142
Total Draft Picks
6
Most in One Class 2015
1947
First Draft Pick
2026
Most Recent Pick
61
1st Round Picks
63
Draft Classes
Highest Draft Picks
| 1T |
John Wall
2010 · PG · WAS |
#1
Rd 1 |
| 1T |
Anthony Davis
2012 · PF · NOH |
#1
Rd 1 |
| 1T |
Karl-Anthony Towns
2015 · C · MIN |
#1
Rd 1 |
| 4T |
Alex Groza
1949 · C · INJ |
#2
Rd 1 |
| 4T |
Sam Bowie
1984 · C · POR |
#2
Rd 1 |
| 4T |
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
2012 · SF · CHA |
#2
Rd 1 |
| 7T |
Rick Robey
1978 · PF · IND |
#3
Rd 1 |
| 7T |
Reed Sheppard
2024 · PG · HOU |
#3
Rd 1 |
| 9 |
Jamal Mashburn
1993 · SF · DAL |
#4
Rd 1 |
| 10T |
Kenny Walker
1986 · PF · NYK |
#5
Rd 1 |
| 10T |
DeMarcus Cousins
2010 · C · SAC |
#5
Rd 1 |
| 10T |
De'Aaron Fox
2017 · PG · SAC |
#5
Rd 1 |
Picks by Position
24
SG
16
PF
15
PG
13
C
11
SF
4
G
3
F
Picks by Round
Rd 1
61
Rd 2
31
Rd 3
10
Rd 4
6
Rd 5
7
Rd 6
6
Rd 7
6
Rd 8
4
Rd 9
2
Rd 10
5
Rd 11
1
Rd 13
1
Rd 15
1
Rd 18
1
142 picks shown
| Year | Rd | Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 2 | — | WSC | Jack Tingle | — | — | College | — |
| 1948 | 2 | — | BLB | Joe Holland | — | — | College | — |
| 1948 | 2 | — | WSC | Jack Parkinson | — | — | College | — |
| 1948 | 3 | — | FTW | Kenny Rollins | — | — | College | — |
| 1949 | 1 | 2 | INJ | Alex Groza | C | 6-7 / 218 | College | Senior |
| 1949 | 1 | 9 | WSC | Wah Wah Jones | — | — | College | — |
| 1949 | 1 | 10 | CHS | Ralph Beard | G | 5-10 / 175 | College | Senior |
| 1949 | 5 | — | WSC | Cliff Barker | — | — | College | — |
| 1950 | 4 | 45 | INO | Jim Line | — | — | College | — |
| 1950 | 7 | 73 | BOS | Dale Barnstable | — | — | College | — |
| 1953 | 1 | 6 | BOS | Frank Ramsey | F | 6-3 / 190 | College | Senior |
| 1955 | 5 | 34 | ROC | Bill Evans | — | — | College | — |
| 1956 | 2 | 9 | ROC | Bob Burrow | C | 6-7 / 228 | College | Senior |
| 1956 | 3 | 19 | MNL | Jerry Bird | — | — | College | — |
| 1956 | 10 | 73 | MNL | Phil Grawemeyer | — | — | College | — |
| 1957 | 10 | 73 | PHW | Gerry Calvert | — | — | College | — |
| 1958 | 2 | 10 | CIN | Vern Hatton | G | 6-3 / 195 | College | Senior |
| 1958 | 4 | 28 | NYK | Johnny Cox | — | — | College | — |
| 1958 | 15 | 86 | CIN | Adrian Smith | — | — | College | — |
| 1959 | 4 | 30 | NYK | Johnny Cox | — | — | College | — |
| 1960 | 4 | 32 | BOS | Sid Cohen | — | — | College | — |
| 1960 | 6 | 48 | BOS | Roger Newman | — | — | College | — |
| 1960 | 7 | 53 | SYR | Bennie Coffman | — | — | College | — |
| 1960 | 18 | 97 | CIN | Don Mills | — | — | College | — |
| 1961 | 5 | 45 | LAL | Bill Lickert | — | — | College | — |
| 1961 | 7 | 64 | SYR | Roger Newman | — | — | College | — |
| 1961 | 13 | 102 | NYK | Ned Jennings | — | — | College | — |
| 1962 | 8 | 63 | CHZ | Larry Pursiful | — | — | College | — |
| 1964 | 2 | 14 | LAL | Cotton Nash | F | 6-5 / 215 | College | Senior |
