On April 17, Beijing time, G-League Ignite forward Ron Holland announced on social media that he will participate in the 2024 draft, ranking 13th in the ESPN top 100 prospects.
Ron Holland
Holland, from Duncanville, Texas, is 6-7 (2.01m), born July 7, 2005, and fell back to the University of Texas last spring, averaging 19.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game for the Ignite this season, ending early due to a ruptured right thumb tendon, which forced him to miss his last 19 games.
Ron Holland
The NBA chose to disband the G-League Ignite, which Holland said surprised him, saying I don't know why this happened, the Ignite has brought a lot of benefits to the youngsters and I don't see anything wrong with the team. Everything they do helps us, on and off the pitch, there are people who are responsible for everything. They teach us how to do interviews, how to write emails, how to live a professional life.
Ron Holland
Holland is the second-ranked player on the ESPN high school list in the class of 2023, a McDonald's All-Star player, representing the United States at the Nike Basketball Summit, and the best player in Texas High School, leading Duncanville, Texas to a 29-1 record in his senior season, averaging 20.3 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
The NBA Draft will be held in New York on June 26-27 local time. The first round will be held at the Barclays Center of the Brooklyn Nets, and the second round will be played the following day at ESPN's studio in Lower Manhattan.