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NBA DRAFT BY YEAR - TOP 3 PICKS

YEAR	POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE	TEAM
2024	1	Zaccharie Risacher	France	Atlanta Hawks
	2	Alex Sarr	Australia	Washington Wizards
	3	Reed Sheppard	Kentucky	Houston Rockets
2023	1	Victor Wembanyama	France	San Antonio Spurs
	2	Brandon Miller	Alabama	Charlotte Hornets
	3	Scoot Henderson	NBA G-League	Portland Trail Blazers
2022	1	Paolo Banchero	Duke	Orlando Magic
	2	Chet Holmgren	Gonzaga	Oklahoma City Thunder
	3	Jabari Smith	Auburn	Houston Rockets
2021	1	Cade Cunningham	Oklahoma State	Detroit Pistons
	2	Jalen Green	NBA G-League	Houston Rockets
	3	Evan Mobley	USC	Cleveland Cavaliers
2020	1	Anthony Edwards	Georgia	Minnesota Timberwolves
	2	James Wiseman	Memphis	Golden State Warriors
	3	LaMelo Ball	Australia	Charlotte Hornets
2019	1	Zion Williamson	Duke	New Orleans Pelicans
	2	Ja Morant	Murray State	Memphis Grizzlies
	3	RJ Barrett	Duke	New York Knicks
2018	1	Deandre Ayton	Arizona	Phoenix Suns
	2	Marvin Bagley III	Duke	Sacramento Kings
	3	Luka Doncic	Spain	Atlanta Hawks
2017	1	Markelle Fultz	Washington	Philadelphia 76ers
	2	Lonzo Ball	UCLA	Los Angeles Lakers
	3	Jayson Tatum	Duke	Boston Celtics
2016	1	Ben Simmons	LSU	Philadelphia 76ers
	2	Brandon Ingram	Duke	Los Angeles Lakers
	3	Jaylen Brown	California	Boston Celtics
2015	1	Karl-Anthony Towns	Kentucky	Minnesota Timberwolves
	2	D'Angelo Russell	Ohio State	Los Angeles Lakers
	3	Jahlil Okafor	Duke	Philadelphia 76ers
2014	1	Andrew Wiggins	Kansas	Cleveland Cavaliers
	2	Jabari Parker	Duke	Milwaukee Bucks
	3	Joel Embiid	Kansas	Philadelphia 76ers
2013	1	Anthony Bennett	UNLV	Cleveland Cavaliers
	2	Victor Oladipo	Indiana	Orlando Magic
	3	Otto Porter	Georgetown	Washington Wizards
2012	1	Anthony Davis	Kentucky	New Orleans Hornets
	2	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	Kentucky	Charlotte Bobcats
	3	Bradley Beal	Florida	Washington Wizards
2011	1	Kyrie Irving	Duke	Cleveland Cavaliers
	2	Derrick Williams	Arizona	Minnesota Timberwolves
	3	Enes Kanter	Turkey	Utah Jazz
2010	1	John Wall	Kentucky	Washington Wizards
	2	Evan Turner	Ohio State	Philadelphia 76ers
	3	Derrick Favors	Georgia Tech	New Jersey Nets

