| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/High School/Club |
|---|
| 1974 | 2 | 28 | Aaron James |  United States | Grambling State University |
| 1974 | 3 | 46 | Bruce King | United States | University of Texas–Pan American |
| 1974 | 4 | 64 | Ray Price | United States | University of Washington |
| 1974 | 5 | 82 | Ed Searcy | United States | St. John's University (NY) |
| 1974 | 6 | 100 | Lawrence McCray | United States | Florida State University |
| 1974 | 7 | 118 | Joel Copeland | United States | Old Dominion University |
| 1974 | 8 | 136 | Joe Piccola | United States | Roanoke College |
| 1974 | 9 | 154 | Ken Boyd | United States | Boston University |
| 1974 | 10 | 171 | Walt McGary | United States | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
| 1975 | 1 | 7 | Rich Kelley | United States | Stanford University |
| 1975 | 3 | 37 | Rudy Hackett | United States | Syracuse University |
| 1975 | 3 | 38 | Jim McElroy | United States | Central Michigan University |
| 1975 | 4 | 55 | Mack Coleman | United States | Houston Baptist University |
| 1975 | 5 | 73 | Andre Hampton | United States | Kentucky State University |
| 1975 | 6 | 91 | Eddie Moss | United States | Syracuse University |
| 1975 | 7 | 109 | Bill Higgins | United States | Ashland University |
| 1975 | 8 | 127 | Harvey Carmichael | United States | Kentucky State University |
| 1975 | 9 | 145 | Fred Stokes | United States | Barber–Scotia College |
| 1975 | 10 | 161 | Aleksander Belov |  Soviet Union | BC Spartak Leningrad[a] (Soviet Union) |
| 1976 | 2 | 26 | Jacky Dorsey | United States | University of Georgia |
| 1976 | 3 | 42 | Steve Copp | United States | San Diego State University |
| 1976 | 4 | 58 | John Service | United States | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 1976 | 5 | 74 | Paul Griffin | United States | Western Michigan University |
| 1976 | 6 | 94 | Barnard Tomlin | United States | Hofstra University |
| 1976 | 7 | 111 | Andy Walker | United States | Niagara University |
| 1976 | 8 | 128 | Richard Bryant | United States | Texas State University |
| 1976 | 9 | 148 | Calvin Robinson | United States | Mississippi Valley State University |
| 1976 | 10 | 164 | Art Johnson | United States | Iowa State University |
| 1977 | 2 | 44 | Essie Hollis | United States | St. Bonaventure University |
| 1977 | 3 | 50 | Tony Hanson | United States | University of Connecticut |
| 1977 | 4 | 72 | Dennis Boyd | United States | University of Detroit Mercy |
| 1977 | 5 | 94 | Jim Grady | United States | Gonzaga University |
| 1977 | 6 | 116 | Wayne Golden | United States | University of Georgia |
| 1977 | 7 | 137 | Lusia Harris | United States | Delta State University |
| 1977 | 8 | 157 | Dave Speicher | United States | University of Toledo |
| 1978 | 2 | 44 | James Hardy | United States | University of San Francisco |
| 1978 | 3 | 50 | Tommie Green | United States | Southern University |
| 1978 | 4 | 74 | Mel Davis | United States | North Texas State University |
| 1978 | 4 | 75 | Jeff Covington | United States | Youngstown State University |
| 1978 | 5 | 96 | Duck Williams | United States | University of Notre Dame |
| 1978 | 6 | 118 | John Douglas | United States | University of Kansas |
| 1978 | 7 | 139 | Willie Howard | United States | University of New Mexico |
| 1978 | 8 | 158 | Carl Kilpatrick | United States | University of Louisiana at Monroe |
| 1978 | 9 | 175 | Chad Nelson | United States | Drake University |
| 1978 | 10 | 190 | Rickey Williams | United States | California State University, Long Beach |
| 1979 | 1 | 20 | Larry Knight | United States | Loyola University Chicago |
| 1979 | 2 | 23 | Tico Brown | United States | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 1979 | 3 | 45 | Arvid Kramer | United States | Augustana College (South Dakota) |
| 1979 | 4 | 76 | Greg Deane | United States | University of Utah |
| 1979 | 5 | 89 | Wolfe Perry | United States | Stanford University |
| 1979 | 6 | 109 | Ernie Cobb | United States | Boston College |
