1959 NBA Draft

**NBA Draft by Team**
	76ers - Blazers - Bobcats
	Bucks - Bulls - Cavaliers
	Celtics - Clippers - Grizzlies
	Hawks - Heat - Hornets
	Jazz - Kings - Knicks
	Lakers - Magic - Mavericks
	Nets - Nuggets - Pacers
	Pistons - Raptors - Rockets
	Sonics - Spurs - Suns
	Timberwolves - Warriors - Wizards

**NBA Drafts by the Year**
	2000s
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	1990s
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	1980s
	1989 • 1988 • 1987 • 1986 • 1985; 1984 • 1983 • 1982 • 1981 • 1980
	1970s
	1979 • 1978 • 1977 • 1976 • 1975 ; 1974 • 1973 • 1972 • 1971 • 1970
	1960s
	1969 • 1968 • 1967 • 1966 • 1965; 1964 • 1963 • 1962 • 1961 • 1960
	1950s
	1959 • 1958 • 1957 • 1956 • 1955; 1954 • 1953 • 1952 • 1951 • 1950
	1940s
	1949 • 1948 • 1947
	Sources
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Template:NBA Drafts Rating

**NBA Draft by Pick**
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8
9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16
17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24
25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 - 32
33 - 34 - 35 - 36 - 37 - 38 - 39 - 40
41 - 42 - 43 - 44 - 45 - 46 - 47 - 48
49 - 50 - 51 - 52 - 53 - 54 - 55 - 56
57 - 58 - 59 - 60

Overall #	Round #	Team	Trades	Player Drafted
R o u n d 1
1	1-1	Royals		Bob Boozer
2	1-2	Pistons		Bailey Howell
3	1-3T	Warriors		Wilt Chamberlain
4	1-4	Lakers		Tom Hawkins
5	1-5	Nationals		Dick Barnett
6	1-6	Knicks		Johnny Green
7	1-7T	Hawks		Bob Ferry
8	1-8	Celtics		John Richter
R o u n d 2
9	2-1	Royals	> Pistons	Tom Robitaille
10	2-2	Pistons		Don Goldstein
11	2-3	Warriors		Joe Ruklick
12	2-4	Lakers		Rudy LaRusso
13	2-5	Nationals		Gene Tormohlen
14	2-6	Knicks	> Hawks	Alan Seiden
15	2-7	Hawks		Cal Ramsey
16	2-8	Celtics		Gene Guarilia
R o u n d 3
17	3-1	Royals		Mike Mendenhall
18	3-2	Pistons		Gary Alcorn
19	3-3	Warriors		Jim Hickaday
20	3-4	Lakers		Bob Smith
21	3-5	Nationals		Jon Cincebox
22	3-6	Knicks		Bob Anderegg
23	3-7	Hawks		Hank Stein
24	3-8	Celtics		Ralph Croswaite
R o u n d 4
25	4-1	Royals		Leo Byrd
26	4-2	Pistons		George Lee
27	4-3	Warriors		Ron Stevenson
28	4-4	Lakers		Wilson Eison
29	4-5	Nationals		Paul Neumann
30	4-6	Knicks		John Cox
31	4-7	Hawks		Lee Harman
32	4-8	Celtics		Ed Kazakavich
R o u n d 5
33	5-1	Royals		Harry Kirchner
34	5-2	Pistons		Tony Windis
35	5-3	Warriors		Bill Telasky
36	5-4	Lakers		Bobby Joe Mason
37	5-5	Nationals		Roger Taylor
38	5-6	Knicks		Herb Busch
39	5-7	Hawks		Nick Mantis
40	5-8	Celtics		Don Lange
R o u n d 6
41	6-1	Royals		Don Hennon
42	6-2	Pistons		Lou Jordan
43	6-3	Warriors		Joe Spratt
44	6-4	Lakers		Jim Henry
45	6-5	Nationals		Bob Dalton
46	6-6	Knicks		Bucky McDonald
47	6-7	Hawks		Mike Moran
48	6-8	Celtics		Bob Cumings
R o u n d 7
49	7-1	Royals		Dale Moore
50	7-2	Pistons		Doug Smart
51	7-3	Warriors		Joe Ryan
52	7-4	Lakers		Charley Grote
53	7-5	Nationals		Darnell Haney
54	7-6	Knicks		Russ Robinson
55	7-7	Hawks		Orby Arnold
R o u n d 8
56	8-1	Royals		Don Matuszak
57	8-2	Pistons		Chuck Curtis
58	8-3	Warriors		Dave Gunther
59	8-4	Lakers		Leon Hill
60	8-5	Knicks		Walt Torrence
61	8-6	Hawks		Willie Merriwether
R o u n d 9
62	9-1	Royals		Joe Billy McDade
63	9-2	Pistons		Doyle Edmiston
64	9-3	Warriors		Carl Belz
65	9-4	Lakers		Jim Mudd
66	9-5	Knicks		Jerry Shipp
67	9-6	Hawks		Lou Pucillo
R o u n d 1 0
68	10-1	Royals		Joe Viviano
69	10-2	Pistons		Bruno Boin
70	10-3	Warriors		Tony Sellari
71	10-4	Lakers		Roger Johnson
72	10-5	Knicks		Paul Wilcox
73	10-6	Hawks		Ron Loneski
R o u n d 1 1
74	11-1	Royals		Charley Brown
75	11-2	Pistons		M.C. Burton
76	11-3	Warriors		Phil Warren
77	11-4	Lakers		Jack Evans
78	11-5	Knicks		Paul Benes
79	11-6	Hawks		John Barnhill
R o u n d 1 2
80	12-1	Royals		Roger Wendel
81	12-2	Lakers		Vern Baggenstoss
82	12-3	Knicks		Ed Blair
R o u n d 1 3
83	13-1	Lakers		Dwayne Smith
84	13-2	Knicks		John Nicoll
R o u n d 1 4
85	14-1	Knicks		Jack Israel