06-23-2026, 03:04 PM
The draft is one of the NBA’s busiest transaction periods, rivaling February’s trade deadline and July’s free agency. Will the league’s transactions look noticeably different on draft day in light of what’s coming? “I think superstars, teams are always going to trade first-round picks,” ESPN’s Bobby Marks told Front Office Sports. “I think the protection that has changed, you can’t protect a top-14 pick and the nuances with that. I think there’s a little bit of uncertainty when it comes to trading second-round picks just based on its inverse order, so there’s the unknown on where it lands. I think there is a little bit of hesitation here as far as just because we haven’t gone through it yet as far as where potential picks can be.”
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