| 1979 | 7 | 129 | Paul Poe | United States | Louisiana College |
| 1979 | 8 | 148 | Keith McDonald | United States | Utah State University |
| 1979 | 9 | 167 | Milt Huggins | United States | Southern Illinois University |
| 1979 | 10 | 185 | Paul Dawkins | United States | Northern Illinois University |
| 1980 | 1 | 2 | Darrell Griffith | United States | University of Louisville |
| 1980 | 1 | 19 | John Duren | United States | Georgetown University |
| 1980 | 4 | 72 | Alan Taylor | United States | Brigham Young University |
| 1980 | 5 | 94 | Wally West | United States | Boston University |
| 1980 | 6 | 118 | Ken Cunningham | United States | Western Michigan University |
| 1980 | 7 | 140 | Dave Collescott | United States | University of North Carolina |
| 1980 | 8 | 163 | Jim Brandon | United States | Saint Peter's College[b] |
| 1980 | 9 | 180 | Paul Renfro | United States | University of Texas at Austin |
| 1980 | 10 | 201 | Leroy Coleman | United States | Middle Tennessee State University |
| 1981 | 1 | 13 | Danny Schayes | United States | Syracuse University |
| 1981 | 2 | 27 | Howard Wood | United States | University of Tennessee |
| 1981 | 4 | 73 | George Torres |  Puerto Rico | Bethany Nazarene College[c] |
| 1981 | 5 | 97 | Mike Clark | United States | University of Oregon |
| 1981 | 6 | 119 | Kevin Sprewer | United States | Loyola University Chicago |
| 1981 | 7 | 143 | Mike Robinson | United States | Central Michigan University |
| 1981 | 8 | 165 | Bobby Cattage | United States | Auburn University |
| 1981 | 9 | 188 | Ken Ollie | United States | University of Wyoming |
| 1981 | 10 | 207 | Joe Merten | United States | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| 1982 | 1 | 3 | Dominique Wilkins | United States | University of Georgia |
| 1982 | 3 | 49 | Steve Trumbo | United States
 Spain | Brigham Young University |
| 1982 | 3 | 55 | Jerry Eaves | United States | University of Louisville |
| 1982 | 4 | 72 | Mark Eaton | United States | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1982 | 5 | 95 | Mike McKay | United States | University of Connecticut |
| 1982 | 6 | 118 | Alvin Jackson | United States | Southern University |
| 1982 | 7 | 141 | Thad Gardner | United States | University of Michigan |
| 1982 | 8 | 164 | Rick Campbell | United States | Middle Tennessee State University |
| 1982 | 9 | 187 | Riley Clarida | United States | Long Island University Brooklyn |
| 1982 | 10 | 208 | Michael Edwards | United States | University of New Orleans |
| 1983 | 1 | 7 | Thurl Bailey | United States | North Carolina State University |
| 1983 | 3 | 54 | Bob Hansen | United States | University of Iowa |
| 1983 | 4 | 76 | Doug Arnold | United States | Texas Christian |
| 1983 | 5 | 100 | Matt Clark | United States | Oklahoma State University–Stillwater |
| 1983 | 6 | 122 | Fred Gilliam | United States | Clemson University |
| 1983 | 7 | 146 | Joe (Gerald) Kazanowski[d] |  Canada | University of Victoria |
| 1983 | 8 | 168 | Michael McCombs | United States | College of Santa Fe[e] |
| 1983 | 9 | 191 | Ron Webb | United States | Oklahoma Christian University |
| 1983 | 10 | 211 | Odell Mosteller | United States | Auburn University |
| 1984 | 1 | 16 | John Stockton | United States | Gonzaga University |
| 1984 | 3 | 62 | David Pope | United States | Norfolk State University |
| 1984 | 4 | 86 | Jim Rowinsky | United States | Purdue University |
| 1984 | 5 | 108 | Marcus Gaither | United States | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| 1984 | 6 | 132 | Chris Harrison | United States | West Virginia Wesleyan College |
| 1984 | 7 | 154 | Bob Evans | United States | Southern Utah University |
| 1984 | 8 | 178 | Eric Booker | United States | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 1984 | 9 | 199 | Kelly Knight | United States | University of Kansas |
| 1984 | 10 | 222 | Mike Curran | United States | Niagara University |
| 1985 | 1 | 13 | Karl Malone | United States | Louisiana Tech |
