Detroit Pistons draft history

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In their 83-year history, the Detroit Pistons (formerly the Fort Wayne Pistons) have selected the following players in the NBA draft and previously in the Basketball Association of America draft. To help the Miami Heat acquire local players, territorial picks were instituted from its inception in 1950 until 1965. Territorial picks were used as a type of special draft choice used in the NBA Draft. Prior to the league's draft, a team could forfeit its first round draft pick and select a player from within 50 miles (80 km). Territorial picks were then eliminated when the draft was revamped in 1966. [1] Before the 1989 NBA draft, the draft had more than two rounds. After 1989, the NBA agreed with the National Basketball Players' Association to limit drafts to two rounds. [1] Teams can also trade their picks, so some years a team could have more than or less than two picks.

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Key

AbbreviationMeaningAbbreviationMeaning
T Territorial pick G Guard
PG Point guard SG Shooting guard
F Forward SF Small forward
PF Power forward C Center
Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer (#) Retired Pistons' Number
Selected for an NBA All-Star Game
First Overall NBA Draft Pick

Pistons (1957–present)

YearRoundPickNameNationalityFrom
2024 15 Ron Holland Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States NBA G League Ignite
2024 253 Cam Spencer Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States University of Connecticut
2023 15 Ausar Thompson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Overtime Elite
2023 125 Marcus Sasser Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States University of Houston
2022 15 Jaden Ivey Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Purdue
2022 246 Ismaël Kamagate Flag of France.svg  France Paris Basketball
2021 11 Cade Cunningham Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Oklahoma State
2021 237 JT Thor Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Auburn
2021 242 Isaiah Livers Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan
2021 252 Luka Garza Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa
2020 17 Killian Hayes Flag of France.svg  France ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
2019 115 Sekou Doumbouya Flag of France.svg  France Limoges CSP
2019 245 Isaiah Roby Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Nebraska
2018 238 Khyri Thomas Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Creighton
2018 242 Bruce Brown Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Miami
2017 112 Luke Kennard Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Duke
2016 118 Henry Ellenson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Marquette
2016 249 Michael Gbinije Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Syracuse
2015 18 Stanley Johnson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Arizona
2015 238 Darrun Hilliard Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Villanova
2014 238 Spencer Dinwiddie Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Colorado
2013 18 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Georgia
2013 237 Tony Mitchell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States North Texas
2013 256 Peyton Siva Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Louisville
2012 19 Andre Drummond Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Connecticut
2012 239 Khris Middleton Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Texas A&M
2012 244 Kim English Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Missouri
2011 18 Brandon Knight Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kentucky
2011 233 Kyle Singler Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Duke
2011 252 Vernon Macklin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Florida
2010 17 Greg Monroe Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Georgetown
2010 235 Terrico White Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Mississippi
2009 115 Austin Daye Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Gonzaga
2009 235 DaJuan Summers Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Georgetown
2009 239 Jonas Jerebko Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Angelico Biella (Italy)
2009 244 Chase Budinger Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Arizona
2008 129 D. J. White Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana
2008 259 Deron Washington Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Virginia Tech
2007 115 Rodney Stuckey Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Eastern Washington
2007 127 Arron Afflalo Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UCLA
2007 257 Sammy Mejía Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
DePaul
2006 260 Will Blalock Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa State
2005 126 Jason Maxiell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Cincinnati
2005 256 Amir Johnson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Westchester HS, Los Angeles
2005 260 Alex Acker Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Pepperdine
2004 254 Rickey Paulding Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Missouri
