The teams that owe picks and the teams that have them coming, along with the protections attached to each, are broken down below, by round. The stipulations that the picks carry are in many cases convoluted, the product of each front office straining to create an edge. So, we’ve taken care to simplify the information as much as possible so that it’s easy to digest. Note that some protections carry on for several years.
Updated 8-3-15
2016 FIRST ROUND PICKS
- BKN to BOS
- 2016 – No protection
- CLE to PHX
- 2016 – Top 10 protected
- 2017 – Top 10 protected
- 2018 – Top 10 protected
- 2019 – No protection
- DAL to BOS
- 2016 – Top 7 protected
- 2017 – Top 7 protected
- 2018 – Top 7 protected
- 2019 – Top 7 protected
- 2020 – Top 7 protected
- 2021 – No protection
- GSW to PHI
- 2016 – Philadelphia has the right to swap their Miami or Oklahoma City 2016 1st with Golden State’s pick
- HOU to DEN
- 2016 – Top 14 protected
- If pick not sent by 2016 then pick becomes Portland’s 2017 2nd round pick
- LAL to PHI
- 2016 – Top 3 protected
- 2017 – Top 3 protected
- 2018 – No protection
- MEM to DEN
- 2016 – Top 5 & 15-30 protected
- 2017 – Top 5 protected
- 2018 – Top 5 protected
- 2019 – No protection
- MIA to PHI
- 2016 – Top 10 protected
- 2017 – No protection
- MIN to BOS
- 2016 – Top 12 protected
- If pick not sent by 2016 then pick becomes 2016 and 2017 2nd round picks
- NYK to DEN
- 2016 – Denver has the right to swap picks with New York
- NYK to TOR
- 2016 – Toronto will receive the lesser of the New York & Denver picks
- OKC to PHI
- 2016 – Top 15 protected
- 2017 – Top 15 protected
- If pick not sent by 2017 then pick becomes 2018 and 2019 2nd round picks
- POR to DEN
- 2016 – Top 14 protected
- 2017 – Top 14 protected
- If pick not sent by 2017 then pick becomes 2018 (lesser of POR/SAC picks) and 2019 2nd round picks
- SAC to CHI
- 2016 – Top 10 protected
- 2017 – Top 10 protected
- If pick not sent by 2017 then pick becomes 2017 2nd round pick (only if pick is between 31-55)
- SAC to PHI
- 2016 – Right to swap (only if pick is not sent to Chicago)
2016 SECOND ROUND PICKS
- BOS to MEM
- Memphis will receive the lesser of the Boston & Toronto picks
- BKN to LAC
- L.A. Clippers have the right to swap picks with Brooklyn, but only if the Clippers’ pick falls between 31-55
- CHA to OKC
- Only if pick is between 31-55
- CHA to SAN
- Top 55 protected
- CHI to ORL
- Orlando will receive the better of the Chicago & Portland picks
- CLE to BOS
- No protection
- DAL to BOS
- Boston will receive the better of the Dallas & Memphis picks
- DEN to PHI
- No protection
- GSW to UTH
- No protection
- HOU to MIN
- Top 45 protected
- LAC to CLE
- Top 55 protected
- MEM to DAL
- No protection
- Pick may be sent to Boston
- MIA to BOS
- No protection
- MIN to BOS
- Only sent if Minnesota’s 1st round pick not received by 2016
- NOP to MIL
- Milwaukee will receive the better of the New Orleans & Sacramento picks
- Sacramento’s pick is top 55 protected
- NOP to OKC
- Oklahoma City will receive the lesser of the New Orleans & Sacramento picks
- Sacramento’s pick is top 55 protected
- NYK to HOU
- No protection
- ORL to MIA
- Top 55 protected
- PHI to BOS
- No protection
- POR to CHI
- No protection
- Pick may be sent to Orlando
- SAC to NOP
- Top 55 protected
- Pick may be sent to Milwaukee
- SAN to SAC
- No protection
- TOR to UTH
- Utah will receive the better of the Boston & Toronto picks
- WAS to ATL
- No protection
2017 FIRST ROUND PICKS
- BKN to BOS
- 2017 – Boston has the right to swap picks with Brooklyn
- If picks are swapped, Boston will send a top 45 protected 2017 2nd round pick to Brooklyn
- GSW to UTH
- 2017 – No protection
- LAC to TOR
- 2017 – Top 14 protected
- 2018 – Top 14 protected
- 2019 – Top 14 protected
- If pick not sent by 2019 then pick becomes 2020 & 2021 second round picks
- SAC to PHI
- 2017 – Right to swap (only if pick is not sent to Chicago)
2017 SECOND ROUND PICKS
- ATL to SAN
- Top 55 protected
- BKN to ATL
- No protection
- BOS to BKN
- Top 45 protected
- Only if Boston swaps 2017 1st round picks with Brooklyn
- CLE to BOS
- No protection
- DEN to HOU
- No protection
- DET to UTH
- No protection
- GSW to UTH
- No protection
