The 2024 NBA Draft Class is the weakest in the decade plus I’ve studied since I began running some version of my stat-based draft prospect evaluation tool, Ye Olde Draft Analyzer (YODA for short). Most seasons, there are 2-4 players who rate better than this year’s number one.
Overall depth is similarly lacking, according to YODA. I have 16 players with first round grades, and another 13 who are close. In a more normal draft class, those numbers are more like 22-25 and 18-20. Basically, this would be a fairly normal class if there were a few more top prospects, and several more in the late first or early second round range.