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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.

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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 following the selections of Risacher, Alex Sarr, and Tidjane Salaün,[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 and would become the first player in NBA history to play alongside his father.[8]

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Draft picks

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# 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
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Zaccharie Risacher was selected 1st overall by the Atlanta Hawks.
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Alex Sarr was selected 2nd overall by the Washington Wizards.
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Reed Sheppard was selected 3rd overall by the Houston Rockets.
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Rob Dillingham was selected 8th overall by the San Antonio Spurs (traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves).
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Zach Edey was selected 9th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Cody Williams was selected 10th overall by the Utah Jazz.
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Devin Carter was selected 13th overall by the Sacramento Kings.
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Bub Carrington was drafted 14th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers (traded to the Washington Wizards).
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Quinten Post was selected 52nd overall by the Golden State Warriors (traded back to Golden State via the Portland Trail Blazers).
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Bronny James was selected 55th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers.
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  1. [n 1]
    Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
  2. [n 2]
    Buzelis was born in the United States and is of Lithuanian descent. He holds dual citizenship but has played for the Lithuanian national team.
  3. [n 3]
    George was born in Switzerland and holds Canadian citizenship by descent through his Canadian father. He holds dual citizenship but has played for the Swiss national team at the U16 level.
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Notable undrafted players

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Further information: List of undrafted NBA players

These players were not selected in the 2024 NBA draft, but have played at least one regular-season or playoff game in the NBA.

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Trades involving draft picks

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Pre-draft trades

Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams:

