Year
|
Round
|
Pick
|
Answer
|
Notes
|
1947
|
Undrafted
|
Don Barksdale
|
First African-American to play in USA olympics team & NBA All-Star Game.
|
1947
|
Undrafted
|
Carl Braun
|
In 1948 he set a then NBA single game scoring record of 47 Points
|
1953
|
3
|
21
|
Cliff Hagan
|
Nicknamed "Lil' Abner" played his entire 10-year NBA career with the St. Louis Hawks
|
1954
|
2
|
17
|
Richie Guerin
|
Drafted by New York Knicks and later on became player-coach for the Hawks.
|
1955
|
2
|
8
|
Jack Twyman
|
_____–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award
|
1956
|
2
|
13
|
K. C. Jones
|
Won 8 straight championships with the Celtics
|
1958
|
2
|
13
|
Hal Greer
|
Philadelphia 76ers All-time leading scorer
|
1960
|
5
|
39
|
Al Attles
|
Won a championship in 1975, Played his entire career with the Warriors
|
1962
|
2
|
12
|
Chet Walker
|
Nicknamed "Chet the Jet" and famously known as a member of the 76ers squad who dethroned the celtics after 8 seasons.
|
1963
|
2
|
10
|
Gus Johnson
|
Nicknamed "Honeycomb" his jersey was retired by Syracuse Nationals/Washington Wizards.
|
1964
|
2
|
8
|
Willis Reed
|
The first ever player to sweep the 3 MVP awards in a single season.
|
1967
|
2
|
17
|
Phil Jackson
|
Became a Hall of Famer as a coach not as a player
|
1970
|
2
|
18
|
Calvin Murphy
|
Shortest NBA player to be inducted in the Hall of Fame
|
1970
|
2
|
19
|
Nate Archibald
|
The only player to lead both Points and Assists in a single season.
|
1970
|
7
|
106
|
Charlie Scott
|
Drafted by the Celtics but played first in the ABA for the Virginia Squires
|
1970
|
8
|
122
|
Dan Issel
|
2nd All-Time Leading scorer for the Denver Nuggets
|
1971
|
2
|
30
|
Spencer Haywood
|
His jersey #24 has been retired by the Seattle Supersonics
|
1973
|
2
|
22
|
George McGinnis
|
His jersey #30 has been retired by the Indiana Pacers
|
1974
|
3
|
40
|
George Gervin
|
Nicknamed "The Iceman" The Best SF/SG to ever played in a Spurs uniform.
|
1976
|
2
|
23
|
Alex English
|
All-Time Leading scorer for the Denver Nuggets
|
1976
|
2
|
29
|
Dennis Johnson
|
Led the Supersonics to the 1979 NBA championship and won 2 more championship with the celtics in the 80s
|
1978
|
2
|
36
|
Maurice Cheeks
|
His jersey #10 has been retired by the Philadelphia 76ers
|
1986
|
3
|
60
|
Dražen Petrović
|
Was one of the first European Stars in the league but cut short due to death by car accident.
|
1987
|
6
|
127
|
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
|
Credited as the player who brought the Eurostep in the NBA
|
1989
|
2
|
40
|
Dino Rađa
|
FIBA Legend who spent 4 years with the Boston Celtics
|