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The first pick is awarded to the team that wins the <a href="/wiki/NBA_draft_lottery" title="NBA draft lottery">NBA draft lottery</a>; in most cases, that team had a losing record in the previous <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association#Regular_season" title="National Basketball Association">season</a>. The NBA team that garners the top overall draft pick selection generates significant media attention,<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> as does the respective player who eventually gets selected with that first pick. Eleven first picks have won the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Most Valuable Player Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> (record six-time winner), <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Bill Walton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> (three-time winner), <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">David Robinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a> (two-time winner), <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> (four-time winner), and <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Rose" title="Derrick Rose">Derrick Rose</a> (youngest winner). China's <a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao Ming</a> (2002), Italy's <a href="/wiki/Andrea_Bargnani" title="Andrea Bargnani">Andrea Bargnani</a> (2006), France's <a href="/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama" title="Victor Wembanyama">Victor Wembanyama</a> (2023) and <a href="/wiki/Zaccharie_Risacher" title="Zaccharie Risacher">Zaccharie Risacher</a> (2024) are the only players without competitive experience in the United States to be drafted first overall. Eleven other <a href="/wiki/List_of_foreign_NBA_players" class="mw-redirect" title="List of foreign NBA players">international players</a> with U.S. <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college</a> experience have been drafted first overall—<a href="/wiki/Mychal_Thompson" title="Mychal Thompson">Mychal Thompson</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Bahamas" title="The Bahamas">Bahamas</a>) in 1978, Olajuwon (<a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>) in 1984, <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a>) in 1985, Duncan (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="United States Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a>) in 1997, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Olowokandi" title="Michael Olowokandi">Michael Olowokandi</a> (Nigeria) in 1998, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bogut" title="Andrew Bogut">Andrew Bogut</a> (Australia) in 2005, <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Kyrie Irving</a> (Australia) in 2011, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bennett_(basketball)" title="Anthony Bennett (basketball)">Anthony Bennett</a> (Canada) in 2013, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Andrew Wiggins</a> (Canada) in 2014, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Ben Simmons</a> (Australia) in 2016, and <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Deandre Ayton</a> (Bahamas) in 2018. Duncan is an American citizen, but is considered an "international" player by the NBA because he was not born in one of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">fifty states</a> or <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">the District of Columbia</a>.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> Ewing<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> had <a href="/wiki/Dual_citizenship" class="mw-redirect" title="Dual citizenship">dual Jamaican-American citizenship</a> when he was drafted, and Irving<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> and Simmons<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> had dual Australian-American citizenship when they were drafted. Note that the drafts between 1947 and 1949 were held by the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Association_of_America" title="Basketball Association of America">Basketball Association of America</a> (BAA). The Basketball Association of America became the National Basketball Association after absorbing teams from the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(United_States)" title="National Basketball League (United States)">National Basketball League</a> in the fall of 1949. Official NBA publications include the BAA Drafts as part of the NBA's draft history. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Key">Key</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Key">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color:#CCFFCC; width:6em">^ </td> <td>Denotes players who have been selected to the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a> or <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFE6BD; width:6em">^* </td> <td>Denotes <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Hall of Famers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>PPG </td> <td>Points per game<a href="#cite_note-note_a-7">[a]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>APG </td> <td>Assists per game<a href="#cite_note-note_a-7">[a]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>RPG </td> <td>Rebounds per game<a href="#cite_note-note_a-7">[a]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Player (in italic text) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Player (in bold text) </td> <td>Denotes a player who is currently active in the NBA </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_first_overall_picks">List of first overall picks</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of first overall picks">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" summary="Draft (sortable), Selected by (sortable), Player (sortable), Nationality (sortable), College/high school/former club (sortable), PPG (sortable), RPG (sortable), APG (sortable) and References"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#c5c5c5"> <th rowspan="2" scope="col">Draft </th> <th rowspan="2" scope="col" width="150">Selected by </th> <th rowspan="2" scope="col" width="150">Player </th> <th rowspan="2" scope="col">Nationality </th> <th rowspan="2" scope="col">Position </th> <th rowspan="2" scope="col" width="250">College/ high school/ former club </th> <th colspan="3">NBA rookie statistics </th> <th rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable">Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col">PPG </th> <th scope="col">RPG </th> <th scope="col">APG </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1947_BAA_draft" title="1947 BAA draft">1947</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Ironmen" title="Pittsburgh Ironmen">Pittsburgh Ironmen</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Clifton_McNeely" title="Clifton McNeely">Clifton McNeely</a><a href="#cite_note-note_b-10">[b]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Wesleyan_University" title="Texas Wesleyan University">Texas Wesleyan</a> </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-note_b-10">[b]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1948_BAA_draft" title="1948 BAA draft">1948</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Steamrollers" title="Providence Steamrollers">Providence Steamrollers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Andy_Tonkovich" title="Andy Tonkovich">Andy Tonkovich</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a>/<a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Thundering_Herd_men%27s_basketball" title="Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball">Marshall</a> </td> <td>2.6 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>0.6 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-11">[9]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1949_BAA_draft" title="1949 BAA draft">1949</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Steamrollers" title="Providence Steamrollers">Providence Steamrollers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Howie_Shannon" title="Howie Shannon">Howie Shannon</a><a href="#cite_note-13">[c]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball">Kansas State</a> </td> <td>13.4 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>2.3 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-shannon-14">[11]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1950_NBA_draft" title="1950 NBA draft">1950</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Share" title="Chuck Share">Charlie Share</a><a href="#cite_note-17">[d]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green_Falcons_men%27s_basketball" title="Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball">Bowling