The 2024 NBA Draft will take place on Wednesday evening at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The Phoenix Suns had the 22nd pick, but ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that they traded the selection to the Denver Nuggets.
About Wojnarowski: “Denver took the Suns’ No. 22 pick, a source tells ESPN. The Nuggets are sending Phoenix No. 28, No. 56 and two other second-rounders.”
Denver took the Suns’ No. 22 pick, a source tells ESPN. The Nuggets are sending Phoenix No. 28, No. 56 and two other second-rounders.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) 27 June 2024
The Nuggets then recruited DaRon Holmes from Dayton.
He finished the regular season averaging 20.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 54.4% from the field and 38.6% from three-point range in 33 games.
An All-American is drafted 🙌
DaRon Holmes is No. 22 overall 🔥 pic.twitter.com/fayRVAJcgg
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) 27 June 2024
Last season, the Nuggets were number two in the Western Conference with a record of 57-25.
They defeated LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the NBA playoffs, but lost in the second round (in seven games) to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Currently, the Nuggets have one of the best Duty rosters in the league when Nikola Jokic won his third MVP in four seasons and they won the 2023 NBA championship.
The Nuggets have traded with the Suns to select DaRon Holmes, per @ShamsCharania.
Denver sends Phoenix No. 28, No. 56 and two future second-round picks.
Denver had promised Holmes, and the two kept their part of the bargain. pic.twitter.com/PKsMTzH0FB
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) 27 June 2024
The Nuggets probably wanted to make sure they could retain the player they liked, and they didn’t have to give up much in the deal.
About Harrison Wind of DNVR Sports: “DaRon Holmes to the Nuggets. Calvin Booth gets his man.”
DaRon Holmes to the Nuggets. Calvin Booth gets his man.
— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) 27 June 2024
As for the Suns, they are coming off a year in which they lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
