Only 11 Teams Control 75% Of Tradable First-Round Picks

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Tue Jan 30, 2024 2:00 pm

NBA teams were aggressive about trading first-round picks over the last few years. Several deals were made that saw multiple first-round picks change hands. That has the NBA in a unique place, where roughly a third of the league controls about three-quarters of the first-round draft picks.

11 NBA teams control 75% of all tradable first-round picks. Teams are allowed to trade picks through 2030. The CBA restricts teams from trading picks more than seven drafts out, inclusive of the current season.

The 11 teams controlling most of the first-round draft capital are the Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz.

Via Bobby Marks/ESPN

njknicks · Post #2 » by **njknicks** » Tue Jan 30, 2024 3:19 pm

OKC acquired picks like Pokemon cards -- gotta catch em' ( draft picks ) all..

donemilio21 · Post #3 » by **donemilio21** » Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:57 pm

njknicks wrote:OKC acquired picks like Pokemon cards -- gotta catch em' ( draft picks ) all..

Presti is running it like a baseball team. Draft 10, if one pans out, you are good. But how do you roster all these guys ?

Pickled Prunes · Post #4 » by **Pickled Prunes** » Tue Jan 30, 2024 7:07 pm

donemilio21 wrote:
njknicks wrote:OKC acquired picks like Pokemon cards -- gotta catch em' ( draft picks ) all..

Presti is running it like a baseball team. Draft 10, if one pans out, you are good. But how do you roster all these guys ?

They won't try and roster them all. OKC will sh them down the road until they cash them in. (For example: swapping their own 2024 pick for another teams 2029 pick.) In that way they can maintain an ability to make moves long into the future.

Kent · Post #5 » by **Kent** » Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:24 am

Pickled Prunes wrote:
donemilio21 wrote:
njknicks wrote:OKC acquired picks like Pokemon cards -- gotta catch em' ( draft picks ) all..

Presti is running it like a baseball team. Draft 10, if one pans out, you are good. But how do you roster all these guys ?

They won't try and roster them all. OKC will sh them down the road until they cash them in. (For example: swapping their own 2024 pick for another teams 2029 pick.) In that way they can maintain an ability to make moves long into the future.

It's a good strategy.