NBA Draft: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The NBA Draft is an annual event dating back to 1947 in which the teams from the National Basketball Association can draft players who are eligible and wish to join the league. These are typically college basketball players, but international players are also eligible to be drafted. College players who have finished their four-year college eligibility are automatically eligible for selection, while the underclassmen have to declare their eligibility and give up their remaining college eligibility. International players who are at least 22 years old are automatically eligible for selection, while the players younger than 22 have to declare their eligibility. Players who are not automatically eligible but have declared their eligibility are often called "early-entrants" or "early-entry candidates". The draft usually takes place near the end of June, during the NBA offseason.

Series details

• Title: NBA Draft
• Format: Talk Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Sports
• Premiere date: 2014-06-26
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ESPN
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 248 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 51780
• TVDB ID: 283306

Cast and credited roles

• Malika Andrews — Host
• Adrian Wojnarowski — Senior NBA Insider
• Shams Charania — Senior NBA Insider
• Jay Bilas — NBA Analyst
• Jonathan Givony — NBA Draft Analyst
• Monica McNutt — Reporter
• Andraya Carter — NBA Analyst
• Bobby Marks — Front Office Insider
• Bob Myers — NBA Analyst
• Kendrick Perkins — NBA Analyst
• Brian Windhorst — Senior NBA Writer
• Tim Legler — NBA Analyst

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2014: premiered 2014-06-26; final listed air date 2014-06-26; episode order: 1.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-11-18; final listed air date 2020-11-18; episode order: 1.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-07-29; final listed air date 2021-07-29; episode order: 1.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-06-23; final listed air date 2022-06-23; episode order: 1.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-06-22; final listed air date 2023-06-22; episode order: 1.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-06-26; final listed air date 2024-06-27; episode order: 2.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-06-25; final listed air date 2025-06-26; episode order: 2.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-06-23; final listed air date 2026-06-24; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

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