While evaluators have deemed the 2024 NBA Draft class to lack the top-tier talent of most years, we should still never overlook the potential for one pick to turn around a franchise’s fortunes. Philadelphia 76ers fans know this truth firsthand, having seen Tyrese Maxey fall all the way to 21st overall, saving our collective sanity for the next half decade at least. Among teams still battling it out in the postseason, former second-round picks like Nikola Jokic and Jalen Brunson are leading the charge for their squads.
With that in mind, the NBA Draft Lottery took place in the strange time slot of Sunday afternoon.