Atlanta Hawks secure top pick in 2024 NBA Draft

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks secured the first overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft Lottery, which took place earlier today in Chicago. The first pick in this year’s draft is Atlanta’s.

Entering today’s lottery, the Hawks had a 3% chance of receiving the top pick in this year’s draft. This is only the second time in Atlanta history that the club has owned the No. 1 overall pick, with the Hawks selecting David Thompson with the No. 1 pick in the 1975 NBA Draft.

The 2024 NBA Draft, presented by State Farm, will mark 78^th year of the event. New this year, the NBA Draft will expand to a two-night format. The first round will take place on Wednesday, June 26 at the Barclays Center, while the second round will take place at ESPN’s Seaport District Studios on Thursday, June 27. The first round will continue to have five minutes between draft picks and the second round. will go from two to four minutes.

ABC, ESPN and the ESPN app will each broadcast the first round, and ESPN and the ESPN app will broadcast the second round. Coverage for both nights will begin at 8 p.m. ET. ESPN Radio will also provide national coverage of the NBA Draft.

Details of local media coverage of Hawks draft nights will be sent at a later date.