The 2024 TPBL draft was the first edition of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League's annual draft. The draft was originally scheduled to be held on July 15, 2024, replacing the 2024 PLG draft and 2024 T1 League draft which were scheduled respectively on July 10 and July 11. On July 8, the Taipei Fubon Braves, Taoyuan Pauian Pilots, and the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers announced to quit the new league preparation for the new season of the P. League+. On July 9, Tainan TSG GhostHawks announced to exit the merger and join the P. League+.
On July 11, the draft was rescheduled to July 23 at Grand Hilai Taipei in Taipei City. There were seven teams joined the draft, including the Formosa Dreamers, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, New Taipei Kings, Taipei Taishin Mars, and the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards. There were 33 players participated in the draft, and 11 players were chosen in 3 rounds.
The draft order is based on the original draft orders of the 2024 PLG draft and 2024 T1 League draft. Teams with the same draft orders for each round from their original drafts drew lots on July 11 to determine their priorities.
The draft order after drawing lots:
These players were not selected in the 2024 TPBL draft, but have played at least one game in the TPBL.
The draft combine was held on July 3 at National Taiwan University of Arts Gymnasium. The draft combine of P. League+ and T1 League were originally scheduled to hold on July 3 and 6 at National Taiwan University of Arts Gymnasium.
On June 13, P. League+ announced the entrants of the 2024 PLG draft, consist of 32 locals and 8 foreign students. On June 29, P. League+ and T1 League announced the roster of the 2024 draft combine. On July 16, the TPBL released the final list of entrants, consisting of 33 players in this edition of the draft.
On July 1, the new league preparation committee announced that foreign students will no longer be eligible for the draft due to foreign students' roster spots, which were originally available in P. League+ rule but not in T1 League. This decision made the 8 foreign students who had already applied for the draft made a joint statement on July 2 to protest for their right. The committee claimed that all 11 teams from P. League+ and T1 League had agreed the elimination of the foreign students' roster spots, but was later denied by Taipei Fubon Braves and Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers. On July 3, the committee said that they will rediscuss the supplementary measures and whether foreign students can join the draft. On July 11, the TPBL kept the decision to exclude foreign student from the draft but allowed teams currently without foreign students could sign one foreign student as a reserved import player.