St. Louis Hawks in NBA Draft. Main players selected by the franchise

Franchise has selected 3 times one of the top 3 picks and once the first overall draft pick. Last time it took one of the top 3 picks was in 1962.

First NBA draft picks in each season
YEAR	ROUND	POSITION	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹
1967	1	8	Tom Workman	Seattle
1966	1	4	Lou Hudson	Minnesota
1965	1	8	Jim Washington	Villanova
1964	1	6	Jeff Mullins	Duke
1963	1	6	Gerry Ward	Boston College
1962	1	3	Zelmo Beaty	Prairie View A&M
1961	1	8	Cleo Hill	Winston-Salem State
1960	1	6	Lenny Wilkens	Providence
1959	1	7	Bob Ferry	Saint Louis
1958	1	7	Dave Gambee	Oregon State
1957	1	4	Win Wilfong	Memphis
1956	1	2	Bill Russell	San Francisco
1955	1	1	Dick Ricketts	Duquesne
1954	1	2	Bob Pettit	Louisiana State
1953	1	3	Bob Houbregs	Washington
1952	1	1	Mark Workman	West Virginia
1951	1	2	Mel Hutchins	Brigham Young
1950	1	4	Bob Cousy	Holy Cross

(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by their country