Green</a> </td> <td>3.9 </td> <td>5.3 </td> <td>1.0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-share-15">[12]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1951_NBA_draft" title="1951 NBA draft">1951</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%931954)" title="Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)">Baltimore Bullets</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Gene_Melchiorre" title="Gene Melchiorre">Gene Melchiorre</a><a href="#cite_note-note_e-20">[e]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Braves_men%27s_basketball" title="Bradley Braves men's basketball">Bradley</a> </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-note_e-20">[e]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1952_NBA_draft" title="1952 NBA draft">1952</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee Hawks">Milwaukee Hawks</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Workman" title="Mark Workman">Mark Workman</a><a href="#cite_note-22">[f]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_men%27s_basketball" title="West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball">West Virginia</a> </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td>3.0 </td> <td>0.6 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-23">[17]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1953_NBA_draft" title="1953 NBA draft">1953</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%931954)" title="Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)">Baltimore Bullets</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Felix" title="Ray Felix">Ray Felix</a>^<a href="#cite_note-25">[g]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manchester_British-Americans" title="Manchester British-Americans">Manchester British-Americans</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_League_(1925%E2%80%931955)" title="American Basketball League (1925–1955)">ABL</a>) </td> <td>17.6 </td> <td>13.3 </td> <td>1.1 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-26">[19]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1954_NBA_draft" title="1954 NBA draft">1954</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%931954)" title="Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)">Baltimore Bullets</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Selvy" title="Frank Selvy">Frank Selvy</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a>/<a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furman_Paladins_men%27s_basketball" title="Furman Paladins men's basketball">Furman</a> </td> <td>19.0 </td> <td>5.5 </td> <td>3.5 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-27">[20]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1955_NBA_draft" title="1955 NBA draft">1955</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee Hawks">Milwaukee Hawks</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Ricketts" title="Dick Ricketts">Dick Ricketts</a><a href="#cite_note-29">[h]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a>/<a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duquesne_Dukes_men%27s_basketball" title="Duquesne Dukes men's basketball">Duquesne</a> </td> <td>8.9 </td> <td>7.2 </td> <td>3.0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-30">[22]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_draft" title="1956 NBA draft">1956</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Royals">Rochester Royals</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Sihugo_Green" class="mw-redirect" title="Sihugo Green">Sihugo Green</a><a href="#cite_note-32">[i]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a>/<a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duquesne_Dukes_men%27s_basketball" title="Duquesne Dukes men's basketball">Duquesne</a> </td> <td>11.5 </td> <td>5.2 </td> <td>3.6 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-33">[24]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_draft" title="1957 NBA draft">1957</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Rod_Hundley" class="mw-redirect" title="Rod Hundley">Rod Hundley</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_men%27s_basketball" title="West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball">West Virginia</a> </td> <td>7.0 </td> <td>2.9 </td> <td>1.9 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-34">[25]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_draft" title="1958 NBA draft">1958</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a>^*<a href="#cite_note-36">[j]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Redhawks" title="Seattle Redhawks">Seattle</a> </td> <td>24.9 </td> <td>15.0 </td> <td>4.1 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-37">[27]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_draft" title="1959 NBA draft">1959</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Boozer" title="Bob Boozer">Bob Boozer</a>^<a href="#cite_note-39">[k]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball">Kansas State</a> </td> <td>8.4 </td> <td>6.2 </td> <td>1.4 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-40">[29]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_draft" title="1960 NBA draft">1960</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a>^*<a href="#cite_note-43">[l]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281959-1960%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281959-1960%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281959-1960%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281959-1960%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281959-1960%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281959-1960%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a>/<a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bearcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td>30.5 </td> <td>10.1 </td> <td>9.7 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-44">[32]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_draft" title="1961 NBA draft">1961</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Packers" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Packers">Chicago Packers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Walt Bellamy</a>^* </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball" title="Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball">Indiana</a> </td> <td>31.6 </td> <td>19.0 </td> <td>2.7 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-45">[33]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_draft" title="1962 NBA draft">1962</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Zephyrs" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Zephyrs">Chicago Zephyrs</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Bill_McGill" title="Bill McGill">Bill McGill</a><a href="#cite_note-47">[m]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a>/<a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Utes_men%27s_basketball" title="Utah Utes men's basketball">Utah</a> </td> <td>7.4 </td> <td>2.7 </td> <td>0.6 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-48">[35]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1963_NBA_draft" title="1963 NBA draft">1963</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Art_Heyman" title="Art Heyman">Art Heyman</a><a href="#cite_note-50">[n]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a>/<a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball" title="Duke Blue Devils men's basketball">Duke</a> </td> <td>15.4 </td> <td>4.0 </td> <td>3.4 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-51">[37]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1964_NBA_draft" title="1964 NBA draft">1964</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Barnes_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Barnes (basketball)">Jim Barnes</a><a href="#cite_note-53">[o]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a>/<a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UTEP_Miners_men%27s_basketball" title="UTEP Miners men's basketball">Texas Western</a> </td> <td>15.5 </td> <td>9.7 </td> <td>1.2 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-54">[39]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_draft" title="1965 NBA draft">1965</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco Warriors">San Francisco Warriors</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Hetzel" title="Fred Hetzel">Fred Hetzel</a><a href="#cite_note-56">[p]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a>/<a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Davidson_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Davidson Wildcats men's