2026 NBA Draft News & Rumors

We’re using the space below to keep tabs on each NBA team’s second round pick for 2026, continually updating it as necessary throughout the year. Our list of traded first-round picks for 2026 can be found right here.

We’ve listed all 30 teams here, so even if a team hasn’t traded its second round pick, that will be noted. We’ll also provide details on protections for each traded pick, including what happens to the pick in 2027 if it doesn’t change hands in 2026.

Here’s the full breakdown on the status of each 2026 second-round pick:

Atlantic

• Boston Celtics: Traded to Hawks or Grizzlies.
  • Details outlined at bottom of article.
• Brooklyn Nets: Traded to Heat (top-55 protected).
  • If this pick lands in its protected range, the Nets will keep it and their obligation to the Heat will be extinguished.
• New York Knicks: Possibly traded to Bulls or Wizards.
  • Details outlined at bottom of article.
• Philadelphia 76ers: Traded to Thunder, Suns, or Wizards.
  • The Thunder will receive the most favorable pick of the Sixers’, Mavericks, and Thunder’s second-rounders; the Suns will receive the second-most favorable of the three; the Wizards will receive the least favorable.
• Toronto Raptors: Traded to Pacers (top-55 protected).
  • If this pick lands in its protected range, the Raptors will keep it and their obligation to the Pacers will be extinguished.

Central

• Chicago Bulls: Traded to Rockets.
• Cleveland Cavaliers: Traded to Clippers.
• Detroit Pistons: Traded to Celtics, Magic, or Pelicans.
  • The Celtics will receive the most favorable pick of the Pistons’, Bucks’, and Magic’s second-rounders; the Magic will receive the second-most favorable of the three; the Pelicans will receive the least favorable.
• Indiana Pacers: Traded to Hawks, Grizzlies, Spurs, Timberwolves, or Nets.
  • Details outlined at bottom of article.
• Milwaukee Bucks: Traded to Celtics, Magic, or Pelicans.
  • The Celtics will receive the most favorable pick of the Pistons’, Bucks’, and Magic’s second-rounders; the Magic will receive the second-most favorable of the three; the Pelicans will receive the least favorable.

Southeast

• Atlanta Hawks: Traded to Nets or Nuggets.
  • Details outlined at bottom of article.
• Charlotte Hornets: Traded to Kings or Pistons.
  • The Kings will receive this pick if it lands between 31-55; the Pistons will receive if it lands between 56-60. The Hornets’ obligation to whichever team doesn’t receive the pick will be extinguished.
• Miami Heat: Traded to Hawks, Grizzlies, Spurs, Timberwolves, or Nets.
  • Details outlined at bottom of article.
• Orlando Magic: Possibly traded to Celtics or Pelicans.
  • The Celtics will receive the most favorable pick of the Pistons’, Bucks’, and Magic’s second-rounders; the Magic will receive the second-most favorable of the three; the Pelicans will receive the least favorable.
• Washington Wizards: Own pick.
  • If the Wizards’ first-round pick lands in the top eight, the Wizards would send the Knicks their second-rounder.

Northwest

• Denver Nuggets: Traded to Heat or Bulls.
  • The Heat will receive the most favorable pick of the Nuggets’ and Warriors’ second-rounders; the Bulls will receive the least favorable of the two.
• Minnesota Timberwolves: Traded to Bulls, Knicks, or Wizards.
  • Details outlined at bottom of article.
• Oklahoma City Thunder: Own pick.
  • The Thunder have the ability to swap their own pick for the Sixers’ or Mavericks’ second-rounder. The Thunder will receive the most favorable pick of the Sixers’, Mavericks, and Thunder’s second-rounders; the Suns will receive the second-most favorable of the three; the Wizards will receive the least favorable.
• Portland Trail Blazers: Traded to Bulls, Spurs, or Wizards.
  • Details outlined at bottom of article.
• Utah Jazz: Traded to Spurs or Bucks.
  • The Spurs will receive this pick if it lands between 31-55; the Bucks will receive if it lands between 56-60. The Jazz’s obligation to whichever team doesn’t receive the pick will be extinguished.

Pacific

• Golden State Warriors: Traded to Heat or Bulls.
  • The Heat will receive the most favorable pick of the Nuggets’ and Warriors’ second-rounders; the Bulls will receive the least favorable of the two.
• Los Angeles Clippers: Traded to Nets, Nuggets or Grizzlies.
  • Details outlined at bottom of article.
• Los Angeles Lakers: Traded to Warriors.
• Phoenix Suns: Traded to Mavericks.
• Sacramento Kings: Own pick.

