 A 6'7" small forward from the University of Utah, he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1981 NBA draft.Vranes played in 7 NBA seasons with the SuperSonics and Philadelphia 76ers from 1981 to 1988.In his NBA career, Vranes played in 510 games and scored a total of 2,613 points.