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List of first overall NBA draft picks

February 15, 2024

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 NBA team that garners the top overall draft pick selection generates significant media attention,[2] as does the respective player who eventually gets selected with that first pick.

LeBron James, a high school draftee, was one of the most anticipated first overall draft picks.[1]

Eleven 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), LeBron James (four-time winner), and Derrick Rose (youngest winner).

China's Yao Ming (2002), Italy's Andrea Bargnani (2006), and France's Victor Wembanyama (2023) are the only three players without competitive experience in the United States to be drafted first overall. Eleven other international players with U.S. college experience have been drafted first overall—Mychal Thompson (Bahamas) in 1978, Olajuwon (Nigeria) in 1984, Patrick Ewing (Jamaica) in 1985, Duncan (U.S. Virgin Islands) in 1997, Michael Olowokandi (Nigeria) in 1998, Andrew Bogut (Australia) in 2005, Kyrie Irving (Australia) in 2011, Anthony Bennett (Canada) in 2013, Andrew Wiggins (Canada) in 2014, Ben Simmons (Australia) in 2016, and Deandre Ayton (Bahamas) in 2018. 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 the District of Columbia.[3] Ewing[4] had dual Jamaican-American citizenship when he was drafted, and Irving[5] and Simmons[6] had dual Australian-American citizenship when they were drafted.

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 edit

^ Denotes players who have been selected to the All-Star Game or All-NBA Team
^* Denotes Hall of Famers
PPG Points per game[a]
APG Assists per game[a]
RPG Rebounds per game[a]
Player
(in italic text) 		Rookie of the Year
Player
(in bold text) 		Denotes a player who is currently active in the NBA

List of first overall picks edit

Draft Selected by Player Nationality Position College/
high school/
former club 		NBA rookie statistics Ref.
PPG RPG APG
1947 Pittsburgh Ironmen Clifton McNeely[b]   United States Guard Texas Wesleyan — — — [b]
1948 Providence Steamrollers Andy Tonkovich   United States Guard/forward Marshall 2.6 — 0.6 [9]
1949 Providence Steamrollers Howie Shannon[c]   United States Center Kansas State 13.4 — 2.3 [11]
1950 Boston Celtics Charlie Share[d]   United States Center Bowling Green 3.9 5.3 1.0 [12]
1951 Baltimore Bullets Gene Melchiorre[e]   United States Guard Bradley — — — [e]
1952 Milwaukee Hawks Mark Workman[f]   United States Center West Virginia 5.1 3.0 0.6 [17]
1953 Baltimore Bullets Ray Felix^[g]   United States Center Manchester British-Americans (ABL) 17.6 13.3 1.1 [19]
1954 Baltimore Bullets Frank Selvy^   United States Forward/center Furman 19.0 5.5 3.5 [20]
1955 Milwaukee Hawks Dick Ricketts[h]   United States Guard/forward Duquesne 8.9 7.2 3.0 [22]
1956 Rochester Royals Sihugo Green[i]   United States Guard/forward Duquesne 11.5 5.2 3.6 [24]
1957 Cincinnati Royals Rod Hundley^   United States Guard West Virginia 7.0 2.9 1.9 [25]
1958 Minneapolis Lakers Elgin Baylor^*[j]   United States Forward Seattle 24.9 15.0 4.1 [27]
