What European player was first overall pick?

Today’s question: Who was the first-ever European player selected with a first overall pick in an NBA draft?

Yesterday’s question and answer: Of all the Major League Baseball opening day traditions this one is perhaps the most famous. Who was the first sitting U.S. president to throw out the first pitch on opening day? The answer is William Howard Taft. Taft threw out the first pitch for a Washington Senators game way back on April 14, 1910, in Washington D.C.

This story was originally published April 3, 2016 at 12:21 AM with the headline "What European player was first overall pick?."