Principal porta de entrada para a NBA, o Draft do melhor basquete do mundo ocorre desde 1947 e tem na primeira escolha a maior esperança da classe. Nomes como os de LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Tim Duncan e Shaquille O’Neal foram os primeiros a serem escolhidos e se destacaram na liga.
Contudo, nem tudo são flores. Há jogadores que foram
Veja, abaixo, todas as primeiras escolhas da NBA
2023 | Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs)
2022 | Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic)
2021 | Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons)
2020 | Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves)
2019 | Zion Williamson (New Orleans Pelicans)
2018 | Deandre Ayton (Phoenix Suns)
2017 | Markelle Fultz (Philadelphia 76ers)
2016 | Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers)
2015 | Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves)
2014 | Andrew Wiggins (Cleveland Cavaliers)
2013 | Anthony Bennett (Cleveland Cavaliers)
2012 | Anthony Davis (New Orleans Hornets)
2011 | Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers)
2010 | John Wall (Washington Wizards)
2009 | Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers)
2008 | Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls)
2007 | Greg Oden (Portland Trail Blazers)
2006 | Andrea Bargnani (Toronto Raptors)
2005 | Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee Bucks)
2004 | Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic)
2003 | LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
2002 | Yao Ming (Houston Rockets)
2001 | Kwame Brown (Washington Wizards)
2000 | Kenyon Martin (New Jersey Nets)
1999 | Elton Brand (Chicago Bulls)
1998 | Michael Olowokandi (Los Angeles Clippers)
1997 | Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
1996 | Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers)
1995 | Joe Smith (Golden State Warriors)
1994 | Glenn Robinson (Milwaukee Bucks)
1993 | Chris Webber (Orlando Magic)
1992 | Shaquille O’ Neal (Orlando Magic)
1991 | Larry Johnson (Charlotte Hornets)
1990 | Derrick Coleman (New Jersey Nets)
1989 | Pervis Ellison (Sacramento Kings)
1988 | Danny Manning (Los Angeles Clippers)
1987 | David Robinson (San Antonio Spurs)
1986 | Brad Daugherty (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1985 | Patrick Ewing (New York Knicks)
1984 | Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets)
1983 | Ralph Sampson (Houston Rockets)
1982 | James Worthy (Los Angeles Lakers)
1981 | Mark Aguirre (Dallas Mavericks)
1980 | Joe Barry Carroll (Golden State Warriors)
1979 | Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)
1978 | Mychal Thompson (Portland Trail Blazers)
1977 | Kent Benson (Milwaukee Bucks)
1976 | John Lucas (Houston Rockets)
1975 | David Thompson (Atlanta Hawks)
1974 | Bill Walton (Portland Trail Blazers)
1973 | Doug Collins (Philadelphia 76ers)
1972 | LaRue Martin (Portland Trail Blazers)
1971 | Austin Carr (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1970 | Bob Lanier (Detroit Pistons)
1969 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee Bucks)
1968 | Elvin Hayes (San Diego Rickets)
1967 | Jimmy Walker (Detroit Pistons)
1966 | Cazzie Russell (New York Knicks)
1965 | Fred Hetzel (San Francisco Warriors)
1964 | Jim Barnes (New York Knicks)
1963 | Art Heyman (New York Knicks)
1962 | Bill McGill (Chicago Zephyrs)
1961 | Walt Bellamy (Chicago Zephyrs)
1960 | Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals)
1959 | Bob Boozer (Cincinnati Royals)
1958 | Elgin Baylor (Minneapolis Lakers)
1957 | Hot Rod Hundley (Cincinnati Royals)
1956 | Si Green (Rochester Royals)
1955 | Dick Ricketts (St. Louis Hawks)
1954 | Frank Selvy (Baltimore Bullets)
1953 | Ray Felix (Baltimore Bullets)
1952 | Mark Workman (Milwaukee Hawks)
1951 | Gene Melchiorre (Baltimore Hawks)
1950 | Chuck Share (Boston Celtics)
1949 | Howie Shannon (Providence Steam Rollers)
1948 | Andy Tonkovich (Providence Steam Rollers)
1947 | Clifton McNeeley (Pittsburgh Ironmen)
