Chicago Bulls top pick in the NBA Draft for each season.

The team has selected 9 times one of the top 3 picks and twice the first overall draft pick. Last time it took one of the top 3 picks was in 2008.

Franchise preferred NCAA teams or countries of origin for players selected in the first 3 rounds: Maryland (6 times), Michigan State (5), Duke (5).

Chicago Bulls top NBA draft pick for each season

YEARROUNDPOS.PLAYERCOLLEGE1
201817Wendell Carter Jr.Duke
2017116Justin PattonCreighton
2016114Denzel ValentineMichigan State
2015122Bobby PortisArkansas
2014116Jusuf NurkicBosnia and Herzegovina
2013120Tony SnellNew Mexico
2012129Marquis TeagueKentucky
2011128Norris ColeCleveland State
2010117Kevin SeraphinFrance
2009116James JohnsonWake Forest
200811Derrick RoseMemphis
200719Joakim NoahFlorida
200612LaMarcus AldridgeTexas
200413Ben GordonConnecticut
200317Kirk HinrichKansas
200212Jay WilliamsDuke
200114Eddy CurryThornwood HS (IL)
200014Marcus FizerIowa State
199911Elton BrandDuke
1998128Corey BenjaminOregon State
1997128Keith BoothMaryland
1996129Travis KnightConnecticut
1995120Jason CaffeyAlabama
1994121Dickey SimpkinsProvidence
1993125Corie BlountCincinnati
1992127Byron HoustonOklahoma State
1991126Mark RandallKansas
1990229Toni KukocCroatia
198916Stacey KingOklahoma
1988111Will PerdueVanderbilt
198718Olden PolyniceVirginia
198619Brad SellersOhio State
1985111Keith LeeMemphis
198413Michael JordanNorth Carolina
198315Sidney GreenNevada-Las Vegas
198217Quintin DaileySan Francisco
198116Orlando WoolridgeNotre Dame
198014Kelvin RanseyOhio State
197912David GreenwoodUCLA
197819Reggie TheusNevada-Las Vegas
1977113Tate ArmstrongDuke
197612Scott MayIndiana
1975230Steve GreenIndiana
1974114Maurice LucasMarquette
1973112Kevin KunnertIowa
1972111Ralph SimpsonMichigan State
1971115Kennedy McIntoshEastern Michigan
1970111Jimmy CollinsNew Mexico State
196915Larry CannonLa Salle
196814Tom BoerwinkleTennessee
196713Clem HaskinsWestern Kentucky
1966110Dave SchellhasePurdue
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by their country