NBA Draft 2024 expanding to 2 days: 1 potential upside for upset fans
There's some upside to the NBA Draft expanding to two days.
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There's some upside to the NBA Draft expanding to two days.
Round 1 will be on Wednesday, June 26, at Barclays Center in New York. Round 2 will follow on June 27 at ESPN’s Seaport District Studios in New York. Last year’s draft lasted nearly five hours and ended around 11:45 p.m. Chicago time, which is one of the primary reasons for stretching it over two days.
The 2024 NBA Draft has officially expanded to two days. Here’s everything you need to know.
The NBA draft is moving to a two-day format for the first time. The league announced the change on Wednesday. It has been in the works for several months. Round 1 of the draft this year will be on Wednesday, June 26. Round 2 will follow on June 27. Last year’s draft saw Victor Wembanyama going No. 1 overall to the San Antonio Spurs. That draft lasted for nearly five hours and ended around 12:45 a.m. Eastern. That's one of the primary reasons for stretching it over two days.
The NBA is expanding the 2024 draft to a two-night format June 26-27, the league announced Wednesday.