D-League Notes: Johnson, Suns, Kuzmic
The D-League has become an integral part of the NBA’s process of developing younger players, as well as a source for locating hidden gems to bolster rosters during the course of the season. You can easily stay on top of which players are coming and going from the D-League all season by checking out our 2014/15 D-League Assignments, Recalls tracker, which is updated daily. You can also find this page anytime on the right sidebar under “Hoops Rumors Features.”
Here are the latest D-League moves:
- The Rockets have assigned Nick Johnson to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, their D-League affiliate, Mark Berman of FOX 26 Houston reports (Twitter link). This will be Johnson’s third trek of the season to the D-League.
- The Suns have assigned T.J. Warren and Tyler Ennis to their D-League affiliate, the Bakersfield Jam, the team has announced. This will be the fourth sojourn of the season to the D-League for both players. Ennis is averaging 19.6 points, 5.1 assists and 4.4 rebounds in 33.7 minutes in seven games with the Jam, while Warren is averaging 26.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 34.9 minutes in seven contests.
- The Warriors have assigned Ognjen Kuzmic to Santa Cruz, their D-League affiliate, the team has announced. In six previous trips to the D-League, Kuzmic has averaged 8.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.20 blocks and 1.6 assists in 29.7 minutes per contest for Santa Cruz this season.
Western Notes: Warriors, Matthews, Mavs
With Rajon Rondo out indefinitely after suffering two facial fractures, the Mavs are in need of some depth, Eddie Sefko of The Dallas Morning News writes. Dallas may look to add a player on a 10-day contract while it waits for Jermaine O’Neal to decide when and where he resumes his NBA career, Sefko reports. Owner Mark Cuban said that Dallas will be looking at players returning from China as well as those waived by NBA teams, in order to fill its final roster spot, Sefko adds.
Here’s more from out west:
- Soon-to-be free agent Wesley Matthews wants to remain with the Trail Blazers, as he tells Lang Greene of Basketball Insiders, and the shooting guard makes it clear the team’s success on the court is a factor.
- The Warriors have led the NBA in defensive rating from the opening day of the season, and the team’s dominance on defense can be traced back to two personnel moves that the franchise has made, Ethan Sherwood Strauss of ESPN.com writes. The ESPN scribe points to Golden State’s deal with the Bucks that sent Monta Ellis to Milwaukee and netted the team Andrew Bogut, and the sign-and-trade deal for Andre Iguodala, as major reasons for Golden State’s defensive prowess this season.
- Rival executives have said that the Nuggets would love to add a star player between now and the trade deadline, but if the team is unable to accomplish that goal, it will seek to trade away some of its veteran players for first round draft picks, Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders writes.
- Rudy Gobert has emerged as a defensive force for the Jazz this season, and Wesley Share of RealGM.com profiles the big man’s growth into an impact player.
- Quincy Miller, who is on his second 10-day contract of the season with the Kings, has never been short on talent, but poor timing has slowed his career up to this point, Joel Brigham of Basketball Insiders writes. Discussing why the Nuggets chose to waive him earlier this season, Miller said, “I think they really wanted a veteran in Alonzo Gee and a defensive player. I don’t think I was the defensive player that they wanted, and I was everything they already had in Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari – a shooter/finisher. They wanted to go in a different direction, which is fine, but I just wish it would’ve been different timing.”
Chuck Myron contributed to this post.
Eastern Notes: Whiteside, Cavs, Barac
Heat center Hassan Whiteside had worked out for the Wolves back in 2012 after being released by the Kings. But Minnesota chose not to sign the big man, who is having a breakout season in Miami, due to reported maturity issues, something that Whiteside has overcome, Joseph Goodman of The Miami Herald writes. “He fell through the cracks as much as anything because of whether it was people questioned his work ethic, they questioned him off the court in some situations and they questioned his discipline,” Minnesota’s president of basketball operations Flip Saunders said. “He has matured. Sometimes young players, when he came out he rose so fast at Marshall, sometimes what happens is they’re not ready for that, they’re not ready for the NBA and everything that comes with it, and they think once they’re there everything is going to fall into place. So, I think more than anything he has matured and he has paid dues.”
