58
Total Draft Picks
4
Most in One Class 1981
1948
First Draft Pick
2022
Most Recent Pick
17
1st Round Picks
41
Draft Classes
Highest Draft Picks
| 1T |
Shaquille O'Neal
1992 · C · ORL |
#1
Rd 1 |
| 1T |
Ben Simmons
2016 · SF · PHI |
#1
Rd 1 |
| 3T |
Bob Pettit
1954 · F/C · MLH |
#2
Rd 1 |
| 3T |
Stromile Swift
2000 · PF · VAN |
#2
Rd 1 |
| 5T |
Pete Maravich
1970 · G · ATL |
#3
Rd 1 |
| 5T |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
1990 · — · DEN |
#3
Rd 1 |
| 7 |
Tyrus Thomas
2006 · PF · POR |
#4
Rd 1 |
| 8 |
Joe Dean
1952 · G · INO |
#5
Rd 1 |
| 9 |
John Williams
1986 · PF · WSB |
#12
Rd 1 |
| 10 |
Anthony Randolph
2008 · PF · GSW |
#14
Rd 1 |
Picks by Position
14
PF
6
SG
5
C
3
SF
2
PG
2
G
1
F/C
1
F
Picks by Round
Rd 1
17
Rd 2
18
Rd 3
6
Rd 4
5
Rd 5
2
Rd 6
2
Rd 7
1
Rd 8
2
Rd 9
1
Rd 11
2
Rd 12
1
Rd 17
1
58 picks shown
| Year | Rd | Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 7 | — | INJ | Jack Coleman | — | — | College | — |
| 1948 | 8 | — | MNL | Bob Lowther | — | — | College | — |
| 1952 | 1 | 5 | INO | Joe Dean | G | 6-2 / 180 | College | Senior |
| 1954 | 1 | 2 | MLH | Bob Pettit | F/C | 6-9 / 205 | College | Senior |
| 1955 | 8 | 63 | FTW | Don Belcher | — | — | College | — |
| 1960 | 11 | 79 | STL | Dick Davies | — | — | College | — |
| 1965 | 11 | 88 | CIN | Dick Maile | — | — | College | — |
| 1970 | 1 | 3 | ATL | Pete Maravich | G | 6-5 / 197 | College | Senior |
| 1970 | 2 | 31 | ATL | Dan Hester | F | 6-8 / 210 | College | Senior |
| 1971 | 12 | 184 | BUF | Butch Webster | — | — | College | — |
| 1971 | 17 | 230 | BUF | Nelson Isley | — | — | College | — |
| 1972 | 4 | 56 | BAL | Al Sanders | — | — | College | — |
| 1974 | 4 | 61 | ATL | Ed Palubinskas | — | — | College | — |
| 1974 | 6 | 94 | PHO | Collis Temple | — | — | College | — |
| 1975 | 2 | 31 | KCK | Glenn Hansen | SG | 6-4 / 205 | College | Senior |
| 1978 | 3 | 57 | CLE | Kenny Higgs | — | — | College | — |
| 1979 | 3 | 64 | PHO | Al Green | — | — | College | — |
| 1979 | 4 | 80 | HOU | Lionel Green | — | — | College | — |
| 1980 | 2 | 36 | NYK | DeWayne Scales | PF | 6-8 / 208 | College | Junior |
| 1980 | 6 | 121 | NJN | Rick Mattick | — | — | College | — |
| 1981 | 2 | 40 | NYK | Greg Cook | PF | 6-8 / 225 | College | Senior |
| 1981 | 3 | 52 | ATL | Rudy Macklin | — | — | College | — |
| 1981 | 4 | 74 | CLE | Ethan Martin | — | — | College | — |
| 1981 | 5 | 101 | DEN | Willie Sims | — | — | College | — |
| 1983 | 1 | 15 | DEN | Howard Carter | SG | 6-5 / 215 | College | Senior |
| 1984 | 3 | 60 | CLE | Leonard Mitchell | — | — | College | — |
| 1984 | 9 | 198 | DAL | John Tudor | — | — | College | — |
| 1985 | 1 | 22 | MIL | Jerry Reynolds | SF | 6-8 / 200 | College | Junior |
| 1986 | 1 | 12 | WSB | John Williams | PF | 6-8 / 235 | College | Sophomore |
| 1986 | 3 | 64 | DEN | Don Redden | — | — | College | — |
| 1986 | 4 | 72 | IND | Derrick Taylor | — | — | College | — |
| 1987 | 2 | 30 | POR | Nikita Wilson | PF | 6-8 / 200 | College | Senior |
| 1987 | 5 | 102 | CHI | Anthony Wilson | — | — | College | — |
| 1988 | 2 | 49 | DAL | José Vargas | C | 6-10 / 225 | College | Senior |
| 1988 | 3 | 57 | PHI | Hernán Montenegro | — | — | College | — |
| 1989 | 2 | 46 | PHO | Ricky Blanton | SF | 6-7 / 215 | College | Senior |
| 1990 | 1 | 3 | DEN | Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | — | — | College | — |
| 1991 | 1 | 23 | ORL | Stanley Roberts | C | 7-0 / 290 | College | — |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | ORL | Shaquille O'Neal | C | 7-1 / 301 | College | Junior |
| 1993 | 1 | 26 | ORL | Geert Hammink | C | 7-0 / 262 | College | Senior |
| 1996 | 2 | 42 | HOU | Randy Livingston | PG | 6-4 / 209 | College | Sophomore |
| 1996 | 2 | 55 | WSB | Ronnie Henderson | SG | 6-4 / 206 | College | Junior |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | VAN | Stromile Swift | PF | 6-9 / 225 | College | Sophomore |
| 2000 | 2 | 45 | SAC | Jabari Smith | PF | 6-11 / 250 | College | Senior |
| 2005 | 2 | 33 | NOH | Brandon Bass | PF | 6-7 / 252 | College | Sophomore |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 | POR | Tyrus Thomas | PF | 6-8 / 217 | College | Freshman |
| 2007 | 2 | 35 | SEA | Glen Davis | PF | 6-9 / 289 | College | Junior |
| 2008 | 1 | 14 | GSW | Anthony Randolph | PF | 6-10 / 197 | College | Freshman |
| 2009 | 2 | 43 | MIA | Marcus Thornton | SG | 6-3 / 194 | College | Senior |
| 2012 | 2 | 45 | PHI | Justin Hamilton | C | 7-0 / 260 | College | Senior |
| 2014 | 2 | 36 | MIL | Johnny O'Bryant | PF | 6-8 / 257 | College | Junior |
| 2015 | 1 | 25 | MEM | Jarell Martin | PF | 6-9 / 239 | College | Sophomore |
| 2015 | 2 | 33 | BOS | Jordan Mickey | PF | 6-8 / 238 | College | Sophomore |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | PHI | Ben Simmons | SF/PF | 6-10 / 240 | College | Freshman |
| 2019 | 2 | 51 | BOS | Tremont Waters | PG | 5-10 / 172 | College | Sophomore |
| 2020 | 2 | 50 | ATL | Skylar Mays | SG | 6-4 / 204 | College | Senior |
| 2021 | 1 | 27 | BRK | Cam Thomas | SG | 6-4 / 210 | College | Freshman |
| 2022 | 1 | 17 | HOU | Tari Eason | PF | 6-8 / 217 | College | Sophomore |
★ = Basketball Hall of Fame