2024 NBA Draft: 5 second-round sleepers teams should snag early, headlined by former college stars

This list would be easy to expand to eight or nine but here are the top five sleepers in Thursday's second round

By Travis Branham Jun 27, 2024 at 10:03 am ET• 2 min read

Night one of the inaugural two-day NBA Draft is now behind us, featuring 30 picks and two players left standing behind in the greenroom -- Johnny Furphy (Kansas) and Kyle Filipowski (Duke).

On Thursday afternoon beginning at 4 p.m. ET, 28 more players will hear their names called and there is still some good talent left on the board. While both Furphy and Filipowski will be high-value picks and hear their name called early in Round 2, there are several other players that are not to be slept on.

This list would be easy to expand to eight or nine but here are the top five sleepers entering the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft.

Tyler Kolek, PG, Marquette

Tyler Kolek NY • G 6-1, 197 PPG15.3RPG4.9APG7.7SPG1.6 Tyler Kolek is a household name among college basketball fans after three stellar seasons with the Golden Eagles. View Profile

Kolek may be old for a draft prospect at 23-years-old and isn't an explosive athlete but his skillset, feel and IQ for the game are second to none. Kolek has an uncanny ability of knowing how to get to his spots, creating out of ball-screens and has unlimited confidence to tack on with it. In his final season at Marquette, Kolek was a 50% shooter from the field and a 39% shooter from three-point range.

Jonathan Mogbo, PF, San Francisco

Jonathan Mogbo TOR • F 6-6, 217 PPG14.2RPG10.1APG3.6SPG1.6 Mogbo is one of the more unique players in this draft with a 7-foot-2 wingspan at just 6-foot-6. View Profile

Mogbo has climbed his way all the way up from the JUCO ranks due to his length, athleticism, motor, intangibles and his defensive impact. Offensively, Mogbo is limited outside of dunks and finishes at the rim but he is a smart and talented passer, an area he can build an identity around on this end of the court. Mogbo is a 63.6% shooter.