What happened in the 2024 NBA Draft: Full recap and analysis of every pick

This is a solid move for a win-now team, getting a reliable ballhandler for its bench when one of the real weaknesses of the Knicks' roster was the lack of playmaking behind Jalen Brunson. Kolek profiles as a backup, at best, but the other angle here is that the Knicks will likely have him on a rookie minimum deal, helping them further their quest to limbo below the tax apron while completing their trade for Mikal Bridges.

The New York Knicks selected 23-year-old Marquette guard Tyler Kolek with the No. 34 pick after a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Athletic NBA Draft analyst Sam Vecenie on Kolek: Kolek had a phenomenal collegiate career, especially over the last two years. Few players across the country improved as much as he did. He struggled during his first year at Marquette and vaulted past that level by improving as a shooter and forcing teams to respect the threat of his offensive game. I love his vision as a passer and unselfish demeanor. I love his footwork and finishing ability. I love his strength and ability to playing through contact. But Kolek needs to prove that he can consistently make shots behind screens. Otherwise, NBA teams will dare him to fire from the perimeter. I think he’ll reach a solid level in that area because he’s such a good shooter off the catch; it’s hard to believe he couldn’t grow into one off the bounce, too.

There will be some defensive worries with his lack of size, length and speed. However, I buy him at least carving out a role in the NBA as a backup point guard. If his shooting comes around off the dribble and his finishing translates, he could be far better than that. His strength, footwork, touch and deceleration are traits he shares with many of the breakout lead guards of the past five years. I feel confident projecting him to be an awesome backup with potential for more.

A Western Conference scout on Tyler Smith, the Milwaukee Bucks' No. 33 pick:

He’s 19 years old right now. Good size, can really shoot the ball. Again, I don’t know what the work ethic is. He seems like a really nice young man. If you’re talking about NBA potential, he’s got great NBA potential. We talk about Dallas and Boston. In three years, if he’s 6-11 and 255, and can rebound, and you put him on the floor with Luka (Dončić) and Kyrie (Irving), now the floor is wide open for those dudes. Now, you’ve got a problem. His ability to shoot the basketball, his size, he’s still not 20 yet, gives me hope that this guy has a chance to be a really productive NBA player. Lefty shooter. If you compare him to (Duke’s) Kyle Filipowski, he’s a year younger, and he shot a higher percentage on 3s on a shot that’s a foot deeper than the college line. Strictly a pick-and-pop guy, ball mover. He’ll catch it, reverse it, run into a ball screen. But I don’t remember them posting him. But, still, you had to respect his ability to shoot the ball from the perimeter, respect the ability to pick and pop and even roll a little bit.

I like this pick for the Bucks much better than the last one. In fact, let's just pretend they took Smith at No. 23 and AJ Johnson at No. 33, then their draft almost seems normal. Smith is an offensively talented combo big in the mold of Christian Wood or Bobby Portis. The challenge for him will be showing he can defend either the four or the five capably enough to stay on the floor.

The Raptors continue to take swings on offence instead of defence. Jonathan Mogbo, their No. 31 pick, is a 6-foot-6 centre. Maybe he can swing to power forward in the NBA, but he won't bring much help as a rim protector. He is from West Palm Beach, Fla., just like Scottie Barnes.

Mogbo is a gifted passer and dynamic in transition. Maybe his 7-2 wingspan allows him to be more versatile on defence than expected, but that's going to require a significant transition from college.

A college assistant coach whose team played Duke sizes up Kyle Filipowski, who slid to the Jazz with the No. 32 pick.

Chet (Holmgren) used his size a little better. He was a shot blocker and a shot maker. I expected 'Phil' to impact the game more. He didn't impact the game as much as I thought he would. Just being honest and blunt, he's just not as good as Chet. … It's easy to say after the fact. But how much did he really impact winning with other stuff, other than just being a skilled big who intrigues you? Chet could dominate a game offensively, defensively, blocking shots. We weren't worried about (Filipowski). He's a talented kid, but I just don't think he was as dominating on both ends as Chet was and some of the other kids that came out of (Duke). ACC tournament, they didn't get past N.C. State. … Can he guard bigs? Is he a five? He ain’t guarding today's fours. He ain't guarding (Anthony Davis) down there. Against a skilled four, he ain't blocking shots, he ain't following them to the rim. I don't know what position he is.

Filipowski is a tremendous pick for Utah, I had him ninth on my board and am very surprised that he slipped to the second round in such a weak draft. He has to improve as a floor spacer to claim a definitive offensive role but he has inside/outside potential because of his ability to drive and make plays at his size. Defensively he's not a true rim protector but I saw Duke in person several times and thought he was extremely underrated laterally and as a help defender.

The Utah Jazz selected 20-year-old Duke forward/center Kyle Filipowski with the No. 32 pick.

The Athletic NBA Draft analyst Sam Vecenie on Filipowski: I’m higher on Filipowski than many evaluators. Look at the best offenses in the NBA. Most of them have floor-spacing bigs at the center position: Kristaps Porziņģis in Boston, Myles Turner in Indiana, Chet Holmgren in Oklahoma City, Nikola Jokić in Denver, Brook Lopez in Milwaukee and more.

