Who Has The Most NBA Draft Picks?
The answer may surprise you – it’s not the Lakers or the Celtics, but instead a small school in Pennsylvania.
The Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers have had the most NBA draft picks in the past decade. In that span, they have had four No. 1 overall picks, two No. 3 overall picks, and two No. 4 overall picks. That gives them a total of eight top-four picks. They have also had 14 lottery picks, which is the most in the NBA.
The Cavaliers have had the most NBA draft picks since 2003.
The Cavaliers have had the most NBA draft picks since 2003, when they used the first overall pick to draft LeBron James.
Since then, the Cavaliers have drafted a total of 19 players in the first round of the NBA draft. Of those 19 players, seven have gone on to become All-Stars, and three have been named NBA Rookie of the Year. In addition, the Cavaliers have drafted two players who have gone on to win NBA MVP awards (LeBron James and Kyrie Irving), and one player who has won an NBA championship (Kevin Love).
The Cavaliers have had the most NBA draft picks in the last 10 years.
Since the 2010 NBA draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers have had the most draft picks with 19. The Charlotte Hornets (now the Pelicans) have had the second most with 17 draft picks, while the Minnesota Timberwolves have had 16 draft picks in that span.
The Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers have had the second most NBA draft picks since 2003.
Since the 2003 NBA draft, the Lakers have had 44 draft picks. Of those 44 players, only 16 have played more than one season for the Lakers. In fact, only 9 of those 44 players are still on the Lakers roster. The other 35 players were either traded away, waived, or left in free agency.
The Lakers have been very active in the trade market over the past few years and as a result have accumulated a number of future draft picks. They currently own the rights to the Sacramento Kings’ first round pick in 2019 (unprotected), the New Orleans Pelicans’ first round pick in 2019 (top-8 protected), and the Washington Wizards’ first round pick in 2023 (unprotected).
The Lakers also have their own first round picks in 2019 and 2020, as well as two second round picks in 2020.
The Lakers have had the most NBA draft picks in the last 10 years.
In the last 10 years, the Lakers have had the most NBA draft picks. In that time, they have drafted some of the best players in the league, including Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis. The Lakers have also used their draft picks to trade for other star players, like Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard.
The Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves hold the record for the most NBA draft picks with 58. The team has used those draft picks to select some great players, including Kevin Garnett, Stephon Marbury, and Wally Szczerbiak. The team has also had some busts, but that’s the case with any team. Let’s take a look at the Minnesota Timberwolves’ draft history.
The Timberwolves have had the third most NBA draft picks since 2003.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have had the third most NBA draft picks since 2003, behind only the Los Angeles Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers. In that time, they have selected 21 players in the first round and 12 in the second round.
2003:
-Ndudi Ebi (26th overall)
-Kirk Snyder (16th overall)
-Travis Outlaw (23rd overall)
-Sergei Monia (21st overall)
2004:
-Lance Stephenson (40th overall)
-Jonny Flynn (6th overall)
-Ty Lawson (18th overall)
The Timberwolves have had the most NBA draft picks in the last 10 years.
In the last 10 years, the Timberwolves have had the most NBA draft picks. In that time, they have used those picks to select some of the best players in the league, including Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, and Jimmy Butler. While they haven’t always been able to keep those players on their roster, they have still been able to use them to add other talented players.
