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Posted: Wednesday June 30, 1999 08:52 PM

 
1999 - Elton Brand, Chicago Bulls (Duke)  
1998 - Michael Olowokandi, LA Clippers (Pacific)   
1997 - Tim Duncan, San Antonio (Wake Forest) 
1996 - Allen Iverson, Philadelphia (Georgetown) 
1995 - Joe Smith, Golden State (Maryland) 
1994 - Glenn Robinson, Milwaukee (Purdue) 
1993 - Chris Webber, Orlando (Michigan) 
       (rights traded to Golden State) 
1992 - Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando (Louisiana State) 
1991 - Larry Johnson, Charlotte (Nevada-Las Vegas) 
1990 - Derrick Coleman, New Jersey (Syracuse) 
1989 - Pervis Ellison, Sacramento (Louisville) 
1988 - Danny Manning, Los Angeles Clippers (Kansas) 
1987 - David Robinson, San Antonio (Navy) 
1986 - Brad Daugherty, Cleveland (North Carolina) 
1985 - Patrick Ewing, New York (Georgetown) 
1984 - Akeem (Hakeem) Olajuwon, Houston (Houston) 
1983 - Ralph Sampson, Houston (Virginia) 
1982 - James Worthy, Los Angeles Lakers (North Carolina) 
1981 - Mark Aguirre, Dallas (DePaul) 
1980 - Joe Barry Carroll, Golden State (Purdue) 
1979 - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers (Michigan State) 
1978 - Mychal Thompson, Portland (Minnesota) 
1977 - Kent Benson, Milwaukee (Indiana) 
1976 - John Lucas, Houston (Maryland) 
1975 - x-David Thompson, Atlanta (North Carolina State) 
1974 - Bill Walton, Portland, (UCLA) 
1973 - Doug Collins, Philadelphia (Illinois State) 
1972 - Larue Martin, Portland (Loyola-Illinois) 
1971 - Austin Carr, Cleveland (Notre Dame) 
1970 - Bob Lanier, Detroit (St. Bonaventure) 
1969 - Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), Milwaukee (UCLA) 
1968 - Elvin Hayes, Houston (Houston) 
1967 - Jimmy Walker, Detroit (Providence) 
1966 - Cazzie Russell, New York (Michigan) 
x - Thompson signed with the Denver Nuggets of the American  
    Basketball Association and did not play for Atlanta. 
 

 

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