The Portland Trail Blazers are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise was founded in the 1970–71 NBA season.[1] The team made their first draft pick in the 1970 NBA draft and have selected 283 players total.[2] The franchise won its only NBA championship in 1977, when the team was led by their 1974 first overall pick, Bill Walton, as well as multiple other former draft picks who went on to have their numbers retired by Portland. Many of the players selected have gone on to have accomplished careers while playing for the team. Clyde Drexler and Damian Lillard hold multiple Blazer records and are first in many stats. Along with Walton and Drexler, two other draft picks, Dražen Petrović and Arvydas Sabonis, went on to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame after their playing careers ended, with Petrović being inducted posthumously.
Portland has held the first overall pick four times, selecting Walton in 1974, LaRue Martin in 1972, Mychal Thompson in 1978, and Greg Oden in 2007. Three players drafted by Portland won the Rookie of the Year award. Geoff Petrie, the franchise's first ever draft pick, was named co-Rookie of the Year with Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics in 1971. Sidney Wicks won the award the next season after being selected second overall in the 1971 NBA draft, and Lillard won in 2013 after being drafted sixth overall in the 2012 NBA draft.
The Trail Blazers first participated in the 1970 NBA draft on March 23, before their inaugural NBA season. Before each draft, an NBA draft lottery determines the first round selection order for the teams that missed the playoffs during the prior season.[3] Teams can also trade their picks, which means that teams may have more or less than two picks in some drafts, although they must have at least one first-round pick every other year.[4] Until 1968, there were a total of 21 rounds in the draft. The number of rounds shrank gradually over the following years, until 1989 when the current format began.[5] The first pick in the Trail Blazers' history was Geoff Petrie, a guard from Princeton University who was selected 8th overall in 1970. Petrie played for the Blazers for his entire career, playing from 1970–. He was a 2x NBA All-Star and was named co-rookie of the year with Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics in 1971. Petrie averaged 21.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4.6 assists in 446 games.[6] [7]
The Blazers have had the first pick in the NBA draft four times in franchise history. In 1972, they chose center LaRue Martin from Loyola Chicago. The team then chose UCLA center Bill Walton in 1974,[8] forward/center Mychal Thompson from Minnesota in 1978 after a trade the day before the draft with the Indiana Pacers to acquire the pick,[9] and most recently Greg Oden center from Ohio State in 2007.
Martin spent his entire career in Portland, playing from 1972 to 1976, and averaged 5.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 0.7 assists in 271 games.[10] Walton played for the Blazers from –, helping lead the team to the only championship in franchise history in 1977. The team defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 4–2 and Walton was named as the Finals MVP after averaging 18.5 points, 19.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 3.7 blocks during the series.[11] Walton went on to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award the following season.[12] Other accomplishments Walton achieved while in Portland are being a 2x All-Star, 2x All-NBA Team, including First Team in 1978, and 2x All-Defensive First Team. He also led the league in rebounding (14.37 per game) and blocks (3.5 per game) in 1977. In his Blazers career, Walton averaged 17.1 points, a franchise record 13.5 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and a franchise co-leader 2.6 blocks in 209 games.[13] [14] Thompson played in Portland from 1978–, where he was named NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1979. He averaged 16.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 3.4 assists in 551 games.[15] He is the franchise leader for total blocks (768) and second in defensive rebounds (3,389). Oden had a lot of hype coming out of Ohio State, with a strong debate over who the Blazers should choose between him and Kevin Durant.[16] [17] [18] Oden was in Portland from –, only playing in 82 games total due to an injury riddled career that began before he could even play an NBA game, as he had season-ending microfracture surgery before his rookie season began.[19] [20] Oden averaged 9.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game.
