JANUARY 31: The NBA and the NBPA have now finalized plans for a two-day draft this June, reports Wojnarowski (via Twitter).
According to Woj (Twitter links), the first day of the draft will take place in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on June 26, while the second day will be held at ESPN’s Seaport studios in Manhattan on June 27. The time limit for first-round picks will remain at five minutes, but teams will be given four minutes (instead of two) to make second-round selections.
JANUARY 11: It still needs final approval from the National Basketball Players Association, but the NBA is planning to make this year’s draft a two-day event, held June 26 and 27 in Brooklyn, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The first day of the draft would conclude when the first round does, with the second day covering the second round. According to Wojnarowski, the NBA and the NBPA have had regular discussions about the plan.
In addition to more television air time, the NBA and its teams believe that having more time between the first and second rounds will allow for more trades and better planning, Wojnarowski writes, with teams “frustrated by the chaotic speed of the second round.” NBA teams currently have two minutes to make a second-round pick, versus five minutes for each first-round selection.
Shams Charania of The Athletic reported in November that the NBA was considering making the draft a two-day event, with commissioner Adam Silver later confirming the league wanted to make the switch as soon as 2024.