Minneapolis Lakers top pick in the NBA Draft for each season.

The team 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 1958.

Minneapolis Lakers top NBA draft pick for each season

YEAR	ROUND	POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹
1959	1	5	Tom Hawkins	Notre Dame
1958	1	2	Elgin Baylor	Seattle
1957	1	3	Jim Krebs	SMU
1956	1	4	Jim Paxson	Dayton
1955	T	1	Dick Garmaker	Minnesota
1954	1	9	Ed Kalafat	Minnesota
1953	1	9	Jim Fritsche	Hamline
1952	1	10	Clyde Lovellette	Kansas
1951	1	10	Whitey Skoog	Minnesota
1950	1	11	Kevin O'Shea	Notre Dame
1949	1	11	Vern Mikkelsen	Hamline
1948	1	9	Chuck Hanger	California

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