2024 NBA Draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | June 26–27, 2024 |
Location | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) (first round) ESPN's Seaport District Studios (Manhattan, New York) (second round) |
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Overview | |
58 total selections in 2 rounds | |
League | National Basketball Association |
First selection | Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks) |
The 2024 NBA draft was the 78th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft. Unlike recent years, the 2024 draft took place over two nights. This was the first NBA draft to be held on multiple nights since the draft was shortened to two rounds, with earlier drafts consisting of as few as three or as many as twenty-one rounds prior to the current format's debut in 1989.
The first round of the draft took place on June 26, 2024, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, while the second round took place on June 27 at ESPN's Seaport District Studios in Manhattan. The time between second-round picks expanded from two minutes to four. [1] [2] For the third year in a row, the draft consists of 58 picks instead of the typical 60, this time due to the loss of a second-round pick for both the Philadelphia 76ers and the Phoenix Suns for violating the NBA's tampering rules during free agency. [3] [4]
The first overall selection was owned by the Atlanta Hawks, which they used to select French forward Zaccharie Risacher, making him the second consecutive French player to be drafted with the number one pick, after the San Antonio Spurs had picked Victor Wembanyama in the previous year's edition. [5] [6] [7] France became the second nation (after the U.S.) to have at least three native players picked in the top 10 spots of any NBA draft – thanks to the selections of Risacher, Alex Sarr (drafted by the Washington Wizards with the second pick), and Tidjane Salaün (drafted by the Charlotte Hornets with the sixth pick) – [5] [7] as well as the second nation (after the U.S.) to have two native players get selected with the first and second overall picks. [7]
Bronny James, the son of LeBron James, was selected 55th overall in the 2nd round, becoming the first father and son duo to play together in NBA history. [8]
PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
~ | Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year |
Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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1 | 1 | Zaccharie Risacher | SF | France | Atlanta Hawks | JL Bourg (France) |
1 | 2 | Alex Sarr | C | France | Washington Wizards | Perth Wildcats (Australia) |
1 | 3 | Reed Sheppard | SG | United States | Houston Rockets (from Brooklyn) [A] | Kentucky (Fr.) |
1 | 4 | Stephon Castle | PG | United States | San Antonio Spurs | UConn (Fr.) |
1 | 5 | Ron Holland | SF | United States | Detroit Pistons | NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) |
1 | 6 | Tidjane Salaün | SF | France | Charlotte Hornets | Cholet Basket (France) |
1 | 7 | Donovan Clingan | C | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | UConn (So.) |
1 | 8 | Rob Dillingham | PG/SG | United States | San Antonio Spurs (from Toronto, [B] traded to Minnesota) [a] | Kentucky (Fr.) |
1 | 9 | Zach Edey | C | Canada | Memphis Grizzlies | Purdue (Sr.) |
1 | 10 | Cody Williams | SG/SF | United States | Utah Jazz | Colorado (Fr.) |
1 | 11 | Matas Buzelis | SF/PF | United States Lithuania | Chicago Bulls | NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) |
1 | 12 | Nikola Topić # | PG | Serbia | Oklahoma City Thunder (from Houston) [C] | KK Crvena zvezda (Serbia) |
1 | 13 | Devin Carter # | SG | United States | Sacramento Kings | Providence (Jr.) |
