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2024 NBA draft: Top prospects, rankings, best available players
View Date:2024-12-23 20:34:43
With the first pick of the 2024 NBA Draft, the Atlanta Hawks select...well, we'll find out in just a few hours.
The best NCAA and international basketball prospects have gathered at Barclays Center tonight, hoping to see their professional basketball dreams come true. With 30 picks on the docket tonight, there's a good chance that many of them will get to walk across the stage and pose for photos with Adam Silver.
Some though, may get overlooked. Whether it's because they don't match a team's current needs or an organization sees something in a different prospect, there's a chance that some of the better players available wind up falling to Day 2.
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Here are the top prospects to keep an eye on as we approach the start of the draft.
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NBA Draft: TV, streaming and how to watch
- Where: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York (first round); ESPN Manhattan studio, New York (second round)
- TV: ESPN, ABC
- Stream: ESPN+, YouTube TV, fuboTV
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2024 NBA Draft: Top Prospects entering First Round
*Rankings via Jeff Zillgitt's latest mock draft
- Zaccharie Risacher, JL Bourg (France)
- Alex Sarr, Perth (Australia) Wildcats
- Reed Sheppard, Kentucky
- Matas Buzelis, G League Ignite
- Cody Williams, Colorado
- Donovan Clingan, UConn
- Stephon Castle, UConn
- Rob Dillingham, Kentucky
- Ron Holland, G League Ignite
- Devin Carter, Providence
- Dalton Knecht, Tennessee
- Tidjane Salaun, Cholet (France)
- Nikola Topic, KK Crvena Zvezda
- Zach Edey, Purdue
- Jared McCain, Duke
- Ja'Kobe Walter, Baylor
- Tristan da Silva, Colorado
- Johnny Furphy, Kansas
- Kyshawn George, Miami
- Isaiah Collier, Southern Cal
- Yves Missi, Baylor
- Kyle Filipowski, Duke
- Carlton Carrington, Pittsburgh
- Kel'el Ware, Indiana
- Ryan Dunn, Virginia
- Tyler Kolek, Marquette
- Terrence Shannon, Illinois
- DaRon Holmes II, Dayton
- Pacome Dadiet, Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
- Baylor Scheierman, Creighton
Odds for first overall pick
French forward Zaccharie Risacher is expected to be the first overall pick of the 2024 NBA Draft, according to the BetMGM basketball odds. Looking to wager? Check out the best mobile sports betting apps offering sports betting promos in 2024.
Odds as of Wednesday afternoon.
- Zaccharie Risacher (-450)
- Donovan Clingan (+450)
- Alexandre Sarr (+1000)
- Stephon Castle (+1400)
- Reed Sheppard (+1800)
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