As of now - both are comfortably at the top of lottery odds. Next year is supposed an even better draft class headlined by Cooper Flagg.

Detroit’s 1st round pick to New York protected for selections 1-18 in 2024, 1-13 in 2025, 1-11 in 2026 and 1-9 in 2027;

Washington’s 1st round pick to New York protected for selections 1-12 in 2024, 1-10 in 2025 and 1-8 in 2026.

Both convert to seconds afterward. Anyone hopeful one will convey as a first?

  • heliumointmentBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    neither will convey

    they’ll probably just get chucked into a trade

    • solo118BEnglish
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      1 year ago

      That is the hope, but who wants these FRPs that will take a couple of years to coney, if ever

      I am more confident in DAL’s pick this year though

      • heliumointmentBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        i don’t think anyone truly wants them (knicks included)

        but i also don’t think they’re completely valueless—even if they convert to 2nd rounders, picks are picks. you could also feasibly bundle them and trade up (if the draft class is stacked)

        • ThisIsEduardoBEnglish
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          1 year ago

          teams dont want picks if they are 2-3 years away?..lol. Have you seen all the superstar trades lately? How many of those 1sts weren’t 2-3 years away? Knicks don’t NEED them b/c we have a full roster and are in contending mode, but a rebuilding team would absolutely want those picks.

          • heliumointmentBEnglish
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            1 year ago

            this is pretty much what i just said, yeah

            they’re not amazing picks but they work in a deep draft

            picks are picks

            etc