Future Draft Assets Around the NBA

[Lipoli390]

I was just glancing at future draft asset rights around the NBA. The Wolves are at sort of an equilibrium point with no outgoing or incoming first-round picks this year or for the remainder of this decade, although the Wolves will lose their 2024 and 2026 2nd-round picks.

The OKC Thunder have incredible portfolio of current and future draft pick assets. This year they have picks 2, 12, 30 and 34. After this year, for the rest of the decade, they have all their own 1st and 2nd-round picks plus the following:

1. Clippers 2022 first unprotected)
2. 2023 Nuggets first (lottery protected)
3. 2023 Detroit fist (1-18, 1-13, 1-11 1-9 protected over 4 years)
4. 2023 Wizards 1st (1-14, 1-12, 1-10, 1-8 protected over 4 years)
5. 2023 1st-round pick swap right with Clippers
6. 2024 Houston first (1-4 protected)
7. 2024 Jazz first (1-10, 1-10, 1-6 protected over 3 years)
8. 2024 Clippers first (unprotected)
9. 2025 Miami first (1-14, unprotected)
10. 2026 Houston first (1-4)
11. 2026 Clippers first (unprotected)
12. A bunch of future incoming second-round picks

They already have a couple talented young players in SGA and Giddey. And they have an excellent head of basketball operations in Sam Presti. Just one more team that will soon be on the rise in the West. The Rockets have picks 3 and 17 this year along with three talented young players in Green, Wood and Sengun. The Pelicans are loaded with young talent and are already on the rise. The Lakers won't stay down forever. Bottom line is that the West will only get stronger.

As a Wolves fan, I always have a Wolves angle in most of my NBA takes. In this instance, the point is that the Wolves have to continue to add talent. That means making the most out of the NBA draft this summer and keeping a pipeline of incoming picks going forward.

[Tactical unit]

I was just glancing at future draft asset rights around the NBA. The Wolves are at sort of an equilibrium point with no outgoing or incoming first-round picks this year or for the remainder of this decade, although the Wolves will lose their 2024 and 2026 2nd-round picks.

The OKC Thunder have incredible portfolio of current and future draft pick assets. This year they have picks 2, 12, 30 and 34. After this year, for the rest of the decade, they have all their own 1st and 2nd-round picks plus the following:

1. Clippers 2022 first unprotected)
2. 2023 Nuggets first (lottery protected)
3. 2023 Detroit fist (1-18, 1-13, 1-11 1-9 protected over 4 years)
4. 2023 Wizards 1st (1-14, 1-12, 1-10, 1-8 protected over 4 years)
5. 2023 1st-round pick swap right with Clippers
6. 2024 Houston first (1-4 protected)
7. 2024 Jazz first (1-10, 1-10, 1-6 protected over 3 years)
8. 2024 Clippers first (unprotected)
9. 2025 Miami first (1-14, unprotected)
10. 2026 Houston first (1-4)
11. 2026 Clippers first (unprotected)
12. A bunch of future incoming second-round picks

They already have a couple talented young players in SGA and Giddey. And they have an excellent head of basketball operations in Sam Presti. Just one more team that will soon be on the rise in the West. The Rockets have picks 3 and 17 this year along with three talented young players in Green, Wood and Sengun. The Pelicans are loaded with young talent and are already on the rise. The Lakers won't stay down forever. Bottom line is that the West will only get stronger.

As a Wolves fan, I always have a Wolves angle in most of my NBA takes. In this instance, the point is that the Wolves have to continue to add talent. That means making the most out of the NBA draft this summer and keeping a pipeline of incoming picks going forward.

My want to be like OKC is the reason I want to do a trade with the Lakers, they should be desperate to compete for a championship in what could be Lebron's last year in LA. I don't care how far out we need go to get the 1st cause eventually you reap the rewards like OKC will.

DLO, Beasley, two future 2nds
For
Westbrook, 3 future firsts

Due to depth and Westbrook's defense compared to DLO I don't even think MN would be worse and could possibly improve with the growth of young players, improved team defense and ANT taking over with the ball in his hands more often.

