Atlanta Hawks top pick in the NBA Draft for each season.

The team has selected 14 times one of the top 3 picks and 3 times the first overall draft pick. Last time it took one of the top 3 picks was in 2024.

Franchise preferred NCAA teams or countries of origin for players selected in the first 3 rounds: Duke (7 times), France (5), Spain (5).

Atlanta Hawks top NBA draft pick for each season

YEAR	ROUND	POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹
2024	1	1	Zaccharie Risacher	France
2023	1	15	Kobe Bufkin	Michigan
2022	1	16	A.J. Griffin	Duke
2021	1	20	Jalen Johnson	Duke
2020	1	6	Onyeka Okongwu	USC
2019	1	8	Jaxson Hayes	Texas
2018	1	3	Luka Doncic	Spain
2017	1	19	John Collins	Wake Forest
2016	1	21	DeAndre' Bembry	Saint Joseph's
2015	1	15	Kelly Oubre	Kansas
2014	1	15	Adreian Payne	Michigan State
2013	1	17	Dennis Schroder	Germany
2012	1	23	John Jenkins	Vanderbilt
2011	2	48	Keith Benson	Oakland
2010	1	24	Damion James	Texas
2009	1	19	Jeff Teague	Wake Forest
2007	1	3	Al Horford	Florida
2006	1	5	Shelden Williams	Duke
2005	1	2	Marvin Williams	North Carolina
2004	1	6	Josh Childress	Stanford
2003	1	21	Boris Diaw	France
2002	2	36	David Andersen	Italy
2001	1	3	Pau Gasol	Spain
2000	1	6	DerMarr Johnson	Cincinnati
1999	1	10	Jason Terry	Arizona
1998	1	20	Roshown McLeod	Duke
1997	1	22	Ed Gray	California
1996	1	28	Priest Lauderdale	Central State (OH)
1995	1	16	Alan Henderson	Indiana
1994	2	34	Gaylon Nickerson	Northwestern Oklahoma State
1993	1	15	Doug Edwards	Florida State
1992	1	10	Adam Keefe	Stanford
1991	1	9	Stacey Augmon	UNLV
1990	1	10	Rumeal Robinson	Michigan
1989	1	23	Roy Marble	Iowa
1988	2	44	Anthony Taylor	Oregon
1987	1	21	Dallas Comegys	DePaul
1986	1	19	Billy Thompson	Louisville
1985	1	5	Jon Koncak	SMU
1984	1	11	Kevin Willis	Michigan State
1983	2	31	Doc Rivers	Marquette
1982	1	10	Keith Edmonson	Purdue
1981	1	4	Al Wood	North Carolina
1980	1	18	Don Collins	Washington State
1979	2	35	James Bradley	Memphis
1978	1	10	Butch Lee	Marquette
1977	1	14	Tree Rollins	Clemson
1976	1	9	Armond Hill	Princeton
1975	1	1	David Thompson	NC State
1974	1	7	Tom Henderson	Hawaii
1973	1	9	Dwight Jones	Houston
1972	2	21	Steve Bracey	Tulsa
1971	1	5	George Trapp	Long Beach State
1970	1	3	Pete Maravich	LSU
1969	1	10	Butch Beard	Louisville
1968	1	13	Skip Harlicka	South Carolina
1967	1	8	Tom Workman	Seattle
1966	1	4	Lou Hudson	Minnesota
1965	1	9	Jim Washington	Villanova
1964	1	7	Jeff Mullins	Duke
1963	1	6	Gerry Ward	Boston College
1962	1	5	Zelmo Beaty	Prairie View A&M
1961	1	8	Cleo Hill	Winston-Salem State
1960	1	6	Lenny Wilkens	Providence
1959	T	2	Bob Ferry	Saint Louis
1958	1	7	Dave Gambee	Oregon State
1957	1	4	Win Wilfong	Memphis
1956	1	3	Bill Russell	San Francisco
1955	1	3	Dick Ricketts	Duquesne
1954	1	2	Bob Pettit	LSU
1953	1	4	Bob Houbregs	Washington
1952	1	1	Mark Workman	West Virginia
1951	1	2	Mel Hutchins	BYU
1950	1	4	Bob Cousy	Holy Cross

(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.