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Future Draft Picks: What Goes Where
Atlantic: Boston | Miami | New Jersey | New York | Orlando | Philadelphia | Washington
Central: Atlanta | New Orleans | Chicago | Cleveland | Detroit | Indiana | Milwaukee | Toronto
Midwest: Dallas | Denver | Houston | Memphis | Minnesota | San Antonio | Utah
Pacific: Golden State | L.A. Clippers | L.A. Lakers | Phoenix | Portland | Sacramento | Seattle
This list has been compiled by RealGM's draft division through hundreds of hours of research, using newspaper publications and primary sources. While we have taken great pains to confirm the conditions of every pick, it is the nature of the draft picks that solid information is hard to come by. To this end, we'd like to send a hearty thank you to all the team personnel and journalists who have been gracious enough to help us compile the information presented here. If there is something that you think is incorrect please contact the appropriate people via draft@realgm.com. Thank you.
Updated on October 9, 2002
Atlanta Hawks
- 1st round pick from Indiana. Must be Indiana's. No option. No due date. Top-15 protected in '03. After '03, the pick is top-13 protected until 2006. Unprotected in 2007.
(June 27, 2001: Hawks trade rights to G Jamaal Tinsley to Indiana Pacers for future first-round draft choice)
- 2nd round pick from Orlando. Any team's pick. Orlando's option. Due by '04. No protection. Orlando has until 15 days each year before the draft to send the pick to Atlanta.
(February 24, 2000: Hawks trade G Anthony Johnson to Orlando Magic for conditional second-round draft choice)
- 2nd round pick from Philadelphia. Must be Philadelphia's. No option. Due and paid in '04. No protection.
(June 26, 2002: Hawks trade rights to C Efthimos Retzias to Philadelphia 76ers for second-round draft choices in 2004 and 2006)
- 2nd round pick from Philadelphia. Must be Philadelphia's. No option. Due and paid in '06. No protection.
(June 26, 2002: Hawks trade rights to C Efthimos Retzias to Philadelphia 76ers for second-round draft choices in 2004 and 2006)
- 1st round pick to Milwaukee. Milwaukee will receive the higher of Atlanta's two first-round picks in the 2003 draft (Atlanta has their own pick and may receive a pick from Indiana). Atlanta's own pick is top-3 protected until 2007.
If both picks stay within their protection then the selection will roll over to 2004 and beyond under the same terms. If a pick is not conveyed to Milwaukee by 2006, the Bucks will receive a 2007 first-round pick.
(August 2, 2002: Hawks trade F Toni Kukoc and a 2003 first-round draft choice to Milwaukee for F Glenn Robinson)
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Boston Celtics
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Chicago Bulls
- 2nd round pick from Miami. Any team's pick. Miami's option. Due by '04. No protection.
(October 1, 2001: Bulls trade the rights to G Sean Lampley to Miami Heat for conditional second-round draft choice)
- 2nd round pick from Phoenix. Must be Phoenix's. No option. Due and paid in '03. No protection.
(October 29, 2001: Bulls trade C Jake Voskuhl to Phoenix Suns for C Soumaila Samake and a 2003 second-round draft choice)
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Cleveland Cavaliers
- 1st round pick to Phoenix. Must be Cleveland's. No option. No due date. Top-13 protected.
(October 1, 1997: Suns trade G Tony Dumas and G Wesley Person to Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-way trade with the Denver Nuggets for a future first-round pick)
- 2nd round pick to Phoenix. Must be Cleveland's. No option. Due and paid in 2008.
(September 17, 2002: Suns trade G Milt Palacio to Cleveland in exchange for a 2008 second-round draft choice)
- 2nd round pick to Toronto. Must be Cleveland's. Cleveland has option to send the pick in 2003 or 2004.
(September 25, 2002: Cavaliers trade F Lamond Murray and a future second-round draft choice to Toronto Raptors for C Michael Stewart and a future first-round draft choice)
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Dallas Mavericks
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Denver Nuggets
- 1st round pick from L.A. Clippers. Must be Clippers' pick. No option. Due by '06. Top-21 protected in '03, Top-15 protected in '04, Top-14 protected in '05, unprotected in '06.
(June 28, 2000: Clippers trade a future first-round draft choice to Orlando Magic for F Corey Maggette, F Derek Strong and rights to G Keyon Dooling)
(August 1, 2002: Magic trade F Don Reid and a future first-round draft choice to Nuggets for a 2004 second-round draft choice)
- 2nd round pick to Dallas. Must be Denver's. Denver's option. Due by '07. Cash will be sent if pick is never sent.