Portland has had four players named Rookie of the Year, three of whom were drafted by the team: Petrie, Sidney Wicks, and Lillard.[21] Wicks was drafted 2nd overall in 1971. He played with the team from 1971 to 1976, where he was a 4x All-Star. He averaged the most minutes played per game (38.8) in franchise history, as well as the second most rebounds per game (10.3), and he is tied for the second most triple-doubles (7). Wicks averaged 22.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 4.1 assists in 398 games.[22]
Clyde Drexler is one of the most accomplished players in franchise history. The Blazers drafted Drexler #14 overall in 1983 out of Houston. Drexler was an eight time All-Star in Portland, while also being named to an All-NBA Team four times, including First Team in 1992.[23] Drexler scored 18,040 points, which ranks second in franchise history, only behind Damian Lillard. He is the franchise leader for games played (867), minutes played (29,496), two-point field goals made (6,425), total field goals (6,889), offensive rebounds (2,227), steals (1,795), steals per game (2.1), and triple doubles (18). Along with points, Drexler is second for free throws made (3,798) and total rebounds (5,339). As a Blazer, Drexler averaged 20.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 2.1 steals in 867 games.
Lillard was drafted 6th overall in 2012 after a trade deadline deal with the New Jersey Nets the previous March.[24] [25] Lillard became just the fourth player to unanimously win the Rookie of the Year Award.[26] He was a 7x All-Star, 7x All-NBA, including First Team in 2018, NBA Three-Point Contest Champion in 2023, and NBA Teammate of the Year in 2021.[27] Lillard became the team's all-time scoring leader on December 19, 2022, passing Drexler.[28] Later that season, Lillard broke his own franchise record for points in a game, scoring 71 points and making 13 three pointers in a 131–114 victory over the Houston Rockets. At the age of 32, Lillard became the oldest player in NBA history to score 70 points in a game, and the only player age 30 or older to accomplish the feat.[29] Along with being the franchise scoring leader, Lillard is also the record holder for points per game (25.2), free throw percentage (.895), three point field goals (2,387), and made free throws (4,427). He is second for minutes played (27,942), field goals made (6,281), and assists (5,151). Lillard averaged the aforementioned franchise high 25.2 points, along with 4.2 rebounds, 6.7 assists, and 3.1 three pointers made in 769 games.
Walton and Drexler were both named to the NBA 50th and 75th anniversary teams in 1996 and 2021 respectively, while Lillard was named to the 75th anniversary team.[30] [31] During their time with the Blazers, both Drexler and Lillard won Olympic gold medals. Drexler won at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona as a member of the Dream Team, and Lillard won at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[32] [33] Arvydas Sabonis won one gold and two bronze medals, winning one of the bronzes as a member of the Blazers while representing Lithuania in 1996 in Atlanta.[34]