  1. January 16, 2021: Brooklyn Nets to Houston Rockets (four-team trade with Cleveland and Indiana)[9][10][11]
  2. February 9, 2023: Toronto Raptors to San Antonio Spurs[12]
    • San Antonio acquired Khem Birch, a 2024 first-round pick, and 2023 and 2025 second-round picks
    • Toronto acquired Jakob Pöltl
  3. July 16, 2019: Houston Rockets to Oklahoma City Thunder[15][16]
    • Oklahoma City acquired Chris Paul, 2024 and 2026 first-round picks, and right to swap 2021 and 2025 first-round selections
    • Houston acquired Russell Westbrook
  4. July 7, 2019: Golden State Warriors to Memphis Grizzlies[17] June 23, 2023: Memphis Grizzlies to Boston Celtics (three-team trade with Washington)[18] October 1, 2023: Boston Celtics to Portland Trail Blazers[19]
  5. New Orleans exercised its right to defer conveyance of this pick until 2025.[21]
  6. January 17, 2024: Indiana Pacers to Toronto Raptors (three-team trade with New Orleans)[22]
    • Toronto acquired Bruce Brown Jr., Jordan Nwora, Kira Lewis Jr., Indiana's 2024 first-round pick, the least favorable of Utah's, L.A. Clippers', Houston's, and Oklahoma City's 2024 first-round picks and a protected 2026 first-round pick
    • Indiana acquired Pascal Siakam and New Orleans' 2024 second-round pick
    • New Orleans acquired cash considerations
  7. November 24, 2020: Milwaukee Bucks to New Orleans Pelicans (four-team trade with Oklahoma City and Denver)[23]
  8. January 31, 2019: Dallas Mavericks to New York Knicks[26]
  9. July 19, 2019: Los Angeles Clippers to Oklahoma City Thunder[28] February 8, 2024: Oklahoma City Thunder to Dallas Mavericks[29]
    • Dallas acquired a 2024 first-round selection
    • Oklahoma City acquired the right to swap 2028 first-round picks
    February 8, 2024: Dallas Mavericks to Washington Wizards[30]
  10. June 23, 2023: Oklahoma City Thunder to Indiana Pacers (four-team trade with Denver and L.A. Lakers)[32][33][34]
    • Indiana acquired the draft rights to Mojave King, the least favorable of Oklahoma City's four 2024 first-round picks, and cash considerations
    • Oklahoma City acquired a 2029 first-round pick
    • Denver acquired the draft rights to Julian Strawther, the draft rights to Jalen Pickett, the draft rights to Hunter Tyson, and a 2024 second-round pick
    • L.A. Lakers acquired the draft rights to Maxwell Lewis
  11. February 9, 2024: Toronto Raptors to Utah Jazz[35]
  12. November 19, 2020: Detroit Pistons to Los Angeles Clippers (three-team trade with Brooklyn)[36] July 29, 2021: Los Angeles Clippers to New York Knicks[37]
    • New York acquired the draft rights to Quentin Grimes and a future second-round pick
    • L.A. Clippers acquired the draft rights to Keon Johnson
    December 30, 2023: New York Knicks to Toronto Raptors[38]
  13. August 6, 2021: Washington Wizards to Brooklyn Nets (five-team trade with L.A. Lakers, San Antonio, and Indiana)[39]
  14. September 3, 2021: Brooklyn Nets to Detroit Pistons[40] February 8, 2024: Detroit Pistons to Utah Jazz[41]
  15. January 20, 2020: Portland Trail Blazers to Sacramento Kings[42] February 10, 2022: Sacramento to Milwaukee (four-team trade with L.A. Clippers and Detroit[43]
  16. November 18, 2020: Charlotte Hornets to New Orleans Pelicans[44]
    • New Orleans acquired a 2024 second-round pick
    • Charlotte acquired the draft rights to Nick Richards
  17. June 23, 2022: Oklahoma City Thunder to Denver Nuggets[45]
    • Denver acquired the draft rights to Peyton Watson and two future second-round picks
    • Oklahoma City acquired JaMychal Green and a 2027 protected first-round pick
  18. June 23, 2022: Denver Nuggets to Portland Trail Blazers[46]
    • Portland acquired a 2024 second-round pick
    • Denver acquired the draft rights to Ismaël Kamagate
  19. November 18, 2020: Toronto Raptors to Memphis Grizzlies[50]
  20. February 9, 2023: Memphis Grizzlies to Los Angeles Clippers (three-team trade with Houston)[51]
    • L.A. Clippers acquired Eric Gordon and three second-round picks
    • Memphis acquired Luke Kennard
    • Houston acquired John Wall, Danny Green, and the right to swap Milwaukee's 2023 first-round pick with L.A.'s 2023 first-round pick
  21. November 1, 2023: Los Angeles Clippers to Philadelphia 76ers (three-team trade with Oklahoma City)[52] February 8, 2024: Philadelphia 76ers to Indiana Pacers (three-team trade with San Antonio)[53]
  22. July 6, 2019: Memphis Grizzlies to Oklahoma City Thunder[54][55]
    • Oklahoma City acquired the drafts rights to Darius Bazley and a 2024 second-round pick
    • Memphis acquired the draft rights to Brandon Clarke
