Denver Nuggets top pick in the NBA Draft for each season.

The team has selected 3 times one of the top 3 picks but never the first overall draft pick. Last time it took one of the top 3 picks was in 2003.

Franchise preferred NCAA teams or countries of origin for players selected in the first 3 rounds: Spain (4 times), France (3), Iowa State (3).

Denver Nuggets top NBA draft pick for each season

YEARROUNDPOS.PLAYERCOLLEGE1
2023240Maxwell LewisPepperdine
2022121Christian BraunKansas
2021126Bones HylandVCU
2020122Zeke NnajiArizona
2018114Michael Porter Jr.Missouri
2017113Donovan MitchellLouisville
201617Jamal MurrayKentucky
201517Emmanuel MudiayChina
2014111Doug McDermottCreighton
2013127Rudy GobertFrance
2012120Evan FournierFrance
2011122Kenneth FariedMorehead State
2009234Sergio LlullSpain
2006249Leon PoweCalifornia
2005120Julius HodgeNC State
2004120Jameer NelsonSaint Joseph's
200313Carmelo AnthonySyracuse
200215Nikoloz TskitishviliItaly
2001246Ousmane CisseSt. Jude HS (AL)
2000126Mamadou N'diayeAuburn
1999118James PoseyXavier
199813Raef LaFrentzKansas
199715Tony BattieTexas Tech
1996123Efthimios RentziasGreece
1995115Brent BarryOregon State
1994113Jalen RoseMichigan
199319Rodney RogersWake Forest
199215LaPhonso EllisNotre Dame
199114Dikembe MutomboGeorgetown
199013Mahmoud Abdul-RaufLSU
1989115Todd LichtiStanford
1988123Jerome LanePittsburgh
1987231Andre MooreLoyola Chicago
1986116Maurice MartinSaint Joseph's
1985115Blair RasmussenOregon
1984242Willie WhiteChattanooga
1983115Howard CarterLSU
1982119Rob WilliamsHouston
1981234Ken GreenUT Rio Grande Valley
198015James RayJacksonville
1979230Gary GarlandDePaul
1978117Rod GriffinWake Forest
197719Tom LaGardeNorth Carolina
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.