2024 NBA Draft Big Board: Ranking the top 40 players

The weeks leading up to the NBA Draft on June 26-27 are crucial to NBA teams as players travel around the country and participate in individual workouts at different NBA facilities. In a draft that is still considered widely unpredictable with no consensus top pick — and a potential second-round pick in Bronny James grabbing a lot of the attention — teams will be looking more for fit and not necessarily building around a specific player.

With that said, a few players are already sneaking up draft boards after strong showings at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago and during agent pro days. Yahoo Sports breaks down the top 40 prospects in the 2024 NBA Draft after the combine and pre-draft testing. (Also check out our latest mock draft.)

1. Alex Sarr, Perth Wildcats (Australia)

The 7-foot-1 center originally from France is an elite rim protector and the safest pick to go No. 1 with his length and potential. He tested well at the combine and has shown more fluidity moving off the ball with a promising inside-out game in the pick-and-pop.

2. Zaccharie Risacher, BL Bourg-en-Bresse (France)

Risacher is still playing his season in France as Bourg-en-Bresse advanced past Nanterre in the first round of the playoffs. The 6-foot-9 wing is one of the best catch-and-shoot 3-point threats in this draft class and had his best game of the season last week when he finished with 28 points (5-for-9 from 3) and six rebounds.

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Castle struggled to find consistency with his jumper all season, but he showed scouts promising upside as a two-way player with how good he was offensively during the Final Four, where he scored 21 points against Alabama and 15 points in the championship game against Purdue. The UConn freshman also had the third highest score in the 3-point star drill at the combine and has great size for an NBA combo guard.

4. Matas Buzelis, G League Ignite

The G League Ignite didn’t win many games in their final season, but Buzelis showed flashes of…

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Publish date : 2024-05-24 14:24:13

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