    November 19, 2020: Oklahoma City Thunder to Washington Wizards[56]
  23. July 6, 2019: Los Angeles Lakers to Minnesota Timberwolves (three-team trade with Utah)[57]
  24. November 23, 2020: Utah Jazz to New York Knicks[59]
    • New York acquired Ed Davis and two future second-round selections
    • Utah received cash considerations
  25. October 6, 2021: Brooklyn Nets to Houston Rockets[61]
    • Houston acquired Sekou Doumbouya and a 2024 second-round pick
    • Brooklyn received cash considerations
  26. February 1, 2024: Houston Rockets to Memphis Grizzlies[62]
  27. February 9, 2023: Atlanta Hawks to Portland Trail Blazers (four-team trade with Golden State and Detroit[63][64]
  28. August 8, 2021: Chicago Bulls to New Orleans Pelicans[66] February 9, 2023: New Orleans Pelicans to San Antonio Spurs[67] July 12, 2023: San Antonio Spurs to Boston Celtics (three-team trade with Dallas)[68]
    • Boston acquired 2024 and 2030 second-round picks, and the right to swap 2025 second-round picks with Dallas
    • San Antonio acquired Reggie Bullock and the right to swap 2030 first-round picks with Dallas
    • Dallas acquired Grant Williams and 2025 and 2028 second-round picks
    February 8, 2024: Boston Celtics to Philadelphia 76ers[69]
    • Philadelphia acquired a 2024 second-round pick
    • Boston acquired Jaden Springer
  29. July 12, 2023: Houston Rockets to Oklahoma City (five-team trade with Atlanta, L.A. Clippers, and Memphis)[70] February 9, 2023: Oklahoma City to Charlotte Hornets[71]
  30. June 20, 2019: Golden State Warriors to Atlanta Hawks[73]
    • Atlanta acquired a 2024 second-round pick and cash considerations
    • Golden State acquired a 2019 second-round pick
    February 5, 2020: Atlanta Hawks to Houston Rockets (four-team trade with Denver and Minnesota)[74]
  31. July 29, 2021: Indiana Pacers to Milwaukee Bucks[76] August 7, 2021: Milwaukee Bucks to Memphis Grizzlies[77]
  32. September 11, 2021: Los Angeles Lakers to Memphis Grizzlies[80]
    • Memphis acquired Marc Gasol, a 2024 second-round pick, and cash considerations
    • L.A. Lakers acquired the draft rights to Wang Zhelin
    June 23, 2022: Memphis Grizzlies to San Antonio Spurs[81]
    • San Antonio acquired a 2024 second-round pick
    • Memphis acquired the draft rights to Kennedy Chandler
  33. June 23, 2023: Phoenix Suns to Washington Wizards (three-team trade with Indiana Pacers)[82]
  34. February 9, 2023: Milwaukee Bucks to Indiana Pacers (four-team trade with Brooklyn and Phoenix)[85] February 8, 2024: Indiana Pacers to Golden State Warriors[86]
    • Golden State Warriors acquired a 2024 second-round pick
    • Indiana acquired Cory Joseph and a 2025 protected second-round pick
  35. June 23, 2022: New York Knicks to Charlotte Hornets[88]
    • Charlotte acquired a protected 2023 first-round selection, three 2023 second-round picks, and a 2024 second-round pick
    • New York acquired the draft rights to Jalen Duren
    February 9, 2023: Charlotte Hornets to Philadelphia 76ers (four team trade with Portland and New York)[89] February 8, 2024: Philadelphia 76ers to Detroit Pistons[90]
    • Detroit acquired Danuel House Jr., a 2024 second-round pick, and cash considerations
    • Philadelphia acquired a 2028 second-round pick
  36. June 23, 2022: Dallas Mavericks to Sacramento Kings[91]
    • Sacramento acquired 2024 and 2028 second-round picks
    • Dallas acquired the draft rights to Jaden Hardy
    June 28, 2023: Sacramento Kings to Boston Celtics[92][93]
    • Boston acquired the draft rights to Jordan Walsh and a 2024 second-round pick
    • Sacramento acquired the draft rights to Colby Jones
  37. February 10, 2023: Los Angeles Clippers to Los Angeles Lakers (four-team trade with Denver and Orlando)[94][95]
  38. November 20, 2020: Minnesota Timberwolves to Oklahoma City Thunder[96]
    • Oklahoma City acquired James Johnson, the draft rights to Aleksej Pokuševski, and a 2024 second-round pick
    • Minnesota acquired Ricky Rubio and the draft rights to Jaden McDaniels
  39. July 25, 2018: Oklahoma City Thunder to Atlanta Hawks (three-team trade with Philadelphia)[97] February 9, 2023: Atlanta Hawks to Houston Rockets[98]
  40. July 18, 2023: Orlando Magic to Phoenix Suns[100]
    • Phoenix acquired 2024, 2026, and 2028 second-round picks
    • Orlando acquired the right to swap 2026 first-round picks
  41. November 29, 2020: Boston Celtics to Charlotte Hornets[101]
    • Charlotte acquired Gordon Hayward and 2023 and 2024 second-round picks
    • Boston acquired a protected 2022 second-round pick
    February 9, 2024: Charlotte Hornets to Dallas Mavericks[102]