First NBA draft picks between 2000 and 2009

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YEAR	POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE	TEAM
2009	1	Blake Griffin	Oklahoma	Los Angeles Clippers
	2	Hasheem Thabeet	Uconn	Memphis Grizzlies
	3	James Harden	Arizona State	Oklahoma City Thunder
2008	1	Derrick Rose	Memphis	Chicago Bulls
	2	Michael Beasley	Kansas State	Miami Heat
	3	O.J. Mayo	USC	Minnesota Timberwolves
2007	1	Greg Oden	Ohio State	Portland Trail Blazers
	2	Kevin Durant	Texas	Seattle SuperSonics
	3	Al Horford	Florida	Atlanta Hawks
2006	1	Andrea Bargnani	Italy	Toronto Raptors
	2	LaMarcus Aldridge	Texas	Chicago Bulls
	3	Adam Morrison	Gonzaga	Charlotte Bobcats
2005	1	Andrew Bogut	Utah	Milwaukee Bucks
	2	Marvin Williams	North Carolina	Atlanta Hawks
	3	Deron Williams	Illinois	Utah Jazz
2004	1	Dwight Howard	Atlanta Christian Academy	Orlando Magic
	2	Emeka Okafor	Uconn	Charlotte Bobcats
	3	Ben Gordon	Uconn	Chicago Bulls
2003	1	LeBron James	St. Vincent-St. Mary's HS (OH)	Cleveland Cavaliers
	2	Darko Milicic	Serbia	Detroit Pistons
	3	Carmelo Anthony	Syracuse	Denver Nuggets
2002	1	Yao Ming	China	Houston Rockets
	2	Jay Williams	Duke	Chicago Bulls
	3	Mike Dunleavy	Duke	Golden State Warriors
2001	1	Kwame Brown	Glynn Academy (GA)	Washington Wizards
	2	Tyson Chandler	Dominguez HS (CA)	Los Angeles Clippers
	3	Pau Gasol	Spain	Atlanta Hawks
2000	1	Kenyon Martin	Cincinnati	New Jersey Nets
	2	Stromile Swift	LSU	Vancouver Grizzlies
	3	Darius Miles	East St. Louis HS (IL)	Los Angeles Clippers

First NBA draft picks between 1990 and 1999

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YEAR	POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE	TEAM
1999	1	Elton Brand	Duke	Chicago Bulls
	2	Steve Francis	Maryland	Vancouver Grizzlies
	3	Baron Davis	UCLA	Charlotte Hornets
1998	1	Michael Olowokandi	Pacific	Los Angeles Clippers
	2	Mike Bibby	Arizona	Vancouver Grizzlies
	3	Raef LaFrentz	Kansas	Denver Nuggets
1997	1	Tim Duncan	Wake Forest	San Antonio Spurs
	2	Keith Van Horn	Utah	Philadelphia 76ers
	3	Chauncey Billups	Colorado	Boston Celtics
1996	1	Allen Iverson	Georgetown	Philadelphia 76ers
	2	Marcus Camby	Massachusetts	Toronto Raptors
	3	Shareef Abdur-Rahim	California	Vancouver Grizzlies
1995	1	Joe Smith	Maryland	Golden State Warriors
	2	Antonio McDyess	Alabama	Los Angeles Clippers
	3	Jerry Stackhouse	North Carolina	Philadelphia 76ers
1994	1	Glenn Robinson	Purdue	Milwaukee Bucks
	2	Jason Kidd	California	Dallas Mavericks
	3	Grant Hill	Duke	Detroit Pistons
1993	1	Chris Webber	Michigan	Orlando Magic
	2	Shawn Bradley	BYU	Philadelphia 76ers
	3	Penny Hardaway	Memphis	Golden State Warriors
1992	1	Shaquille O'Neal	LSU	Orlando Magic
	2	Alonzo Mourning	Georgetown	Charlotte Hornets
	3	Christian Laettner	Duke	Minnesota Timberwolves
1991	1	Larry Johnson	UNLV	Charlotte Hornets
	2	Kenny Anderson	Georgia Tech	New Jersey Nets
	3	Billy Owens	Syracuse	Sacramento Kings
1990	1	Derrick Coleman	Syracuse	New Jersey Nets
	2	Gary Payton	Oregon State	Seattle SuperSonics
	3	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf	LSU	Denver Nuggets

