Editing NBA draft (section)

==Notable past NBA drafts==
Some of the most noted NBA draft years are [[1984 NBA draft|1984]], [[1996 NBA draft|1996]] and [[2003 NBA draft|2003]]. The 2003 NBA draft was noted for bringing several future superstars into the league, such as [[LeBron James]], [[Dwyane Wade]], [[Carmelo Anthony]] and [[Chris Bosh]]. The draft of [[1986 NBA draft|1986]] was also notable for the number of solid or outstanding players selected in later rounds, partly because of drug problems that claimed the life of second overall pick [[Len Bias]] and affected the careers of several other first-round picks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/the_bonus/06/22/86.draft/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060626051310/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/the_bonus/06/22/86.draft/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 26, 2006 |title=Draft daze: The sad saga behind the talented NBA Class of '86 |first=Paul |last=Forrester |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated|SI.com]] |date=June 23, 2006 |access-date=March 27, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehoopsreport.com/article.aspx?id=111 |title=The Top 50 NBA Draft Lottery Busts of All-Time |publisher=Ryan Feldman, TheHoopsReport.com |date=June 15, 2008 |access-date=June 16, 2008}}</ref>

On the other hand, the draft of [[2000 NBA draft|2000]] has been regarded as the worst in NBA history, with ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' calling its first round "a horrible group of players".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/06/24/gallery.nbabusts/content.15.html |title=NBA Draft Busts: 6. First Round – 2000 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated|SI.com]] |date=June 24, 2005 |access-date=March 27, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061027155717/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/06/24/gallery.nbabusts/content.15.html |archive-date=October 27, 2006 }}</ref> The [[2013 NBA draft|2013 draft]] has also been called underwhelming, although [[Victor Oladipo]] and [[Rudy Gobert]] eventually became [[NBA All-Star Game|All-Stars]], and [[Giannis Antetokounmpo]] later became a two time [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA MVP]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=NBA Draft: Looking back and ranking the five worst draft classes since 2000|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-draft-looking-back-and-ranking-the-five-worst-draft-classes-since-2000/|access-date=November 22, 2021|website=CBS Sports|date=September 8, 2020 }}</ref>

'''NBA 1st Overall Picks since 2000'''
{{seealso|List of first overall NBA draft picks}}

{| 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"
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!rowspan=2 scope="col"|Draft
!rowspan=2 scope="col" width=150|Selected by
!rowspan=2 scope="col" width=150|Player
!rowspan=2 scope="col"|Nationality
!rowspan=2 scope="col"|Position
!rowspan=2 scope="col" width=250|College/<br />high school/<br />former club
!colspan=3|NBA rookie statistics
!rowspan=2 scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
!scope="col"|PPG
!scope="col"|RPG
!scope="col"|APG
|-
|[[2000 NBA draft|2000]]
|[[Brooklyn Nets|New Jersey Nets]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Kenyon|Martin}}
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
|[[Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball|Cincinnati]]
|{{nts|12.0}}
|{{nts|7.4}}
|{{nts|1.9}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=m/martike01|name=Kenyon Martin|date=June 20, 2008}}</ref>
|-
|[[2001 NBA draft|2001]]
|[[Washington Wizards]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"|{{sortname|Kwame|Brown}}
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Center (basketball)|Center]]
|[[Glynn Academy]] HS ([[Brunswick, Georgia]])
|{{nts|4.5}}
|{{nts|3.5}}
|{{nts|0.8}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=b/brownkw01|name=Kwame Brown|date=June 20, 2008}}</ref>
|-
|[[2002 NBA draft|2002]]
|[[Houston Rockets]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|{{sortname||Yao Ming}}
|{{flag|China}}
|[[Center (basketball)|Center]]
|[[Shanghai Sharks]] ([[Chinese Basketball Association|China]])
|{{nts|13.5}}
|{{nts|8.2}}
|{{nts|1.7}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=m/mingya01|name=Yao Ming|date=June 20, 2008}}</ref>
|-
|[[2003 NBA draft|2003]]
|[[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|'''''{{sortname|LeBron|James}}'''''
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
|[[St. Vincent–St. Mary High School|St. Vincent–St. Mary HS]] ([[Akron, Ohio]])
|{{nts|20.9}}
|{{nts|5.5}}
|{{nts|5.9}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=j/jamesle01|name=LeBron James|date=June 20, 2008}}</ref>
|-
|[[2004 NBA draft|2004]]
|[[Orlando Magic]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|{{sortname|Dwight|Howard}}
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Center (basketball)|Center]]
|[[Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy|SACA]] ([[Atlanta]])
|{{nts|12.0}}
|{{nts|10.0}}
|{{nts|0.9}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=h/howardw01|name=Dwight Howard|date=June 20, 2008}}</ref>
|-
|[[2005 NBA draft|2005]]
|[[Milwaukee Bucks]]
!scope="row" style="background-color: #CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Andrew|Bogut}}
|{{flag|Australia}}
|[[Center (basketball)|Center]]
|[[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah]]