1 | 14 | Bub Carrington | SG | United States | Portland Trail Blazers (from Golden State to Memphis to Boston, [D] traded to Washington) [b] | Pittsburgh (Fr.) |
1 | 15 | Kel'el Ware | C | United States | Miami Heat | Indiana (So.) |
1 | 16 | Jared McCain | PG | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Duke (Fr.) |
1 | 17 | Dalton Knecht | SF | United States | Los Angeles Lakers [E] | Tennessee (Sr.) |
1 | 18 | Tristan da Silva | PF | Germany Brazil | Orlando Magic | Colorado (Sr.) |
1 | 19 | Ja'Kobe Walter | SG | United States | Toronto Raptors (from Indiana) [F] | Baylor (Fr.) |
1 | 20 | Jaylon Tyson | SF | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | California (Jr.) |
1 | 21 | Yves Missi | C | Cameroon | New Orleans Pelicans (from Milwaukee) [G] | Baylor (Fr.) |
1 | 22 | DaRon Holmes II # | PF | United States | Phoenix Suns (traded to Denver) [c] | Dayton (Jr.) |
1 | 23 | AJ Johnson | SG | United States | Milwaukee Bucks (from New Orleans) [G] | Illawarra Hawks (Australia) |
1 | 24 | Kyshawn George | SG | Switzerland | New York Knicks (from Dallas, [H] traded to Washington) [d] | Miami (Fr.) |
1 | 25 | Pacôme Dadiet | SF | France | New York Knicks | Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) |
1 | 26 | Dillon Jones | SF | United States | Washington Wizards (from L.A. Clippers to Oklahoma City to Dallas, [I] traded to Oklahoma City via New York) [d] [e] | Weber State (Sr.) |
1 | 27 | Terrence Shannon Jr. | SG | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | Illinois (Sr.) |
1 | 28 | Ryan Dunn | SF | United States | Denver Nuggets (traded to Phoenix) [c] | Virginia (So.) |
1 | 29 | Isaiah Collier | PG | United States | Utah Jazz (from Oklahoma City to Indiana to Toronto) [J] [F] [K] | USC (Fr.) |
1 | 30 | Baylor Scheierman | SG/SF | United States | Boston Celtics | Creighton (Sr.) |
2 | 31 | Jonathan Mogbo | PF | United States | Toronto Raptors (from Detroit to L.A. Clippers to New York) [L] | San Francisco (Jr.) |
2 | 32 | Kyle Filipowski | PF/C | United States | Utah Jazz (from Washington to Brooklyn to Detroit) [M] [N] | Duke (So.) |
2 | 33 | Tyler Smith | SF/PF | United States | Milwaukee Bucks (from Portland via Sacramento) [O] | NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) |
2 | 34 | Tyler Kolek | PG | United States | Portland Trail Blazers (from Charlotte via New Orleans to Oklahoma City to Denver [P] [G] [Q] [R] traded to New York) [f] | Marquette (Sr.) |
2 | 35 | Johnny Furphy | SG/SF | Australia | San Antonio Spurs (traded to Indiana) [g] | Kansas (Fr.) |
2 | 36 | Juan Núñez # | PG | Spain | Indiana Pacers (from Toronto to Memphis to L.A. Clippers to Philadelphia, [S] [T] [U] traded to San Antonio) [g] | Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) |
2 | 37 | Bobi Klintman # | SF/PF | Sweden | Minnesota Timberwolves (from Memphis to Oklahoma City to Washington to L.A. Lakers, [V] [M] [W] traded to Detroit) [h] | Cairns Taipans (Australia) |
2 | 38 | Ajay Mitchell | PG/SG | Belgium | New York Knicks (from Utah, [X] traded to Oklahoma City) [i] | UC Santa Barbara (Jr.) |
2 | 39 | Jaylen Wells | SF | United States | Memphis Grizzlies (from Brooklyn via Houston) [Y] [Z] | Washington State (Jr.) |
2 | 40 | Oso Ighodaro | PF/C | United States | Portland Trail Blazers (from Atlanta, [AA] traded to Phoenix via New York) [i] [j] | Marquette (Sr.) |
2 | 41 | Adem Bona | PF/C | Turkey | Philadelphia 76ers (from Chicago to New Orleans to San Antonio to and Boston) [AB] | UCLA (So.) |
2 | 42 | KJ Simpson | PG | United States | Charlotte Hornets (from Houston via Oklahoma City) [AC] | Colorado (Jr.) |
2 | 43 | Nikola Đurišić # | SG/SF | Serbia | Miami Heat (traded to Atlanta) [k] | KK Mega Basket (Serbia) |