First NBA draft picks between 1980 and 1989

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YEAR	POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE	TEAM
1989	1	Pervis Ellison	Louisville	Sacramento Kings
	2	Danny Ferry	Duke	Los Angeles Clippers
	3	Sean Elliott	Arizona	San Antonio Spurs
1988	1	Danny Manning	Kansas	Los Angeles Clippers
	2	Rik Smits	Marist	Indiana Pacers
	3	Charles Smith	Pittsburgh	Philadelphia 76ers
1987	1	David Robinson	Navy	San Antonio Spurs
	2	Armen Gilliam	UNLV	Phoenix Suns
	3	Dennis Hopson	Ohio State	New Jersey Nets
1986	1	Brad Daugherty	North Carolina	Cleveland Cavaliers
	2	Len Bias	Maryland	Boston Celtics
	3	Chris Washburn	NC State	Golden State Warriors
1985	1	Patrick Ewing	Georgetown	New York Knicks
	2	Wayman Tisdale	Oklahoma	Indiana Pacers
	3	Benoit Benjamin	Creighton	Los Angeles Clippers
1984	1	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	Houston Rockets
	2	Sam Bowie	Kentucky	Portland Trail Blazers
	3	Michael Jordan	North Carolina	Chicago Bulls
1983	1	Ralph Sampson	Virginia	Houston Rockets
	2	Steve Stipanovich	Missouri	Indiana Pacers
	3	Rodney McCray	Louisville	Houston Rockets
1982	1	James Worthy	North Carolina	Los Angeles Lakers
	2	Terry Cummings	DePaul	San Diego Clippers
	3	Dominique Wilkins	Georgia	Utah Jazz
1981	1	Mark Aguirre	DePaul	Dallas Mavericks
	2	Isiah Thomas	Indiana	Detroit Pistons
	3	Buck Williams	Maryland	New Jersey Nets
1980	1	Joe Barry Carroll	Purdue	Golden State Warriors
	2	Darrell Griffith	Louisville	Utah Jazz
	3	Kevin McHale	Minnesota	Boston Celtics

First NBA draft picks between 1970 and 1979

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YEAR	POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE	TEAM
1979	1	Magic Johnson	Michigan State	Los Angeles Lakers
	2	David Greenwood	UCLA	Chicago Bulls
	3	Bill Cartwright	San Francisco	New York Knicks
1978	1	Mychal Thompson	Minnesota	Portland Trail Blazers
	2	Phil Ford	North Carolina	Kansas City Kings
	3	Rick Robey	Kentucky	Indiana Pacers
1977	1	Kent Benson	Indiana	Milwaukee Bucks
	2	Otis Birdsong	Houston	Kansas City Kings
	3	Marques Johnson	UCLA	Milwaukee Bucks
1976	1	John Lucas	Maryland	Houston Rockets
	2	Scott May	Indiana	Chicago Bulls
	3	Richard Washington	UCLA	Kansas City Kings
1975	1	David Thompson	NC State	Atlanta Hawks
	2	Dave Meyers	UCLA	Los Angeles Lakers
	3	Marvin Webster	Morgan State	Atlanta Hawks
1974	1	Bill Walton	UCLA	Portland Trail Blazers
	2	Marvin Barnes	Providence	Philadelphia 76ers
	3	Tom Burleson	NC State	Seattle SuperSonics
1973	1	Doug Collins	Illinois State	Philadelphia 76ers
	2	Jim Brewer	Minnesota	Cleveland Cavaliers
	3	Ernie DiGregorio	Providence	Buffalo Braves
1972	1	LaRue Martin	Loyola Chicago	Portland Trail Blazers
	2	Bob McAdoo	North Carolina	Buffalo Braves
	3	Dwight Davis	Houston	Cleveland Cavaliers
1971	1	Austin Carr	Notre Dame	Cleveland Cavaliers
	2	Sidney Wicks	UCLA	Portland Trail Blazers
	3	Elmore Smith	Kentucky State	Buffalo Braves
1970	1	Bob Lanier	St. Bonaventure	Detroit Pistons
	2	Rudy Tomjanovich	Michigan	San Diego Rockets
	3	Pete Maravich	LSU	Atlanta Hawks