Post-draft trades

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.

  1. June 26, 2024: San Antonio Spurs to Minnesota Timberwolves[13][14]
    • Minnesota acquired the draft rights to Rob Dillingham (No. 8)
    • San Antonio acquired Minnesota's 2031 first-round pick, and the right to swap 2030 first-round picks with Minnesota
  2. July 6, 2024: Portland Trail Blazers to Washington Wizards[20]
  3. June 26, 2024: Phoenix Suns to Denver Nuggets[24][25]
    • Denver acquired the draft rights to DaRon Holmes II (No. 22)
    • Phoenix acquired the draft rights to Ryan Dunn (No. 28), the 56th pick in the 2024 draft, 2026 and 2031 second-round selections
  4. June 26, 2024 (between rounds): New York Knicks to Washington Wizards[27]
  5. June 26, 2024: New York Knicks to Oklahoma City Thunder[27][31]
    • Oklahoma City acquired the draft rights to Dillon Jones
    • New York acquired five future second-round selections
  6. June 27, 2024: Portland Trail Blazers to New York Knicks[47][48]
    • New York acquired the draft rights to Tyler Kolek
    • Portland acquired 2027, 2029, and 2030 second-round picks and the draft rights to Dani Díez
  7. July 6, 2024: San Antonio Spurs to Indiana Pacers[49]
    • Indiana acquired the draft rights to Johnny Furphy
    • San Antonio acquired the draft rights to Juan Núñez and cash considerations
  8. July 6, 2024: Minnesota Timberwolves to Detroit Pistons[58]
  9. June 28, 2024: New York Knicks to Oklahoma City Thunder (four-team trade with Portland and Golden State)[60]
  10. June 27, 2024: New York Knicks to Phoenix Suns[65]
  11. June 28, 2024: Miami Heat to Atlanta Hawks (three-team trade with Houston)[72]
  12. June 28, 2024: Sacramento Kings to Toronto Raptors[75]
  13. June 27, 2024: Orlando Magic to New Orleans Pelicans[78][79]
    • New Orleans acquired the draft rights to Antonio Reeves
    • Orlando acquired the rights to swap 2030 and 2031 second-round picks
  14. June 27, 2024: New York Knicks to Dallas Mavericks[83][84]
  15. July 6, 2024: Portland Trail Blazers to Golden State Warriors[87]
    • Golden State acquired the draft rights to Quinten Post
    • Portland acquired cash considerations
  16. July 6, 2024: Minnesota Timberwolves to Toronto Raptors[99]
    • Toronto acquired the draft rights to Ulrich Chomche
    • Minnesota acquired cash considerations
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Combine

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]

Draft lottery

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The NBA draft lottery was held on May 12.[105]

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Eligibility and entrants

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Main article: Eligibility for the NBA draft

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.

  • All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players who were eligible for the 2024 NBA draft must have been born on or before December 31, 2005.
  • Since the 2016 draft, the following rules are, as implemented by the NCAA Division I council for that division:[106]
    • Declaration for the draft no longer results in automatic loss of college eligibility. As long as a player does not sign a contract with a professional team outside the NBA or sign with an agent, he retains college eligibility as long as he makes a timely withdrawal from the draft.
    • NCAA players now have 10 days after the end of the NBA Draft Combine to withdraw from the draft. Since the combine is normally held in mid-May, the current deadline is about five weeks after the previous mid-April deadline.
    • NCAA players may participate in the draft combine and are allowed to attend one tryout per year with each NBA team without losing college eligibility.
    • NCAA players may now enter and withdraw from the draft up to two times without loss of eligibility. Previously, the NCAA treated a second declaration of draft eligibility as a permanent loss of college eligibility.

Early entrants

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]

College underclassmen

College seniors

"Redshirt" referred to players who were redshirt seniors in the 2023–24 season.

International players

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Automatically eligible entrants

Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:

  • They have no remaining college eligibility.
  • If they graduated from high school in the U.S., but did not enroll in a U.S. college or university, four years have passed since their high school class graduated.
  • They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBA, anywhere in the world, and have played under the contract.

Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:

  • They are at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In term of dates players born on or before December 31, 2002, are automatically eligible for the 2024 draft.
  • They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBA within the United States, and have played under that contract.
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Invited attendees

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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]

A second wave of invites was reported the following week on June 15, with eight additions to the list.[113]

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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Notes

  1. San Antonio received the pick since it was outside the top 6. Toronto would have retained the pick had it stayed inside of the top 6.
  2. Utah kept their pick since it was inside the top 10. Oklahoma City would have received the pick had it gone outside of the top 10.
  3. Oklahoma City received the pick since it was outside the top 4. Houston would have retained the pick had it moved up into the top 4.
  4. Portland received the pick since it was outside the top 4. Golden State would have retained the pick had it moved up into the top 4.
  5. Due to changes in rules regarding student athlete compensation in the 2020s, players can hire agents to manage appearances and endorsements while retaining college athletic eligibility.
  6. Specifically agents hired to negotiate with professional teams. Relationships with agents hired for other purposes are not affected.
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