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2024 NBA G League Draft Results

October 26th, 2024 at 1:07pm CST by Luke Adams

The NBA G League held its draft for the 2024/25 season on Saturday afternoon. Players who signed NBAGL contracts and whose rights weren’t already controlled by a team were part of the draft pool.

It was the first time in G League history that each of the 30 NBA teams had an affiliate squad take part in a draft. A 31st team, the unaffiliated Mexico City Capitanes, also participated.

[RELATED: NBA G League Announces Schedule For 2024/25 Season]

The Westchester Knicks, New York’s affiliate, held the top two picks in Saturday’s draft and used them to select a pair of NBA veterans.

The No. 1 overall pick was sharpshooter Matt Ryan, who is reportedly drawing interest from the Knicks and is a candidate to be called up to their NBA roster at some point this season.

Drafting Ryan to Westchester won’t prevent another NBA team from poaching him, since holding a player’s G League rights doesn’t mean you control his NBA rights. But it will give the Knicks a chance to take a first-hand look at him before potentially offering him a standard or two-way contract.

Ryan has knocked down 41.1% of his three-point attempts in 63 career NBA games for the Celtics, Lakers, Timberwolves, and Pelicans.

The second player off the board was swingman Landry Shamet, who is recovering from a dislocated shoulder. Selecting him in the G League draft will allow the Knicks to keep him in the organization and closely monitor his rehabilitation process.

Shamet was expected to make the NBA roster prior to the injury and will be a candidate to rejoin the NBA squad later in the season if he fully recovers from his shoulder injury. He was the most experienced player in the NBAGL draft pool, with 348 career regular season outings at the NBA level.

Another notable name was picked fifth overall, as former NBA first-round pick Chandler Hutchison came out of retirement and was drafted by the Long Island Nets. Hutchison, 28, was the No. 22 pick in the 2018 NBA draft and appeared in 103 total games over the next four seasons for Chicago, Washington, and Phoenix.

Although the Nets’ affiliate technically drafted Hutchison, he was traded to the Cleveland Charge (Cavaliers) in a four-team trade that saw No. 3 pick Sean East II sent to the South Bay Lakers and Colin Castleton‘s returning rights acquired by Long Island. The full details of the deal, which also involved the Santa Cruz Warriors, can be found here.

East reportedly agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Lakers back in June, but that signing never became official. It’s not clear why, but after his rights were acquired by South Bay on draft day, the former Missouri guard will head to Los Angeles’ affiliate after all.

Finally, a pair of familiar names were selected late in the second round, with the 53rd and 54th overall picks. The Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Rockets‘ affiliate, nabbed former Knicks guard Allonzo Trier, followed by the Maine Celtics (Boston’s affiliate) drafting Kavion Pippen, the cousin of Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr. and nephew of Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen.

Kavion Pippen wasn’t the only family member of a Hall of Famer who came off the board in the second round. The Capital City Go-Go (Wizards) picked former USC forward DJ Rodman, the son of Dennis Rodman, with the 43rd overall pick.

Here are the full 2024 G League draft results:

Round One:

  1. Westchester Knicks (Knicks): Matt Ryan
  2. Westchester Knicks (Knicks): Landry Shamet
  3. Cleveland Charge (Cavaliers): Sean East II
  4. Rip City Remix (Trail Blazers): Thierry Darlan
  5. Long Island Nets (Nets): Chandler Hutchison
  6. Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat): Christian Brown
  7. Texas Legends (Mavericks): Tyson Walker
  8. Greensboro Swarm (Hornets): Malik Hall
  9. Maine Celtics (Celtics): Eric Gaines
  10. Salt Lake City Stars (Jazz): Tae Williams
  11. Santa Cruz Warriors (Warriors): Seth Maxwell (Indiana Wesleyan)
  12. Motor City Cruise (Pistons): Cam Martin
  13. Austin Spurs (Spurs): Ibrahima Diallo
  14. Rio Grande Valley Vipers (Rockets): Justin Moore
  15. Raptors 905 (Raptors): Tylor Perry
  16. Indiana Mad Ants (Pacers): Kevin Cross
  17. Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat): Paul Mulcahy
  18. Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat): Brandon Childress
  19. Valley Suns (Suns): Nate Roberts
  20. Santa Cruz Warriors (Warriors): Tommy Rutherford
  21. Maine Celtics (Celtics): London Johnson
  22. Cleveland Charge (Cavaliers): Trae Hannibal
  23. South Bay Lakers (Lakers): Marlain Veal
  24. Texas Legends (Mavericks): Bryce Griggs (Overtime Elite)
  25. Salt Lake City Stars (Jazz): Jaylan Gainey
  26. Oklahoma City Blue (Thunder): Justyn Hamilton
  27. San Diego Clippers (Clippers): Garrett Denbow (Anderson University (SC))
  28. Austin Spurs (Spurs): Steven Richardson (Montana State-Billings)
  29. Mexico City Capitanes (N/A): Lewis Duarte (Overtime Elite)
  30. Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat): No pick
  31. San Diego Clippers (Clippers): Emmanuel Bandoumel

