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5/31/2026  11:50 AM
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Blade37db wrote:I don't understand the NBA cap with it's aprons and rules like I do the NFL's.
Can the Knicks sign a 1st round draft pick with our current cap situation and/or if they decide to re-sign Shamet with Bird rights?

Knicks are about $17 million under second apron next offseason. They have 3 key free agents (Mitch, Shamet and Diawara). Diawara is RFA so the Knicks can match any offers on him. Mitch is likely to get a offer of $17 million or more just by himself and he’s UFA so he the Knicks have no ability to match but they can outbid but that will mean going over the second apron at least for a second year.

The second apron has immediate penalties like only being authorized to use taxpayer MLE and not non-taxpayer MLE to sign free agents which is a difference of several million. The bigger penalty is if a team is above second apron 3 out of 5 years their first round pick is automatically moved to the end of the first round


Like Martin said teams can still resign their own players and sign draft picks but that still can push you over second or first apron. One thing about the cap is you can’t even try to roster less than 12 players to try to stay under second apron because the nba automatically adds salaries matching the league minimum for whatever number of roster spots you aren’t using

In layman's terms, does this mean the Knicks can blow out their cap but still retain everyone on the current roster, but they would be severely handicapped in signing players in free agency?

This is exactly right. If they want to go over the second apron, might as well overpay free agents for 2 years because how far they go over doesn’t matter. If they want to move on from Mitch due to all of his concerns, they have flexibility to remain under the second apron. Obviously depends on how things go the next couple of weeks. The mitch decision becomes the second apron decision though. Knicks can only go over 2 years in a row, so big decisions ahead.

I see. So Mitch is potentially our Either/Or player.

If it means running the same team back again that is hardly a bad outcome. Experience playing together has real value

Right. I assume making the finals means no major changes to the core.

Assuming Jose picks up his player option, it would mean 9 players under contract. Shamet and Diawara should be back on multi-year contracts, and then need to fill at least 3 more slots to get to 14 with rookies/ vet minimum guys. We should be able to do all of that and stay below the second apron. If we are also signing Mitch, we are exploding over the second apron.

Remember, once we go over, we essentially start a 2-year clock. Once those 2 seasons are up, it means changes to the core of the team to some degree. So Mitch is the deciding factor to start that clock or not next season.

In that case, barring injury, most of our starters could remain highly productive longer than the next two seasons.

If I understand correctly then it is probably more important to protect our core than prioritize Mitch.

I believe we can find big bodies for paint protection on the cheap. I was interested in what Trey Jemison could do for us. He's 6'10" with a legit power forward body and looked like he could give us some presence in the paint.

So this is good stuff IMO. Knicks could ABSOLUTELY extend and keep all their guys and be 100% justified, both talent wise, age wise, etc.

BUT but but, if you were Leon and knew that your roster would be locked in or be very inflexible over the next 2-4 years with the core of Brunson, Hart, Bridges, OG, KAT... what moves *may* you think about. The starters are literally all 30 give or take 6 months. That's a easily an additional 2-3 years at prime athleticism, age, bball IQ, etc. Perfect window to have a 3 year run at championship easily.

Full roster would be:

Starters: Brunson, Hart, Bridges, OG, KAT.
Bench: GTA, Deuce, Clarkson, Shamet, Mitch.
Extra Bench: Kolek, McCullar, Mo, Huk, Sochan, Dadiet, Trey.

Which role on the team would you target most that would help extend the timeline of the starters and which bench players are overlapping enough that you would move in lieu of this last summer of opportunity to make a trade. And would that trade be worthwhile enough or nah?

Knicks got #24, 31, 55 and they aint gonna just sit tight in this very very deep draft IMHO. What the opportunity is is another story, and of course another team got to have similar visions to trade down and grab something.

For me, there are 3 types of roles that I think Leon/WWW would target:

1) Backup C who could possibly shoot from distance, or a backup C who could mirror the Mitch role but with some scoring capability.

2) Guys with breakdown ability. Knicks just don't have a guy off bench who has the handle and speed with distance shooting to cause havok.

3) Another wingstop who is slightly different than Hart, OG, Mikal.

Morey Johnson Jr would be one example: wingstop that is a somewhat bigger PF than OG who is also a very good weakside defender and rim protector. Slot next to KAT or small ball C with distance shooting potential. Zuby Ejiofor or Jayden Quaintance too.

Or perhaps Luigi Suigo or Henri Veesaar to do long term KAT things? If Aday Mara falls past 14, Knicks should think about hunting him. Or Chris Cenac or Baba Miller as second round developmental fliers? Trevon Brazile has Mitch vibes in bounciness, defense with decent hands.

Is Meleek Thomas a 20's pick? His distance shooting and ball handling are something the Knicks don't got. Dailyn Swain is a wingstop defender with handles and is always downhill to rim.