1959 Cincinnati Royals Bob Boozer^[k]   United States Forward Kansas State 8.4 6.2 1.4 [29]
1960 Cincinnati Royals Oscar Robertson^*[l]   United States Guard/forward Cincinnati 30.5 10.1 9.7 [32]
1961 Chicago Packers Walt Bellamy^*   United States Center Indiana 31.6 19.0 2.7 [33]
1962 Chicago Zephyrs Bill McGill[m]   United States Forward/center Utah 7.4 2.7 0.6 [35]
1963 New York Knicks Art Heyman[n]   United States Forward/guard Duke 15.4 4.0 3.4 [37]
1964 New York Knicks Jim Barnes[o]   United States Center/forward Texas Western 15.5 9.7 1.2 [39]
1965 San Francisco Warriors Fred Hetzel[p]   United States Forward/center Davidson 6.8 5.2 0.5 [41]
1966 New York Knicks Cazzie Russell^   United States Forward/guard Michigan 11.3 3.3 2.4 [42]
1967 Detroit Pistons Jimmy Walker^   United States Guard Providence 8.8 1.7 2.8 [43]
1968 San Diego Rockets Elvin Hayes^*   United States Center/forward Houston 28.4 17.1 1.4 [44]
1969 Milwaukee Bucks Lew Alcindor^*[q]   United States Center UCLA 28.8 14.5 4.1 [46]
1970 Detroit Pistons Bob Lanier^*   United States Center St. Bonaventure 15.6 8.1 1.8 [47]
1971 Cleveland Cavaliers Austin Carr^   United States Guard Notre Dame 21.2 3.5 3.4 [48]
1972 Portland Trail Blazers LaRue Martin   United States Center Loyola (Illinois) 4.4 4.6 0.5 [49]
1973 Philadelphia 76ers Doug Collins^   United States Guard/forward Illinois State 8.0 1.8 1.6 [50]
1974 Portland Trail Blazers Bill Walton^*   United States Center UCLA 12.8 12.6 4.8 [51]
1975 Atlanta Hawks David Thompson^*[r]   United States Forward/guard NC State 26.0 6.3 3.7 [52]
1976 Houston Rockets John Lucas   United States Guard Maryland 11.1 2.7 5.6 [53]
1977 Milwaukee Bucks Kent Benson   United States Center Indiana 7.7 4.3 1.4 [54]
1978 Portland Trail Blazers Mychal Thompson   Bahamas Forward/center Minnesota 14.7 8.3 2.4 [55]
1979 Los Angeles Lakers Magic Johnson^*   United States Guard/forward Michigan State 18.0 7.7 7.3 [56]
1980 Golden State Warriors Joe Barry Carroll^   United States Center Purdue 18.9 9.3 1.4 [57]
1981 Dallas Mavericks Mark Aguirre^   United States Forward DePaul 18.7 4.9 3.2 [58]
1982 Los Angeles Lakers James Worthy^*   United States Forward North Carolina 13.4 5.2 1.7 [59]
1983 Houston Rockets Ralph Sampson^*   United States Center Virginia 21.0 11.1 2.0 [60]
1984 Houston Rockets Akeem Olajuwon^*[s]   Nigeria[s] Center Houston 20.6 11.9 1.4 [63]
1985 New York Knicks Patrick Ewing^*   United States[t] Center Georgetown 20.0 9.0 2.0 [66]
1986 Cleveland Cavaliers Brad Daugherty^   United States Center North Carolina 15.7 8.1 3.8 [67]
1987 San Antonio Spurs David Robinson^*[u]   United States Center Navy 24.3 12.0 2.0 [69]
1988 Los Angeles Clippers Danny Manning^   United States Forward Kansas 16.7 6.6 3.1 [70]
1989 Sacramento Kings Pervis Ellison   United States Center Louisville 8.0 5.8 1.9 [71]
1990 New Jersey Nets Derrick Coleman^   United States Forward/center Syracuse 18.4 10.3 2.2 [72]
1991 Charlotte Hornets Larry Johnson^   United States Forward UNLV 19.2 11.0 3.6 [73]
1992 Orlando Magic Shaquille O'Neal^*   United States Center LSU 23.4 13.9 1.9 [74]
