The first overall pick in the National Basketball Association (NBA) is the player who is selected first among all eligible draftees by a team during the league's annual 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,[1] as does the respective player who eventually gets selected with that first pick.

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), France's Victor Wembanyama (2023), and Zaccharie Risacher (2024) are the only 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.[2] Ewing[3] had dual Jamaican—American citizenship when he was drafted, and Irving[4] and Simmons[5] had dual Australian—American citizenship when they were drafted.

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 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

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 [8]
1949 Providence Steamrollers Howie Shannon[c]  United States Center Kansas State 13.4 — 2.3 [10]
1950 Boston Celtics Charlie Share[d]  United States Center Bowling Green 3.9 5.3 1.0 [11]
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 [16]
1953 Baltimore Bullets Ray Felix^[g]  United States Center Manchester British-Americans (ABL) 17.6 13.3 1.1 [18]
1954 Baltimore Bullets Frank Selvy^  United States Forward/center Furman 19.0 5.5 3.5 [19]
1955 Milwaukee Hawks Dick Ricketts[h]  United States Guard/forward Duquesne 8.9 7.2 3.0 [21]
1956 Rochester Royals Sihugo Green[i]  United States Guard/forward Duquesne 11.5 5.2 3.6 [23]
1957 Cincinnati Royals Rod Hundley^  United States Guard West Virginia 7.0 2.9 1.9 [24]
1958 Minneapolis Lakers Elgin Baylor^*[j]  United States Forward Seattle 24.9 15.0 4.1 [26]
1959 Cincinnati Royals Bob Boozer^[k]  United States Forward Kansas State 8.4 6.2 1.4 [28]
1960 Cincinnati Royals Oscar Robertson^*[l]  United States Guard/forward Cincinnati 30.5 10.1 9.7 [31]
1961 Chicago Packers Walt Bellamy^*  United States Center Indiana 31.6 19.0 2.7 [32]
1962 Chicago Zephyrs Bill McGill[m]  United States Forward/center Utah 7.4 2.7 0.6 [34]
1963 New York Knicks Art Heyman[n]  United States Forward/guard Duke 15.4 4.0 3.4 [36]
1964 New York Knicks Jim Barnes[o]  United States Center/forward Texas Western 15.5 9.7 1.2 [38]
1965 San Francisco Warriors Fred Hetzel[p]  United States Forward/center Davidson 6.8 5.2 0.5 [40]
1966 New York Knicks Cazzie Russell^  United States Forward/guard Michigan 11.3 3.3 2.4 [41]
1967 Detroit Pistons Jimmy Walker^  United States Guard Providence 8.8 1.7 2.8 [42]
1968 San Diego Rockets Elvin Hayes^*  United States Center/forward Houston 28.4 17.1 1.4 [43]
1969 Milwaukee Bucks Lew Alcindor^*[q]  United States Center UCLA 28.8 14.5 4.1 [45]
1970 Detroit Pistons Bob Lanier^*  United States Center St. Bonaventure 15.6 8.1 1.8 [46]
1971 Cleveland Cavaliers Austin Carr^  United States Guard Notre Dame 21.2 3.5 3.4 [47]
1972 Portland Trail Blazers LaRue Martin  United States Center Loyola (Illinois) 4.4 4.6 0.5 [48]
1973 Philadelphia 76ers Doug Collins^  United States Guard/forward Illinois State 8.0 1.8 1.6 [49]
1974 Portland Trail Blazers Bill Walton^*  United States Center UCLA 12.8 12.6 4.8 [50]
1975 Atlanta Hawks David Thompson^*[r]  United States Forward/guard NC State 26.0 6.3 3.7 [51]
1976 Houston Rockets John Lucas  United States Guard Maryland 11.1 2.7 5.6 [52]
1977 Milwaukee Bucks Kent Benson  United States Center Indiana 7.7 4.3 1.4 [53]
1978 Portland Trail Blazers Mychal Thompson Bahamas Forward/center Minnesota 14.7 8.3 2.4 [54]
1979 Los Angeles Lakers Magic Johnson^*  United States Guard/forward Michigan State 18.0 7.7 7.3 [55]
1980 Golden State Warriors Joe Barry Carroll^  United States Center Purdue 18.9 9.3 1.4 [56]
1981 Dallas Mavericks Mark Aguirre^  United States Forward DePaul 18.7 4.9 3.2 [57]
1982 Los Angeles Lakers James Worthy^*  United States Forward North Carolina 13.4 5.2 1.7 [58]
1983 Houston Rockets Ralph Sampson^*  United States Center Virginia 21.0 11.1 2.0 [59]
