1. Hakeem Olajuwon
   Wes Unseld
2. Yao Ming
   Zelmo Beaty

Yao Ming was born in Shanghai, China, in 1980. He stands 7 feet 6 inches tall and was drafted 1st in 2002 by the Houston Rockets.

1. Teresa Edwards
   George Gervin
2. Allen Iverson
   Uļjana Semjonova

Allen Iverson was born on June 7, 1975, in Hampton Virginia. He was selected 1st overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996.

1. Forrest DeBernardi
   George Mikan
2. William Johnson
   John Wall

John Wall is a point guard in the NBA. He was drafted 1st overall in 2010 by the Washington Wizards. He stands 6 feet 4 inches tall.

1. Blake Griffin
   LeBron James
2. Magic Johnson
   Elvin Hayes

Magic Johnson's real name is Earvin Johnson Jr. He was drafted 1st overall in 1979 by the Los Angeles Lakers. He is the current President of Basketball Operations for the Los Angeles Lakers.

1. Anthony Bennett
   Patrick Ewing
2. Marques Haynes
   Nera White

Anthony Bennett was born on March 14, 1993 in Toronto, Ontario. He stands 6 feet 8 inches tall and was selected 1st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2013.

1. LeBron James
   George Yardley
2. Ubiratan Pereira Maciel
   Tom Heinsohn

LeBron James was drafted 1st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003. He has won three NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, three NBA Finals MVP Awards, two Olympic gold medals, an NBA scoring title, and the NBA Rookie of the Year Award!

1. Andrew Bogut
   Walt Bellamy
2. Elgin Baylor
   Frank Selvy

Andrew Bogut was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1984. He was drafted 1st overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2005. He stands 7 feet tall!

1. Nate Archibald
   Derrick Rose
2. Moses Malone
   Clyde Drexler

Derrick Rose was born on October 4, 1988, in Chicago, Illinois. He stands 6 feet 3 inches tall and was selected 1st overall in 2008 by the Chicago Bulls. He played with the Bulls until 2016.

1. Shaquille O'Neal
   Andy Tonkovich
2. Lew Alcindor
   Rod Hundley

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal was born on March 6, 1972, in Newark, New Jersey. He is 7 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 325 pounds! He was drafted first overall in 1992.

1. Greg Oden
   Anthony Davis
2. Kenyon Martin
   Larry Johnson

Kenyon Martin was born on December 30, 1977, in Saginaw, Michigan. He was selected 1st overall in 2000 by the New Jersey Nets. He played 15 years in the NBA.

1. Charles Barkley
   Buddy Jeannette
2. Andrea Bargnani
   Cumberland Posey

Andrea Bargnani was born in Rome, Italy, in 1985. He was selected 1st overall in 2006 by the Toronto Raptors. He is 7 feet tall.

1. Vern Mikkelsen
   Andrew Wiggins
2. Slater Martin
   Roger Brown

Andrew Wiggins was selected 1st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014. He is a shooting guard who currently plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

1. Isiah Thomas
   James Worthy
2. Jack McCracken
   Vern Mikkelsen

James Worthy was born on February 27, 1961, in Gastonia, North Carolina. Standing 6 feet 9 inches tall, he was selected 1st overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1982 and played in the NBA for 12 years.

1. Wes Unseld
   Willis Reed
2. Mark Aguirre
   Yao Ming

Born in 1959, Mark Aguirre was selected 1st overall by the Dallas Mavericks in 1981. He was named an NBA All-Star in 1984, 1987 and 1988, and won two NBA championships in 1989 and 1990.

1. Mitch Richmond
   Nate Thurmond
2. Kobe Bryant
   Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving was born in 1992 and was selected 1st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2011. He was named NBA Rookie of the Year in his first season.

1. Goose Tatum
   Earl Monroe
2. Sam Jones
   Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Olajuwon was born in Nigeria in 1963. He stands 7 feet tall and was drafted by the Houston Rockets 1st overall in 1984.