1993 Orlando Magic Chris Webber^*   United States Forward Michigan 17.5 9.1 3.6 [75]
1994 Milwaukee Bucks Glenn Robinson^   United States Forward Purdue 21.9 6.4 2.5 [76]
1995 Golden State Warriors Joe Smith   United States Forward Maryland 15.3 8.7 1.0 [77]
1996 Philadelphia 76ers Allen Iverson^*   United States Guard Georgetown 23.5 4.1 7.5 [78]
1997 San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan^*   United States[v] Forward/center Wake Forest 21.1 11.9 2.7 [80]
1998 Los Angeles Clippers Michael Olowokandi   Nigeria Center Pacific 8.9 7.9 0.6 [81]
1999 Chicago Bulls Elton Brand^[w]   United States Forward Duke 20.1 10.0 1.9 [83]
2000 New Jersey Nets Kenyon Martin^   United States Forward Cincinnati 12.0 7.4 1.9 [84]
2001 Washington Wizards Kwame Brown   United States Center Glynn Academy HS (Brunswick, Georgia) 4.5 3.5 0.8 [85]
2002 Houston Rockets Yao Ming^*   China Center Shanghai Sharks (China) 13.5 8.2 1.7 [86]
2003 Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James^   United States Forward St. Vincent–St. Mary HS
(Akron, Ohio) 		20.9 5.5 5.9 [87]
2004 Orlando Magic Dwight Howard^   United States Center SACA (Atlanta) 12.0 10.0 0.9 [88]
2005 Milwaukee Bucks Andrew Bogut^   Australia Center Utah 9.4 7.0 2.3 [89]
2006 Toronto Raptors Andrea Bargnani   Italy Forward/center Benetton Treviso (Italy) 11.6 3.9 0.8 [90]
2007 Portland Trail Blazers Greg Oden[x]   United States Center Ohio State 8.9 7.0 0.5 [92]
2008 Chicago Bulls Derrick Rose^   United States Guard Memphis 16.8 3.9 6.3 [93]
2009 Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin^[y]   United States Forward Oklahoma 22.5 12.1 3.8 [95]
2010 Washington Wizards John Wall^   United States Guard Kentucky 16.4 4.6 8.3 [96]
2011 Cleveland Cavaliers Kyrie Irving^   United States[z] Guard Duke 18.5 3.7 5.4 [99]
2012 New Orleans Hornets Anthony Davis^   United States Forward/center Kentucky 13.5 8.2 1.0 [100]
2013 Cleveland Cavaliers Anthony Bennett   Canada Forward UNLV 4.2 3.0 0.3 [101]
2014 Cleveland Cavaliers Andrew Wiggins^   Canada Forward/guard Kansas 16.9 4.6 2.1 [102]
2015 Minnesota Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns^   Dominican Republic[aa] Center Kentucky 18.3 10.4 2.0 [103]
2016 Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons^[ab]   Australia[ac] Forward/guard LSU 15.8 8.1 8.2 [104]
2017 Philadelphia 76ers Markelle Fultz   United States Guard Washington 7.1 3.1 3.8 [105]
2018 Phoenix Suns Deandre Ayton   Bahamas Center Arizona 16.3 10.3 1.8 [106]
2019 New Orleans Pelicans Zion Williamson^   United States Forward Duke 22.5 6.3 2.1 [107]
2020 Minnesota Timberwolves Anthony Edwards^   United States Guard Georgia 19.3 4.7 2.9 [108]
2021 Detroit Pistons Cade Cunningham   United States Guard Oklahoma State 17.4 5.5 5.6 [109]
2022 Orlando Magic Paolo Banchero   United States Forward Duke 20.0 6.9 3.7 [110]
2023 San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama   France Center/forward Metropolitans 92 (France) — — — [111]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c All statistics are taken from the players' respective rookie season unless otherwise noted.