1984 Houston Rockets Akeem Olajuwon^*[s] Nigeria[s] Center Houston 20.6 11.9 1.4 [62]
1985 New York Knicks Patrick Ewing^*  United States[t] Center Georgetown 20.0 9.0 2.0 [65]
1986 Cleveland Cavaliers Brad Daugherty^  United States Center North Carolina 15.7 8.1 3.8 [66]
1987 San Antonio Spurs David Robinson^*[u]  United States Center Navy 24.3 12.0 2.0 [68]
1988 Los Angeles Clippers Danny Manning^  United States Forward Kansas 16.7 6.6 3.1 [69]
1989 Sacramento Kings Pervis Ellison  United States Center Louisville 8.0 5.8 1.9 [70]
1990 New Jersey Nets Derrick Coleman^  United States Forward/center Syracuse 18.4 10.3 2.2 [71]
1991 Charlotte Hornets Larry Johnson^  United States Forward UNLV 19.2 11.0 3.6 [72]
1992 Orlando Magic Shaquille O'Neal^*  United States Center LSU 23.4 13.9 1.9 [73]
1993 Orlando Magic Chris Webber^*  United States Forward Michigan 17.5 9.1 3.6 [74]
1994 Milwaukee Bucks Glenn Robinson^  United States Forward Purdue 21.9 6.4 2.5 [75]
1995 Golden State Warriors Joe Smith  United States Forward Maryland 15.3 8.7 1.0 [76]
1996 Philadelphia 76ers Allen Iverson^*  United States Guard Georgetown 23.5 4.1 7.5 [77]
1997 San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan^*  United States[v] Forward/center Wake Forest 21.1 11.9 2.7 [79]
1998 Los Angeles Clippers Michael Olowokandi  Nigeria Center Pacific 8.9 7.9 0.6 [80]
1999 Chicago Bulls Elton Brand^[w]  United States Forward Duke 20.1 10.0 1.9 [82]
2000 New Jersey Nets Kenyon Martin^  United States Forward Cincinnati 12.0 7.4 1.9 [83]
2001 Washington Wizards Kwame Brown  United States Center Glynn Academy HS (Brunswick, Georgia) 4.5 3.5 0.8 [84]
2002 Houston Rockets Yao Ming^* China Center Shanghai Sharks (China) 13.5 8.2 1.7 [85]
2003 Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James^  United States Forward St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (Akron, Ohio) 20.9 5.5 5.9 [86]
2004 Orlando Magic Dwight Howard^*  United States Center SACA (Atlanta) 12.0 10.0 0.9 [87]
2005 Milwaukee Bucks Andrew Bogut^ Australia Center Utah 9.4 7.0 2.3 [88]
2006 Toronto Raptors Andrea Bargnani Italy Forward/center Benetton Treviso (Italy) 11.6 3.9 0.8 [89]
2007 Portland Trail Blazers Greg Oden[x]  United States Center Ohio State 8.9 7.0 0.5 [91]
2008 Chicago Bulls Derrick Rose^  United States Guard Memphis 16.8 3.9 6.3 [92]
2009 Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin^[y]  United States Forward Oklahoma 22.5 12.1 3.8 [94]
2010 Washington Wizards John Wall^  United States Guard Kentucky 16.4 4.6 8.3 [95]
2011 Cleveland Cavaliers Kyrie Irving^  United States[z] Guard Duke 18.5 3.7 5.4 [98]
2012 New Orleans Hornets Anthony Davis^  United States Forward/center Kentucky 13.5 8.2 1.0 [99]
2013 Cleveland Cavaliers Anthony Bennett Canada Forward UNLV 4.2 3.0 0.3 [100]
2014 Cleveland Cavaliers Andrew Wiggins^  Canada Forward/guard Kansas 16.9 4.6 2.1 [101]
2015 Minnesota Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns^  United States[aa] Center Kentucky 18.3 10.4 2.0 [102]
2016 Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons^[ab]  Australia[ac] Guard LSU 15.8 8.1 8.2 [103]
2017 Philadelphia 76ers Markelle Fultz  United States Guard Washington 7.1 3.1 3.8 [104]
2018 Phoenix Suns Deandre Ayton  Bahamas Center Arizona 16.3 10.3 1.8 [105]
2019 New Orleans Pelicans Zion Williamson^  United States Forward Duke 22.5 6.3 2.1 [106]
2020 Minnesota Timberwolves Anthony Edwards^  United States Guard Georgia 19.3 4.7 2.9 [107]
2021 Detroit Pistons Cade Cunningham^  United States Guard Oklahoma State 17.4 5.5 5.6 [108]
2022 Orlando Magic Paolo Banchero^  United States Forward Duke 20.0 6.9 3.7 [109]
2023 San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama^ France Center Metropolitans 92 (France) 21.4 10.6 3.9 [110]
2024 Atlanta Hawks Zaccharie Risacher  France Forward JL Bourg (France) 12.6 3.6 1.2 [111]
2025 Dallas Mavericks Cooper Flagg  United States Forward Duke