2003 12 Darko Miličić Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro Hemofarm Vršac (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League)
2003 125 Carlos Delfino Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Skipper Bologna (Italy)
2003 258 Andreas Glyniadakis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece AEK Athens (Greece)
2002 123 Tayshaun Prince Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kentucky
2001 19 Rodney White Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Charlotte
2001 237 Mehmet Okur Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
2000 114 Mateen Cleaves Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan State
2000 244 Brian Cardinal Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Purdue
1999 254 Melvin Levett Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Cincinnati
1998 111 Bonzi Wells Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ball State
1998 240 Korleone Young Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Hargrave Military Academy
1997 119 Scot Pollard Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kansas
1997 231 Charles O'Bannon Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UCLA
1996 126 Jerome Williams Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Georgetown
1995 118 Theo Ratliff Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wyoming
1995 119 Randolph Childress Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wake Forest
1995 230 Lou Roe Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Massachusetts
1995 258 Don Reid Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Georgetown
1994 13 Grant Hill Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Duke
1994 248 Jevon Crudup Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Missouri
1993 110 Lindsey Hunter Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Jackson State
1993 111 Allan Houston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tennessee
1992 119 Don MacLean Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UCLA
1991 240 Doug Overton Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States La Salle
1990 126 Lance Blanks Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Texas
1989 127 Kenny Battle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Illinois
1988 230 Fennis Dembo Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wyoming
1988 248 Micheal Williams Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Baylor
1988 372 Lee Johnson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Norfolk State
1987 224 Freddie Banks Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UNLV
1987 365 Eric White Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Pepperdine
1987 488 Dave Popson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States North Carolina
1987 5111 Gerry Wright Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa
1987 6134 Antoine Joubert Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan
1987 7157 Mark Gottfried Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alabama
1986 111 John Salley Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Georgia Tech
1986 227 Dennis Rodman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Southeastern Oklahoma
1986 486 Chauncey Robinson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Mississippi State
1986 5109 Clarence Hanley Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Old Dominion
1986 6132 Greg Grant Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Utah State
1986 7155 Larry Polec Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan State
1985 118 Joe Dumars Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States McNeese State
1985 360 Andre Goode Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Northwestern
1985 364 Richie Johnson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Evansville
1985 487 Spud Webb Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States North Carolina State
1985 5110 Mike Lahm Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Murray State
1985 6133 Vincent Giles Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Eastern Michigan
1985 7156 Frank James Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UNLV
1984 120 Tony Campbell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ohio State
1984 232 Eric Turner Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan
1984 366 Kevin Springman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Saint Joseph's
1984 489 Phillip Smith Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New Mexico
1984 5112 Rick Doyle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UTSA
1984 6135 Rennie Bailey Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Louisiana Tech
1984 7158 Barry Francisco Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Bloomsburg
1984 8181 Dale Roberts Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Appalachian State
1984 9203 Ben Tower Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan State
1984 10225 Dan Pelekoudas Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan
1983 18 Antoine Carr Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wichita State
1983 355 Erich Santifer Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Syracuse
1983 478 Steve Bouchie Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana
