Dallas Mavericks top pick in the NBA Draft for each season.

The team has selected twice 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 1994.

Franchise preferred NCAA teams or countries of origin for players selected in the first 3 rounds: Duke (3 times), Kentucky (3), Michigan (3).

Dallas Mavericks top NBA draft pick for each season

YEARROUNDPOS.PLAYERCOLLEGE1
2024258Ariel HukportiGermany
2023110Cason WallaceKentucky
2022126Wendell Moore Jr.Duke
2020118Josh GreenArizona
2019237Deividas SirvydisLithuania
201815Trae YoungOklahoma
201719Dennis SmithNC State
2016246A.J. HammonsPurdue
2015121Justin AndersonVirginia
2014234Cleanthony EarlyWichita State
2013113Kelly OlynykGonzaga
2012117Tyler ZellerNorth Carolina
2011126Jordan HamiltonTexas
2010250Solomon AlabiFlorida State
2009124Byron MullensOhio State
2008251Shan FosterVanderbilt
2007234Nick FazekasNevada
2006128Maurice AgerMichigan State
2004250Vassillis SpanoulisGreece
2003129Josh HowardWake Forest
2002254Mladen SekularacSerbia
2001243Kyle HillEastern Illinois
2000112Etan ThomasSyracuse
1999236Wang Zhi ZhiChina
199816Robert TraylorMichigan
1997115Kelvin CatoIowa State
199619Samaki WalkerLouisville
1995112Cherokee ParksDuke
199412Jason KiddCalifornia
199314Jamal MashburnKentucky
199214Jim JacksonOhio State
199116Doug SmithMissouri
1990249Phil HendersonDuke
198918Randy WhiteLouisiana Tech
1988246Morlon WileyLong Beach State
1987120Jim FarmerAlabama
198617Roy TarpleyMichigan
198518Detlef SchrempfWashington
198414Sam PerkinsNorth Carolina
198319Dale EllisTennessee
198214Bill GarnettWyoming
198111Mark AguirreDePaul
1980111Kiki VandewegheUCLA
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.