Kansas City Kings 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 1978.

Kansas City Kings top NBA draft pick for each season

YEARROUNDPOS.PLAYERCOLLEGE1
198419Otis ThorpeProvidence
1983113Ennis WhatleyAlabama
198215LaSalle ThompsonTexas
198117Steve JohnsonOregon State
1980116Hawkeye WhitneyNC State
1979118Reggie KingAlabama
197812Phil FordNorth Carolina
197712Otis BirdsongHouston
197613Richard WashingtonUCLA
1975110Bill RobinzineDePaul
197416Scott WedmanColorado
197317Ron BehagenMinnesota
1972219Sam SibertKentucky State
197114Ken DurrettLa Salle
197015Sam LaceyNew Mexico State
196918Herm GilliamPurdue
196815Zaid Abdul-AzizIowa State
196719Mel DanielsNew Mexico
196616Walt WesleyKansas
1965110Nate BowmanWichita State
1964T2George WilsonCincinnati
1963T1Tom ThackerCincinnati
1962T2Jerry LucasOhio State
196113Larry SiegfriedOhio State
196011Oscar RobertsonCincinnati
195913Bob BoozerKansas State
195813Archie DeesIndiana
195711Rod HundleyWest Virginia
195612Sihugo GreenDuquesne
195514Maurice StokesSt. Francis (PA)
195417Tom MarshallWestern Kentucky
195316Richie ReganSeton Hall
195219Chuck DarlingIowa
195118Sam RanzinoNC State
1950110Joe McNameeSan Francisco
1949112Pep SaulSeton Hall
1948110Bobby WanzerSeton Hall
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.