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?
This is why I never understood the talk about us having a bunch of 1st round assets
We have protected picks from Dallas, Milwaukee, Washington, and Detroit. Dallas is looking like a late 1st this year. Milwaukee will probably be the same in 2025. Washington might never convert to a 1st. Detroit is more probable, but will likely be in the teens if it does.
Those picks aren’t all that valuable. The best picks we have as trade chips are our own, which is why it’s understandable that this FO is hesitant to make any high-profile trade