  2. ^ a b Clifton McNeely never played professional basketball. Instead, he became a basketball coach for Pampa High School in Texas.[7][8]
  3. ^ Howie Shannon was the first overall pick, although Ed Macauley and Vern Mikkelsen had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.[10]
  4. ^ Charlie Share did not play in the 1950–51 season. His rookie statistics are from the 1951–52 season.[12] Share was the first overall pick, although Paul Arizin had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick.[13]
  5. ^ a b 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.[14] Melchiorre was the first overall pick, although Myer Skoog had been taken before the draft as the Minneapolis Lakers' territorial pick.[15]
  6. ^ Mark Workman was the first overall pick, although Bill Mlkvy had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick.[16]
  7. ^ Ray Felix was the first overall pick, although Ernie Beck and Walter Dukes had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.[18]
  8. ^ Dick Ricketts was the first overall pick, although Dick Garmaker and Tom Gola had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.[21]
  9. ^ Sihugo Green was the first overall pick, although Tom Heinsohn had been taken before the draft as the Boston Celtics' territorial pick.[23]
  10. ^ Elgin Baylor was the first overall pick, although Guy Rodgers had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick.[26]
  11. ^ Bob Boozer was the first overall pick, although Wilt Chamberlain and Bob Ferry had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.[28]
  12. ^ Although Oscar Robertson was drafted as a territorial pick by the Cincinnati Royals, he was also recognized as the first pick in the first round of the draft as the Royals also held the first overall draft pick.[30][31]
  13. ^ Bill McGill was the first overall pick, although Dave DeBusschere and Jerry Lucas had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.[34]
  14. ^ Art Heyman was the first overall pick, although Tom Thacker had been taken before the draft as the Cincinnati Royals' territorial pick.[36]
  15. ^ Jim Barnes was the first overall pick, although Walt Hazzard and George Wilson had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.[38]
  16. ^ 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.[40]
  17. ^ Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[45]
  18. ^ 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.[52]
  19. ^ a b Hakeem Olajuwon was born in Nigeria, but became a naturalized United States citizen in 1993. When he arrived to 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, saying, "I'm not changing the spelling of my name, I'm correcting it."[61][62]
  20. ^ Patrick Ewing was born in Jamaica, but had become a naturalized United States citizen while at Georgetown.[64] He represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[65]
  21. ^ David Robinson did not play in the NBA until 1989 due to commitments to the United States Navy.[68] His rookie statistics are from the 1989–90 season.[69]
  22. ^ 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.[79]
  23. ^ Elton Brand shared Rookie of the Year honors with Steve Francis of the Houston Rockets.[82]
  24. ^ 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.[91]
  25. ^ Blake Griffin injured his left kneecap in a pre-season game before the 2009–10 season. He underwent a surgery in January 2010 and missed the entire season. His rookie statistics are from the 2010–11 season.[94]
  26. ^ Kyrie Irving was born in Australia to American parents who returned to the U.S. when he was two years old. He has played for the U.S. internationally at both youth and senior level.[97][98]
  27. ^ Karl-Anthony Towns was born and raised in the United States; his mother is Dominican. He has chosen to represent the Dominican Republic at the international level.
  28. ^ Ben Simmons injured his right foot during training camp before the 2016–17 season. He missed the entire season. His rookie statistics are from the 2017–18 season.[104]
  29. ^ Simmons was born in Melbourne, Australia, to an American father and Australian mother. He chose to represent Australia at international level.

