NBA teams made up for the lack of trade action during the league’s first night of holding its draft over two days with a flurry of moves Thursday. Only three proposed trades came Wednesday night with no deal official until July 6 when the league’s new year begins.
Names of all 30 first round picks fill the NBA basketball draft board at the end of the first round, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in New York. Atlanta Hawks forward AJ Griffin dribbles down court during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons, March 21, 2023, in Atlanta. The Hawks have moved back into the NBA draft by trading Griffin to the Houston Rockets for the No. 44 pick on Thursday, June 27, 2024 according to a person familiar with the deal.
The Knicks then sent the draft rights to Dillon Jones, selected at No. 26 on Wednesday night, to Oklahoma City for five second-round picks.The Knicks got the draft rights to guard Tyler Kolek out of Marquette. He led all Division I players with 7.7 assists per game. The 6-foot-3 guard was the Big East Player of the Year in 2022-23. Last season, he averaged 15.3 points, as well as those 7.7 assists.
Detroit made a couple of moves, agreeing to acquire the draft rights to Bobi Klintman after Minnesota took the forward at No. 37. The Pistons were listed as takingAP Sports Writers Steve Reed, Charles Odum, Anne M. Peterson, Janie McCauley, Cliff Brunt and AP Freelance Writer Clay Bailey contributed to this report.Walker covers sports in Tennessee for The Associated Press, including college sports and the NFL’s Titans, the NBA’s Grizzlies and the NHL’s Predators.
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