1st Overall NBA Draft Picks
Here is a list of nba draft picks who were 1st overall draft picks in past NBA drafts. Some players taken with this pick are: Lebron James, Dwight Howard, Yao Ming, Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson, Shaquille O'Neal, Derrick Rose and Blake Griffin.
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1st Overall NBA Draft Picks
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| Year | Player | Drafted From | Drafted By | |
| 2013 | Anthony Bennett | UNLV | Cleveland | |
| 2012 | Anthony Davis | Kentucky | New Orleans | |
| 2011 | Kyrie Irving | Duke | Cleveland | |
| 2010 | John Wall | Kentucky | Washington | |
| 2009 | Blake Griffin | Oklahoma | LA Clippers | |
| 2008 | Derrick Rose | Memphis | Chicago | |
| 2007 | Greg Oden | Ohio State | Portland | |
| 2006 | Andrea Bargnani | Italy | Toronto | |
| 2005 | Andrew Bogut | UtahSo. | Milwaukee | |
| 2004 | Dwight Howard | GA HSSr. | Orlando | |
| 2003 | Lebron James | Akron OH HSSr. | Cleveland | |
| 2002 | Yao Ming | China 1980 | Houston | |
| 2001 | Kwame Brown | Glynn Acad HSSr. | Washington | |
| 2000 | Kenyon Martin | Cincinnati Sr. | New Jersey | |
| 1999 | Elton Brand | Duke So. | Chicago | |
| 1998 | Michael Olowokandi | Pacific | LA Clippers | |
| 1997 | Tim Duncan | Wake Forest | San Antonio | |
| 1996 | Allen Iverson | Georgetown | Philadelphia | |
| 1995 | Joe Smith | Maryland | Golden State | |
| 1994 | Glenn Robinson | Purdue | Milwaukee | |
| 1993 | Chris Webber | Michigan | Orlando | |
| 1992 | Shaquille O'Neal | Louisiana State | Orlando | |
| 1991 | Larry Johnson | Nevada-Las Vegas | NO Hornets | |
| 1990 | Derrick Coleman | Syracuse | New Jersey | |
| 1989 | Pervis Ellison | Louisville | Sacramento | |
| 1988 | Danny Manning | Kansas | LA Clippers | |
| 1987 | David Robinson | Navy | San Antonio | |
| 1986 | Brad Daugherty | North Carolina | Cleveland | |
| 1985 | Patrick Ewing | Georgetown | New York | |
| 1984 | Akeem Olajuwon | Houston | Houston | |
| 1983 | Ralph Sampson | Virginia | Houston | |
| 1982 | James Worthy | North Carolina | LA Lakers | |
| 1981 | Mark Aguirre | DePaul | Dallas | |
| 1980 | Joe Barry Carroll | Purdue | Golden State | |