basketball">Davidson</a> </td> <td>6.8 </td> <td>5.2 </td> <td>0.5 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-57">[41]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_draft" title="1966 NBA draft">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Cazzie_Russell" title="Cazzie Russell">Cazzie Russell</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a>/<a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_men%27s_basketball" title="Michigan Wolverines men's basketball">Michigan</a> </td> <td>11.3 </td> <td>3.3 </td> <td>2.4 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-58">[42]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_draft" title="1967 NBA draft">1967</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Walker_(basketball,_born_1944)" title="Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1944)">Jimmy Walker</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars_men%27s_basketball" title="Providence Friars men's basketball">Providence</a> </td> <td>8.8 </td> <td>1.7 </td> <td>2.8 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-59">[43]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_draft" title="1968 NBA draft">1968</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Rockets" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego Rockets">San Diego Rockets</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Hayes" title="Elvin Hayes">Elvin Hayes</a>^* </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a>/<a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars_men%27s_basketball" title="Houston Cougars men's basketball">Houston</a> </td> <td>28.4 </td> <td>17.1 </td> <td>1.4 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-60">[44]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_draft" title="1969 NBA draft">1969</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Lew Alcindor</a>^*<a href="#cite_note-62">[q]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_men%27s_basketball" title="UCLA Bruins men's basketball">UCLA</a> </td> <td>28.8 </td> <td>14.5 </td> <td>4.1 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-63">[46]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_draft" title="1970 NBA draft">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Bob Lanier</a>^* </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Bonaventure_Bonnies_men%27s_basketball" title="St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball">St. Bonaventure</a> </td> <td>15.6 </td> <td>8.1 </td> <td>1.8 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-64">[47]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_draft" title="1971 NBA draft">1971</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Austin_Carr" title="Austin Carr">Austin Carr</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men%27s_basketball" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td>21.2 </td> <td>3.5 </td> <td>3.4 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-65">[48]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_draft" title="1972 NBA draft">1972</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/LaRue_Martin" title="LaRue Martin">LaRue Martin</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Loyola_Ramblers_men%27s_basketball" title="Loyola Ramblers men's basketball">Loyola (Illinois)</a> </td> <td>4.4 </td> <td>4.6 </td> <td>0.5 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-66">[49]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_draft" title="1973 NBA draft">1973</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a>/<a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois_State_Redbirds_men%27s_basketball" title="Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball">Illinois State</a> </td> <td>8.0 </td> <td>1.8 </td> <td>1.6 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-67">[50]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_draft" title="1974 NBA draft">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Bill Walton</a>^* </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_men%27s_basketball" title="UCLA Bruins men's basketball">UCLA</a> </td> <td>12.8 </td> <td>12.6 </td> <td>4.8 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-68">[51]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_draft" title="1975 NBA draft">1975</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">David Thompson</a>^*<a href="#cite_note-70">[r]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a>/<a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NC_State_Wolfpack_men%27s_basketball" title="NC State Wolfpack men's basketball">NC State</a> </td> <td>26.0 </td> <td>6.3 </td> <td>3.7 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-thompson-69">[52]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_draft" title="1976 NBA draft">1976</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/John_Lucas_II" title="John Lucas II">John Lucas</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Terrapins_men%27s_basketball" title="Maryland Terrapins men's basketball">Maryland</a> </td> <td>11.1 </td> <td>2.7 </td> <td>5.6 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-71">[53]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_draft" title="1977 NBA draft">1977</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Kent_Benson" title="Kent Benson">Kent Benson</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball" title="Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball">Indiana</a> </td> <td>7.7 </td> <td>4.3 </td> <td>1.4 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-72">[54]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_draft" title="1978 NBA draft">1978</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Mychal_Thompson" title="Mychal Thompson">Mychal Thompson</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/The_Bahamas" title="The Bahamas">Bahamas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a>/<a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_men%27s_basketball" title="Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>14.7 </td> <td>8.3 </td> <td>2.4 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-73">[55]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_draft" title="1979 NBA draft">1979</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>^* </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a>/<a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_Spartans_men%27s_basketball" title="Michigan State Spartans men's basketball">Michigan State</a> </td> <td>18.0 </td> <td>7.7 </td> <td>7.3 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-74">[56]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_draft" title="1980 NBA draft">1980</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Barry_Carroll" title="Joe Barry Carroll">Joe Barry Carroll</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Purdue_Boilermakers_men%27s_basketball" title="Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball">Purdue</a> </td> <td>18.9 </td> <td>9.3 </td> <td>1.4 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-75">[57]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_draft" title="1981 NBA draft">1981</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Aguirre" title="Mark Aguirre">Mark Aguirre</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/DePaul_Blue_Demons_men%27s_basketball" title="DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball">DePaul</a> </td> <td>18.7 </td> <td>4.9 </td> <td>3.2 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-76">[58]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_draft" title="1982 NBA draft">1982</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a>^* </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball" title="North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball">North Carolina</a> </td> <td>13.4 </td> <td>5.2 </td> <td>1.7 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-77">[59]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_draft" title="1983 NBA draft">1983</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Ralph Sampson</a>^* </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Cavaliers_men%27s_basketball" title="Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball">Virginia</a> </td> <td>21.0 </td> <td>11.1 </td> <td>2.0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-78">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_draft" title="1984 NBA draft">1984</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Akeem Olajuwon</a>^*<a href="#cite_note-note_s-81">[s]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a><a href="#cite_note-note_s-81">[s]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars_men%27s_basketball" title="Houston Cougars men's