This list is accurate as of March 22, 2021.

Players in bold can only be found in the draft classes, not in the Official 2K Roster. Players with an * next to their name have their data uploaded to a player, but do not have their cyberface:

Class of 1989

Glen Rice, 81 overall
Shawn Kemp, 79
Sean Elliott, 77
Tim Hardaway, 77
Cliff Robinson, 76
Stacey King, 75
Tom Hammonds, 74
Nick Anderson, 74
Doug West, 74
B.J. Armstrong, 73
Vlade Divac, 71
Chucky Brown, 70
Donald Royal, 70*

*Royal was drafted in 1987, but debuted in the NBA in 1989. It’s an interesting choice to leave him in this class, considering they correctly have David Robinson in the Class of 1987. Robinson was also drafted in 1987 and debuted in 1989 due to an active-duty commitment with the Navy.

Class of 1988

Danny Manning, 83
Charles Smith, 78
Rony Seikaly, 78
Rik Smits, 77
Mitch Richmond, 77
Hersey Hawkins, 76
Rex Chapman, 76
Rod Strickland, 75
Dan Majerle, 73
Mark Bryant, 73
Tom Tolbert, 72
Vernon Maxwell, 72
Brian Shaw, 71
Steve Kerr, 71
Will Perdue, 70
Vinny Del Negro, 70

Class of 1987

David Robinson, 83
Reggie Williams, 78
Scottie Pippen, 78
Horace Grant, 77
Kevin Johnson, 77
Reggie Lewis, 76
Kenny Smith, 75
Muggsy Bogues, 75
Mark Jackson, 73
Vincent Askew, 73
Sarunas Marciulionis, 72
Chris Dudley, 69

Class of 1986

Dennis Rodman, 77
Chuck Person, 76
Brad Daugherty, 75
Ron Harper, 75
Mark Price, 75
Scott Skiles, 75
Brad Sellers, 74
John Salley, 74
Arvydas Sabonis, 74
Jeff Hornacek, 74
Dell Curry, 73
Billy Thompson, 73
Drazen Petrovic, 73
Johnny Newman, 72
Nate McMillan, 71
David Wingate, 69
Kenny Gattison, 69
Anthony Bowie, 69
Kevin Duckworth, 68

Class of 1985

Patrick Ewing, 82
Karl Malone, 81
Xavier McDaniel, 79
Chris Mullin, 79
Charles Oakley, 78
Detlef Schrempf, 77
Joe Dumars, 77
Hot Rod Williams, 77
Jon Koncak, 74
A.C. Green, 74
Terry Porter, 74
Manute Bol, 74
Bill Wennington, 72
Sam Vincent, 72
Mario Elie, 71
Spud Webb, 70

Class of 1984

Michael Jordan, 84
Hakeem Olajuwon, 82
John Stockton, 80
Kevin Willis, 79
Sam Perkins, 77
Otis Thorpe, 77
Jeff Turner, 75
Jerome Kersey, 74

Class of 1983

Ralph Sampson, 80
Dale Ellis, 79
Clyde Drexler, 79
Byron Scott, 77
Sidney Green, 76
Thurl Bailey, 76
Rodney McCray, 75
Antoine Carr, 75
Derek Harper, 75
Craig Ehlo, 74
Jeff Malone, 74
Randy Wittman, 73
Doc Rivers, 73
John Paxson, 72
Randy Breuer, 70

Class of 1982

Dominique Wilkins, 81
James Worthy, 79
Terry Cummings, 79
Clark Kellogg, 79
Sleepy Floyd, 79
Fat Lever, 77
Paul Pressey, 77
Cliff Levingston, 76
Ricky Pierce, 75
Mark Eaton, 75
Scott Hastings, 73
Rod Higgins, 72
Craig Hodges, 70
Ed Nealy, 70

Class of 1981

Isiah Thomas, 80
Tom Chambers, 79
Mark Aguirre, 78
Rolando Blackman, 78
Buck Williams, 77
Larry Nance, 76
Kelly Tripucka, 75
Herb Williams, 72
Danny Ainge, 72
Alton Lister, 71
Charles Davis, 71
Frank Brickowski, 71

Class of 1980

Kevin McHale, 82
Darrell Griffith, 78
Kiki Vandeweghe, 78
Larry Drew, 73
Kurt Rambis, 73
Rick Mahorn, 71