Nine draft picks have had their number retired by the Blazers, most of whom were part of the 1977 championship team: Dave Twardzik (#13), Lionel Hollins (#14), Larry Steele (#15), Drexler (#22), Bob Gross (#30), Terry Porter (#30), Walton (#32), Lloyd Neal (#36), and Petrie (#45).[35] Twardzik was drafted 20th overall in 1972, but played for the Virginia Squires of the American Basketball Association (ABA) before he joined the Blazers. He played with the team from 1976– and was part of the championship team in 1977. He averaged 9.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists in 280 games.[36] Hollins was drafted 6th overall in 1975 and played in Portland from –1980, winning the championship with the team. He was an All-Star once and a member of the NBA All-Defensive Team twice, including First Team in 1978. Hollins averaged 13.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 1.9 steals in 315 games.[37] Steele was another member of the championship team after being drafted 31st overall in 1971, playing from –1979. He led the NBA in steals in 1974, playing in a total of 610 games, averaging 8.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.8 assists.[38] Gross was drafted 25th overall in the 1975 NBA draft and played for Portland from 1975–. He was a member of the championship team and part of the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1978. He averaged 9.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.2 steals in 486 games.[39] Porter was drafted 24th overall in the 1985 NBA draft and was a 2x All-Star. He played for the Blazers from –. He is the franchise leader for total assists (5,319), second in steals (1,182), and is tied for second for triple-doubles (7). Porter averaged 14.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 7.0 assists in 758 games.[40] Neal was drafted 31st overall in 1972 and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. He was a member of the championship team, playing in Portland from 1972 to 1979. He averaged 11.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in 435 games.[41]
Six players who have played for the Blazers in their careers have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, with four of them being drafted by Portland: Walton (inducted in 1993), Dražen Petrović (2002), Drexler (2004 as a player, 2010 as a member of the Dream Team), and Sabonis (2011).[42] [43] Drexler and the Dream Team were also inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2009, while Petrović (2007, posthumously) and Sabonis (2010) were inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.[44] [45] [46] Petrović was drafted 60th overall in the 1986 NBA draft, but stayed overseas for a few seasons. He played from – in Portland, where he averaged 7.0 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 95 games.[47] Sabonis was drafted #24 overall in 1986 NBA draft, but did not play for the Blazers until the 1995–96 NBA season at the age of 30. He was named NBA All-Rookie First Team and played with Portland until he retired from the NBA after the 2000–01 NBA season. Sabonis returned to the team for the 2002–03 NBA season after a season with Žalgiris before permanently retiring from the NBA. For his career in Portland, Sabonis averaged 12.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.1 blocks in 470 games.[48]
The Blazers have made a total of 283 selections since their first draft in 1970. As a result of trades prior to the drafts, the team had no picks in 1998, 1999, 2014, 2016, or 2021.
| scope=col align=center | Abbreviation | scope=col align=center | Meaning | scope=col align=center | Abbreviation | scope=col align=center | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | PG | Point guard | |||||
| SG | F | Forward | |||||
| SF | PF | Power forward | |||||
| C |
| scope=col align=center | Symbol | scope=col align=center | Meaning | scope=col align=center | Symbol | scope=col align=center | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| border:1px solid width:2em;' | (#) | Retired Blazers' Number | |||||
| § | All-Star | + | First Overall Draft Pick | ||||
| Hall of Fame, All-Star, and first overall pick | Hall of Fame and All-Star | ||||||
