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He played his rookie season in 1984-85. He was drafted 5th overall believe it or not!! The top 5 draft picks in '84 was in the following order:
1) (H)akeem Olajuwon (Houston)
2) Sam Bowie (Portland)
3) Michael Jordan (Chicago)
4) Sam Perkins (Dallas)
5) Charles Barkley (Philadelphia)
John Stockton was part of this draft class too but wasn't picked until noticeably later in the 1st round.
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