歷屆NBA新秀狀元 (No.1 pick)
| 球季 | 球員 | 球隊 | 出身學府 / 球隊 |
| 2008-09 | Derrick Rose | Chicago Bulls | Memphis |
| 2007-08 | Greg Oden | Portland Trail Blazers | Ohio State |
| 2006-07 | Andrea Bargnani | Toronto Raptors | Benetton Treviso (意大利球隊) |
| 2005-06 | Andrew Bogut | Milwaukee Bucks | Utah |
| 2004-05 | Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic | SW Atlanta Christian Academy (high school) |
| 2003-04 | LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers | St. Vincent-St.Mary HS (high school) |
| 2002-03 | 姚明 (Yao Ming) | Houston Rockets | 上海 大鯊魚隊 (中國) |
| 2001-02 | Kwame Brown | Washington Wizards | Glynn Academy (high school) |
| 2000-01 | Kenyon Martin | New Jersey Nets | Cincinnati |
| 1999-00 | Elton Brand | Chicago Bulls | Duke |
| 1998-99 | Michael Olowokandi | Los Angeles Clippers | Pacific (Cal.) |
| 1997-98 | Tim Duncan | San Antonio Spurs | Wake Forest |
| 1996-97 | Allen Iverson | Philadelphia 76ers | Georgetown |
| 1995-96 | Joe Smith | Golden State Warriors | Maryland |
| 1994-95 | Glenn Robinson | Milwaukee Bucks | Purdue |
| 1993-94 | Chris Webber | Orlando Magic → G.S.Warriors | Michigan |
| 1992-93 | Shaquille O'Neal | Orlando Magic | Louisiana State |
| 1991-92 | Larry Johnson | Charlotte Hornets | UNLV |
| 1990-91 | Derrick Coleman | New Jersey Nets | Syracuse |
| 1989-90 | Pervis Ellison | Sacramento Kings | Louisville |
| 1988-89 | Danny Manning | Los Angeles Clippers | Kansas |
| 1987-88 | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs | Navy |
| 1986-87 | Brad Daugherty | Cleveland Cavaliers | North Carolina |
| 1985-86 | Patrick Ewing | New York Knicks | Georgetown |
| 1984-85 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | Houston |
| 1983-84 | Ralph Sampson | Houston Rockets | Virginia |
| 1982-83 | James Worthy | Los Angeles Lakers | North Carolina |
| 1981-82 | Mark Aguirre | Dallas Mavericks | DePaul |
| 1980-81 | Joe Barry Carroll | Golden State Warriors | Purdue |
| 1979-80 | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | Michigan State |
| 1978-79 | Mychal Thompson | Portland Trail Blazers | Minnesota |
| 1977-78 | Kent Benson | Milwaukee Bucks | Indiana |
| 1976-77 | John Lucas | Houston Rockets | Maryland |
| 1975-76 | David Thompson | Atlanta Hawks | North Carolina State |
| 1974-75 | Bill Walton | Portland Trail Blazers | UCLA |
| 1973-74 | Doug Collins | Philadelphia 76ers | Illinois State |
| 1972-73 | LaRue Martin | Portland Trail Blazers | Loyola-Chicago |
| 1971-72 | Austin Carr | Cleveland Cavaliers | Notre Dame |
| 1970-71 | Bob Lanier | Detroit Pistons | St. Bonaventure |
| 1969-70 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Milwaukee Bucks | UCLA |
| 1968-69 | Elvin Hayes | Houston Rockets | Houston |
| 1967-68 | Jimmy Walker | Detroit Pistons | Providence |
| 1966-67 | Cazzie Russell | New York Knicks | Michigan |