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When is the NBA draft 2024? When does NBA free agency start? Your offseason primer

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When is the NBA draft 2024? When does NBA free agency start? Your offseason primer

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While the action on the court is over, the offseason is just beginning with the NBA draft this week.

Following the draft, NBA free agency will kick off with a number of high-profile players potentially changing teams.

Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s draft and free agency:

When does NBA free agency start

According to the NBA, here are key dates for the 2024 free agent period:

Day After Last Game of NBA Finals: Each NBA team may begin negotiating with upcoming free agents who finished the just-completed season on its roster.

June 30: Each NBA team may begin negotiating with all other upcoming free agents beginning at 6 p.m. ET.

July 6: Each NBA team may begin signing free agents to contracts 12:01 p.m. ET.

2024 NBA free agents

  • Paul George, Los Angeles Clippers (player option)
  • LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers (player option)
  • OG Anunoby, New York Knicks (player option)
  • DeMar DeRozen, Chicago Bulls (unrestricted)
  • James Harden, Los Angeles Clippers (unrestricted)
  • Isaiah Hartenstein, New York Knicks (unrestricted)
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Denver Nuggets (player option)
  • Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors (unrestricted)
  • Tobias Harris, Philadelphia 76ers (unrestricted)
  • Tyus Jones, Washington Wizards (unrestricted)
  • Jonas Valanciunas, New Orleans Pelicans (unrestricted)
  • D’Angelo Russell, Los Angeles Lakers (player option)
  • Malik Beasley, Milwaukee Bucks (unrestricted)

When is the NBA draft 2024

The 2024 NBA draft will be Wednesday, June and Thursday, June 27.

The first round will take place June 26 starting at 8 p.m. ET. The second round will start at 4 p.m. ET on June 27.

Where is NBA draft 2024

The first round of the draft will be at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The second round will be at ESPN’s Seaport District Studios in New York City.

New NBA draft format

For the first time, the NBA draft is moving to a two-day format.

How to watch the NBA draft 2024

ABC and ESPN will broadcast the first round of the draft. The second round will only air on ESPN.

How to stream the NBA draft 2024

You can stream both days of the draft with fubo TV or the ESPN App.

NBA draft order 2024

First and second round

  1. Atlanta Hawks
  2. Washington Wizards
  3. Houston Rockets (from Brooklyn Nets)
  4. San Antonio Spur
  5. Detroit Pistons
  6. Charlotte Hornets
  7. Portland Trailblazers
  8. San Antonio Spur (from Toronto Raptors
  9. Memphis Grizzlies
  10. Utah Jazz
  11. Chicago Bulls
  12. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Houston Rockets)
  13. Sacramento Kings (from Golden State via Boston and Memphis)
  14. Portland Trailblazers (from Golden State via Boston and Memphis)
  15. Miami Heat
  16. Philadelphia 76ers
  17. Los Angeles Lakers
  18. Orlando Magic
  19. Toronto Raptors (from Indiana Pacers)
  20. Cleveland Cavaliers
  21. New Orleans Pelicans (from Milwaukee Bucks)
  22. Phoenix Suns
  23. Milwaukee Bucks (from New Orleans)
  24. New York Knicks (from Dallas Mavericks)
  25. New York Knicks
  26. Washington Wizards (from LA Clippers via Dallas and Oklahoma City)
  27. Minnesota Timberwolves
  28. Denver Nuggets
  29. Utah Jazz (from Oklahoma City via Toronto and Indiana)
  30. Boston Celtics
  31. Toronto (from Detroit via New York and LA Clippers)
  32. Utah (from Washington via Detroit and Brooklyn)
  33. Milwaukee (from Portland via Sacramento)
  34. Portland (from Charlotte via Denver, Oklahoma City and New Orleans)
  35. San Antonio
  36. Indiana(from Toronto via Philadelphia, LA Clippers and Memphis)
  37. Minnesota (from Memphis via Los Angeles Lakers, Washington and Oklahoma City)
  38. New York (from Utah)
  39. Memphis (from Brooklyn via Houston)
  40. Portland (from Atlanta)
  41. Philadelphia (from Chicago via Boston, San Antonio and New Orleans)
  42. Charlotte (from Houston via Oklahoma City)
  43. Miami
  44. Houston (from Golden State via Atlanta)
  45. Sacramento
  46. LA Clippers (from Indiana via Memphis and Milwaukee)
  47. Orlando
  48. San Antonio (from Los Angeles Lakers via Memphis)
  49. Indiana (from Cleveland)
  50. Indiana (from New Orleans)
  51. Washington (from Phoenix)
  52. Golden State(from Milwaukee via Indiana)
  53. Detroit(from New York via Philadelphia and Charlotte)
  54. Boston (from Dallas via Sacramento)
  55. Los Angeles Lakers (from LA Clippers)
  56. Denver (from Minnesota via Oklahoma City)
  57. Memphis (from Oklahoma City via Houston and Atlanta)
  58. Dallas (from Boston via Charlotte)

— Philadelphia, Phoenix each forfeited a second round pick

USA Today 2024 NBA mock draft

Check out USA Today’s latest mock draft here.

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