Traded Second-Round Picks For 2017 NBA Draft

The 2017 NBA draft is still more than nine months away, but with the start of the regular season fast approaching, it’s worth taking stock of how this season’s results will affect next year’s draft. Depending on how certain teams perform during the 2016/17 campaign, other clubs will have the opportunity to pick up an extra selection or two.

Earlier this week, we looked at the first-round picks that could change hands during the 2017 draft. A few more first-rounders will likely be involved in trades prior to the trade deadline, or leading up to next year’s draft night, but there are already several picks that are ticketed for new teams, depending on where they land.

That’s even more true of the second round — more than half of the league’s second-round picks for 2017 have been involved in trades so far, and while some of those picks will ultimately remain with the sending teams due to protection conditions, many will move to the receiving teams.

Below, you’ll find a breakdown of the second-round picks that could (or will) change hands. For each selection, we make a note of which team is sending and receiving it, the protection or conditions on the pick, and what will happen if the protection language prevents the pick from being conveyed. For instance, the Heat will send their second-rounder to either the Hawks or Grizzlies, depending on where it lands. The team that doesn’t get a pick from Miami this year will get the Heat’s second-rounder in 2018.

Here are 2017’s traded second-round picks:

Atlanta Hawks

• From: Brooklyn Nets
• Protection: None

Boston Celtics

• From: Cleveland Cavaliers
• Protection: None

Boston Celtics

• From: Los Angeles Clippers
• Protection: None

Boston Celtics

• From: Minnesota Timberwolves
• Protection: None

Brooklyn Nets

• From: Boston Celtics
• Conditions: Nets will receive pick (protected 31-45) if Celtics swap first-rounders with Nets.
• If not conveyed: Celtics’ obligation to Nets is extinguished.

Brooklyn Nets

• From: Indiana Pacers
• Protection: 45-60
• If not conveyed: Nets will have opportunity to get Pacers’ second-rounder (protected 45-60) in 2018.

Denver Nuggets

• From: Memphis Grizzlies
• Protection: 31-35
• If not conveyed: Nuggets will receive Grizzlies’ 2018 second-rounder (unprotected).

Denver Nuggets

• From: Oklahoma City Thunder
• Protection: 31-35
• If not conveyed: Nuggets will receive Thunder’s 2018 second-rounder (unprotected).

Houston Rockets

• From: Denver Nuggets
• Protection: None

Houston Rockets

• From: Portland Trail Blazers
• Protection: None

Memphis Grizzlies

• From: Miami Heat
• Protection: 41-60
• If not conveyed: Grizzlies will receive Heat’s 2018 second-rounder (unprotected).

New York Knicks

• From: Chicago Bulls
• Protection: None

New York Knicks

• From: Houston Rockets
• Protection: None

Philadelphia 76ers

• From: Miami Heat
• Protection: 31-40
• If not conveyed: Sixers will receive Heat’s 2018 second-rounder (unprotected).

Philadelphia 76ers

• From: Two of Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, and Utah Jazz.
• Conditions: Sixers will receive the most and least favorable of these four picks.

Phoenix Suns

• From: Toronto Raptors
• Protection: None

Sacramento Kings

• From: Philadelphia 76ers
• Protection: None

Utah Jazz

• From: Two of Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, and Utah Jazz.
• Conditions: Jazz will receive the second- and third-most favorable of these four picks, including their own.

The following teams technically acquired second-round draft picks via trade and could receive those selections in 2017. However, these picks are heavily protected and won’t be conveyed to the receiving team unless the sending team finishes with a top-five record in the NBA. If that doesn’t happen, the receiving team is out of luck. The details:

Atlanta Hawks

• From: Phoenix Suns
• Protection: 31-55
• If not conveyed: Suns’ obligation to Hawks is extinguished.

Cleveland Cavaliers

• From: Charlotte Hornets
• Protection: 31-55
• If not conveyed: Hornets’ obligation to Cavaliers is extinguished.

Minnesota Timberwolves

• From: New Orleans Pelicans
• Protection: 31-55
• If not conveyed: Pelicans’ obligation to Timberwolves is extinguished.

Orlando Magic

• From: Sacramento Kings
• Protection: 31-55
• If not conveyed: Kings’ obligation to Magic is extinguished.

San Antonio Spurs

• From: Atlanta Hawks
• Protection: 31-55
• If not conveyed: Hawks’ obligation to Spurs is extinguished.

Finally, there is one team with swap rights on a second-round pick in 2017. The details:

Philadelphia 76ers

• Can swap with: Atlanta Hawks
• Protection: Sixers won’t have chance to swap if Hawks’ pick falls in the 56-60 range.
• Details: The Sixers will have the ability to swap the worst of the Pistons/Warriors/Knicks/Jazz second-round picks for the Hawks’ second-rounder. Practically speaking, this will likely result in Philadelphia swapping the Warriors’ pick for the Hawks’ pick.

RealGM’s database of future traded pick details was used in the creation of this post.