The Complete List of #1 Picks in the NBA Draft: From LeBron James to Victor Wembanyama in 2023

2023-06-22 07:00:00

The story begins in the NBA Draft. The night where the best young players are chosen and the most talented end up occupying the pick #1 of your edition. Big stars were selected with the first choice, such as LeBron James, Magic Johnson o Tim Duncanbut there were also resounding failures such as Michael Olowokandi, Kwame Brown o Greg Oden.

The complete list of players who were the first pick of his Draft goes a long way. So without further ado these are all the stars that were chosen in first position, updated until the edition of 2023 con Victor Wembanyama.

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Which players were the #1 pick in the NBA Draft?

Year
Player
nba team
previous team

1947
Clifton McNeely
Pittsburgh Ironmen
Texas Wesleyan

1948
Andy Tonkovic
Providence Streamrollers
Marshall

1949
Howie Shannon
Providence Streamrollers
Kansas State

1950
Charlie Share
Boston Celtics
Bowling Green

1951
Gene Melchior
Baltimore Bullets
Bradley

1952
Mark Workman
Milwaukee Hawks
West Virginia

1953
Ray Fellix
Baltimore Bullets
Long Island

1954
Frank Selvy
Baltimore Bullets
Furman

1955
Dick Ricketts
Milwaukee Hawks
Duquesne

1956
Sihugo Green
Rochester Royals
Duquesne

1957
Rod Hundley
Cincinnati Royals
West Virginia

1958
Elgin Baylor
Minneapolis Lakers

Seattle

1959
Bob Boozer
Cincinnati Royals
Kansas State

1960
Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati Royals
Cincinnati

1961
Walt Bellamy
Chicago Packers
Indiana

1962
Bill McGill
Chicago Zephyrs
Utah

1963
Art Heyman
New York Knicks
Duke

1964
Jim Barnes
New York Knicks
Texas Western

1965
Fred Hetzel
San Francisco Warriors
Davidson

1966
Cazzie Russell
New York Knicks
Michigan

1967
Jimmy Walker
Detroit Pistons
Providence

1968
Elvin Hayes
San Diego Rockets
Houston

1969
Lew Alcindor
Milwaukee Bucks
UCLA

1970
Bob Lanier
Detroit Pistons
St. Bonaventure

1971
Austin Carr
Cleveland Cavaliers
Notre Dame

1972
LaRue Martin
Portland Trail Blazers
Loyola

1973
Doug Collins
Philadelphia 76ers
Illinois State

1974
Bill Walton
Portland Trail Blazers
UCLA

1975
David Thompson
Atlanta Hawks
NC State

1976
John Lucas
Houston Rockets
Maryland

1977
Kent Benson
Milwaukee Bucks
Indiana

1978
Mychal Thompson
Portland Trail Blazers
Minnesota

1979
Magic Johnson
Los Angeles Lakers
Michigan State

1980
Joe Barry Carroll
Golden State Warriors
Purdue

1981
Mark Aguirre
Dallas Mavericks
DePaul

1982
James Worthy
Los Angeles Lakers
Virginia

1983
Ralph Sampson
Houston Rockets
Virginia

1984
Hakeem Olajuwon
Houston Rockets
Houston

1985
Patrick Ewing
New York Knicks
Georgetown

1986
Brad Daugherty
Cleveland Cavaliers
North Carolina

1987
David Robinson
San Antonio Spurs Navy 1988
Danny Manning
Los Angeles Clippers
Kansas

1989
Pervis Ellison
Sacramento Kings
Louisville

1990
Derrick Coleman
New Jersey Nets
Syracuse

1991
Larry Johnson
Charlotte Hornets
UNLV

1992
Shaquille O’Neal
Orlando Magic
LSU

1993
Chris Webber
Orlando Magic
Michigan

1994
Glenn Robinson
Milwaukee Bucks
Purdue

1995
Joe Smith
Golden State Warriors
Maryland

1996
Allen Iverson
Philadelphia 76ers
Georgetown

1997
Tim Duncan
San Antonio Spurs
Wake Forest

1998
Michael Olowokandi
Los Angeles Clippers
Pacific

1999
Elton Brand
Chicago Bulls
Duke

2000
Kenyon Martin
New Jersey Nets
Cincinnati

2001
Kwame Brown
Washington Wizards
Glynn Academy HS

2002
Yao Ming
Houston Rockets
Shanghai Sharks

2003
LeBron James
Cleveland Cavaliers
St. Vincent-St. Mary HS

2004
Dwight Howard
Orlando Magic SACA
Andrew Bogut
Milwaukee Bucks
Utah

2006
Andrea Bargnani
Toronto Raptors
Benetton Treviso

2007
Greg Oden
Portland Trail Blazers
Ohio State

2008
Derrick Rose
Chicago Bulls
Memphis

2009
Blake Griffin
Los Angeles Clippers
Oklahoma

2010
John Wall
Washington Wizards
Kentucky

2011
Kyrie Irving
Cleveland Cavaliers
Duke

2012
Anthony Davis
New Orleans Hornets
Kentucky

2013
Anthony Bennett
Cleveland Cavaliers
UNLV

2014
Andrew Wiggins
Cleveland Cavaliers
Kansas

2015
Karl-Anthony Towns
Minnesota Timberwolves
Kentucky

2016
Ben Simmons
Philadelphia 76ers
LSU

2017
Markelle Fultz
Philadelphia 76ers
Washington

2018
DeAndre Ayton
Phoenix Suns
Arizona

2019
Zion Williamson
New Orleans Pelicans
Duke

2020
Anthony Edwards
Minnesota Timberwolves
Georgia

2021
Cade Cunningham
Detroit Pistons
Oklahoma State

2022
Paolo Banchero
Orlando Magic Duke 2023 Victor Wembanyama San Antonio Spurs Metropolitans

Which teams had the most times the # 1 pick in the NBA Draft?

Pos.
Equipment
Total

1
Cleveland Cavaliers
6

 
Washington Wizards
6

2
Philadelphia 76ers
5

 
Milwaukee Bucks
5

 
Houston Rockets
5

 
Sacramento Kings
5

 
Orlando Magic
5

3
Portland Trail Blazers
4

 
New York Knicks
4

4
San Antonio Spurs
3

 
Detroit Pistons
3

 
LA Clippers
3

 
Golden State Warriors
3

 
Los Angeles Lakers
3

What teams have never had the #1 pick in the NBA Draft?

The teams that have never had the #1 pick in the NBA Draft have been Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies, Indiana Pacers y Denver Nuggets.

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