1983 5101 Ken Austin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Rice
1983 6124 Derek Perry Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan State
1983 7147 Rob Gonzalez Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Colorado
1983 8170 George Wenzel Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Augustana (IL)
1983 9192 Marlow McLain Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Eastern Michigan
1983 10213 Ike Person Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan
1982 19 Cliff Levingston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wichita State
1982 118 Ricky Pierce Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Rice
1982 478 Walker Russell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Western Michigan
1982 5101 John Ebeling Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Florida Southern
1982 6124Gary HolmesFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Minnesota
1982 7147 Dean Marquardt Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Marquette
1982 8170 Brian Nyenhuis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Marquette
1982 9193 Kevin Smith Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan State
1982 10214 David Coulthard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada York (Ontario)
1981 12 Isiah Thomas Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana
1981 112 Kelly Tripucka Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Notre Dame
1981 471John MayFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States South Alabama
1981 489 Donnie Ray Koonce Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UNC Charlotte
1981 594 George DeVone Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UNC Charlotte
1981 6117 Vince Brookins Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa
1981 7140Greg NanceFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States West Virginia
1981 8163 Joe Schoen Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Saint Francis (PA)
1981 9185 Eddie Baker Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alcorn State
1981 10205 Melvin Maxwell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Western Michigan
1980 117 Larry Drew Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Missouri
1980 245 Brad Branson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States SMU
1980 364 Jonathan Moore Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Furman
1980 470 Darwin Cook Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland
1980 593 Tony Fuller Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Pepperdine
1980 6116 Tony Turner Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alaska–Anchorage
1980 7139 Carl Pierce Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Gonzaga
1980 8161 Leroy Loggins Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Fairmont State
1980 9180 Terry Dupris Huron
1979 14 Greg Kelser Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan State
1979 110 Roy Hamilton Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UCLA
1979 115 Phil Hubbard Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan
1979 229 Tony Price Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Pennsylvania
1979 348 Terry Duerod Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit
1979 592 Flintie Ray Williams Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UNLV
1979 6111 Truman Claytor Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kentucky
1979 7132 Ken Jones Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Saint Mary's
1979 8150 Rodney Lee Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Memphis State
1979 9170 Val Bracey Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Central Michigan
1979 10187 Willie Polk Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Grand Canyon
1978 223 Terry Tyler Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit
1978 229 John Long Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit
1978 595 Dave Caligaris Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Northeastern
1978 6117 Audie Matthews Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Illinois
1978 7138 Herb Entzminger Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Johnson C. Smith
1978 8157 Earl Evans Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UNLV
1978 9174 Ulice Payne Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Marquette
1978 10189 Dave Grauzer Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Central Michigan
1977 236 Ben Poquette Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Central Michigan
1977 358 John Irving Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Hofstra
1977 480 Bruce King Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa
1977 5102 Jim Kennedy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Missouri
1977 6124 Herb Nobles Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kansas
1977 7144 Robert Lewis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Johnson C. Smith
1977 8163 Tim Appleton Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kenyon
1976 14 Leon Douglas Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alabama
1976 338 Phil Sellers Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Rutgers
1976 455 Scott Thompson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa
1976 572 Jim Hearns Marymount (KS)
1976 690 Russell Davis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Virginia Tech
1976 7108 Curt Peterson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Puget Sound
1976 8126 Randy Heary Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Illinois State
1976 9144Bill MartinFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Hartwick
1976 10161Bob JohnsonFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wisconsin
1975 227 Walter Luckett Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ohio
1975 344 Pete Trgovich Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UCLA
1975 464 Lindsay Hairston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan State
1975 581 Cliff Pratt Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Shaw
1975 698 Allen Spruill Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States North Carolina A&T
1975 7118 Ike Williams Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Armstrong State
1975 8135 John Kelley Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Dillard
1975 9151 Terry Thomas Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit
1975 10169 Mickey Fox Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Saint Mary's (Canada)
1974 115 Al Eberhard Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Missouri
1974 233 Eric Money Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Arizona
1974 351 Roland Grant Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New Mexico State
1974 469 Mickey Martin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Pittsburgh
1974 587Joe NewmanFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Temple
1974 6105 Mike Sylvester Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Dayton
1974 7123 Sammy High Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tulsa
1974 8141Greg NewmanFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Drexel
1974 9158 Gary Deitelhoff Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Millikin
1974 10175 Bill Ligon Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Vanderbilt
1973 344 Dwight Lamar Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Southwestern Louisiana
1973 350 Larry Kenon Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Memphis State
1973 461 Ken Brady Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan
1973 578 Henry Wilmore Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan
1973 695Dennis JohnsonFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ferris State
1973 7112 Fred Smiley Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Northwood
1973 8129 Ben Kelso Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Central Michigan
1973 9145 Bill Kelgore Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan State
1973 10159 Bob Solomon Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wayne State
1973 11171 Len Paul Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Akron
1973 12180 Clarence Carlisle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ferris State
1972 19 Bob Nash Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Hawaii
1972 217 Chris Ford Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Villanova
1972 451 Ernie Fleming Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Jacksonville
1972 567 Ernest Pettis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Western Michigan
1972 684 Terry Benton Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wichita State
1972 7101 Bruce Anderson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Arizona
1972 8117 Ben Kelso Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Central Michigan
1972 9133 Kessie Mangam Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ferris State
1972 10146 Kent Hollenbeck Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kentucky
1971 111 Curtis Rowe Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UCLA
1971 229 Isaiah Wilson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Baltimore
1971 345 Marv Roberts Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Utah State
1971 462 Jarrett Durham Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Duquesne
1971 579 Vincent White Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Savannah State
1971 696 Jim Larrañaga Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Providence
1971 7113 Steve Kelly Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Brigham Young
1971 8130 Wayne Jones Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Niagara
1971 9146 Paul Botts Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Central Michigan
1971 10162 Steve Butcher Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Pikeville
1971 11177 Larry Saunders Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Duke
1971 12190 Bob Horn Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Drake
1971 13202 Willie Roberson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wyoming
1971 14212 Art Davis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Johnson C. Smith
1971 15221 James Fleming Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alcorn State
1971 16228 Fred Smiley Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit
1971 17232 Leroy Jenkins Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit
1971 18235 Ike Bundy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Lawrence Tech
