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 held over multiple nights since the current two-round format debuted 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. For the third year in a row, the draft had 58 picks instead of the typical 60: both the Philadelphia 76ers and the Phoenix Suns lost second-round picks for violations of the NBA's tampering rules during free agency.
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. 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, as well as the second nation (after the U.S.) to have two native players get selected with the first and second overall picks. The eventual Rookie of the Year would be fourth pick Stephon Castle for the Spurs.
Bronny James, the son of LeBron James, was selected 55th overall in the second round and would become the first player in NBA history to play alongside his father.
Draft selections
PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
Player Team 11Zaccharie RisacherSFAtlanta HawksJL Bourg 12Alex SarrCWashington WizardsPerth Wildcats 13Reed SheppardSGHouston Rockets Kentucky 14 ~PGSan Antonio Spurs UConn 15Ron HollandSFDetroit Pistons16Tidjane SalaünSFCharlotte HornetsCholet Basket 17Donovan ClinganCPortland Trail BlazersUConn 18Rob DillinghamPG/SGSan Antonio Spurs Kentucky 19Zach EdeyCMemphis GrizzliesPurdue 110Cody WilliamsSG/SFUtah JazzColorado 111Matas BuzelisSF/PFChicago Bulls112Nikola TopićPGOklahoma City Thunder KK Crvena zvezda 113Devin CarterSGSacramento KingsProvidence 114Bub CarringtonSGPortland Trail Blazers Pittsburgh 115Kel'el WareCMiami HeatIndiana 116Jared McCainPGPhiladelphia 76ersDuke 117Dalton KnechtSFLos Angeles LakersTennessee 118Tristan da SilvaPFOrlando MagicColorado 119Ja'Kobe WalterSGToronto Raptors Baylor 120Jaylon TysonSFCleveland CavaliersCalifornia 121Yves MissiCNew Orleans Pelicans Baylor 122DaRon Holmes IIPFPhoenix Suns Dayton 123AJ JohnsonSGMilwaukee Bucks Illawarra Hawks 124Kyshawn GeorgeSGNew York Knicks Miami 125Pacôme DadietSFNew York KnicksRatiopharm Ulm 126Dillon JonesSFWashington Wizards Weber State 127Terrence Shannon Jr.SGMinnesota TimberwolvesIllinois 128Ryan DunnSFDenver Nuggets Virginia 129Isaiah CollierPGUtah Jazz USC 130Baylor ScheiermanSG/SFBoston CelticsCreighton 231Jonathan MogboPFToronto Raptors San Francisco 232Kyle FilipowskiPF/CUtah Jazz Duke 233Tyler SmithSF/PFMilwaukee Bucks 234Tyler KolekPGPortland Trail Blazers Marquette 235Johnny FurphySG/SFSan Antonio Spurs Kansas 236Juan Núñez#PGIndiana Pacers Ratiopharm Ulm 237Bobi KlintmanSF/PFMinnesota Timberwolves Cairns Taipans 238Ajay MitchellPG/SGNew York Knicks UC Santa Barbara 239Jaylen WellsSFMemphis Grizzlies Washington State 240Oso IghodaroPF/CPortland Trail Blazers Marquette 241Adem BonaPF/CPhiladelphia 76ers UCLA 242 KJ SimpsonPGCharlotte Hornets Colorado 243Nikola Đurišić#SG/SFMiami Heat KK Mega Basket 244Pelle LarssonSG/SFHouston Rockets Arizona 245Jamal SheadPGSacramento Kings Houston 246Cam ChristieSGLos Angeles Clippers Minnesota 247Antonio ReevesSG/SFOrlando Magic Kentucky 248Harrison IngramSF/PFSan Antonio Spurs North Carolina 2 Philadelphia 76ers 249Tristen NewtonPG/SGIndiana Pacers UConn 250Enrique FreemanSF/PFIndiana Pacers Akron 251Melvin Ajinça#SFNew York Knicks Saint-Quentin BB 252Quinten PostCGolden State Warriors Boston College 253Cam SpencerSGDetroit Pistons UConn 254Anton WatsonPFBoston Celtics Gonzaga 255Bronny JamesSGLos Angeles Lakers USC 256 Kevin McCullar Jr.SGPhoenix Suns Kansas 257Ulrich ChomchePF/CMemphis Grizzlies APR BBC 2 Phoenix Suns 258Ariel HukportiCDallas Mavericks MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Notable undrafted 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.
