With the first night of the 2024 NBA Draft in the books, we’re off to a second day for the first time.

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Analysis, fits for all 58 NBA Draft picks from John Hollinger and Sam Vecenie

Following the first round on Wednesday, league sources were quite pleased that they could stop after 30 picks, regroup, and not be up late until the wee hours of the evening trying to lock in Summer League spots and Exhibit 10 deals.

Instead, they’re now fielding calls that end a bit earlier in the evening than in previous years regarding potential trades for when each team gets on the clock.

League sources have indicated that the Raptors, who will have the first pick on Thursday, have a high degree of leverage here. With expected first-round picks such as Johnny Furphy, Kyle Filipowski and Tyler Kolek slipping into the second round, there’s a real chance Toronto will get offers from a team that has a player still rated in the lottery on their board. Indeed, several picks in the Top World News Today 10 of the second round were thought to be available overnight.

In that vein, whereas the first round featured a few deals here and there, expect many of them in the second as teams wheel and deal to maneuver around their board and accomplish their goals.

Sometimes, that’s going to be to get out of the draft entirely. Other times, it’s to go up and acquire a player that you want once you know that he’s available at that selection.

With that said, he’s where we stand heading into Day 2 of the 2024 NBA Draft!

31. Toronto Raptors (via Pistons)

The most surprising dropout in the first round, Furphy is ranked No. 26 on my board and was expected by most league sources to be taken somewhere in the top 23 selections.

He’s a big wing at 6-foot-7 who can shoot it and puts pressure on the rim with aggressiveness. But he is quite young, and it’s going to take him a long time on defense and as an overall playmaker. His role was very limited this past season at Kansas.

One thing to note: This pick has long been expected to hit the trade market overnight, with a potential bidding war from organizations that believe strongly in certain players.

Furphy makes sense both for Toronto and for other teams looking to get up the board or trade into the draft.

Kyle Filipowski | 6-11 big | 20 years old | Duke

Filipowski is the best player remaining on my board, a 6-foot-11 player with dribble-pass-shoot skills at the center position. Those players tend to be worth a large amount of value on the court offensively, and Filipowski was also productive in both years at Duke.