The 2024 NBA Draft is rapidly approaching with the first and second round getting underway next week at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
This is the third consecutive year the draft will be hosted by the Nets’ home arena, who outside of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have hosted the event each year since 2013.
This will be the 23rd time since the turn of the century that the NBA Draft has been held in the New York/New Jersey area:
Madison Square Garden in Manhattan: 2001-10
Prudential Center in Newark: 2011-12
Barclays Center in Brooklyn: 2013-19, 2021-present
Here’s the need-to-know information for this year’s NBA Draft:
When is the 2024 NBA Draft?
The NBA Draft gets a new wrinkle this year, with the first round taking place Wednesday, June 26 at 8 p.m. and the second round beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 27.
It’s the first time the draft will be a two-day event, with the second round being held at ESPN’s Seaport District Studios in Manhattan.
Where can I watch the NBA Draft?
The first round will be televised on ABC and ESPN, while the second will be airing exclusively on ESPN.
What is the 2024 NBA Draft order?
With the Celtics beating the Mavericks in five games in the NBA Finals, the draft order is officially set for all 30 teams.
Here is the list for the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft:
- Atlanta Hawks
- Washington Wizards
- Houston Rockets (via Brooklyn Nets)
- San Antonio Spurs
- Detroit Pistons
- Charlotte Hornets
- Portland Trail Blazers
- San Antonio Spurs (via Toronto Raptors)
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Utah Jazz
- Chicago Bulls
- Oklahoma City Thunder (via Houston Rockets)
- Sacramento Kings
- Portland Trail Blazers (from Golden State Warriors via Boston Celtics and Memphis Grizzlies)
- Miami Heat
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Orlando Magic
- Toronto Raptors (via Indiana Pacers)
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- New Orleans Pelicans (via Milwaukee Bucks)
- Phoenix Suns
- Milwaukee Bucks (via New Orleans Pelicans)
- New York Knicks (via Dallas Mavericks)
- New York Knicks
- Washington Wizards (from Los Angeles Clippers via Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder)
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Denver Nuggets
- Utah Jazz (from Oklahoma City Thunder via Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers)
- Boston Celtics
Who’s the betting favorite to be No. 1 overall pick in NBA Draft?
While there might not be the potential of last year’s No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama in this year’s draft, the odds-on-favorite is fellow Frenchman Zaccharie Risacher, a 19-year-old 6-foot-9 forward who has reportedly worked for the Hawks, who own the top selection right now.
After that it’s a close race between Donovan Clingan, a 7-foot-2 center and key cog of the back-to-back national champion UConn Huskies and Alexandre Sarr, another 19-year-old Frenchman who is 7 feet tall.
Here are the current consensus odds for these three players to be drafted No. 1 overall:
Zaccharie Risacher: -110 (Bet $110 to win $100)
Donovan Clingan: +200 (Bet $100 to win $200)
Alexandre Sarr: +250 (Bet $100 to win $250)