Every 20th pick in NBA draft history

73 players have gone 20th in the NBA draft since 1951, from Bill Mann to Jayden Quaintance in 2026. The most decorated: Larry Nance (1981; 2x NBA All-Defensive Second Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, 3x All-Star), Gus Williams (1975; All-NBA First Team, All-NBA Second Team, 2x All-Star), and Zydrunas Ilgauskas (1996; NBA All-Rookie First Team, 2x All-Star). 62 of the 73 won nothing on the NBA honours list.

NBA draft, every No. 20 pick by year

Year	Player	Team	Honours
2026	Jayden Quaintance	San Antonio Spurs	—
2025	Kasparas Jakučionis	Miami Heat	—
2024	Jaylon Tyson	Cleveland Cavaliers	—
2023	Cam Whitmore	Houston Rockets	—
2022	Malaki Branham	San Antonio Spurs	—
2021	Jalen Johnson	Atlanta Hawks	All-NBA Third Team, All-Star
2020	Precious Achiuwa	Miami Heat	—
2019	Matisse Thybulle	Boston Celtics	2x NBA All-Defensive Second Team
2018	Josh Okogie	Minnesota Timberwolves	—
2017	Harry Giles III	Portland Trail Blazers	—
2016	Caris LeVert	Indiana Pacers	—
2015	Delon Wright	Toronto Raptors	—
2014	Bruno Caboclo	Toronto Raptors	—
2013	Tony Snell	Chicago Bulls	—
2012	Evan Fournier	Denver Nuggets	—
2011	Donatas Motiejunas	Minnesota Timberwolves	—
2010	James Anderson	San Antonio Spurs	—
2009	Eric Maynor	Utah Jazz	—
2008	Alexis Ajinca	Charlotte Bobcats	—
2007	Jason Smith	Miami Heat	—
2006	Renaldo Balkman	New York Knicks	—
2005	Julius Hodge	Denver Nuggets	—
2004	Jameer Nelson	Denver Nuggets	NBA All-Rookie Second Team, All-Star
2003	Dahntay Jones	Boston Celtics	—
2002	Kareem Rush	Toronto Raptors	—
2001	Brendan Haywood	Cleveland Cavaliers	—
2000	Speedy Claxton	Philadelphia 76ers	—
1999	Dion Glover	Atlanta Hawks	—
1998	Roshown McLeod	Atlanta Hawks	—
1997	Paul Grant	Minnesota Timberwolves	—
1996	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	Cleveland Cavaliers	NBA All-Rookie First Team, 2x All-Star
1995	Jason Caffey	Chicago Bulls	—
1994	B.J. Tyler	Philadelphia 76ers	—
1993	Scott Burrell	Charlotte Hornets	—
1992	Hubert Davis	New York Knicks	—
1991	John Turner	Houston Rockets	—
1990	Gerald Glass	Minnesota Timberwolves	—
1989	Jeff Sanders	Chicago Bulls	—
1988	Kevin Edwards	Miami Heat	NBA All-Rookie Second Team
1987	Jim Farmer	Dallas Mavericks	—
1986	Buck Johnson	Houston Rockets	—
1985	Sam Vincent	Boston Celtics	—
1984	Tony Campbell	Detroit Pistons	—
1983	Roy Hinson	Cleveland Cavaliers	—
1982	Paul Pressey	Milwaukee Bucks	2x NBA All-Defensive First Team, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
1981	Larry Nance	Phoenix Suns	2x NBA All-Defensive Second Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, 3x All-Star
1980	Bill Hanzlik	Seattle SuperSonics	NBA All-Defensive Second Team
1979	Larry Knight	Utah Jazz	—
1978	Frankie Sanders	San Antonio Spurs	—
1977	Glenn Mosley	Philadelphia 76ers	—
1976	Major Jones	Portland Trail Blazers	—
1975	Gus Williams	Golden State Warriors	All-NBA First Team, All-NBA Second Team, NBA All-Rookie First Team, 2x All-Star
1974	Jan Van Breda Kolff	Portland Trail Blazers	—
1973	Mike D'Antoni	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	2x NBA Coach of the Year
1972	John Gianelli	Houston Rockets	—
1971	Willard Sojourner	Chicago Bulls	—
1970	Jake Ford	Seattle SuperSonics	—
1969	Ken Spain	Chicago Bulls	—
1968	Emanuel Leaks	Detroit Pistons	—
1967	Malikin Strong	Baltimore Bullets	—
1966	Erwin Mueller	Chicago Bulls	NBA All-Rookie First Team
1965	Ron Reed	Detroit Pistons	—
1964	Larry Jones	Philadelphia 76ers	—
1963	Steve Gray	San Francisco Warriors	—
1962	Harold Hudgens	Detroit Pistons	—
1961	York Larese	Chicago Packers	—
1960	Frank Case	Detroit Pistons	—
1959	Bob Anderegg	New York Knicks	—
1958	Frank Howard	Philadelphia Warriors	—
1957	John Smyth	St. Louis Hawks	—
1955	Dick Boushka	Minneapolis Lakers	—
1954	Walt Walowac	Milwaukee Hawks	—
1951	Bill Mann	Baltimore Bullets	—

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.