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Second Round Steals! Unearthing the NBA Draft’s Hidden Gems

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Second Round Steals! Unearthing the NBA Draft’s Hidden Gems

The 2024 NBA Draft presented by State Farm is now a two-night event. The first round takes place on Wednesday, June 26, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., while the second round will be held on Thursday, June 27, at ESPN’s Seaport District Studios in New York. ABC and ESPN will broadcast the first round, and ESPN will cover the second round.

The time between picks in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft will increase to four minutes, up from two minutes.
The NBA Draft has featured two rounds since 1989.
The NBA Draft used to continue as long as teams wanted. For instance, the 1973 NBA Draft had 20 rounds. It was shortened to 10 rounds from 1974-84 (except for eight rounds in 1977), seven rounds from 1985-87, three rounds in 1988, and finally the current two-round format in 1989.
The Denver Nuggets famously selected Nikola Jokić in the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft with the 41st overall pick. In the 2023-24 season, the Serbian center became the ninth player in NBA history to win three or more Kia NBA MVP awards.
Since 1989, 21 second-round picks have become NBA All-Stars. Ten of those players have made multiple All-Star appearances: Nikola Jokić (six), Draymond Green (four), Paul Millsap (four), Gilbert Arenas (three), Marc Gasol (three), Khris Middleton (three), Carlos Boozer (two), Manu Ginóbili (two), Rashard Lewis (two), and Isaiah Thomas (two).
Since 1989, 11 second-round picks have been named to the Kia All-NBA Team: Nikola Jokić (six), Gilbert Arenas (three), DeAndre Jordan (three), Marc Gasol (two), Manu Ginóbili (two), Draymond Green (two), Carlos Boozer (one), Jalen Brunson (one), Goran Dragić (one), Michael Redd (one), and Isaiah Thomas (one).
Since 1989, 16 second-round picks have won at least one of the five major Kia Performance Awards (MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player, and Rookie of the Year). This includes a three-time MVP (Nikola Jokić), a three-time Sixth Man winner (Lou Williams), and a player who has won both Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man awards (Malcolm Brogdon).