edsortails,
One thing about the 'if your team passed on them, you can take them' rule. Worthy went 1st to the Lakers in 82-83, so LA passed on everyone else in the draft. By the logic of the rule, the Lakers could pick from every single player in that draft (as long as they were still playing in '88-89). That's the way the rule as you explained it read, I just want to be clear that that's how it goes.