Round Two:

  1. Iowa Wolves (Timberwolves): Sy Chatman
  2. Austin Spurs (Spurs): Xavier Johnson
  3. Delaware Blue Coats (Sixers): Vonterius Woolbright
  4. Texas Legends (Mavericks): Keyon Menifield
  5. College Park Skyhawks (Hawks): Terrell Burden
  6. Memphis Hustle (Grizzlies): Kamani Johnson
  7. Wisconsin Herd (Bucks): Jamal Bieniemy
  8. Austin Spurs (Spurs): Charles Pride
    • Note: Pride is being traded to the Raptors 905, per Blake Murphy of Sportsnet (Twitter link).
  9. Texas Legends (Mavericks): Bobby Planutis
  10. Birmingham Squadron (Pelicans): E.J. Montgomery
  11. Delaware Blue Coats (Sixers): No pick
  12. Capital City Go-Go (Wizards): DJ Rodman
  13. Salt Lake City Stars (Jazz): Dee Barnes
  14. Santa Cruz Warriors (Warriors): Devine Eke
  15. Rip City Remix (Trail Blazers): Sterling Manley
  16. Austin Spurs (Spurs): No pick
  17. Rip City Remix (Trail Blazers): Olisa Akonobi
  18. Salt Lake City Stars (Jazz): Jericole Hellems
  19. Valley Suns (Suns): Olin Carter III
  20. Osceola Magic (Magic): Cameron Parker
  21. Long Island Nets (Nets): No pick
  22. Rio Grande Valley Vipers (Rockets): Allonzo Trier
  23. Maine Celtics (Celtics): Kavion Pippen
  24. Grand Rapids Gold (Nuggets): William Kondrat (D’Youville University)
  25. Capital City Go-Go (Wizards): Jayden Hardaway
  26. Oklahoma City Blue (Thunder): Tray Jackson
  27. Indiana Mad Ants (Pacers): Ishmael Lane
  28. Delaware Blue Coats (Sixers): No pick
  29. Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat): No pick
  30. Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat): No pick
  31. San Diego Clippers (Clippers): Mike Scott

Teams will fill out their rosters with affiliate players, returning rights players, tryout players, and players who are assigned to the G League from the NBA roster (including those on two-way contracts).

G League training camps open on Monday, with this year’s NBAGL Tip-Off Tournament getting underway on November 8. The Tip-Off Tournament will be played over about a month-and-a-half and will be followed by the G League regular season, which begins on December 27.

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Draft Notes: Mogbo, Bal, Agbo, Gaines, Da Silva, Edey

April 7th, 2024 at 7:00pm CST by Luke Adams

San Francisco senior forward/center Jonathan Mogbo announced on Twitter that he has decided to enter his name in the 2024 NBA draft pool while maintaining his final year of college eligibility.

The No. 70 prospect on ESPN’s list of the top 100 players in the 2024 draft class and a member of the All-WCC first team, Mogbo has played at four different programs in his four college seasons. He transferred to San Francisco from Missouri State in 2023 and had a big year for the Dons, averaging a double-double (14.2 PPG, 10.1 RPG) in 34 games (28.9 MPG).

Here are a few more draft-related notes:

  • Another member of the All-WCC first team, Santa Clara junior wing Adama-Alpha Bal, has also declared for the draft, announcing on Instagram that he’ll be testing the waters this spring. After playing a modest role off Arizona’s bench in his first two college seasons, Bal put up 14.4 PPG, 3.2 RPG, and 3.1 APG on .433/.354/.821 shooting as a full-time starter at Santa Clara in 2023/24.
  • Boise State senior swingman Chibuzo Agbo will enter the draft while maintaining his final year of college eligibility, tweets Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Agbo averaged 13.7 PPG and 5.1 RPG with a .409 3PT% in 33 games (all starts) in ’23/24.
  • UAB senior guard Eric Gaines announced on Instagram that he’ll be putting his “full focus” on the NBA draft process, which suggests he’s planning to go pro rather than leaving the door open to one more year of college ball. Gaines averaged 12.3 PPG, 5.5 APG, 3.9 RPG, and 2.3 SPG in 35 games (33.7 MPG) for the Blazers this season.
  • Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo of ESPN (Insider link) share their updated prospect rankings for 2024, highlighting risers like Colorado forward Tristan Da Silva, who is all the way up to No. 18 after previously being ranked 40th. Another NCAA Tournament standout, Purdue big man Zach Edey has moved into lottery territory in ESPN’s latest rankings, at No. 13.
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Draft Notes: Strawther, Bagley, LeDee, Flanigan, Nelson, Gaines

May 30th, 2023 at 9:15pm CST by Dana Gauruder

Gonzaga forward Julian Strawther has decided to remain in the draft, Jeff Goodman of Stadium tweets. Strawther averaged 15.2 points and shot 41 percent from beyond the arc last season. He’s ranked No. 56 on ESPN’s Best Available list, making him a potential second round pick.

