First round recap: Zach Edey picked No. 9, Kel'el Ware No. 15 in 2024 NBA Draft
Who would you want to select for the future: Purdue basketball's Zach Edey or Indiana basketball's Kel'el Ware? Both expect to hear their names called in tonight's first round of the 2024 NBA Draft.
Edey, the two-time National Player of the Year for the Boilermakers, rose from fringe prospect to the No. 9 overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies. Evaluators like Edey's shooting touch near the basket and rebounding ability, and he showed decent 3-point shooting touch at the NBA Scouting Combine. The biggest concern is a lack of speed that could be exposed on defense as teams pick-and-roll to create mismatches.
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Ware made a big leap in his one IU season, showing a versatile offensive game, a shot-blocking presence and staying engaged to become an All-Big Ten performer. The biggest question for the Miami Heat, who picked 15th overall: Will a team want him to contribute immediately or take time to develop?
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We will have every first-round pick as they happen, so please remember to refresh.
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When is the 2024 NBA draft? What channel is the NBA draft on?
First round: June 26 (Wednesday), 8 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN
Second round: June 27 (Thursday), 4 p.m. ET, ESPN
2024 NBA Draft order
First round
- Hawks: Zaccharie Risacher, wing, France
- Wizards: Alex Sarr, center, France
- Rockets (via Nets): Reed Sheppard, guard, Kentucky
- Spurs: Stephon Castle, guard, Connecticut
- Pistons: Ron Holland II, wing, G League Ignite
- Hornets: Tidjane Salaun, forward, France
- Trail Blazers: Donovan Clingan, center, Connecticut
- Timberwolves (reported trade with Spurs, via Raptors): Rob Dillingham, guard, Kentucky
- Grizzlies: Zach Edey, center, Purdue
- Jazz: Cody Williams, wing, Colorado
- Bulls: Matas Buzelis, wing, G League Ignite
- Thunder: Nikola Topic, guard, Serbia
- Kings: Devin Carter, guard, Providence
- Wizards (reported trade with Trail Blazers, via Warriors): Bub Carrington, guard, Pittsburgh
- Heat: Kel'el Ware, center, Indiana
- 76ers: Jared McCain, guard, Duke
- Lakers: Dalton Knecht, wing, Tennessee
- Magic: Tristan da Silva, forward, Colorado
- Raptors (via Pacers): Ja'Kobe Walter, wing, Baylor
- Cavaliers: Jaylon Tyson, wing, California
- Pelicans (via Bucks): Yves Missi, center, Baylor
- Nuggets (reported trade with Suns): DaRon Holmes, center, Dayton
- Bucks (via Pelicans): AJ Johnson, guard, United States (played in Australia)
- Wizards (reported trade with Knicks, via Mavericks): Kyshawn George, wing, Miami
- Knicks: Pacome Dadiet, wing, France
- Thunder (reported trade with Knicks, via Wizards, Clippers): Dillon Jones, forward, Weber State
- Timberwolves: Terrence Shannon Jr., wing, Illinois
- Suns (reported trade with Nuggets): Ryan Dunn, forward, Virginia
- Jazz (via Thunder): Isaiah Collier, guard, USC
- Celtics: Baylor Scheierman, wing, Creighton