[rapsuperstar31]

Any of those picks in 24 ,25, and 26 could be massive picks if Houston doesn't improve over the next few years or if Miami or the Clippers falter over the next few years.

[KG4Ever]

I was just glancing at future draft asset rights around the NBA. The Wolves are at sort of an equilibrium point with no outgoing or incoming first-round picks this year or for the remainder of this decade, although the Wolves will lose their 2024 and 2026 2nd-round picks.

The OKC Thunder have incredible portfolio of current and future draft pick assets. This year they have picks 2, 12, 30 and 34. After this year, for the rest of the decade, they have all their own 1st and 2nd-round picks plus the following:

1. Clippers 2022 first unprotected)
2. 2023 Nuggets first (lottery protected)
3. 2023 Detroit fist (1-18, 1-13, 1-11 1-9 protected over 4 years)
4. 2023 Wizards 1st (1-14, 1-12, 1-10, 1-8 protected over 4 years)
5. 2023 1st-round pick swap right with Clippers
6. 2024 Houston first (1-4 protected)
7. 2024 Jazz first (1-10, 1-10, 1-6 protected over 3 years)
8. 2024 Clippers first (unprotected)
9. 2025 Miami first (1-14, unprotected)
10. 2026 Houston first (1-4)
11. 2026 Clippers first (unprotected)
12. A bunch of future incoming second-round picks

They already have a couple talented young players in SGA and Giddey. And they have an excellent head of basketball operations in Sam Presti. Just one more team that will soon be on the rise in the West. The Rockets have picks 3 and 17 this year along with three talented young players in Green, Wood and Sengun. The Pelicans are loaded with young talent and are already on the rise. The Lakers won't stay down forever. Bottom line is that the West will only get stronger.

As a Wolves fan, I always have a Wolves angle in most of my NBA takes. In this instance, the point is that the Wolves have to continue to add talent. That means making the most out of the NBA draft this summer and keeping a pipeline of incoming picks going forward.

My want to be like OKC is the reason I want to do a trade with the Lakers, they should be desperate to compete for a championship in what could be Lebron's last year in LA. I don't care how far out we need go to get the 1st cause eventually you reap the rewards like OKC will.

DLO, Beasley, two future 2nds
For
Westbrook, 3 future firsts

Due to depth and Westbrook's defense compared to DLO I don't even think MN would be worse and could possibly improve with the growth of young players, improved team defense and ANT taking over with the ball in his hands more often.

I see no reason the Lakers would even consider that trade. They are reluctant to trade any more future firsts and if they did, they'd go after much better players than DLO and Beasley. Nice thought, but won't happen.

[KG4Ever]

I'm all for collecting first round picks and if the Wolves could trade anybody other than KAT, Ant or Jaden for even one FRP, I'd probably do it.

[Tactical unit]

I was just glancing at future draft asset rights around the NBA. The Wolves are at sort of an equilibrium point with no outgoing or incoming first-round picks this year or for the remainder of this decade, although the Wolves will lose their 2024 and 2026 2nd-round picks.

The OKC Thunder have incredible portfolio of current and future draft pick assets. This year they have picks 2, 12, 30 and 34. After this year, for the rest of the decade, they have all their own 1st and 2nd-round picks plus the following:

1. Clippers 2022 first unprotected)
2. 2023 Nuggets first (lottery protected)
3. 2023 Detroit fist (1-18, 1-13, 1-11 1-9 protected over 4 years)
4. 2023 Wizards 1st (1-14, 1-12, 1-10, 1-8 protected over 4 years)
5. 2023 1st-round pick swap right with Clippers
6. 2024 Houston first (1-4 protected)
7. 2024 Jazz first (1-10, 1-10, 1-6 protected over 3 years)
8. 2024 Clippers first (unprotected)
9. 2025 Miami first (1-14, unprotected)
10. 2026 Houston first (1-4)
11. 2026 Clippers first (unprotected)
12. A bunch of future incoming second-round picks

They already have a couple talented young players in SGA and Giddey. And they have an excellent head of basketball operations in Sam Presti. Just one more team that will soon be on the rise in the West. The Rockets have picks 3 and 17 this year along with three talented young players in Green, Wood and Sengun. The Pelicans are loaded with young talent and are already on the rise. The Lakers won't stay down forever. Bottom line is that the West will only get stronger.