| All-Star and Rookie of the Year |
| scope=col style=";" | Draft | scope=col style=";" | Round | scope=col style=";" | Pick | scope=col style=";" | Player | scope=col style=";" | Nationality | scope=col style=";" | Position | scope=col style=";" | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=18 align="center" | 1970 | 1 | 8 | (#45) | G | Princeton | |||||||
| 2 | 25 | F | Fort Valley State | ||||||||||
| 3 | 42 | Bill Cain | F | Iowa State | |||||||||
| 4 | 59 | G | Bowling Green | ||||||||||
| 5 | 76 | F | Cal State Los Angeles | ||||||||||
| 6 | 93 | George Janky | F | Dayton | |||||||||
| 7 | 110 | F | Rhode Island | ||||||||||
| 8 | 127 | Doug Boyd | F | TCU | |||||||||
| 9 | 144 | Billy Gaskins | G | Oregon | |||||||||
| 10 | 161 | Israel Oliver | F | Elizabeth City State | |||||||||
| 11 | 176 | Dan McLemore | F | Bowling Green | |||||||||
| 12 | 188 | Paul Adams | F | Central Washington | |||||||||
| 13 | 199 | Alex Boyd | F | Nevada | |||||||||
| 14 | 208 | Frank Lothridge | F | UT Rio Grande Valley | |||||||||
| 15 | 218 | Wayne Canaday | F | Miami (FL) | |||||||||
| 16 | 226 | Doug Williams | F | St. Mary's (Texas) | |||||||||
| 18 | 235 | Bruce Butchko | F | Southern Illinois | |||||||||
| 19 | 239 | Mark Gabriel | F | Hanover College | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=14 align="center" | 1971 | 1 | 2 | F/C | UCLA | ||||||||
| 2 | 25 | (from San Francisco) | G/F | Fordham | |||||||||
| 2 | 27 | (from Baltimore) | F | Colorado State | |||||||||
| 3 | 37 | (#15) | G/F | Kentucky | |||||||||
| 3 | 42 | (from San Francisco) | C | Syracuse | |||||||||
| 4 | 54 | G | La Salle | ||||||||||
| 5 | 71 | SG | Murray State | ||||||||||
| 6 | 88 | Jim Day | F | Morehead State | |||||||||
| 7 | 105 | Gene Knolle | G | Texas Tech | |||||||||
| 8 | 122 | John Sutter | F | Tulane | |||||||||
| 9 | 139 | F/C | Texas Christian | ||||||||||
| 10 | 155 | Greg Starrick | G | Southern Illinois | |||||||||
| 11 | 171 | Howard Burford | F | Gonzaga | |||||||||
| 12 | 185 | Don Sechler | C | Delaware Valley College | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=17 align="center" | 1972 | 1 | 1 | C | Loyola (Chicago) | ||||||||
| 2 | 14 | F | Weber State | ||||||||||
| 2 | 26 | (#13) (from Golden State) | G | Old Dominion | |||||||||
| 2 | 30 | (from Los Angeles) | F | Temple | |||||||||
| 3 | 31 | (#36) | F/C | Tennessee State | |||||||||
| 4 | 48 | Gary Stewart | F | Canisius | |||||||||
| 5 | 64 | Mike Reid | G | UC Riverside | |||||||||
| 6 | 81 | Joe Gaines | F | Belmont | |||||||||
| 7 | 98 | Bob Lynn | F | Cal State Long Beach | |||||||||
| 8 | 114 | Ruben Vance | G | Kent State | |||||||||
| 9 | 130 | Scott McCandlish | C | Virginia | |||||||||
| 10 | 144 | C | BYU | ||||||||||
| 11 | 157 | Jimmy Wilkins | G | San Diego State | |||||||||
| 13 | 175 | Larry Morris | F | Tulsa | |||||||||
| 14 | 181 | Paul Kelley | F | Shaw | |||||||||
| 15 | 188 | Rich Habegger | F | Wake Forest | |||||||||
| 16 | 193 | Mose Adolph | G | Cal State Los Angeles | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=10 align="center" | 1973 | 1 | 15 | (from Los Angeles via Cleveland) | G | Virginia | |||||||
| 4 | 55 | G | Pepperdine | ||||||||||
| 5 | 71 | Fran Costello | F | Providence | |||||||||
| 6 | 89 | Neal Jurgensen | F | Oregon State | |||||||||
| 7 | 105 | F | UCLA | ||||||||||
| 8 | 123 | Lindell Reason | G | Eastern Michigan | |||||||||
| 9 | 139 | Mike Contreras | G | Arizona State | |||||||||
| 10 | 154 | Sam Whitehead | F | Oregon State | |||||||||
| 11 | 167 | G | Wake Forest | ||||||||||