If you are Leon, what's your choice? You got Brock Aller just getting the cold and hot sweats thinking about doing a trade with that #31 pick. This is his dream scenario with the second round now on a completely separate day; he is going to have 12 extra hours to find a trade in the second round. Brock got the whole finals series to figure out a trade to move up in the first round and meld heads with Walt to find a guy in the 11-23 range to move up to? SAS did move up to #15 to draft Kawhi and no one saw that coming? George Hill was traded for that #15 pick.

These are the primary questions to answer this summer. Knicks are lucky to have 2 valuable picks. But at the same time, the draft cupboard is pretty bare over the next few years, so they need to take advantage.

If I am trying to figure out how to extend this core, I’m focused on 2 things: backup center (regardless of Mitch being back or not) and guard/ wing shot creation. So you listed the big men. There’s a lot of options, whether at 24 or 31. And then for shot creation and shooting im looking at Meleek Thomas. I am just envisioning putting a guard or wing alongside Brunson who can take pressure off of him for long stretches. Right now we get away with some offense running through KAT. But longterm we need another guard/ wing who can do it. Our version of okc having McCain and Ajay Mitchell.

Of course it’s unlikely we stay at 24 and 31. Our front office likes to move around in the draft. Trades are harder to predict, but I look at someone like Cam Spencer in Memphis maybe being worth pick 24 or 31 giving his shooting, playmaking and longterm minimum contract. But these players are hard to find. I agree though the primary goal needs to be extending this core that is proven to have the ability to compete for a championship.
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5/31/2026  11:59 AM    LAST EDITED: 5/31/2026  12:02 PM
Also I don’t want to overlook Diawara. I have hopes he can develop into a high level 2-way forward. Our next version of Josh hart. Long-term if we are thinking of keeping this group together and have to keep the second apron in mind (whether we go over next year or not) this is what it might look like.

Brunson, Bridges, Hart, Anunoby, Towns
Deuce (resigned in the MLE range)
Meleek Thomas (rookie contract, our version of McCain/Mitchell)
Diawara (3-4 year contract at a rookie level scale)
Tarris Reed or a different big man on a 4 year second round exception deal
Maybe enough flexibility to keep Shamet
We have to get creative around our main guys and really have to hit on some of these picks. Need rotation players on rookie level contracts.
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5/31/2026  1:26 PM
I have 1) Cameron Carr 2) Morenz Johnson as two reach players I’d be looking to add to the rotation. I’d consolidate assets to get either or both.

I’d lock this roster up for additional dollars, exceeding the Apron. No question.

I have Diawara, McCuller, Kolek and Dadiet as developmental players still.

The Vet Mins are out there.

Brunson / [Alvarado] / [Clarkson] / Kolek
Bridges / Deuce / [McCullar]
Hart / [Shamet]/ [Dadiet]
OG / [Diawara] /[Sochan]
KAT / [Robinson] / [Huk]

Not a ton of room for new players on this roster.

If I am “fixing the roster,

1) Positional Size - Guys like Hart, Alvarado, Deuce play with big heart and much larger than their size, but to the extent they can add positional size, they might consider it. I don’t see Hart as tradeable - he is a core piece here. But the logic is important.

2) Shooting - Robinson, Hart, Alvarado are sub-par shooters. Hart has made strides but gets wide open looks. They each bring much more to the table in terms of effort and other skills.

3) Timeline - Dadiet, Huk, Kolek, McCullar, Sochan, and to a lesser extent Diawara all have a bit of a place filler element to them that don’t really fit the rotation timeline. You need developmental players for sure, but these are your first cuts in terms of roster improvement.

Basically, I’d be keeping this squad together as much as possible while possibly consolidating assets into roster spots as much as possible.

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5/31/2026  1:27 PM
EwingsGlass wrote:I have 1) Cameron Carr 2) Morenz Johnson as two reach players I’d be looking to add to the rotation. I’d consolidate assets to get either or both.

I’d lock this roster up for additional dollars, exceeding the Apron. No question.

I have Diawara, McCuller, Kolek and Dadiet as developmental players still.

The Vet Mins are out there.

Brunson / [Alvarado] / [Clarkson] / Kolek
Bridges / Deuce / [McCullar]
Hart / [Shamet]/ [Dadiet]
OG / [Diawara] /[Sochan]
KAT / [Robinson] / [Huk]

Not a ton of room for new players on this roster.

If I am “fixing the roster,

1) Positional Size - Guys like Hart, Alvarado, Deuce play with big heart and much larger than their size, but to the extent they can add positional size, they might consider it. I don’t see Hart as tradeable - he is a core piece here. But the logic is important.

2) Shooting - Robinson, Hart, Alvarado are sub-par shooters. Hart has made strides but gets wide open looks. They each bring much more to the table in terms of effort and other skills.

3) Timeline - Dadiet, Huk, Kolek, McCullar, Sochan, and to a lesser extent Diawara all have a bit of a place filler element to them that don’t really fit the rotation timeline. You need developmental players for sure, but these are your first cuts in terms of roster improvement.

Basically, I’d be keeping this squad together as much as possible while possibly consolidating assets into roster spots as much as possible.