1. Dennis Johnson
   Glenn Robinson
2. David Thompson
   Robert Gruenig

Born in Gary, Indiana, in 1973, Glenn Robinson stands 6 feet 7 inches tall. He was selected 1st overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1994 and played in the NBA until 2005.

1. Artis Gilmore
   Patrick Ewing
2. Bill Sharman
   Bobby Wanzer

Patrick Ewing was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on August 5, 1962. He was drafted 1st overall by the New York Knicks in 1985.

1. Gene Melchiorre
   Greg Oden
2. Oscar Robertson
   Fred Hetzel

Greg Oden was born on January 22, 1988, in Buffalo, New York. At 7 feet tall, Oden was drafted 1st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in 2007.

1. David Robinson
   Blake Griffin
2. Gene Melchiorre
   Danny Manning

Danny Manning was a power forward in the NBA from 1988 until 2003. He was drafted 1st overall by the Los Angeles Clippers. He now serves as head coach of the Wake Forest basketball team.

1. John Stockton
   Bob Lanier
2. Lenny Wilkens
   Marty Friedman

Bob Lanier was born in 1948 in Buffalo, New York. He was selected 1st overall by the Detroit Pistons in 1970 and played as a center in the NBA until 1984.

1. Oscar Robertson
   Pete Maravich
2. LaRue Martin
   Sergei Belov

LaRue Martin was selected 1st overall by the cin 1972. He played center for the Trail Blazers until 1976.

1. Kent Benson
   Dutch Dehnert
2. Robert Parish
   Reggie Miller

Kent Benson was born in 1954 in New Castle, Indiana. He was drafted 1st overall in 1977 by the Milwaukee Bucks. He played with the Bucks as a center until 1989.

1. Michael Olowokandi
   Joe Smith
2. Kwame Brown
   Kevin McHale

Michael Olowokandi was born in Nigeria in 1975. He stands 7 feet tall and was selected 1st overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in 1998. He played in the NBA until 2007.

1. Brad Daugherty
   Bill Russell
2. Bill Sharman
   Bill Bradley

Brad Daugherty was born in 1965 and stands 7 feet tall. He was drafted 1st overall in 1986 by the Cleveland Cavaliers with whom he played his entire career until 1994.

1. Gary Payton
   Guy Rodgers
2. David Thompson
   Frank Ramsey

David Thompson was a shooting guard and small forward who was drafted 1st overall by the Atlanta Hawks in 1975. He was named NBA All-Star Game MVP in 1979.

1. Dennis Johnson
   Richie Guerin
2. John Lucas II
   Dennis Rodman

John Lucas II was drafted 1st overall by the Houston Rockets in 1976. He played in the NBA from 1976 - 1990.

1. Clyde Lovellette
   Cliff Hagan
2. Kwame Brown
   Nikos Galis

Kwame Brown was born on March 10, 1982, and stands 6 feet 11 inches tall. He was drafted 1st overall in 2001 by the Washington Wizards. He played in the NBA from 2001 - 2013.

1. Bob McAdoo
   K.C. Jones
2. Anthony Davis
   John Thompson

Anthony Davis played one season at the University of Kentucky before he was selected 1st overall in 2012 by the New Orleans Hornets. He has been named an NBA All-Star from 2014 - 2017.

1. Blake Griffin
   Hakeem Olajuwon
2. Hal Greer
   Tom Heinsohn

Blake Griffin was born in 1989 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He stands 6 feet 10 inches tall and was drafted 1st overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2009 NBA Draft.

1. Charlie Share
   Bill McGill
2. Dwight Howard
   Fred Hetzel

Dwight Howard was born on December 8, 1985, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was selected 1st overall by the Orlando Magic in 2004. He has been named an NBA All-Star 8 times.

1. Michael Jordan
   Chris Mullin
2. Austin Carr
   Dick McGuire

Born on March 10, 1948, Austin Carr was drafted 1st overall in 1971 by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played with the Cavaliers from 1971 - 1980.

1. David Thompson
   Dave Bing
2. Ben Simmons
   Patrick Ewing

Ben Simmons played one season at Louisiana State University before he was drafted 1st overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2016. He was born in Australia.

