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The first round of the 2024 NBA Draft has concluded, bringing with it an historic milestone. Despite the anticipation, Bronny James was not selected by the Los Angeles Lakers or any other team. Instead, the Atlanta Hawks chose odds favorite to go no.1 in Zaccharie Risacher as the first overall pick. Following closely, Alexandre Sarr, another French player, was selected second overall. This marks the first time in NBA history that two non-American players were the top two picks and the first time since 2003 that the first two picks were non-NCAA players, reminiscent of when LeBron James and Darko Milicic were chosen by Cleveland and Detroit, respectively.
Unlike recent drafts where a clear standout dominated the first pick conversation-such as Victor Wembanyama last year, Cade Cunningham in 2021, Anthony Edwards in 2020, or Zion Williamson in 2019-this year's draft lacked a consensus number one. However, it did feature the addition of a new pair of brothers to the NBA. "Saying it in Adam Silver's voice" with the 10th pick, the Utah Jazz selected Cody Williams, the brother of Jalen Williams from the Oklahoma City Thunder, who was the 12th pick in the 2022 draft.
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Continuing the discussion about siblings in the NBA, Lonzo and LaMelo Ball remain the only brothers to be top-three selections in NBA Draft history. Lonzo was the No. 2 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Lakers, while LaMelo was selected third by the Hornets in the 2020 NBA Draft. Last year, Amen Thompson (4th) for the Rockets and Ausar Thompson (5th) for the Pistons made history by both being selected within the top five picks of the first round, the first brothers to achieve this feat in the same draft. Their parents have much to be proud of.
With the Williams brothers' recent addition, there have now been 21 pairs of brothers selected in the first round of the NBA Draft since 1976 when Ron Lee was selected by the Phoenix Suns, ing his brother Russell Lee, who was picked by the Bucks in 1972. Since then, several brother pairs have followed, with Robin (15th) and Brook (10th) Lopez being the first to be selected in the first round of the 2008 draft.
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Some notable pairs of brothers who have made this elite list include Bernard (7th) and Albert (10th) King, Horace (10th) and Harvey (12th) Grant, Jrue (17th) and Aaron (23rd) Holiday, Marcus (14th) and Markieff (13th) Morris, and Moritz (25th) and Franz (8th) Wagner. Tomorrow the second and final round of the draft continues at 4:00pm EST. Will Bronny be selected and become the first father and son duo in the league, we'll see.