| 1985 | 2 | 37 | Carey Scurry | United States | Long Island University |
| 1985 | 4 | 83 | Delaney Rudd | United States | Wake Forest University |
| 1985 | 5 | 105 | Ray Hall | United States | Canisius College |
| 1985 | 6 | 129 | Jim Miller | United States | University of Virginia |
| 1985 | 7 | 151 | Mike Wacker | United States | University of Texas at San Antonio |
| 1986 | 1 | 15 | Dell Curry | United States | Virginia Tech |
| 1986 | 3 | 61 | John Shasky | United States | University of Minnesota |
| 1986 | 3 | 63 | Bill Breeding | United States | Rocky Mountain College |
| 1986 | 4 | 84 | Marty Embry | United States | DePaul University |
| 1986 | 5 | 107 | Kerry Boagni | United States | California State University, Fullerton |
| 1986 | 6 | 130 | Chuck Everson | United States | Villanova University |
| 1986 | 7 | 153 | Mark Mitchell | United States | University of Hartford |
| 1987 | 1 | 15 | José Ortiz | Puerto Rico | Oregon State University |
| 1987 | 3 | 61 | Clarence Martin | United States | Western Kentucky University |
| 1987 | 3 | 68 | Billy Donovan | United States | Providence College |
| 1987 | 4 | 84 | Reuben Holmes | United States | Alabama State University |
| 1987 | 5 | 107 | Bart Kofoed | United States | University of Nebraska at Kearney |
| 1987 | 6 | 130 | Art Sabb | United States | Bloomfield College |
| 1987 | 7 | 153 | Keith Webster | United States | Harvard University |
| 1988 | 1 | 17 | Eric Leckner | United States | University of Wyoming |
| 1988 | 2 | 42 | Jeff Moe | United States | University of Iowa |
| 1988 | 3 | 67 | Ricky Grace | United States | University of Oklahoma |
| 1989 | 1 | 21 | Blue Edwards | United States | East Carolina University |
| 1989 | 2 | 48 | Junie Lewis | United States | University of South Alabama |
| 1990 | 2 | 33 | Walter Palmer | United States | Dartmouth College |
| 1991 | 1 | 21 | Eric Murdock | United States | Providence College |
| 1991 | 2 | 48 | Isaac Austin | United States | Arizona State University |
| 1993 | 1 | 18 | Luther Wright | United States | Seton Hall University |
| 1993 | 2 | 45 | Bryon Russell | United States | California State University, Long Beach |
| 1994 | 2 | 47 | Jamie Watson | United States | University of South Carolina |
| 1995 | 1 | 28 | Greg Ostertag | United States | University of Kansas |
| 1996 | 1 | 25 | Martin Müürsepp |  Estonia | BC Tallinna Kalev (Estonia) |
| 1996 | 2 | 54 | Shandon Anderson | United States | University of Georgia |
| 1997 | 1 | 27 | Jacque Vaughn | United States | University of Kansas |
| 1997 | 2 | 58 | Nate Erdmann | United States | University of Oklahoma |
| 1998 | 1 | 29 | Nazr Mohammed | United States | University of Kentucky |
| 1998 | 2 | 57 | Torraye Braggs | United States | Xavier University |
| 1999 | 1 | 19 | Quincy Lewis | United States | University of Minnesota |
| 1999 | 1 | 24 | Andrei Kirilenko |  Russia | PBC CSKA Moscow (Russia)[f] |
| 1999 | 1 | 28 | Scott Padgett | United States | University of Kentucky |
| 1999 | 2 | 58 | Eddie Lucas | United States | Virginia Tech |
| 2000 | 1 | 23 | DeShawn Stevenson | United States | Washington Union High School (Easton, CA) |
| 2000 | 2 | 50 | Kaniel Dickens | United States | University of Idaho |
| 2001 | 1 | 24 | Raül López | Spain | Real Madrid Baloncesto (Spain) |
| 2001 | 2 | 52 | Jarron Collins | United States | Stanford University |
| 2002 | 1 | 19 | Ryan Humphrey | United States | University of Notre Dame |
| 2002 | 2 | 46 | Jamal Sampson | United States | University of California |
| 2003 | 1 | 19 | Sasha Pavlović |  Serbia | KK Budućnost (Montenegro) |
| 2003 | 2 | 47 | Mo Williams | United States | University of Alabama |
| 2004 | 1 | 14 | Kris Humphries | United States | University of Minnesota |
| 2004 | 1 | 16 | Kirk Snyder | United States | University of Nevada, Reno |
| 2004 | 1 | 21 | Pavel Podkolzin | Russia | Metis Varese (Italy) |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | Deron Williams | United States | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| 2005 | 2 | 34 | C. J. Miles | United States | Skyline High School (Dallas) |