First NBA draft picks between 1960 and 1969

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YEAR	POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE	TEAM
1969	1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	UCLA	Milwaukee Bucks
	2	Neal Walk	Florida	Phoenix Suns
	3	Lucius Allen	UCLA	Seattle SuperSonics
1968	1	Elvin Hayes	Houston	San Diego Rockets
	2	Wes Unseld	Louisville	Baltimore Bullets
	3	Bob Kauffman	Guilford	Seattle SuperSonics
1967	1	Jimmy Walker	Providence	Detroit Pistons
	2	Earl Monroe	Winston-Salem State	Baltimore Bullets
	3	Clem Haskins	Western Kentucky	Chicago Bulls
1966	1	Cazzie Russell	Michigan	New York Knicks
	2	Dave Bing	Syracuse	Detroit Pistons
	3	Clyde Lee	Vanderbilt	San Francisco Warriors
1965	1	Bill Bradley	Princeton	New York Knicks
	2	Bill Buntin	Michigan	Detroit Pistons
	3	Gail Goodrich	UCLA	Los Angeles Lakers
1964	1	Walt Hazzard	UCLA	Los Angeles Lakers
	2	George Wilson	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Royals
	3	Jim Barnes	UTEP	New York Knicks
1963	1	Tom Thacker	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Royals
	2	Art Heyman	Duke	New York Knicks
	3	Rod Thorn	West Virginia	Baltimore Bullets
1962	1	Dave Debusschere	Detroit Mercy	Detroit Pistons
	2	Jerry Lucas	Ohio State	Cincinnati Royals
	3	Bill McGill	Utah	Chicago Zephyrs
1961	1	Walt Bellamy	Indiana	Chicago Packers
	2	Tom Stith	St. Bonaventure	New York Knicks
	3	Larry Siegfried	Ohio State	Cincinnati Royals
1960	1	Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Royals
	2	Jerry West	West Virginia	Los Angeles Lakers
	3	Darrall Imhoff	California	New York Knicks

First NBA draft picks between 1950 and 1959

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YEAR	POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE	TEAM
1959	1	Wilt Chamberlain	Kansas	Philadelphia Warriors
	2	Bob Ferry	Saint Louis	St. Louis Hawks
	3	Bob Boozer	Kansas State	Cincinnati Royals
1958	1	Guy Rodgers	Temple	Philadelphia Warriors
	2	Elgin Baylor	Seattle	Minneapolis Lakers
	3	Archie Dees	Indiana	Cincinnati Royals
1957	1	Rod Hundley	West Virginia	Cincinnati Royals
	2	Charles Tyra	Louisville	Detroit Pistons
	3	Jim Krebs	SMU	Minneapolis Lakers
1956	1	Tom Heinsohn	Holy Cross	Boston Celtics
	2	Sihugo Green	Duquesne	Rochester Royals
	3	Bill Russell	San Francisco	St. Louis Hawks
1955	1	Dick Garmaker	Minnesota	Minneapolis Lakers
	2	Tom Gola	La Salle	Philadelphia Warriors
	3	Dick Ricketts	Duquesne	St. Louis Hawks
1954	1	Frank Selvy	Furman	Baltimore Bullets
	2	Bob Pettit	LSU	Milwaukee Hawks
	3	Gene Shue	Maryland	Philadelphia Warriors
1953	1	Ernie Beck	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Warriors
	2	Walter Dukes	Seton Hall	New York Knicks
	3	Ray Felix	Long Island	Baltimore Bullets
1952	1	Mark Workman	West Virginia	Milwaukee Hawks
	2	Jim Baechtold	Eastern Kentucky	Baltimore Bullets
	3	Dick Groat	Duke	Fort Wayne Pistons
1951	1	Gene Melchiorre	Bradley	Baltimore Bullets
	2	Mel Hutchins	BYU	Tri-Cities Blackhawks
	3	Marcus Freiberger	Oklahoma	Indianapolis Olympians
1950	1	Charlie Share	Bowling Green	Boston Celtics
	2	Don Rehfeldt	Wisconsin	Baltimore Bullets
	3	Paul Arizin	Villanova	Philadelphia Warriors

First NBA draft picks between 1940 and 1949

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YEAR	POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE	TEAM
1949	1	Howie Shannon	Kansas State	Providence Steamrollers
	2	Alex Groza	Kentucky	Indianapolis Olympians
	3	Bob Harris	Oklahoma State	Fort Wayne Pistons
1948	1	Andy Tonkovich	Marshall	Providence Steamrollers
	2	George Kok	Arkansas	Indianapolis Jets
	3	George Hauptfuhrer	Harvard	Boston Celtics
1947	1	Clifton McNeeley	UTEP	Pittsburgh Ironmen
	2	Glen Selbo	Wisconsin	Toronto Huskies
	3	Ed Ehlers	Purdue	Boston Celtics