Southwest

• Dallas Mavericks: Traded to Thunder, Suns, or Wizards.
  • The Thunder will receive the most favorable pick of the Sixers’, Mavericks, and Thunder’s second-rounders; the Suns will receive the second-most favorable of the three; the Wizards will receive the least favorable.
• Houston Rockets: Own pick.
  • If the Rockets’ first-round pick lands in the top four, the Rockets would send the Thunder their second-rounder.
• Memphis Grizzlies: Traded to Clippers or Trail Blazers.
  • The Clippers will receive this pick if it lands between 31-42; the Trail Blazers will receive if it lands between 43-60. The Grizzlies’ obligation to whichever team doesn’t receive the pick will be extinguished.
• New Orleans Pelicans: Traded to Bulls, Spurs, or Wizards.
  • Details outlined at bottom of article.
• San Antonio Spurs: Possibly traded to Timberwolves.
  • Details outlined at bottom of article.

Here are the details on how the Knicks‘, Timberwolves‘, Trail Blazers‘, and Pelicans‘ second-round picks will be distributed:

The Bulls will receive the most favorable of the following picks:

1. The Knicks’ second-round pick.
2. The Timberwolves’ second-round pick.
3. The Trail Blazers’ second-round pick.
4. The Pelicans’ second-round pick.

The Knicks will receive the least favorable of the following picks:

1. The Knicks’ second-round pick.
2. The Timberwolves’ second-round pick.

The Spurs will receive the least favorable of the following picks:

1. The Trail Blazers’ second-round pick.
2. The Pelicans’ second-round pick.

The Wizards will receive the least favorable of the following picks:

1. The most favorable of the Knicks’ and Timberwolves’ second-round picks.
2. The most favorable of the Trail Blazers’ and Pelicans’ second-round picks.

Here are the details on how the Celtics‘, Pacers‘, Hawks‘, Heat‘s, Clippers‘, and Spurs‘ second-round picks will be distributed:

The Grizzlies will receive the most favorable of the following picks:

1. The Clippers’ second-round pick.
2. The most favorable of the Celtics’, Pacers’, and Heat’s second-round picks.

The Nets will receive the most favorable of the following picks, while the Nuggets will receive the least favorable:

1. Whichever pick listed above that the Grizzlies don’t receive.
2. The Hawks’ second-round pick.

The Spurs will receive the most favorable of the following picks, while the Timberwolves will receive the least favorable:

1. The Spurs’ second-round pick.
2. The least favorable of the Pacers’ and Heat’s second-round picks.

The Hawks will receive the least favorable of the following picks:

1. The Celtics’ second-round pick.
2. The most favorable of the Pacers’ and Heat’s second-round picks.

Information from RealGM was used in the creation of this post.

The 2026 NBA draft is still nearly 10 months away, but a number of teams have already traded away their first-round picks for ’26, and more clubs may do so before this season’s trade deadline.

We’ll use the space below to keep tabs on each team’s first-round pick for 2026, continually updating it as necessary throughout the year.

We’ve listed all 30 teams here, so even if a team hasn’t traded its first-round pick, that will be noted. We’ll also provide details on the protections for each traded pick, including what happens to the pick in 2027 if it doesn’t change hands in 2026.

Here’s the full breakdown on the status of each 2026 first-round pick:

Note: Teams marked with an asterisk (*) have traded away their 2027 first-round pick (either unprotected or with protection) and can’t freely trade away their 2026 first-rounder due to the Stepien Rule.

Atlantic

• Boston Celtics: Own pick.
• Brooklyn Nets: Own pick.
• New York Knicks (*): Own pick.
• Philadelphia 76ers: Traded to Thunder (top-four protected).
  • If this pick lands in its protected range, the Sixers would instead owe the Thunder their 2027 first-round pick (top-four protected).
• Toronto Raptors: Own pick.

Central

• Chicago Bulls: Own pick.
• Cleveland Cavaliers (*): Traded swap rights to Jazz and Hawks.
  • Details outlined at bottom of article.
• Detroit Pistons: Own pick.
  • The Pistons have swap rights on their pick. Details outlined at bottom of article.
• Indiana Pacers: Traded to Clippers (top-four protected; 10-30 protected).
  • If this pick lands in its protected range, the Pacers would instead send the Clippers their 2031 first-round pick (unprotected).
• Milwaukee Bucks (*): Traded swap rights to Hawks.
  • The Hawks will receive the most favorable pick of the Bucks and Pelicans’ first-rounders; the Bucks will receive the least favorable of the two.

Southeast

• Atlanta Hawks (*): Traded swap rights to Spurs.
  • Details outlined at bottom of article.
• Charlotte Hornets: Own pick.
• Miami Heat (*): Own pick.
• Orlando Magic: Traded to Grizzlies or Hornets.
  • Details outlined at bottom of article.
• Washington Wizards: Traded to Knicks (top-eight protected).
  • If this pick lands in its protected range, the Wizards would instead send the Knicks their 2026 second-round pick and 2027 second-round pick, and Washington would have swap rights on its pick (details outlined at bottom of article).

