121
Total Draft Picks
6
Most in One Class 1972
1948
First Draft Pick
2026
Most Recent Pick
56
1st Round Picks
57
Draft Classes
Highest Draft Picks
| 1T |
James Worthy
1982 · SF · LAL |
#1
Rd 1 |
| 1T |
Brad Daugherty
1986 · C · CLE |
#1
Rd 1 |
| 3T |
Bob McAdoo
1972 · F/C · BUF |
#2
Rd 1 |
| 3T |
Phil Ford
1978 · PG · KCK |
#2
Rd 1 |
| 3T |
Marvin Williams
2005 · SF · ATL |
#2
Rd 1 |
| 6T |
Michael Jordan
1984 · SG · CHI |
#3
Rd 1 |
| 6T |
Jerry Stackhouse
1995 · SG · PHI |
#3
Rd 1 |
| 8T |
Pete Brennan
1958 · F · NYK |
#4
Rd 1 |
| 8T |
Al Wood
1981 · SF · ATL |
#4
Rd 1 |
| 8T |
Sam Perkins
1984 · PF · DAL |
#4
Rd 1 |
| 8T |
Rasheed Wallace
1995 · PF · WSB |
#4
Rd 1 |
| 8T |
Antawn Jamison
1998 · PF · TOR |
#4
Rd 1 |
| 8T |
Caleb Wilson
2026 · F · CHI |
#4
Rd 1 |
Picks by Position
16
SF
15
PF
11
SG
9
PG
8
C
7
F
2
F/C
1
G
Picks by Round
Rd 1
56
Rd 2
16
Rd 3
6
Rd 4
8
Rd 5
6
Rd 6
7
Rd 7
8
Rd 8
2
Rd 9
2
Rd 10
2
Rd 11
4
Rd 13
2
Rd 14
1
Rd 18
1
121 picks shown
| Year | Rd | Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | Level | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 2 | — | CHS | Hook Dillon | — | — | College | — |
| 1948 | 8 | — | INJ | Norman Kohler | — | — | College | — |
| 1948 | 9 | — | INJ | Bob Paxton | — | — | College | — |
| 1957 | 1 | 6 | PHW | Lennie Rosenbluth | — | — | College | — |
| 1958 | 1 | 4 | NYK | Pete Brennan | F | 6-6 / 205 | College | Senior |
| 1958 | 2 | 12 | NYK | Joe Quigg | F/C | 6-9 / 205 | College | Senior |
| 1958 | 4 | 30 | SYR | Tommy Kearns | — | — | College | — |
| 1960 | 1 | 5 | SYR | Lee Shaffer | F | 6-7 / 220 | College | Senior |
| 1960 | 6 | 46 | STL | York Larese | — | — | College | — |
| 1960 | 7 | 52 | DET | Doug Moe | — | — | College | — |
| 1961 | 2 | 12 | CHP | York Larese | G | 6-4 / 190 | College | Senior |
| 1961 | 2 | 14 | CHP | Doug Moe | F | 6-6 / 219 | College | Senior |
| 1961 | 11 | 98 | STL | Dick Kepley | — | — | College | — |
| 1962 | 6 | 52 | SFW | Jim Hudock | — | — | College | — |
| 1962 | 10 | 86 | SFW | Ken McComb | — | — | College | — |
| 1962 | 11 | 91 | SFW | Donnie Walsh | — | — | College | — |
| 1963 | 7 | 56 | BAL | Larry Brown | — | — | College | — |
| 1965 | 1 | 7 | PHI | Billy Cunningham | F | 6-6 / 210 | College | Senior |
| 1966 | 13 | 101 | NYK | Bob Bennett | — | — | College | — |
| 1967 | 4 | 39 | SFW | Bobby Lewis | — | — | College | — |
| 1967 | 11 | 117 | NYK | Mark Mirken | — | — | College | — |
| 1968 | 5 | 62 | PHI | Larry Miller | — | — | College | — |
| 1969 | 2 | 26 | NYK | Bill Bunting | F | 6-8 / 200 | College | Senior |
| 1969 | 6 | 83 | LAL | Dick Grubar | — | — | College | — |
| 1969 | 11 | 145 | DET | Rusty Clark | — | — | College | — |
| 1970 | 7 | 106 | BOS | Charlie Scott | — | — | College | — |
| 1971 | 5 | 81 | LAL | Lee Dedmon | — | — | College | — |
| 1972 | 1 | 2 | BUF | Bob McAdoo | F/C | 6-9 / 210 | College | Junior |
| 1972 | 2 | 27 | BOS | Dennis Wuycik | F | 6-5 / 215 | College | Senior |
| 1972 | 3 | 43 | GSW | Bill Chamberlain | — | — | College | — |
| 1972 | 7 | 111 | BOS | Steve Previs | — | — | College | — |
| 1972 | 13 | 176 | BUF | Kim Huband | — | — | College | — |
| 1972 | 14 | 182 | BUF | Craig Corson | — | — | College | — |
| 1973 | 4 | 66 | NYK | George Karl | — | — | College | — |