Those were five of the six best offensive teams in the NBA this season. In the modern professional game, it’s critical for teams to have a big man who can stretch the floor, act as a playmaker and create more space for attacking wings and guards. It’s difficult to find big men who can dribble, pass and shoot — there aren't many of those players hanging around, and certainly not enough for every team in the league to have one. Filipowski is close to being able to fill that role and will if his jumper continues to improve like it has for most prospects who show a minimum level of touch at this age.

I’m also higher on his defense than many seem to be. I have him as a clear top-20 guy in the draft, and I think some lottery teams, such as Oklahoma City at No. 12, should take a look if their offense is predicated upon getting that floor space and playmaking from their 5s.

The Toronto Raptors selected Jonathan Mogbo with the No. 31 pick.

The Athletic NBA Draft analyst Sam Vecenie on Mogbo: I wanted to come away liking Jonathan Mogbo because of the easy translation of his offensive game. It’s easy to envision him as the safety valve for a team that has a ballhandler who gets blitzed with two defenders regularly, using his passing and finishing ability to hammer 4-on-3 situations.

Ultimately, I came away too worried about his size mixed with his unique blend of athleticism that isn’t negative, but not clearly positive, either. I have too many questions about his defense, as well as the drop-off in play against good teams. He is a great two-way bet for a team that needs that potential safety valve option down the road developmentally.

It seemed obvious the Kings would move on from Davion Mitchell once they drafted Devin Carter — a player who, to me, profiles as exactly what they thought they were getting when they took Mitchell. It happened quickly, as the Kings sent him and Sasha Vezenkov to Toronto for Jalen McDaniels. Vezenkov would slot into Toronto's trade exception from the Pascal Siakam trade. The deal gets Sacramento out of the luxury tax and will generate two small trade exceptions for the Kings, the size of which depends on whether the deal is finalized before or after July 1. In return for taking on unwanted salary, the Raptors reportedly will receive the 45th pick in today's second round and a 2025 second-round pick.

Some news from Denver: The Nuggets and star guard Jamal Murray are working toward a four-year, $209 million maximum contract extension this offseason, league sources tell me. I'm told the Nuggets will present the deal to Murray this offseason, and the sides expect an agreement to be made.

Elsewhere in the Nuggets backcourt, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is declining his $15.4 million player option for the 2024-25 season to become a free agent, league sources tell Tony Jones and me. Caldwell-Pope, a two-time NBA champion, is expected to receive interest from multiple teams with salary cap space.

NEW YORK — Welcome to Day 2 of the NBA Draft, live from the South Street Seaport.

The NBA is rolling out the second round on a separate day for the first time, and they put it in a different location from the first round. There's a beautiful view of the East River. Mark Tatum will announce the draft picks, just like usual. The media are allowed here, too, but we'll have no visibility to where the actual drafting happens. We're in a different part of the building altogether. But at least there's pizza.

The Toronto Raptors are set to kick things off with the 31st overall pick. The big question today: How much further will Kyle Filipowski drop? He's the top remaining player on The Athletic's Big Board at 16th overall.

Oh, there's also the Bronny James of it all. He's still available as well. The Lakers don't pick until No. 55. Will he still be there at that point? We'll all wait and see.

As things currently stand, the Milwaukee Bucks have the rights to the following future draft picks:

• No. 33 in the 2024 NBA Draft
• Their 2026 first-round pick, which is tied up in a pick swap with the New Orleans Pelicans
• Their 2028 first-round pick, which is tied up in a pick swap with the Portland Trail Blazers
• Their 2030 first-round pick, which is tied up in a pick swap with the Portland Trail Blazers
• Their 2031 first-round pick
• Their 2031 second-round pick

That situation makes what they do with No. 33 today even more interesting. Last night, the Bucks decided to swing for the fences at the bottom of the first round with AJ Johnson, a 19-year-old guard out of Fresno. Calif. Bucks general manager Jon Horst told reporters that they plan on signing Johnson and attempting to develop him moving forward. If the organization is fully committed to building out the bottom of their roster with the next generation of Bucks players, they may know exactly who they want with No. 33 and make that pick straight away at the start of the second round.

(After correctly predicting the Bucks would select Johnson at No. 23 yesterday, our NBA Draft expert Sam Vecenie has the Bucks selecting Oso Ighodaro at No. 33 today).

This pick represents their last chance of getting a young prospect in the draft for the next two seasons, but if there is enough interest in the pick, it could also represent a chance for them to move down and grab multiple second-round picks, which have turned into the assets teams regularly use to push in-season trades over the finish line.

Now, we watch and wait to see what Horst decides as calls flow into Milwaukee's draft room from around the league.

Shortly after Reed Sheppard's name was called, I briefly chatted with the newest Rocket:

Reed, the Rockets seemed to be your last stop before making your way over to New York. What about that visit felt right to you?

I was able to build a relationship with the coaches and front office, and it just felt really good. They were very nice to me and my family; it felt like home. You can’t really explain that feeling, but it just felt that’s where I was supposed to be and it’s where I ended up. I’m super excited. I really don’t have a lot to say. It’s just a dream come true, and I can’t wait to get started.

You mentioned conversations with the coaches. What was the nature of those talks? More of a potential fit with the current team or something else?

The biggest thing right away is the shooting, just coming in and being able to knock down shots. But at the same time, coming in and doing what you do daily. Playing basketball the right way. Having a high IQ. Just doing the right basketball play. I'm excited just to get in and learn, compete and build relationships with all the guys and coaches even better. It's going to be a lot of fun.

Read the rest of our conversation here.