basketball">Houston</a> </td> <td>20.6 </td> <td>11.9 </td> <td>1.4 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-82">[63]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_draft" title="1985 NBA draft">1985</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a>^* </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States<a href="#cite_note-85">[t]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball">Georgetown</a> </td> <td>20.0 </td> <td>9.0 </td> <td>2.0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-86">[66]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_draft" title="1986 NBA draft">1986</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Daugherty_(basketball)" title="Brad Daugherty (basketball)">Brad Daugherty</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball" title="North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball">North Carolina</a> </td> <td>15.7 </td> <td>8.1 </td> <td>3.8 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-87">[67]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_draft" title="1987 NBA draft">1987</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">David Robinson</a>^*<a href="#cite_note-90">[u]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Navy_Midshipmen_men%27s_basketball" title="Navy Midshipmen men's basketball">Navy</a> </td> <td>24.3 </td> <td>12.0 </td> <td>2.0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-robinson-89">[69]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_draft" title="1988 NBA draft">1988</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Danny_Manning" title="Danny Manning">Danny Manning</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_men%27s_basketball" title="Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball">Kansas</a> </td> <td>16.7 </td> <td>6.6 </td> <td>3.1 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-91">[70]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_draft" title="1989 NBA draft">1989</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Pervis_Ellison" title="Pervis Ellison">Pervis Ellison</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals men's basketball">Louisville</a> </td> <td>8.0 </td> <td>5.8 </td> <td>1.9 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-92">[71]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_draft" title="1990 NBA draft">1990</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Coleman" title="Derrick Coleman">Derrick Coleman</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a>/<a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_basketball" title="Syracuse Orange men's basketball">Syracuse</a> </td> <td>18.4 </td> <td>10.3 </td> <td>2.2 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-93">[72]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_draft" title="1991 NBA draft">1991</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Larry Johnson</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UNLV_Runnin%27_Rebels_basketball" title="UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball">UNLV</a> </td> <td>19.2 </td> <td>11.0 </td> <td>3.6 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-94">[73]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_draft" title="1992 NBA draft">1992</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>^* </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="LSU Tigers basketball">LSU</a> </td> <td>23.4 </td> <td>13.9 </td> <td>1.9 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-95">[74]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_draft" title="1993 NBA draft">1993</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a>^* </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_men%27s_basketball" title="Michigan Wolverines men's basketball">Michigan</a> </td> <td>17.5 </td> <td>9.1 </td> <td>3.6 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-96">[75]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_draft" title="1994 NBA draft">1994</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Robinson" title="Glenn Robinson">Glenn Robinson</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Purdue_Boilermakers_men%27s_basketball" title="Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball">Purdue</a> </td> <td>21.9 </td> <td>6.4 </td> <td>2.5 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-97">[76]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_draft" title="1995 NBA draft">1995</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Smith_(basketball)" title="Joe Smith (basketball)">Joe Smith</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Terrapins_men%27s_basketball" title="Maryland Terrapins men's basketball">Maryland</a> </td> <td>15.3 </td> <td>8.7 </td> <td>1.0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-98">[77]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">1996</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a>^* </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball">Georgetown</a> </td> <td>23.5 </td> <td>4.1 </td> <td>7.5 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-99">[78]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_draft" title="1997 NBA draft">1997</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>^* </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States<a href="#cite_note-101">[v]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a>/<a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_men%27s_basketball" title="Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball">Wake Forest</a> </td> <td>21.1 </td> <td>11.9 </td> <td>2.7 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-102">[80]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_draft" title="1998 NBA draft">1998</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Olowokandi" title="Michael Olowokandi">Michael Olowokandi</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Nigeria </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="Pacific Tigers men's basketball">Pacific</a> </td> <td>8.9 </td> <td>7.9 </td> <td>0.6 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-103">[81]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_draft" title="1999 NBA draft">1999</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Elton_Brand" title="Elton Brand">Elton Brand</a>^<a href="#cite_note-105">[w]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball" title="Duke Blue Devils men's basketball">Duke</a> </td> <td>20.1 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td>1.9 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-106">[83]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_draft" title="2000 NBA draft">2000</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Kenyon_Martin" title="Kenyon Martin">Kenyon Martin</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bearcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td>12.0 </td> <td>7.4 </td> <td>1.9 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-107">[84]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_draft" title="2001 NBA draft">2001</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Kwame_Brown" title="Kwame Brown">Kwame Brown</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glynn_Academy" title="Glynn Academy">Glynn Academy</a> HS (<a href="/wiki/Brunswick,_Georgia" title="Brunswick, Georgia">Brunswick, Georgia</a>) </td> <td>4.5 </td> <td>3.5 </td> <td>0.8 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-108">[85]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_draft" title="2002 NBA draft">2002</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"><a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao Ming</a>^* </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shanghai_Sharks" title="Shanghai Sharks">Shanghai Sharks</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chinese_Basketball_Association" title="Chinese Basketball Association">China</a>) </td> <td>13.5 </td> <td>8.2 </td> <td>1.7 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-109">[86]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_draft" title="2003 NBA draft">2003</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Vincent%E2%80%93St._Mary_High_School" title="St. Vincent–St. Mary High School">St. Vincent–St. Mary HS</a> (<a href="/wiki/Akron,_Ohio" title="Akron, Ohio">Akron, Ohio</a>) </td> <td>20.9 </td> <td>5.5 </td> <td>5.9 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-110">[87]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_draft" title="2004 NBA draft">2004</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Atlanta_Christian_Academy" title="Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy">SACA</a> (<a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>) </td> <td>12.0 