Thanks to years of transactions involving future assets, franchises around the league created a fascinating and complex web of protected first round picks in the 2019 Draft. This year’s obligations stand out because a vast majority of them are specific and unusual, with no unprotected selections and only one straightforward lottery protection out of the eight outstanding obligations.
Since pick protection helps explain team behavior, even though most of that movement comes at the end of a season, it is good to take stock of the current obligations around the league before this year’s trade deadline.
RealGM’s thorough pick protection page has detailed information on all outstanding obligations and protections but here are the owed first round selections for the 2019 NBA Draft listed in order of importance:
Memphis — Retain if 1-8 (otherwise it goes to Boston): Thanks to the structure of the league so far this season, the Grizzlies’ pick appears to be…
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