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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.
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) |
Network(s) | |
Overview | |
58 total selections in 2 rounds | |
League | National Basketball Association |
First selection | Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks) |
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.) |
Cui Yongxi | SG | China | Guangzhou Loong Lions (China) |
Alex Ducas | SG/SF | Australia | Saint Mary's (Sr.) |
Daniss Jenkins | PG | United States | St. John's (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.) |
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]
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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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