(September 25, 2001: Mavericks trade rights to G Kenny Satterfield to Denver Nuggets for a future second-round draft choice or future considerations)
- 2nd round pick to New York. Must be Denver's. No option. Due and paid in '03. No protection.
(June 26, 2002: Nuggets trade F Antonio McDyess, the draft rights to G Frank Williams and a 2003 second-round draft choice to New York Knicks for C Marcus Camby, G Mark Jackson and the rights to F Maybyner Hilario)
- 2nd round pick to Orlando. Must be Denver's. No option. Due and paid in '04. No protection.
(August 1, 2002: Magic trade F Don Reid and a future first-round draft choice to Nuggets for a 2004 second-round draft choice)
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Detroit Pistons
- 1st round pick from Memphis. Must be Memphis'. No option. Due by '04. Top-1 protected in '03, and unprotected in '04.
(August 7, 1997: Pistons trade F Otis Thorpe to Vancouver Grizzlies for a conditional first-round draft choice)
- 1st round pick from Sacramento. Must be Sacramento's. No option. Due between 2005 and 2008. Top-13 protected. Orlando must receive the first round pick that Sacramento owes them before Detroit can receive their pick from Sacramento. Deal could be subject to change if terms are not met.
(September 7, 2001: Kings trade G Jon Barry and a future first-round draft choice to Detroit Pistons for G Mateen Cleaves)
- 1st round pick from Milwaukee. Must be Milwaukee's. No option. No due date. Top-18 protected in '03, top-15 protected in '04. After '04 the pick is top-13 protected until Detroit receives it.
Note: Other reports state that the pick is Top-14 protected in 2005 and lottery-protected every year thereafter.
(October 22, 2001: Nuggets trade C Alek Radojevic and C Kevin Willis to Milwaukee Bucks for F Scott Williams and a future first-round draft choice)
(October 1, 2002: Nuggets trade F Don Reid, C Menk Bateer and a 2003 first-round draft choice to Detroit for F Rodney White)
- 2nd round pick from Philadelphia. Philadelphia's own pick. Philadelphia's option. Due within 3 years after Detroit pays a first-round pick to Sacramento (who received the debt from Philadelphia via Houston and Atlanta). No protection.
(December 18, 1997: Pistons trade C Theo Ratliff, G Aaron McKie and a conditional first-round draft choice to Philadelphia 76ers for G Jerry Stackhouse, C Eric Montross and a future second-round draft choice)
- 2nd round pick from San Antonio. Must be San Antonio's own pick. Due and paid in 2003.
(October 3, 2002: Pistons trade C Menk Bateer to San Antonio Spurs for a future second-round draft choice)
- 1st round pick to Sacramento. Any team's pick. Detroit's option. Due by '04. No protection. Detroit has until June 10th each year to send Sacramento the pick.
(December 18, 1997: Pistons trade C Theo Ratliff, G Aaron McKie and a conditional first-round draft choice to Philadelphia 76ers for G Jerry Stackhouse, C Eric Montross and a future second-round draft choice)
(March 11, 1999: Philadelphia trades this pick to Houston for the rights to F Mirsad Turkcan)
(June 27, 2001: Houston trades this pick to Atlanta for the rights to F Terence Morris)
(June 26, 2002: Hawks trade this pick to Sacramento for the rights to G Dan Dickau)
- 2nd round pick to Miami. Must be Detroit's. No option. Due and paid in '03. No protection.
(November 26, 2000: Pistons trade F Cedric Ceballos to Heat for a conditional second round pick.)
(July 18, 2001: Pistons trade a 2002 second-round draft choice to Raptors for rights to C Zeljko Rebraca)
(August 2, 2001: Raptors trade this pick and a 2002 first-round pick to Rockets for C Hakeem Olajuwon)
- (Houston had Detroit's second-round pick in 2002 and Detroit had the option to swap their 2002 and 2003 second round picks for Miami's second-round pick in 2002. Houston acquired the right to swap second round picks with Miami. They elected to exercise this option and Miami now has Detroit's 2003 second-round pick.)
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Golden State Warriors
- Golden State acquired a 2005 first-round draft choice from Philadelphia on October 25, 2001. The Warriors traded that pick back to Philadelphia in the Jiri Welsch trade.
