2020 — Anthony Edwards, base, Georgia (Minnesota)
2019 — Zion Williamson, alero, Duke (Nueva Orleáns)
2018 — Deandre Ayton, pívot, Arizona (Phoenix)
2017 — Markelle Fultz, base, Filadelfia (Washington)
2016 — Ben Simmons, alero, Filadelfia (LSU)
2015 — Karl-Anthony Towns, pívot, Minnesota (Kentucky)
2014 — Andrew Wiggins, base, Cleveland (Kansas)
2013 — Anthony Bennett, alero, Cleveland (UNLV)
2012 — Anthony Davis, alero, Nueva Orleáns (Kentucky)
2011 — Kyrie Irving, base, Cleveland (Duke)
2010 — John Wall, base, Washington (Kentucky)
2009 — Blake Griffin, alero, Los Angeles Clippers (Oklahoma)
2008 — Derrick Rose, base, Chicago (Memphis)
2007 — Greg Oden, pívot, Portland (Ohio State)
2006 — Andrea Bargnani, alero, Toronto (Benetton Treviso, Italia)
2005 — Andrew Bogut, pívot, Milwaukee (Utah)
2004 — Dwight Howard, alero, Orlando (Southwest Atlantic Christian Academy, Atlanta)
2003 — LeBron James, base, Cleveland (St. Vincent-St. Mary HS, Akron, Ohio)
2002 — Yao Ming, pívot, Houston (China)
2001 — Kwame Brown, ala-pívot, Washington (Glynn Academy HS)
2000 — Kenyon Martin, alero, Nueva Jersey (Cincinnati)
1999 — Elton Brand, alero, Chicago (Duke)
1998 — Michael Olowokandi, pívot, L.A. Clippers (Pacific)
1997 — Tim Duncan, pívot, San Antonio (Wake Forest)
1996 — Allen Iverson, base, Filadelfia (Georgetown)
1995 — Joe Smith, pívot, Golden State (Maryland)
1994 — Glenn Robinson, alero, Milwaukee (Purdue)
1993 — Chris Webber, alero, Orlando (Michigan)
1992 — Shaquille O’Neal, pívot, Orlando (LSU)
1991 — Larry Johnson, alero, Charlotte (UNLV)
1990 — Derrick Coleman, alero, Nueva Jersey (Syracuse)
1989 — Pervis Ellison, pívot, Sacramento (Louisville)
1988 — Danny Manning, alero, L.A. Clippers (Kansas)
1987 — David Robinson, pívot, San Antonio (Armada)
1986 — Brad Daugherty, pívot, Cleveland (North Carolina)
1985 — Patrick Ewing, pívot, Nueva York (Georgetown)
1984 — Akeem Olajuwon, pívot, Houston (Houston)
1983 — Ralph Sampson, pívot, Houston (Virginia)
1982 — James Worthy, alero, L.A. Lakers (North Carolina)
1981 — Mark Aguirre, alero, Dallas (DePaul)
1980 — Joe Barry Carroll, pívot, Golden State (Purdue)
1979 — Magic Johnson, base, L.A. Lakers (Michigan State)
1978 — Mychal Thompson, pívot, Portland (Minnesota)
1977 — Kent Benson, pívot, Milwaukee (Indiana)
1976 — John Lucas, base, Houston (Maryland)
1975 — David Thompson, base, Atlanta (N.C. State)
1974 — Bill Walton, pívot, Portland (UCLA)
1973 — Doug Collins, base, Filadelfia (Illinois State)
1972 — LaRue Martin, pívot, Portland (Loyola of Chicago)
1971 — Austin Carr, base, Cleveland (Notre Dame)
1970 — Bob Lanier, pívot, Detroit (St. Bonaventure)
1969 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, pívot, Milwaukee (UCLA)
1968 — Elvin Hayes, pívot, Houston (Houston)
1967 — Jimmy Walker, base, Detroit (Providence)
1966 — Cazzie Russell, alero, Nueva York (Michigan)