Arizona’s Marcus Bagley – the younger brother of Pistons big man Marvin Bagley III – has also decided to remain in the draft despite appearing in just five games over the last two seasons, CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein tweets.

Several other players who declared for the draft have opted to remove their names as the withdrawal deadline for early entrants nears. Here are some of the players who are headed back to school:

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NBA Announces Initial Early Entrant List For 2023 Draft

April 26th, 2023 at 10:55am CST by Rory Maher

The NBA has officially released the initial list of early entrants for the 2023 NBA draft, announcing in a press release that 242 players have filed as early entry candidates. Of those prospects, 192 are from colleges, two played in the NBA G League, and 48 are international early entrants.

Those are big numbers, but they fall well short of the 353 early entrants who initially declared for the draft in 2021 and the 283 who entered last year. Beginning in 2021, the NCAA granted players an extra year of eligibility due to the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in seniors having to decide between staying at college for one more season or declaring for the draft as an “early” entrant.

This year’s total of 242 early entrants figures to shrink significantly by May 31 and again by June 12, the two deadlines for players to withdraw their names from the draft pool. But it still looks like the pool will remain extremely crowded, with the eventual number of early entrants certain to exceed 58, the number of picks in the draft.

Our tracker of early entrants for the 2023 draft is fully up to date and can be found right here.

Here are the changes we made to our tracker today:

Newly added players:

College players:

These players either didn’t publicly announce that they were entering the draft or we simply missed it when they did.

International players:

These players weren’t previously mentioned on our list of international early entrants. The country listed here indicates where they last played, not necessarily where they were born.

  • Miguel Allen, F, Spain (born 2003)
  • Idrissa Ba, C, France (born 2002)
  • Elian Benitez, G, France (born 2003)
  • William Beugre-Kassi, G/F, France (born 2004)
  • Sasa Ciani, F, Croatia (born 2003)
  • Ege Demir, F/C, Turkey (born 2004)
  • Thijs De Ridder, F, Belgium (born 2003)
  • Nikola Djurisic, G/F, Serbia (born 2004)
  • Ruben Dominguez, G, Spain (born 2003)
  • Quinn Ellis, G, Italy (born 2003)
  • Juan Fernandez, F/C, Spain (born 2002)
  • Clement Frisch, F, France (born 2002)
  • Sananda Fru, F, Germany (born 2003)
  • Gloire Goma, G, Spain (born 2003)
  • Hassane Gueye, F, France (born 2003)
  • Ondrej Hanzlik, F, Spain (born 2002)
  • Ilias Kamardine, G, France (born 2003)
  • Konstantin Kostadinov, F, Spain (born 2003)
  • Oleksandr Kovliar, G, Estonia (born 2002)
  • Liutauras Lelevicius, G, Lithuania (born 2003)
  • Gilad Levy, C, Israel (born 2002)
  • Ruben Lopez, F, Spain (born 2002)
  • Assemian Moulare, G, France (born 2003)
  • Daniel Onwenu, G, Brazil (born 2002)
  • Ivan Perasovic, F, Croatia (born 2002)
  • Mantas Rubstavicius, G, Lithuania (born 2002)
  • Musa Sagnia, F/C, Spain (born 2003)
  • Marcio Santos, F/C, Brazil (born 2002)
  • Enzo Shahrvin, F, France (born 2003)
  • Birahima Sylla, G, France (born 2003)
  • Dez Andras Tanoh, G, Hungary (born 2002)
  • Hugo Toom, F, Estonia (born 2002)
  • Armel Traore, F, France (born 2003)
  • Ricards Vanags, G/F, Latvia (born 2002)

Other notable draft-eligible early entrants:

The NBA typically sends its teams a list of “also-eligible” names. That list isn’t public. However, we’re assuming that at least one projected top-three pick is on it: Scoot Henderson of the G League Ignite. Overtime Elite standouts Amen Thompson and Ausar Thompson would also be on this list, as would Henderson’s Ignite teammate Leonard Miller.

Players removed:

Despite reports or announcements that the players below would declare for the draft, they didn’t show up on the NBA’s official list.

That could mean a number of things — they may have decided against entering the draft; they may have entered the draft, then withdrawn; they may have had no NCAA eligibility remaining, making them automatically draft-eligible; they may have incorrectly filed their paperwork; or the NBA may have accidentally omitted some names.

In any case, we’ve removed the following names from our early entrant list, at least for the time being.

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