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List of first overall NBA draft picks

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The National Basketball Association's first overall pick is the player who is selected first among all eligible draftees by a team during the annual National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft. The first pick is awarded to the team that wins the NBA Draft Lottery; in most cases, that team had a losing record in the previous season. The team with the first pick attracts plenty of media attention,[1] as does the player who is selected with that pick.

Ten first picks have won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (record six-time winner), Bill Walton, Magic Johnson (three-time winner), Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, Tim Duncan (two-time winner), and LeBron James (two-time winner).

China's Yao Ming (2002) and Italy's Andrea Bargnani (2006) are the only two players without competitive experience in the United States to be drafted first overall. Five other international players with U.S. college experience have been drafted first overall—Mychal Thompson (Bahamas) in 1978, Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria) in 1984, Tim Duncan (U.S. Virgin Islands) in 1997, Michael Olowokandi (Nigeria) in 1998, and Andrew Bogut (Australia) in 2005. Duncan is an American citizen, but is considered an "international" player by the NBA because he was not born in one of the fifty states or Washington, D.C.[2]

Note that the drafts between 1947 and 1949 were held by the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The Basketball Association of America became the National Basketball Association after absorbing teams from the National Basketball League in the fall of 1949. Official NBA publications include the BAA Drafts as part of the NBA's draft history.

Key

^ Denotes player who have been selected to the All-Star Game
* Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame
^* Denotes Hall of Famers who have been selected to the All-Star Game
Player
(in italic text) 		Rookie of the Year
PPG Points per game[a]
APG Assists per game[a]
RPG Rebounds per game[a]

