Ranker NBAList RulesVote based only on career success with the Milwaukee Bucks. Only picks made since the NBA/ABA merger (since 1977).
The history of Milwaukee Bucks first round draft picks in the modern era of the NBA involves both positive and negative results. Superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, one of the best players in the NBA right now, is already making a case as the best overall player selected by Milwaukee in the NBA draft.
All-Stars such as Sidney Moncrief and Marques Johnson aren't on the same level as Antetokounmpo, but they are far from joining the list of all-time NBA draft busts, like 2008 first-round Bucks pick Joe Alexander might.
But which of these players stands out above the rest as the top first-round pick in Bucks history? The stats below only reflect the players’ time spent with Milwaukee, and that’s what you should base your vote on. Did this player help contribute to the Bucks?
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Draft selection: 15 (2013)
Stats
465 games played, 18.8 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 4.1 apg, 1.3 bpg, 1.2 spgAchievements
3× NBA All-Star (2017–2019)
2× All-NBA Second Team (2017, 2018)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2017)
NBA Most Improved Player (2017)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2014)2
Draft selection: 5 (1979)
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695 games played, 16.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.3 spgAchievements
5× NBA All-Star (1982–1986)
All-NBA First Team (1983)
4× All-NBA Second Team (1982, 1984–1986)
2× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1983, 1984)
4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1983–1986)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1982)3
Draft selection: 1 (1994)
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568 games played, 21.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.2 spgAchievements
2× NBA All-Star (2000, 2001)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1995)4
102Draft selection: 20 (1982)
Stats
580 games played, 11.9 ppg, 5.6 apg, 4.3 rpg, 1.5 spgAchievements
2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1985, 1986)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1987)5
Draft selection: 3 (1977)
Stats
524 games played, 21.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.3 spgAchievements
4× NBA All-Star (1979–1981, 1983)
All-NBA First Team (1979)
2× All-NBA Second Team (1980, 1981)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1978)6
138Vin Baker
Draft selection: 8 (1993)
Stats
324 games played, 18.3 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.3 bpgAchievements
3× NBA All-Star (1995–1997)
All-NBA Third Team (1997)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1994)7
108Scott Skiles
Draft selection: 22 (1986)
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62 games played, 13.0 ppg, 7.3 apg, 2.6 rpg8
Draft selection: 10 (2009)
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305 games played, 16.5 ppg, 5.6 apg, 3.3 rpg, 1.4 spgAchievements
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2010)9
Draft selection: 23 (1992)
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328 games played, 5.3 ppg, 3.3 apg10
85Draft selection: 8 (1992)
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237 games played, 14.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.2 spg11
Draft selection: 15 (2010)
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233 games played, 6.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.8 bpg12
Draft selection: 2 (2014)
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183 games played, 15.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.0 apg13
1010Draft selection: 1 (2005)
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408 games played, 12.7 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.6 bpgAchievements
All-NBA Third Team (2010)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2006)14
Draft selection: 8 (2003)
Stats
127 games played, 10.0 ppg, 6.5 apgAchievements
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2004)15
Draft selection: 14 (2012)
Stats
405 games played, 7.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.5 bpg16
Draft selection: 9 (1998)
Stats
Never played for Bucks17
810Draft selection: 18 (1983)
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452 games played, 7.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg18
Draft selection: 1 (1977)
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207 games played, 9.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.1 apg19
Draft selection: 21 (1981)
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471 games played, 7.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.7 bpg20
Draft selection: 10 (1997)
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Never played for Bucks21
15Eric Mobley
Draft selection: 18 (1994)
Stats
51 games played, 3.6 ppg22
Draft selection: 11 (1977)
Stats
298 games played, 5.6 ppg23
Draft selection: 11 (1995)
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Never played for Bucks24
Draft selection: 12 (1978)
Stats
67 games played, 6.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg25
Draft selection: 15 (2000)
Stats
Never played for Bucks
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