Consolidate Brooklyn's Picks

[NYG]

Brooklyn has way too many 2025 picks

8, 19, 26, 27, 36


How should they consolidate those picks on draft night?

[jowglenn]

There are a million opportunities to consolidate and move up - it will all depend on who is available at what spots on draft night.

[Texas Chuck]

I'd start by calling every single team in front of me in the draft. Dallas probably isn't entertaining anything. But San Antonio might. Problem is they don't want this year's picks either so it doesn't solve the issue. So lets move to Philly. Reports are Philly might move down. So offer up 8, 19, future draft capital. Probably too steep a drop for Philly, but maybe.

Then wait for the draft and see who starts falling to 4, to 5, to 6. Is there a guy you love make the call. None of Charlotte, Utah, Washington have too much talent they couldn't use another 1st this year, even with both of them having extra 1sts already. Taking on unwanted money is part of all these offers.

But nobody here likes to trade back unless its an overpay so lets pretend that's real world.

I'm drafting at 8. If I can get a reasonably protected future 1st for 19, I'd take it. If not, I'm drafting at 19. Can I get a worst of 1st for 26 or 27? If yes I'm doing it. Again taking back unwanted players should make this quite doable. If not I'm drafting players. at 36 I'd like to move it for multiple future 2nds. but if not, I'm drafting a guy who can be a 2-way at worst.

But right now I have 2 players of any consequence under contract. Then a QO to Cam Thomas. That leaves me 17 roster spots for draft picks and salary dumps. I can roster 4 1st round rookies with ease while still being able to sell cap space.

I don't want to make 4 picks, but I'm not that mad if I have to.

[HornetJail]

i'm looking at the different teams that could trade back for 19+one or two of the later picks, and none of the teams in the 10-16 range are really struggling with depth tbh.

Maybe if San Antonio makes a huge move for KD or Giannis that wipes out some bench depth they're a target at #14? BRK could trade them #19, #27 and they'd have #8, #14, and some later stuff to throw around

[SkyHook]

Brooklyn has way too many 2025 picks
8, 19, 26, 27, 36
How should they consolidate those picks on draft night?

What teams are in the market to turn a pick into multiple ones? Who needs to fill out a roster with (relatively) cheap deals? Minnesota? Indiana?

[HornetJail]

I'd start by calling every single team in front of me in the draft. Dallas probably isn't entertaining anything. But San Antonio might. Problem is they don't want this year's picks either so it doesn't solve the issue. So lets move to Philly. Reports are Philly might move down. So offer up 8, 19, future draft capital. Probably too steep a drop for Philly, but maybe.

Then wait for the draft and see who starts falling to 4, to 5, to 6. Is there a guy you love make the call. None of Charlotte, Utah, Washington have too much talent they couldn't use another 1st this year, even with both of them having extra 1sts already. Taking on unwanted money is part of all these offers.

But nobody here likes to trade back unless its an overpay so lets pretend that's real world.

I'm drafting at 8. If I can get a reasonably protected future 1st for 19, I'd take it. If not, I'm drafting at 19. Can I get a worst of 1st for 26 or 27? If yes I'm doing it. Again taking back unwanted players should make this quite doable. If not I'm drafting players. at 36 I'd like to move it for multiple future 2nds. but if not, I'm drafting a guy who can be a 2-way at worst.

But right now I have 2 players of any consequence under contract. Then a QO to Cam Thomas. That leaves me 17 roster spots for draft picks and salary dumps. I can roster 4 1st round rookies with ease while still being able to sell cap space.

I don't want to make 4 picks, but I'm not that mad if I have to.

i like Charlotte at #4 as a trade-down, but only for an established player and a lower pick. Not multiple later picks. Jeff Peterson can't be trusted with that many shots in the dark on prospects. If Kupchak was still running our draft, then yeah I'd might pull the trigger on #4 for #8, #19, #26, #27, and let's see what we can do with a total of six of the top 34 picks.(I'm fully aware adding six rookies is a terrible idea)

[ReggiesKnicks]

It's pretty easy and here are some examples.

Draft BPA #8
Draft BPA #19
Trade #26 or #27 to Chicago for Portland 2026 1st (Lotto protected through 2028)
Trade #26 or #27 to New York for Washington 2026 1st (Likely becomes 2 2nds in 2026 and 2027 from Washington, so Top 35 picks) or Washington somehow wins enough in a bad east.
Trade #36 for a later 2nd and a future 2nd

One caveat is that the teams who have a lot of future 1sts also have multiple picks this draft (OKC, WAS, UTA), making them unlikely to trade some weaker future 1sts for another pick in this draft.

[ReggiesKnicks]

Brooklyn has way too many 2025 picks
8, 19, 26, 27, 36
How should they consolidate those picks on draft night?

What teams are in the market to turn a pick into multiple ones? Who needs to fill out a roster with (relatively) cheap deals? Minnesota? Indiana?

Minnesota already has #17 and #31

[jowglenn]

Brooklyn has way too many 2025 picks
8, 19, 26, 27, 36
How should they consolidate those picks on draft night?

What teams are in the market to turn a pick into multiple ones? Who needs to fill out a roster with (relatively) cheap deals? Minnesota? Indiana?

I could definitely see the Pacers trading 23 for 26&27, or even 26&36.

If we dump Toppin for money savings we could use an extra body