1953 NBA Draft Pick Transactions
yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain
Draft order for rounds after the first round are not known (except for Celtics, Knicks, and Warriors as indicated).
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted |
| Territorial Pick | ||||
| 1 | T-1 | Knicks | Walter Dukes | |
| Round 1 | ||||
| 2 | 1-1 | Warriors | Ernie Beck | |
| 3 | 1-2 | Bullets | Ray Felix | |
| 4 | 1-3 | Hawks | Bob Houbregs | |
| 5 | 1-4 | Pistons | Jack Molinas | |
| 6 | 1-5 | Royals | Richie Regan | |
| 7 | 1-6 | Celtics | Frank Ramsey | |
| 8 | 1-7 | Nationals | James Neal | |
| Knicks | used to select Walter Dukes as territorial pick (above) | |||
| 9 | 1-8 | Lakers | James Fritsche | |
| Bullets | ||||
| Bob Speight | ||||
| Bob Peterson | ||||
| Bill Schyman | ||||
| Paul Nolen | ||||
| Elmer Tolson | ||||
| Herman Sledzik | ||||
| Connie Rea | ||||
| Dennis Murphy | ||||
| Jack Carby | ||||
| Bob Emmercik | ||||
| Russ Johnson | ||||
| Don Stemmerich | ||||
| Bob Kraback | ||||
| Joe Piorkowski | ||||
| Edward Walsh | ||||
| Celtics | ||||
| 2 | Chet Noe | |||
| 3 | Cliff Hagan | |||
| 4 | Earle Markey | |||
| 5 | John Holup | |||
| 6 | Vernon Stokes | |||
| 7 | Lou Tsioropoulos | |||
| 8 | Ted Lallier | |||
| 9 | Lewis Gilcrease | |||
| 10 | Tom Lillis | |||
| 11 | Gil Reich | |||
| 12 | Jim Dogerty | |||
| Hawks | ||||
| Bill Bolger | ||||
| Irv Bemoras | ||||
| Gene Dyker | ||||
| Joe Cipriano | ||||
| John O'Brien | ||||
| Eddie O'Brien | ||||
| Darrell Tucker | ||||
| Paul Brandt | ||||
| Bob Rousey | ||||
| Knicks | ||||
| 2 | Buddy Ackerman | |||
| 3 | Neil Gordon | |||
| 4 | Thomas Bishop | |||
| 5 | Robert Santini | |||
| Joe Smyth | ||||
| Allan Schutts | ||||
| Richard Atha | ||||
| Forrest Hamilton | ||||
| Richard Prater | ||||
| Bob Matheny | ||||
| Larry O'Connor | ||||
| Delmer Diercks | ||||
| Lakers | ||||
| Ron Feiereisel | ||||
| Hartly Kruger | ||||
| Ken Flowers | ||||
| Zippy Morocco | ||||
| Pete Silas | ||||
| Lloyd Olmstead | ||||
| Joe Richey | ||||
| Hank Budde | ||||
| Walt Kearns | ||||
| Bill Chambers | ||||
| Harold Christensen | ||||
| Bob Gelle | ||||
| Lloyd Thorgaard | ||||
| Bob Gussner | ||||
| Chuck Wolfe | ||||
| Doug Atkins | ||||
| Roger Kuss | ||||
| Nationals | ||||
| Dick Knostman | ||||
| Bill Kenville | ||||
| Andy McGowan | ||||
| Warren Shackelford | ||||
| Bill Jenkins | ||||
| Bill Hull | ||||
| Joe Hughes | ||||
| Gerald Nappy | ||||
| Al Bailey | ||||
| Glen Dille | ||||
| Garrett Beshear | ||||
| Pistons | ||||
| Jack Molinas | ||||
| George Glasgow | ||||
| Jim Bredar | ||||
| Jim Bingham | ||||
| Mike Bodnar | ||||
| Norb Lewinski | ||||
| William Hagan | ||||
| Dean Kelley | ||||
| Dick White | ||||
| Royals | ||||
| Norman Swanson | ||||
| Frank Reddout | ||||
| Will Walls | ||||
| Hugh Beins | ||||
| Kendall Sheets | ||||
| Jim Scottie | ||||
| Dick Gross | ||||
| Jim Gerber | ||||
| Will Bales | ||||
| Bill Edwards | ||||
| Bob Goss | ||||
| Paul Smaagard | ||||
| Kenny Sears | ||||
| John Kurz | ||||
| Ed Kohl | ||||
| Gene Lambert Jr. | ||||
| Tex Silverman | ||||
| Warriors | ||||
| 2 | Larry Hennessy | |||
| 3 | Norm Grekin | |||
| 4 | Fred Ihle | |||
| 5 | Eddie Solomon | |||
| 6 | Don Eby | |||
| 7 | Bob Marske | |||
| 8 | Bill Dodd | |||
| 9 | Bob Sassone | |||
| 10 | Toar Hester | |||
| 11 | John Doogan | |||
| 12 | Charles Duffley | |||
| Jack George | ||||