(October 25, 2001: Warriors trade F Corie Blount and G Vonteego Cummings and F Chris Porter to Charlotte Hornets in a three-team trade. Philadelphia also received F Derrick Coleman from Hornets, and Hornets received F George Lynch, F Robert Traylor and F Jerome Moiso from 76ers. Warriors received F Cedric Henderson and a 2005 first-round draft choice from 76ers.)
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Houston Rockets
- 1st round pick to Memphis. Can be Houston's pick or another teams' pick that is in the top-13. Houston's option. Due in '03. No protection.
(August 27, 1999: Rockets trade G Michael Dickerson, F Othella Harrington, G Brent Price, F Antoine Carr and a future first-round draft choice to Vancouver Grizzlies for rights to G Steve Francis. Rockets also receive F Don MacLean and a future first-round draft choice from Orlando Magic, and the Magic received F Michael Smith, G Roderick Rodes, G Lee Mayberry and F Makhtar N'Diaye from Grizzlies)
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Indiana Pacers
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Los Angeles Clippers
- 1st round pick to Denver. Must be the Clippers' pick. No option. Due by '06. Top-21 protected in '03, top-15 protected in '04, top-14 protected in '05, unprotected in '06.
(June 28, 2000: Clippers trade a future first-round draft choice to Orlando Magic for F Corey Maggette, F Derek Strong and rights to G Keyon Dooling)
(August 1, 2002: Magic trade F Don Reid and a future first-round draft choice to Nuggets for a 2004 second-round draft choice)
- Magic has option to swap second-round picks with the Clippers. Must be L.A. Clippers' and Orlando's own picks. Due in 2005. No protection. Orlando has the right to swap its own 2005 second-round pick for the Clippers' 2005 second-round pick.
(November 16, 2001: Orlando Magic trade F Bo Outlaw and a future first-round draft choice to Phoenix Suns for F Jud Buechler and G Vinny Del Negro. Magic then trades Del Negro to Los Angeles Clippers for the option to swap second-round picks in 2005)
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Los Angeles Lakers
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Memphis Grizzlies
- 1st round pick from Houston. Can be Houston's pick or another teams' pick that is in the top-13. Houston's option. Due in '03. No protection.
(August 27, 1999: Rockets trade G Michael Dickerson, F Othella Harrington, G Brent Price, F Antoine Carr and a future first-round draft choice to Vancouver Grizzlies for rights to G Steve Francis and F Tony Massenburg. Rockets also receive F Don MacLean and a future first-round draft choice from Orlando Magic, and the Magic received F Michael Smith, G Roderick Rodes, G Lee Mayberry and F Makhtar N'Diaye from Grizzlies)
- 1st round pick to Detroit. Must be Memphis'. No option. Due by '04. Top-1 protected in '03, unprotected in '04.
(August 7, 1997: Pistons trade F Otis Thorpe to Vancouver Grizzlies for a conditional first-round draft choice)
- 2nd round pick to Milwaukee. Must be Memphis'. No option. Due and paid in '03. No protection.
(June 26, 2002: Grizzlies trade a second-round draft choice in 2003 to Milwaukee Bucks for rights to F Chris Owens)
- 2nd round pick to San Antonio. Must be Memphis'. No option. Due and paid in '04. No protection.
(June 28, 2002: Grizzlies trade a second-round draft choice in 2004 to San Antonio Spurs for rights to G Gordan Giricek)
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Miami Heat
- 2nd round pick from Dallas. Must be Dallas'. Dallas' option. Pick can be paid in 2003 and is due by 2004. No protection.
(August 22, 2001: Heat trades G Tim Hardaway to Dallas Mavericks for a future second-round draft choice)
- 2nd round pick from Detroit. Must be Detroit's. No option. Due and paid in '03. No protection.
(November 26, 2000: Pistons trade F Cedric Ceballos to Heat for a conditional second round pick.)
(July 18, 2001: Pistons trade a 2002 second-round draft choice to Raptors for rights to C Zeljko Rebraca)
(August 2, 2001: Raptors trade this pick and a 2002 first-round pick to Rockets for C Hakeem Olajuwon)
(Since Houston had Detroit's second-round pick in 2002 and Detroit had Miami's second-round pick in 2002, the Rockets opted to take Miami's second-round pick and send Detroit's pick to Miami. As a result, the Pistons agreed to trade their 2003 second-round pick to Miami to complete the Ceballos trade)
- (Houston had Detroit's second-round pick in 2002 and Detroit had the option to swap their 2002 and 2003 second round picks for Miami's second-round pick in 2002. Houston acquired the right to swap second round picks with Miami. They elected to exercise this option and Miami now has Detroit's 2003 second-round pick.)
