Draft
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for an All-Star Game(s) and an All-NBA Team(s) |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for an All-Star Game(s) |
| ‡ | Denotes player who has been selected for an All-NBA Team(s) |
| # | Denotes draft pick who never played in the NBA regular season |
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Griffin, BlakeBlake Griffin* | PF | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Oklahoma |
| 1 | 2 | Thabeet, HasheemHasheem Thabeet | C | Tanzania | Memphis Grizzlies | Connecticut |
| 1 | 3 | Harden, JamesJames Harden | SG | United States | Oklahoma City Thunder | Arizona State |
| 1 | 4 | Evans, TyrekeTyreke Evans | SG | United States | Sacramento Kings | Memphis |
| 1 | 5 | Rubio, RickyRicky Rubio | PG | Spain | Minnesota Timberwolves | DKV Joventut |
| 1 | 6 | Flynn, JonnyJonny Flynn | PG | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | Syracuse |
| 1 | 7 | Curry, StephenStephen Curry | PG | United States | Golden State Warriors | Davidson |
| 1 | 8 | Hill, JordanJordan Hill | PF | United States | New York Knicks | Arizona |
| 1 | 9 | DeRozan, DeMarDeMar DeRozan | SG | United States | Toronto Raptors | USC |
| 1 | 10 | Jennings, BrandonBrandon Jennings | PG | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Lottomatica Roma |
| 1 | 11 | Williams, TerrenceTerrence Williams | SG | United States | New Jersey Nets | Louisville |
| 1 | 12 | Henderson, GeraldGerald Henderson | SG | United States | Charlotte Bobcats | Duke |
| 1 | 13 | Hansbrough, TylerTyler Hansbrough | PF | United States | Indiana Pacers | North Carolina |
| 1 | 14 | Clark, EarlEarl Clark | SF | United States | Phoenix Suns | Louisville |
| 1 | 15 | Daye, AustinAustin Daye | SF | United States | Detroit Pistons | Gonzaga |
| 1 | 16 | Johnson, JamesJames Johnson | PF | United States | Chicago Bulls | Wake Forest |
| 1 | 17 | Holiday, JrueJrue Holiday | PG | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | UCLA |
| 1 | 18 | Lawson, TyTy Lawson | PG | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | North Carolina |
| 1 | 19 | Teague, JeffJeff Teague | PG | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Wake Forest |
| 1 | 20 | Maynor, EricEric Maynor | PG | United States | Utah Jazz | VCU |
| 1 | 21 | Collison, DarrenDarren Collison | PG | United States | New Orleans Hornets | UCLA |
| 1 | 22 | Claver, VíctorVíctor Claver | SF | Spain | Portland Trail Blazers | Pamesa Valencia |
| 1 | 23 | Casspi, OmriOmri Casspi | SF | Israel | Sacramento Kings | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 1 | 24 | Mullens, ByronByron Mullens | C | United States | Dallas Mavericks | Ohio State |
| 1 | 25 | Beaubois, RodrigueRodrigue Beaubois | PG | France | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cholet |
| 1 | 26 | Gibson, TajTaj Gibson | PF | United States | Chicago Bulls | USC |
| 1 | 27 | Carroll, DeMarreDeMarre Carroll | SF | United States | Memphis Grizzlies | Missouri |
| 1 | 28 | Ellington, WayneWayne Ellington | SG | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | North Carolina |
| 1 | 29 | Douglas, ToneyToney Douglas | SG | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Florida State |
| 1 | 30 | Eyenga, ChristianChristian Eyenga | SF | DR Congo | Cleveland Cavaliers | CB Prat |
| 2 | 31 | Pendergraph, JeffJeff Pendergraph | PF | United States | Sacramento Kings | Arizona State |
| 2 | 32 | Taylor, JermaineJermaine Taylor | SG | United States | Washington Wizards | Central Florida |
| 2 | 33 | Cunningham, DanteDante Cunningham | PF | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Villanova |
| 2 | 34 | Llull, SergioSergio Llull# | PG | Spain | Denver Nuggets | Real Madrid |
| 2 | 35 | Summers, DaJuanDaJuan Summers | SF | United States | Detroit Pistons | Georgetown |
| 2 | 36 | Young, SamSam Young | SF | United States | Memphis Grizzlies | Pittsburgh |
| 2 | 37 | Blair, DeJuanDeJuan Blair | PF | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Pittsburgh |
| 2 | 38 | Brockman, JonJon Brockman | PF | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Washington |
| 2 | 39 | Jerebko, JonasJonas Jerebko | SF | Sweden | Detroit Pistons | Angelico Biella |
| 2 | 40 | Brown, DerrickDerrick Brown | PF | United States | Charlotte Bobcats | Xavier |
| 2 | 41 | Meeks, JodieJodie Meeks | SG | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Kentucky |
| 2 | 42 | Beverley, PatrickPatrick Beverley# | PG | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | BC Dnipro |
| 2 | 43 | Thornton, MarcusMarcus Thornton | SG | United States | Miami Heat | LSU |
| 2 | 44 | Budinger, ChaseChase Budinger | SG | United States | Detroit Pistons | Arizona |
| 2 | 45 | Calathes, NickNick Calathes# | PG | Greecea | Minnesota Timberwolves | Florida |
| 2 | 46 | Green, DannyDanny Green | SF | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | North Carolina |
| 2 | 47 | Norel, HenkHenk Norel# | PF | Netherlands | Minnesota Timberwolves | DKV Joventut |
| 2 | 48 | Griffin, TaylorTaylor Griffin | SF | United States | Phoenix Suns | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 49 | Gladyr, SergiySergiy Gladyr# | SG | Ukraine | Atlanta Hawks | MBС Mykolaiv |
| 2 | 50 | Suton, GoranGoran Suton# | C | Bosnia and Herzegovina United Statesb |
Utah Jazz | Michigan State |
| 2 | 51 | McClinton, JackJack McClinton# | SG | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Miami (FL) |
| 2 | 52 | Price, A. J.A. J. Price | PG | United States | Indiana Pacers | Connecticut |
| 2 | 53 | de Colo, NandoNando de Colo | PG | France | San Antonio Spurs | Cholet |
| 2 | 54 | Vaden, RobertRobert Vaden# | SG | United States | Charlotte Bobcats | UAB |
| 2 | 55 | Mills, PatrickPatrick Mills | PG | Australia | Portland Trail Blazers | Saint Mary's (CA) |
| 2 | 56 | Nivins, AhmadAhmad Nivins# | PF | United States | Dallas Mavericks | Saint Joseph's |
| 2 | 57 | Preldžič, EmirEmir Preldžič# | SF | Slovenia Turkeyc |
Phoenix Suns | Fenerbahçe Ülker |
| 2 | 58 | Hudson, LesterLester Hudson | SG | United States | Boston Celtics | Tennessee-Martin |
| 2 | 59 | Elonu, ChinemeluChinemelu Elonu# | PF | Nigeria United Statesd |
Los Angeles Lakers | Texas A&M |
| 2 | 60 | Dozier, RobertRobert Dozier# | SF | United States | Miami Heat | Memphis |
^ a: Nick Calathes was born in the United States, has dual U.S. and Greek citizenship. He has represented Greece internationally.
^ b: Goran Suton, who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is also a naturalized citizen of the United States since 2006.
^ c: Emir Preldžič, who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also has Slovenian and Turkish citizenship. He had represented Slovenia internationally in 2008, before switching to Turkey.
^ d: Chinemelu Elonu was born in Nigeria, is also a naturalized citizen of the United States.
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