First overall picks by NBA team

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards have each held the first overall pick a total of six times, the most of any NBA team. This includes the Wizards time as the Chicago Packers, Chicago Zephyrs, and Baltimore Bullets. The Pittsburgh Ironmen, and Providence Steamrollers are the only defunct franchises to have held a first overall pick. The Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Utah Jazz are the only teams that have never had the first overall pick.

Team Picks Year(s) Notes
Cleveland Cavaliers 6 1971, 1986, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2014
Washington Wizards 6 1953, 1954, 1961, 1962, 2001, 2010
  • 1 as the Chicago Packers
  • 1 as the Chicago Zephyrs
  • 2 as the Baltimore Bullets
  • 2 as the Washington Wizards
  • [e]
Houston Rockets 5 1968, 1976, 1983, 1984, 2002
  • 1 as the San Diego Rockets
  • 4 as the Houston Rockets
Sacramento Kings 5 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1989
  • 1 as the Rochester Royals
  • 3 as the Cincinnati Royals
  • 1 as the Sacramento Kings
Atlanta Hawks 4 1952, 1955, 1975, 2024
  • 1 as the Milwaukee Hawks
  • 1 as the St. Louis Hawks
  • 2 as the Atlanta Hawks
Milwaukee Bucks 4 1969, 1977, 1994, 2005
New York Knicks 4 1963, 1964, 1966, 1985
Orlando Magic 4 1992, 1993, 2004, 2022
Philadelphia 76ers 4 1973, 1996, 2016, 2017
Portland Trail Blazers 4 1972, 1974, 1978, 2007
Detroit Pistons 3 1967, 1970, 2021
Golden State Warriors 3 1965, 1980, 1995
  • 1 as the San Francisco Warriors
  • 2 as the Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers 3 1988, 1998, 2009
Los Angeles Lakers 3 1958, 1979, 1982
  • 1 as the Minneapolis Lakers
  • 2 as the Los Angeles Lakers
San Antonio Spurs 3 1987, 1997, 2023
Brooklyn Nets 2 1990, 2000
  • Both as the New Jersey Nets
Chicago Bulls 2 1999, 2008
Dallas Mavericks 2 1981, 2025
Minnesota Timberwolves 2 2015, 2020
New Orleans Pelicans 2 2012, 2019
Boston Celtics 1 1950
Charlotte Hornets 1 1991
Phoenix Suns 1 2018
Toronto Raptors 1 2006

First overall picks by school

Duke has the most first overall picks with 6. Kentucky has the second-most first overall picks with 3. Only one school have had first overall picks in consecutive years: Duquesne, with Dick Ricketts (1955), and Sihugo Green (1956).

