Charles Oakley
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Charles Oakley is an American former professional basketball player. Oakley is best known for playing ten of his nineteen seasons in the National Basketball Association with the New York Knicks. As a
Oakley at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival
Charles Oakley during the 1986–87 season with the Chicago Bulls
Oakley in 2007
1985 NBA draft
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The 1985 NBA draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA draft of the "lottery" era. It was also around this time where the league decreased the amount of rounds the draft spent, with
Charles Oakley
…II Player of the Year. He scored 2,379 points and grabbed 1,642 rebounds in his college career. Oakley was drafted with the 9th overall pick in the 1985 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, but his draft rights were traded to the Chicago Bulls, alongside Calvin Duncan, for Ennis Whatley and Keith Lee. Oakley…
Patrick Ewing, the 1st pick
Wayman Tisdale, the 2nd pick
Chris Mullin, the 7th pick
Detlef Schrempf, the 8th pick