List of first overall picks

Draft Selected by Player Nationality College/high school/former club PPG[a] RPG[a] APG[a] Ref.
1947 Pittsburgh Ironmen McNeely, CliftonClifton McNeely[b] Flag of the United States USA Texas Wesleyan &0000000000000000000000— &0000000000000000000000— &0000000000000000000000— [b]
1948 Providence Steamrollers Tonkovich, AndyAndy Tonkovich Flag of the United States USA Marshall &0000000000000002.6000002.6 &0000000000000000000000— &0000000000000000.6000000.6 [3]
1949 Providence Steamrollers Shannon, HowieHowie Shannon[c] Flag of the United States USA Kansas State &0000000000000013.40000013.4 &0000000000000000000000— &0000000000000002.3000002.3 [4]
1950 Boston Celtics Share, CharlieCharlie Share[d] Flag of the United States USA Bowling Green &0000000000000003.9000003.9 &0000000000000005.3000005.3 &0000000000000001.0000001.0 [5]
1951 Baltimore Bullets Melchiorre, GeneGene Melchiorre[e] Flag of the United States USA Bradley &0000000000000000000000— &0000000000000000000000— &0000000000000000000000— [e]
1952 Milwaukee Hawks Workman, MarkMark Workman[f] Flag of the United States USA West Virginia &0000000000000005.1000005.1 &0000000000000003.0000003.0 &0000000000000000.6000000.6 [6]
1953 Baltimore Bullets Felix, RayRay Felix^[g] Flag of the United States USA Long Island &0000000000000017.60000017.6 &0000000000000013.30000013.3 &0000000000000001.1000001.1 [7]
1954 Baltimore Bullets Selvy, FrankFrank Selvy^ Flag of the United States USA Furman &0000000000000019.00000019.0 &0000000000000005.5000005.5 &0000000000000003.5000003.5 [8]
1955 Milwaukee Hawks Ricketts, DickDick Ricketts[h] Flag of the United States USA Duquesne &0000000000000008.9000008.9 &0000000000000007.2000007.2 &0000000000000003.0000003.0 [9]
1956 Rochester Royals Green, SihugoSihugo Green[i] Flag of the United States USA Duquesne &0000000000000011.50000011.5 &0000000000000005.2000005.2 &0000000000000003.6000003.6 [10]
1957 Cincinnati Royals Hundley, RodRod Hundley^ Flag of the United States USA West Virginia &0000000000000007.0000007.0 &0000000000000002.9000002.9 &0000000000000001.9000001.9 [11]
1958 Minneapolis Lakers Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor^*[j] Flag of the United States USA Seattle &0000000000000024.90000024.9 &0000000000000015.00000015.0 &0000000000000004.1000004.1 [12]
1959 Cincinnati Royals Boozer, BobBob Boozer^[k] Flag of the United States USA Kansas State &0000000000000008.4000008.4 &0000000000000006.2000006.2 &0000000000000001.4000001.4 [13]
1960 Cincinnati Royals Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson^* Flag of the United States USA Cincinnati &0000000000000030.50000030.5 &0000000000000010.10000010.1 &0000000000000009.7000009.7 [14]
1961 Chicago Packers Bellamy, WaltWalt Bellamy^* Flag of the United States USA Indiana &0000000000000031.60000031.6 &0000000000000019.00000019.0 &0000000000000002.7000002.7 [15]
1962 Chicago Zephyrs McGill, BillBill McGill[l] Flag of the United States USA Utah &0000000000000007.4000007.4 &0000000000000002.7000002.7 &0000000000000000.6000000.6 [16]
1963 New York Knicks Heyman, ArtArt Heyman[m] Flag of the United States USA Duke &0000000000000015.40000015.4 &0000000000000004.0000004.0 &0000000000000003.4000003.4 [17]
1964 New York Knicks Barnes, JimJim Barnes[n] Flag of the United States USA Texas Western &0000000000000015.50000015.5 &0000000000000009.7000009.7 &0000000000000001.2000001.2 [18]
1965 San Francisco Warriors Hetzel, FredFred Hetzel[o] Flag of the United States USA Davidson &0000000000000006.8000006.8 &0000000000000005.2000005.2 &0000000000000000.5000000.5 [19]
1966 New York Knicks Russell, CazzieCazzie Russell^ Flag of the United States USA Michigan &0000000000000011.30000011.3 &0000000000000003.3000003.3 &0000000000000002.4000002.4 [20]
1967 Detroit Pistons Walker, JimmyJimmy Walker^ Flag of the United States USA Providence &0000000000000008.8000008.8 &0000000000000001.7000001.7 &0000000000000002.8000002.8 [21]
1968 San Diego Rockets Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes^* Flag of the United States USA Houston &0000000000000028.40000028.4 &0000000000000017.10000017.1 &0000000000000001.4000001.4 [22]
1969 Milwaukee Bucks Alcindor, LewLew Alcindor^*[p] Flag of the United States USA UCLA &0000000000000028.80000028.8 &0000000000000014.50000014.5 &0000000000000004.1000004.1 [23]
