Milwaukee Bucks Select Tyler Smith with 33rd Pick in 2024 NBA Draft

By Milwaukee Bucks - Jun 27th, 2024 06:28 pm

MILWAUKEE (June 27, 2024) – The Milwaukee Bucks have selected Tyler Smith with the 33rd overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.

A 6-9, 224-pound forward, Smith played in 43 games last season with NBA G League Ignite and averaged 13.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 22.2 minutes per game while shooting 47.4% from the field and 36.0% from three. The 19-year-old reached double figures in scoring 31 times last season, including seven games scoring 20+ points, and participated in the NBA Rising Stars and NBA G League Up Next Game at NBA All-Star 2024.

Before joining G League Ignite, Smith played two seasons with Overtime Elite where he earned All-Overtime Elite Second Team honors following the 2022-23 season. As a 16-year-old, Smith was ranked as the No. 8 prospect in the Class of 2023 by ESPN before signing with Overtime Elite.

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