The first seasons of No. 1 picks in the NBA Lottery since it began in 1985, with teams, player drafted, records in the season before and after he was drafted:
Year Team`Pick` W L W L Diff
1985-86 N.Y. Patrick Ewing 24-58 23-59 -1
1986-87 Cle Brad Daugherty 29-53 31-51 +2
1987-88 S.A. David Robinson 28-54 56-26 +28
1988-89 LAC Danny Manning 17-65 21-61 +4
1989-90 Sac Pervis Ellison 27-55 23-59 -4
1990-91 N.J. Derrick Coleman 17-65 26-56 +9
1991-92 Cha Larry Johnson 26-56 31-51 +5
1992-93 Orl Shaquille O’Neal 21-61 41-41 +20
1993-94 G.S. Chris Webber 34-48 50-32 +16
1994-95 Mil. Glenn Robinson 20-62 34-48 +14
1995-96 G.S. Joe Smith 26-56 36-46 +10
1996-97 Phi Allen Iverson 18-64 22-60 +4
1997-98 S.A. Tim Duncan 20-62 56-26 +36
1998-99 LAC Michael Olowokandi 17-65 9-41 – 2-a
1999-00 Chi Elton Brand 13-37 17-65 – 4-a
2000-01 N.J. Kenyon Martin 31-51 26-56 – 5
2001-02 Was Kwame Brown 19-63 37-45 +18
2002-03 Hou Yao Ming 28-54 43-39 +15
2003-04 Cle LeBron James 17-65 35-47 +18
2004-05 Orl Dwight Howard 21-61 36-46 +15
2005-06 Mil Andrew Bogut 30-52 40-42 +10
2006-07 Tor Andrea Bargnani 27-55 47-35 +20
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Year Player G Pts Reb
85-86 Ewing-x 50 20.0 9.0
86-87 Daugherty-y 80 15.7 8.1
87-88 Robinson-xz 82 24.3 12.0
88-89 Manning 26 16.7 6.6
89-90 Ellison 34 8.0 5.8
90-91 Coleman-x 74 18.4 10.3
91-92 Johnson-x 82 19.2 11.0
92-93 O’Neal-x 81 23.4 13.9
93-94 Webber-wx 76 17.5 9.1
94-95 Robinson 80 21.9 6.4
95-96 Smith 82 15.3 8.7
96-97 Iverson-x 76 23.5 4.1
97-98 Duncan-x 82 21.1 11.9
98-99 Olowokandi 45 8.9 7.9
99-00 Brand-x 81 20.1 10.0
00-01 Martin 68 12.0 7.4
01-02 Brown 57 4.5 3.5
02-03 Yao Ming 82 13.5 8.2
03-04 James-x 79 20.9 5.5
04-05 Howard 82 12.0 10.0
05-06 Bogut 82 9.4 7.0
06-07 Bargnani 65 11.6 3.9
a-estimated because of lockout-shortened season
w-Originally drafted by Orlando and traded to Golden State
x-Rookie of the Year
y-Pick traded by Philadelphia to Cleveland
z-Did not play until two years later because of military service
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