1970 Detroit Pistons Lanier, BobBob Lanier^* Flag of the United States USA St. Bonaventure &0000000000000015.60000015.6 &0000000000000008.1000008.1 &0000000000000001.8000001.8 [24]
1971 Cleveland Cavaliers Carr, AustinAustin Carr^ Flag of the United States USA Notre Dame &0000000000000021.20000021.2 &0000000000000003.5000003.5 &0000000000000003.4000003.4 [25]
1972 Portland Trail Blazers Martin, LaRueLaRue Martin Flag of the United States USA Loyola (Chicago) &0000000000000004.4000004.4 &0000000000000004.6000004.6 &0000000000000000.5000000.5 [26]
1973 Philadelphia 76ers Collins, DougDoug Collins^ Flag of the United States USA Illinois State &0000000000000008.0000008.0 &0000000000000001.8000001.8 &0000000000000001.6000001.6 [27]
1974 Portland Trail Blazers Walton, BillBill Walton^* Flag of the United States USA UCLA &0000000000000012.80000012.8 &0000000000000012.60000012.6 &0000000000000004.8000004.8 [28]
1975 Atlanta Hawks Thompson, DavidDavid Thompson^*[q] Flag of the United States USA NC State &0000000000000026.00000026.0 &0000000000000006.3000006.3 &0000000000000003.7000003.7 [29]
1976 Houston Rockets Lucas II, JohnJohn Lucas II Flag of the United States USA Maryland &0000000000000011.10000011.1 &0000000000000002.7000002.7 &0000000000000005.6000005.6 [30]
1977 Milwaukee Bucks Benson, KentKent Benson Flag of the United States USA Indiana &0000000000000007.7000007.7 &0000000000000004.3000004.3 &0000000000000001.4000001.4 [31]
1978 Portland Trail Blazers Thompson, MychalMychal Thompson Flag of the Bahamas Bahamas Minnesota &0000000000000014.70000014.7 &0000000000000008.3000008.3 &0000000000000002.4000002.4 [32]
1979 Los Angeles Lakers Johnson, EarvinEarvin Johnson^* Flag of the United States USA Michigan State &0000000000000018.00000018.0 &0000000000000007.7000007.7 &0000000000000007.3000007.3 [33]
1980 Golden State Warriors Carroll, Joe BarryJoe Barry Carroll^ Flag of the United States USA Purdue &0000000000000018.90000018.9 &0000000000000009.3000009.3 &0000000000000001.4000001.4 [34]
1981 Dallas Mavericks Aguirre, MarkMark Aguirre^ Flag of the United States USA DePaul &0000000000000018.70000018.7 &0000000000000004.9000004.9 &0000000000000003.2000003.2 [35]
1982 Los Angeles Lakers Worthy, JamesJames Worthy^* Flag of the United States USA North Carolina &0000000000000013.40000013.4 &0000000000000005.2000005.2 &0000000000000001.7000001.7 [36]
1983 Houston Rockets Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson^ Flag of the United States USA Virginia &0000000000000021.00000021.0 &0000000000000011.10000011.1 &0000000000000002.0000002.0 [37]
1984 Houston Rockets Olajuwon, AkeemAkeem Olajuwon^*[r] Nigeria Flag Nigeria[r] Houston &0000000000000020.60000020.6 &0000000000000011.90000011.9 &0000000000000001.4000001.4 [38]
1985 New York Knicks Ewing, PatrickPatrick Ewing^* Flag of the United States USA[s] Georgetown &0000000000000020.00000020.0 &0000000000000009.0000009.0 &0000000000000002.0000002.0 [39]
1986 Cleveland Cavaliers Daugherty, BradBrad Daugherty^ Flag of the United States USA North Carolina &0000000000000015.70000015.7 &0000000000000008.1000008.1 &0000000000000003.8000003.8 [40]
1987 San Antonio Spurs Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson^*[t] Flag of the United States USA Navy &0000000000000024.30000024.3 &0000000000000012.00000012.0 &0000000000000002.0000002.0 [41]
1988 Los Angeles Clippers Manning, DannyDanny Manning^ Flag of the United States USA Kansas &0000000000000016.70000016.7 &0000000000000006.6000006.6 &0000000000000003.1000003.1 [42]
1989 Sacramento Kings Ellison, PervisPervis Ellison Flag of the United States USA Louisville &0000000000000008.0000008.0 &0000000000000005.8000005.8 &0000000000000001.9000001.9 [43]
1990 New Jersey Nets Coleman, DerrickDerrick Coleman^ Flag of the United States USA Syracuse &0000000000000018.40000018.4 &0000000000000010.30000010.3 &0000000000000002.2000002.2 [44]
1991 Charlotte Hornets Johnson, LarryLarry Johnson^ Flag of the United States USA UNLV &0000000000000019.20000019.2 &0000000000000011.00000011.0 &0000000000000003.6000003.6 [45]
