Who Has the Most Picks in the NBA?

In this post we’ll break down which teams and players have the most picks in the NBA.

The NBA

The NBA is made up of thirty teams, twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada. Each team has fifteen players on its roster. The team with the most picks in the NBA is the Charlotte Hornets.

The National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The NBA was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America, and adopted its current name in 1949. The league consists of 30 teams, of which 29 are based in the United States and one in Canada. It is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, and one of only two NBA leagues (the other being the Women’s National Basketball Association) in which all of its teams are based in the United States.

The NBA is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the national governing body for basketball in the United States. The league’s several international as well as individual team offices are directed out of its head offices located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. NBA Entertainment and NBA TV studios are directed out of offices located in Secaucus, New Jersey.

The Most Picked Teams

There are a few teams that really dominate the NBA when it comes to having the most picks. These teams are the LA Lakers, Boston Celtics, and the Chicago Bulls. These three teams have a combined total of 35 NBA Championships.

The Lakers have the most with 16, the Celtics have 17, and the Bulls have 6. When it comes to who has the most picks in the NBA, these three teams are at the top of list. The Lakers have 31 picks, the Celtics have 30 picks, and the Bulls have 29 picks.

The teams

There are a few teams that have the most picks in the NBA. The Boston Celtics, for example, have a total of 22 picks. The Cleveland Cavaliers have 19 picks, while the Philadelphia Sixers have 17. The most picks held by any one team is 24, which is held by the Brooklyn Nets.

The Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Lakers have been one of the NBA’s most successful teams, winning 16 NBA championships, their last being in 2010. As of 2019, the Lakers hold the record for having made the most appearances in the NBA Finals, with 31. The Lakers franchise began with the 1947 purchase of a disbanded team, the Detroit Gems of the National Basketball League (NBL). The new team began playing in Minneapolis, calling themselves the Minneapolis Lakers. Initially a member of the NBL, the Lakers won the 1948 NBL championship before joining the rival Basketball Association of America (BAA), where they would win five of their next six championships. Led by center George Mikan, who is described by ESPN as guys ahead of his time”, they dominated their opponents throughout this period. After struggling financially in early years due to payment issues among players, poor attendance and ceaseless conflict between owners and players that eventually led to numerous player and coach resources moving from one place to another; Mikan served as a stabilizing force for his team. In another period marked by rapid player movement across teams and persistent conflict between owners and players that led to numerous player and coach resources moving from one place to another; Mikan served as a stabilizing force for his team.

The Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics have the most picks in the NBA with a total of 21. The team also holds the record for the most consecutive wins with a total of 19.

The Miami Heat

With the 2020 NBA Draft just around the corner, it’s time to take a look at which teams have the most draft picks. Entering the draft, the Miami Heat have a league-high seven picks.

The Heat are followed by the Cleveland Cavaliers (six), Charlotte Hornets (five), and Atlanta Hawks and Brooklyn Nets (four each).

At the other end of the spectrum, nine teams don’t have a single pick: the Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz.

Here’s a complete breakdown of every team’s draft capital entering the 2020 NBA Draft.

Team: Miami Heat
Picks: 7
1st Round Picks: #13, #20
2nd Round Picks: #53
3rd Round Picks:
4th Round Picks:
5th Round Picks:
6th Round Picks:#60

The players

As of the 2019-2020 NBA season, the player with the most picks is LeBron James. He has 939 total picks. The player with the second most picks is Kobe Bryant, who has 801 total picks.

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships with the Lakers. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons and ranks third on both the league’s all-time regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists.

LeBron James

As of April 12th, 2020, LeBron James has the most total picks in the NBA with 2,944. He is closely followed by Kobe Bryant with 2,832 total picks.

Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has played thirteen seasons in the NBA, all of them with the Heat. A nine-time NBA All-Star, Wade is a two-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP), winning back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007. He was named to the All-Rookie team in 2004 and the All-Star team six times. In 2006, he led Miami to their first ever NBA Championship.

Wade averaged 7.5 assists per game during the 2005–06 season which led the league and was second in steals per game with 2.2. In the 2006 NBA Finals, Wade averaged 34.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.3 blocks while shooting 49 percent from the field to lead the Miami Heat to their first ever championship and was named MVP of the series

As of 2019, Wade holds Miami franchise records for games played, points scored, assists and steals; he is also second on their all-time scoring list behind only Alonzo Mourning