Remarkably, the 2024 NBA Draft begins tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The consensus is that this class is the weakest on paper in quite some time and that widely held belief is reenforced by the complete lack of buzz surrounding any player who isn't the son of LeBron James. Probably the most notable thing about this draft is that it will mark the first time that the draft takes place over two nights, which is great news for the analysts covering the event and East Coast superfans who previously had to stay up until 12:37 AM EST to see all of the picks. Here's a quick rundown of the 58 names I expect to be called over the next 2 days as of 12:07 PM EST when no new trades involving picks in this year's draft have been completed.
1st round:
1.Atlanta Hawks: Zaccharie Rischaer, guard/forward (JL Bourg)
2.Washington Wizards: Alex Sarr, center (Perth Wildcats)
3.Houston Rockets: Reed Sheppard, guard (Kentucky)
4.San Antonio Spurs: Stephon Castle, guard (UConn)
5.Detroit Pistons: Donovan Clingan, center (UConn)
6.Charlotte Hornets: Cody Williams, forward (Colorado)
7.Portland Trail Blazers: Matas Buzelis, forward (G League Ignite)
8.San Antonio Spurs: Tidjane Salaun, forward (Cholet Basket)
9.Memphis Grizzlies: Ron Holland, guard/forward (G League Ignite)
10.Utah Jazz: Devin Carter, guard (Providence)
11.Chicago Bulls: Tristian da Silva, forward (Colorado)
12.Oklahoma City Thunder: Dalton Knecht, guard (Tennessee)
13.Sacramento Kings: Carlton "Bub" Carrington, guard (Pittsburgh)
14.Portland Trail Blazers: Kyshawn George, guard/forward (Miami)
15.Miami Heat: Ja'Kobe Walter, guard (Baylor)
16.Philadelphia 76ers: Rob Dillingham, guard (Kentucky)
17.Los Angeles Lakers: Jared McCain, guard (Duke)
18.Orlando Magic: DaRon Holmes, forward (Dayton)
19.Toronto Raptors: Zach Edey, center (Purdue)
20.Cleveland Cavaliers: Nikola Topic, guard (KK Mega Basket)
21.New Orleans Pelicans: Yves Missi, center (Baylor)
22.Phoenix Suns: Tyler Kolek, guard (Marquette)
23.Milwaukee Bucks: Johnny Furphy, guard/forward (Kansas)
24.New York Knicks: Ke'lele Ware, center (Indiana)
25.New York Knicks: Isaiah Collier, guard (USC)
26.Washington Wizards: Terrence Shannon, guard (Illinois)
27.Minnesota Timberwolves: Jaylon Tyson, guard (California)
28.Denver Nuggets: Tyler Smith, forward (G League Ignite)
29.Utah Jazz: Baylor Scheierman, forward (Creighton)
30.Boston Celtics: Pacome Dadiet, forward (Ratiopharm Ulm)
2nd round:
31.Toronto Raptors: Cam Christie, guard (Minnesota)
32.Utah Jazz: Ryan Dunn, guard/forward (Virginia)
33.Milwaukee Bucks: Kyle Filipkowski, center (Duke)
34.Portland Trail Blazers: Kevin McCullar Jr., guard (Kansas)
35.San Antoino Spurs: Dillion Jones, guard (Weber State)
36.Indiana Pacers: Bobi Klintman, forward (Cairns Taipans)
37.Minnesota Timberwolves: Jonathan Mogbo, forward (San Francisco)
38.New York Knicks: Enrique Freeman, forward (Akron)
39.Memphis Grizzlies: A.J. Johnson, guard (Illawara)
40.Portland Trail Blazers: Adem Bona, center (UCLA)
41.Philadelphia 76ers: Justin Edwards, guard/forward (Kentucky)
42.Charlotte Hornets: Nikola Dunsic, guard (KK Mega Bemax)
43.Miami Heat: Keshad Johnson, guard/forward (Arizona)
44.Houston Rockets: Harrison Ingram, guard/forward (North Carolina)
45.Sacramento Kings: Jamal Shead, guard (Houston)
46.Los Angeles Clippers: K.J. Simpson, guard (Colorado)
47.Orlando Magic: Pelle Larsson, guard (Arizona)
48.San Antonio Spurs: Jaylen Wells, guard (Washington State)
49.Indiana Pacers: Ulrich Chomche, center (APR BBC)
50.Indiana Pacers: Trenytn Flowers, guard (Adelaide 36ers)
51.Washington Wizards: Judah Mintz, guard (Syracuse)
52.Golden State Warriors: Tristen Newton, guard (UConn)
53.Detroit Pistons: Ajay Mitchell, guard (UC Santa Barbara)
54.Boston Celtics: P.J. Hall, center (Clemson)
55.Los Angeles Lakers: Bronny James, guard (USC)
56.Denver Nuggets: Juan Nunez, guard (Ratiopharm Ulm)
57.Memphis Grizzlies: Oso Ighodaro, forward (Marquette)
58.Dallas Mavericks: Melvin Ajinca, forward (Saint-Quentin BB)
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