Teams with multiple second-round draft picks may be attractive trade partners during the 2024 NBA Draft, per a discussion on the Lowe Post podcast.
The Indiana Pacers have three second-round draft picks in the 2024 NBA Draft, which sets them up for one of the more unique draft nights this season. They are"Guys that can shoot the ball, guys that can play hard.
"As I'm making calls around the NBA, I keep hearing again and again all this talk about teams talking about trading out of their first-round pick," Givony began. "Teams that have multiple second-round picks — like the Spurs have 35 and 48, the Pacers have 36, 49, and 50, Memphis has 39 and 57, Portland has 34 and 40 — those second-round picks are going to be very attractive to teams like the Phoenix Suns, for example. They just aren't going to have many ways to add talent.
Under the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement, finding hits in the second-round of the draft can be extremely valuable. The new second-round exception makes it easier to sign those players to affordable, yet long, contracts, and additional second rounders can be important trade chips for teams dealing with the first or second apron restrictions.
Indiana has three second-round picks this year and nearly a half-dozen extra second rounders in future seasons. If they want to move up in the 2024 NBA Draft, perhaps they will be able to. That said, given how full their current roster is and how hard it would be for an additional young player to get minutes in Indiana, trading up would have to be for a slam dunk fit.
Lowe mused that the rookie minimum counting less toward the salary cap/apron calculations could be the incentive for a team trading a late first-round pick for multiple second rounders. While Indiana may be passive during the draft this year, they have the resources to potentially move around.Tony East is the Publisher of AllPacers. He has previously written for Forbes Sports, the West Indianapolis Community News, WTHR, and more while hosting the Locked On Pacers podcast.
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