Here’s more from the East:
- LeBron James said that he would be willing to come off of the bench if it would help the Cavs continue to win, Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com writes. “It’s about a team and how we all fit together, how the five guys on the court fit together, how the eight guys or 10 guys on the bench all help the guys that are on the floor and so on and so on,” James said. “So, sacrifice is the biggest word in team sports, but it’s not about saying it. It’s about doing it, as well. It’s about living it.“
- Cavs coach David Blatt downplayed Kevin Love‘s recent struggles and called attention to the contributions Love provides that don’t make it into the box score, McMenamin adds. “I think Kevin is very much in the flow of the game and is playing both ends of the court,” Blatt said. “The last thing I really worry about with Kevin Love is if he is going to score. He’s a proven scorer in this league and a proven high-level scorer. And he’s helping the team win. He’s playing to win and that’s really what both concerns me and what impresses me about him, is he’s been willing to do whatever it takes to help us win and that’s what we want.“
- Pacers draft-and-stash prospect Stanko Barac, whom the team was reportedly looking to sign to a deal, won’t be able to leave Cedevita Zagreb until this summer, Jorge Sierra of HoopsHype.com reports. Barac’s contract doesn’t contain a NBA out clause, which will prevent the 7’2″ Croatian from joining Indiana this season, Sierra notes.
Southeast Notes: Hawks, Hornets, Magic
The Hawks‘ depth took a hit with the injury to Thabo Sefolosha, and one of Atlanta’s primary concerns with making any deal to compensate for his loss is disrupting the team’s excellent chemistry, Chris Vivlamore of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes. “For us to be open to improving the group and adding more depth, with Thabo healthy or without Thabo healthy or without Thabo having this injury, it’s kind of the same mindset,” coach Mike Budenholzer said. “We really like our group. You are hesitant to do anything. There is a little more opportunity for a six-to-eight week window but I don’t think it changes much if at all.”
Here’s more from the Southeast Division:
- The Hornets couldn’t wait any longer for Jannero Pargo‘s injured back to heal, which is what prompted the team to waive the veteran in order to make room for the signing of Elliot Williams, Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer writes. “He still wasn’t close to being able to play,” coach Steve Clifford said of the decision to waive Pargo. “We were playing with fire out there if Brian Roberts goes down. Lance Stephenson and Gary Neal are doing a great job, but you’ve got to have a point guard.”
- Heat assistant GM Adam Simon had been the key figure within Miami’s organization keeping up with Hassan Whiteside before the team signed the big man in November, notes Chris Mannix of SI.com.
- If the Magic had managed just five more wins during the first half of the season, it’s likely that coach Jacque Vaughn‘s job wouldn’t be in jeopardy, Brian Schmitz of The Orlando Sentinel writes. Schmitz speculates that if Orlando had 20 wins, the franchise would be in the playoff hunt in the weaker Eastern Conference, and Vaughn’s employment situation would have been more stable as a result.
Magic Close To Firing Jacque Vaughn
FEBRUARY 5TH: Vaughn’s firing is imminent, league sources tell Wojnarowski (Twitter link). The Magic have called a mandatory team meeting for this afternoon, leading to speculation that the players will be informed then that Vaughn has been fired, as Chris Broussard hears (Twitter link).
2:50pm: Mark Jackson is also among the “names to watch” should the Magic replace Vaughn, Broussard tweets.
9:44am: Orlando’s front office has already decided to fire Vaughn and is simply determining when to go through with the move, a source tells Chris Broussard of ESPN.com. That echoes the “when” but not “if” sentiment that Wojnarowski heard. No move will happen before the Magic’s game against the Mavs on Saturday, Wojnarowski writes in an updated version of his story. A replacement for Vaughn would likely come from among his assistant coaches, but several executives from around the league have speculated that Scott Skiles will emerge as a favorite for the job, according to Broussard.
