Although we have not yet reached the end of the NBA postseason, the first step for the 2024-2025 season has already been taken with the holding of the NBA Draft lottery, announcing the order of the 2024 draft selections. With teams like Washington Wizards, San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers looking for the first pick in the draft to continue improving their teams and be able to aspire to turn around their bad situation and show improvement like teams like Oklahoma City Thunder and Orlando Magic. However, the surprise came when the Atlanta Hawks, being the tenth team in the Eastern Conference and even playing the Play-In, will win the biggest prize and will keep the #1 pick in the next NBA draft.
The draft order was as follows:
With these results, the questions begin to focus on what the Atlanta Hawks will do this summer and will the team opt for a complete renewal of the squad and look for outlets for Trae Young and Dejounte Murray in the transfer market, or look for a piece that can complement this duo in a good way and have an immediate impact so that the team can return to being a contender for the title.
Who aims to be chosen in the first position?
Although it has been said that this draft generation does not stand out for being full of big stars and focuses more on good pieces for the roster rotation of the different teams, this does not mean that there are interesting players among the options and these can become in league figures.
Although this year stands out for not having a great figure like Víctor Wembanyama, being the number one option without a doubt, however, this will generate more intrigue in this year's draft with several options among the possibilities. At the moment, the players who stand out the most are Ron Holland (G-League Ignite), Alex Sarr (Perth), Stephon Castle (UConn), Reed Shepard (Kentucky), Donovan Clingan (Uconn), Nikola Topic (Crvena Zvezda) and Mataz Buzelis (G-League Ignite), all are interesting options for the different teams and it will depend on what each project is looking for in the future.
The NBA Draft will take place on June 26, where we will see important movements between teams with good selections and others that will want to change the history of their franchises in the immediate future.
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