The Atlanta Hawks secured the primary total decide on the 2024 NBA Draft Lottery, which was performed earlier at present in Chicago. The primary decide on this yr’s draft is Atlanta’s personal.
Getting into at present’s lottery, the Hawks held a 3% likelihood of receiving the highest total decide on this yr’s draft. It’s simply the second time in Atlanta historical past the membership owns the primary total decide, because the Hawks chosen David Thompson with the primary decide within the 1975 NBA Draft.
The 2024 NBA Draft will mark the 78th yr of the occasion.
New this yr, the NBA Draft will broaden to a two-night format. The primary spherical will happen on Wednesday, June 26 on the Barclays Heart, whereas the second spherical will happen at ESPN’s Seaport District Studios on Thursday, June 27.
The primary spherical will proceed to have 5 minutes between draft picks and the second spherical will improve to 4 minutes from two minutes.
