Way-Too-Early Prospect Rankings for the 2024 NBA Draft

The NBA offseason is in a lull, with the arenas silent and the rumor mill barely turning. Yet international tournaments, training camps, and open-gym runs are ongoing, and many NBA executives have already turned their attention to next year, scouting the horizon for the next wave of prospects.

The 2024 draft class lacks a definitive no. 1, a contrast to the Victor Wembanyama phenomenon of this past cycle. Many analysts have even called this a weak group of prospects, lacking top-end talent and depth. To an extent, that’s true. Only 10 months out from the draft itself, many of these players have big question marks around their games that could prove to be fatal flaws. But it’s still early in the process, and there are about 10 to 14 prospects who could play their way into consideration for a top-three pick. This speaks to both the uncertainty of this…