While a French star is at the top of many draft boards, the similarities between the 2024 NBA Draft and 2023 edition end there. Victor Wembanyama, as Rick Pitino once put it, ain’t walking through that door for the Atlanta Hawks this season, as the club has the first pick for the first time since 1975. They picked Hall of Famer David Thompson then, but he didn’t pick them, choosing instead to sign with the ABA’s Denver Nuggets.
This year there isn’t any worry about which league the top players will choose, but it also isn’t certain how the top picks will shake out. International prospects Zaccharie Risacher (France) and Alex Sarr (Australia), along with college players Reed Sheppard (Kentucky) and Stephon Castle (UConn), are among the top players in a draft that doesn’t have a no-doubt No. 1 prospect.
Also hanging over the draft is the question of where Bronny James will get picked, if at all. You may have heard of his famous father, who has said throughout the years that he’d like to play with his son before he retires. Recently LeBron James’ agent Rich Paul did say that LeBron and Bronny aren’t a package deal.
For the first time, the NBA Draft will be spread over two days, with the first round Wednesday night and the second round Thursday, June 27 at 4 p.m. ET.
Round 1
Date: June 26, 2024
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Location: New York, New York
TV: ABC, ESPN
Stream: Fubo, ESPN+
Round 2
Date: June 27, 2024
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Location: New York, New York
TV: ABC, ESPN
Stream: Fubo, ESPN+
Click here for the full 2024 NBA Draft order and stay with Yahoo Sports for full analysis on all 32 first-round picks.
The New York Knicks are having a very good week.
Knicks star OG Anunoby intends to re-sign with the team on a five-year, $212.5 million contract, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Anunoby reached unrestricted free agency by declining the player option for the final season of the four-year, $72 million contract he signed with the Raptors in December 2020. Three years after inking that agreement a period that saw Anunoby average 16.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, shooting 38.2% from 3-point range and emerging as one of the leagues most versatile defensive stoppers Toronto traded him to the Knicks in exchange for forward RJ Barrett and guard Immanuel Quickley.
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The Washington Wizards are trading F Deni Avdija to the Portland Trail Blazers for Malcolm Brogdon and the 14th pick tonight and 2029 pick, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/inF8ezNZtL
Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 26, 2024
The New York Knicks have acquired Mikal Bridges from the crosstown and division rival Brooklyn Nets. The Knicks are sending five unprotected picks to the Nets for Bridges (2025, 2027, 2029, 2031) in addition to a protected pick New York had acquired from Milwaukee, in addition to multiple second round picks and pick swaps.
Bridges, who Brooklyn acquired in the trade that sent Kevin Durant to Phoenix, just finished his 6th NBA season in which he averaged 19.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game on 43.6% from the floor and 37.2% from 3-point range.
The Knicks go deeper into the Villanova national championship roster bringing Mikal Bridges to join his old teammates and close friends Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVencenzo. pic.twitter.com/G544CT02zI
Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 26, 2024
The 30 NBA Teams will look to the future over the next two days in the 2024 NBA Draft which looks much different form previous years as in addition to there not being a runaway No. 1 pick, the draft has also been split across two nights. Teams will have five minutes to make their selections in the first round and four minutes per pick in the second round. That is a change from two minutes in previous years.
DRAFT DAY!The 2024 #NBADraft presented by State Farm will take place over two nights!First Round: TONIGHT at 8:00pm/et on ABC & ESPNSecond Round: Thursday at 4:00pm/et on ESPN pic.twitter.com/UHoGLBnGFP
NBA (@NBA) June 26, 2024