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td>0.9 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-111">[88]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">2005</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color: #CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bogut" title="Andrew Bogut">Andrew Bogut</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /> <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Utes_men%27s_basketball" title="Utah Utes men's basketball">Utah</a> </td> <td>9.4 </td> <td>7.0 </td> <td>2.3 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-112">[89]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_draft" title="2006 NBA draft">2006</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Bargnani" title="Andrea Bargnani">Andrea Bargnani</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a>/<a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pallacanestro_Treviso" title="Pallacanestro Treviso">Benetton Treviso</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lega_Basket_Serie_A" title="Lega Basket Serie A">Italy</a>) </td> <td>11.6 </td> <td>3.9 </td> <td>0.8 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-113">[90]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_draft" title="2007 NBA draft">2007</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Greg Oden</a><a href="#cite_note-115">[x]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_men%27s_basketball" title="Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball">Ohio State</a> </td> <td>8.9 </td> <td>7.0 </td> <td>0.5 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-116">[92]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_draft" title="2008 NBA draft">2008</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Rose" title="Derrick Rose">Derrick Rose</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="Memphis Tigers men's basketball">Memphis</a> </td> <td>16.8 </td> <td>3.9 </td> <td>6.3 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-117">[93]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_draft" title="2009 NBA draft">2009</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><a href="/wiki/Blake_Griffin" title="Blake Griffin">Blake Griffin</a>^<a href="#cite_note-119">[y]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_men%27s_basketball" title="Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td>22.5 </td> <td>12.1 </td> <td>3.8 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-120">[95]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_draft" title="2010 NBA draft">2010</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/John_Wall" title="John Wall">John Wall</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball">Kentucky</a> </td> <td>16.4 </td> <td>4.6 </td> <td>8.3 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-121">[96]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Kyrie Irving</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States<a href="#cite_note-124">[z]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball" title="Duke Blue Devils men's basketball">Duke</a> </td> <td>18.5 </td> <td>3.7 </td> <td>5.4 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-125">[99]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_draft" title="2012 NBA draft">2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Hornets</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Anthony Davis</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a>/<a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball">Kentucky</a> </td> <td>13.5 </td> <td>8.2 </td> <td>1.0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-126">[100]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_draft" title="2013 NBA draft">2013</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bennett_(basketball)" title="Anthony Bennett (basketball)">Anthony Bennett</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UNLV_Runnin%27_Rebels_basketball" title="UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball">UNLV</a> </td> <td>4.2 </td> <td>3.0 </td> <td>0.3 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-127">[101]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_draft" title="2014 NBA draft">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Andrew Wiggins</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Canada </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a>/<a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_men%27s_basketball" title="Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball">Kansas</a> </td> <td>16.9 </td> <td>4.6 </td> <td>2.1 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-128">[102]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_draft" title="2015 NBA draft">2015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Karl-Anthony Towns</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Dominican Republic<a href="#cite_note-129">[aa]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball">Kentucky</a> </td> <td>18.3 </td> <td>10.4 </td> <td>2.0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-130">[103]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Ben Simmons</a>^<a href="#cite_note-132">[ab]</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /> Australia<a href="#cite_note-133">[ac]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a>/<a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="LSU Tigers basketball">LSU</a> </td> <td>15.8 </td> <td>8.1 </td> <td>8.2 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-131">[104]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_draft" title="2017 NBA draft">2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Markelle_Fultz" title="Markelle Fultz">Markelle Fultz</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_men%27s_basketball" title="Washington Huskies men's basketball">Washington</a> </td> <td>7.1 </td> <td>3.1 </td> <td>3.8 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-134">[105]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_draft" title="2018 NBA draft">2018</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Deandre Ayton</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> Bahamas </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Wildcats_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Arizona Wildcats basketball">Arizona</a> </td> <td>16.3 </td> <td>10.3 </td> <td>1.8 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-135">[106]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_draft" title="2019 NBA draft">2019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Zion_Williamson" title="Zion Williamson">Zion Williamson</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Duke Blue Devils basketball">Duke</a> </td> <td>22.5 </td> <td>6.3 </td> <td>2.1 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-136">[107]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_draft" title="2020 NBA draft">2020</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Edwards_(basketball)" title="Anthony Edwards (basketball)">Anthony Edwards</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_basketball" title="Georgia Bulldogs basketball">Georgia</a> </td> <td>19.3 </td> <td>4.7 </td> <td>2.9 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-137">[108]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_draft" title="2021 NBA draft">2021</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Cade_Cunningham" title="Cade Cunningham">Cade Cunningham</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_basketball" title="Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball">Oklahoma State</a> </td> <td>17.4 </td> <td>5.5 </td> <td>5.6 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-138">[109]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_draft" title="2022 NBA draft">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Paolo_Banchero" title="Paolo Banchero">Paolo Banchero</a>^ </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Duke Blue Devils basketball">Duke</a> </td> <td>20.0 </td> <td>6.9 </td> <td>3.7 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-139">[110]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_draft" title="2023 NBA draft">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama" title="Victor Wembanyama">Victor Wembanyama</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a>/<a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">forward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metropolitans_92" title="Metropolitans 92">Metropolitans 92</a> (<a href="/wiki/LNB_Pro_A" class="mw-redirect" title="LNB Pro A">France</a>) </td> <td>21.4 </td> <td>10.6 </td> <td>3.9 </td> <td align="center"><a href="#cite_note-140">[111]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_draft" title="2024 NBA draft">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="/wiki/Zaccharie_Risacher" title="Zaccharie Risacher">Zaccharie Risacher</a> </th> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, 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ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-lower-alpha reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-note_a-7">^ <a href="#cite_ref-note_a_7-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-note_a_7-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-note_a_7-2">c</a> All statistics are taken from the players' respective rookie season unless otherwise noted. </li> <li id="cite_note-note_b-10">^ <a href="#cite_ref-note_b_10-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-note_b_10-1">b</a> Clifton McNeely never played professional basketball. Instead, he became a basketball coach for <a href="/wiki/Pampa_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Pampa High School">Pampa High School</a> in Texas.