What time does the NBA Draft 2024 start? Starting time for multiple timezones revealed

The NBA Draft 2024 is just around the corner and the start time for the event has been revealed. The Draft is one of the most anticipated events in the NBA by all the teams, the fans, and the aspiring prospects who declare for the draft.

The teams and the fans look forward to drafting the next big superstar or finding a diamond in the rough. Meanwhile, the prospects look forward to making their dream of playing in the world's biggest basketball league a reality.

Let us take a look at the start timing of the draft for different time zones of the world.

What time does the NBA Draft 2024 start? Starting time for multiple timezones

The NBA Draft 2024 will start at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday 26 June. It will be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York and will be televised on ESPN and ABC.

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The rest of the timezones are listed below in the table:

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Timezone	Time	Date
IST	5:30 a.m.	27 June
PDT	5:00 p.m.	26 June
BST	1:00 a.m.	27 June
CET	2:00  a.m.	27 June

What is the draft order for the First Round of the NBA Draft 2024?

The draft order is very important in the NBA draft. It decides which team gets to draft the finest talents among the prospects declared for the draft. The draft order is decided with a bit of randomness and a format both involved in it. The NBA allows the team that had bad performances in the previous seasons to draft prospects before the better teams.

This allows the worst-performing teams of the previous season to draft good players and improve. The first fourteen picks are for the teams that did not make the playoffs last season. Those fourteen teams then participate in a lottery to decide which team gets the first pick. Sometimes a team can choose multiple times in a single round, it is because of the trading of draft picks in exchange for money or other players between the teams.

Here is the first-round draft order for the upcoming NBA draft.

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Draft Order	Team
1	Atlanta Hawks
2	Washington Wizards
3	Houston Rockets (via Brooklyn)
4	San Antonio Spurs
5	Detroit Pistons
6	Charlotte Hornets
7	Portland Trail Blazers
8	San Antonio Spurs (via Toronto)
9	Memphis Grizzlies
10	Utah Jazz
11	Chicago Bulls
12	Oklahoma City Thunder
13	Sacramento Kings
14	Portland Trail Blazers (via Golden State)
15	Miami Heat
16	Philadelphia 76ers
17	Los Angeles Lakers
18	Orlando Magic
19	Toronto Raptors (via Indiana)
20	Cleveland Cavaliers
21	New Orleans Pelicans (via Milwaukee)
22	Phoenix Suns
23	Milwaukee Bucks (via New Orleans)
24	New York Knicks (via Dallas)
25	New York Knicks
26	Washington Wizards (via LA Clippers)
27	Minnesota Timberwolves
28	Denver Nuggets
29	Utah Jazz (via Oklahoma City)
30	Boston Celtics

Who are the top prospects in NBA Draft 2024?

There are always some players who stand out from the other players in the yearly prospects batch. Last year it was the first overall draft pick and San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama. This year there are a few players who have the potential to be drafted as the number one pick in the draft.

Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr, Reed Sheppard, Donovan Clingan, and Stephon Castle are some of the names that the fans need to keep tabs on. They are high-caliber players who have made a name for themselves in their collegiate basketball career and can shake things up in the NBA if drafted by the right franchise.

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