Northwest

• Denver Nuggets (*): Own pick.
• Minnesota Timberwolves (*): Traded swap rights to Jazz or Pistons.
  • Details outlined at bottom of article.
• Oklahoma City Thunder: Own pick.
  • The Thunder will receive the most favorable pick of their own, the Rockets’ (top-four protected), and the Clippers’ first-rounders. The Sixers will receive the second-most favorable of the three. The Mavericks will receive the least favorable of the three.
• Portland Trail Blazers: Traded to Bulls (top-14 protected).
  • If this pick lands in its protected range, the Trail Blazers would instead owe the Bulls their 2027 first-round pick (top-14 protected).
• Utah Jazz: Traded to Thunder (top-eight protected).
  • If this pick lands in its protected range, the Jazz’s obligation to the Thunder would be extinguished and Utah would have swap rights on its pick (details outlined at bottom of article).

Pacific

• Golden State Warriors: Own pick.
• Los Angeles Clippers: Traded to Thunder, Sixers, or Mavericks.
  • The Thunder will receive the most favorable pick of their own, the Rockets’ (top-four protected), and the Clippers’ first-rounders. The Sixers will receive the second-most favorable of the three. The Mavericks will receive the least favorable of the three.
• Los Angeles Lakers (*): Own pick.
  
• Phoenix Suns (*): Traded to Wizards, Grizzlies, or Hornets.
  • Details outlined at bottom of article.
• Sacramento Kings: Own pick.

Southwest

• Dallas Mavericks (*): Own pick.
• Houston Rockets: Traded to Thunder, Sixers, or Mavericks (top-four protected).
  • The Thunder will receive the most favorable pick of their own, the Rockets’ (top-four protected), and the Clippers’ first-rounders. The Sixers will receive the second-most favorable of the three. The Mavericks will receive the least favorable of the three.
  • If this pick lands in its protected range, the Rockets would send the Thunder their 2026 second-round pick instead of a first-round pick.
• Memphis Grizzlies: Own pick.
  • The Grizzlies have swap rights on their pick. Details outlined at bottom of article.
• New Orleans Pelicans: Traded to Hawks or Bucks.
  • The Hawks will receive the most favorable pick of the Bucks and Pelicans’ first-rounders; the Bucks will receive the least favorable of the two.
• San Antonio Spurs: Own pick.
  • The Spurs have swap rights on their pick. Details outlined at bottom of article.

A series of 2026 first-round picks are tied up in a pair of convoluted trade/swap scenarios. The first of those situations involves the Spurs‘, Hawks‘, Jazz‘s, Timberwolves‘ and Cavaliers‘ first-rounders, while the second involves the Suns‘, Wizards‘, Magic‘s, and Grizzlies‘ picks.

Here are the details on how the first set of picks will be distributed:

The Spurs will receive the most favorable of the following picks:

1. The Spurs’ own first-round pick.
2. The Hawks’ first-round pick.

The Jazz will receive the most favorable of the following picks if their own first-rounder is in the top eight:

1. The Jazz’s own first-round pick.
2. The Timberwolves’ first-round pick.
3. The Cavaliers’ first-round pick.

The Timberwolves will receive the least favorable of the following picks:

1. The Timberwolves‘ own first-round pick (if outside the top 19).
2. The Pistons‘ first-round pick.
3. The Jazz‘s first-round pick (if in the top eight).

The Pistons will receive the second-most favorable of the following picks:

1. The Pistons‘ own first-round pick.
2. The Timberwolves‘ first-round pick (if outside the top 19).
3. The Jazz‘s first-round pick (if in the top eight).

The Hawks will receive the most favorable of the following picks, while the Cavaliers will receive the least favorable:

1. The least favorable of the Hawks’ own first-round pick and the Spurs’ first-round pick.
2. The least favorable of the Cavaliers’ first-round pick and either the Jazz’s first-round pick (if in the top eight) and the Timberwolves’ first-round pick (whichever is most favorable).

If the Jazz’s pick lands outside the top eight, it will be sent to the Thunder, the Pistons will receive the most favorable of their own pick and Minnesota’s pick, and the Timberwolves would receive the least favorable of the two (unless Minnesota’s pick is in the top 19, in which case the Wolves could keep it).

In that scenario, the Jazz/Timberwolves picks would not be in play for the Hawks and Cavaliers — and Utah wouldn’t control a first-rounder.

Here are the details on how the second set of picks will be distributed:

The Wizards will receive the most favorable of the following picks if their own first-rounder is in the top eight:

1. The Wizards’ own first-round pick.
2. The Suns’ first-round pick.

The Grizzlies will receive the two most favorable of the following picks, while the Hornets will receive the least favorable:

1. The Grizzlies’ own first-round pick.
2. The Magic’s first-round pick.
3. The least favorable of the Wizards’ first-round pick (if in the top eight) and the Suns’ first-round pick.

If the Wizards’ pick lands outside the top eight, it will be sent to the Knicks. In that scenario, the Wizards pick wouldn’t be in play for the Grizzlies and Hornets — and Washington wouldn’t control a first-rounder.

Information from RealGM was used in the creation of this post.