<a href="#cite_note-8">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-9">[8]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a> Howie Shannon was the first overall pick, although <a href="/wiki/Ed_Macauley" title="Ed Macauley">Ed Macauley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vern_Mikkelsen" title="Vern Mikkelsen">Vern Mikkelsen</a> had been taken before the draft as their teams' <a href="/wiki/NBA_territorial_pick" title="NBA territorial pick">territorial picks</a>.<a href="#cite_note-12">[10]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a> Charlie Share did not play in the <a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_NBA_season" title="1950–51 NBA season">1950–51 season</a>. His rookie statistics are from the <a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_NBA_season" title="1951–52 NBA season">1951–52 season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-share-15">[12]</a> Share was the first overall pick, although <a href="/wiki/Paul_Arizin" title="Paul Arizin">Paul Arizin</a> had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick.<a href="#cite_note-16">[13]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-note_e-20">^ <a href="#cite_ref-note_e_20-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-note_e_20-1">b</a> Gene Melchiorre never played in the NBA. He was banned for life from the NBA due to his involvement in the <a href="/wiki/CCNY_point_shaving_scandal" class="mw-redirect" title="CCNY point shaving scandal">CCNY point shaving scandal</a>.<a href="#cite_note-18">[14]</a> Melchiorre was the first overall pick, although <a href="/wiki/Myer_Skoog" class="mw-redirect" title="Myer Skoog">Myer Skoog</a> had been taken before the draft as the Minneapolis Lakers' territorial pick.<a href="#cite_note-19">[15]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a> Mark Workman was the first overall pick, although <a href="/wiki/Bill_Mlkvy" title="Bill Mlkvy">Bill Mlkvy</a> had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick.<a href="#cite_note-21">[16]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a> Ray Felix was the first overall pick, although <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Beck" title="Ernie Beck">Ernie Beck</a> and <a href="/wiki/Walter_Dukes" title="Walter Dukes">Walter Dukes</a> had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.<a href="#cite_note-24">[18]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a> Dick Ricketts was the first overall pick, although <a href="/wiki/Dick_Garmaker" title="Dick Garmaker">Dick Garmaker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Gola" title="Tom Gola">Tom Gola</a> had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.<a href="#cite_note-28">[21]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a> Sihugo Green was the first overall pick, although <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a> had been taken before the draft as the Boston Celtics' territorial pick.<a href="#cite_note-31">[23]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a> Elgin Baylor was the first overall pick, although <a href="/wiki/Guy_Rodgers" title="Guy Rodgers">Guy Rodgers</a> had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick.<a href="#cite_note-35">[26]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a> Bob Boozer was the first overall pick, although <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ferry" title="Bob Ferry">Bob Ferry</a> had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.<a href="#cite_note-38">[28]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a> Although Oscar Robertson was drafted as a territorial pick by the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a>, he was also recognized as the first pick in the first round of the draft as the Royals also held the first overall draft pick.<a href="#cite_note-41">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-42">[31]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a> Bill McGill was the first overall pick, although <a href="/wiki/Dave_DeBusschere" title="Dave DeBusschere">Dave DeBusschere</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Jerry Lucas</a> had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.<a href="#cite_note-46">[34]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a> Art Heyman was the first overall pick, although <a href="/wiki/Tom_Thacker_(basketball)" title="Tom Thacker (basketball)">Tom Thacker</a> had been taken before the draft as the Cincinnati Royals' territorial pick.<a href="#cite_note-49">[36]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a> Jim Barnes was the first overall pick, although <a href="/wiki/Walt_Hazzard" title="Walt Hazzard">Walt Hazzard</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Wilson_(basketball,_born_1942)" title="George Wilson (basketball, born 1942)">George Wilson</a> had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.<a href="#cite_note-52">[38]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a> Fred Hetzel was the first overall pick, although <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradley" title="Bill Bradley">Bill Bradley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Buntin" title="Bill Buntin">Bill Buntin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gail_Goodrich" title="Gail Goodrich">Gail Goodrich</a> had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.<a href="#cite_note-55">[40]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a> Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.<a href="#cite_note-61">[45]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-70"><a href="#cite_ref-70">^</a> David Thompson played in the <a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">American Basketball Association</a> (ABA) in the 1975–76 season and did not play in the NBA until 1976. His rookie statistics are from the <a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–77 season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-thompson-69">[52]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-note_s-81">^ <a href="#cite_ref-note_s_81-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-note_s_81-1">b</a> Hakeem Olajuwon was born in <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>, but became a naturalized United States citizen in 1993. When he arrived to the United States, the University of Houston incorrectly spelled his first name "Akeem". 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His rookie statistics are from the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09 season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-114">[91]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-119"><a href="#cite_ref-119">^</a> Blake Griffin injured his left kneecap in a pre-season game before the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10 season</a>. He underwent a surgery in January 2010 and missed the entire season. His rookie statistics are from the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11 season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-118">[94]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-124"><a href="#cite_ref-124">^</a> Kyrie Irving was born in Australia to American parents who returned to the U.S. when he was two years old. 