|{{nts|9.4}}
|{{nts|7.0}}
|{{nts|2.3}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=b/bogutan01|name=Andrew Bogut|date=June 20, 2008}}</ref>
|-
|[[2006 NBA draft|2006]]
|[[Toronto Raptors]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"|{{sortname|Andrea|Bargnani}}
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{sort|foa|[[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]]}}
|[[Pallacanestro Treviso|Benetton Treviso]] ([[Lega Basket Serie A|Italy]])
|{{nts|11.6}}
|{{nts|3.9}}
|{{nts|0.8}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=b/bargnan01|name=Andrea Bargnani|date=June 20, 2008}}</ref>
|-
|[[2007 NBA draft|2007]]
|[[Portland Trail Blazers]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"|{{sortname|Greg|Oden}}{{#tag:ref|Greg Oden underwent [[microfracture surgery]] on his right knee before the {{nbay|2007|app=season}}, and missed the entire season. His rookie statistics are from the {{nbay|2008|app=season}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2007 |title=Oden's recovery from surgery likely in range of 6–12 months |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3017538 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118074735/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3017538 |archive-date=January 18, 2016 |access-date=June 16, 2008 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Center (basketball)|Center]]
|[[Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|Ohio State]]
|{{nts|8.9}}
|{{nts|7.0}}
|{{nts|0.5}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=o/odengr01|name=Greg Oden|date=June 20, 2008}}</ref>
|-
|[[2008 NBA draft|2008]]
|[[Chicago Bulls]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|''{{sortname|Derrick|Rose}}''
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]
|[[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis]]
|{{nts|16.8}}
|{{nts|3.9}}
|{{nts|6.3}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=r/rosede01|name=Derrick Rose|date=December 26, 2008}}</ref>
|-
|[[2009 NBA draft|2009]]
|[[Los Angeles Clippers]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|''{{sortname|Blake|Griffin}}''
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
|[[Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball|Oklahoma]]
|{{nts|22.5}}
|{{nts|12.1}}
|{{nts|3.8}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=g/griffbl01|name=Blake Griffin|date=April 17, 2011}}</ref>
|-
|[[2010 NBA draft|2010]]
|[[Washington Wizards]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"|{{sortname|John|Wall}}
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]
|[[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]
|{{nts|16.4}}
|{{nts|4.6}}
|{{nts|8.3}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=w/walljo01|name=John Wall|date=April 17, 2011}}</ref>
|-
|[[2011 NBA draft|2011]]
|[[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"|'''''{{sortname|Kyrie|Irving}}'''''
|{{flagu|United States}}{{refn|Kyrie Irving was born in Australia to American parents who returned to the U.S. when he was two years old. He has played for the U.S. internationally at both youth and senior level.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bednall |first=Jai |date=May 15, 2011 |title=Boomers miss their shot at courting US star Kyrie Irving |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/boomers-miss-their-shot-at-courting-us-star-kyrie-irving/story-e6frfglf-1226055994725 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629185317/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/more-sport/boomers-miss-their-shot-at-courting-us-star-kyrie-irving/story-e6frfglf-1226055994725 |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |access-date=June 13, 2011 |website=Herald Sun |publisher=Herald and Weekly Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Irving named MVP of 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, headlines All-Star Five |date=September 14, 2014 |publisher=FIBA |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/irving-named-mvp-of-2014-fiba-basketball-world-cup-headlines-all-star-five |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140914212717/http://www.fiba.com/news/irving-named-mvp-of-2014-fiba-basketball-world-cup-headlines-all-star-five |url-status=live |archive-date=September 14, 2014 |access-date=April 15, 2015}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
|[[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]
|[[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]]
|{{nts|18.5}}
|{{nts|3.7}}
|{{nts|5.4}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=i/irvinky01|name=Kyrie Irving|date=June 11, 2013}}</ref>
|-
|[[2012 NBA draft|2012]]
|[[New Orleans Pelicans|New Orleans Hornets]] <!-- New Orleans didn't change its name from Hornets to Pelicans until 2013. -->
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"|'''{{sortname|Anthony|Davis}}'''
|{{flagu|United States}}
|{{sort|foa|[[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]]}}
|[[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]
|{{nts|13.5}}
|{{nts|8.2}}
|{{nts|1.0}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=d/davisan02|name=Anthony Davis|date=June 11, 2013}}</ref>
|-
|[[2013 NBA draft|2013]]
|[[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"|{{sortname|Anthony|Bennett|dab=basketball}}
|{{flag|Canada}}
|[[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
|[[UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball|UNLV]]
|{{nts|4.2}}
|{{nts|3.0}}
