Plot Synopsis

Each year since 1947, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has held its annual draft, during which NBA teams select amateur basketball players. In its early years, between 80 and 150 players were selected in each draft, with the number of rounds changing frequently from year to year. From 1965-1973, the draft had between 18 and 21 rounds, and then the following year the NBA DRAFT was reduced to 10 rounds for the next 11 years. In 1985, the NBA DRAFT was comprised of seven rounds, reduced to three rounds for the next three years (1986-1988), and then two rounds ever since. The NBA DRAFT was first televised on June 10, 1980, when USA Network showed the draft live, and the proceedings have been shown live on TV each year since. USA Network presented the NBA DRAFT for five years (1980-1984), and then TBS Superstation showed it for the next five years (1985-1989), concluding with the first primetime telecast on Tuesday, June 27, 1989. Since then, the NBA DRAFT has been televised live during primetime on TNT (1990-2002) and on ESPN (2003-Present).
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The 2024 NBA DRAFT, for the first-time ever, is held over two days.

Round 1 is televised live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 8pm ET/5pm PT on ABC and ESPN. ESPN's coverage of Round 1 is hosted by Malika Andrews, joined by college basketball analyst Jay Bilas, NBA analyst Richard Jefferson and reporter Andraya Carter. While ABC's coverage is hosted by Kevin Negandhi alongside Stephen A. Smith and Bob Myers. Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski, reporter Monica McNutt, analyst Jonathan Givony and Front Office Insider Bobby Marks appear on both broadcasts.

The following day, ESPN airs live coverage of Round 2 on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 4pm ET/1pm PT from ESPN's Seaport District Studios in New York. Malika Andrews, Kevin Negandhi, and Stephen A. Smith are joined by these reporters and insiders: Adrian Wojnarowski, Jonathan Givony, and Bobby Marks.