| First Round | Player | College |
| 1. Cincinnati Royals | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati |
| 2. Minneapolis Lakers | Jerry West | West Virginia |
| 3. New York Knicks | Darrall Imhoff | California |
| 4. Detroit Pistons | Jack Moreland | Louisiana Tech |
| 5. Syracuse Nationals | Lee Shaffer | North Carolina |
| 6. St. Louis Hawks | Lenny Wilkens | Providence |
| 7. Philadelphia Warriors | Al Bunge | Maryland |
| 8. Boston Celtics | Tom Sanders | New York University |
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