Future NBA Draft locations for 2024, 2025 and beyond

The 2023 NBA Draft will, once again, be held at the Barclay’s Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets. What about the 2024 NBA Draft, the 2025 NBA Draft and beyond?

The 2023 NBA Draft is scheduled for June 22, 2023, and has already been framed as the coronation of Victor Wembanyama. The 7-foot-3 Frenchman is viewed as a transformational pick, an utterly unique blend of size, skill and mobility. He may be the ultimate prize this year, but it’s a deep class with numerous other potential stars.

For the third year in a row, the NBA Draft will also be held at Barclay’s Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets. Barclay’s has hosted the NBA Draft since 2013, with 2020 as the lone exception when it was held from ESPN studios in Bristol, CT because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Where will the 2024 NBA Draft and 2025 NBA Draft be held?

The official location for the 2024 NBA Draft and 2025 NBA Draft hasn’t yet been announced, but it seems likely that it will be held at Barclay’s, if for no other reason than continuity. Before the NBA Draft was moved to Barclay’s it was held at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ — the previous home of the Nets — for two years. For the decade before that, it was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The 2024 and 2025 NBA Draft may not have a Victor Wembanyama but each offers plenty of talent. The 2024 NBA Draft will likely include Bronny James, son of LeBron, and D.J. Wagner, son of former No. 6 pick Dajuan Wagner. The 2025 NBA Draft could include Dylan Harper, son of NBA great Ron Harper and brother of Ron Harper Jr., who played for Toronto’s G League affiliate last season.

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