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

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

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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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