Ecco tutti i giocatori scelti con la prima chiamata assoluta al Draft con tanto di squadra che li ha selezionati e provenienza.

1957 - Rod Hundley, Cincinnati Royals da West Virginia
1958 - Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers da Seattle
1959 - Bob Boozer, Cincinnati Royals da Kansas State
1960 - Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals da Cincinnati
1961 - Walt Bellamy, Chicago Packers da Indiana
1962 - Bill McGill, Chicago Zephyrs da Utah
1963 - Art Heyman, New York Knicks da Duke
1964 - Jim Barnes, New York Knicks da Texas Western
1965 - Fred Hetzel, San Francisco Warriors da Davidson
1966 - Cazzie Russell, New York Knicks da Michigan
1967 - Jimmy Walker, Detroit Pistons da Providence
1968 - Elvin Hayes, San Diego Rockets da Houston
1969 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks da UCLA
1970 - Bob Lanier, Detroit Pistons da St. Bonaventure
1971 - Austin Carr, Cleveland Cavaliers da Notre Dame
1972 - LaRue Martin, Portland Trail Blazers da Loyola (IL)
1973 - Doug Collins, Philadelphia 76ers da Illinois State
1974 - Bill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers da UCLA
1975 - David Thompson, Atlanta Hawks da North Carolina State
1976 - John Lucas, Houston Rockets da Maryland
1977 - Kent Benson, Milwaukee Bucks da Indiana
1978 - Mychal Thompson, Portland Trail Blazers da Minnesota
1979 - "Magic" Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers da Michigan State
1980 - Joe Barry Carrol, Golden State Warriors da Purdue
1981 - Mark Aguirre, Dallas Mavericks da DePaul
1982 - James Worthy, Los Angeles Lakers da North Carolina
1983 - Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets da Virginia
1984 - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets da Houston
1985 - Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks da Georgetown
1986 - Brad Daugherty, Cleveland Cavaliers da North Carolina
1987 - David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs da Navy
1988 - Danny Manning, Los Angeles Clippers da Kansas
1989 - Pervis Ellison, Sacramento Kings da Louisville
1990 - Derrick Coleman, New Jersey Nets da Syracuse
1991 - Larry Johnson, Charlotte Hornets da Nevada - Las Vegas
1992 - Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando Magic da Louisiana State
1993 - Chris Webber, Orlando Magic da Michigan
1994 - Glenn Robinson, Milwaukee Bucks da Purdue
1995 - Joe Smith, Golden State Warriors da Maryland
1996 - Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers da Georgetown
1997 - Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs da Wake Forest
1998 - Michael Olowokandi, Los Angeles Clippers da Pacific
1999 - Elton Brand, Chicago Bulls da Duke
2000 - Kenyon Martin, New Jersey Nets da Cincinnati
2001 - Kwame Brown, Washington Wizards da Glynn Academy H.S. (Bruswick, GA)
2002 - Yao Ming, Houston Rockets da Shanghai Sharks (Cina)