1961 NBA Draft Pick Transactions
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Round 12 | ||||
| 99 | 12-1 | Knicks |
Earl Shultz | |
| 100 | 12-2 | Royals |
George Patterson | |
| 101 | 12-3 | Hawks |
Jackie Crawford | |
| Round 13 | ||||
| 102 | 13-1 | Knicks |
Ned Jennings | |
| 103 | 13-2 | Royals |
Clair McRoberts | |
| 104 | 13-3 | Hawks |
Howard Stacy | |
| Round 14 | ||||
| 105 | 14-1 | Knicks |
Bill Engressor | |
| 106 | 14-2 | Royals |
Carl Bouldin | |
| Round 15 | ||||
| 107 | 15-1 | Knicks |
Vince Kempton | |