As a Wolves fan, I always have a Wolves angle in most of my NBA takes. In this instance, the point is that the Wolves have to continue to add talent. That means making the most out of the NBA draft this summer and keeping a pipeline of incoming picks going forward.

My want to be like OKC is the reason I want to do a trade with the Lakers, they should be desperate to compete for a championship in what could be Lebron's last year in LA. I don't care how far out we need go to get the 1st cause eventually you reap the rewards like OKC will.

DLO, Beasley, two future 2nds
For
Westbrook, 3 future firsts

Due to depth and Westbrook's defense compared to DLO I don't even think MN would be worse and could possibly improve with the growth of young players, improved team defense and ANT taking over with the ball in his hands more often.

I see no reason the Lakers would even consider that trade. They are reluctant to trade any more future firsts and if they did, they'd go after much better players than DLO and Beasley. Nice thought, but won't happen.

Like who are the Lakers getting and at what price? They just gonna sign a bunch of min players and hope the current version gets better health?

[Monster]

I was just glancing at future draft asset rights around the NBA. The Wolves are at sort of an equilibrium point with no outgoing or incoming first-round picks this year or for the remainder of this decade, although the Wolves will lose their 2024 and 2026 2nd-round picks.

The OKC Thunder have incredible portfolio of current and future draft pick assets. This year they have picks 2, 12, 30 and 34. After this year, for the rest of the decade, they have all their own 1st and 2nd-round picks plus the following:

1. Clippers 2022 first unprotected)
2. 2023 Nuggets first (lottery protected)
3. 2023 Detroit fist (1-18, 1-13, 1-11 1-9 protected over 4 years)
4. 2023 Wizards 1st (1-14, 1-12, 1-10, 1-8 protected over 4 years)
5. 2023 1st-round pick swap right with Clippers
6. 2024 Houston first (1-4 protected)
7. 2024 Jazz first (1-10, 1-10, 1-6 protected over 3 years)
8. 2024 Clippers first (unprotected)
9. 2025 Miami first (1-14, unprotected)
10. 2026 Houston first (1-4)
11. 2026 Clippers first (unprotected)
12. A bunch of future incoming second-round picks

They already have a couple talented young players in SGA and Giddey. And they have an excellent head of basketball operations in Sam Presti. Just one more team that will soon be on the rise in the West. The Rockets have picks 3 and 17 this year along with three talented young players in Green, Wood and Sengun. The Pelicans are loaded with young talent and are already on the rise. The Lakers won't stay down forever. Bottom line is that the West will only get stronger.

As a Wolves fan, I always have a Wolves angle in most of my NBA takes. In this instance, the point is that the Wolves have to continue to add talent. That means making the most out of the NBA draft this summer and keeping a pipeline of incoming picks going forward.

My want to be like OKC is the reason I want to do a trade with the Lakers, they should be desperate to compete for a championship in what could be Lebron's last year in LA. I don't care how far out we need go to get the 1st cause eventually you reap the rewards like OKC will.

DLO, Beasley, two future 2nds
For
Westbrook, 3 future firsts

Due to depth and Westbrook's defense compared to DLO I don't even think MN would be worse and could possibly improve with the growth of young players, improved team defense and ANT taking over with the ball in his hands more often.

I see no reason the Lakers would even consider that trade. They are reluctant to trade any more future firsts and if they did, they'd go after much better players than DLO and Beasley. Nice thought, but won't happen.

Like who are the Lakers getting and at what price? They just gonna sign a bunch of min players and hope the current version gets better health?

They simply aren't going to give up 3 future first round picks for a deal you suggest especially since Westbrook is only signed for 1 more season. I get the idea that Beasley and Russell represent actual value in the deal but I don't think the Lakers are this desperate or stupid.