| 12 | 177 | Rick Holdt | F | NC State | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=11 align="center" | 1974 | 1 | 1 | (#32) | F/C | UCLA | |||||||
| 2 | 20 | G/F | Vanderbilt | ||||||||||
| 2 | 34 | (from Chicago) | G | Miami (Ohio) | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | (from Milwaukee via Philadelphia) | G | Maryland-Eastern Shore | |||||||||
| 4 | 56 | F | Aurora | ||||||||||
| 5 | 74 | Bernard Hardin | F | New Mexico | |||||||||
| 6 | 92 | G | USC | ||||||||||
| 7 | 110 | Doug Richards | G | BYU | |||||||||
| 8 | 128 | Eldridge Broussard | G | Pacific University | |||||||||
| 9 | 146 | Lee Haven | G | Colorado | |||||||||
| 10 | 163 | Ron Jones | G | Oregon State | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=11 align="center" | 1975 | 1 | 6 | § (#14) | G | Arizona State | |||||||
| 2 | 25 | (#30) | G/F | Long Beach State | |||||||||
| 3 | 42 | Tom Roy | F | Maryland | |||||||||
| 3 | 50 | (from Chicago) | G/F | Spirits of St. Louis (ABA)[49] | |||||||||
| 4 | 61 | F | Tulane | ||||||||||
| 5 | 78 | Maurice Presley | C | Houston | |||||||||
| 6 | 97 | Gerald Willett | F | Oregon | |||||||||
| 7 | 114 | Steve Fields | F | Miami University | |||||||||
| 8 | 133 | Charlie Neal | G | Oregon State | |||||||||
| 9 | 149 | Quentin Braxton | F | Portland | |||||||||
| 10 | 166 | Tyree Foster | F | Portland | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=10 align="center" | 1976 | 1 | 5 | F | Virginia | ||||||||
| 2 | 20 | (from Kansas City via New Orleans) | F | Albany State | |||||||||
| 2 | 22 | G | Dayton | ||||||||||
| 3 | 39 | Jeff Tyson | G | Western Michigan | |||||||||
| 4 | 56 | David Everett | G | Grand Canyon | |||||||||
| 5 | 73 | Gary Redding | F | Auburn | |||||||||
| 7 | 109 | Al DeWitt | F | Weber State | |||||||||
| 8 | 127 | Brant Gibler | F | Puget Sound | |||||||||
| 9 | 145 | Rob Torresdal | F | Linfield University | |||||||||
| 10 | 162 | C | Pepperdine | ||||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=9 align="center" | 1977 | 1 | 19 | G | Hofstra | ||||||||
| 2 | 28 | (from New Orleans) | F | Missouri | |||||||||
| 2 | 41 | G/F | Alabama | ||||||||||
| 3 | 63 | C | Alabama | ||||||||||
| 4 | 85 | Greg White | F | USC | |||||||||
| 5 | 107 | Donn Wilber | C | La Salle | |||||||||
| 6 | 128 | Myron Jordan | F | University of the Pacific | |||||||||
| 7 | 148 | Don Smith | F | Oregon State | |||||||||
| 8 | 167 | Harold Rhodes | G | Washington | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=11 align="center" | 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| F/C | Minnesota | |||||||
| 1 | 7 | (from Detroit via Seattle) | G | Arkansas | |||||||||
| 2 | 24 | (from Buffalo via Atlanta) | G/F | Villanova | |||||||||
| 2 | 44 | F/C | Florida A&M | ||||||||||
| 3 | 66 | Sterling Edmonds | F | Dartmouth | |||||||||
| 5 | 110 | G | Missouri | ||||||||||
| 6 | 131 | Tim Evans | F | Puget Sound | |||||||||
| 7 | 152 | Walter Reason | G | Pacific University | |||||||||
| 8 | 170 | Mark Wickman | F | Linfield University | |||||||||
| 9 | 186 | Paul Cozens | F | Holy Cross | |||||||||
| 10 | 202 | Tim Warkentin | F | Biola University | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=10 align="center" | 1979 | 1 | 12 | § | G/F | Dayton | |||||||
| 2 | 40 | (from San Antonio via Seattle) | F | Cheyney State | |||||||||
| 3 | 56 | Mickey Fox | G | Saint Mary's University | |||||||||
| 4 | 78 | Darryl Robinson | G | Appalachian State | |||||||||
| 5 | 100 | Matt White | C | Penn | |||||||||
| 6 | 120 | Ray Ellis | C | Pepperdine | |||||||||
| 7 | 140 | Jeff Tropf | F | Central Michigan | |||||||||
| 8 | 159 | Willie Pounds | F | Chaminade University of Honolulu | |||||||||
