1961 NBA Draft Pick Transactions
yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted |
| Round 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1-1 | Packers | Walt Bellamy | |
| 2 | 1-2 | Knicks | Tom Stith | |
| 3 | 1-3 | Royals | Larry Siegfried | |
| 4 | 1-4 | Pistons | Ray Scott | |
| 5 | 1-5 | Lakers | Wayne Yates | |
| 6 | 1-6 | Nationals | Ben Warley | |
| 7 | 1-7 | Warriors | Tom Meschery | |
| 8 | 1-8 | Hawks | Cleo Hill | |
| 9 | 1-9 | Celtics | Gary Phillips | |
| Round 2 | ||||
| 10 | 2-1 | Knicks | Whitey Martin | |
| 11 | 2-2 | Royals | Bob Wiesenhahn | |
| 12 | 2-3 | Pistons | Johnny Egan | |
| 13 | 2-4 | Lakers | Fred Sawyer | |
| 14 | 2-5 | Nationals | Chris Smith | |
| 15 | 2-6 | Warriors | Ted Luckenbill | |
| 16 | 2-7 | Hawks | Ron Horn | |
| 17 | 2-8 | Celtics | Al Butler | |
| 18 | 2-9 | Packers | Jack Turner | |
| 19 | 2-10 | Packers | bonus pick awared to expansion Packers | Jerry Graves |
| 20 | 2-11 | Packers | bonus pick awared to expansion Packers | York Larese |
| 21 | 2-12 | Packers | bonus pick awared to expansion Packers | Don Kojis |
| 22 | 2-13 | Packers | bonus pick awared to expansion Packers | Doug Moe |
| 23 | 2-14 | Packers | bonus pick awared to expansion Packers | Jeff Cohen |
| Round 3 | ||||
| 24 | 3-1 | Knicks | Tony Jackson | |
| 25 | 3-2 | Royals | Bob Nordmann | |
| 26 | 3-3 | Pistons | Doug Kistler | |
| 27 | 3-4 | Lakers | Frank Burgess | |
| 28 | 3-5 | Nationals | Charles Osborne | |
| 29 | 3-6 | Warriors | Jack Egan | |
| 30 | 3-7 | Hawks | Tom Chilton | |
| 31 | 3-8 | Celtics | Bill Depp | |
| 32 | 3-9 | Packers | Bill Bridges | |
| Round 4 | ||||
| 33 | 4-1 | Knicks | George Blaney | |
| 34 | 4-2 | Royals | Lowery Kirk | |
| 35 | 4-3 | Pistons | George Finley | |
| 36 | 4-4 | Lakers | Charles Henke | |
| 37 | 4-5 | Nationals | Henry Whitney | |
| 38 | 4-6 | Warriors | John Tidwell | |
| 39 | 4-7 | Hawks | Gus Guydon | |
| 40 | 4-8 | Celtics | Carl Cole | |
| 41 | 4-9 | Packers | Roger Kaiser | |
| Round 5 | ||||
| 42 | 5-1 | Knicks | Bill Smith | |
| 43 | 5-2 | Royals | Rossie Johnson | |
| 44 | 5-3 | Pistons | Dan Doyle | |
| 45 | 5-4 | Lakers | Bill Lickert | |
| 46 | 5-5 | Nationals | Don Jacobson | |
| 47 | 5-6 | Warriors | Bruce Spraggins | |
| 48 | 5-7 | Hawks | John Berberich | |
| 49 | 5-8 | Celtics | Bob DiStefano | |
| 50 | 5-9 | Packers | Howie Carl | |
| Round 6 | ||||
| 51 | 6-1 | Knicks | Cleveland Buckner | |
| 52 | 6-2 | Royals | Bob Slobodnik | |
| 53 | 6-3 | Pistons | Lee Patrone | |
| 54 | 6-4 | Lakers | Bill McClintock | |
| 55 | 6-5 | Nationals | Billy Joe Price | |
| 56 | 6-6 | Warriors | Dick Goldberg | |
| 57 | 6-7 | Hawks | Bob McDonald | |
| 58 | 6-8 | Celtics | Ned Twyman | |