We can make fun of the Lakers for their failings of last year and the Westbrook situation or whatever but the reality is this. They are still the Lakers and if Lebron and AD are healthy they are still contenders. There will be worthwhile players who sign there for cheap because they want to to win. Another possible upside for the Lakers is that there will be opportunities as they have a bunch of roster spots open and possibly a starting position or 2 up for grabs. They also have Kendrick Nunn hopefully coming back from injury and he played in zero games last year. Having him healthy would likely be a boast.

Whether or not Darwin Ham and his coaching staff was the right hire is going to be a big factor in the success of the Lakers this coming season. Not as much as the healthy of AD and Lebron but it's gonna be big.

[Tactical unit]

Any of those picks in 24 ,25, and 26 could be massive picks if Houston doesn't improve over the next few years or if Miami or the Clippers falter over the next few years.

Just the fact that they have so many assets, makes it so they can draft and bring in tons of young talent or use the ammo to land big fish.

What trades might the Wolves be able to make to add future 1sts?

[Tactical unit]

I was just glancing at future draft asset rights around the NBA. The Wolves are at sort of an equilibrium point with no outgoing or incoming first-round picks this year or for the remainder of this decade, although the Wolves will lose their 2024 and 2026 2nd-round picks.

The OKC Thunder have incredible portfolio of current and future draft pick assets. This year they have picks 2, 12, 30 and 34. After this year, for the rest of the decade, they have all their own 1st and 2nd-round picks plus the following:

1. Clippers 2022 first unprotected)
2. 2023 Nuggets first (lottery protected)
3. 2023 Detroit fist (1-18, 1-13, 1-11 1-9 protected over 4 years)
4. 2023 Wizards 1st (1-14, 1-12, 1-10, 1-8 protected over 4 years)
5. 2023 1st-round pick swap right with Clippers
6. 2024 Houston first (1-4 protected)
7. 2024 Jazz first (1-10, 1-10, 1-6 protected over 3 years)
8. 2024 Clippers first (unprotected)
9. 2025 Miami first (1-14, unprotected)
10. 2026 Houston first (1-4)
11. 2026 Clippers first (unprotected)
12. A bunch of future incoming second-round picks

They already have a couple talented young players in SGA and Giddey. And they have an excellent head of basketball operations in Sam Presti. Just one more team that will soon be on the rise in the West. The Rockets have picks 3 and 17 this year along with three talented young players in Green, Wood and Sengun. The Pelicans are loaded with young talent and are already on the rise. The Lakers won't stay down forever. Bottom line is that the West will only get stronger.

As a Wolves fan, I always have a Wolves angle in most of my NBA takes. In this instance, the point is that the Wolves have to continue to add talent. That means making the most out of the NBA draft this summer and keeping a pipeline of incoming picks going forward.

My want to be like OKC is the reason I want to do a trade with the Lakers, they should be desperate to compete for a championship in what could be Lebron's last year in LA. I don't care how far out we need go to get the 1st cause eventually you reap the rewards like OKC will.

DLO, Beasley, two future 2nds
For
Westbrook, 3 future firsts

Due to depth and Westbrook's defense compared to DLO I don't even think MN would be worse and could possibly improve with the growth of young players, improved team defense and ANT taking over with the ball in his hands more often.

I see no reason the Lakers would even consider that trade. They are reluctant to trade any more future firsts and if they did, they'd go after much better players than DLO and Beasley. Nice thought, but won't happen.

Like who are the Lakers getting and at what price? They just gonna sign a bunch of min players and hope the current version gets better health?

They simply aren't going to give up 3 future first round picks for a deal you suggest especially since Westbrook is only signed for 1 more season. I get the idea that Beasley and Russell represent actual value in the deal but I don't think the Lakers are this desperate or stupid.

We can make fun of the Lakers for their failings of last year and the Westbrook situation or whatever but the reality is this. They are still the Lakers and if Lebron and AD are healthy they are still contenders. There will be worthwhile players who sign there for cheap because they want to to win. Another possible upside for the Lakers is that there will be opportunities as they have a bunch of roster spots open and possibly a starting position or 2 up for grabs. They also have Kendrick Nunn hopefully coming back from injury and he played in zero games last year. Having him healthy would likely be a boast.

