Play Now <br> <a href="https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket" class="">Men's Brackets</a> <br> Play Now <br> <a href="https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaaw-tournament/bracket" class="">Women's Brackets</a> <br> <a href="/podcasts/the-early-edge-a-daily-sportsline-betting-podcast/" class="">A Daily SportsLine Betting Podcast</a> <br> <a href="/podcasts/fantasy-football-today-podcast/" class="">NFL Draft recap</a> <br>The lottery for the 2024 NBA Draft will be held Sunday afternoon, at which point some franchise — perhaps the Pistons or Wizards or Hornets or Blazers — will be awarded the No. 1 overall pick. In a different year, regardless of who might win the lottery, it would already be easy to identify the player that'll be selected first.<br>But not this year. Things are very much TBD.<br>At this point, my assumption is that Alex Sarr, the 19 year-old big from France, will be the first player picked next month, making that two straight years that a prospect from France would have been selected No. 1 overall. But the truth is that the first pick could be any number of prospects — among them Reed Sheppard, Stephon Castle, Zacharie Risacher, Donovan Clingan and Rob Dillingham. In this draft, basically any of those guys could go first or fifth. We might not have a great grasp for which direction things are going until minutes before NBA commissioner Adam Silver makes the announcement.<br>This mock draft will update after the lottery order is set. For now, what's below is a projected first round with the order set by lottery odds.<br>© 2004-2024 CBS Interactive. All Rights Reserved.<br>CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc.<br>Images by Getty Images and US Presswire<br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMieWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNic3Nwb3J0cy5jb20vbmJhL25ld3MvMjAyNC1uYmEtbW9jay1kcmFmdC11Y29ubnMtc3RlcGhvbi1jYXN0bGUtbWFrZXMtYmlnLWp1bXAtYWZ0ZXItc3Ryb25nLW5jYWEtdG91cm5hbWVudC_SAX1odHRwczovL3d3dy5jYnNzcG9ydHMuY29tL25iYS9uZXdzLzIwMjQtbmJhLW1vY2stZHJhZnQtdWNvbm5zLXN0ZXBob24tY2FzdGxlLW1ha2VzLWJpZy1qdW1wLWFmdGVyLXN0cm9uZy1uY2FhLXRvdXJuYW1lbnQvYW1wLw?oc=5">source</a>