| 9 | 177 | Stan Eckwood | G | Harding University | |||||||||
| 10 | 195 | Kelvin Small | F | Oregon | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=11 align="center" | 1980 | 1 | 10 | (traded to Chicago) | G | Iowa | |||||||
| 2 | 32 | (from Indiana) | F | McNeese State | |||||||||
| 2 | 33 | G/F | Weber State | ||||||||||
| 3 | 56 | F/C | North Park | ||||||||||
| 4 | 79 | Kelvin Henderson | F | Saint Louis | |||||||||
| 5 | 102 | Larry Belin | F | New Mexico | |||||||||
| 6 | 125 | Perry Mirkovich | G | University of Lethbridge | |||||||||
| 7 | 148 | Gig Sims | C | UCLA | |||||||||
| 8 | 168 | F | Montana | ||||||||||
| 9 | 188 | Rick Boucher | G | Maine | |||||||||
| 10 | 205 | F | Yeshiva University | ||||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=12 align="center" | 1981 | 1 | 15 | G/F | Virginia | ||||||||
| 1 | 16 | (from Chicago) | G | Kansas | |||||||||
| 2 | 26 | (from New Jersey via Indiana) | F | Utah State | |||||||||
| 3 | 50 | Derek Holcomb (from Cleveland) | C | Illinois | |||||||||
| 3 | 61 | C | Washington | ||||||||||
| 4 | 85 | F | Fresno State | ||||||||||
| 5 | 107 | Herb Andrew | G | South Alabama | |||||||||
| 6 | 131 | Roshern Amie | F | UTEP | |||||||||
| 7 | 153 | Julius Wayne | G | UTEP | |||||||||
| 8 | 176 | John Smith | F | Saint Joseph's | |||||||||
| 9 | 196 | Sid Williams | F | San Jose State | |||||||||
| 10 | 217 | Steve Cochran | G | Lewis & Clark College | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=11 align="center" | 1982 | 1 | 11 | § | PG | Arizona State | |||||||
| 2 | 33 | SF | James Madison | ||||||||||
| 2 | 37 | (from Golden State) | C | Jackson State | |||||||||
| 3 | 66 | Phillip Lockett (from Milwaukee) | F | Alabama | |||||||||
| 4 | 79 | Eric Smith | F | Georgetown | |||||||||
| 5 | 103 | Cherokee Rhone | F | Centenary | |||||||||
| 6 | 125 | Leo Cunningham | C | Utah State | |||||||||
| 7 | 149 | Terry Long | G | Lamar | |||||||||
| 8 | 171 | Dave Porter | F | Western Oregon | |||||||||
| 9 | 195 | Mark Dearborn | F | Saint Joseph's | |||||||||
| 10 | 215 | Grant Taylor | F | UC Irvine | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=10 align="center" | 1983 | 1 | 14 | (#22) (from Denver) | SG | Houston | |||||||
| 2 | 39 | C | Ohio State | ||||||||||
| 3 | 62 | C | La Salle | ||||||||||
| 4 | 85 | Tim Dunham | G | Chaminade University of Honolulu | |||||||||
| 5 | 108 | Gary Monroe | F | Wright State | |||||||||
| 6 | 131 | Derrick Pope | F | Montana | |||||||||
| 7 | 154 | F | Penn | ||||||||||
| 8 | 177 | Frank Smith | C | Arizona | |||||||||
| 9 | 199 | Phil Hopson | F | Idaho | |||||||||
| 10 | 220 | Russ Christianson | F | Eastern Oregon | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=13 align="center" | 1984 | 1 | 2 | (from Indiana) | F/C | Kentucky | |||||||
| 1 | 19 | G/F | Fresno State | ||||||||||
| 2 | 26 | (from Chicago via Indiana) | G | Xavier | |||||||||
| 2 | 33 | (from Denver) | G | New Mexico State | |||||||||
| 2 | 46 | (from L.A. Lakers) | F | Longwood | |||||||||
| 3 | 65 | Tim Kearney | C | West Virginia | |||||||||
| 4 | 88 | Brett Applegate | F | BYU | |||||||||
| 5 | 111 | F | San Diego | ||||||||||
| 6 | 134 | Lance Ball | C | Western Oregon | |||||||||
| 7 | 157 | Victor Anger | F | Pepperdine | |||||||||
| 8 | 180 | Steve Flint | F | UC San Diego | |||||||||
| 9 | 202 | Dennis Black | F | Portland | |||||||||
| 10 | 224 | Randy Dunn | F | George Fox | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=8 align="center" | 1985 | 1 | 24 | § (#30) (from Boston via Dallas) | PG | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | |||||||
| 2 | 25 | (from Golden State) | C | Canisius | |||||||||
