| Past First-Round Picks | NBA Career Averages | ||||
| YEAR | PICK | PLAYER | PPG | RPG | APG |
| 2010 | 10 | Paul George | 10.0 | 4.7 | 1.8 |
| 2009 | 13 | Tyler Hansbrough | 9.9 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | 11 | Jerryd Bayless | 8.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| 2006 | 17 | Shawne Williams | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | 17 | Danny Granger | 18.2 | 5.2 | 2.0 |
| 2004 | 29 | David Harrison | 5.0 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 14 | Fred Jones | 7.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | 27 | Primoz Brezec | 7.2 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| 1999 | 26 | Vonteego Cummings | 6.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| 1998 | 25 | Al Harrington | 13.8 | 5.7 | 1.7 |
| 1997 | 12 | Austin Croshere | 6.8 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| 1996 | 10 | Erick Dampier | 7.4 | 7.1 | 0.8 |
| 1995 | 23 | Travis Best | 7.6 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
| 1994 | 15 | Eric Piatkowski | 7.5 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| 1993 | 14 | Scott Haskin | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | 14 | Malik Sealy | 10.1 | 3.2 | 1.7 |
| 1991 | 13 | Dale Davis | 8.0 | 7.9 | 0.9 |
| 1989 | 7 | George McCloud | 9.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| 1988 | 2 | Rik Smits | 14.8 | 6.1 | 1.4 |
| 1987 | 11 | Reggie Miller | 18.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 1986 | 4 | Chuck Person | 14.7 | 5.1 | 2.8 |
| 1985 | 2 | Wayman Tisdale | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1984 | 18 | Vern Fleming | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1983 | 2 | Steve Stipanovich | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1983 | 23 | Mitchell Wiggins | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1982 | 8 | Clark Kellogg | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1981 | 14 | Herb Williams | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1979 | 13 | Dudley Bradley | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1978 | 3 | Rick Robey | N/A | N/A | N/A |