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Hundley">Hundley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_draft" title="1958 NBA draft">1958</a>: <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_draft" title="1959 NBA draft">1959</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Boozer" title="Bob Boozer">Boozer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_draft" title="1960 NBA draft">1960</a>: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_draft" title="1961 NBA draft">1961</a>: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Bellamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_draft" title="1962 NBA draft">1962</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_McGill" title="Bill McGill">McGill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NBA_draft" title="1963 NBA draft">1963</a>: <a href="/wiki/Art_Heyman" title="Art Heyman">Heyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NBA_draft" title="1964 NBA draft">1964</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jim_%22Bad_News%22_Barnes" title="Jim "Bad News" Barnes">Barnes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_draft" title="1965 NBA draft">1965</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hetzel" title="Fred Hetzel">Hetzel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_draft" title="1966 NBA draft">1966</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cazzie_Russell" title="Cazzie Russell">Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_draft" title="1967 NBA draft">1967</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Walker_(basketball,_born_1944)" title="Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1944)">Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_draft" title="1968 NBA draft">1968</a>: <a href="/wiki/Elvin_Hayes" title="Elvin Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_draft" title="1969 NBA draft">1969</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_draft" title="1970 NBA draft">1970</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_draft" title="1971 NBA draft">1971</a>: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Carr" title="Austin Carr">Carr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_draft" title="1972 NBA draft">1972</a>: <a href="/wiki/LaRue_Martin" title="LaRue Martin">L. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_draft" title="1973 NBA draft">1973</a>: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_draft" title="1974 NBA draft">1974</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_draft" title="1975 NBA draft">1975</a>: <a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">D. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_draft" title="1976 NBA draft">1976</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Lucas_II" title="John Lucas II">Lucas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_draft" title="1977 NBA draft">1977</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kent_Benson" title="Kent Benson">Benson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_draft" title="1978 NBA draft">1978</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mychal_Thompson" title="Mychal Thompson">M. 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Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_draft" title="1980 NBA draft">1980</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Barry_Carroll" title="Joe Barry Carroll">Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_draft" title="1981 NBA draft">1981</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Aguirre" title="Mark Aguirre">Aguirre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_draft" title="1982 NBA draft">1982</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">Worthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_draft" title="1983 NBA draft">1983</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_draft" title="1984 NBA draft">1984</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Olajuwon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_draft" title="1985 NBA draft">1985</a>: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_draft" title="1986 NBA draft">1986</a>: <a href="/wiki/Brad_Daugherty_(basketball)" title="Brad Daugherty (basketball)">Daugherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_draft" title="1987 NBA draft">1987</a>: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">D. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_draft" title="1988 NBA draft">1988</a>: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Manning" title="Danny Manning">Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_draft" title="1989 NBA draft">1989</a>: <a href="/wiki/Pervis_Ellison" title="Pervis Ellison">Ellison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_draft" title="1990 NBA draft">1990</a>: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Coleman" title="Derrick Coleman">Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_draft" title="1991 NBA draft">1991</a>: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">L. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_draft" title="1992 NBA draft">1992</a>: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_draft" title="1993 NBA draft">1993</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_draft" title="1994 NBA draft">1994</a>: <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Robinson" title="Glenn Robinson">G. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_draft" title="1995 NBA draft">1995</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Smith_(basketball)" title="Joe Smith (basketball)">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">1996</a>: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_draft" title="1997 NBA draft">1997</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_draft" title="1998 NBA draft">1998</a>: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Olowokandi" title="Michael Olowokandi">Olowokandi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_draft" title="1999 NBA draft">1999</a>: <a href="/wiki/Elton_Brand" title="Elton Brand">Brand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_draft" title="2000 NBA draft">2000</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kenyon_Martin" title="Kenyon Martin">K. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_draft" title="2001 NBA draft">2001</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kwame_Brown" title="Kwame Brown">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_draft" title="2002 NBA draft">2002</a>: <a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_draft" title="2003 NBA draft">2003</a>: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_draft" title="2004 NBA draft">2004</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">2005</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bogut" title="Andrew Bogut">Bogut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_draft" title="2006 NBA draft">2006</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrea_Bargnani" title="Andrea Bargnani">Bargnani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_draft" title="2007 NBA draft">2007</a>: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_draft" title="2008 NBA draft">2008</a>: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Rose" title="Derrick Rose">Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_draft" title="2009 NBA draft">2009</a>: <a href="/wiki/Blake_Griffin" title="Blake Griffin">Griffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_draft" title="2010 NBA draft">2010</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Wall" title="John Wall">Wall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Irving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_draft" title="2012 NBA draft">2012</a>: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_draft" title="2013 NBA draft">2013</a>: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bennett_(basketball)" title="Anthony Bennett (basketball)">Bennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_draft" title="2014 NBA draft">2014</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Wiggins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_draft" title="2015 NBA draft">2015</a>: <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Towns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Simmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_draft" title="2017 NBA draft">2017</a>: <a href="/wiki/Markelle_Fultz" title="Markelle Fultz">Fultz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_draft" title="2018 NBA draft">2018</a>: <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Ayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_draft" title="2019 NBA draft">2019</a>: <a href="/wiki/Zion_Williamson" title="Zion Williamson">Williamson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_draft" title="2020 NBA draft">2020</a>: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Edwards_(basketball)" title="Anthony Edwards (basketball)">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_draft" title="2021 NBA draft">2021</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cade_Cunningham" title="Cade