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First overall draft picks

The original uses a manually curated list of number-one overall draft selections through the 2026 draft. The archived accepted list defines the scope of this practice prompt.

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Archived score Historical snapshot: October 27–31, 2026. Scores belong to those specific prompts and dates; this is not today’s answer key.

61 / 61 Answers

AnswerPointsTier
Elton BrandFirst pick in the 1999 NBA draft.100Buzzer Beater
Anthony Bennett85Two-Way
Austin Carr85Two-Way
Greg Oden85Two-Way
John Lucas85Two-Way
Kent Benson85Two-Way
Kwame Brown85Two-Way
Larue Martin85Two-Way
Michael Olowokandi85Two-Way
Mychal Thompson85Two-Way
Patrick Ewing85Two-Way
Pervis Ellison85Two-Way
Andrea Bargnani60Deep Bench
Andrew Bogut60Deep Bench
Bill Walton60Deep Bench
Bob Lanier60Deep Bench
Brad Daugherty60Deep Bench
Cazzie Russell60Deep Bench
Danny Manning60Deep Bench
David Thompson60Deep Bench
Deandre Ayton60Deep Bench
Derrick Coleman60Deep Bench
Doug Collins60Deep Bench
Glenn Robinson60Deep Bench
Jimmy Walker60Deep Bench
Joe Barry Carroll60Deep Bench
Joe Smith60Deep Bench
John Wall60Deep Bench
Kenyon Martin60Deep Bench
Larry Johnson60Deep Bench
Mark Aguirre60Deep Bench
Markelle Fultz60Deep Bench
Ralph Sampson60Deep Bench
AJ Dybantsa30Rotation
Andrew Wiggins30Rotation
Ben Simmons30Rotation
Blake Griffin30Rotation
Chris Webber30Rotation
Derrick Rose30Rotation
Elvin Hayes30Rotation
James Worthy30Rotation
Paolo Banchero30Rotation
Yao Ming30Rotation
Zaccharie Risacher30Rotation
Zion Williamson30Rotation
Allen Iverson10Layup
Anthony Davis10Layup
Anthony Edwards10Layup
Cade Cunningham10Layup
Cooper Flagg10Layup
David Robinson10Layup
Dwight Howard10Layup
Hakeem Olajuwon10Layup
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar10Layup
Karl-Anthony Towns10Layup
Kyrie Irving10Layup
LeBron James10Layup
Magic Johnson10Layup
Shaquille O'Neal10Layup
Tim Duncan10Layup
Victor Wembanyama10Layup