Every 18th pick in NBA draft history

73 players have gone 18th in the NBA draft since 1951, from Mel Payton to Christian Anderson in 2026. The most decorated: Joe Dumars (1985; 4x NBA All-Defensive First Team, 2x All-NBA Third Team, 6x All-Star), Eric Bledsoe (2010; NBA All-Defensive First Team, NBA All-Defensive Second Team), and Theo Ratliff (1995; 2x NBA All-Defensive Second Team, All-Star). 64 of the 73 won nothing on the NBA honours list.

NBA draft, every No. 18 pick by year

Year	Player	Team	Honours
2026	Christian Anderson	Charlotte Hornets	—
2025	Walter Clayton Jr.	Washington Wizards	—
2024	Tristan da Silva	Orlando Magic	—
2023	Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Miami Heat	NBA All-Rookie First Team
2022	Dalen Terry	Chicago Bulls	—
2021	Tre Mann	Oklahoma City Thunder	—
2020	Josh Green	Dallas Mavericks	—
2019	Goga Bitadze	Indiana Pacers	—
2018	Lonnie Walker IV	San Antonio Spurs	—
2017	T.J. Leaf	Indiana Pacers	—
2016	Henry Ellenson	Detroit Pistons	—
2015	Sam Dekker	Houston Rockets	—
2014	Tyler Ennis	Phoenix Suns	—
2013	Shane Larkin	Atlanta Hawks	—
2012	Terrence Jones	Houston Rockets	—
2011	Chris Singleton	Washington Wizards	—
2010	Eric Bledsoe	Oklahoma City Thunder	NBA All-Defensive First Team, NBA All-Defensive Second Team, NBA All-Rookie Second Team
2009	Ty Lawson	Minnesota Timberwolves	—
2008	JaVale McGee	Washington Wizards	—
2007	Marco Belinelli	Golden State Warriors	—
2006	Oleksiy Pecherov	Washington Wizards	—
2005	Gerald Green	Boston Celtics	—
2004	JR Smith	New Orleans Hornets	—
2003	David West	New Orleans Hornets	2x All-Star
2002	Curtis Borchardt	Orlando Magic	—
2001	Jason Collins	Houston Rockets	—
2000	Quentin Richardson	Los Angeles Clippers	—
1999	James Posey	Denver Nuggets	NBA All-Rookie Second Team
1998	Mirsad Turkcan	Houston Rockets	—
1997	Chris Anstey	Portland Trail Blazers	—
1996	John Wallace	New York Knicks	—
1995	Theo Ratliff	Detroit Pistons	2x NBA All-Defensive Second Team, All-Star
1994	Eric Mobley	Milwaukee Bucks	—
1993	Luther Wright	Utah Jazz	—
1992	Tracy Murray	San Antonio Spurs	—
1991	Kevin Brooks	Milwaukee Bucks	—
1990	Duane Causwell	Sacramento Kings	—
1989	B.J. Armstrong	Chicago Bulls	—
1988	Ricky Berry	Sacramento Kings	—
1987	Mark Jackson	New York Knicks	NBA All-Rookie First Team, NBA Rookie of the Year, All-Star
1986	Mark Alarie	Denver Nuggets	—
1985	Joe Dumars	Detroit Pistons	4x NBA All-Defensive First Team, 2x All-NBA Third Team, NBA All-Defensive Second Team, 6x All-Star
1984	Vern Fleming	Indiana Pacers	—
1983	Randy Breuer	Milwaukee Bucks	—
1982	Ricky Pierce	Detroit Pistons	2x NBA Sixth Man of the Year, All-Star
1981	Ray Tolbert	New Jersey Nets	—
1980	Don Collins	Atlanta Hawks	—
1979	Reggie King	Kansas City Kings	—
1978	Dave Corzine	Washington Bullets	—
1977	Wesley Cox	Golden State Warriors	—
1976	Willie Smith	Chicago Bulls	—
1975	Kevin Grevey	Washington Bullets	—
1974	Gary Brokaw	Milwaukee Bucks	—
1973	Raymond Lewis	Philadelphia 76ers	—
1972	Joby Wright	Seattle SuperSonics	—
1971	Steve Patterson	Cleveland Cavaliers	—
1970	Calvin Murphy	San Diego Rockets	NBA All-Rookie First Team, All-Star
1969	Ronald Taylor	Seattle SuperSonics	—
1968	Bob Quick	Baltimore Bullets	—
1967	Bob Netolicky	San Diego Rockets	—
1966	Leon Clark	Boston Celtics	—
1965	Keith Erickson	San Francisco Warriors	—
1964	Wali Jones	Detroit Pistons	—
1963	Bill O'Connor	New York Knicks	—
1962	Bobby Rascoe	New York Knicks	—
1961	Jack Turner	Chicago Packers	—
1960	Jim Hagan	Los Angeles Lakers	—
1959	Bobby Smith	Minneapolis Lakers	—
1958	Roy DeWitz	Detroit Pistons	—
1957	Bill Ebben	Detroit Pistons	—
1955	Buzz Wilkinson	Boston Celtics	—
1954	Al Bianchi	Minneapolis Lakers	—
1951	Mel Payton	Philadelphia Warriors	—

Honours from the NBA award history and the All-Star selections, matched to the pick by name. Picks from the NBA's own draft history.