The San Antonio Spurs have signed NC State’s DJ Horne to their NBA Summer League team.

Raleigh ➡️ San Antonio.

DJ will join the @spurs for the NBA Summer League! #GoPack | #GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/kvIu1F1qdR

— NC State Men’s Basketball (@PackMensBball) June 28, 2024

Horne earned 2nd Team All-ACC honors with the Wolfpack this year, averaging 16.9 points per game. He shot 40.4% from three, and broke NC State’s record for most three-pointers in a single season.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed NC State’s DJ Burns to a Summer League deal.

Undrafted NC State center DJ Burns will join the Cleveland Cavaliers for the NBA Summer League, sources said.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 27, 2024

Raleigh ➡️ Cleveland.

DJ will join the @cavs for the NBA Summer League! #GoPack | #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/Zr1UjKLmZ4

— NC State Men’s Basketball (@PackMensBball) June 27, 2024

Burns averaged 12.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists for the Wolfpack this year, shooting 53.1% from the field. He was named the ACC Tournament MVP, leading NC State to their first ACC Championship since 1987. In the ACC Tourney, Burns averaged 15.2 points per game over the 5 games, shooting an absurd 62.7% from the field.

After averaging 18.25 points in the 4 games that led the Pack to the Final Four, shooting 67.4% from the field, Burns was named the Most Outstanding Player in the South Region of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

Burns lost 45 pounds in rapid speed after the conclusion of the season to prepare himself for this moment. You can read about that here and here.

The 1st Round of the 2024 NBA Draft is underway, which makes it a perfect time to look back at the 16 NC State players that have been drafted in the 1st Round.

1st – David Thompson (1975)
3rd – Tommy Burleson (1974)
3rd – Chris Washburn (1986)
4th – Ronnie Shavlik (1956)
6th – Tom Gugliotta (1992)
6th – Kenny Carr (1977)
6th – John Richter (1959)
7th – Thurl Bailey (1983)
8th – Sam Ranzino (1951)
9th – Dennis Smith Jr. (2018)
11th – Todd Fuller (1996)
14th – TJ Warren (2014)
15th – Cedric Simmons (2006)
16th – Hawkeye Whitney (1980)
19th – JJ Hickson (2008)
20th – Julius Hodge (2005)

The 2024 NBA Draft kicks off tonight at 8pm. Heading into tonight’s Draft, NC State ranks 7th in ACC History in NBA 1st Round Draft Picks.

School/Total 1st Round Draft Picks/Last Player(s) Drafted in 1st Round/Year Drafted

1) North Carolina – 54 – Day’Ron Sharpe (2021)
2) Duke – 53 – Dereck Lively II/Dariq Whitehead (2023)
3) Louisville – 25 – Donovan Mitchell (2017)
4) Syracuse – 24 – Tyler Lydon (2017)
5) Notre Dame – 21 – Blake Wesley (2022)
6) Georgia Tech – 19 – Josh Okogie (2018)
7) NC State – 16 – Dennis Smith Jr. (2017)
7) Florida State – 16 – Scottie Barnes (2021)
9) Wake Forest – 15 – Jake LaRavia (2022)
10) Virginia – 11 – Trey Murphy III (2021)
11) Boston College – 10 – Jerome Robinson (2018)
12) Clemson – 7 – Trevor Booker (2010)
13) Pitt – 5 – Steven Adams (2013)
13) Miami – 5 – Lonnie Walker IV (2018)
15) Virginia Tech – 2 – Nickeil Alexander-Walker (2019)