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How many No.1 draft picks have the Knicks had on the roster
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9/30/2026  11:37 AM
Ewing, of course, who we drafted at no. 1. KAT is a no. 1 pick from the 2015 draft drafted by Minny. Infamously we traded for Andrea Bargnani in 2013 who had a disastrous Knicks career. That’s all I got
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9/30/2026  1:38 PM
Kenyon Martin
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9/30/2026  1:40 PM
Darko Milicic was #2
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9/30/2026  1:42 PM
Then there was the #2 pick we traded to Chicago for Eddy "Chicken" Curry
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9/30/2026  2:26 PM
Spoilers!

Off the top of my head…

14 players selected No. 1 overall in the NBA draft have played for the New York Knicks, including players originally drafted by other teams.

Player Draft year
Ray Felix 1953
Frank Selvy 1954
Bob Boozer 1959
Walt Bellamy 1961
Bill McGill 1962
Art Heyman 1963
Jim Barnes 1964
Cazzie Russell 1966
Patrick Ewing 1985
Larry Johnson 1991
Kenyon Martin 2000
Andrea Bargnani 2006
Derrick Rose 2008
Karl-Anthony Towns 2015

Oh good lord... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XkmGrX7O0lQ
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9/30/2026  2:31 PM
Derrick Rose!! Of course!
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9/30/2026  3:59 PM
Panos wrote:Darko Milicic was #2

In more ways than one
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