The Portland Trail Blazers have made 41 first round picks since being awarded an NBA franchise in 1970. The following is a list of every player the Blazers have taken in the first round of the NBA Draft, though some of the players were traded before ever playing in Portland. For instance, Tyrus Thomas was traded to Chicago along with Viktor Khryapa for LaMarcus Aldridge on draft night in 2006.

2007: Greg Oden (1st overall), Ohio State
2006: Tyrus Thomas (4th overall), Louisiana State
Joel Freeland (30th overall), England
2005: Martell Webster (6th overall), Seattle Prep HS (WA)
2004: Sebastian Telfair (13th overall), Abraham Lincoln HS (NY)
Sergei Monia (23th overall), Russia
2003: Travis Outlaw (23th overall), Starkville HS (MS)
2002: Qyntel Woods (21st overall), Northeast Mississippi Comm. College
2001: Zach Randolph (19th overall), Michigan State University
2000: Erick Barkley (28th overall), St. John's University
1997: Chris Anstey (18th overall), Australia
1996: Jermaine O'Neal (16th overall), Eau Claire High School (SC)
1995: Shawn Respert (8th overall), Michigan State University
1994: Aaron McKie (17th overall), Temple University
1993: James Robinson (21th overall), University of Alabama
1992: Dave Johnson (26th overall), Syracuse University
1990: Alaa Abdelnaby (25th overall), Duke University
1989: Bryron Irving (22nd overall), University of Missouri
1988: Mark Bryant (21st overall), Seton Hall University
1987: Ronnie Murphy (17th overall), Jacksonville University
1986: Walter Berry (14th overall), St. John's University
Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuania
1985: Terry Porter (24th overall), Univ. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
1984: Sam Bowie (2nd overall), University of Kansas
Bernard Thompson (19th overall), University of California, Fresno
1983: Clyde Drexler (14th overall), University of Houston
1982: Fat Lever (11th overall), Arizona State University
1981: Jeff Lamp (15th overall), University of Virginia
Darnell Valentine (16th overall), University of Kansas
1980: Ron Lester (10th Overall), University of Iowa
1979: Jim Paxson (12th overall), University of Dayton
1978: Mychal Thompson (1st overall), University of Minnesota
Ron Brewer (7th overall), University of Arkansas
1977: Rich Laurel (19th overall), Hofstra University
1976: Wally Walker (5th overall), University of Virginia
1975: Lionel Hollins (6th overall, Arizona State University
1974: Bill Walton (1st overall), UCLA
1973: Barry Parkhill (15th overall), University of Virginia
1972: LaRue Martin (1st overall), Loyola University of Chicago
1971: Sidney Wicks (2nd overall), UCLA
1970: Geoff Petrie (8th overall), Princeton University