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Madison Square Garden, the home of the Knicks, has also been the site of numerous NBA drafts.

This is a list of the New York Knicks' National Basketball Association (NBA) draft selections from the first and second rounds.

Key

Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation Meaning
T Territorial pick (#) Retired Knicks' Number
^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
x Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-NBA Team
# Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game
Position G Guard PG Point guard SG Shooting guard F Forward SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center

Selections

Bill Bradley was drafted by the Knicks in 1965, as a territorial pick, from Princeton University. He played on the 1970 and 1973 championship teams.
Walt "Clyde" Frazier was the Knicks' first round pick in 1967, a member of the 1970 and 1973 championship squads, and is currently a broadcaster for the team
Phil Jackson was selected in the second round of the 1967 draft and would play on two championship teams with the Knicks. After retiring as a player, he became a coach and won eleven championships: Six with the Bulls and five with the Lakers
Mike Woodson (pictured in 2013) would later also become the Knicks' head coach.
Patrick Ewing was the first overall pick in the 1985 draft
Danilo Gallinari was the sixth overall pick in the 2008 draft. He has since been traded to the Denver Nuggets
Landry Fields was drafted in the second round in 2010
Year League Round Pick Nationality Player College/High School/Club Notes References
1947 1 5 Dick Holub  United States C Long Island
1948 1 4 Dolph Schayes^  United States C NYU
1949 1 7 Dick McGuire^ (15)  United States G St. John's
1950 1 6 Irwin Dambrot#  United States F CCNY
1950 2 17 Herb Scherer  United States C Long Island
1951 1 6 Ed Smith  United States F Harvard
1951 2 15 Roland Minson#  United States G Brigham Young
1952 1 5 Ralph Polson  United States F/C Whitworth
1953 T Walter Dukes+  United States C Seton Hall
1953 2 9 Don Ackerman  United States PG Long Island
1953 2 15 Nield Gordon#  United States F Furman
1954 1 8 Jack Turner  United States G/F Western Kentucky
1954 2 17 Richie Guerin*  United States G Iona
1955 1 4 Ken Sears+  United States PF Santa Clara
1955 2 11 Jerry Mullen#  United States F San Francisco
1956 1 4 Ronnie Shavlik  United States F North Carolina State
1956 2 11 Gary Bergen  United States C Utah
1957 1 5 Brendan McCann  United States G St. Bonaventure
1957 2 13 Larry Friend  United States G/F California
1958 1 3 Mike Farmer  United States SF San Francisco
1958 1 4 Pete Brennan  United States SF North Carolina
1958 2 11 Joe Quigg#  United States F/C North Carolina
1959 1 5 Johnny Green  United States SF Michigan State
1960 1 3 Darrall Imhoff+  United States C California
1960 2 10 Dave Budd  United States PF Wake Forest
1960 2 11 Kelly Coleman#  United States G Kentucky Wesleyan
1961 1 2 Tom Stith  United States SF St. Bonaventure
1961 2 10 Whitey Martin  United States G St. Bonaventure
1962 1 2 Paul Hogue  United States C Cincinnati
1962 2 9 John Rudometkin  United States SF USC
1963 1 1 Art Heyman  United States SF/G Duke
1963 2 9 Jerry Harkness  United States PG Loyola (Chicago)
1964 1 1 Jim Barnes  United States C/F Texas Western
1964 2 8 Willis Reed^ (19)  United States C/F Grambling State
1964 2 13 Howard Komives  United States PG Bowling Green
1965 T Bill Bradley^ (24)  United States SF/SG Princeton
1965 1 3 Dave Stallworth  United States PF/C Wichita State
1965 2 10 Dick Van Arsdale+  United States G/SF Indiana
1965 2 14 Hal Blevins  United States G Arkansas AM&N
1966 1 1 Cazzie Russell+  United States SF/G Michigan
1966 2 11 Henry Akin  United States PF/C Morehead State
1967 1 5 Walt Frazier^ (10)  United States PG Southern Illinois
1967 2 17 Phil Jackson  United States F/C North Dakota
1968 1 10 Bill Hosket, Jr.  United States PF/C Ohio State
1969 1 11 John Warren  United States G/SF St. John's
1969 2 26 Bill Bunting#  United States F/C North Carolina
1970 1 17 Mike Price  United States G Illinois
1970 2 34 Howie Wright#  United States G Austin Peay
1971 1 16 Dean Meminger  United States PG Marquette
1971 2 34 Gregg Northington#  United States C Alabama State
1972 1 8 Tom Riker  United States C/F South Carolina
1973 1 14 Mel Davis  United States SF St. John's
1973 2 28 Patrick McFarland#  United States F/G Saint Joseph's
1974 2 32 Jesse Dark  United States G Virginia Commonwealth
1975 1 9 Gene Short  United States SF Jackson State
1975 2 26 Luther Burden  United States SG Utah
1975 2 34 Larry Fogle  United States G Canisius
1976 2 25 Lonnie Shelton+  United States PF/C Oregon State
1977 1 10 Ray Williams  United States PG Minnesota
1977 2 26 Glen Gondrezick  United States SF/SG UNLV
1977 2 32 Toby Knight  United States PF Notre Dame
1978 1 4 Micheal Ray Richardson+  United States PG/SG Montana
1978 2 32 John Rudd  United States F McNeese State
1978 2 34 Greg Bunch  United States SF Cal State Fullerton
