The Draft Pick Debt
Draft picks are the grease when it comes to trades. They carry no actual value as to whether or not a trade works under CBA rules, but they are the sweet bits of chocolate that can coerce another team into saying yes. Some teams horde their picks, picking them up from other teams as much as possible. Other teams view draft picks as simply a means to an end, preferring to trade them for proven talents.
Here is a list of all future draft picks that have been traded. This broken down by year and round, with the team receiving the pick named followed by where the pick comes from detailed. Questions, comments, or think we missed one? Leave them in the comments below!
2010
First-Round Picks
Los Angeles Clippers: Receives Minnesota’s 2010 first-round pick (top-10 protected through 2011 and unprotected after) from the Marko Jaric trade 8/12/05.
Memphis Grizzlies: Receives Los Angeles Lakers’ 2010 first-round pick (top-6 protected) from the Pau Gasol trade on 2/10/08. Receives Denver’s 2010 first round pick (top-14 protected) from Steven Hunter trade on 8/7/09.
Miami HEAT: Receives Toronto’s 2010 first-round pick (top-14 protected through 2014) from Shawn Marion trade on 2/13/09.
Minnesota Timberwolves: Receives Utah’s 2010 first-round pick (top-17 protected in 2010, top-15 in 2011, top-16 in 2012, and top-16 in 2013) via Philadelphia from the Rodney Carney trade on 7/09/08. Receives Charlotte’s 2010 first-round pick (top-12 protected in 2010, top-10 protected in 2011, top-8 protected in 2012, top-3 protected in 2013, no protection in 2014) via Ty Lawson trade 6/25/09.
New Jersey Nets: Receives Dallas’ 2010 first-round pick from the Jason Kidd trade 2/19/08.
Oklahoma City Thunder: Receives Phoenix’s 2010 first-round pick from Kurt Thomas trade 7/20/07.
Utah Jazz: Receives New York’s 2010 first-round pick in the Tom Gugliotta trade 2/19/04.
Second-Round Picks
Atlanta Hawks: Receives conditional future second-round pick from Houston via the David Andersen trade on 7/14/09.
Charlotte Bobcats: Receives conditional 2010 second-round pick from Phoenix via Jason Richardson trade on 12/10/08.
Dallas Mavericks: Receives Portland’s 2010 second-round pick via first round pick swap on 6/24/09.
Denver Nuggets: Has right to swap 2010 second-round picks with Los Angeles Clippers via Marcus Camby trade on 7/15/08.
Indiana Pacers: Receives Dallas’ 2010 or 2011 second-round pick via the Shawn Williams trade on 10/13/08.
Los Angeles Lakers: Receives Memphis’ 2010 second-round pick via the Pau Gasol trade on 2/10/08.
Miami HEAT: Receives New Orleans’ 2010 second-round pick via the Marcus Thornton trade on 6/25/09.
Minnesota Timberwolves: Receives Houston’s 2010 second-round pick via the Gerald Green trade on 2/21/08; receives Miami’s 2010 second-round pick via the Mario Chalmers trade on 6/28/08; receives Dallas’ 2010 second-round pick via Nick Calathes trade on 6/25/09 (lowest of these picks goes to Oklahoma City via Etan Thomas trade on 7/27/09).
New York Knicks: Receives Denver’s 2010 second-round pick via the Renaldo Balkman trade on 7/28/08.
Oklahoma City Thunder: Receives Minnesota’s 2010 second-round pick via Chucky Atkins trade on 7/27/09; also receives the lowest of Minnesota’s other second-round picks via same trade.
Philadelphia 76ers: Receives future second-round pick from Utah via the Kyrylo Fesenko trade on 6/28/07.
Phoenix Suns: Receives Charlotte’s 2010 second-round pick via the Jason Richardson trade on 12/10/08. Receives Cleveland’s 2010 second-round pick via the Shaquille O’Neal trade on 6/25/09.
Toronto Raptors: Receives L.A. Clippers future second-round pick via the Hassan Adams trade on 1/7/09.
2011
First-Round Picks
New Jersey Nets: Receives 2011 Golden State first round pick (lottery protected in 2011, top 11 protected in 2012, top 10 protected in 2013. If it is not conveyed by 2013, the Nets get second-round picks in 2013 and 2015) via Marcus Williams trade on 7/22/08.
Second-Round Picks
Detroit Pistons: Receives Toronto’s 2011 second-round pick via the Carlos Delfino trade on 6/15/07.
Houston Rockets: Has right to swap 2011 second-round picks with the Los Angeles Clippers via the Steve Novak trade on 8/6/08. Receives conditional second-round pick from the Memphis Grizzlies via the Steve Francis trade on 12/24/08.
Los Angeles Clippers: Receives Detroit’s 2011 second-round pick via the Alex Acker trade on 2/16/09.
Los Angeles Lakers: Receives Miami’s 2011 second-round pick via the Patrick Beverly trade on 6/25/09. Receives New York’s 2011 second-round pick via Toney Douglas trade on 6/25/09.
2012
Second-Round Picks
Detroit Pistons: Receives Houston’s 2012 second-round pick via the Chase Budinger trade on 6/25/09.
Miami HEAT: Receives Memphis’ 2012 second-round pick (top-55 protected) via the Shaun Livingston trade on 1/7/09. Receives New Orleans’ 2012 second-round pick via the Marcus Thornton trade on 6/25/09.
2013
Second-Round Picks
Detroit Pistons: Receives L.A. Clippers 2013 second-round pick via the Alex Acker trade on 2/16/09.
L.A. Lakers: Receives Memphis’ 2013 second-round pick (conditional) via the Chris Mihm trade on 2/18/09.
2014
Second-round Picks
Boston Celtics: Receives Sacramento’s 2014 second-round pick (conditional) via the Patrick O’Bryant trade on 2/19/09.
Denver Nuggets: Receives future second round pick from Memphis via the Steven Hunter trade on 8/7/09.
2015
Second-Round Picks
Boston Celtics: Receives Sacramento’s 2015 second-round pick (conditional) via the Sam Cassell trade on 2/17/09.
Denver Nuggets: Receives L.A. Clippers 2015 second-round pick (top-55 protected) via the Cheikh Samb trade on 1/5/09.
New Orleans Hornets: Receives Memphis’ 2015 second-round pick via Javaris Crittenton trade on 12/10/08.
Toronto Raptors: Receives L.A. Clippers 2015 second-round pick (51-55 only) via the Hassan Adams trade 1/7/09.
2016
Second-Round Picks
Memphis Grizzlies: Receives Toronto’s 2016 second-round pick via the Shawn Marion trade on 7/9/09.
New Orleans Hornets: Receives L.A. Clippers conditional 2016 second-round pick via the Rasual Butler trade on 8/12/09.
