9:33pm: Commissioner Adam Silver officially announced the trade between the Thunder and Knicks on the NBA’s draft broadcast.
According to Silver, New York is receiving three conditional future first-round picks in the deal. Shams Charania of The Athletic provides more details, tweeting that New York is acquiring the Nuggets’ 2023 first-rounder (top-14 protected), the Pistons’ 2023 first-rounder (top-18 protected), and the Wizards’ 2023 first-rounder (top-14 protected).
It appears the Denver pick will be re-routed to Charlotte in a salary-dump deal involving Kemba Walker.
8:13pm: The Knicks selected French forward Ousmane Dieng with the No. 11 pick in tonight’s draft, but he won’t play for them.
New York is trading Dieng to the Thunder, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). Oklahoma City is sending the Knicks multiple first-round picks in the deal, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link).
That gave the Thunder back-to-back picks, since they also owned the No. 12 selection via the Clippers. That pick isn’t part of the trade with the Knicks, Wojnarowski tweets. OKC used that pick on wing Jalen Williams from Santa Clara.
Dieng, who played last season with the New Zealand Breakers, is considered the top international prospect in the draft and will give OKC another lengthy big man to pair up with No. 2 pick Chet Holmgren.
New York tried in vain to move up and acquire guard Jaden Ivey and ultimately decided to move down in the draft. By trading out of the first round, the Knicks reduce their salary cap obligations for this year, giving them more elbow room to dump salary if needed for another trade, perhaps as soon as a few days from now, cap expert Nate Duncan tweets.
Wonder how many and what protections…..
Turns out the Knicks have traded for magic beans
Picks will be used for a bigger trade
Went from trying to get Jaden Ivy to getting no one, typical knick move
Typical Knicks stupidity
Knicks fans over react in 3-2-1….
Trading out was the most likely result coming into the week. No surprise.
Gotta think those picks are getting flipped for a point guard if they don’t get Brunson…would love to get Murray I’d trade 3 firsts and reddish to San Antonio
Great trade for the Knicks. Bench players in many cases from 10 up. Trade time.
You know Ousmanne Dieng gonna become a Superstar & so is Jalen Duren after Knicks traded both of them for a 2025 1st from mil which prob be high 20s w giannis & jrue.
Only ABKnows.
I get the Knick-bashing but when is it a bad thing to get multiple first round picks for a guy who wasn’t drafted in the top 10? Seems like people blindly criticize their moves before they even know the details. Gotta be fair if you want any credibility.
Knicks got a 2025 fut 1st from Bucks eho got giannis. Duren is what Knicks need. Replace M Robinson w more upside shot blocker.
Also Ousmanne Dieng will be a beast.
Knicks are a joke..
You know Ousmanne Dieng gonna become a Superstar & so is Jalen Duren after Knicks traded both of them for a 2025 1st from mil which prob be high 20s w giannis & jrue.
What are you 5?
You forgot the other two number ones and salary dump of Walker to open cap for Brunson.
All Knicks Fans excited to get Jaden Ivey. The entire city was buzzing. After Pistons laugh in their face for an offer pkg around Kemba.
Knicks trade Ousmanne Dieng who has Superstar Potential & Trade Jalen Duren who is also going to be an All Star.
Knicks fans think they getting 3x fut 1st unprotected Picks.
Not w Presti..
3x picks all w top 14 protections & from playoff teams w teams picks projected to be late 20s.
And there not even getting 3x, they had to incl the Denver pick to dump Kembas 9mil to Det w the Duren trade.
Knicks are incompetent.
So traded top 11 pick peob for 2x fut picks in late 20s w top 14 protections.
How is this GM not fired.. he will be in 4yrs w Dieng & Duren are Stars…
Can’t wait to hear Stephen A Smith tomo.
Speaking of incompetence, the Knicks have three number ones on the evening because they got one from Detroit via Milwaukee that is only top four protected.
Get it right before you ridicule.
Only means Knicks will trade for a player now. Not a fan of Brunson. So don’t really care about him.
Can’t believe they gave up Duren just so Pistons can take Kemba. Has to be more to this. Don’t see Pistons giving up Ivey, unfortunately. But there has to be more to this move.
Only thing I can see. Is they have a trade in place. Brunson can just sign with Knicks. Brunson can go where he wants to go. He’s an UFA.
I just hope the trade involves moving Randle. Please ……..
I would have kept Duren and traded Mitch to Pistons. Still not happy tonight. There is another move or moves coming. This can’t be the outcome of the draft.
Murray.
As for Robinson, he’s also an unrestricted free agent and they (the Pistons) have the cap to sign him without having to trade for him.
Who cares about the Knicks.
Cool for the thunder.
Giddey SGA Williams Deing Chet
A bunch of high upside prospects really
Lids of talent and potential on this side