2024 NBA Mock Draft: How Many Final Four Stars Crack 1st Round?

As we make our way into the Final Four, we keep an eye on a pair of UConn stars in the lottery. Will they crack the Top 10? Can Zach Edey make his way back into the 1st Round after a dominant showing in the NCAA Tournament thus far? Let’s find out in another 2024 NBA Mock Draft!

2024 NBA Mock Draft: How many UConn stars can crack the top ten?
Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

How Does the NBA Draft Lottery Work

Following the conclusion of the season, the NBA uses a lottery system to decide the first 14 picks in the draft order.

Before we look at 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: Finally, 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.
  • Also, the NBA shares the footage of the lottery drawing after each draft. You can watch the 2023 procedure here.

    Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

    Current 2024 NBA Draft Lottery Odds

    Although 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. Detroit Pistons (13-61): 14%
    2. Washington Wizards (14-61): 14%
    3. San Antonio Spurs (18-57): 14%
    4. Charlotte Hornets (18-56): 12.5%
    5. Portland Trail Blazers (19-55): 10.5%
    6. Toronto Raptors (23-51): 9.0% (Spurs own pick, Top-6 protected)
    7. Memphis Grizzlies (24-50): 7.5%
    8. Utah Jazz (29-46): 5.3% (Thunder own pick, Top-10 protected)
    9. Brooklyn Nets (29-46): 5.2% (Rockets own pick)
    10. Atlanta Hawks (34-40): 3.0%
    11. Chicago Bulls (36-39): 2.0%
    12. Houston Rockets (38-36): 1.5% (Thunder own pick)
    13. Golden State Warriors (40-34): 1.0% (Blazers own pick, Top-4 protected)
    14. Los Angeles Lakers (42-33): 0.5% (Pelicans own pick)

    2024 NBA Mock Draft

    1. Detroit Pistons: F/C Alexandre Sarr – Perth, France – 18 Years Old – 7’1, 218 lbs
    2. Washington Wizards: PG Nikola Topic – Red Star, Serbia – 18 Years Old – 6’6, 201 lbs
    3. San Antonio Spurs: SF Zaccharie Risacher – JL Bourg, France – 18 Years Old – 6’9, 204 lbs
    4. Charlotte Hornets: SF Cody Williams – Colorado – 19 Years Old – 6’8, 185 lbs
    5. Portland Trail Blazers: G/F Dalton Knecht – Tennessee – 22 Years Old – 6’6, 213 lbs
    6. Toronto Raptors: SF/PF Ron Holland – G League – 18 Years Old – 6’8, 200 lbs
    7. Memphis Grizzlies: SF Matas Buzelis – G League – 19 Years Old – 6’11, 195 lbs
    8. Utah Jazz: G Reed Sheppard – Kentucky – 19 Years Old – 6’3, 187 lbs
    9. Houston Rockets: G Stephon Castle – UConn – 19 Years Old – 6’6, 190 lbs
    10. Atlanta Hawks: SG Ja’Kobe Walter – Baylor – 19 Years Old – 6’5, 180 lbs
    11. Chicago Bulls: C Donovan Clingan – UConn – 19 Years Old – 7’2, 265 lbs
    12. Oklahoma City Thunder: G Isaiah Collier – USC – 19 Years Old – 6’4, 205 lbs
    13. Portland Trail Blazers: F Tidjane Salaun – Cholet Basket, France – 18 Years Old – 6’9, 203 lbs
    14. New Orleans Pelicans: C Kyle Filipowski – Duke – 20 Years Old – 7’0, 248 lbs
    15. Philadelphia 76ers: G Rob Dillingham – Kentucky – 19 Years Old – 6’3, 176 lbs
    16. Miami Heat: G Terrence Shannon Jr – Illinois – 23 Years Old – 6’6, 220 lbs
    17. Toronto Raptors (via Pacers): C Yves Missi – Baylor – 19 Years Old – 6’10, 235 lbs
    18. Phoenix Suns: C Kel’el Ware – Indiana – 20 Years Old – 7’0, 223 lbs
    19. Orlando Magic: G Kevin McCullar – Kansas – 22 Years Old – 6’6, 210 lbs
    20. Atlanta Hawks (via Kings): F Ryan Dunn – Virginia – 21 Years Old – 6’8, 216 lbs
    21. New York Knicks: G Johnny Furphy – Kansas – 19 Years Old – 6’9, 202 lbs
    22. Cleveland Cavaliers: F Tyler Smith – G League – 19 Years Old – 6’11, 224 lbs
    23. New Orleans Pelicans: PG Devin Carter – Providence – 21 Years Old – 6’3, 195 lbs
    24. New York Knicks (via Mavericks): DaRon Holmes II – Dayton – 21 Years Old – 6’10, 221 lbs
    25. Milwaukee Bucks: G Jared McCain – Duke – 19 Years Old – 6’3, 197 lbs
    26. Washington Wizards (via Clippers): F Bobi Klintman – Cairns, Sweden – 20 Years Old – 6’10, 225 lbs
    27. Minnesota Timberwolves: G Hunter Sallis – Wake Forest – 21 Years Old – 6’5, 185 lbs
    28. Denver Nuggets: F Oso Ighodaro – Marquette – 21 Years Old – 6’9, 225 lbs
    29. Utah Jazz (via Thunder): G Kyshawn George – Miami – 20 Years Old – 6’8, 205 lbs
    30. Boston Celtics: C Zach Edey – Purdue – 22 years Old – 7’4, 300 lbs
    Updated Elite 8 Bracket
    Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht (3) walks off the court after a NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game between Tennessee and Creighton held at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Friday, March 29, 2024.

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