2024 NBA Mock Draft: Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht jumps up, Providence’s Devin Carter moves into top 10
The 2024 NBA Draft is less than three weeks away. At this moment, it is uncertain which player the Atlanta Hawks will select with the first pick, or even whether the Hawks would keep the top pick. It’s just that type of year.
Between now and June 26, when commissioner Adam Silver is handed a card before announcing the first pick inside Barclays Center, we should gain some information. But, for the time being, Alex Sarr remains at the top of my 2024 NBA Mock Draft, owing to the fact that most NBA evaluators believe he is the greatest talent available in a weaker-than-normal draft.
Is he perfect? No. Is he a sure-thing big like Anthony Davis was considered a sure-thing big after winning a national championship and securing national player of the year honors at Kentucky in 2012? Again, no. But Sarr is a 7-foot 19 year-old who projects as an elite defensive player cut from the same cloth as Memphis Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. and Cleveland Cavaliers standout Evan Mobley.
The questions are on the other end of the court, where Sarr seems comfortable shooting from the perimeter but has never really made a high percentage from the 3-point line. If the shot comes around, Sarr could develop into a multi-time All-Star and centerpiece of a franchise. If not, though, it will be difficult for the French sensation to exceed or even meet the expectations that go hand-in-hand with being the first player selected in any draft.
The questions are on the other end of the court, where Sarr seems comfortable shooting from the perimeter but has never really made a high percentage from the 3-point line. If the shot comes around, Sarr could develop into a multi-time All-Star and centerpiece of a franchise. If not, though, it will be difficult for the French sensation to exceed or even meet the expectations that go hand-in-hand with being the first player selected in any draft.
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