Events in Sport
Sports History
1965-05-06 Jerry Sloan is selected by the Baltimore Bullets as the fourth overall pick of the 1965 NBA draft
Sports History
1969-05-05 Milwaukee Bucks sign #1 NBA Draft pick, star UCLA center Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
- 1990-06-27 NBA Draft: Syracuse power forward Derrick Coleman first pick by New Jersey Nets
- 1991-06-26 NBA Draft: UNLV power forward Larry Johnson first pick by Charlotte Hornets
Sports History
1992-06-24 NBA Draft: LSU center Shaquille O'Neal first pick by Orlando Magic
- 1993-06-30 NBA Draft: Michigan center Chris Webber first pick by Orlando Magic (traded to Golden State)
- 1994-06-29 NBA Draft: Purdue small forward Glenn Robinson first pick by Milwaukee Bucks
- 1995-06-28 NBA draft: Maryland power forward Joe Smith first pick by Golden State Warriors
- 1996-06-26 NBA Draft: Georgetown guard Allen Iverson first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
Sports History
1997-06-25 NBA Draft: Wake Forest power forward Tim Duncan first pick by San Antonio Spurs
- 1998-06-24 NBA Draft: Pacific center Michael Olowokandi first pick by Los Angeles Clippers
- 1999-06-30 NBA Draft: Duke power forward Elton Brand first pick by Chicago Bulls
- 2000-06-28 NBA Draft: Cincinnati power forward Kenyon Martin first pick by New Jersey Nets
- 2001-06-27 NBA Draft: Glynn Academy center Kwame Brown first pick by Washington Wizards
- 2002-06-26 NBA Draft: Shanghai Sharks (China) center Yao Ming first pick by Houston Rockets
NBA Draft
2003-06-26 NBA Draft: St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (Akron, Ohio) small forward LeBron James first pick by Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2004-06-24 NBA Draft: Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy power forward Dwight Howard first pick by Orlando Magic
- 2005-06-28 NBA Draft: Utah center Andrew Bogut first pick by Milwaukee Bucks
- 2006-06-28 NBA Draft: Italian power forward Andrea Bargnani is first pick by Toronto Raptors
- 2007-06-28 NBA Draft: Ohio State center Greg Oden first pick by Portland Trail Blazers
- 2008-06-26 NBA Draft: Memphis point guard Derrick Rose first pick by Chicago Bulls
- 2009-06-25 NBA Draft: Oklahoma power forward Blake Griffin first pick by Los Angeles Clippers
- 2010-06-24 NBA Draft: Kentucky point guard John Wall first pick by Washington Wizards
Sports History
2011-06-23 Kawhi Leonard is selected with the 15th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers and traded to the San Antonio Spurs on draft night
NBA Draft
2011-06-23 NBA Draft: Duke point guard Kyrie Irving first pick Cleveland Cavaliers
Sports History
2012-06-28 NBA Draft: Kentucky center Anthony Davis first pick New Orleans Pelicans
- 2013-06-27 NBA Draft: UNLV power forward Anthony Bennett first pick Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2014-04-09 Joel Embiid declares for the 2014 NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility
- 2014-06-26 Joel Embiid is selected with the third overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2014 NBA draft
- 2014-06-26 NBA Draft: Kansas small forward Andrew Wiggins first pick by Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2015-06-25 NBA Draft: Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns first pick by Minnesota Timberwolves
- 2016-06-23 NBA Draft: LSU point guard Ben Simmons first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
- 2017-06-22 NBA Draft: Washington point guard Markelle Fultz first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
- 2018-06-21 NBA Draft: Arizona center Deandre Ayton first pick by Phoenix Suns
- 2019-06-20 NBA Draft: Duke power forward Zion Williamson first pick by New Orleans Pelicans
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