Sports quiz
NBA first overall draft picks
80 drafts, 1947 to 2026, and the player taken first in each. Surnames are enough.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 80 answers
- Limit
- 10:00
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 80
- Time limit
- 10:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name the first overall pick of every NBA draft.
| Draft | Picked by | College or club | First pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Ironmen | Texas-El Paso | Not found yet |
| 1948 | Providence Steamrollers | Marshall | Not found yet |
| 1949 | Providence Steamrollers | Kansas State | Not found yet |
| 1950 | Boston Celtics | Bowling Green | Not found yet |
| 1951 | Baltimore Bullets | Bradley | Not found yet |
| 1952 | Milwaukee Hawks | West Virginia | Not found yet |
| 1953 | Baltimore Bullets | Long Island-Brooklyn | Not found yet |
| 1954 | Baltimore Bullets | Furman | Not found yet |
| 1955 | St. Louis Hawks | Duquesne | Not found yet |
| 1956 | Rochester Royals | Duquesne | Not found yet |
| 1957 | Cincinnati Royals | West Virginia | Not found yet |
| 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers | Seattle | Not found yet |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Royals | Kansas State | Not found yet |
| 1960 | Cincinnati Royals | Cincinnati | Not found yet |
| 1961 | Chicago Packers | Indiana | Not found yet |
| 1962 | Chicago Zephyrs | Utah | Not found yet |
| 1963 | New York Knicks | Duke | Not found yet |
| 1964 | New York Knicks | Texas-El Paso | Not found yet |
| 1965 | San Francisco Warriors | Davidson | Not found yet |
| 1966 | New York Knicks | Michigan | Not found yet |
| 1967 | Detroit Pistons | Providence | Not found yet |
| 1968 | San Diego Rockets | Houston | Not found yet |
| 1969 | Milwaukee Bucks | California-Los Angeles | Not found yet |
| 1970 | Detroit Pistons | St. Bonaventure | Not found yet |
| 1971 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Notre Dame | Not found yet |
| 1972 | Portland Trail Blazers | Loyola-Chicago | Not found yet |
| 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers | Illinois State | Not found yet |
| 1974 | Portland Trail Blazers | California-Los Angeles | Not found yet |
| 1975 | Atlanta Hawks | North Carolina State | Not found yet |
| 1976 | Houston Rockets | Maryland | Not found yet |
| 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks | Indiana | Not found yet |
| 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers | Minnesota | Not found yet |
| 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers | Michigan State | Not found yet |
| 1980 | Golden State Warriors | Purdue | Not found yet |
| 1981 | Dallas Mavericks | DePaul | Not found yet |
| 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | North Carolina | Not found yet |
| 1983 | Houston Rockets | Virginia | Not found yet |
| 1984 | Houston Rockets | Houston | Not found yet |
| 1985 | New York Knicks | Georgetown | Not found yet |
| 1986 | Cleveland Cavaliers | North Carolina | Not found yet |
| Draft | Picked by | College or club | First pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | San Antonio Spurs | Navy | Not found yet |
| 1988 | Los Angeles Clippers | Kansas | Not found yet |
| 1989 | Sacramento Kings | Louisville | Not found yet |
| 1990 | New Jersey Nets | Syracuse | Not found yet |
| 1991 | Charlotte Hornets | Nevada-Las Vegas | Not found yet |
| 1992 | Orlando Magic | Louisiana State | Not found yet |
| 1993 | Orlando Magic | Michigan | Not found yet |
| 1994 | Milwaukee Bucks | Purdue | Not found yet |
| 1995 | Golden State Warriors | Maryland | Not found yet |
| 1996 | Philadelphia 76ers | Georgetown | Not found yet |
| 1997 | San Antonio Spurs | Wake Forest | Not found yet |
| 1998 | Los Angeles Clippers | Pacific | Not found yet |
| 1999 | Chicago Bulls | Duke | Not found yet |
| 2000 | New Jersey Nets | Cincinnati | Not found yet |
| 2001 | Washington Wizards | Glynn Academy | Not found yet |
| 2002 | Houston Rockets | Shanghai Sharks (China) | Not found yet |
| 2003 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Saint Vincent-Saint Mary | Not found yet |
| 2004 | Orlando Magic | Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy | Not found yet |
| 2005 | Milwaukee Bucks | Utah | Not found yet |
| 2006 | Toronto Raptors | Universo Treviso Basket (Italy) | Not found yet |
| 2007 | Portland Trail Blazers | Ohio State | Not found yet |
| 2008 | Chicago Bulls | Memphis | Not found yet |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Clippers | Oklahoma | Not found yet |
| 2010 | Washington Wizards | Kentucky | Not found yet |
| 2011 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Duke | Not found yet |
| 2012 | New Orleans Hornets | Kentucky | Not found yet |
| 2013 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Nevada-Las Vegas | Not found yet |
| 2014 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Kansas | Not found yet |
| 2015 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Kentucky | Not found yet |
| 2016 | Philadelphia 76ers | Louisiana State | Not found yet |
| 2017 | Philadelphia 76ers | Washington | Not found yet |
| 2018 | Phoenix Suns | Arizona | Not found yet |
| 2019 | New Orleans Pelicans | Duke | Not found yet |
| 2020 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Georgia | Not found yet |
| 2021 | Detroit Pistons | Oklahoma State | Not found yet |
| 2022 | Orlando Magic | Duke | Not found yet |
| 2023 | San Antonio Spurs | Metropolitans 92 (France) | Not found yet |
| 2024 | Atlanta Hawks | JL Bourg (France) | Not found yet |
| 2025 | Dallas Mavericks | Duke | Not found yet |
| 2026 | Washington Wizards | Brigham Young | Not found yet |
About this quiz
The first player chosen in every NBA draft, from the first in 1947 (held by the BAA, the league that became the NBA) to 2026. The team is named as it was then, with the college or club the player came from.
- The list opens with Clifton McNeeley in 1947 and ends with AJ Dybantsa in 2026.
- The Cleveland Cavaliers made the first pick 6 times, more than any other team.
- 80 drafts, 80 players: nobody has gone first twice.
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