- HOU to NYK
- No protection
- LAC to BOS
- No protection
- LAL to ORL
- Only sent if L.A. Lakers’ 1st round pick is not received by 2017
- MEM to OKC
- 2017 – Top 35 protected
- 2018 – No protection
- MIA to ATL
- 2017 – Top 40 protected
- 2018 – No protection
- MIN to BOS
- Only sent if Minnesota’s 1st round pick is not received by 2016
- NOP to MIN
- Top 55 protected
- NYK to UTH
- No protection
- POR to HOU
- No protection
- SAC to CHI
- Only sent if Sacramento’s 1st round pick is not received by 2017
- Also pick must fall between 31-55
- SAC to CLE
- Top 55 protected
2018 FIRST ROUND PICKS
- BKN to BOS
- No protection
- LAL to ORL
- 2018 – Top 5 protected
- 2019 – No protection
- If Laker’s 2016 1st round pick is not sent to Phoenix by 2017 then pick becomes 2017 and 2018 2nd round picks
- MEM to BOS
- 2018 – Top 12 protected
- 2019 – Top 8 protected
- 2020 – Top 6 protected
- 2021 – No protection
- First allowable draft after Memphis send 1st round pick to Denver
- MIA to PHX
- 2018 – Top 7 protected
- 2019 – No protection
- First allowable draft after Miami send 1st round pick to Philadelphia
- MIN to ATL
- 2018 – Top 14 protected
- 2019 – Top 14 protected
- 2020 – Top 14 protected
- If pick not sent by 2020 then pick becomes 2020 and 2021 2nd round picks
- OKC to UTH
- 2018 – Top 14 protected
- 2019 – Top 14 protected
- 2020 – Top 14 protected
- First allowable draft after Oklahoma City sends 1st round pick to Philadelphia
- If pick not sent by 2020 then pick becomes 2020 and 2021 2nd round picks
- SAC to PHI
- 2018 – Top 10 protected
- 2019 – No protection
- First allowable draft after Sacramento sends 1st round pick to Chicago
2018 SECOND ROUND PICKS
- BKN to CHA
- Charlotte will recieve the lesser of the Brooklyn and Cleveland picks
- BKN to PHI
- Philadelphia will receive the better of the Brooklyn and Cleveland picks
- BOS to OKC
- Top 55 protected
- CLE to BKN
- No protection
- Pick will be sent to either Charlotte or Philadelphia
- DAL to MIL
- Top 55 protected
- DEN to UTH
- No protection
- GSW to DEN
- No protection
- LAC to NY
- No protection
- Pick may be sent to Philadelphia
- LAL to ORL
- Only sent if L.A. Lakers’ 1st round pick is not received by 2017
- NYK to PHI
- Philadelphia will receive the better of the New York & L.A. Clippers picks
- OKC to DEN
- Only sent if Oklahoma City’s 1st round pick is not received by 2017
- POR to DEN
- Only sent if Portland’s 1st round pick is not received by 2017
- lesser of POR/SAC picks
- POR to SAC
- Sacramento has the right to swap picks with Portland
2019 SECOND ROUND PICKS
- BKN to CHA
- No protection
- BOS to MIA
- Top 55 protected
- CLE to NYK
- No protection
- CLE to POR
- Portland will receive the better of the L.A. Lakers and Minnesota picks
- DET to BOS
- No protection
- HOU to NYK
- No protection
- LAL to CLE
- No protection
- MIA to MIN
- No protection
- MIL to PHI
- Philadelphia will receive the better of the Milwaukee & Sacramento picks
- MIN to CLE
- No protection
- NYK to ORL
- Right to swap pick with either Cleveland or Houston picks
- NYK to PHI
- No protection
- OKC to DEN
- Only sent if Oklahoma City’s 1st round pick is not received by 2017
- POR to DEN
- Only sent if Portland’s 1st round pick is not received by 2017
- SAC to MIL
- Milwaukee has the right to swap picks with Sacramento
- Pick may be sent Philadelphia
- WAS to ATL
- No protection
2020 SECOND ROUND PICKS
- BKN to PHI
- No protection
- CLE to POR
- No protection
- DET to PHX
- No protection
- LAC to TOR
- Only sent if L.A. Clippers’ 1st round pick is not received by 2019
- MIA to BOS
- No protection
- MIN to ATL
- Only sent if Minnesota’s 1st round pick is not received by 2020
- NYK to PHI
- No protection
- OKC to UTH
- Only sent if Oklahoma City’s 1st round pick is not received by 2020
- POR to ORL
- Top 55 protected
- WAS to MIL
- Top 55 protected
2021 FIRST ROUND PICKS
- MIA to PHX
- 2021 – No protection
2021 SECOND ROUND PICKS
- LAC to TOR
- Only sent if L.A. Clippers’ 1st round pick is not received by 2019
- MIN to ATL
- Only sent if Minnesota’s 1st round pick is not received by 2020
- NYK to PHI
- No protection
- OKC to UTH
- Only sent if Oklahoma City’s 1st round pick is not received by 2020