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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 NBA team that garners the top overall draft pick selection generates significant media attention 2 as does the respective player who eventually gets selected with that first pick LeBron James a high school draftee was one of the most anticipated first overall draft picks 1 Eleven 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 LeBron James four time winner and Derrick Rose youngest winner China s Yao Ming 2002 Italy s Andrea Bargnani 2006 and France s Victor Wembanyama 2023 are the only three players without competitive experience in the United States to be drafted first overall Eleven other international players with U S college experience have been drafted first overall Mychal Thompson Bahamas in 1978 Olajuwon Nigeria in 1984 Patrick Ewing Jamaica in 1985 Duncan U S Virgin Islands in 1997 Michael Olowokandi Nigeria in 1998 Andrew Bogut Australia in 2005 Kyrie Irving Australia in 2011 Anthony Bennett Canada in 2013 Andrew Wiggins Canada in 2014 Ben Simmons Australia in 2016 and Deandre Ayton Bahamas in 2018 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 the District of Columbia 3 Ewing 4 had dual Jamaican American citizenship when he was drafted and Irving 5 and Simmons 6 had dual Australian American citizenship when they were drafted 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 Contents 1 Key 2 List of first overall picks 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesKey edit Denotes players who have been selected to the All Star Game or All NBA Team Denotes Hall of FamersPPG Points per game a APG Assists per game a RPG Rebounds per game a Player in italic text Rookie of the YearPlayer in bold text Denotes a player who is currently active in the NBAList of first overall picks editDraft Selected by Player Nationality Position College high school former club NBA rookie statistics Ref PPG RPG APG1947 Pittsburgh Ironmen Clifton McNeely b nbsp United States Guard Texas Wesleyan b 1948 Providence Steamrollers Andy Tonkovich nbsp United States Guard forward Marshall 2 6 0 6 9 1949 Providence Steamrollers Howie Shannon c nbsp United States Center Kansas State 13 4 2 3 11 1950 Boston Celtics Charlie Share d nbsp United States Center Bowling Green 3 9 5 3 1 0 12 1951 Baltimore Bullets Gene Melchiorre e nbsp United States Guard Bradley e 1952 Milwaukee Hawks Mark Workman f nbsp United States Center West Virginia 5 1 3 0 0 6 17 1953 Baltimore Bullets Ray Felix g nbsp United States Center Manchester British Americans ABL 17 6 13 3 1 1 19 1954 Baltimore Bullets Frank Selvy nbsp United States Forward center Furman 19 0 5 5 3 5 20 1955 Milwaukee Hawks Dick Ricketts h nbsp United States Guard forward Duquesne 8 9 7 2 3 0 22 1956 Rochester Royals Sihugo Green i nbsp United States Guard forward Duquesne 11 5 5 2 3 6 24 1957 Cincinnati Royals Rod Hundley nbsp United States Guard West Virginia 7 0 2 9 1 9 25 1958 Minneapolis Lakers Elgin Baylor j nbsp United States Forward Seattle 24 9 15 0 4 1 27 1959 Cincinnati Royals Bob Boozer k nbsp United States Forward Kansas State 8 4 6 2 1 4 29 1960 Cincinnati Royals Oscar Robertson l nbsp United States Guard forward Cincinnati 30 5 10 1 9 7 32 1961 Chicago Packers Walt Bellamy nbsp United States Center Indiana 31 6 19 0 2 7 33 1962 Chicago Zephyrs Bill McGill m nbsp United States Forward center Utah 7 4 2 7 0 6 35 1963 New York Knicks Art Heyman n nbsp United States Forward guard Duke 15 4 4 0 3 4 37 1964 New York Knicks Jim Barnes o nbsp United States Center forward Texas Western 15 5 9 7 1 2 39 1965 San Francisco Warriors Fred Hetzel p nbsp United States Forward center Davidson 6 8 5 2 0 5 41 1966 New York Knicks Cazzie Russell nbsp United States Forward guard Michigan 11 3 3 3 2 4 42 1967 Detroit Pistons Jimmy Walker nbsp United States Guard Providence 8 8 1 7 2 8 43 1968 San Diego Rockets Elvin Hayes nbsp United States Center forward Houston 28 4 17 1 1 4 44 1969 Milwaukee Bucks Lew Alcindor q nbsp United States Center UCLA 28 8 14 5 4 1 46 1970 Detroit Pistons Bob Lanier nbsp United States Center St Bonaventure 15 6 8 1 1 8 47 1971 Cleveland Cavaliers Austin Carr nbsp United States Guard Notre Dame 21 2 3 5 3 4 48 