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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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NBA Announces 108 Withdrawals From Early Entrant List

June 1st, 2023 at 5:25pm CST by Rory Maher

A total of 108 players have notified the NBA that they wish to be removed from the list of early entrants eligible for the 2023 NBA draft, the league announced (via Twitter).

The NCAA’s early entry withdrawal deadline passed Wednesday night at 10:59 pm CT, so players wishing to retain their college eligibility had to remove their names from the draft pool by that point.

The league’s own withdrawal deadline is 4:00 pm CT on June 12, so more players will be taking their names out of consideration in the coming days. That deadline will feature international prospects as well as domestic players who didn’t compete in college.

You can check out our updated list of all early entrants who have withdrawn, as well as those who plan to remain in the draft, right here.

Several reporters were on top of players withdrawing, but a handful of prospects either slipped through the cracks or we simply missed them. They are as follows:

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Gradey Dick, Colby Jones, Others Declare For NBA Draft

March 31st, 2023 at 4:00pm CST by Luke Adams

Kansas freshman guard Gradey Dick announced on ESPN’s NBA Today on Friday that he has decided to enter the 2023 NBA draft and go pro, forgoing his remaining NCAA eligibility, writes Jonathan Givony of ESPN.

Dick had a solid year in his first and only college season, averaging 14.1 PPG and 5.1 RPG with a shooting line of .442/.403/.854 in 36 games (32.7 MPG) for the Jayhawks. He projects as a potential lottery pick, according to Givony, who has Dick ranked at No. 11 on his latest big board. Givony describes the 6’8″ wing as a player with “a high floor and plenty of upside left to tap into.”

Meanwhile, Xavier guard Colby Jones announced on Instagram that he’ll declare for the draft following a junior year in which he put up 15.0 PPG, 5.7 RPG, and 4.4 APG with solid shooting percentages of 50.9% from the floor and 37.8% on three-pointers. He’ll forgo his remaining eligibility and go pro too, he confirms to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports (Twitter link).

Givony, who has Jones ranked 29th overall at ESPN, writes that his “passing ability and all-around feel for the game” are two of his most appealing traits as a prospect, adding that he has also shown defensive toughness.

Finally, Houston guard Marcus Sasser also intends to enter the draft and it sounds like he’ll forgo his final year of eligibility. The announcement he made on Instagram includes no indication that he’s leaving the door open to return to school.

Sasser averaged 17.0 PPG, 3.0 APG, and 2.8 RPG on .438/.399/.826 shooting across 48 games (31.1 MPG) during his final two years with the Cougars. He currently comes in as the No. 36 prospect on ESPN’s top-100 list.

Here are more of the prospects who recently declared for the 2023 draft:

Expected to remain in draft:

Testing the draft waters:

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