2024 NBA draft

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.