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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