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Milwaukee Bucks
- 1st round pick from Atlanta. Milwaukee will receive the higher of Atlanta's two first-round picks in the 2003 draft (Atlanta has their own pick and may receive a pick from Indiana). Atlanta's own pick is top-3 protected until 2007.
If both picks stay within their protection then the selection will roll over to 2004 and beyond under the same terms. If a pick is not conveyed to Milwaukee by 2006, the Bucks will receive a 2007 first-round pick.
(August 2, 2002: Hawks trade F Toni Kukoc and a 2003 first-round draft choice to Milwaukee for F Glenn Robinson)
- 2nd round pick from Memphis. Must be Memphis'. No option. Due and paid in '03. No protection.
(June 26, 2002: Grizzlies trade a second-round draft choice in 2003 to Milwaukee Bucks for rights to F Chris Owens)
- 1st round pick to Detroit. Must be Milwaukee's. No option. No due date. Top-18 protected in '03, top-15 protected in '04. After '04 the pick is top-13 protected until Detroit receives it.
Note: Other reports state that the pick is Top-14 protected in 2005 and lottery-protected every year thereafter.
(October 22, 2001: Nuggets trade C Alek Radojevic and C Kevin Willis to Milwaukee Bucks for F Scott Williams and a future first-round draft choice)
(October 1, 2002: Nuggets trade F Don Reid, C Menk Bateer and a 2003 first-round draft choice to Detroit for F Rodney White)
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Minnesota Timberwolves
- Loss of 1st round pick. Must be Minnesota's. No option. Due and paid in '04. No protection.
(NBA took away first-round draft choices from Minnesota in 2001, 2002 and 2004 as punishment for salary cap violations)
- 2nd round pick to Golden State. Must be Minnesota's. No option. Due and to be paid in '07. No protection.
(February 21, 2002: Warriors trade C Marc Jackson to Minnesota Timberwolves for C Dean Garrett and a second-round draft choice in 2007)
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New Jersey Nets
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New Orleans Hornets
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New York Knicks
- 2nd round pick from Denver. Must be Denver's. No option. Due and paid in '03. No protection.
(June 26, 2002: Nuggets trade F Antonio McDyess, the draft rights to G Frank Williams and a 2003 second-round draft choice to New York Knicks for C Marcus Camby, G Mark Jackson and the rights to F Maybyner Hilario)
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Orlando Magic
- 1st round pick from Sacramento. Must be Sacramento's. No option. No due date. Top-13 protected.
(August 3, 1999: Kings trade G Tariq Abdul-Wahad and a future first-round draft choice to Orlando Magic for G Nick Anderson)
- 1st round pick from Washington. Any team's pick. No option. Due between 2004 and 2007. Top-20 protected in '04, Top-13 protected in '05, Top-3 protected in '06, unprotected in '07.
(August 1, 2001: Magic trade rights to C Brendan Haywood to Washington Wizards for G Laron Profit and a future first-round draft choice)
- Magic has option to swap second-round picks with the Clippers. Must be L.A. Clippers' and Orlando's own picks. Due in 2005. No protection. Orlando has the right to swap its own 2005 second round pick for the Clippers' 2005 second round pick.
(November 16, 2001: Orlando Magic trade F Bo Outlaw and a future first-round draft choice to Phoenix Suns for F Jud Buechler and G Vinny Del Negro. Magic then trades Del Negro to Los Angeles Clippers for the option to swap second-round picks in 2005)
- 2nd round pick from Denver. Must be Denver's. No option. Due and paid in '04. No protection.
(August 1, 2002: Magic trade F Don Reid and a future first-round draft choice to Nuggets for a 2004 second-round draft choice)
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Philadelphia 76ers
- 1st round pick to Boston. Must be Philadelphia's. No option. Due by '08. Top-13 protected '03 through '07, unprotected in '08.
(August 3, 2001: Celtics trade F Jerome Moiso to Philadelphia 76ers for F Roshown McLeod and a conditional first-round draft choice)
- 2nd round pick to Atlanta. Must be Philadelphia's. No option. Due and paid in '04. No protection.