| 1973 | 18 | 207 | BUF | Donn Johnston | — | — | College | — |
| 1974 | 1 | 5 | HOU | Bobby Jones | PF | 6-9 / 210 | College | Senior |
| 1974 | 3 | 43 | ATL | Darrell Elston | — | — | College | — |
| 1974 | 10 | 174 | NYK | John O'Donnell | — | — | College | — |
| 1975 | 5 | 80 | NYK | Don Washington | — | — | College | — |
| 1975 | 5 | 85 | KCK | Ed Stahl | — | — | College | — |
| 1976 | 1 | 13 | WSB | Mitch Kupchak | PF | 6-9 / 230 | College | Senior |
| 1977 | 1 | 5 | PHO | Walter Davis | SG | 6-6 / 193 | College | Senior |
| 1977 | 1 | 9 | DEN | Tom LaGarde | PF | 6-10 / 220 | College | Senior |
| 1977 | 3 | 53 | KCK | John Kuester | — | — | College | — |
| 1977 | 6 | 125 | SAS | Bruce Buckley | — | — | College | — |
| 1978 | 1 | 2 | KCK | Phil Ford | PG | 6-2 / 175 | College | Senior |
| 1978 | 4 | 70 | KCK | Geoff Crompton | — | — | College | — |
| 1978 | 8 | 164 | MIL | Tom Zaliagiris | — | — | College | — |
| 1979 | 1 | 13 | IND | Dudley Bradley | SF | 6-6 / 195 | College | Senior |
| 1980 | 1 | 6 | NJN | Mike O'Koren | — | — | College | — |
| 1980 | 3 | 49 | GSW | John Virgil | — | — | College | — |
| 1980 | 3 | 61 | SAS | Rich Yonakor | — | — | College | — |
| 1980 | 4 | 86 | MIL | Jeff Wolf | — | — | College | — |
| 1980 | 7 | 140 | UTA | Dave Colescott | — | — | College | — |
| 1981 | 1 | 4 | ATL | Al Wood | SF | 6-7 / 235 | College | Senior |
| 1981 | 5 | 93 | DAL | Pete Budko | — | — | College | — |
| 1981 | 6 | 123 | SDC | Mike Pepper | — | — | College | — |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 | LAL | James Worthy | SF | 6-9 / 225 | College | Junior |
| 1982 | 3 | 59 | NJN | Jimmy Black | — | — | College | — |
| 1982 | 6 | 131 | DEN | Chris Brust | — | — | College | — |
| 1982 | 7 | 153 | DEN | Jeb Barlow | — | — | College | — |
| 1983 | 5 | 107 | DEN | James Braddock | — | — | College | — |
| 1984 | 1 | 3 | CHI | Michael Jordan | SG | 6-6 / 195 | College | Junior |
| 1984 | 1 | 4 | DAL | Sam Perkins | PF | 6-9 / 235 | College | Junior |
| 1984 | 6 | 119 | CLE | Matt Doherty | — | — | College | — |
| 1984 | 9 | 194 | DEN | Cecil Exum | — | — | College | — |
| 1985 | 7 | 147 | CLE | Buzz Peterson | — | — | College | — |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 | CLE | Brad Daugherty | C | 7-0 / 245 | College | Senior |
| 1986 | 4 | 73 | CLE | Warren Martin | — | — | College | — |
| 1986 | 4 | 81 | NJN | Steve Hale | — | — | College | — |
| 1987 | 1 | 6 | SAC | Kenny Smith | PG | 6-3 / 170 | College | Senior |
| 1987 | 1 | 13 | LAC | Joe Wolf | PF | 6-11 / 230 | College | Senior |
| 1987 | 4 | 88 | DET | Dave Popson | — | — | College | — |
| 1987 | 7 | 156 | DEN | Curtis Hunter | — | — | College | — |
| 1989 | 1 | 5 | CHH | J.R. Reid | PF | 6-9 / 247 | College | Junior |
| 1991 | 1 | 24 | BOS | Rick Fox | SF | 6-7 / 230 | College | Senior |
| 1991 | 1 | 27 | SAC | Pete Chilcutt | PF | 6-10 / 230 | College | Senior |
| 1992 | 1 | 20 | NYK | Hubert Davis | SG | 6-5 / 183 | College | Senior |
| 1993 | 1 | 12 | LAL | George Lynch | SF | 6-8 / 220 | College | Senior |
| 1994 | 1 | 9 | BOS | Eric Montross | C | 7-0 / 275 | College | Senior |
| 1995 | 1 | 3 | PHI | Jerry Stackhouse | SG | 6-6 / 218 | College | Sophomore |
| 1995 | 1 | 4 | WSB | Rasheed Wallace | PF | 6-10 / 225 | College | Sophomore |
