2024 NBA Draft First Round: Pick-by-Pick
THE FIRST Round of the NBA Draft has been done and run today with 30 more players on NBA lists. Atlanta Hawks went with Frenchman Zaccharie Risacher at pick one, going with the player they had closely watched over his compatriot Alexandre Sarr. The Perth Wildcats big man did not have to wait long however, taken with the very next pick by the Washington Wizards.
Freshmen Reed Sheppard and Stephon Castle out of Kentucky and UConn went next, before Detroit Pistons pick up G League forward, Ron Holland. The only team with two picks inside the top 10 – San Antonio Spurs – added Castle and Kentucky’s Rob Dillingham to the list to provide an exciting future backcourt duo.
2024 NBA Draft Results
| Pick | Team | Player | From | Position | Age/Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Hawks | Zaccharie Risacher | France | F | Born 2005 |
| 2 | Washington Wizards | Alex Sarr | France | C/F | Born 2005 |
| 3 | Houston Rockets (via BKN) | Reed Sheppard | Kentucky | G | Freshman |
| 4 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle | UConn | G | Freshman |
| 5 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland | G League Ignite | F | Born 2005 |
| 6 | Charlotte Hornets | Tidjane Salaun | France | F | Born 2005 |
| 7 | Portland Trail Blazers | Donovan Clingan | UConn | C | Sophomore |
| 8 | San Antonio Spurs (via TOR) | Rob Dillingham | Kentucky | G | Freshman |
| 9 | Memphis Grizzlies | Zach Edey | Purdue | C | Senior |
| 10 | Utah Jazz | Cody Williams | Colorado | F | Freshman |
| 11 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis | G League Ignite | F | Born 2004 |
| 12 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Nikola Topic | Serbia | G | Born 2005 |
| 13 | Sacramento Kings | Devin Carter | Providence | G | Junior |
| 14 | Washington Wizards (via POR and GS) | Bub Carrington | Pitt | G | Freshman |
| 15 | Miami Heat | Kel’el Ware | Indiana | C | Sophomore |
| 16 | Philadelphia 76ers | Jared McCain | Duke | G | Freshman |
| 17 | Los Angeles Lakers | Dalton Knecht | Tennessee | F | Senior |
| 18 | Orlando Magic | Tristan da Silva | Colorado | F | Senior |
| 19 | Toronto Raptors (via IND) | Ja’Kobe Walter | Baylor | F | Freshman |
| 20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson | Cal | G | Junior |
| 21 | New Orleans Pelicans (via MIL) | Yves Missi | Baylor | C | Freshman |
| 22 | Denver Nuggets (via PHX) | DaRon Holmes II | Dayton | F/C | Junior |
| 23 | Milwaukee Bucks (via NO) | AJ Johnson | Illawarra Hawks | G | Born 2005 |
| 24 | Washington Wizards (via NYK and DAL) | Kyshawn George | Miami | F | Freshman |
| 25 | New York Knicks | Pacome Dadiet | France | F | Born 2005 |
| 26 | Oklahoma City Thunder (via NYK and WAS and LAC) | Dillon Jones | Weber State | G | Junior |
| 27 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Terrence Shannon Jr. | Illinois | G/F | Senior |
| 28 | Phoenix Suns (via DEN) | Ryan Dunn | Virginia | F | Sophomore |
| 29 | Utah Jazz (via OKC) | Isaiah Collier | USC | G | Freshman |
| 30 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman | Creighton | F | Senior |
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