| 1966 | 3 | 24 | STL | Tommy Kron | — | — | College | — |
| 1967 | 1 | 7 | SDR | Pat Riley | G | 6-4 / 205 | College | Senior |
| 1967 | 4 | 38 | CIN | Louie Dampier | — | — | College | — |
| 1968 | 5 | 60 | BOS | Thad Jaracz | — | — | College | — |
| 1968 | 9 | 119 | MIL | Cliff Berger | — | — | College | — |
| 1969 | 10 | 139 | LAL | Phil Argento | — | — | College | — |
| 1970 | 8 | 122 | DET | Dan Issel | — | — | College | — |
| 1970 | 8 | 130 | CHI | Mike Casey | — | — | College | — |
| 1971 | 3 | 37 | POR | Larry Steele | — | — | College | — |
| 1971 | 10 | 163 | PHI | Jim Dinwiddie | — | — | College | — |
| 1971 | 11 | 169 | CLE | Mike Casey | — | — | College | — |
| 1972 | 6 | 83 | CLE | Tom Parker | — | — | College | — |
| 1972 | 10 | 146 | DET | Kent Hollenbeck | — | — | College | — |
| 1973 | 7 | 107 | SEA | Jim Andrews | — | — | College | — |
| 1975 | 1 | 18 | WSB | Kevin Grevey | SG | 6-5 / 210 | College | Senior |
| 1975 | 2 | 36 | PHO | Jimmy Conner | — | — | College | — |
| 1975 | 3 | 49 | KCK | Bob Guyette | — | — | College | — |
| 1975 | 7 | 113 | PHI | Mike Flynn | — | — | College | — |
| 1977 | 2 | 24 | BUF | Larry Johnson | SG | 6-3 / 205 | College | Senior |
| 1978 | 1 | 3 | IND | Rick Robey | PF | 6-11 / 230 | College | Senior |
| 1978 | 1 | 16 | ATL | Jack Givens | SF | 6-5 / 205 | College | Senior |
| 1978 | 2 | 39 | SEA | James Lee | SF | 6-5 / 230 | College | Senior |
| 1978 | 3 | 45 | NJN | Mike Phillips | — | — | College | — |
| 1979 | 1 | 22 | PHO | Kyle Macy | PG | 6-3 / 175 | College | Senior |
| 1979 | 6 | 111 | DET | Truman Claytor | — | — | College | — |
| 1980 | 5 | 101 | CLE | LaVon Williams | — | — | College | — |
| 1980 | 9 | 183 | CHI | Jay Shidler | — | — | College | — |
| 1981 | 6 | 127 | HOU | Fred Cowan | — | — | College | — |
| 1982 | 7 | 145 | CHI | Chuck Verderber | — | — | College | — |
| 1983 | 2 | 33 | DAL | Dirk Minniefield | PG | 6-3 / 180 | College | Senior |
| 1983 | 3 | 67 | CLE | Derrick Hord | — | — | College | — |
| 1983 | 6 | 134 | MIL | Charles Hurt | — | — | College | — |
| 1984 | 1 | 2 | POR | Sam Bowie | C | 7-1 / 235 | College | Senior |
| 1984 | 1 | 6 | WSB | Melvin Turpin | — | — | College | — |
| 1984 | 4 | 81 | ATL | Dicky Beal | — | — | College | — |
| 1984 | 6 | 127 | ATL | Jim Master | — | — | College | — |
| 1984 | 8 | 163 | IND | Tom Heitz | — | — | College | — |
| 1986 | 1 | 5 | NYK | Kenny Walker | PF | 6-8 / 210 | College | Senior |
| 1986 | 5 | 115 | LAL | Roger Harden | — | — | College | — |
| 1987 | 5 | 94 | NJN | James Blackmon | — | — | College | — |
| 1988 | 1 | 8 | CHH | Rex Chapman | SG | 6-4 / 185 | College | Sophomore |
| 1988 | 3 | 51 | LAC | Rob Lock | — | — | College | — |
| 1988 | 3 | 60 | WSB | Ed Davender | — | — | College | — |
| 1988 | 3 | 64 | CLE | Winston Bennett | — | — | College | — |