1972 Portland Trail Blazers LaRue Martin nbsp United States Center Loyola Illinois 4 4 4 6 0 5 49 1973 Philadelphia 76ers Doug Collins nbsp United States Guard forward Illinois State 8 0 1 8 1 6 50 1974 Portland Trail Blazers Bill Walton nbsp United States Center UCLA 12 8 12 6 4 8 51 1975 Atlanta Hawks David Thompson r nbsp United States Forward guard NC State 26 0 6 3 3 7 52 1976 Houston Rockets John Lucas nbsp United States Guard Maryland 11 1 2 7 5 6 53 1977 Milwaukee Bucks Kent Benson nbsp United States Center Indiana 7 7 4 3 1 4 54 1978 Portland Trail Blazers Mychal Thompson nbsp Bahamas Forward center Minnesota 14 7 8 3 2 4 55 1979 Los Angeles Lakers Magic Johnson nbsp United States Guard forward Michigan State 18 0 7 7 7 3 56 1980 Golden State Warriors Joe Barry Carroll nbsp United States Center Purdue 18 9 9 3 1 4 57 1981 Dallas Mavericks Mark Aguirre nbsp United States Forward DePaul 18 7 4 9 3 2 58 1982 Los Angeles Lakers James Worthy nbsp United States Forward North Carolina 13 4 5 2 1 7 59 1983 Houston Rockets Ralph Sampson nbsp United States Center Virginia 21 0 11 1 2 0 60 1984 Houston Rockets Akeem Olajuwon s nbsp Nigeria s Center Houston 20 6 11 9 1 4 63 1985 New York Knicks Patrick Ewing nbsp United States t Center Georgetown 20 0 9 0 2 0 66 1986 Cleveland Cavaliers Brad Daugherty nbsp United States Center North Carolina 15 7 8 1 3 8 67 1987 San Antonio Spurs David Robinson u nbsp United States Center Navy 24 3 12 0 2 0 69 1988 Los Angeles Clippers Danny Manning nbsp United States Forward Kansas 16 7 6 6 3 1 70 1989 Sacramento Kings Pervis Ellison nbsp United States Center Louisville 8 0 5 8 1 9 71 1990 New Jersey Nets Derrick Coleman nbsp United States Forward center Syracuse 18 4 10 3 2 2 72 1991 Charlotte Hornets Larry Johnson nbsp United States Forward UNLV 19 2 11 0 3 6 73 1992 Orlando Magic Shaquille O Neal nbsp United States Center LSU 23 4 13 9 1 9 74 1993 Orlando Magic Chris Webber nbsp United States Forward Michigan 17 5 9 1 3 6 75 1994 Milwaukee Bucks Glenn Robinson nbsp United States Forward Purdue 21 9 6 4 2 5 76 1995 Golden State Warriors Joe Smith nbsp United States Forward Maryland 15 3 8 7 1 0 77 1996 Philadelphia 76ers Allen Iverson nbsp United States Guard Georgetown 23 5 4 1 7 5 78 1997 San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan nbsp United States v Forward center Wake Forest 21 1 11 9 2 7 80 1998 Los Angeles Clippers Michael Olowokandi nbsp Nigeria Center Pacific 8 9 7 9 0 6 81 1999 Chicago Bulls Elton Brand w nbsp United States Forward Duke 20 1 10 0 1 9 83 2000 New Jersey Nets Kenyon Martin nbsp United States Forward Cincinnati 12 0 7 4 1 9 84 2001 Washington Wizards Kwame Brown nbsp United States Center Glynn Academy HS Brunswick Georgia 4 5 3 5 0 8 85 2002 Houston Rockets Yao Ming nbsp China Center Shanghai Sharks China 13 5 8 2 1 7 86 2003 Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James nbsp United States Forward St Vincent St Mary HS Akron Ohio 20 9 5 5 5 9 87 2004 Orlando Magic Dwight Howard nbsp United States Center SACA Atlanta 12 0 10 0 0 9 88 2005 Milwaukee Bucks Andrew Bogut nbsp Australia Center Utah 9 4 7 0 2 3 89 2006 Toronto Raptors Andrea Bargnani nbsp Italy Forward center Benetton Treviso Italy 11 6 3 9 0 8 90 2007 Portland Trail Blazers Greg Oden x nbsp United States Center Ohio State 8 9 7 0 0 5 92 2008 Chicago Bulls Derrick Rose nbsp United States Guard Memphis 16 8 3 9 6 3 93 2009 Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin y nbsp United States Forward Oklahoma 22 5 12 1 3 8 95 2010 Washington Wizards John Wall nbsp United States Guard Kentucky 16 4 4 6 8 3 96 2011 Cleveland Cavaliers Kyrie Irving nbsp United States z Guard Duke 18 5 3 7 5 4 99 2012 New Orleans Hornets Anthony Davis nbsp United States Forward center Kentucky 13 5 8 2 1 0 100 2013 Cleveland Cavaliers Anthony Bennett nbsp Canada Forward UNLV 4 2 3 0 0 3 101 2014 Cleveland Cavaliers Andrew Wiggins nbsp Canada Forward guard Kansas 16 9 4 6 2 1 102 2015 Minnesota Timberwolves Karl Anthony Towns nbsp Dominican Republic aa Center Kentucky 18 3 10 4 2 0 103 2016 Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons ab nbsp Australia ac Forward guard LSU 15 8 8 1 8 2 104 2017 Philadelphia 76ers Markelle