Cunningham">Cunningham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_draft" title="2022 NBA draft">2022</a>: <a href="/wiki/Paolo_Banchero" title="Paolo Banchero">Banchero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_draft" title="2023 NBA draft">2023</a>: <a href="/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama" title="Victor Wembanyama">Wembanyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_draft" title="2024 NBA draft">2024</a>: <a href="/wiki/Zaccharie_Risacher" title="Zaccharie Risacher">Risacher</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NBA_drafts" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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title="1948 BAA draft">1948</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1949_BAA_draft" title="1949 BAA draft">1949</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1950_NBA_draft" title="1950 NBA draft">1950</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1951_NBA_draft" title="1951 NBA draft">1951</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1952_NBA_draft" title="1952 NBA draft">1952</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1953_NBA_draft" title="1953 NBA draft">1953</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1954_NBA_draft" title="1954 NBA draft">1954</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1955_NBA_draft" title="1955 NBA draft">1955</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_draft" title="1956 NBA draft">1956</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_draft" title="1957 NBA draft">1957</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_draft" title="1958 NBA draft">1958</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_draft" title="1959 NBA draft">1959</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_draft" title="1960 NBA draft">1960</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_draft" title="1961 NBA draft">1961</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_draft" title="1962 NBA draft">1962</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1963_NBA_draft" title="1963 NBA draft">1963</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1964_NBA_draft" title="1964 NBA draft">1964</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_draft" title="1965 NBA draft">1965</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_draft" title="1966 NBA draft">1966</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_draft" title="1967 NBA draft">1967</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_draft" title="1968 NBA draft">1968</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_draft" title="1969 NBA draft">1969</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_draft" title="1970 NBA draft">1970</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_draft" title="1971 NBA draft">1971</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_draft" title="1972 NBA draft">1972</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_draft" title="1973 NBA draft">1973</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_draft" title="1974 NBA draft">1974</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_draft" title="1975 NBA draft">1975</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_draft" title="1976 NBA draft">1976</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_draft" title="1977 NBA draft">1977</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_draft" title="1978 NBA draft">1978</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_draft" title="1979 NBA draft">1979</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_draft" title="1980 NBA draft">1980</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_draft" title="1981 NBA draft">1981</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_draft" title="1982 NBA draft">1982</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_draft" title="1983 NBA draft">1983</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_draft" title="1984 NBA draft">1984</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_draft" title="1985 NBA draft">1985</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_draft" title="1986 NBA draft">1986</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_draft" title="1987 NBA draft">1987</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_draft" title="1988 NBA draft">1988</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_draft" title="1989 NBA draft">1989</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_draft" title="1990 NBA draft">1990</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_draft" title="1991 NBA draft">1991</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_draft" title="1992 NBA draft">1992</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_draft" title="1993 NBA draft">1993</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_draft" title="1994 NBA draft">1994</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_draft" title="1995 NBA draft">1995</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">1996</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_draft" title="1997 NBA draft">1997</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_draft" title="1998 NBA draft">1998</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_draft" title="1999 NBA draft">1999</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_draft" title="2000 NBA draft">2000</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_draft" title="2001 NBA draft">2001</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_draft" title="2002 NBA draft">2002</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_draft" title="2003 NBA draft">2003</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_draft" title="2004 NBA draft">2004</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">2005</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_draft" title="2006 NBA draft">2006</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_draft" title="2007 NBA draft">2007</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_draft" title="2008 NBA draft">2008</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_draft" title="2009 NBA draft">2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_draft" title="2010 NBA draft">2010</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_draft" title="2012 NBA draft">2012</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_draft" title="2013 NBA draft">2013</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_draft" title="2014 NBA draft">2014</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_draft" title="2015 NBA draft">2015</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_draft" title="2017 NBA draft">2017</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_draft" title="2018 NBA draft">2018</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_draft" title="2019 NBA draft">2019</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_draft" title="2020 NBA draft">2020</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_draft" title="2021 NBA draft">2021</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_draft" title="2022 NBA draft">2022</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_draft" title="2023 NBA draft">2023</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_draft" title="2024 NBA draft">2024</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" 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A. Brown Trophy">Walter A. Brown Trophy</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_criticisms_and_controversies" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association criticisms and controversies">Criticisms and controversies</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_betting_scandal" title="2007 NBA betting scandal">2007 Tim Donaghy betting scandal</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_lockout" title="NBA lockout">Lockouts</a></dd> <dd>Former divisions <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Division_(NBA)" title="Eastern Division (NBA)">Eastern</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Division_(NBA)" title="Midwest Division (NBA)">Midwest</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Western_Division_(NBA)" title="Western Division (NBA)">Western</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd>Teams <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_defunct_NBA_teams" title="List of defunct NBA teams">defunct</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Expansion_of_the_NBA" title="Expansion of the NBA">expansion</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_relocated_NBA_teams" title="List of 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