(June 26, 2002: Hawks trade rights to C Efthimos Retzias to Philadelphia 76ers for second-round draft choices in 2004 and 2006)
- 2nd round pick to Atlanta. Must be Philadelphia's. No option. Due and paid in '06. No protection.
(June 26, 2002: Hawks trade rights to C Efthimos Retzias to Philadelphia 76ers for second-round draft choices in 2004 and 2006)
- 2nd round pick to Detroit. #2. Philadelphia's own pick. Philadelphia's option. Due within 3 years after Detroit pays #1 to Sacramento (who received the debt from Philadelphia via Houston and Atlanta). No protection.
(December 18, 1997: Pistons trade C Theo Ratliff, G Aaron McKie and a conditional first-round draft choice to Philadelphia 76ers for G Jerry Stackhouse, C Eric Montross and a future second-round draft choice)
- Golden State acquired a 2005 first-round draft choice from Philadelphia on October 25, 2001. The Warriors traded that pick back to Philadelphia in the Jiri Welsch trade.
(October 25, 2001: Warriors trade F Corie Blount and G Vonteego Cummings and F Chris Porter to Charlotte Hornets in a three-team trade. Philadelphia also received F Derrick Coleman from Hornets, and Hornets received F George Lynch, F Robert Traylor and F Jerome Moiso from 76ers. Warriors received F Cedric Henderson and a 2005 first-round draft choice from 76ers.)
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Phoenix Suns
- 1st round pick from Cleveland. Must be Cleveland's. No option. No due date. Top-13 protected.
(October 1, 1997: Suns trade G Tony Dumas and G Wesley Person to Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-way trade with the Denver Nuggets for a future first-round pick)
- 2nd round pick from Cleveland. Must be Cleveland's. No option. Due and paid in 2008.
(September 17, 2002: Suns trade G Milt Palacio to Cleveland in exchange for a 2008 second-round draft choice)
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Portland Trail Blazers
- Portland acquired a 2003 second-round draft choice from San Antonio on July 25, 2001. The Blazers traded that pick back to San Antonio in the Antonio Daniels/Steve Kerr trade on August 5, 2002.
(July 25, 2001: Trail Blazers trade G Steve Smith to San Antonio Spurs for G Derek Anderson, G Steve Kerr and a second-round draft choice in 2003)
(August 5, 2002: Trail Blazers trade G Steve Kerr, G Erick Barkley and a 2003 second-round draft choice to San Antonio for G Antonio Daniels, G Charles Smith and C Amal McCaskill)
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Sacramento Kings
- 1st round pick from Detroit. Any team's pick. Detroit's option. Due by '04. No protection. Detroit has until June 10th each year to send the pick.
(December 18, 1997: Pistons trade C Theo Ratliff, G Aaron McKie and a conditional first-round draft choice to Philadelphia 76ers for G Jerry Stackhouse, C Eric Montross and a future second-round draft choice)
(March 11, 1999: Philadelphia trades this pick to Houston for the rights to F Mirsad Turkcan)
(June 27, 2001: Houston trades this pick to Atlanta for the rights to F Terence Morris)
(June 26, 2002: Hawks trade this pick to Sacramento for the rights to G Dan Dickau)
- 1st round pick to Orlando. Must be Sacramento's. No option. No due date. Top-13 protected.
(August 3, 1999: Kings trade G Tariq Abdul-Wahad and a future first-round draft choice to Orlando Magic for G Nick Anderson)
- 1st round pick to Detroit. #1. Must be Sacramento's. No option. Due between 2005 and 2008.Top-13 protected. Orlando must first receive their pick from Sacramento before Detroit can receive this pick. Deal could be subject to change if terms are not met.
(September 7, 2001: Kings trade G Jon Barry and a future first-round draft choice to Detroit Pistons for G Mateen Cleaves)
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San Antonio Spurs
- Portland acquired a 2003 second-round draft choice from San Antonio on July 25, 2001. The Blazers traded that pick back to San Antonio in the Antonio Daniels/Steve Kerr trade on August 5, 2002.
(July 25, 2001: Trail Blazers trade G Steve Smith to San Antonio Spurs for G Derek Anderson, G Steve Kerr and a second-round draft choice in 2003)
(August 5, 2002: Trail Blazers trade G Steve Kerr, G Erick Barkley and a 2003 second-round draft choice to San Antonio for G Antonio Daniels, G Charles Smith and C Amal McCaskill)
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Seattle SuperSonics
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Toronto Raptors
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Utah Jazz
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Washington Wizards
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