2024 NBA Mock Draft 9.0: A new No. 1 pick emerges in the latest intel ahead of the chaos

After spending countless hours on the phone with folks connected around the league, we can present to you a better idea of where things currently stand for the 2024 NBA Draft.

During these conversations with those most plugged in about the draft, however, it became increasingly clear that we can expect the unexpected. Many folks are predicting a number of trades and plenty of surprises on the nights of the draft, so while these projections make sense now, chaos could unfold.

We also had many conversations with players who are going through the pre-draft process as part of our Prospect Park profile series. This provides a bit more of a human element to help paint the picture of who these individuals are as people.

But there are still lots of statistics used in our research, including AI-Powered statistics provided by the Stats Perform database. All references to a consensus big board are provided by Rookie Scale.

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