Who was the first pick in the 2009 NBA draft?

Answer 1

LeBron James was the number one overall pick, being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Many have speculated that the Cavaliers had purposely tanked (in other words, lost on purpose) their season in order to secure a good chance to get the #1 pick. This draft was known as the LeBron James draft simply because how dominate LeBron was in high school.

Answer 2

Team Pick From

01. Orlando Dwight Howard SW Atlanta Christian Academy (Ga.)

02. Charlotte Emeka Okafor UCONN

03. Chicago Ben Gordon UCONN

04. L.A. Clippers Shaun Livingston Peoria Central HS (Ill.)

05. Washington Devin Harris Wisconsin

06. Atlanta Josh Childress Stanford

07. Phoenix Loul Deng Duke

08. Toronto Rafeal Arajuo BYU

09. Philadelphia Andre Iguodala Arizona

10. Cleveland Luke Jackson Oregon

11. Golden State Andris Biedrins Latvia

12. Seattle Robert Swift Bakersfield HS (Calif.)

13. Portland Sebastian Telfair Abraham Lincoln HS (N.Y.)

14. Utah Kris Humpries Minnesota

15. Boston Al Jefferson Prentiss HS (Miss.)

16. Utah Kirk Snyder Nevada

17. Atlanta Josh Smith Oak Hill Academy (Va.)

18. New Orleans JR Smith St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.)

19. Miami Dorell Wright Leuzinger HS (Calif.)

20. Denver Jameer Nelson St. Joseph's

21. Utah Pavel Podkolzine Russia

22. Portland Viktor Khryapa Russia

23. Portland Sergei Monia Russia

24. Boston Delonte West St. Joseph's

25. Boston Tony Allen Oklahoma State

26. Sacramento Kevin Martin Western Carolina

27. L.A. Lakers Sasha Vujacic Slovenia

28. San Antonio Sasha Vujacic Slovenia

29. Indiana David Harrison Colorado

Answer 3

ROUND 1

# TEAM SELECTION School/Country

1 Toronto Raptors Andrea Bargnani Italy

2 Chicago Bulls LaMarcus Aldridge Texas

3 Charlotte Bobcats Adam Morrison Gonzaga

4 Portland Trail Blazers Tyrus Thomas Louisiana State

5 Atlanta Hawks Shelden Williams Duke

6 Minnesota Timberwolves Brandon Roy Washington

7 Boston Celtics Randy Foye Villanova

8 Houston Rockets Rudy Gay Connecticut

9 Golden State Warriors Patrick O'Bryant Bradley

10 Seattle Supersonics Saer Sene Senegal

11 Orlando Magic J.J. Redick Duke

12 N.O./Okla. City Hornets Hilton Armstrong Connecticut

13 Philadelphia 76ers Thabo Sefolosha Switzerland

14 Utah Jazz Ronnie Brewer Arkansas

15 N.O./Okla. City Hornets Cedric Simmons North Carolina State

16 Chicago Bulls Rodney Carney Memphis

17 Indiana Pacers Shawne Williams Memphis

18 Washington Wizards Oleksiy Pecherov Ukraine

19 Sacramento Kings Quincy Douby Rutgers

20 New York Knicks Renaldo Balkman South Carolina

21 Phoenix Suns Rajon Rondo Kentucky

22 New Jersey Nets Marcus Williams Connecticut

23 New Jersey Nets Josh Boone Connecticut

24 Memphis Grizzlies Kyle Lowry Villanova

25 Cleveland Cavaliers Shannon Brown Michigan State

26 L.A. Lakers Jordan Farmar UCLA

27 Phoenix Suns Sergio Rodriguez Spain

28 Dallas Mavericks Maurice Ager Michigan State

29 New York Knicks Mardy Collins Temple

30 Portland Trail Blazers Joel Freeland United Kingdom

Answer 4

Blake Griffin was selected as the first pick by the LA Clippers.