| 1996 | 2 | 37 | DEN | Jeff McInnis | PG | 6-4 / 190 | College | Junior |
| 1997 | 2 | 30 | HOU | Serge Zwikker | C | 7-3 / 273 | College | Senior |
| 1998 | 1 | 4 | TOR | Antawn Jamison | PF | 6-8 / 231 | College | Junior |
| 1998 | 1 | 5 | GSW | Vince Carter | SF | 6-7 / 215 | College | Junior |
| 1998 | 2 | 34 | CHI | Shammond Williams | SG | 6-1 / 203 | College | Senior |
| 2001 | 1 | 20 | CLE | Brendan Haywood | C | 7-0 / 270 | College | Senior |
| 2001 | 1 | 21 | BOS | Joseph Forte | SG | 6-4 / 185 | College | Sophomore |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | ATL | Marvin Williams | SF/PF | 6-8 / 228 | College | Freshman |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 | CHA | Raymond Felton | PG | 6-0 / 199 | College | Junior |
| 2005 | 1 | 13 | CHA | Sean May | PF | 6-8 / 259 | College | Junior |
| 2005 | 1 | 14 | MIN | Rashad McCants | SG | 6-4 / 201 | College | Junior |
| 2006 | 2 | 39 | MIL | David Noel | SF | 6-6 / 223 | College | Senior |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 | CHA | Brandan Wright | PF | 6-10 / 200 | College | Freshman |
| 2007 | 2 | 44 | ORL | Reyshawn Terry | SF | 6-7 / 222 | College | Senior |
| 2009 | 1 | 13 | IND | Tyler Hansbrough | PF | 6-9 / 234 | College | Senior |
| 2009 | 1 | 18 | MIN | Ty Lawson | PG | 6-0 / 197 | College | Junior |
| 2009 | 1 | 28 | MIN | Wayne Ellington | SG | 6-5 / 202 | College | Junior |
| 2009 | 2 | 46 | CLE | Danny Green | SF | 6-6 / 208 | College | Senior |
| 2010 | 1 | 13 | TOR | Ed Davis | PF | 6-9 / 227 | College | Sophomore |
| 2012 | 1 | 7 | GSW | Harrison Barnes | SF | 6-8 / 228 | College | Sophomore |
| 2012 | 1 | 13 | PHO | Kendall Marshall | PG | 6-4 / 198 | College | Sophomore |
| 2012 | 1 | 14 | MIL | John Henson | PF | 6-10 / 216 | College | Junior |
| 2012 | 1 | 17 | DAL | Tyler Zeller | C | 7-0 / 247 | College | Senior |
| 2013 | 1 | 25 | LAC | Reggie Bullock | SF | 6-7 / 200 | College | Junior |
| 2014 | 1 | 26 | MIA | P.J. Hairston | SG | 6-5 / 229 | Other | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 58 | PHI | J.P. Tokoto | SG | 6-6 / 196 | College | Junior |
| 2016 | 1 | 25 | LAC | Brice Johnson | PF | 6-10 / 209 | College | Senior |
| 2016 | 2 | 55 | BRK | Marcus Paige | PG | 6-1 / 164 | College | Senior |
| 2017 | 1 | 15 | POR | Justin Jackson | SF | 6-8 / 201 | College | Junior |
| 2017 | 1 | 28 | LAL | Tony Bradley | C | 6-10 / 249 | College | Freshman |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 | CHI | Coby White | PG/SG | 6-4 / 191 | College | Freshman |
| 2019 | 1 | 11 | MIN | Cameron Johnson | SF | 6-8 / 205 | College | Senior |
| 2019 | 1 | 25 | POR | Nassir Little | SF | 6-6 / 224 | College | Freshman |
| 2020 | 1 | 15 | ORL | Cole Anthony | PG | 6-3 / 184 | College | Freshman |
| 2021 | 1 | 29 | PHO | Day'Ron Sharpe | C | 6-11 / 265 | College | Freshman |
| 2024 | 2 | 48 | SAS | Harrison Ingram | SF | 6-6 / 234 | College | Junior |
| 2025 | 1 | 22 | ATL | Drake Powell | SG | 6-6 / 200 | College | Freshman |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | CHI | Caleb Wilson | F | 6-9 / 210 | College | Freshman |
| 2026 | 2 | 52 | LAC | Henri Veesaar | C | 6-11 / 230 | College | Junior |
★ = Basketball Hall of Fame