2024 NBA mock draft -- 21 college prospects scouts are monitoring - ESPN

With Perth's Alex Sarr (currently sidelined with a hip injury) the front-runner at the top of the 2024 NBA draft, scouts still have unanswered questions for several college prospects entering the heart of conference play.

We are two months away from the start of the NCAA tournament and players at schools such as Duke, Kentucky and USC will be under the microscope as NBA teams look closer at how this draft class progresses.

ESPN NBA draft insiders Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo spotlight 21 players who scouts will be monitoring along with our latest mock draft.

The 2024 draft order is based on ESPN projections and reflects the current state of picks owed and owned:

FIRST ROUND

1. Detroit Pistons

Alex Sarr | Perth Wildcats | PF/C | Age: 18.7

2. San Antonio Spurs

Zaccharie Risacher | JL Bourg | SF | Age: 18.7

3. Washington Wizards

Cody Williams | Colorado | SF | Age: 19.1

4. Portland Trail Blazers

Ja'Kobe Walter | Baylor | SG | Age: 18.7

5. Charlotte Hornets

Nikola Topic | Mega MIS | PG | Age: 18.4

6. Memphis Grizzlies

Tidjane Salaun | Cholet | PF | Age: 18.4

7. Chicago Bulls

Rob Dillingham | Kentucky | PG | Age: 19.0

8. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Utah Jazz)

Kyle Filipowski | Duke | PF/C | Age: 20.1

9. Houston Rockets (via Brooklyn Nets)

Isaiah Collier | USC | PG | Age: 19.2

10. Atlanta Hawks

Matas Buzelis | G League Ignite | SF | Age: 18.9

11. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Houston Rockets)

Ron Holland | G League Ignite | SF | Age: 18.5

12. San Antonio Spurs (via Toronto Raptors)

Reed Sheppard | Kentucky | PG/SG | Age: 19.5

13. New Orleans Pelicans (viaLos Angeles Lakers)*

Donovan Clingan | UConn | C | Age: 19.8

14.Phoenix Suns

Zach Edey | Purdue | C | Age: 21.6

15. New York Knicks (via Dallas Mavericks)

Stephon Castle |