School Total Year(s)
Duke 6 1963, 1999, 2011, 2019, 2022, 2025
Kentucky 3 2010, 2012, 2015
North Carolina 2 1982, 1986
UCLA 2 1969, 1974
Kansas 2 1988, 2014
Indiana 2 1961, 1977
Michigan 2 1966, 1993
Maryland 2 1976, 1995
UNLV 2 1991, 2013
LSU 2 1992, 2016
Georgetown 2 1985, 1996
Utah 2 1962, 2005
Houston 2 1968, 1984
Cincinnati 2 1960, 2000
Purdue 2 1980, 1994
Kansas State 2 1949, 1959
West Virginia 2 1952, 1957
Duquesne 2 1955, 1956
Arizona 1 2018
Benetton Treviso (Italy) 1 2006
Bowling Green 1 1950
Bradley 1 1951
Davidson 1 1965
DePaul 1 1981
Furman 1 1954
Georgia 1 2020
Glynn Academy HS (Brunswick, Georgia) 1 2001
Illinois State 1 1973
JL Bourg (France) 1 2024
Louisville 1 1989
Loyola (Illinois) 1 1972
Manchester British-Americans (ABL) 1 1953
Marshall 1 1948
Memphis 1 2008
Metropolitans 92 (France) 1 2023
Michigan State 1 1979
Minnesota 1 1978
Navy 1 1987
NC State 1 1975
Notre Dame 1 1971
Ohio State 1 2007
Oklahoma 1 2009
Oklahoma State 1 2021
Pacific 1 1998
Providence 1 1967
SACA (Atlanta) 1 2004
Seattle 1 1958
Shanghai Sharks (China) 1 2002
St. Bonaventure 1 1970
St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (Akron, Ohio) 1 2003
Syracuse 1 1990
Texas Wesleyan 1 1947[b]
Texas Western 1 1964
Virginia 1 1983
Wake Forest 1 1997
Washington 1 2017

First overall picks by position

Position Number of selections Last year selected
Center 37 2023
Forward 37 2025
Guard 24 2021

See also

Notes

  1. All statistics are taken from the players' respective rookie season unless otherwise noted.
  2. Clifton McNeely never played professional basketball. Instead, he became a basketball coach for Pampa High School in Texas.[6][7] Cite error: The named reference "note_b" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  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.[9]
  4. Charlie Share did not play in the 1950–51 season. His rookie statistics are from the 1951–52 season.[11] Share was the first overall pick, although Paul Arizin had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick.[12]
  5. Gene Melchiorre never played in the NBA. He was banned for life from the NBA due to his involvement in the 1951 college basketball point-shaving scandal.[13] Melchiorre was the first overall pick, although Myer Skoog had been taken before the draft as the Minneapolis Lakers' territorial pick.[14] Cite error: The named reference "note_e" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. Mark Workman was the first overall pick, although Bill Mlkvy had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick.[15]
  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.[17]
  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.[20]
  9. Sihugo Green was the first overall pick, although Tom Heinsohn had been taken before the draft as the Boston Celtics' territorial pick.[22]
  10. Elgin Baylor was the first overall pick, although Guy Rodgers had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick.[25]
  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.[27]
  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.[29][30]
  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.[33]
  14. Art Heyman was the first overall pick, although Tom Thacker had been taken before the draft as the Cincinnati Royals' territorial pick.[35]
  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.[37]
  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.[39]
  17. Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[44]
  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.[51]
  19. 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."[60][61]
  20. Patrick Ewing was born in Jamaica, but had become a naturalized United States citizen while at Georgetown.[63] He represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[64]
  21. David Robinson did not play in the NBA until 1989 due to commitments to the United States Navy.[67] His rookie statistics are from the 1989–90 season.[68]
  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.[78]
  23. Elton Brand shared Rookie of the Year honors with Steve Francis of the Houston Rockets.[81]
  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.[90]
  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.[93]
  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.[96][97]
  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.[103]
  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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