| 59 | 6-9 | Packers | Dave Voss | |
| Round 7 | ||||
| 60 | 7-1 | Knicks | Donnis Butcher | |
| 61 | 7-2 | Royals | Dave Zeller | |
| 62 | 7-3 | Pistons | Burt Price | |
| 63 | 7-4 | Lakers | Albert Alamanza | |
| 64 | 7-5 | Nationals | Roger Newman | |
| 65 | 7-6 | Warriors | Charles McNeil | |
| 66 | 7-7 | Hawks | Charles Riley | |
| 67 | 7-8 | Celtics | Mel Klein | |
| 68 | 7-9 | Packers | Ron Heller | |
| Round 8 | ||||
| 69 | 8-1 | Knicks | Cedrick Price | |
| 70 | 8-2 | Royals | Jerry Thelen | |
| 71 | 8-3 | Pistons | Walter Ward | |
| 72 | 8-4 | Lakers | Bill Ellis | |
| 73 | 8-5 | Nationals | Dave Mills | |
| 74 | 8-6 | Warriors | Larry Swift | |
| 75 | 8-7 | Hawks | Gene Velloff | |
| Celtics | ||||
| 76 | 8-8 | Packers | John Wessels | |
| Round 9 | ||||
| 77 | 9-1 | Knicks | Charles Bowman | |
| 78 | 9-2 | Royals | Larry Krueger | |
| 79 | 9-3 | Pistons | Peter Baltic | |
| 80 | 9-4 | Lakers | Carl Anderson | |
| 81 | 9-5 | Nationals | Rex Tippitt | |
| 82 | 9-6 | Hawks | Herbert Gray | |
| Celtics | ||||
| 83 | 9-7 | Packers | Steve Strange | |
| Round 10 | ||||
| 84 | 10-1 | Knicks | Ron Debillous | |
| 85 | 10-2 | Royals | Jack Waters | |
| 86 | 10-3 | Pistons | Wayne Monson | |
| 87 | 10-4 | Lakers | Robert Williams | |
| 88 | 10-5 | Nationals | Pete Chudy | |
| 89 | 10-6 | Warriors | Leo Hill | |
| 90 | 10-7 | Hawks | Tom Faszholz | |
| Celtics | ||||
| 91 | 10-8 | Packers | Larry Comley | |
| Round 11 | ||||
| 92 | 11-1 | Knicks | Kevin Loughery | |
| 93 | 11-2 | Royals | Carl Short | |
| 94 | 11-3 | Pistons | Richard Kraft | |
| 95 | 11-4 | Lakers | Howard Hunt | |
| 96 | 11-5 | Nationals | Dick Sammons | |
| 97 | 11-6 | Warriors | Corky Whitrow | |
| 98 | 11-7 | Hawks | Dick Kepley | |
| Celtics | ||||
| Packers | ||||
| Round 12 | ||||
| 99 | 12-1 | Knicks | Earl Shultz | |
| 100 | 12-2 | Royals | George Patterson | |
| Pistons | ||||
| Lakers | ||||
| Nationals | ||||
| Warriors | ||||
| 101 | 12-3 | Hawks | Jackie Crawford | |
| Celtics | ||||
| Packers | ||||
| Round 13 | ||||
| 102 | 13-1 | Knicks | Ned Jennings | |
| 103 | 13-2 | Royals | Clair McRoberts | |
| Pistons | ||||
| Lakers | ||||
| Nationals | ||||
| Warriors | ||||
| 104 | 13-3 | Hawks | Howard Stacy | |
| Celtics | ||||
| Packers | ||||
| Round 14 | ||||
| 105 | 14-1 | Knicks | Bill Engressor | |
| 106 | 14-2 | Royals | Carl Bouldin | |
| Pistons | ||||
| Lakers | ||||
| Nationals | ||||
| Warriors | ||||
| Hawks | ||||
| Celtics | ||||
| Packers | ||||
| Round 15 | ||||
| 107 | 15-1 | Knicks | Vince Kempton | |
| Royals | ||||
| Pistons | ||||
| Lakers | ||||
| Nationals | ||||
| Warriors | ||||
| Hawks | ||||
| Celtics | ||||
| Packers | ||||