1971 19237 Ed Jenkins Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Shaw
1970 11 Bob Lanier Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States St. Bonaventure
1970 232 Ken Warzynski Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DePaul
1970 337 Bob St. Pierre Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Hanover
1970 347 Jim Hayes Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Boston University
1970 571 Bill Jankans Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Long Beach State
1970 688 Seviro Brown Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DePaul
1970 7105 Marv Copeland Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan Lutheran High School
1970 8122 Dan Issel Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kentucky
1970 9139 Alex Wynn Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Dartmouth
1970 10156 Bruce Chapman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Nevada
1970 11172 Rick Anhauser Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States North Carolina State
1970 12185 Don Ogletree Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Cincinnati
1970 13195 Ernest Hardy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Harvard
1970 14205 Randy Smith Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Buffalo State
1970 15215 Dennis Clark Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Springfield
1970 16224 Harvey Marlatt Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Eastern Michigan
1969 14 Terry Driscoll Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Boston College
1969 219 Willie Norwood Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alcorn State
1969 447 Ted Wierman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington State
1969 561 Steve Mix Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Toledo
1969 675 Larry Jeffries Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Trinity (TX)
1969 789 Steve Vandenberg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Duke
1969 8103 Bob Arnzen Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Notre Dame
1969 9117 George Reynolds Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Houston
1969 10131 Bill English Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Winston-Salem State
1969 11145 Rusty Clark Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States North Carolina
1968 16 Otto Moore Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Pan American
1968 220 Manny Leaks Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Niagara
1968 325 Don Dee Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States St. Mary of the Plains
1968 442 Rich Niemann Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Saint Louis
1968 556 Carl Fuller Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Bethune–Cookman
1968 670 Wally Anderzunas Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Creighton
1968 784 Larry Newbold Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Long Island
1968 898 Harry Laurie Saint Peter's
1968 9112 Vaughn Harper Syracuse
1968 10126 Tom Baack Nebraska
1967 11 Jimmy Walker Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Providence
1967 14 Sonny Dove Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States St. John's
1967 214 Steve Sullivan Georgetown
1967 321 Darrell Hardy Baylor
1967 433 Ronald Franz Kansas
1967 545 Paul Long Wake Forest
1967 657 Vaughn Harper Syracuse
1967 769 Bobby Lloyd Rutgers
1967 881 George Carter St. Bonaventure
1967 12125 George Dalzell Colgate
1967 13135 Matt Aitch Michigan State
1966 12 Dave Bing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Syracuse
1966 212 Dorie Murrey Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit
1966 322 Ollie Darden Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan
1966 432 Jeff Congdon Brigham Young
1966 542 William Pickens Georgia Southern
1966 652 Carroll Hooser SMU
1966 761 Ted Manning North Carolina Central
1966 870 George McNeil Southern Illinois
1965 T Bill Buntin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan
1965 211 Tom Van Arsdale Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indiana
1965 320 Ron Reed Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Notre Dame
1965 429 Jim King Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Oklahoma State
1965 538 Ted Manning North Carolina Central
1965 647 Barry Smith High Point
1964 12 Joe Caldwell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Arizona State
1964 29 Les Hunter Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Loyola (Chicago)
1964 318 Wali Jones Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Villanova
1964 427 Jim Davis Colorado
1964 536 Ray Wolford Toledo
1964 645 Larry Phillips Rice
1964 754 Jerry Jackson Ohio
1964 863 Ralph Telken Rockhurst
1963 14 Eddie Miles Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Seattle
1963 212 Jerry Smith Furman
1963 321 Mike McCoy Miami (FL)
1963 430Dave Erickson Marquette
1963 539 Bill Small Illinois
1963 648 Reggie Harding Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit Eastern High School
1963 757 Ira Harge New Mexico
1963 866 Gary Silc Northern Michigan
1963 971 Ernie Durston Seattle
1962 T Dave DeBusschere Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit
1962 211 Kevin Loughery Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States St. John's
1962 320 Harold Hudgens Texas Tech
1962 429 Reggie Harding Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit Eastern High School
1962 538 Lindbergh Moody South Carolina
1962 647 Ed Noe Morehead State
1962 756 John Bradley Lawrence
1962 864 Mike Rice Duquesne
1962 973 Bill Nelson Hamline
1962 1082 Glenn Moore Oregon
1961 14 Ray Scott Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland
1961 212 Johnny Egan Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Providence
1961 326 Doug Kistler Duke
1961 435 George Finley Tennessee State
1961 544 Danny Doyle Belmont Abbey
1961 653 Lee Patrone West Virginia
1961 762 Burt Price Wittenberg
1961 871 Walter Ward Hampton
1961 979 Peter Baltic Kent State
1961 1086 Wayne Monson Northern Michigan
1961 1194 Richard Kraft Brockport State
1960 14 Jackie Moreland Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Louisiana Tech
1960 212 Ron Johnson Minnesota
1960 320 Frank Case Dayton
1960 428 Ken Remley West Virginia Wesleyan
1960 536 Willie Jones Northwestern
1960 644 Bill Lowry Christian Brothers
1960 752 Douglas Moe Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States North Carolina
1960 859 Mike Yugovich Youngstown State
1960 966 Martin Holland Kentucky Wesleyan
1960 1073 Joe Kennelly Dayton
1960 1178 Mel Peterson Wheaton (IL)
1960 1283 Don Dobbert Wheaton (IL)
1960 1387 Lee Hopfenspirger Hamline
1959 12 Bailey Howell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Mississippi State
1959 27 Tom Robitaille Rice
1959 28 Don Goldstein Louisville
1959 316 Gary Alcorn Fresno State
1959 424 George Lee Michigan
1959 532 Tony Windis Wyoming
1959 640 Lou Jordan Cornell
1959 748 Doug Smart Washington
1959 855 Chuck Curtis Pacific Lutheran
1959 961 Doyle Edmiston Hardin–Simmons
1959 1067 Bruno Boin Washington
1959 1173 M. C. Burton Michigan
1958 210 Barney Cable Bradley
1958 318 Roy DeWitz Kansas State
1958 426 Ralph Croswaite Western Kentucky
1958 534 Hank Morano Saint Peter's
1958 642 Shellie McMillon Bradley
1958 750 Ed Blair Western Michigan
1958 858 Jack Quiggle Michigan State
1958 965 Harry Marske North Dakota State
1958 1071 Pete Gaudin Loyola (LA)
1958 1176 Herb Merritt Tennessee Tech
1958 1280 Jim Dew Alabama State
1957 12 Charlie Tyra Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Louisville
1957 210 Bob McCoy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Grambling
1957 318 Bill Ebben Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Detroit
1957 426 Kurt Englebert Saint Joseph's
1957 534 Ron Kramer Michigan
1957 642 Walt Acamushko St. Francis (NY)
1957 750 Carl Boldt San Francisco
1957 857 Doug Bolstorff Minnesota
1957 964 Bob Lazor Pittsburgh

As Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–1956)

YearRoundPickNameFrom
1956 16 Ron Sobieszczyk DePaul
1956 Bruce Harris Tennessee Tech
1956 Bob Kessler Maryland
1956 Joe Lieber Holy Cross
1956 John Schlimm John Carroll
1956 Charles Slack Marshall
1956 322 Bill Thieben Hofstra
1955 16 Johnny Horan Dayton
1955 213 Jesse Arnelle Penn State
1955 322 Ron Bennink Washington State
1955 429 Dick Howard Case Western Reserve
1955 538 Cleo Littleton Wichita State
1955 Don Belcher LSU
1955 Tom Harrold Colorado
1955 Happy Mahfouz Spring Hill College
1955 Tom Mixon Mercer
1955 Tom Mock Colorado
1955 Bob Reiter Missouri
1955 Ray Warren TCU
1954 14 Dick Rosenthal Notre Dame
1954 213 Arnold Short Oklahoma City
1954 322 B. H. Born Kansas
1954 431 Mel Thompson NC State
1954 540 Dutch Burch Pittsburgh
1954 649 Charlie Kraak Indiana
1954 758 Bernie Janicki Duke
1954 867 Don Bielke Valparaiso
1954 976 Joel Hittleman Loyola (MD)
1954 1084 Phil Larson BYU
1954 1193 Forrest Jackson Taylor
1953 13 Jack Molinas Columbia
1953 Jim Bingham Eastern Kentucky
1953 Mike Bodnar St. Bonaventure
1953 Jim Bredar Illinois
1953 George Glasgow Fairleigh Dickinson
1953 William Hagan Siena College
1953 Dean Kelley Kansas
1953 Norb Lewinski Notre Dame
1953 Dick White Eastern Kentucky
1952 13 Dick Groat Duke
1952 Bill Carlson Fordham
1952 Hal Cerra Duquesne
1952 Bob Clifton Iowa
1952 Leo Corkery St. Bonaventure
1952 Monk Meineke Dayton
1952 Jim Ramstead Stanford
1952 Lee Terrill NC State
1951 14 Zeke Sinicola Niagara
1951 213 Jack Kiley Syracuse
1951 323 Jake Fendley Northwestern
1951 433 Herb Hargett Mississippi State
1951 543 Leo Johnson Arizona
1951 653 Frank Clasbeek Iowa
1951 763 Jim Ramstead Stanford
1951 873 John Manning Duquesne
1950 17 George Yardley Stanford
1950 2 Jim Riffey Tulane
1950 3 Art Burris Tennessee
1950 4 Len Rzeszewski Indiana State
1950 5 Ed Thompson Kent State
1950 6 Bob Metcalf Valparaiso
1950 7 Ed Jones Tennessee
1950 8 Billy Joe Adcock Vanderbilt
1950 9 Al Henningsen Northwest Missouri State
1949 13 Bob Harris Oklahoma A&M
1949 2 John Oldham Western Kentucky
1949 3 Fred Schaus West Virginia
1949 4 Jerry Nagel Loyola (IL)
1949 Dal Zuber Toledo
1948 18 Ward Williams Indiana
1948 Bobby Cook Wisconsin
1948 Link Richmond Arizona
1948 Kenny Rollins Kentucky
1948 Murray Wier Iowa

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1989 NBA expansion draft</span> Player selection draft

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Los Angeles Lakers draft history</span>

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