NBA Draft Territorial Picks
Territorial Picks- In the league's early years, when teams were struggling to include fan bases the draft included territorial picks. Before the start of the draft, a team could forfeit its first-round pick and instead select a player from its immediate area, presumably with a strong local following.
| Year | Name | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Paul Arizin | Philadelphia | Villanova |
| 1950 | Wally Osterkorn | Chicago | Illinois |
| 1951 | Whitey Skoog | Minneapolis | Minnesota |
| 1952 | Bill Mlkvy | Philadelphia | Temple |
| 1953 | Ernie Beck | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
| 1953 | Walter Dukes | New York | Seton Hall |
| 1953 | Larry Hennessy | Philadelphia | Villanova |
| 1953 | Norm Grekin | Philadelphia | La Salle |
| 1953 | Fred Iehle | Philadelphia | La Salle |
| 1954 | Dick Rosenthal | Ft. Wayne | Notre Dame |
| 1954 | Togo Palazzi | Boston | Holy Cross |
| 1954 | Ed Kalafat | Minneapolis | Minnesota |
| 1955 | Tom Gola | Philadelphia | La Salle |
| 1955 | Dick Garmaker | Minneapolis | Minnesota |
| 1956 | Tom Heinsohn | Boston | Holy Cross |
| 1958 | Guy Rodgers | Philadelphia | Temple |
| 1959 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia | Harlem Globetrotters |
| 1959 | Bob Ferry | St. Louis | St. Louis |
| 1960 | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati | Cincinnati |
| 1962 | Dave DeBusschere | Detroit | Detroit |
| 1962 | Jerry Lucas | Cincinnati | Ohio State |
| 1963 | Tom Thacker | Cincinnati | Cincinnati |
| 1964 | Walt Hazzard | LA Lakers | UCLA |
| 1964 | George Wilson | Cincinnati | Cincinnati |
| 1965 | Bill Bradley | New York | Princeton |
| 1965 | Bill Buntin | Detroit | Michigan |
| 1965 | Gail Goodrich | LA Lakers | UCLA |