Is The NBA #1 Draft Pick Jinxed?
BaddestMostTalented | Jan 14, 2010 | Comments 1
News hit yesterday that the NBA’s 2009 #1 overall draft pick Blake Griffin is out for the season. This is the 2nd #1 pick in the last 3 years to miss their rookie season. Greg Oden missed the 2007 season due to a knee injury and now Blake. As you look at the list of #1 picks below it becomes apparent that the #1 pick is no guarantee. Word to Kwame Brown.
No. 1 NBA Draft Choices
| Year | Name | Team | School/Country |
| 2008 | Derrick Rose | Chicago | Memphis |
| 2007 | Greg Oden | Portland | Ohio State |
| 2006 | Andrea Bargnani | Toronto | Italy |
| 2005 | Andrew Bogut | Milwaukee | Utah |
| 2004 | Dwight Howard | Orlando | SW Atlanta Christian Academy (GA) |
| 2003 | LeBron James | Cleveland | St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH) |
| 2002 | Yao Ming | Houston | China |
| 2001 | Kwame Brown | Washington | Glynn Academy |
| 2000 | Kenyon Martin | New Jersey Nets | Cincinnati |
| 1999 | Elton Brand | Chicago Bulls | Duke |
| 1998 | Michael Olowokandi | Los Angeles Clippers | Pacific (Cal.) |
| 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 |
| 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 | L.A. Clippers | Kansas |
| 1987 | David Robinson | San Antonio | Navy |
| 1986 | Brad Daugherty | Cleveland | North Carolina |
| 1985 | Patrick Ewing | New York | Georgetown |
| 1984 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston | Houston |
| 1983 | Ralph Sampson | Houston | Virginia |
| 1982 | James Worthy | L.A. Lakers | North Carolina |
| 1981 | Mark Aguirre | Dallas | DePaul |
| 1980 | Joe Barry Carroll | Golden State | Purdue |
| 1979 | Magic Johnson | L.A. Lakers | Michigan State |
| 1978 | Mychal Thompson | Portland | Minnesota |
| 1977 | Kent Benson | Milwaukee | Indiana |
| 1976 | John Lucas | Houston | Maryland |
| 1975 | David Thompson | Atlanta | North Carolina State |
| 1974 | Bill Walton | Portland | UCLA |
| 1973 | Doug Collins | Philadelphia | Illinois State |
| 1972 | LaRue Martin | Portland | Loyola-Chicago |
| 1971 | Austin Carr | Cleveland | Notre Dame |
| 1970 | Bob Lanier | Detroit | St. Bonaventure |
| 1969 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Milwaukee | UCLA |
| 1968 | Elvin Hayes | Houston | Houston |
| 1967 | Jimmy Walker | Detroit | Providence |
| 1966 | Cazzie Russell | New York | Michigan |
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Dont know about the #1 picks but the Clippers and the Wizards are certainly CURSED!!! SMH