| 1993 | 1 | 4 | DAL | Jamal Mashburn | SF | 6-8 / 240 | College | Junior |
| 1994 | 2 | 31 | ORL | Rodney Dent | PF | 6-9 / 256 | College | Senior |
| 1996 | 1 | 6 | BOS | Antoine Walker | PF | 6-8 / 225 | College | Sophomore |
| 1996 | 1 | 16 | CHH | Tony Delk | SG/PG | 6-2 / 193 | College | Senior |
| 1996 | 1 | 19 | NYK | Walter McCarty | SF | 6-10 / 230 | College | Junior |
| 1996 | 2 | 52 | IND | Mark Pope | PF | 6-10 / 235 | College | Senior |
| 1997 | 1 | 6 | BOS | Ron Mercer | SG | 6-7 / 210 | College | Sophomore |
| 1997 | 1 | 13 | CLE | Derek Anderson | SG | 6-5 / 194 | College | Senior |
| 1998 | 1 | 29 | UTA | Nazr Mohammed | C | 6-10 / 220 | College | Junior |
| 1999 | 1 | 28 | UTA | Scott Padgett | SF | 6-9 / 240 | College | Senior |
| 2000 | 1 | 19 | CHH | Jamaal Magloire | C | 6-10 / 260 | College | Senior |
| 2002 | 1 | 23 | DET | Tayshaun Prince | SF | 6-8 / 215 | College | Senior |
| 2003 | 2 | 43 | MIL | Keith Bogans | SG | 6-5 / 213 | College | Senior |
| 2006 | 1 | 21 | PHO | Rajon Rondo | PG | 6-1 / 171 | College | Sophomore |
| 2008 | 2 | 58 | LAL | Joe Crawford | SG | 6-4 / 213 | College | Senior |
| 2009 | 2 | 41 | MIL | Jodie Meeks | SG | 6-4 / 211 | College | Junior |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | WAS | John Wall | PG | 6-4 / 196 | College | Freshman |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 | SAC | DeMarcus Cousins | C | 6-10 / 292 | College | Freshman |
| 2010 | 1 | 14 | HOU | Patrick Patterson | PF | 6-9 / 240 | College | Junior |
| 2010 | 1 | 18 | OKC | Eric Bledsoe | PG/SG | 6-1 / 192 | College | Freshman |
| 2010 | 1 | 29 | ORL | Daniel Orton | C | 6-9 / 269 | College | Freshman |
| 2011 | 1 | 8 | DET | Brandon Knight | PG/SG | 6-3 / 177 | College | Freshman |
| 2011 | 2 | 45 | NOH | Josh Harrellson | PF/C | 6-10 / 275 | College | Senior |
| 2011 | 2 | 53 | ORL | DeAndre Liggins | SG/SF | 6-6 / 202 | College | Junior |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | NOH | Anthony Davis | PF/C | 6-10 / 222 | College | Freshman |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | CHA | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | SF | 6-7 / 233 | College | Freshman |
| 2012 | 1 | 18 | HOU | Terrence Jones | PF | 6-9 / 252 | College | Sophomore |
| 2012 | 1 | 29 | CHI | Marquis Teague | PG | 6-2 / 180 | College | Freshman |
| 2012 | 2 | 42 | MIL | Doron Lamb | SG/PG | 6-4 / 199 | College | Sophomore |
| 2012 | 2 | 46 | NOH | Darius Miller | SF | 6-7 / 233 | College | Senior |
| 2013 | 1 | 6 | NOH | Nerlens Noel | C | 6-11 / 206 | College | Freshman |
| 2013 | 1 | 29 | OKC | Archie Goodwin | SG | 6-5 / 189 | College | Freshman |
| 2014 | 1 | 7 | LAL | Julius Randle | PF | 6-9 / 250 | College | Freshman |
| 2014 | 1 | 17 | BOS | James Young | SG | 6-6 / 213 | College | Freshman |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns | C | 6-11 / 250 | College | Freshman |