1. Dave DeBusschere
   Karl-Anthony Towns
   Rick Barry
2. Robert Vandivier
   Dikembe Mutombo

Karl-Anthony Towns was selected 1st overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2015. He was named NBA Rookie of the Year in 2016.

1. Gus Johnson
   Jack McCracken
2. Hank Luisetti
   Tim Duncan

Tim Duncan was born in Saint Croix in 1976. He was selected 1st overall in 1997 by the San Antonio Spurs where he played his entire career until 2016.

1. Spencer Haywood
   Pervis Ellison
2. Slater Martin
   Ernest Schmidt

Pervis Ellison was born on April 3, 1967, in Savannah, Georgia. While attending Louisville, he was drafted 1st overall by the Sacramento Kings in 1989.

1. Mychal Thompson
   Charles Barkley
2. Charles Murphy
   Clyde Drexler

Born in the Bahamas in 1955, Mychal Thompson played power forward and center in the NBA. He was selected 1st overall in 1978 by the Portland Trail Blazers.

1. Reggie Miller
   Markelle Fultz
2. Sam Jones
   Oscar Robertson

Markelle Fultz was born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland in 1998. He played one season at the University of Washington before he was drafted 1st overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2017.

1. Dino Meneghin
   Chris Webber
2. Dennis Rodman
   Danny Manning

Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III was born in 1973 in Detroit, Michigan. He was selected 1st overall by the Orlando Magic in 1993. He was a power forward and center.

1. Isiah Thomas
   Bill Walton
2. Harry Gallatin
   Tom Gola

Bill Walton was born in La Mesa, California, in 1952. He was selected 1st overall in 1974 by the Portland Trail Blazers. He then played with the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics before retiring in 1987.

1. Richie Guerin
   Ralph Sampson
2. Shaquille O'Neal
   Sergei Belov

Ralph Sampson was born in 1960 and grew to be a 7 foot 4 inch professional basketball player. He was selected 1st overall by the Houston Rockets in 1983.

1. Larry Johnson
   Ed Macauley
2. Robert Parish
   Ralph Sampson

Lawrence Demetric Johnson was born on March 14, 1969, in Tyler, Texas. He was selected 1st overall in 1991 by the Charlotte Hornets. He played in the NBA until 2001.

1. Karl-Anthony Towns
   Lew Alcindor
2. Elton Brand
   Markelle Fultz

Currently the General Manager of the Delaware 87ers, Elton Brand was selected 1st overall in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. He played power forward and center.

1. Elvin Hayes
   Goose Tatum
2. George Mikan
   Harry Gallatin

Elvin Hayes was born on November 17, 1945. He was selected 1st overall in the 1968 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets.

1. Joe Barry Carroll
   Allen Iverson
2. John Lucas
   Bob Lanier

Joe Barry Carroll was born on July 24, 1958, in Arkansas. He stands 7 feet tall and was drafted 1st overall by the Golden State Warriors in 1980. He played in the NBA for 10 seasons.

1. Patrick Ewing
   Robert Gruenig
2. Paul Endacott
   Joe Smith

Selected 1st overall by the Golden State Warriors in 1995, Joe Smith played for various teams in the NBA for 16 years. He retired in 2011 after a season with the Los Angeles Lakers.

1. Doug Collins
   Uļjana Semjonova
2. Spencer Haywood
   George Yardley

Doug Collins was born in 1951 and was drafted 1st overall in 1973 by the Philadelphia 76ers. He played from 1973 - 1981.

1. Derrick Coleman
   Walt Bellamy
2. Greg Oden
   Oscar Robertson

Derrick Coleman attended Syracuse University before he was selected 1st overall in the 1990 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. He played in the NBA for 15 years.

1. Wilt Chamberlain
   Willis Reed
2. David Robinson
   Walt Bellamy

David Robinson was drafted 1st overall by the San Antonio Spurs in 1987. He played his entire career with the Spurs until 2003.

1. Wes Unseld
   Lew Alcindor
2. Vern Mikkelsen
   William Gates

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. He played 20 seasons in the NBA in a career that began when he was drafted 1st overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1969.