1963 NBA Draft
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1963 NBA Draft produced one Hall of Famer (Nate Thurmond), as well as a future NBA team and league executive (Rod Thorn) in the first round. The Syracuse Nationals participated in the draft for the final time, before becoming the Philadelphia 76ers that summer.
| = All-Star | |
| = Hall of Fame |
[edit] Territorial pick
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Thacker |  United States |
Cincinnati Royals | Cincinnati |
[edit] Round one
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Art Heyman | United States |
New York Knicks | Duke |
| 2 | Rod Thorn | United States |
Baltimore Bullets | West Virginia |
| 3 | Nate Thurmond | United States |
San Francisco Warriors | Bowling Green |
| 4 | Eddie Miles | United States |
Detroit Pistons | Seattle |
| 5 | Gerry Ward | United States |
St. Louis Hawks | Boston College |
| 6 | Tom Hoover | United States |
Syracuse Nationals | Villanova |
| 7 | Roger Strickland | United States |
Los Angeles Lakers | Jacksonville |
| 8 | Bill Green | United States |
Boston Celtics | Colorado State |
[edit] Round two
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Jerry Harkness | United States |
New York Knicks | Loyola (IL) |
| 10 | Gus Johnson | United States |
Baltimore Bullets | Idaho |
| 11 | Gary Hill | United States |
San Francisco Warriors | Oklahoma City |
| 12 | Jerry Smith | United States |
Detroit Pistons | Furman |
| 13 | Jim King | United States |
Los Angeles Lakers | Tulsa |
| 14 | Leland Mitchell | United States |
St. Louis Hawks | Mississippi State |
| 15 | Hershell West | United States |
Syracuse Nationals | Grambling |
| 16 | Mel Gibson | United States |
Los Angeles Lakers | Western Carolina |
| 17 | Ken Saylors | United States |
St. Louis Hawks | Arkansas Tech |
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