NBA Draft 2nd round starts Wed 5:00pm PT
One more day of stress and opportunity
Here are all the Draft Tournaments and Live Draft Day threads since 2020. The 2026 pagedescribes how the field was chosen, analyzes the relevance of BPM and other gory details.
The first round, summarized
I discussed the pick thoroughly yesterday:
And here from a fashion perspective is friend of the show Marisa Thinkmoo:
And here is Yaxel on himself (and his mother):
Before the second round
To know which player you hope will fall to GSW, here are 13 players potentially draftable at #54.
Here are the players that BPM and CHAWBPM have their eye on:
Confirmed workouts with GSW
Ugonna Onyenso, Virginia, C (#6 BPM, #76 CHAW)
Maliq Brown, Duke, Wing F (#7 BPM, #188 CHAW)
Dillon Mitchell, St. John’s, PF/C (#29 BPM, #217 CHAW)
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State, Scoring PG (#34 BPM, #134 CHAW)
Emanuel Sharp, Houston, Combo G (#58 BPM, #50 CHAW)
Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Tennessee, Pure PG (#61 BPM, #37 CHAW)
Nate Bittle, Oregon, PF/C (#83 BPM, #30 CHAW)
Tucker DeVries, Indiana, Wing G (#126 BPM, #51 CHAW)
Quadir Copeland, NC State, Pure PG (#178 BPM, #49 CHAW)
No confirmed workouts with GSW
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State, Combo G (#18 BPM, #106 CHAW)
Rafael Castro, George Washington, C (#38 BPM, #98 CHAW)
Izaiyah Nelson, South Florida, C (#44 BPM, #97 CHAW)
Nick Boyd, Wisconsin, Scoring PG (#93 BPM, #39 CHAW)
If you are bored, you can dig into their statistics and video highlights yourself.
MDJ drafted players in the last two drafts whose team workouts had been kept secret., It would be just like him to draft one of the “no confirmed workouts” list.
My eye is on Bruce Thornton, a sweet shooting, downhill point guard, whose main issue is being a little short and a lot old. I’m not crazy about the bigs, as I think BPM overrates big man statistics. I do note that Onyenso has a crazy amount of blocks so maybe I could see him.
How to watch the Second Round
The second round will be on Wednesday, June 24 (5 PT, ESPN)*
*Fans outside of the US & Canada can stream both rounds on League Pass
It’s honestly a bit old-fashioned to (only) watch this on TV. If you want to be 5-10 minutes ahead of the televised draft, follow this comment section.
So, if you don’t want spoilers, turn off Bluesky and all social media, and avoid this comment section. Everyone is encouraged to post news here as soon as you have it from a reputable source.
In theory, the NBA made the Second Round a second day not just for ratings, but because teams requested more time to reflect on the first round and try to pull off deals.
In the same vein, second round picks will now have 4 minutes on the clock each (up from 2 minutes a couple of years ago).
The Warriors will have the #54 picks.
That means the #54 pick is estimated to be 24 x 4 = 96 minutes after start time (which is usually around 5:15).
Also, things may be shaken up with the announcement of trades changing which team is picking at which slot.
5:15-6:07. Picks 31 to 40
Other teams shuffle around and pick players.
(2025 pick #40 happened at 6:07pm.)
The Warriors MIGHT make a trade in the middle of the draft.
In 2025, GSW made a mid-draft trade: PHX gets #41, GSW gets #52 (Alex Toohey) and #59. Then GSW traded up from #59 to #56 to take Will Richard.
In 2024, GSW first traded #52 for Lindy Waters. Then they traded cash to get #52 (Quinten Post) back.
In 2023, GSW traded Patrick Baldwin Jr for the #57 (Trayce Jackson-Davis) pick.
6:07-6:51. Picks 41 to 50
(2025 pick #50 happened at 6:51pm.)
If you are a hardcore draft junkie, this round will be fascinating.
Otherwise…
6:51-7:07. Picks 51-53, then Warriors Pick 54
Let the future unfold!