Silverbacks forward and Kansas State men’s basketball forward Arthur Kaluma has taken to his Instagram and declared for the 2024 NBA Draft.
Kaluma spent one season in Manhattan after transferring from Creighton. The 6-foot-7 wing was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention in 2023-24, averaging 14.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.
“The connections I have built at K-State will last a lifetime. Thank you to all my teammates and fans for their support. Without further ado, I would like to announce that I am declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft,” Kaluma said in the post.
“I am truly blessed. I would also like to thank Coach Tang and the whole Kansas State staff for giving me the chance to play in the best conference in college basketball.”
Kaluma grew up in Texas and went to Universal Academy, before moving to Dream City Christian School in Arizona. From there, in 2021 he joined Creighton University and he has been putting on a good show for his institute and the national team.
He had declared for the 2023 NBA Draft before making a U-turn and taking his talents to Kansas State.
About the 2024 NBA Draft
The 2024 NBA draft, the 78th edition of the National Basketball Association’s annual draft, will be held over two nights instead of one like previous drafts.
This will be the first time the NBA draft was held on multiple nights since the NBA decided to shorten the NBA draft down to two rounds instead of as little as three or seven rounds back in the late 1980s.
The first round will be on June 26, 2024, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and the second round on June 27 at ESPN’s Seaport District Studios in Manhattan.
The second round will also expand the time between picks from two minutes to four. For a third year in a row, the draft will consist of 58 picks instead of the typical 60, this time due to the loss of a second-round pick for both the Philadelphia 76ers and the Phoenix Suns for violating the NBA’s tampering rules during free agency.
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