2026 NBA draft thread

[Winter]

Could be similar since we generated the TPE in the AD trade and could use it to take in a player and get paid a pick to do so.  What might be different here is we could add the 30th pick to the deal so the other team isn't just selling a pick to move salary, they are moving down in the same draft to move salary.

That's the kind of thing the FO should be exploring. It appears there are several tools available - namely a lower first round pick and some trade exceptions. There are also a few other teams with multiple FR picks. 

But this may be a unique draft, and it's hard to know how eager other teams will be to move off their spots.