| 2015 | 1 | 6 | SAC | Willie Cauley-Stein | C | 7-0 / 242 | College | Junior |
| 2015 | 1 | 12 | UTA | Trey Lyles | PF | 6-10 / 241 | College | Freshman |
| 2015 | 1 | 13 | PHO | Devin Booker | SG | 6-5 / 206 | College | Freshman |
| 2015 | 2 | 44 | PHO | Andrew Harrison | PG | 6-5 / 213 | College | Sophomore |
| 2015 | 2 | 48 | OKC | Dakari Johnson | C | 6-11 / 265 | College | Sophomore |
| 2016 | 1 | 7 | DEN | Jamal Murray | SG/PG | 6-5 / 200 | College | Freshman |
| 2016 | 1 | 28 | PHO | Skal Labissière | PF/C | 6-11 / 216 | College | Freshman |
| 2016 | 2 | 34 | PHO | Tyler Ulis | PG | 5-10 / 149 | College | Sophomore |
| 2017 | 1 | 5 | SAC | De'Aaron Fox | PG | 6-3 / 170 | College | Freshman |
| 2017 | 1 | 11 | CHO | Malik Monk | SG/PG | 6-3 / 190 | College | Freshman |
| 2017 | 1 | 14 | MIA | Bam Adebayo | PF/C | 6-9 / 243 | College | Freshman |
| 2018 | 1 | 9 | NYK | Kevin Knox | SF/PF | 6-9 / 213 | College | Freshman |
| 2018 | 1 | 11 | CHO | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | PG/SG | 6-6 / 180 | College | Freshman |
| 2018 | 2 | 41 | ORL | Jarred Vanderbilt | PF | 6-9 / 218 | College | Freshman |
| 2018 | 2 | 45 | BRK | Hamidou Diallo | SG | 6-6 / 197 | College | Freshman |
| 2019 | 1 | 12 | CHO | P.J. Washington | PF | 6-8 / 230 | College | Sophomore |
| 2019 | 1 | 13 | MIA | Tyler Herro | SG | 6-6 / 192 | College | Freshman |
| 2019 | 1 | 29 | SAS | Keldon Johnson | SF | 6-6 / 216 | College | Freshman |
| 2020 | 1 | 21 | PHI | Tyrese Maxey | SG/PG | 6-3 / 198 | College | Freshman |
| 2020 | 1 | 25 | OKC | Immanuel Quickley | SG | 6-3 / 186 | College | Sophomore |
| 2020 | 2 | 42 | NOP | Nick Richards | C | 6-11 / 242 | College | Junior |
| 2021 | 1 | 22 | LAL | Isaiah Jackson | PF/C | 6-10 / 206 | College | Freshman |
| 2021 | 2 | 51 | MEM | Brandon Boston Jr. | SG | 6-7 / 188 | College | Freshman |
| 2022 | 1 | 7 | POR | Shaedon Sharpe | SG | 6-5 / 198 | College | Freshman |
| 2022 | 1 | 29 | MEM | TyTy Washington Jr. | PG | 6-3 / 196 | College | Freshman |
| 2023 | 1 | 10 | DAL | Cason Wallace | PG | 6-3 / 195 | College | Freshman |
| 2023 | 2 | 58 | MIL | Chris Livingston | SF | 6-7 / 219 | College | Freshman |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | HOU | Reed Sheppard | PG/SG | 6-3 / 182 | College | Freshman |
| 2024 | 1 | 8 | SAS | Rob Dillingham | PG | 6-2 / 164 | College | Freshman |
| 2024 | 2 | 47 | ORL | Antonio Reeves | SG | 6-5 / 187 | College | Senior |
| 2025 | 2 | 41 | GSW | Koby Brea | SG | 6-7 / 202 | College | Senior |
| 2025 | 2 | 46 | ORL | Amari Williams | C | 7-0 / 262 | College | Senior |
| 2026 | 1 | 20 | SAS | Jayden Quaintance | F | 6-9 / 255 | College | Sophomore |
| 2026 | 2 | 41 | MIA | Otega Oweh | G | 6-5 / 215 | College | Senior |
★ = Basketball Hall of Fame