Whether or not Darwin Ham and his coaching staff was the right hire is going to be a big factor in the success of the Lakers this coming season. Not as much as the healthy of AD and Lebron but it's gonna be big.

What FA's went there last year?

Why are people so confident that players prefer Lebron's Lakers over other contending teams? Last year they didn't land to many FA's, not sure what makes this year different.

Maybe 3 firsts is too much but I do think Beasley and DLO's shooting would fit really well in LA.

[Tactical unit]

I was just glancing at future draft asset rights around the NBA. The Wolves are at sort of an equilibrium point with no outgoing or incoming first-round picks this year or for the remainder of this decade, although the Wolves will lose their 2024 and 2026 2nd-round picks.

The OKC Thunder have incredible portfolio of current and future draft pick assets. This year they have picks 2, 12, 30 and 34. After this year, for the rest of the decade, they have all their own 1st and 2nd-round picks plus the following:

1. Clippers 2022 first unprotected)
2. 2023 Nuggets first (lottery protected)
3. 2023 Detroit fist (1-18, 1-13, 1-11 1-9 protected over 4 years)
4. 2023 Wizards 1st (1-14, 1-12, 1-10, 1-8 protected over 4 years)
5. 2023 1st-round pick swap right with Clippers
6. 2024 Houston first (1-4 protected)
7. 2024 Jazz first (1-10, 1-10, 1-6 protected over 3 years)
8. 2024 Clippers first (unprotected)
9. 2025 Miami first (1-14, unprotected)
10. 2026 Houston first (1-4)
11. 2026 Clippers first (unprotected)
12. A bunch of future incoming second-round picks

They already have a couple talented young players in SGA and Giddey. And they have an excellent head of basketball operations in Sam Presti. Just one more team that will soon be on the rise in the West. The Rockets have picks 3 and 17 this year along with three talented young players in Green, Wood and Sengun. The Pelicans are loaded with young talent and are already on the rise. The Lakers won't stay down forever. Bottom line is that the West will only get stronger.

As a Wolves fan, I always have a Wolves angle in most of my NBA takes. In this instance, the point is that the Wolves have to continue to add talent. That means making the most out of the NBA draft this summer and keeping a pipeline of incoming picks going forward.

#12 the number of 2nds they have is almost funny
My want to be like OKC is the reason I want to do a trade with the Lakers, they should be desperate to compete for a championship in what could be Lebron's last year in LA. I don't care how far out we need go to get the 1st cause eventually you reap the rewards like OKC will.

DLO, Beasley, two future 2nds
For
Westbrook, 3 future firsts

Due to depth and Westbrook's defense compared to DLO I don't even think MN would be worse and could possibly improve with the growth of young players, improved team defense and ANT taking over with the ball in his hands more often.

I see no reason the Lakers would even consider that trade. They are reluctant to trade any more future firsts and if they did, they'd go after much better players than DLO and Beasley. Nice thought, but won't happen.

Like who are the Lakers getting and at what price? They just gonna sign a bunch of min players and hope the current version gets better health?

They simply aren't going to give up 3 future first round picks for a deal you suggest especially since Westbrook is only signed for 1 more season. I get the idea that Beasley and Russell represent actual value in the deal but I don't think the Lakers are this desperate or stupid.

We can make fun of the Lakers for their failings of last year and the Westbrook situation or whatever but the reality is this. They are still the Lakers and if Lebron and AD are healthy they are still contenders. There will be worthwhile players who sign there for cheap because they want to to win. Another possible upside for the Lakers is that there will be opportunities as they have a bunch of roster spots open and possibly a starting position or 2 up for grabs. They also have Kendrick Nunn hopefully coming back from injury and he played in zero games last year. Having him healthy would likely be a boast.

Whether or not Darwin Ham and his coaching staff was the right hire is going to be a big factor in the success of the Lakers this coming season. Not as much as the healthy of AD and Lebron but it's gonna be big.

What FA's went there last year?

Why are people so confident that players prefer Lebron's Lakers over other contending teams? Last year they didn't land to many FA's, not sure what makes this year different.

Maybe 3 firsts is too much but I do think Beasley and DLO's shooting would fit really well in LA.