Player Pos. Nationality School/club team SG Creighton SF Ohio State PG Virginia SF Baylor SF/PF Washington PG/SG Utah State SF Villanova C Utah SF Louisiana Tech SG Guangzhou Loong Lions C Oregon PG Baylor SG/SF Saint Mary's C West Virginia SF Kentucky (Fr.) SF Cleveland State SF Adelaide 36ers C Clemson SF Pittsburgh PG St. John's SF Arizona C/PF Washington State SF Stanford SF Memphis PF Bradley SF/PF TCU SF/SG Morehead State PF/C Providence PG Xavier PG Florida SG North Carolina PF Mississippi State PG Colorado State PF Kansas State SF ADA Blois PG Maryland
Trades involving draft picks
Pre-draft trades Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams:
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.
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.
The primary portion of the 2024 NBA Draft Combine was held from May 13–19 in Chicago, Illinois.
Draft lottery
The NBA draft lottery was held on May 12.
Denotes the actual lottery result
Team 2023–24record Lotterychances Lottery probabilities 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 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 31–51 60 6.0% 6.3% 6.7% 7.2% – – – 34.5% 32.1% 6.7% 0.4% <0.1% – – Brooklyn Nets 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 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 46–36 7 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% – – – – – – – – – 96.6%
Eligibility and entrants
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: 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.
A player who has hired an agent for purposes of negotiating with professional teams 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, who must have been certified.
On May 2, 2024, 195 players were initially announced as early entry candidates. By May 31, 93 collegiate and Overtime Elite-based players withdrew from consideration; 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. 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.
College underclassmen
Trey Alexander – G, Creighton (junior) Mark Armstrong – G, Villanova (sophomore) Adem Bona – F/C, UCLA (sophomore) Bub Carrington – G, Pittsburgh (freshman) Devin Carter – G, Providence (junior) Stephon Castle – G, UConn (freshman) Cam Christie – G, Minnesota (freshman) Donovan Clingan – C, UConn (sophomore) Isaiah Collier – G, USC (freshman) Mohamed Diarra – F, NC State (junior) Rob Dillingham – G, Kentucky (freshman) Ryan Dunn – F, Virginia (sophomore) Justin Edwards – G/F, Kentucky (freshman) Kyle Filipowski – F/C, Duke (sophomore) Johnny Furphy – G/F, Kansas (freshman) Kyshawn George – G/F, Miami (Florida) (freshman) DaRon Holmes II – F, Dayton (junior) Harrison Ingram – F, North Carolina (junior) Bronny James – G, USC (freshman) Jared McCain – G, Duke (freshman) Judah Mintz – G, Syracuse (sophomore) Yves Missi – C, Baylor (freshman) Ajay Mitchell – G, UC Santa Barbara (junior) Carlos Nichols – G, Southern Crescent Tech (freshman) Reed Sheppard – G, Kentucky (freshman) KJ Simpson – G, Colorado (junior) Jaylon Tyson – G, California (junior) Ja'Kobe Walter – G, Baylor (freshman) Kel'el Ware – C, Indiana (sophomore) Deshawndre Washington – G/F, New Mexico State (junior) Jaylen Wells – F, Washington State (junior) Cody Williams – F, Colorado (freshman) JZ Zaher – G, Bowling Green (sophomore)
College seniors "Redshirt" referred to players who were redshirt seniors in the 2023–24 season.
Reece Beekman – G, Virginia Jesse Bingham II – G/F, Indianapolis (redshirt)