| 2 | 39 | C | Illinois | ||||||||||
| 3 | 61 | SG | Virginia Tech | ||||||||||
| 4 | 85 | Joe Atkinson | F | Oklahoma State | |||||||||
| 5 | 107 | James Anderson | F | Union College | |||||||||
| 6 | 131 | Curtis Moore | G | Nebraska | |||||||||
| 7 | 153 | Mark Owen | G | College of Idaho | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=9 align="center" | 1986 | 1 | 14 | PF | St. John's | ||||||||
| 1 | 24 |
| C | Zalgiris (USSR/Lithuania) | |||||||||
| 2 | 37 | C | NC State | ||||||||||
| 3 | 49 | Juden Smith (from Indiana) | F | UTEP | |||||||||
| 3 | 60 | SG | Cibona (Yugoslavia/Croatia) | ||||||||||
| 4 | 83 | David Shaffer | F | Florida State | |||||||||
| 5 | 106 | Jerry Adams | F | Oregon | |||||||||
| 6 | 129 | Tony Hampton | G | Montana State | |||||||||
| 7 | 152 | Randy Schiff | G | Linfield University | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=8 align="center" | 1987 | 1 | 17 | SG | Jacksonville | ||||||||
| 2 | 29 | (from Indiana) | C | Jackson State | |||||||||
| 2 | 30 | (from Phoenix) | PF | LSU | |||||||||
| 3 | 63 | SG | Iowa | ||||||||||
| 4 | 86 | Norwood Barber | G | Florida State | |||||||||
| 5 | 109 | David Moss | F | Tulsa | |||||||||
| 6 | 132 | Bernard Jackson | G | Loyola Chicago | |||||||||
| 7 | 155 | Kenny Stone | F | George Fox | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=4 align="center" | 1988 | 1 | 21 | PF | Seton Hall | ||||||||
| 2 | 26 | C | Arizona | ||||||||||
| 3 | 53 | § (from Golden State) | F | Tennessee State | |||||||||
| 3 | 71 | G | Georgia Tech | ||||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=2 align="center" | 1989 | 1 | 22 | SG | Missouri | ||||||||
| 2 | 36 | § | PF/C | Connecticut | |||||||||
| scope=row align="center" | 1990 | 1 | 25 | PF | Duke | ||||||||
| scope=row align="center" | 1991 | 2 | 54 | PF | Eastern Michigan | ||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=2 align="center" | 1992 | 1 | 26 | SF | Syracuse | ||||||||
| 2 | 31 | C | TCU | ||||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=2 align="center" | 1993 | 1 | 21 | SG | Alabama | ||||||||
| 2 | 48 | C | NC State | ||||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=2 align="center" | 1994 | 1 | 17 | SG | Temple | ||||||||
| 2 | 43 | C | St. John's | ||||||||||
| scope=row align="center" | 1995 | 1 | 8 | (from Detroit, traded to Milwaukee) | SG | Michigan State | |||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=2 align="center" | 1996 | 1 | 17 | § | F/C | Eau Claire HS (Columbia, South Carolina) | |||||||
| 2 | 46 | G | Murray State | ||||||||||
| scope=row align="center" | 1997 | 2 | 48 | G | Villanova | ||||||||
| scope=row align="center" | 2000 | 1 | 28 | PG | St. John's | ||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=2 align="center" | 2001 | 1 | 19 | § | PF | Michigan State | |||||||
| 2 | 49 | C | Georgetown | ||||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=3 align="center" | 2002 | 1 | 21 | SF | NE Mississippi CC | ||||||||
| 2 | 43 | (from Toronto via Chicago) | C | Arkansas State | |||||||||
| 2 | 51 | SF | Ourense (Spain) | ||||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=2 align="center" | 2003 | 1 | 23 | SF | Starkville HS (Starkville, Mississippi) | ||||||||
| 2 | 54 | C | Brotnjo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | ||||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=3 align="center" | 2004 | 1 | 13 | PG | Lincoln HS (Brooklyn, New York) | ||||||||
| 1 | 23 | SG | CSKA Moscow (Russian Basketball Super League) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 47 |  | C | Yonsei University (South Korea) | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=3 align="center" | 2005 | 1 | 6 | (from Utah) | G/F | ||||||||
