2024 Draft Preview: The competition for the top spot is fierce, whether Bronny and Choi Yong-hee can be selected

Understand the Emperor of the Ball

2024-06-26 19:04Understand the official account of Emperor Qiu

With less than a day to go, the 2024 NBA Draft will kick off. The first round of this year's draft will officially start at 8 a.m. Beijing time on June 27. There are many changes in this draft conference, and at the same time, there are many highlights, and this article will explain and analyze this draft conference.

rules

The biggest change in the 2024 draft is that it has changed from one day to two days, and the first and second rounds of this year's draft will be divided into two days, with the first round starting at 8 a.m. Beijing time on June 27 and the second round starting at 4 a.m. Beijing time on June 28. Two teams were penalized by the league for their second-round picks (76ers for Harden and Suns for Eubanks) for illegal contact with free agents, so there are a total of 58 draft picks. The top 14 picks are known as lotto picks, and here's where the lotto picks come from.

The Hawks hold the top pick, the Wizards Rockets are in second and third, the Spurs have 4+8 two lotto picks, the Pistons and Hornets are in fifth and six, and the Trail Blazers have 7+14 two lotto picks.

Key Points:

01. Will Bronny be drafted by the Lakers? Is it possible to team up with a father and son?

One of the highlights of this draft is whether James' eldest son, Bronny, can be drafted, especially by the Lakers. Since announcing his participation in the draft, Bronny has been on the cusp, saying that whether he hugs his father's thigh or lacks ability, everything will be settled in the next two days.

02. Does Choi Yong-hee have a chance to be selected? Will he be able to stay in the United States?

Among the players who signed up for this draft, there is the Guangzhou Dragon and Lions' national small forward Cui Yongxi, only 20 years old, he has made a lot of efforts for the NBA draft in the past few months, he came to the United States for special training, and constantly ran between teams to tryout, he has a total of 6 NBA teams to tryout, these teams are: Nets, Grizzlies, Pacers, Knicks, Jazz, Trail Blazers. However, even so, Choi Yong-hee did not make it to the top 58 picks in the major mock draft lists, and even many lists ranked him outside the top 100 rookie candidates. Does Choi Yong-hee have any chance of being selected? If he loses, will he be able to find an NBA team to sign a two-way contract or a training camp contract? Let's wait and see.

03. The battle for champions

This draft does not stand out like Wembanyama, and the level of the hot rookies is relatively close, so the selection of the top pick is more difficult to predict. Sarr, who was previously considered a hopeful, refused to try out for the Eagles, who held the top pick, giving the other two top contenders Risachet and Klingen more chances. However, the 3-and-D billet Risachet and the blue-collar center billet Klingen have also been questioned, and the ownership of the champion is still an interesting puzzle. Here's an introduction to the three top contenders.

04. Other hot rookies

This draft is known as a small year for the draft, lacking superstar blanks like Edwards and Wembanyama, but in fact, many of the rookies in this year have the opportunity to develop into top role players, and it can be said that the overall level is relatively average, so the draft outcome is very difficult to predict. For example, the Chinese center Edie, known as "Little Yao Ming", Shepard, who has a three-point shooting rate of more than 50%, and McCain, an Internet celebrity three-point shooter, have also attracted a lot of attention, and the following are the introductions of some popular players.

05. Potential Transactions

Since the end of the Finals, there have been a number of signings and trades, and the draft is undoubtedly the perfect stage for trades to explode. In addition to a simple trade for draft picks, a trade for stars could also happen in the middle of the draft, with Durant, George, Ingram, LaVine and others currently being caught up in trade rumors, some of whom may be wearing another team's jersey after the draft.

summary

The draft is where the dreams of a new batch of NBA players begin, and on June 27th and 28th, Beijing time, let's witness the departure day of these young people.

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