1979 1 3 Bill Cartwright+  United States C San Francisco
1979 1 9 Larry Demic  United States F/C Arizona
1979 1 21 Sly Williams  United States SF/SG Rhode Island
1979 2 27 Reggie Carter  United States SG St. John's
1979 2 34 Kim Goetz#  United States F San Diego State
1980 1 12 Mike Woodson  United States SG/SF Indiana
1980 2 36 DeWayne Scales  United States PF LSU
1981 2 40 Greg Cook#  United States F LSU
1982 1 6 Trent Tucker  United States SG Minnesota
1982 2 29 Scott Hastings  United States PF/C Arkansas
1982 2 34 Vince Taylor  United States SF Duke
1983 1 12 Darrell Walker  United States G Arkansas
1985 1 1 Patrick Ewing^ (33)  United States C Georgetown
1985 2 47 Gerald Wilkins  United States SG UT–Chattanooga
1986 1 5 Kenny Walker  United States SF Kentucky
1986 2 47 Michael Jackson  United States PG Georgetown
1987 1 18 Mark Jackson+  United States PG St. John's
1987 2 25 Ron Moore  United States C West Virginia State
1988 1 19 Rod Stricklandx  United States PG DePaul
1988 2 37 Greg Butler  United States C Stanford
1989 2 50 Brian Quinnett  United States PF Washington State
1990 1 17 Jerrod Mustaf  United States PF/C Maryland
1991 1 12 Greg Anthony  United States PG UNLV
1992 1 20 Hubert Davis  United States SG North Carolina
1994 1 24 Monty Williams  United States SF Notre Dame
1994 1 26 Charlie Ward  United States PG Florida State
1996 1 18 John Wallace  United States SF Syracuse
1996 1 19 Walter McCarty  United States PF Kentucky
1996 1 21 Dontae' Jones  United States PF Mississippi State
1997 1 25 John Thomas  United States C Minnesota
1998 2 38 DeMarco Johnson  United States PF UNC Charlotte
1998 2 44 Sean Marks  New Zealand F/C California
1999 1 15 Frédéric Weis#  France C CSP Limoges (France)
1999 2 46 J. R. Koch  United States F Iowa
2000 1 22 Donnell Harvey  United States SF Florida
2000 2 39 Lavor Postell  United States SG St. John's
2001 2 38 Michael Wright  United States PF Arizona
2001 2 42 Eric Chenowith  United States C Kansas
2002 1 7 Nenê  Brazil PF/C Vasco da Gama (Brazil)
2002 2 36 Miloš Vujanić  Serbia and Montenegro PG KK Partizan (Serbia)
2003 1 9 Michael Sweetney  United States PF Georgetown
2003 2 30 Maciej Lampe  Poland F/C Real Madrid (Spain)
2003 2 39 Slavko Vraneš  Serbia and Montenegro C Budućnost Podgorica (Montenegro)
2004 2 44 Trevor Ariza  United States SF UCLA
2005 1 8 Channing Frye  United States PF/C Arizona
2005 1 30 David Lee+  United States PF/C Florida
2005 2 54 Dijon Thompson  United States SG/SF UCLA
2006 1 20 Renaldo Balkman  United States SF/PF South Carolina
2006 1 29 Mardy Collins  United States PG/SG Temple
2007 1 23 Wilson Chandler  United States SF DePaul
2008 1 6 Danilo Gallinari  Italy SF Olimpia Milano (Italy)
2009 1 8 Jordan Hill  United States PF Arizona
2010 2 38 Andy Rautins  Canada SG Syracuse
2010 2 39 Landry Fields  United States SG Stanford
2011 1 17 Iman Shumpert  United States SG/PG Georgia Tech
2012 2 48 Kostas Papanikolaou  Greece PF Olympiacos (Greece)
2013 1 24 Tim Hardaway Jr.  United States G Michigan
2014 2 34 Cleanthony Early  United States SF Wichita State
2014 2 51 Thanasis Antetokounmpo  Greece SF Delaware 87ers (D-League)
2015 1 4 Kristaps Porziņģis  Latvia C CB Sevilla (Spain)
2017 1 8 Frank Ntilikina  France PG SIG Strasbourg (France)
2017 2 44 Damyean Dotson  United States SG Houston
2017 2 58 Ognjen Jaramaz  Serbia PG Mega Leks (Serbia)
2018 1 9 Kevin Knox II  United States SF Kentucky
2018 2 36 Mitchell Robinson  United States C Chalmette HS (Chalmette, Louisiana)
2019 1 3 RJ Barrett  Canada SG Duke
2019 2 55 Kyle Guy  United States SG Virginia The Knicks traded Guy to the Sacramento Kings along with cash considerations in exchange for 47th pick Ignas Brazdeikis.
2020 1 8 Obi Toppin  United States PF Dayton
2020 1 23 Leandro Bolmaro  Argentina SF FC Barcelona (Spain) The Knicks traded Bolmaro to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a three-team trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for 25th pick Immanuel Quickley.
2021 1 19 Kai Jones  Bahamas C Texas The Knicks traded Jones to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for a future first-round pick. This pick was later traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Cam Reddish.
2021 1 21 Keon Johnson  United States SG Tennessee The Knicks traded Johnson to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the 25th pick Quentin Grimes.
2021 2 32 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl  United States PF/C Villanova The Knicks traded Robinson-Earl to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for the 34th (Miles McBride) and 36th picks (Rokas Jokubaitis).
2021 2 58 Jericho Sims  United States PF Texas
2022 1 11 Ousmane Dieng  France SF New Zealand Breakers (Australia) The Knicks traded Dieng to the Oklahoma City Thunder for three future first-round picks, one of which was traded to the Charlotte Hornets for the 13th overall pick (Jalen Duren), who was subsequently traded to the Detroit Pistons.
2022 2 42 Trevor Keels  United States SG Duke

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