JANUARY 30TH, 7:50am: The Magic are close to firing Vaughn, sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, who hears from a source close to the decision-making process that it’s a question of “when,” not “if.” Orlando has been hesitant to make the move to this point in part because of the lack of a candidate on the coaching staff whom the Magic can promote in Vaughn’s place, Wojnarowski also hears.
JANUARY 29TH, 11:01pm: Magic team management is “not at all happy” with the job performance of coach Jacque Vaughn, Brian K. Schmitz of The Orlando Sentinel reports (Twitter link). A team source told Schmitz, “We won’t settle for this,” when discussing the franchise’s recent play. Orlando hasn’t ruled out making an in-season coaching change, Josh Robbins of The Orlando Sentinel tweets.
Vaughn’s job security has been the topic of discussion this past month, and when Robbins asked GM Rob Hennigan recently if Vaughn’s job was safe for the remainder of the season, Hennigan was non-committal in his response. “Look, we’re clearly in a rut and we need to find our way out of it together,” Hennigan said. “The buck starts and stops with me. I’m responsible for the team and its performance, plain and simple. I’m constantly evaluating myself and ways in which I can do a better job for our team, and that will continue to be the case, and I’ll continue to make sure I’m evaluating every inch of the organization. It’s my job to make sure that we’re constantly evaluating every aspect of the organization from top to bottom. So, to your question, I’d say that everyone and everything is being evaluated right now. I wouldn’t be doing my job if that weren’t the case. I’ll also say that there’s not one isolated problem or issue and that we need to collectively be part of generating the solution.”
Orlando has lost seven straight games, and the team’s overall record of 15-34 has the franchise five and a half games out of the final Eastern Conference playoff slot. What primarily has Vaughn’s job in jeopardy is his squad’s performance against teams in the Magic’s talent class, Schmitz writes. The team’s front office has also been told by various insiders around the league, even one Western Conference coach, that the club has better talent than its current record, Schmitz adds. Vaughn had said recently that he wasn’t concerned about his job.
Vaughn is in his third season with the team as coach, and he has a career record of 58-152. The franchise had picked up Vaughn’s 2015/16 team option last May, despite two consecutive last place finishes in the Southeast Division. To make Vaughn’s task this season more complicated, the team began the campaign having to integrate eight new players into the fold, and had to endure injuries to Channing Frye and Victor Oladipo. With Orlando playing in the weaker Eastern Conference, team management believes that a coaching change could help the franchise compete for a playoff spot this season, Schmitz notes.
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Deveney’s Latest: Afflalo, Jackson, Hill
The NBA trade deadline is just over two weeks away and the front office activity around the league is sure to ramp up as February 19th rapidly approaches. Sean Deveney of The Sporting News ran down a number of tidbits regarding players who are on the trading block. Here are some of the highlights:
- The Nuggets have discussed dealing Wilson Chandler but would prefer to trade Arron Afflalo instead, Deveney notes.
- The trade market for Reggie Jackson is much weaker than the Thunder expected, Deveney adds.
- Lakers center Jordan Hill remains a hot commodity despite Los Angeles informing interested teams that he isn’t available, Deveney reports. Hill is out with a quad injury that could sideline him until the deadline has passed, but the Sporting News scribe expects the interest in the big man to remain high.
- Los Angeles is willing to deal Jeremy Lin if it could nab an asset in return, but the market for the Lakers‘ point guard has been weak, Deveney notes.
- Bulls forward Taj Gibson has been linked to a number of interested teams around the league over the past few months, including the Raptors, Suns, Pistons, Trail Blazers, and an unspecified team from Los Angeles, Deveney relays.