2 | 44 | Pelle Larsson | SG/SF | Sweden | Houston Rockets (from Golden State via Atlanta, [AD] traded to Miami) [k] | Arizona (Sr.) |
2 | 45 | Jamal Shead | PG | United States | Sacramento Kings (traded to Toronto) [l] | Houston (Sr.) |
2 | 46 | Cam Christie | SG | United States | Los Angeles Clippers (from Indiana to Milwaukee to Memphis) [AE] [T] | Minnesota (Fr.) |
2 | 47 | Antonio Reeves | SG/SF | United States | Orlando Magic (traded to New Orleans) [m] | Kentucky (Sr.) |
2 | 48 | Harrison Ingram | SF/PF | United States | San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers via Memphis) [AF] | North Carolina (Jr.) |
2 | Philadelphia 76ers (forfeited due to tampering violation) [3] | |||||
2 | 49 | Tristen Newton | PG/SG | United States | Indiana Pacers (from Cleveland) [A] | UConn (Sr.) |
2 | 50 | Enrique Freeman | SF/PF | United States Puerto Rico | Indiana Pacers (from New Orleans) [F] | Akron (Sr.) |
2 | 51 | Melvin Ajinça # | SF | France | New York Knicks (from Phoenix via Washington, [AG] [d] traded to Dallas) [n] | Saint-Quentin BB (France) |
2 | 52 | Quinten Post # | C | Netherlands | Golden State Warriors (from Milwaukee via Indiana, [AH] traded back to Golden State via Portland) [i] [o] | Boston College (Sr.) |
2 | 53 | Cam Spencer | SG | United States | Detroit Pistons (from New York to Charlotte to Philadelphia, [AI] traded to Memphis via Minnesota) [h] | UConn (Sr.) |
2 | 54 | Anton Watson # | PF | United States | Boston Celtics (from Dallas via Sacramento) [AJ] | Gonzaga (Sr.) |
2 | 55 | Bronny James | SG | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (from L.A. Clippers) [AK] | USC (Fr.) |
2 | 56 | Kevin McCullar Jr. # | SG | United States | Denver Nuggets (from Minnesota via Oklahoma City, [AL] [J] traded to New York via Phoenix) [c] [j] | Kansas (Sr.) |
2 | 57 | Ulrich Chomche | PF/C | Cameroon | Memphis Grizzlies (from Oklahoma City to Atlanta to Houston, [AM] [Z] traded to Toronto via Minnesota) [p] | APR BBC (Rwanda) |
2 | Phoenix Suns (from Denver via Orlando; [AK] [AN] forfeited due to tampering violation) [4] | |||||
2 | 58 | Ariel Hukporti | C | Germany | Dallas Mavericks (from Boston via Charlotte, [AO] traded to New York) [n] | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany) |
These players were not selected in the 2024 NBA draft, but have played at least one regular-season or playoff game in the NBA.
Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
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Trey Alexander | SG | United States | Creighton (Jr.) |
Jamison Battle | SF | United States | Ohio State (Sr.) |
Reece Beekman | PG | United States | Virginia (Sr.) |
Jalen Bridges | SF | United States | Baylor (Sr.) |
Branden Carlson | C | United States | Utah (Sr.) |
Isaiah Crawford | SF | United States | Louisiana Tech (Sr.) |
Cui Yongxi | SG | China | Guangzhou Loong Lions (China) |
Alex Ducas | SG/SF | Australia | Saint Mary's (Sr.) |
Justin Edwards | SF | United States | Kentucky (Fr.) |
Trentyn Flowers | SF | United States | Adelaide 36ers (Australia) |
PJ Hall | C | United States | Clemson (Sr.) |
Daniss Jenkins | PG | United States | St. John's (Sr.) |
Keshad Johnson | SF | United States | Arizona (Sr.) |
Isaac Jones | C/PF | United States | Washington State (Sr.) |
Spencer Jones | SF | United States | Stanford (Sr.) |
Malevy Leons | PF | Netherlands | Bradley (Sr.) |
Riley Minix | SF/SG | United States | Morehead State (Sr.) |
Quincy Olivari | PG | United States | Xavier (Sr.) |
Armel Traoré | SF | France | ADA Blois (France) |
Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams:
Post-draft trades are made after the draft begins. These trades are usually not confirmed until the next day or after free agency officially begins.