Fultz nbsp United States Guard Washington 7 1 3 1 3 8 105 2018 Phoenix Suns Deandre Ayton nbsp Bahamas Center Arizona 16 3 10 3 1 8 106 2019 New Orleans Pelicans Zion Williamson nbsp United States Forward Duke 22 5 6 3 2 1 107 2020 Minnesota Timberwolves Anthony Edwards nbsp United States Guard Georgia 19 3 4 7 2 9 108 2021 Detroit Pistons Cade Cunningham nbsp United States Guard Oklahoma State 17 4 5 5 5 6 109 2022 Orlando Magic Paolo Banchero nbsp United States Forward Duke 20 0 6 9 3 7 110 2023 San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama nbsp France Center forward Metropolitans 92 France 111 See also edit nbsp Sports portalList of first overall NBA G League draft picks List of first overall WNBA draft picks List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks List of first overall National Football League draft picks List of first overall NHL draft picksNotes edit a b c All statistics are taken from the players respective rookie season unless otherwise noted a b Clifton McNeely never played professional basketball Instead he became a basketball coach for Pampa High School in Texas 7 8 Howie Shannon was the first overall pick although Ed Macauley and Vern Mikkelsen had been taken before the draft as their teams territorial picks 10 Charlie Share did not play in the 1950 51 season His rookie statistics are from the 1951 52 season 12 Share was the first overall pick although Paul Arizin had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors territorial pick 13 a b 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 14 Melchiorre was the first overall pick although Myer Skoog had been taken before the draft as the Minneapolis Lakers territorial pick 15 Mark Workman was the first overall pick although Bill Mlkvy had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors territorial pick 16 Ray Felix was the first overall pick although Ernie Beck and Walter Dukes had been taken before the draft as their teams territorial picks 18 Dick Ricketts was the first overall pick although Dick Garmaker and Tom Gola had been taken before the draft as their teams territorial picks 21 Sihugo Green was the first overall pick although Tom Heinsohn had been taken before the draft as the Boston Celtics territorial pick 23 Elgin Baylor was the first overall pick although Guy Rodgers had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors territorial pick 26 Bob Boozer was the first overall pick although Wilt Chamberlain and Bob Ferry had been taken before the draft as their teams territorial picks 28 Although Oscar Robertson was drafted as a territorial pick by the Cincinnati Royals he was also recognized as the first pick in the first round of the draft as the Royals also held the first overall draft pick 30 31 Bill McGill was the first overall pick although Dave DeBusschere and Jerry Lucas had been taken before the draft as their teams territorial picks 34 Art Heyman was the first overall pick although Tom Thacker had been taken before the draft as the Cincinnati Royals territorial pick 36 Jim Barnes was the first overall pick although Walt Hazzard and George Wilson had been taken before the draft as their teams territorial picks 38 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 40 Before the 1971 72 season Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul Jabbar 45 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 52 a b Hakeem Olajuwon was born in Nigeria but became a naturalized United States citizen in 1993 When he arrived to 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 saying I m not changing the spelling of my name I m correcting it 61 62 Patrick Ewing was born in Jamaica but had become a naturalized United States citizen while at Georgetown 64 He represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics 65 David Robinson did not play in the NBA until 1989 due to commitments to the United States Navy 68 His rookie statistics are from the 1989 90 season 69 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 79 Elton Brand shared Rookie of the Year honors with Steve Francis of the Houston Rockets 82 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 91 Blake 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