2024 NBA Mock Draft: Wizards Jump To Top Pick For First Time

The push toward the NBA playoffs is now in full swing! For some, this means looking ahead to the first-round series, while for others, it signifies the beginning of draft preparation. With that said, let’s go ahead and present another 2024 NBA Mock Draft!

In contrast to the previous year’s draft class, featuring standout talents like Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson, the current NBA Draft pool doesn’t showcase as many prominent prospects. Nevertheless, with ample time leading up to the NBA Draft on June 27th, players have a significant chance to demonstrate their worthiness for a top pick.

NBA Mock Draft: Who will be taken first?
PERTH, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 06: Alexandre Sarr of the Wildcats reacts after scoring a three-point shot during the round two NBL match between Perth Wildcats and Adelaide 36ers at RAC Arena, on October 06, 2023, in Perth, Australia. (Photo by James Worsfold/Getty Images)

How Does the NBA Draft Lottery Work

As a reminder, the NBA uses a lottery system to decide the first 14 picks in the draft order.

Here’s how the NBA Draft Lottery system works:

  • Eligible Teams: The 14 teams that do not qualify for the NBA playoffs are eligible to participate in the draft lottery. This includes teams that make the Play-In Tournament but don’t advance past the Play-In Tournament.
  • NBA Draft Lottery Odds: The teams with the worst records have higher chances of winning a top pick. The teams with the three worst records have the highest chance – a 14% chance – while the odds incrementally decrease for teams with better records among the non-playoff teams.
  • Ping Pong Balls: Fourteen ping-pong balls numbered 1 through 14 will be placed in a lottery machine. There are 1,001 possible combinations when four balls are drawn out of 14. Before the lottery, 1,000 of those 1,001 combinations are assigned to the 14 participating lottery teams. Those three with the highest odds will be given 140 combinations each – aka the most combinations.
  • Lottery Drawing: Drawings are conducted for the first four picks of the NBA Draft. The remaining non-playoff teams are then ordered based on their regular-season records, with the team with the worst record picking fifth, followed by the team with the next worst record, and so on.
  • The NBA shares the footage of the lottery drawing after each draft. You can watch the 2023 procedure here.

    Current 2024 NBA Draft Lottery Odds

    While these odds will change daily, as of this writing these are the current 2024 NBA Draft Lottery odds for the No. 1 overall pick via Tankathon.

    1. Washington Wizards (9-49): 14%
    2. Detroit Pistons (9-49): 14%
    3. San Antonio Spurs (11-48): 14%
    4. Charlotte Hornets (15-43): 12.5%
    5. Portland Trail Blazers (15-42): 10.5%
    6. Memphis Grizzlies (20-36): 9.0%
    7. Toronto Raptors (19-36): 7.5% (Spurs own pick, Top-6 protected)
    8. Brooklyn Nets (22-36): 6.0% (Rockets own pick)
    9. Houston Rockets (25-33): 4.5% (Thunder own pick)
    10. Atlanta Hawks (26-32): 3.0%
    11. Utah Jazz (27-32): 2.0% (Thunder own pick, Top-10 protected)
    12. Chicago Bulls (28-31): 1.5%
    13. Golden State Warriors (30-27): 1.0% (Blazers own pick, Top-4 protected)
    14. Los Angeles Lakers (32-28): 0.5% (Pelicans own pick)

    2024 NBA Mock Draft:

    1. Washington Wizards: F/C Alexandre Sarr – Perth, France – 18 Years Old – 7’1, 218 lbs
    2. Detroit Pistons: SF Zaccharie Risacher – JL Bourg, France – 18 Years Old – 6’9, 204 lbs
    3. San Antonio Spurs: PG Nikola Topic – Red Star, Serbia – 18 Years Old – 6’6, 201 lbs
    4. Charlotte Hornets: SF Cody Williams – Colorado – 19 Years Old – 6’8, 185 lbs
    5. Portland Trail Blazers: SF/PF Ron Holland – G League – 18 Years Old – 6’8, 200 lbs
    6. Memphis Grizzlies: SF Matas Buzelis – G League – 19 Years Old – 6’11, 195 lbs
    7. San Antonio Spurs (via Raptors): G/F Dalton Knecht – Tennessee – 22 Years Old – 6’6, 213 lbs
    8. Houston Rockets (via Nets): G Reed Sheppard – Kentucky – 19 Years Old – 6’3, 187 lbs
    9. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Rockets): C Donovan Clingan – UConn – 19 Years Old – 7’2, 265 lbs
    10. Atlanta Hawks: G Rob Dillingham – Kentucky – 19 Years Old – 6’3, 176 lbs
    11. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Jazz): G Isaiah Collier – USC – 19 Years Old – 6’4, 205 lbs
    12. Chicago Bulls: G Stephon Castle – UConn – 19 Years Old – 6’6, 190 lbs
    13. Portland Trail Blazers (via Warriors): SG Ja’Kobe Walter – Baylor – 19 Years Old – 6’5, 180 lbs
    14. New Orleans Pelicans (via Lakers): F Tidjane Salaun – Cholet Basket, France – 18 Years Old – 6’9, 203 lbs
    15. Orlando Magic: C Kyle Filipowski – Duke – 20 Years Old – 7’0, 248 lbs
    16. Toronto Raptors (via Pacers): G DJ Wagner – Kentucky – 18 Years Old – 6’3, 175 lbs
    17. Philadelphia 76ers: G Kevin McCullar – Kansas – 22 Years Old – 6’6, 210 lbs
    18. Atlanta Hawks (via Kings): G Johnny Furphy – Kansas – 19 Years Old – 6’9, 202 lbs
    19. Miami Heat: F Tyler Smith – G League – 19 Years Old – 6’11, 224 lbs
    20. New York Knicks (via Mavericks): C Yves Missi – Baylor – 19 Years Old – 6’10, 235 lbs
    21. New Orleans Pelicans: C Kel’el Ware – Indiana – 20 Years Old – 7’0, 223 lbs
    22. Phoenix Suns: F Bobi Klintman – Cairns, Sweden – 20 Years Old – 6’10, 225 lbs
    23. New York Knicks: F Ryan Dunn – Virginia – 21 Years Old – 6’8, 216 lbs
    24. Milwaukee Bucks: F Oso Ighodaro – Marquette – 21 Years Old – 6’9, 225 lbs
    25. Washington Wizards (via Clippers): G Jared McCain – Duke – 19 Years Old – 6’3, 197 lbs
    26. Cleveland Cavaliers: Trey Alexander – Creighton – 20 Years Old – 6’4, 185 lbs
    27. Denver Nuggets: G Terrence Shannon Jr – Illinois – 23 Years Old – 6’6, 220 lbs
    28. Utah Jazz (via Thunder): PG Tyler Kolek – Marquette – 22 Years Old – 6’3, 195 lbs
    29. Minnesota Timberwolves: F DaRon Holmes – Dayton – 21 Years Old – 6’10, 221 lbs
    30. Boston Celtics: F Tristan da Silva – Colorado – 22 Years Old – 6’9, 229 lbs

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    Matt is from the Chicagoland area and has been working in Chicago sports since 2015 with stops at WGN Radio, the Chicago Blackhawks, Stadium, and NBC Sports Chicago prior to landing at Betsperts. Matt covers just about everything for Betsperts and Bleacher Nation but focuses on the NHL and college football.

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