1956 NBA Draft
Information about draft order after the first round of this draft is not known. Picks are listed according to each team.
- T = Territorial picks
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Player Drafted |
| R o u n d 1 | |||
| 1 | 1-1 | Royals | Sihugo Green |
| 2 | 1-2 | Hawks | Bill Russell |
| 3 | 1-3 | Lakers | Jim Paxson |
| 4 | 1-4 | Knicks | Ronnie Shavlik |
| 5 | 1-5 | Nationals | Joe Holup |
| 6T | 1-6T | Celtics | Tom Heinsohn |
| 7 | 1-7 | Pistons | Ron Sobie |
| 8 | 1-8 | Warriors | Hal Lear |
| C e l t i c s | |||
| 1 | Tom Heinsohn | ||
| 2 | K.C. Jones | ||
| 3 | George Linn | ||
| 4 | Dan Swartz | ||
| 5 | Bill Logan | ||
| 6 | Don Boldebuck | ||
| 7 | O'Neal Weaver | ||
| 8 | Vic Molodet | ||
| 9 | Jim Houston | ||
| 10 | Theophileus Lloyd | ||
| H a w k s | |||
| Bill Russell | |||
| Willie Naulls | |||
| Darrell Floyd | |||
| Robin Freeman | |||
| Norman Stewart | |||
| Dave Plunkett | |||
| Julius McCoy | |||
| Morris Taft | |||
| Jim Reed | |||
| Hershel Pederson | |||
| Wally Choice | |||
| Ed Huse | |||
| Arthur Helms | |||
| Junior Morgan | |||
| K n i c k s | |||
| Ronnie Shavlik | |||
| Gary Bergen | |||
| Jerry Harper | |||
| Ronnie Mayer | |||
| Joe Sexton | |||
| Pat Dunn | |||
| Jack Adams | |||
| Art Bunte | |||
| Dick Miller | |||
| Howard Crittendon | |||
| Dick Miani | |||
| Ed Petrie | |||
| Tony Roybal | |||
| L a k e r s | |||
| Jim Paxson | |||
| Terry Rand | |||
| Jerry Bird | |||
| Lloyd Aubrey | |||
| Bill Reigel | |||
| Phil Jordon | |||
| John Barber | |||
| Sam Jones | |||
| Jim Springer | |||
| Phil Grawmeyer | |||
| Robert Hodgson | |||
| Carl Widseth | |||
| John Patzwald | |||
| Elgin Baylor | |||
| N a t i o n a l s | |||
| Joe Holup | |||
| Paul Judson | |||
| Forest Able | |||
| Swede Halbrook | |||
| Jim Ray | |||
| Jim McLaughlin | |||
| Jess Roh | |||
| Chester Webb | |||
| Dick Julio | |||
| Bob Hopkins | |||
| Willie Bergines | |||
| Dick Kenyon | |||
| Milt Graham | |||
| Chuck Rolles | |||
| P i s t o n s | |||
| Ron Sobie | |||
| Bob Kessler | |||
| Bill Thieben | |||
| Charles Slack | |||
| Joe Lieber | |||
| John Schlimm | |||
| Bruce Harris | |||
| R o y a l s | |||
| Si Green | |||
| Bob Burrow | |||
| Dave Piontek | |||
| John McCarthy | |||
| Bill Uhl | |||
| Kevin Thomas | |||
| Carl Cain | |||
| Clayton Carter | |||
| Dan Mannix | |||
| Jerry Moreman | |||
| Gene Carpenter | |||
| W a r r i o r s | |||
| Hal Lear | |||
| Phil Rollins | |||
| Bevo Francis | |||
| Phil Wheeler | |||
| Joe Belmont | |||
| Mickey Winograd | |||
| John Fannon | |||
| Max Anderson | |||
| Ronald Clark | |||
