The NBA has announced that the NBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm will expand to a two-night format that features the first round on Wednesday, June 26 and the second round on Thursday, June 27. 

The first round will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., home of the Brooklyn Nets. The second round will take place at ESPN’s Seaport District Studios in New York.

ABC, ESPN and the ESPN App will each air the first round, and ESPN and the ESPN App will broadcast the second round.  

Coverage on both nights will begin at 8 p.m. ET.  

ESPN’s presentation of the second round will include a comprehensive review of the first round and in-depth storytelling about the draftees.  

The first round will continue to have five minutes between draft picks.  For the second round, the time between draft picks will increase to four minutes from two minutes.

“Based on feedback about the NBA Draft format from basketball executives around the league and my own experience in draft rooms, we believe that teams will benefit from being able to regroup between rounds and having additional time to make decisions during the second round,” said Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. “Two nights of primetime coverage will also enhance the viewing experience for our fans and further showcase the draftees.” 

NBA teams were aggressive about trading first-round picks over the last few years. Several deals were made that saw multiple first-round picks change hands. That has the NBA in a unique place, where roughly a third of the league controls about three-quarters of the first-round draft picks.

11 NBA teams control 75 percent of all tradable first-round picks. Teams are allowed to trade picks through 2030. The CBA restricts teams from trading picks more than seven drafts out, inclusive of the current season.

The 11 teams controlling most of the first-round draft capital are the Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz.

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They discuss the very uncertain top of the class, which players’ stock has shifted the most so far this season, early returns on the rookies and much more.

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USC guard Isaiah Collier is set to miss the next 4-6 weeks due to a hand injury.

Collier suffered the injury on Wednesday night against Washington State.

Collier, who is averaging 15.4 points and 4.1 assists, is currently the No. 8 prospect in ESPN's draft rankings.

The NBA is finalizing plans to turn the 2024 NBA draft into a two-night event.

The draft would split the first and second rounds into two separate nights over June 26th and 27th.

The league must get final approval from the National Basketball Players Association.

Teams have been frustrated with the chaotic speed of the second round and believe there could be more order in the process with a day between the picks.

The NBA draft typically has been held on a Thursday evening, but this would move the first round to a Wednesday with the second round on a Thursday. 

Alex Sarr is expected to miss the next 2-3 weeks due to a hip strain, an MRI confirmed on Friday.

Sarr is the projected No. 1 pick of the 2024 NBA Draft by ESPN. 

Nikola Topic is also expected to miss the next 4-6 weeks due to an injury suffered during a recent EuroLeague game.

Topic is projected as the No. 5 pick in next year's draft.