Bronny James is projected as a top-10 selection in ESPN's first mock draft for 2024, which is significantly higher than many have expected based on his recruiting ranking.

James is a 6-foot-4 senior combo guard at Sierra Canyon School in California. He's undecided on his college of choice, as of this moment. With the NBA and NBPA seemingly no closer to eliminating the "one-and-done" rule in collective bargaining, James will likely attend one year of college before becoming draft eligible.

James, who is the eldest son of LeBron James, will become draft eligible for the first time in 2024, should he enter the draft after one year in college. James could also choose to play for the G League Ignite next season and get a jump-start on his professional career that way.

The draft eligibility of the younger James will coincide with the elder James having the ability to become an unrestricted free agent by declining his player option for the 2024-25 season. The elder James has indicated he'd like to play with his son in the NBA before he retires.

Victor Wembanyama is aware NBA teams are positioning themselves to select him at the 2023 NBA Draft. Wembanyama even humorously noted that he hasn't spent a lot of time watching the teams positioning for the best draft lottery spots.

"Let's just say I've been following along, but it's easier to watch teams at the top of the standings," Wembanyama said. "It's a little hard to look down."

That said, Wembanyama will be happy to go to whatever team drafts him.

"There is no wrong team," Wembanyama said. "I am not worried; there is no bad organization. I never tell myself I don't like to go there."

When he gets to whatever NBA team he'll play for, the 7-foot-4 big man said his focus is a simple one.

"The only thing I can tell you is I love winning, and I hate losing. I want to build something that eventually is going to be remembered. But it's more about building every day, adding a little piece to the building every day," Wembanyama said.

There was a surge of second round picks traded during the NBA's transaction window leading to the 2023 trade deadline with 71 changing teams from Jan. 1 until Feb. 9.

That number compares to 29 in 2022, 32 in 2021, 17 in 2020 and 32 in 2019.

In order for the Milwaukee Bucks to acquire Jae Crowder, they sent two second rounders to the Brooklyn Nets as well as three second rounders to the Indiana Pacers to match salaries. The Atlanta Hawks traded five second rounders to acquire Saddiq Bey, while the Memphis Grizzlies sent out three second rounders for Luke Kennard. The Los Angeles Lakers sent three second rounders to the Washington Wizards for Rui Hachmiura while later getting three back for Thomas Bryant. 

A number of teams have gone all-in in which they have traded multiple future first round picks and swaps that leave them bereft of currency to help facilitate trades.

“You can’t trade first-round picks if you don’t have first-round picks to trade,” an Eastern Conference analytics staffer told Jake Fischer of Yahoo.

“Any time there’s market imbalance, there’s going to be some wild trades,” one team cap strategist said.

“Second-round picks are currency,” one assistant general manager