- The Wolves are open to the idea of trading Mo Williams, but with his team friendly salary and Minnesota’s young backcourt, the franchise isn’t desperate to make a deal, Deveney adds.
- The Pistons are seeking backcourt depth in the wake of Brandon Jennings‘ injury and Jonas Jerebko is Detroit’s best available trade chip, Deveney opines. The Pistons have depth at the forward position and would like to deal Jerebko for a point guard, notes Deveney.
- The Lakers have had their eyes on Suns guard Goran Dragic all season, but Los Angeles lacks the assets needed to get a deal done, the Sporting News scribe notes.
- Kemba Walker‘s injury could change the Hornets‘ willingness to make a trade, but the team would still prefer to move Lance Stephenson, Deveney notes. There is still the possibility that talks with the Nets could start again for the mercurial guard, and the Pacers and the Knicks also remain possible destinations for Stephenson, Deveney reports.
Pelicans Sign Toney Douglas To 10-Day Deal
The Pelicans have signed Toney Douglas to a 10-day contract, the team announced. The five-year NBA veteran became a free agent this week with the conclusion of his deal with Jiangsu Nangang of China. New Orleans had two open roster spots after the expiration of Nate Wolters‘ second 10-day deal this week, so it didn’t need to make any corresponding move.
Douglas put up 24.7 points in 31.6 minutes per game with 39% three-point shooting during his 34 appearances in China, though he only started nine games for the club. He worked out this summer for the Lakers in what agent David Falk client deemed as an early tryout for a deal once he returned stateside, since he’d already committed to play in China. He’d also drawn interest from the Bulls after finishing last season on the Heat’s bench.
New Orleans is without Jrue Holiday for a few weeks as he deals with a stress reaction in his leg, and the trades of Austin Rivers and Russ Smith had left Tyreke Evans, who’s seen more action at the wing over the course of his NBA career, as the team’s only point guard. Douglas will fill that need, though he’s never averaged more than the 3.0 assists per game he logged during the 2010/11 season with the Knicks.
Atlantic Notes: Jackson, Nets, Stoudemire, Drew
Phil Jackson‘s hints to Harvey Araton of The New York Times that his stay as Knicks president might not be a lengthy one lead Baxter Holmes of ESPNLosAngeles.com to wonder if the door is ajar for a return of the Zen Master to the Lakers, where Jim Buss is on a three-year timetable to succeed. Still, Jackson told Brian Lewis of the New York Post within the past week that “I’ve kind of just divorced myself from them,” in reference to the Lakers, so it seems a purple-and-gold reunion is almost certainly not in the cards. Here’s more from Jackson’s current division:
- Trade rumors have swirled around Brook Lopez, and a recent report cast some doubt about the long-term job security of coach Lionel Hollins, but Lopez and Hollins have begun to forge a better working relationship, as Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News details. Hollins’ public criticism of Lopez and others had bothered Nets ownership, as sources recently told Mike Mazzeo of ESPNNewYork.com.
- Amar’e Stoudemire said today that he doesn’t anticipate he’ll be traded this year, and that while he hasn’t had a conversation with the Knicks front office about a future with the team beyond this season, he expects one to take place soon, observes Adam Zagoria of SNY.tv.
- Larry Drew II‘s 10-day contract with the Sixers expires tonight, but coach Brett Brown made it plain Tuesday that he’s a fan of the point guard, notes Tom Moore of Calkins Media (Twitter link). Drew is on his second 10-day arrangement with Philadelphia, so any subsequent deal between the sides would have to cover the rest of the season.
- Sources tell Sportando’s Emiliano Carchia that former Knicks guard Chris Smith is headed to play for KB Peja in Kosovo. The Knicks signed Smith, the brother of J.R. Smith, to a minimum-salary contract with a fully guaranteed salary for last season, but they waived him a little more than two months into 2013/14.
Traded Future NBA Draft Picks, By Round
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