The 10th G League Elite Camp took place on May 11–12, from which certain participants were selected to join the main draft combine. [103]
The primary portion of the 2024 NBA Draft Combine was held from May 13–19 in Chicago, Illinois. [104]
External videos | |
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2024 NBA Draft Lottery Drawing, NBA's official YouTube channel. May 12, 2024. |
The NBA draft lottery was held on May 12. [105]
Denotes the actual lottery result |
Team | 2023–24 record | Lottery chances | Lottery probabilities | |||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | |||
Detroit Pistons | 14–68 | 140 | 14.0% | 13.4% | 12.7% | 12.0% | 47.9% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Washington Wizards | 15–67 | 140 | 14.0% | 13.4% | 12.7% | 12.0% | 27.8% | 20.0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Charlotte Hornets | 21–61 | 133 | 13.3% | 12.9% | 12.4% | 11.7% | 15.3% | 27.1% | 7.4% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Portland Trail Blazers | 21–61 | 132 | 13.2% | 12.8% | 12.3% | 11.7% | 6.8% | 24.6% | 16.4% | 2.2% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
San Antonio Spurs | 22–60 | 105 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 10.5% | 2.2% | 19.6% | 26.7% | 8.7% | 0.6% | – | – | – | – | – |
Toronto Raptors (to San Antonio) [a] | 25–57 | 90 | 9.0% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 9.6% | – | 8.6% | 29.8% | 20.5% | 3.7% | 0.1% | – | – | – | – |
Memphis Grizzlies | 27–55 | 75 | 7.5% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 8.5% | – | – | 19.7% | 34.1% | 12.9% | 1.3% | <0.1% | – | – | – |
Utah Jazz [b] | 31–51 | 60 | 6.0% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 7.2% | – | – | – | 34.5% | 32.1% | 6.7% | 0.4% | <0.1% | – | – |
Brooklyn Nets (to Houston) | 32–50 | 45 | 4.5% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 5.7% | – | – | – | – | 50.7% | 25.9% | 3.0% | 0.1% | <0.1% | – |
Atlanta Hawks | 36–46 | 30 | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 4.0% | – | – | – | – | – | 65.9% | 19.0% | 1.2% | <0.1% | <0.1% |
Chicago Bulls | 39–43 | 20 | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.8% | – | – | – | – | – | – | 77.6% | 12.6% | 0.4% | <0.1% |
Houston Rockets (to Oklahoma City) [c] | 41–41 | 15 | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2.1% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 86.1% | 6.7% | 0.1% |
Sacramento Kings | 46–36 | 8 | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.1% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 92.9% | 3.3% |
Golden State Warriors (to Portland) [d] | 46–36 | 7 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 96.6% |
The draft is conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's 2017 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its players' union, with special modifications agreed to by both parties due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous CBA that ended the 2011 lockout instituted no immediate changes to the draft, but it called for a committee of owners and players to discuss further changes.
Players who were not automatically eligible had to declare their eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than at least 60 days before the event. For the 2024 draft, the date fell on April 27. Under the CBA a player may withdraw his name from consideration from the draft at any time before the final declaration deadline, which usually falls 10 days before the draft at 5:00 pm EDT (2100 UTC). Under current NCAA rules, players usually have until 10 days after the draft combine to withdraw from the draft and retain college eligibility. They must have withdrawn on or before May 29, 22 days prior to this draft. [104]
A player who has hired an agent for purposes of negotiating with professional teams [e] retains his remaining college eligibility regardless of whether he is drafted after an evaluation from the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee. Players who declare for the NBA draft and are not selected have the opportunity to return to their school for at least another year only after terminating all agreements with their agents, [f] who must have been certified. [107]
On May 2, 2024, 195 players were initially announced as early entry candidates. [108] By May 31, 93 collegiate and Overtime Elite-based players withdrew from consideration; [109] by June 16, 23 further international players met the international player deadline for withdrawing from the draft, leaving only 77 total early entrants for this year's draft. [110] 53 players from college were either underclassmen or seniors with eligibility remaining for collegiate play, 18 players were from overseas leagues (including two American-born players playing overseas in Australia), and six players were from either the NBA G League (primarily via the NBA G League Ignite) or Overtime Elite as non-NBA domestic league options. [111]
"Redshirt" referred to players who were redshirt seniors in the 2023–24 season.
Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
The NBA annually invites players to sit in the so-called "green room", a special room set aside at the draft site for the invited players plus their families and agents. However, due to the new nature of the NBA draft taking place over the course of two days rather than one, the NBA sent invites in waves rather than all at once. The first wave was reported on June 11, with twelve players confirmed to be involved in the initial invitation process. [112]
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A second wave of invites was reported the following week on June 15, with eight additions to the list. [113]
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Finally, a minor third wave of invites was reported four days later on June 19. [114]
In addition to these, Canadian center Zach Edey from Purdue University was also given an invitation, but he declined to travel in order to watch the NBA draft at his alma mater with his family. [115]
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The 2019 NBA draft was held on June 20, 2019. It took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. It was televised nationally on ESPN. State Farm was the presenting sponsor of the NBA draft for the eighth consecutive year. This draft was the first to feature a new weighted lottery system in which the three worst teams each had a 14 percent chance of winning the lottery; these teams were the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Phoenix Suns. The lottery took place on May 14, during the NBA playoffs. Three of the four teams who held the top four picks of the draft this year rose up from at least six spots in the lottery, including the New Orleans Pelicans, who won the first pick with 6 percent odds. The Pelicans used that pick on Duke forward Zion Williamson . After Williamson, his Duke teammates R.J. Barrett and Cam Reddish was drafted in the top 10 as part of the Big 3 from Duke. This draft included the first Japanese player to be selected in the first round, as well as the first Angolan player to be selected.
The 2020 NBA draft was held on November 18, 2020. The draft was originally scheduled to be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on June 25, but due to the ongoing at the time COVID-19 pandemic, it was instead conducted at ESPN's facilities in Bristol, Connecticut, with the event held via videoconferencing. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. It was televised nationally on ESPN. The draft lottery was originally scheduled to take place on May 19, 2020, but due in part to the 2020 NBA Bubble, it was rescheduled to take place on August 20, 2020, instead. This was the first draft since 1975 to not be held in June and was also the second to be done later than that month after the inaugural 1947 draft, which was conducted in July by the NBA's predecessor, the Basketball Association of America (BAA). This draft also featured the lack of a proper "green room" due to pandemic restrictions. The first pick was made by the Minnesota Timberwolves, who selected Anthony Edwards out of Georgia.
The 2021 NBA draft, the 75th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on July 29, 2021, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The NBA draft returned to Brooklyn after the previous year's draft was held through videoconferencing at ESPN Studios in Bristol, Connecticut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the first overall pick, the Detroit Pistons selected Cade Cunningham. The NBA used a "ceremonial pick" for the late Terrence Clarke, between the 14th and 15th pick of the draft.
The 2022 NBA draft, the 76th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on June 23, 2022, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The 2022 edition marked a return to the draft's normal June date after postponements were made in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This draft was the first of at least three straight NBA drafts that consisted of only 58 picks instead of the typical 60 due to the loss of a second-round pick for both the Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Heat for violating the NBA's tampering rules during free agency. The first pick was made by the Orlando Magic, who selected Paolo Banchero from Duke. Banchero went on to win Rookie of the Year.
The 2023 NBA draft, the 77th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The draft consisted of 58 picks instead of the typical 60 for the second year in a row due to the loss of a second-round pick for both the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers for violating the NBA's tampering rules during free agency. The first overall selection was made by the San Antonio Spurs, who selected the 7'4" French center Victor Wembanyama. Wembanyama went on to win the Rookie of the Year.
and acquired the draft rights to forward Dillon Jones (selected 26th overall) from the New York Knicks in exchange for five future second round draft picks
Los Angeles received Lewis from the Denver Nuggets and traded Mojave King (47th overall pick) and cash considerations to the Indiana Pacers.
Separately, as part of a four-team trade, the Thunder acquired a protected 2029 first-round pick from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for the draft rights to Hunter Tyson (37th overall) and the least favorable 2024 second-round pick of Minnesota and Charlotte. As part of this transaction, the Thunder sends the Indiana Pacers the least favorable of its four 2024 first-round draft picks.
New York acquired the draft rights to Kevin McCullar Jr., the 56th overall pick and a future second-round pick from Phoenix in exchange for the draft rights to Oso Ighodaro, the 40th overall pick.
New York acquired the draft rights to Ariel Hukporti, the 58th overall pick, the draft rights to Petteri Koponen and cash considerations from Dallas in exchange for the draft rights to Melvin Ajinca, the 51st overall pick.
The team then traded the rights to Duren to the New York Knicks in exchange for the Denver Nuggets' 2023 first-round draft pick, the Knicks' 2023 and 2024 second-round draft picks, the Utah Jazz's 2023 second-round draft pick and the most favorable of the Dallas Mavericks' and Miami Heat's 2023 second-round draft pick.