Boguta, 2.13 metara visokog centra, 20-godišnjeg studenta druge godine sveučilišta Utah kao prvoga na "draftu" izabrali su Milwaukee Bucksi.
Drugi su birali Atlanta Hawksi koji su uzeli krilo Marvina Williamsa sa sveučilišta North Carolina, dok je treći birao Utah Jazz, te uzeo braniča sveučilišta Illinois Derona Williamsa.
Od hrvatskih igrača u prva dva kruga "drafta" izabran je samo branič Splita Roko Leni Ukić, i to kao 11. "pick" druge runde, ukupno 41. Ukića su angažirali Toronto Raptorsi.
SVI IZBORI PRVOG KRUGA "DRAFTA" 2005:
1) Milwaukee: Andrew Bogut, centar, University of Utah
2) Atlanta: Marvin Williams, krilo, North Carolina
3) Utah: Deron Williams, branič, Illinois
4) New Orleans: Chris Paul, branič, Wake Forest
5) Charlotte: Raymond Felton, branič, North Carolina
6) Portland: Martell Webster, branič, Seattle Prep - srednja škola
7) Toronto: Charlie Villanueva, krilo, Connecticut
8) New York: Channing Frye, centar, Arizona
9) Golden State: Ike Diogu, krilo, Arizona State
10) Los Angeles Lakers: Andrew Bynum, centar, St. Joseph's - srednja škola
11) Orlando: Fran Vazquez, krilo/centar, Unicaja Malaga (Španjolska)
12) Los Angeles Clippers: Jaroslav Korolev, krilo, CSKA Moskva (Rusija)
13) Charlotte: Sean May, krilo, North Carolina
14) Minnesota: Rashad McCants, branič, North Carolina
15) New Jersey Nets: Antoine Wright, branič/krilo, Texas A&M
16) Toronto: Joey Graham, krilo, Oklahoma State
17) Indiana: Danny Granger, krilo, New Mexico
18) Boston: Gerald Green, krilo, Gulf Shores Academy - srednja škola
19) Memphis: Hakim Warrick, krilo, Syracuse
20) Denver: Julius Hodge, branič, North Carolina State
21) Phoenix: Nate Robinson, branič, Washington
22) Denver: Jarrett Jack, branič, Georgia Tech
23) Sacramento: Francisco Garcia, branič, Louisville
24) Houston: Luther Head, branič, Illinois
25) Seattle: Johan Petro, centar, Pau Orthez (Francuska)
26) Detroit: Jason Maxiell, krilo, Cincinnati
27) Portland: Linas Kleiza, krilo, Missouri
28) San Antonio: Ian Mahimmi, krilo, STB Le Havre (Francuska)
29) Miami: Wayne Simien, krilo, Kansas
30) New York: David Lee, krilo, Florida
DRUGI KRUG:
41) Toronto: Roko-Leni Ukić, branič, Split CO (Hrvatska)