2024 NBA Mock Draft: Projections On Lottery Week

Predicting the 2024 NBA Draft results with the lottery occuring at the end of this week.

Dec 10, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; USC Trojans guard Bronny James (6) pushes the ball up / Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports

On Sunday, the NBA Draft Lottery will take place as teams in that part of the draft find out where exactly their picks will land. This event could change the future of a franchise depending on how the odds play out. For now, what we do know is how the season ended from a reverse standings perspective and who has the highest odds at the top pick.

As such, it's still a good exercise to predict how the draft could unfold based on what we do know today. Team boards will fluctuate between now and the minutes leading up to the draft, but projections are beginning to become more clear.

Leveraging Tankathon to generate our draft order, we take a look at fit and projections for this upcoming event in this iteration of Draft Digest's 2024 NBA Mock Draft.

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Top Three

Mar 28, 2023; Houston, TX, USA; McDonald's All American West forward Ron Holland (1) in action / Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports

1. Detroit Pistons: Alex Sarr (NBL)
2. Washington Wizards: Ron Holland (Ignite)
3. Charlotte Hornets: Zaccharie Risacher (INTL)

Early Lottery

Mar 24, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Colorado Buffaloes forward Cody Williams (10) looks on during / Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

4. Portland Trail Blazers: Matas Buzelis (Ignite)
5. San Antonio Spurs: Rob Dillingham (Kentucky)
6. Toronto Raptors: Nikola Topic (INTL)
7. Memphis Grizzlies: Cody Williams (Colorado)
8. Utah Jazz: Stephon Castle (UConn)

Late Lottery

Mar 15, 2024; Nashville, TN, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Reed Sheppard (15) drives down the lane / Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports

9. Houston Rockets (via BKN): Donovan Clingan (UConn)
10. Atlanta Hawks: Reed Sheppard (Kentucky)
11. Chicago Bulls: Yves Missi (Baylor)
12. OKC Thunder (via HOU): Dalton Knecht (Tennessee)
13. Sacramento Kings: Isaiah Collier (USC)
14. Portland Trail Blazers (via GSW): Jared McCain (Duke)

Mid-First Round

Mar 21, 2024; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Johnny Furphy (10) looks to pass / Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports

15. Miami Heat: Ja'Kobe Walter (Baylor)
16. Philadelphia 76ers: Tidjane Salaun (INTL)
17. New Orleans Pelicans (via LAL): Kyle Filipowski (Duke)
18. Orlando Magic: Kyshawn George (Miami)
19. Toronto Raptors (via IND): Tyler Smith (Ignite)
20. Cleveland Cavaliers: Johnny Furphy (Kansas)

Late First Round

Purdue Boilermakers center Zach Edey (15) bites onto his jersey after the NCAA Men’s Basketball / Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY

21. Milwaukee Bucks (via NOP): Devin Carter (Providence)
22. Phoenix Suns: DaRon Holmes (Dayton)
23. New Orleans Pelicans (via MIL): Tristan da Silva (Colorado)
24. New York Knicks (via DAL): Ryan Dunn (Virginia)
25. New York Knicks: Zach Edey (Purdue)
26. Washington Wizards (via LAC): Kel'el Ware (Indiana)
27. Minnesota Timberwolves: Kevin McCullar (Kansas)
28. Denver Nuggets: Dillon Jones (Weber State)
29. Utah Jazz (via OKC): Jaylon Tyson (Cal)
30. Boston Celtics: Izan Almansa (Ignite)

Early Second Round

Mar 15, 2024; Washington, D.C., USA; Pittsburgh Panthers guard Carlton Carrington (7) shoots the / Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

31. Toronto Raptors (via DET): Melvin Ajinca (INTL)
32. Utah Jazz (via WAS): Ulrich Chomche (INTL)
33. Milwaukee Bucks (via POR): Tyler Kolek (Marquette)
34. Portland Trail Blazers (via CHA): Bobi Klintman (NBL)
35. San Antonio Spurs: Justin Edwards (Kentucky)
36. Indiana Pacers (via TOR): Oso Ighodaro (Marquette)
37. Minnesota Timberwolves (via MEM): KJ Simpson (Colorado)
38. New York Knicks (via UTA): Baylor Scheierman (Creighton)
39. Memphis Grizzlies (via BKN): Carlton Carrington (Pittsburgh)
40. Portland Trail Blazers (via ATL): Jamal Shead (Houston)
41. Philadelphia 76ers (via CHI): Terrence Shannon Jr. (Illinois)
42. Charlotte Hornets (via HOU): Pelle Larsson (Arizona)
43. Miami Heat: Hunter Sallis (Wake Forest)
44. Houston Rockets (via GSW): Harrison Ingram (North Carolina)
45. Sacramento Kings: Ajay Mitchell (UCSB)

Late Second Round

Mar 15, 2024; Nashville, TN, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Antonio Reeves (12) celebrates his three / Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports

46. LA Clippers (via IND): Wooga Poplar (Miami)
47. Orlando Magic: Payton Sandfort (Iowa)
48. San Antonio Spurs (via LAL): Adem Bona (UCLA)
49. FORFEITED (PHI)
50. Indiana Pacers (via CLE): Jalen Bridges (Baylor)
51. Indiana Pacers (via NOP): PJ Hall (Clemson)
52. Washington Wizards (via PHX): Trevon Brazile (Arkansas)
53. Golden State Warriors (via MIL): Trey Alexander (Creighton)
54. Detroit Pistons (via NYK): Tyon Grant-Foster (Grand Canyon)
55. Boston Celtics (via DAL): Antonio Reeves (Kentucky)
56. Los Angeles Lakers (via LAC): Alex Karaban (UConn)
57. Denver Nuggets (via MIN): JT Toppin (New Mexico)
58. Memphis Grizzlies (via OKC): Pacome Dadiet (INTL)
59. FORFEITED (PHX)
60. Dallas Mavericks (via BOS): Coleman Hawkins (Illinois)

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