On February 1, Beijing time, according to ESPN, the NBA plans to reform the 2024 draft, and the event will be extended to two nights. The league will hold a first-round draft on June 27 and a second-round draft on June 28.
The first-round draft will still be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, while the second-round draft will be held at the ESPN studio in Manhattan.
According to sources, the NBA and the players' union must agree with the players' union on this change. According to the change plan, the interval between the first round of drafts will still be 5 minutes, and the interval between the second rounds will be changed from 2 minutes to 4 minutes.
There are a number of reasons for expanding the size of the draft and extending the length of the draft, first, to meet the programming needs of their television partners, and second, the NBA and teams want more time to trade between the first and second rounds and plan their strategies for the second round. The teams were frustrated by the chaotic pace of the second round and believed that if there was a day between rounds, the process would be more orderly.
"Based on feedback from basketball executives across the league on the NBA draft format and my own experience in the draft room, we believe the team will benefit from being able to regroup between rounds and have more time to make decisions in the second round. NBA Executive Vice President Joe Dumas said in a statement. "The two-night primetime coverage will also enhance the viewing experience for our fans and further showcase the rookies. ”
James' eldest son, Bronny, is expected to potentially be in the 2024 draft after it was reported that he is likely to be drafted in the late first round.
There have been many complaints about the lack of exposure in the second round of the show. In the 2014 draft, Jokic wasn't drafted until the 41st pick. It is worth mentioning that the picture of the live TV session at that time was a Taco Bell commercial, and only a small line of scrolling text below the ad reported the specific situation of Jokic. Speaking about this, Jokic also joked: "I want to get some shares of Taco Bell." ”