Every Through the Rafters player drafted in the top 14, from John Wall (2010) to Anthony Davis (2012) and Karl-Anthony Towns (2015).
34 Through the Rafters players have been selected in the NBA lottery.
| Player | Year | Pick | Team | Games | PPG | Era |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Beard | 1949 | #10 | 126 | 15.9 | ||
| Alex Groza | 1949 | #2 | 130 | 22.5 | ||
| Frank Ramsey | 1953 | #6 | 623 | 13.4 | ||
| Cotton Nash | 1964 | #14 | 84 | 5.6 | ||
| Pat Riley | 1967 | #7 | 528 | 7.4 | ||
| Sam Bowie | 1984 | #2 | 511 | 10.9 | ||
| Kenny Walker | 1986 | #5 | 448 | 7 | ||
| Rex Chapman | 1988 | #8 | 666 | 14.6 | ||
| Jamal Mashburn | 1993 | #4 | Dallas Mavericks | 611 | 19.1 | |
| Antoine Walker | 1996 | #6 | 893 | 17.5 | ||
| Ron Mercer | 1997 | #6 | 432 | 13.6 | ||
| Derek Anderson | 1997 | #13 | 615 | 12 | ||
| Patrick Patterson | 2010 | #14 | 719 | 6.7 | ||
| John Wall | 2010 | #1 | 647 | 18.7 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 2010 | #5 | 654 | 19.6 | ||
| Brandon Knight | 2011 | #8 | 451 | 14 | ||
| Anthony Davis | 2012 | #1 | New Orleans Hornets | 807 | 24 | |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | 2012 | #2 | 446 | 8.4 | ||
| Nerlens Noel | 2013 | #6 | 467 | 7.1 | ||
| Julius Randle | 2014 | #7 | 787 | 19.2 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 2015 | #1 | 717 | 22.8 | ||
| Devin Booker | 2015 | #13 | 734 | 24.6 | ||
| Willie Cauley-Stein | 2015 | #6 | 422 | 8.7 | ||
| Trey Lyles | 2015 | #12 | 650 | 7.6 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 2016 | #7 | 608 | 18.9 | ||
| De'Aaron Fox | 2017 | #5 | 598 | 21.1 | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 2017 | #14 | 635 | 16.2 | ||
| Malik Monk | 2017 | #11 | 582 | 12.4 | ||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 2018 | #11 | 527 | 25.3 | ||
| Kevin Knox | 2018 | #9 | 320 | 7.3 | ||
| Tyler Herro | 2019 | #13 | 391 | 19.5 | ||
| Cason Wallace | 2023 | #10 | 224 | 7.9 | ||
| Reed Sheppard | 2024 | #3 | 129 | 9.9 | ||
| Rob Dillingham | 2024 | #8 | 109 | 5 |