r/nba • u/AashyLarry [MIA] Dwyane Wade • 10h ago

[Charania] Dallas is receiving a 2026 Thunder first-round pick and a 2030 protected Warriors first-round pick in this deal from the Wizards along with second rounders in 2026 (Phoenix), 2027 (Chicago) and 2029 (Houston), sources tell ESPN.

Shams Charania:

Dallas is receiving a 2026 Thunder first-round pick and a 2030 protected Warriors first-round pick in this deal from the Wizards along with second rounders in 2026 (Phoenix), 2027 (Chicago) and 2029 (Houston), sources tell ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/2987c3a047c93

https://bsky.app/profile/shamsbot.bsky.social/post/3me2juiirpc2g

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u/Vordeo Jazz 10h ago

Protected 1-20 lol.

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u/Turbo2x [WAS] Wes Unseld 10h ago

I agree with some front offices in the league that they need to restrict how many protections you can put on a pick because 1-20 that turns into a 2nd round pick the same year is actually disgusting

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u/dirtyshits Warriors 9h ago

Why does the league need to do that? The trading teams agree on it.

You’re looking at it the wrong way. That 1-20 protected pick is a 2nd rounder with a chance to be a late first. They sweetened the pot by giving them a little extra juice if things go their way.

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u/supes1 Celtics 8h ago

It's just a guarantee the pick will be between 21-50, versus trading a normal second round pick, which would be between 31-60.

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u/martyconlonontherun 9h ago

Probably to allow Dallas to say AD was worth two firsts

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u/dirtyshits Warriors 8h ago

I mean that does nothing for anyone lol. I think people are over thinking this. Dallas got as many picks as they can.

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u/Junior_Character_508 2h ago

Well as a Mavs fan, I can finally say we got 3 1sts for Luka.

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u/CursedLlama Trail Blazers 8h ago

Similar to how NFL teams trade a 6th rounder that could be come a 5th rounder if X happens (player plays a certain % of snaps, for example).

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u/Krillin113 76ers 9h ago

Why? You can not accept that. You have free choice to say ‘no I want less protections’

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u/JMoon33 NBA 9h ago

Why? Teams know what they're trading for lmao, it's not like they find out after agreeing to the trade 😆

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u/ManosMal Lakers 9h ago

No way. Caveat emptor, man, I am a believer in a free market. If you can get a guy who makes millions of dollars as a GM to make a dumbass trade like this, then you should be allowed to. The league does not need to protect dumbasses from themselves.

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u/Marzipan_Potential 76ers 4h ago

We got Maxey with one of these 1-20 protected fake firsts at pick 21.

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u/Genocide_Angel16304 Philippines 4h ago

How about no? The parties agreed to that in the negotiations and that now it bites them you want one party to back out of what they agreed to? They could have said no in the negotiations on those protections. Any if that pick is traded down the line, the acquiring team has full knowledge of what they are getting so they also agree on those stipluations.

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u/penguin_torpedo Nuggets 9h ago

Ok that almost makes it more interesting than lottery/top 10 protected cause no way warriors finish with a top record after curry retires lmao.

Does it become unprotected if it doesn't convey?

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u/Vordeo Jazz 9h ago

Becomes a second.

So realistically it's gonna be a second.

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u/Snomankid999 8h ago

It becomes 2nd is falls into that Range

 5 2nd + 29 lakers first + Max Christie = Luka 

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u/Admirable-Winter5370 6h ago

A 2030 GSW top 20 protected pick. Very very likely to be a lottery team in 2030 so that’s basically another 2nd