…2024 NBA summer league: First impressions on the rookie class- LAS VEGAS — The 2024 NBA draft class debuted over the weekend at Las Vegas Summer League, with the vast majority of this year’s 58 draftees taking the floor in front of packed crowds at UNLV’s Thomas and Mack Center and Cox Pavilion. The NBA’s annual July summit draws visitors from all corners of the basketball world, with 30 teams actively evaluating not only the top rookies, but undrafted players and younger veterans who are fighting to make the fringes of NBA rosters.
Top picks Zaccharie Risacher (No. 1, Atlanta Hawks), Alex Sarr (No. 2, Washington Wizards) and Reed Sheppard (No. 3, Houston Rockets) were among the headliners, with Risacher and Sarr going head-to-head on Friday’s opening night and Sarr and Sheppard facing off Sunday.
Here’s who caught the eyes of ESPN analysts Jonathan Givony, Jeremy Woo and Kevin Pelton so far.