1992 Orlando Magic O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal^ Flag of the United States USA LSU &0000000000000023.40000023.4 &0000000000000013.90000013.9 &0000000000000001.9000001.9 [46]
1993 Orlando Magic Webber, ChrisChris Webber^ Flag of the United States USA Michigan &0000000000000017.50000017.5 &0000000000000009.1000009.1 &0000000000000003.6000003.6 [47]
1994 Milwaukee Bucks Robinson, GlennGlenn Robinson^ Flag of the United States USA Purdue &0000000000000021.90000021.9 &0000000000000006.4000006.4 &0000000000000002.5000002.5 [48]
1995 Golden State Warriors Smith, JoeJoe Smith Flag of the United States USA Maryland &0000000000000015.30000015.3 &0000000000000008.7000008.7 &0000000000000001.0000001.0 [49]
1996 Philadelphia 76ers Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson^ Flag of the United States USA Georgetown &0000000000000023.50000023.5 &0000000000000004.1000004.1 &0000000000000007.5000007.5 [50]
1997 San Antonio Spurs Duncan, TimTim Duncan^ Flag of the United States USA[u] Wake Forest &0000000000000021.10000021.1 &0000000000000011.90000011.9 &0000000000000002.7000002.7 [51]
1998 Los Angeles Clippers Olowokandi, MichaelMichael Olowokandi Nigeria Flag Nigeria Pacific &0000000000000008.9000008.9 &0000000000000007.9000007.9 &0000000000000000.6000000.6 [52]
1999 Chicago Bulls Brand, EltonElton Brand^[v] Flag of the United States USA Duke &0000000000000020.10000020.1 &0000000000000010.00000010.0 &0000000000000001.9000001.9 [53]
2000 New Jersey Nets Martin, KenyonKenyon Martin^ Flag of the United States USA Cincinnati &0000000000000012.00000012.0 &0000000000000007.4000007.4 &0000000000000001.9000001.9 [54]
2001 Washington Wizards Brown, KwameKwame Brown Flag of the United States USA Glynn Academy HS (Brunswick, GA) &0000000000000004.5000004.5 &0000000000000003.5000003.5 &0000000000000000.8000000.8 [55]
2002 Houston Rockets Ming, YaoYao Ming^ Flag of China China Shanghai Sharks (China) &0000000000000013.50000013.5 &0000000000000008.2000008.2 &0000000000000001.7000001.7 [56]
2003 Cleveland Cavaliers James, LeBronLeBron James^ Flag of the United States USA St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (Akron, OH) &0000000000000020.90000020.9 &0000000000000005.5000005.5 &0000000000000005.9000005.9 [57]
2004 Orlando Magic Howard, DwightDwight Howard^ Flag of the United States USA SACA (Atlanta, GA) &0000000000000012.00000012.0 &0000000000000010.00000010.0 &0000000000000000.9000000.9 [58]
2005 Milwaukee Bucks Bogut, AndrewAndrew Bogut Flag of Australia Australia Utah &0000000000000009.4000009.4 &0000000000000007.0000007.0 &0000000000000002.3000002.3 [59]
2006 Toronto Raptors Bargnani, AndreaAndrea Bargnani Itаly Flag Italy Benetton Treviso (Italy) &0000000000000011.60000011.6 &0000000000000003.9000003.9 &0000000000000000.8000000.8 [60]
2007 Portland Trail Blazers Oden, GregGreg Oden[w] Flag of the United States USA Ohio State &0000000000000008.9000008.9 &0000000000000007.0000007.0 &0000000000000000.5000000.5 [61]
2008 Chicago Bulls Rose, DerrickDerrick Rose^ Flag of the United States USA Memphis &0000000000000016.80000016.8 &0000000000000003.9000003.9 &0000000000000006.3000006.3 [62]
2009 Los Angeles Clippers Griffin, BlakeBlake Griffin[x] Flag of the United States USA Oklahoma &0000000000000022.50000022.5 &0000000000000012.10000012.1 &0000000000000003.8000003.8 [63]
2010 Washington Wizards John Wall Flag of the United States USA Kentucky &0000000000000016.40000016.4 &0000000000000004.6000004.6 &0000000000000008.3000008.3 [64]
2011 Cleveland Cavaliers Kyrie Irving Flag of the United States USA Duke 18.5 3.7 5.4
2012 New Orleans Hornets Anthony Davis Flag of the United States USA Kentucky 13.5 8.2 1.0
2013 Cleveland Cavaliers Anthony Bennett Flag of Canada Canada UNLV 4.2 3.0 0.3
2014 Cleveland Cavaliers Andrew Wiggins Flag of Canada Canada Kansas 16.9 4.6 2.1
2015 Minnesota Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns Dominican Republic Flag Rominican Republic Kentucky 18.3 10.4 2.0
2016 Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons Flag of Australia Australia LSU 15.8 8.1 8.2
2017 Philadelphia 76ers Markelle Fultz Flag of the United States USA Washington 7.1 3.1 3.8
2018 Phoenix Suns Deandre Ayton Flag of the Bahamas Bahamas Arizona 16.3 10.3 1.8
2019 New Orleans Pelicans Zion Williamson Flag of the United States USA Duke

