| Template:NBA Drafts Rating | ||||||||||||||||
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| Overall # | Round # | Team | Trades | Player Drafted |
| R o u n d 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1-1 | Lakers | Elgin Baylor | |
| 2 | 1-2 | Royals | Archie Dees | |
| 3 | 1-3 | Pistons | > Knicks | Mike Farmer |
| 4 | 1-4 | Knicks | Pete Brennan | |
| 5 | 1-5T | Warriors | Guy Rodgers | |
| 6 | 1-6 | Nationals | Connie Dierking | |
| 7 | 1-7 | Hawks | Dave Gambee | |
| 8 | 1-8 | Celtics | Ben Swain | |
| R o u n d 2 | ||||
| 9 | 2-1 | Lakers | Steve Hamilton | |
| 10 | 2-2 | Royals | Vern Hatton | |
| 11 | 2-3 | Pistons | Barney Cable | |
| 12 | 2-4 | Knicks | Joe Quigg | |
| 13 | 2-5 | Warriors | Lamar Sharrar | |
| 14 | 2-6 | Nationals | Hal Greer | |
| 15 | 2-7 | Hawks | Hub Reed | |
| 16 | 2-8 | Celtics | Jimmy Smith | |
| R o u n d 3 | ||||
| 17 | 3-1 | Lakers | Boo Ellis | |
| 18 | 3-2 | Royals | Arlen Bockhorn | |
| 19 | 3-3 | Pistons | Roy DeWitz | |
| 20 | 3-4 | Knicks | John Lee | |
| 21 | 3-5 | Warriors | Frank Howard | |
| 22 | 3-6 | Nationals | John Nacincik | |
| 23 | 3-7 | Hawks | Wayne Embry | |
| 24 | 3-8 | Celtics | Jim Cunningham | |
| R o u n d 4 | ||||
| 25 | 4-1 | Lakers | George Kline | |
| 26 | 4-2 | Royals | Phil Murrell | |
| 27 | 4-3 | Pistons | Ralph Croswaite | |
| 28 | 4-4 | Knicks | John Cox | |
| 29 | 4-5 | Warriors | Temple Tucker | |
| 30 | 4-6 | Nationals | Tommy Kearns | |
| 31 | 4-7 | Hawks | Julius Peques | |
| 32 | 4-8 | Celtics | Don Flora | |
| R o u n d 5 | ||||
| 33 | 5-1 | Lakers | Quitman Sullins | |
| 34 | 5-2 | Royals | Jim Fulmer | |
| 35 | 5-3 | Pistons | Hank Morano | |
| 36 | 5-4 | Knicks | Don Lane | |
| 37 | 5-5 | Warriors | Don Ohl | |
| 38 | 5-6 | Nationals | Fred Grim | |
| 39 | 5-7 | Hawks | Rick Herrsher | |
| 40 | 5-8 | Celtics | Gene Brown | |
| R o u n d 6 | ||||
| 41 | 6-1 | Lakers | Al Inniss | |
| 42 | 6-2 | Royals | Jim McClennan | |
| 43 | 6-3 | Pistons | Shellie McMillon | |
| 44 | 6-4 | Knicks | Joe King | |
| 45 | 6-5 | Warriors | Bucky Allen | |
| 46 | 6-6 | Nationals | Jack Mimitz | |
| 47 | 6-7 | Hawks | John Crawford | |
| 48 | 6-8 | Celtics | Dave Keleher | |
| R o u n d 7 | ||||
| 49 | 7-1 | Lakers | Jim Bond | |
| 50 | 7-2 | Royals | Wayne Stevens | |
| 51 | 7-3 | Pistons | Ed Blair | |
| 52 | 7-4 | Knicks | Owen Lawson | |
| 53 | 7-5 | Warriors | Jay Norman | |
| 54 | 7-6 | Nationals | Pete Tillotson | |
| 55 | 7-7 | Hawks | Ken Sidle | |
| 56 | 7-8 | Celtics | Rudy Fenderson | |
| R o u n d 8 | ||||
| 57 | 8-2 | Lakers | Ed Brinkley | |
| 58 | 8-3 | Royals | Bob Mantz | |
| 59 | 8-4 | Pistons | Jack Quiggle | |
| 60 | 8-5 | Knicks | Milt Kane | |
| 61 | 8-6 | Warriors | Tom Brennan | |
| 62 | 8-7 | Nationals | Ruel Tucker | |
| 63 | 8-8 | Hawks | Bruno Boin | |
| R o u n d 9 | ||||
| 64 | 9-1 | Lakers | Joe Hobbs | |
| 65 | 9-2 | Royals | Larry Staverman | |
| 66 | 9-3 | Pistons | Harry Marske | |
| 67 | 9-4 | Knicks | John McCarthy | |
| 68 | 9-5 | Warriors | Nick Davis | |
| 69 | 9-6 | Hawks | Tink Van Patton | |
| R o u n d 1 0 | ||||
| 70 | 10-1 | Lakers | Shorty Patterson | |
| 71 | 10-2 | Royals | Jack Parr | |
| 72 | 10-3 | Pistons | Pete Gaudin | |
| 73 | 10-4 | Warriors | Larry Hedden | |
| 74 | 10-5 | Hawks | James Purcell | |
| R o u n d 1 1 | ||||
| 75 | 11-1 | Lakers | Hal Duffy | |
| 76 | 11-2 | Royals | Frank Tartaton | |
| 77 | 11-3 | Pistons | Herb Merritt | |
| 78 | 11-4 | Hawks | Don Klein | |
| R o u n d 1 2 | ||||
| 79 | 12-1 | Lakers | Gary Simmons | |
| 80 | 12-2 | Royals | Don Medsker | |
| 81 | 12-3 | Pistons | Jim Dew | |
| 82 | 12-4 | Hawks | Joe Buckhalter | |
| R o u n d 1 3 | ||||
| 83 | 13-1 | Lakers | Jerry Alcom | |
| 84 | 13-2 | Royals | Jerry DuPont | |
| R o u n d 1 4 | ||||
| 85 | 14-1 | Royals | Jim Newcomb | |
| R o u n d 1 5 | ||||
| 86 | 15-1 | Royals | Adrian Smith | |
| R o u n d 1 6 | ||||
| 87 | 16-1 | Royals | Jack McCarthy | |
| R o u n d 1 7 | ||||
| 88 | 17-1 | Royals | John Powell | |