NBA Team Draft Picks 2012: Results Show Surprises Across the Board

Jun 29, 2012 12:46 PM EDT

It would have been a shocker if Anthony Davis would have not been the first pick of the 2012 NBA Draft. The New Orleans Hornets did not hesitate to make the player out of Kentucky their No. 1 choice.

However, many had Thomas Robinson going second to the Charlotte Bobcats. Instead, they went with Davis' teammate, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

Kidd Gilchrist will now go from a Wildcat to a Bobcat, as he hopes to make Michael Jordan and the Charlotte front office look good after making the decision to skip Thomas Robinson.

Gilchrist was one of four Kentucky players who helped the school make history in the draft.

Kentucky and North Carolina saw four players get drafted in the first round for the first time in a NBA draft.

Kentucky also made history after being the first school with two players chosen first and second in the first round of a draft.

With no further ado, here are the results from the first round of Thursday night's NBA draft.

New Orleans Hornets - Anthony Davis (Kentucky)

Charlotte Bobcats - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Kentucky)

Washington Wizards - Bradley Beal (Florida)

Cleveland Cavaliers- Dion Waiters (Syracuse)

Sacramento Kings - Thomas Robinson (Kansas)

Portland Trail Blazers - Damian Lillard (Weber State)

Golden State Warriors - Harrison Barnes (North Carolina)

Toronto Raptors - Terrence Ross (Washington)

Detroit Pistons- Andre Drummond (Connecticut)

New Orleans Hornets - Austin Rivers (Duke)

Portland Trail Blazers - Meyers Leonard (Illinois)

Houston Rockets- Jeremy Lamb (Connecticut)

Phoenix Suns- Kendall Marshall (North Carolina)

Milwaukee Bucks- John Henson (North Carolina)

Philadelphia 76ers- Moe Harkless (Syracuse)

Houston Rockets - Royce White (Iowa State)

Dallas Mavericks - Tyler Zeller (North Carolina)

Houston Rockets - Terrence Jones (Kentucky)

Orlando Magic - Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure)

Denver Nuggets - Evan Fournier (France)

Boston Celtics - Jared Sullinger (Ohio State)

Boston Celtics - Fab Melo (Syracuse)

Atlanta Hawks - John Jenkins (Vanderbilt)

Cleveland Cavaliers - Jared Cunningham (Oregon State)

Memphis Grizzlies - Tony Wroten (Washington)

Indiana Pacers - Miles Plumlee (Duke)

Miami Heat- Arnett Moultrie (Mississippi State)

Oklahoma City Thunder- Perry Jones (Baylor)

Chicago Bulls - Marquis Teague (Kentucky)

Golden State Warriors - Festus Ezeli (Vanderbilt) 

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