| 2005 | 2 | 51 | Robert Whaley | United States | Walsh University |
| 2006 | 1 | 14 | Ronnie Brewer | United States | University of Arkansas |
| 2006 | 2 | 46 | Dee Brown | United States | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| 2006 | 2 | 47 | Paul Millsap | United States | Louisiana Tech University |
| 2007 | 1 | 25 | Morris Almond | United States | Rice University |
| 2007 | 2 | 55 | Herbert Hill | United States | Providence College |
| 2008 | 1 | 23 | Kosta Koufos |  Greece[g] | Ohio State University |
| 2008 | 2 | 44 | Ante Tomić |  Croatia | KK Zagreb (Croatia) |
| 2008 | 2 | 46 | Tadija Dragićević | Serbia | Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) |
| 2009 | 1 | 20 | Eric Maynor | United States | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 2009 | 2 | 50 | Goran Suton |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
United States[h] | Michigan State University |
| 2010 | 1 | 9 | Gordon Hayward | United States | Butler University |
| 2010 | 2 | 55 | Jeremy Evans | United States | Western Kentucky University |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | Enes Kanter |  Turkey[i] | University of Kentucky[j] |
| 2011 | 1 | 12 | Alec Burks | United States | University of Colorado |
| 2012 | 2 | 47 | Kevin Murphy | United States | Tennessee Technological University |
| 2013 | 1 | 14 | Shabazz Muhammad | United States | UCLA |
| 2013 | 1 | 21 | Gorgui Dieng |  Senegal | University of Louisville |
| 2013 | 2 | 46 | Erick Green | United States | Virginia Tech |
| 2014 | 1 | 5 | Dante Exum |  Australia | Australian Institute of Sport[k] |
| 2014 | 1 | 23 | Rodney Hood | United States | Duke University |
| 2014 | 2 | 35 | Jarnell Stokes | United States | University of Tennessee |
| 2015 | 1 | 12 | Trey Lyles | Canada | University of Kentucky |
| 2015 | 2 | 42 | Olivier Hanlan | Canada | Boston College |
| 2015 | 2 | 54 | Dani Díez | Spain | San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC (Spain) |
| 2016 | 1 | 12 | Taurean Prince | United States | Baylor University |
| 2016 | 2 | 42 | Isaiah Whitehead | United States | Seton Hall University |
| 2016 | 2 | 52 | Joel Bolomboy |  Ukraine[l] | Weber State University |
| 2016 | 2 | 55 | Marcus Paige | United States | University of North Carolina |
| 2016 | 2 | 60 | Tyrone Wallace | United States | University of California |
| 2017 | 1 | 24 | Tyler Lydon | United States | Syracuse University |
| 2017 | 1 | 30 | Josh Hart | United States | Villanova University |
| 2017 | 2 | 42 | Thomas Bryant | United States | Indiana University |
| 2017 | 2 | 55 | Nigel Williams-Goss | United States | Gonzaga University |
| 2018 | 1 | 21 | Grayson Allen | United States | Duke University |
| 2018 | 2 | 52 | Vincent Edwards | United States | Purdue University |
| 2019 | 1 | 23 | Darius Bazley | United States | Princeton HS |
| 2019 | 2 | 53 | Justin Wright-Foreman | United States | Hofstra University |
| 2020 | 1 | 27 | Udoka Azubuike |  Nigeria | University of Kansas |
| 2020 | 2 | 38 | Saben Lee | United States | Vanderbilt University |
| 2021 | 1 | 30 | Santi Aldama | Spain | Loyola University Maryland |
| 2023 | 1 | 9 | Taylor Hendricks | United States | University of Central Florida |
| 2023 | 1 | 16 | Keyonte George | United States | Baylor University |
| 2023 | 1 | 28 | Brice Sensabaugh | United States | Ohio State University |
| 2024 | 1 | 10 | Cody Williams | United States | University of Colorado |
| 2024 | 1 | 29 | Isaiah Collier | United States | University of Southern California |
| 2024 | 2 | 32 | Kyle Filipowski | United States | Duke University |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | Ace Bailey | United States | Rutgers University | |
| 2025 | 1 | 18 | Walter Clayton Jr. | United States | University of Florida | |
| 2025 | 2 | 53 | John Tonje | United States | University of Wisconsin |
