Fully updated and finalized 2024 NBA draft order: What picks do the Nuggets have?
By Ben Handler
The 2024 NBA Draft Lottery occurred on Sunday, establishing the top 14 picks in this June’s NBA Draft. So now that the lottery and tiebreakers have been determined, we know the entire draft order, accounting for all trades, protections, forfeited picks, and all other crazy stipulations.
Of course, there is sure to be more wheeling and dealing leading up to, during, and immediately following the draft, but now we know exactly what picks teams have to trade and receive, what picks have conveyed, and which have been kicked down the road.
What draft picks do the Nuggets have?
The Nuggets hold their own first-round pick, which falls at 28th overall. They finished the regular season tied for the second-best record in the NBA with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but Denver won a tiebreak for the 28th pick; the Thunder will pick 29th.
The Nuggets also have a pick in the second round they acquired from the Thunder, which originally belonged to the Timberwolves. That pick landed at the 26th pick of round 2, the 56th overall pick in the draft. The Nuggets previously traded away their own second-round pick to the Suns, who subsequently forfeited the pick due to tampering violations.
Full NBA Draft Lottery results
1. Atlanta Hawks
2. Washington Wizards
3. Houston Rockets (via Nets)
4. San Antonio Spurs
5. Detroit Pistons
6. Charlotte Hornets
7. Portland Trail Blazers
8. San Antonio Spurs (via Raptors)
9. Memphis Grizzlies
10. Utah Jazz
11. Chicago Bulls
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Rockets)
13. Sacramento Kings
14. Portland Trail Blazers (via Warriors)
The Hawks were the biggest winners on lottery day, moving up from 10th to 1st overall. The Spurs, with two top-8 picks, and the Rockets getting a top-3 pick are also big winners. On the other hand, the Pistons and Hornets are big losers, falling to the 5th and 6th picks.
Full NBA Draft order
15. Miami Heat
16. Philadelphia 76ers
17. New Orleans Pelicans (via Lakers)
18. Orlando Magic
19. Toronto Raptors (via Pacers)
20. Cleveland Cavaliers
21. New Orleans Pelicans (via Bucks)
22. Phoenix Suns
23. Milwaukee Bucks (via Pelicans)
24. New York Knicks (via Mavericks)
25. New York Knicks
26. Washington Wizards (via Clippers)
27. Minnesota Timberwolves
28. Denver Nuggets
29. Utah Jazz (via Thunder)
30. Boston Celtics
Round 2
31. Toronto Raptors (via Pistons)
32. Utah Jazz (via Wizards)
33. Milwaukee Bucks (via Blazers)
34. Portland Trail Blazers (via Hornets)
35. San Antonio Spurs
36. Indiana Pacers (via Raptors)
37. Minnesota Timberwolves (via Grizzlies)
38. New York Knicks (via Jazz)
39. Memphis Grizzlies (via Nets)
40. Portland Trail Blazers (via Hawks)
41. Philadelphia 76ers (via Bulls)
42. Charlotte Hornets (via Rockets)
43. Miami Heat
44. Houston Rockets (via Warriors)
45. Sacramento Kings
46. Los Angeles Clippers (via Pacers)
47. Orlando Magic
48. San Antonio Spurs (via Lakers)
- Forfeited by 76ers
49. Indiana Pacers (via Cavaliers)
50. Indiana Pacers (via Pelicans)
51. Washington Wizards (via Suns)
52. Golden State Warriors (via Bucks)
53. Detroit Pistons (via Knicks)
54. Boston Celtics (via Mavericks)
55. Los Angeles Lakers (via Clippers)
56. Denver Nuggets (via Timberwolves)
57. Memphis Grizzlies (via Thunder)
- Forfeited Suns via Nuggets
58. Dallas Mavericks (via Celtics)