Don’t cry for the Sixers because they didn’t wind up with either of the two extra lottery picks that could have come their way. GM Sam Hinkie isn’t morose about it, in part because the team will receive those first-rounders from the Lakers and Heat eventually, and because Philadelphia has a league-high six total picks this year anyway. That’s the case even though the Sixers traded away their own second-round pick. Only the Celtics, with four, even come close. If there’s a team that deserves sympathy, it’s the Clippers. They’re the only franchise without a pick this year, and thanks in large measure to their max deals for Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, they’re without many other means to improve this offseason.
Five of Philly’s six picks come in the second round, including two of the last three picks, a result of Hinkie’s prioritization of second-rounders in trades. A second-round pick isn’t as likely to become a productive player as a first-round pick is, but the Sixers have five times as many chances to find an exception to the rule than they would if they had stood pat.
While 19 of this year’s 60 picks changed hands, including 14 in the second round, precisely half the teams in the league possess two picks, the same number as if there hadn’t been any trades. Some of those teams did trade at least one of their selections, but in those cases, they pulled off other deals to even the ledger.
Here’s a breakdown of each team’s picks, categorized by the total amount of selections they have. To check out the order by selection, click here:
Six picks
- Sixers (3, 35, 37, 47, 58, 60)
Four picks
- Celtics (16, 28, 33, 45)
Three picks
- Hawks (15, 50, 59)
- Jazz (12, 42, 54)
- Lakers (2, 27, 34)
- Timberwolves (1, 31, 36)
Two picks
- Bucks (17, 46)
- Cavaliers (24, 53)
- Heat (10, 40)
- Hornets (9, 39)
- Magic (5, 51)
- Mavericks (21, 52)
- Nets (29, 41)
- Nuggets (7, 57)
- Pacers (11, 43)
- Pistons (8, 38)
- Rockets (18, 32)
- Spurs (26, 55)
- Suns (13, 44)
- Thunder (14, 48)
- Wizards (19, 49)
One pick
- Bulls (22)
- Grizzlies (25)
- Kings (6)
- Knicks (4)
- Pelicans (56)
- Raptors (20)
- Trail Blazers (23)
- Warriors (30)
No picks
- Clippers