| 1 | 27 | (from Dallas via Utah, traded to Denver) | F | Missouri | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | F | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) | ||||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=3 align="center" | 2006 | 1 | 4 | (traded to Chicago) | F | LSU | |||||||
| 1 | 30 | (from Detroit via Utah) | F | Gran Canaria (Spain) | |||||||||
| 2 | 31 | (traded to Indiana) | G | Cincinnati | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=5 align="center" | 2007 | 1 | 1 | C | Ohio State | ||||||||
| 2 | 37 | F | Duke | ||||||||||
| 2 | 42 | (from Indiana, traded to Philadelphia) | G/F | Vanderbilt | |||||||||
| 2 | 52 | (from Toronto) | G | Florida | |||||||||
| 2 | 53 | (from Chicago, traded to New York) | F | Syracuse | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=4 align="center" | 2008 | 1 | 13 | (traded to Indiana) | F | Kansas | |||||||
| 2 | 33 | (from Memphis, traded to Houston) | F | Memphis | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | (from New York, traded to Chicago) | C | Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey) | |||||||||
| 2 | 55 | (from Phoenix via Indiana, traded to LA Clippers) | G | Idaho Stampede (D-League) | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=4 align="center" | 2009 | 1 | 22 | (from Dallas) | SF | Pamesa Valencia (Spain) | |||||||
| 2 | 33 | (from LA Clippers) | PF | Villanova | |||||||||
| 2 | 38 | (from New York via Chicago, traded to Sacramento) | PF | Washington | |||||||||
| 2 | 55 | (from Denver) | PG | Saint Mary's (CA) | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=2 align="center" | 2010 | 1 | 22 | SG | Memphis | ||||||||
| 2 | 34 | (from Golden State) | PG | Nevada | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=2 align="center" | 2011 | 1 | 21 | G | Duke | ||||||||
| 2 | 51 | SG | Ohio State | ||||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=4 align="center" | 2012 | 1 | 6 | (from Brooklyn) | PG | Weber St. | |||||||
| 1 | 11 | C | Illinois | ||||||||||
| 2 | 40 | (from Minnesota via Houston) | PG | Memphis | |||||||||
| 2 | 41 | (traded to Brooklyn) | PG | Kansas | |||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=4 align="center" | 2013 | 1 | 10 | PG/SG | Lehigh | ||||||||
| 2 | 39 | (from Minnesota via Cleveland and Boston) | C | Kansas | |||||||||
| 2 | 40 | (traded to Oklahoma City) | PF | Arizona | |||||||||
| 2 | 45 | (from Boston) | PF/C | FC Barcelona (Spain) | |||||||||
| scope=row align=center | 2015 | 1 | 23 | (traded to Brooklyn) | SF | Arizona | |||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=3 align=center | 2017 | 1 | 15 | SF | North Carolina | ||||||||
| 1 | 20 | PF/C | Duke | ||||||||||
| 1 | 26 | PF | Purdue | ||||||||||
| scope=row align=center | 2018 | 1 | 24 | SG | |||||||||
| scope=row align=center | 2019 | 1 | 25 | SF | North Carolina | ||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=2 align=center | 2020 | 1 | 16 | PF | Washington | ||||||||
| 2 | 46 | SG | Washington State | ||||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=3 align=center | 2022 | 1 | 7 | SG | Kentucky | ||||||||
| 2 | 36 | SG/SF | |||||||||||
| 2 | 57 | PF | Colorado | ||||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=3 align=center | 2023 | 1 | 3 | PG | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | PF | Iowa | ||||||||||
| 2 | 43 | SG | |||||||||||
| scope=rowgroup rowspan=4 align=center | 2024 | 1 | 7 | C | UConn | ||||||||
| 1 | 14 | SG | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||
| 2 | 34 | PG | Marquette | ||||||||||
| 2 | 40 | PF/C | Marquette |