|{{nts|0.3}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=b/bennean01|name=Anthony Bennett|date=May 28, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 NBA draft|2014]]
|[[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"|'''''{{sortname|Andrew|Wiggins}}'''''
|{{flagu|Canada}}
|[[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Guard (basketball)|guard]]
|[[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]]
|{{nts|16.9}}
|{{nts|4.6}}
|{{nts|2.1}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=w/wiggian01|name=Andrew Wiggins|date=April 19, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[2015 NBA draft|2015]]
|[[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"|'''''{{sortname|Karl-Anthony|Towns}}'''''
|{{flagu|Dominican Republic}}{{refn|Karl-Anthony Towns was born and raised in the United States; his mother is Dominican. He has chosen to represent the [[Dominican Republic]] at the international level.|group=lower-alpha}}
|{{sort|foa|[[Center (basketball)|Center]]}}
|[[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]
|{{nts|18.3}}
|{{nts|10.4}}
|{{nts|2.0}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=t/townska01|name=Karl-Anthony Towns|date=April 16, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[2016 NBA draft|2016]]
|[[Philadelphia 76ers]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"|'''''{{sortname|Ben|Simmons}}'''''
|{{flagu|Australia}}{{refn|Simmons was born in Melbourne, Australia, to an American father and Australian mother. He chose to represent Australia at international level.|group=lower-alpha}}
|[[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Guard (basketball)|guard]]
|[[LSU Tigers basketball|LSU]]
|{{nts|15.8}}
|{{nts|8.1}}
|{{nts|8.2}}
|align=center|<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite basketball-reference|id=s/simmobe01|name=Ben Simmons|date=June 23, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[2017 NBA draft|2017]]
|[[Philadelphia 76ers]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"|'''{{sortname|Markelle|Fultz}}'''
|{{flagu|United States}}
|{{sort|foa|[[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]}}
|[[Washington Huskies men's basketball|Washington]]
|{{nts|7.1}}
|{{nts|3.1}}
|{{nts|3.8}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=f/fultzma01|name=Markelle Fultz|date=June 6, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[2018 NBA draft|2018]]
|[[Phoenix Suns]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"|'''{{sortname|Deandre|Ayton}}'''
|{{flagu|Bahamas}}
|[[Center (basketball)|Center]]
|[[Arizona Wildcats basketball|Arizona]]
|{{nts|16.3}}
|{{nts|10.3}}
|{{nts|1.8}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=a/aytonde01|name=Deandre Ayton|date=June 21, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[2019 NBA draft|2019]]
|[[New Orleans Pelicans]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"|'''{{sortname|Zion|Williamson}}'''
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
|[[Duke Blue Devils basketball|Duke]]
|{{nts|22.5}}
|{{nts|6.3}}
|{{nts|2.1}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=w/willizi01|name=Zion Williamson|date=August 20, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[2020 NBA draft|2020]]
|[[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"|'''{{sortname|Anthony|Edwards|dab=basketball}}'''
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]
|[[Georgia Bulldogs basketball|Georgia]]
|{{nts|19.3}}
|{{nts|4.7}}
|{{nts|2.9}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=e/edwaran01|name=Anthony Edwards|date=May 24, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021 NBA draft|2021]]
|[[Detroit Pistons]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"|'''{{sortname|Cade|Cunningham}}'''
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]
|[[Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball|Oklahoma State]]
|{{nts|17.4}}
|{{nts|5.5}}
|{{nts|5.6}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=c/cunnica01|name=Cade Cunningham|date=June 23, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 NBA draft|2022]]
|[[Orlando Magic]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"|'''''{{sortname|Paolo|Banchero}}'''''
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
|[[Duke Blue Devils basketball|Duke]]
|{{nts|20.0}}
|{{nts|6.9}}
|{{nts|3.7}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=c/banchpa01|name=Paolo Banchero|date=April 24, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 NBA draft|2023]]
|[[San Antonio Spurs]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC;"|'''''{{sortname|Victor|Wembanyama}}'''''
|{{flag|France}}
|[[Center (basketball)|Center]]/[[Forward (basketball)|forward]]
|[[Metropolitans 92]] ([[LNB Pro A|France]])
|{{nts|21.4}}
|{{nts|10.6}}
|{{nts|3.9}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=w/wembavi01|name=Victor Wembanyama|date=November 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[2024 NBA draft|2024]]
|[[Atlanta Hawks]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"|'''{{sortname|Zaccharie|Risacher}}'''
|{{flagu|France}}
|[[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
|[[JL Bourg]] ([[LNB Pro A|France]])
|{{nts|12.6}}
|{{nts|3.6}}
|{{nts|1.2}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=r/risacza01|name=Zaccharie Risacher|date=April 18, 2025}}</ref>
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|[[2025 NBA draft|2025]]
|[[Dallas Mavericks]]
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