of Spurs and Trail Blazers Both teams were the winners of last month's draft lottery, and the results on May 12 ensured that both teams would receive two lottery picks in 2024. San Antonio acquired a top-six protected first-round pick from Toronto, which dropped to No. 8, while Portland secured a top-four protected first-round pick from Golden State, which remained at No. 14. Both teams' picks are in the top seven.
Besides being the only NBA teams with two lottery picks this year, San Antonio and Portland also have one other thing in common: They are the only two teams with three or more total draft picks in 2024. In addition to No. 4 and No. 8, the Spurs own No. 35 and No. 48, while Portland owns No. 7 and No. 14, plus two early second-round picks (No. 34 and No. 40).
Many of this year's draft picks have changed hands at some point, with only 24 of the 58 total still in the hands of their original owners, but it's still a bit more evenly distributed than usual. A year ago, 11 teams held three or more picks at this time, but this year only seven teams hold two or more picks.
In addition to the seven teams with three or more picks, 13 teams have two picks and another nine have one pick each, leaving just one team with no pick in this year's NBA Draft. NetBrooklyn traded both of its 2024 picks in 2021 and received a first-round pick in the package. James Harden And then later that year, we had a second-round pick. Sek Doumbuya Salary cut. The Nets could still get into this draft via trade, but for now they're the team that looks like they can avoid the draft.
To get a clearer picture of which teams have the most and least picks in the 2024 NBA Draft, we've broken down all 58 picks by team in the space below. Let's take a closer look…
Teams with 2 or more picks:
- San Antonio Spurs (4): 4, 8, 35, 48
- Portland Trail Blazers (4): 7, 14, 34, 40
- Washington Wizards (3) 2, 26, 51
- Memphis Grizzlies (3) 9, 39, 57
- Utah Jazz (3) 10, 29, 32
- New York Knicks (3): 24, 25, 38
- Indiana Pacers (3) 36, 49, 50
Teams with two picks:
- Houston Rockets: 3, 44
- Detroit Pistons: 5, 53
- Charlotte Hornets: 6, 42
- Sacramento Kings: 13, 45
- Miami Heat: 15, 43
- Philadelphia 76ers: 16, 41
- Los Angeles Lakers: 17, 55
- Orlando Magic: 18, 47
- Toronto Raptors: 19, 31
- Milwaukee Bucks: 23, 33
- Minnesota Timberwolves: 27, 37
- Denver Nuggets: 28, 56
- Boston Celtics: 30, 54
Teams with one pick:
- Atlanta Hawks: 1
- Chicago Bulls: 11
- Oklahoma City Thunder: 12
- Cleveland Cavaliers: 20
- New Orleans Pelicans: twenty one
- Phoenix Suns: twenty two
- Los Angeles Clippers: 46
- Golden State Warriors: 52
- Dallas Mavericks: 58
