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Draft picks are often used as currency in the NBA.  While they hold no dollar value in matching salaries, many high-dollar players are dealt with draft picks the returning bounty (along with flotsam and jetsam to make the numbers work).  Teams are unable to trade consecutive future firsts, which can become even more complicated a subject when protections are factored in.

Looking backwards, if a team did not have a first-round draft pick in 2012, there is no restriction on trading away their first in 2013.  If, however, a franchise does not have a 2014 first-round pick, they cannot trade away their 2013 first without bringing in an additional pick in either 2013 or 2014.

The following is a list of obligations for the 2013 NBA Draft:

Atlanta Hawks

- Own first-rounder.
- Owed first-rounder (top-14 protected through 2016, converts to a second-rounder with cash in 2017) from Houston Rockets (Joe Johnson, Sasha Vujacic).

- Own second-rounder
- Owed second-rounder (top-40 protected through 2015, unprotected in 2016) from Houston Rockets (David Andersen).

Boston Celtics

- Own first-rounder.

-Owe second-rounder to Portland Trail Blazers (Courtney Lee).

Brooklyn Nets

- Own first-rounder.

-Owe second-rounder to Minnesota Timberwolves (Bojan Bogdanovic).

Charlotte Bobcats

- Owe first-rounder (top-12 protected, top-10 protected in 2014, top-8 protected in 2015, unprotected in 2016) to Chicago Bulls (Tyrus Thomas).
- Owed first-rounder (top-12 protected through 2015, unprotected in 2016) from Portland Trail Blazers (Gerald Wallace).
- Owed first-rounder (top-14 protected, top-8 protected in 2014, top-pick protected in 2015, unprotected in 2016) from Detroit Pistons (Corey Maggette).

- Owe second-rounder to Houston Rockets (Byron Mullens, Jeff Green, Courtney Lee).

Chicago Bulls

- Own first-rounder.
- Owed first-rounder (top-12 protected, top-10 protected in 2014, top-8 protected in 2015, unprotected in 2016) from Charlotte Bobcats (Tyrus Thomas).

- Own second-rounder.

Cleveland Cavaliers

- Own first-rounder.
- Owed first-rounder (top-10 protected through 2014, unprotected in 2015) from the Miami HEAT (LeBron James).
- Owed first-rounder (top-13 protected, top-12 protected in 2014, top-10 protected through 2017, converts to 2017 second-rounder, top-55 protected) from Sacramento Kings (J.J. Hickson).
- Have the right to swap lowest overall first-rounder with Los Angeles Lakers (Ramon Sessions).

- Own second-rounder.
- Owed second-rounder from Orlando Magic (Justin Harper).

Dallas Mavericks

-Owe first-rounder (top-20 protected through 2017, unprotected in 2018) to Houston Rockets (Lamar Odom, Jordan Hill).

- Own second-rounder.
- Have the right to swap second-rounders with the Los Angeles Lakers (Lamar Odom).

Denver Nuggets

- Own first-rounder.

- Owe second-rounder (top-40 protected, unprotected in 2014) to Los Angeles Lakers (Chukwudiebere Maduabum).
- Owed second-rounder (top-40 protected, unprotected in 2014) from Portland Trail Blazers (Andre Miller).

Detroit Pistons

-Owe first-rounder (top-14 protected, top-8 protected in 2014, top-pick protected in 2015, unprotected in 2016) to Charlotte Bobcats (Corey Maggette).

- Own second-rounder.
- Owed second-rounder (top-55 protected) from Los Angeles Clippers (Trey Thompkins).

Golden State Warriors

- Owe first-rounder (top-six protected through 2014, otherwise becomes 2014 and 2016 second-rounders) to Utah Jazz (Marcus Williams, Deron Williams).

- Owe second-rounder to the Orlando Magic (David Lee, Carmelo Anthony, Andre Iguodala).

Houston Rockets

- Owe first-rounder (lottery protected through 2016, otherwise converts to second-rounder and cash in 2017) to the Atlanta Hawks (Sasha Vujacic, Joe Johnson).
- Owed first-rounder (top-three protected, also protected 15-30, top-two and 15-30 protected through 2015, top-one and 15-30 protected through 2017, unprotected in 2018) from Toronto Raptors (Kyle Lowry).
- Owed first-rounder (top-20 protected through 2017, unprotected in 2018) from Dallas Mavericks (Lamar Odom, Derek Fisher).

- Owe second-rounder (top-40 protected through 2015, unprotected in 2016) to Atlanta Hawks (David Andersen).
- Owed second-rounder from Charlotte Bobcats (Byron Mullens, Jeff Green, Courtney Lee).

Indiana Pacers

- Own first-rounder.

- Own second-rounder.

Los Angeles Clippers

- Own first-rounder.

- Owe second-rounder (top-55 protected) to Detroit Pistons (Alex Acker).

Los Angeles Lakers

- Owe first-rounder (top-14 protected) to Phoenix Suns (Steve Nash).
- Cleveland Cavaliers have the right to swap first-rounders (Ramon Sessions), prior to the Laker pick going to the Suns.