Notes

  • a All statistics are taken from the players' respective rookie season unless otherwise noted.
  • b Clifton McNeely never played professional basketball. Instead, he became a basketball coach for Pampa High School in Texas.[65][66]
  • c Howie Shannon was the first overall pick, although Ed Macauley and Vern Mikkelsen had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.[67]
  • d Charlie Share did not play in the 1950–51 season. His rookie statistics are from the 1951–52 season.[5] Share was the first overall pick, although Paul Arizin had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick.[68]
  • e Gene Melchiorre never played in the NBA. He was banned for life from the NBA due to his involvement in the CCNY Point Shaving Scandal.[69] Melchiorre was the first overall pick, although Myer Skoog had been taken before the draft as the Minneapolis Lakers' territorial pick.[70]
  • f Mark Workman was the first overall pick, although Bill Mlkvy had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick.[71]
  • g Ray Felix was the first overall pick, although Ernie Beck and Walter Dukes had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.[72]
  • h Dick Ricketts was the first overall pick, although Dick Garmaker and Tom Gola had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.[73]
  • i Sihugo Green was the first overall pick, although Tom Heinsohn had been taken before the draft as the Boston Celtics' territorial pick.[74]
  • j Elgin Baylor was the first overall pick, although Guy Rodgers had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick.[75]
  • k Bob Boozer was the first overall pick, although Wilt Chamberlain and Bob Ferry had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.[76]
  • l Bill McGill was the first overall pick, although Dave DeBusschere and Jerry Lucas had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.[77]
  • m Art Heyman was the first overall pick, although Tom Thacker had been taken before the draft as the Cincinnati Royals' territorial pick.[78]
  • n Jim Barnes was the first overall pick, although Walt Hazzard and George Wilson had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.[79]
  • o Fred Hetzel was the first overall pick, although Bill Bradley, Bill Buntin and Gail Goodrich had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.[80]
  • p Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor converted to Islam and changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[81]
  • q David Thompson played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) in the 1975–76 season and did not play in the NBA until 1976. His rookie statistics are from the 1976–77 season.[29]
  • r Hakeem Olajuwon was born in Nigeria, but became a naturalized United States citizen in 1993. When he arrived in the United States, the University of Houston incorrectly spelled his first name "Akeem". Olajuwon used that spelling until March 9, 1991, when he announced that he would add an H.[82][83]
  • s Patrick Ewing was born in Jamaica, but had become a naturalized United States citizen while at Georgetown.[84] He represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[85]
  • t David Robinson did not play in the NBA until 1989 due to commitments to the United States Navy.[86] His rookie statistics are from the 1989–90 season.[41]
  • u Tim Duncan is a United States citizen by birth, as are all natives of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Because of this citizenship arrangement, Duncan has played for the U.S. internationally.[87]
  • v Elton Brand shared Rookie of the Year honors with Steve Francis of the Houston Rockets.[88]
  • w Greg Oden underwent microfracture surgery on his right knee before the 2007–08 season, and missed the entire season. His rookie statistics are from the 2008–09 season.[89]
  • x Blake Griffin injured his left kneecap in a pre-season game. He underwent a surgery in January 2010 and missed the entire season. This makes him a rookie in the 2010–11 season.[90]

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