- Owe second-rounder to Phoenix Suns (Steve Nash).
- Dallas Mavericks have the right to swap second-rounders (Lamar Odom), prior to the Laker pick going to the Suns.

- Owed second-rounder (top-55 protected) from Memphis Grizzlies (Chris Mihm).
- Owed second-rounder (top-40 protected, unprotected in 2014) from Denver Nuggets (Chukwudiebere Maduabum).


Memphis Grizzlies

-Owe first-rounder (lottery protected through 2016, otherwise 2016 second-rounder and cash) to Minnesota Timberwolves (Shane Battier, Jonny Flynn).

- Owe second-rounder (top-55 protected) to Los Angeles Lakers (Chris Mihm).

Miami HEAT

- Owe first-rounder (top-10 protected through 2014, unprotected in 2015) to Cleveland Cavaliers (LeBron James).
- Owed first-rounder (top-12 protected through 2015, otherwise becomes 2015 and 2016 second-rounders) from Philadelphia 76ers (Arnett Moultrie).

- Own second-rounder.

Milwaukee Bucks

- Own first-rounder.

- Own second-rounder.

Minnesota Timberwolves

- Owe first-rounder (top-13 protected through 2014, top-12 protected 2015 and 2016) to Phoenix Suns (Wesley Johnson)
- Owed first-rounder (top-14 protected through 2016, after which converts to a 2016 second-rounder) from Memphis Grizzlies (Shane Battier, Jonny Flynn).
- The obligation to the Suns will be the lower of the Minnesota and Memphis picks.

- Owe second-rounder to Portland Trail Blazers (Ramon Sessions, Harangody, Pavlovic).
- Owed second-rounder from Brooklyn Nets (Wesley Johnson, Brad Miller, Bojan Bogdanovic).
- Owed second-rounder (top-42 protected) from Oklahoma City Thunder (Lazar Hayward).

New Orleans Hornets

- Own first-rounder.

- Owe second-rounder to Philadelphia 76ers (Marreese Speights, three-way with Memphis Grizzlies).

New York Knicks

- Own first-rounder.

- Owe second-rounder to Washington Wizards (Tyson Chandler, three-way deal with Dallas Mavericks).

Oklahoma City Thunder

- Own first-rounder.

- Owe second-rounder (top-42 protected) to the Minnesota Timberwolves (Lazar Hayward).

Orlando Magic

- Own first-rounder.

- Owe second-rounder to Cleveland Cavaliers (Justin Harper).
- Owed second-rounder from Golden State Warriors (David Lee, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard).

Philadelphia 76ers

- Owe first-rounder (lottery protected through 2015 otherwise converted to 2015 and 2016 second-rounders) to Miami HEAT (Arnett Moultrie).

- Own second-rounder.
- Owed second-rounder from New Orleans Hornets (Marreese Speights).

Phoenix Suns

- Own first-rounder
- Owed first-rounder (top-14 protected) from the Los Angeles Lakers (Steve Nash). Through other trades, the pick through the Lakers could be from the Miami HEAT, Cleveland Cavaliers or Sacramento Kings.
- Owed first-rounder (top-13 protected through 2014, top-12 protected through 2016) from Minnesota Timberwolves (Wesley Johnson). The Wolves may send first-rounder (lottery protected) from Memphis Grizzlies instead, whichever is lower.

- Own second-rounder
- Owed second-rounder (top-40 protected) from Los Angeles Lakers (Steve Nash).

Portland Trail Blazers

- Owe first-rounder (top-12 protected through 2015, unprotected in 2016) to Charlotte Bobcats (Gerald Wallace).

- Owe second-rounder (top-40 protected, unprotected in 2014) to Denver Nuggets (Raymond Felton).
- Owed second-rounder from Boston Celtics (Sasha Pavlovic).
- Owed second-rounder from Minnesota Timberwolves (Ramon Sessions, Luke Harangody, Sasha Pavlovic).

Sacramento Kings

- Owe first-rounder (top-13 protected, top-12 protected in 2014, top-10 protected through 2017 otherwise it converts to a 2017 second-rounder, provided it’s higher than 56) to Cleveland Cavaliers (J.J. Hickson).

- Own second-rounder.

San Antonio Spurs

- Own first-rounder.

- Own second-rounder.

Toronto Raptors

- Owe first-rounder (top-three and 15-30 protected through 2013, top-two and 15-30 protected through 2015, top-one and 15-30 protected through 2017, unprotected in 2018) to Houston Rockets (Kyle Lowry).

- Own second-rounder.

Utah Jazz

- Own first-rounder.
- Owed first-rounder (top-six protected through 2014, otherwise converts to 2014 and 2016 second-rounders) from Golden State Warriors (Marcus Williams, Deron Williams).

- Own second-rounder.

Washington Wizards

- Own first-rounder.

- Own second-rounder.
- Owed second-rounder from New York Knicks (Ronny Turiaf).

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(Updated on 9/27/12)