Carr or M Johnson would be amazing. I was really interested in them but pretty much wrote them off as unattainable at this point. But both would be amazing fits.
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6/1/2026  7:24 AM
Knixkik wrote:
BlueKnickers wrote:
Philc1 wrote:
Blade37db wrote:I don't understand the NBA cap with it's aprons and rules like I do the NFL's.
Can the Knicks sign a 1st round draft pick with our current cap situation and/or if they decide to re-sign Shamet with Bird rights?

Knicks are about $17 million under second apron next offseason. They have 3 key free agents (Mitch, Shamet and Diawara). Diawara is RFA so the Knicks can match any offers on him. Mitch is likely to get a offer of $17 million or more just by himself and he’s UFA so he the Knicks have no ability to match but they can outbid but that will mean going over the second apron at least for a second year.

The second apron has immediate penalties like only being authorized to use taxpayer MLE and not non-taxpayer MLE to sign free agents which is a difference of several million. The bigger penalty is if a team is above second apron 3 out of 5 years their first round pick is automatically moved to the end of the first round


Like Martin said teams can still resign their own players and sign draft picks but that still can push you over second or first apron. One thing about the cap is you can’t even try to roster less than 12 players to try to stay under second apron because the nba automatically adds salaries matching the league minimum for whatever number of roster spots you aren’t using

In layman's terms, does this mean the Knicks can blow out their cap but still retain everyone on the current roster, but they would be severely handicapped in signing players in free agency?

This is exactly right. If they want to go over the second apron, might as well overpay free agents for 2 years because how far they go over doesn’t matter. If they want to move on from Mitch due to all of his concerns, they have flexibility to remain under the second apron. Obviously depends on how things go the next couple of weeks. The mitch decision becomes the second apron decision though. Knicks can only go over 2 years in a row, so big decisions ahead.

Great info! Thanks to all who helped explain it.
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6/1/2026  7:52 AM
This is a little off topic from this thread but the Knicks being 17M give or take under the second apron would look like this.
Starting 5 plus Jose, Deuce, Kolek and Dadiet. 5 roster spots to fill
Shamet at 6M per year starting. Diawara at 3M per year. Pick 24 at 3.5M. Pick 31 at 2M. 14th spot to a minimum big man at around 2.5M. I’m rounding numbers but that’s what it would look like getting to the second apron wall. If you add Mitch to that, you simply go over the second apron and go from there. You can ride it out for 2 years. If we stay below the second apron, we will probably have a similar dilemma next year with Deuce.

If the second apron is the concern, here’s 2 ways to stay below with more wiggle room: trading Dadiets 3M and replacing it with a minimum salary player in that slot saves about 500k. Moving pick 24 would save 1-1.5M depending on how we fill that slot.

Circling back to the draft, Knicks need to badly find a quality big man in this draft and hit on that pick. Whether it’s a Mitch replacement or simple an upgrade over Hukporti for that 3rd big, it’s a very important role to fill. Can’t keep going into seasons without good Mitch insurance. With the other pick, if we keep our 2 high picks, I’m looking at a higher potential project who has shot creation ability. This roster needs it.
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2026 NBA Draft Big Board with Top 75 Prospect Rankings
Jonathan WassermanMay 29, 2026

With the withdrawal date passing, the 2026 NBA draft field is set, and every team's draft board is being finalized. We also locked in our top 75 prospects and created rankings if we were evaluating each prospect in a vacuum.

Just as every team thinks differently, so do we, so the following rankings differ from our mock draft projections.

Differences between rankings have more meaning at the top of the board, when you're really focused on drafting the best player available. Depending on team fit and who's on the clock, it's possible we'd select a lower-ranked player over a high-ranked one. Tiers become more important than specific numbers the further down the board.

NIL offers convincing players to return to college has led to thinner draft classes and made it more difficult for teams to find value in the mid-to-late second round. Still, every team will have a list of players at least 75 names, so they can add to summer league, training camp rosters and G League rosters.

1. Cameron Boozer (Duke, PF, 18 years old)

2. Darryn Peterson (Kansas, SG, 19 years old)

3. AJ Dybantsa (BYU, SF, 19 years old)

4. Caleb Wilson (North Carolina, PF, 19 years old)

5. Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas, PG, 19 years old)

6. Kingston Flemings (Houston, PG, 19 years old)

7. Keaton Wagler (Illinois, PG/SG, 19 years old)

8. Ebuka Okorie (Stanford, PG, 19 years old)

9. Brayden Burries (Arizona, SG, 20 years old)

10. Labaron Philon (Alabama, PG, 29 years old)

11. Mikel Brown Jr. (Louisville, PG/SG, 19 years old)

12. Aday Mara (Michigan, C, 21 years old)

13. Bennett Stirtz (Iowa, PG, 22 years old)

14. Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan, PF, 23 years old)

Slotting Boozer No. 1 means buying and putting real stock in his production and winning across all settings, from 15 years old straight through to Duke. The impact of his frontcourt shooting, passing IQ, physicality, decision-making and poise should far outweigh the occasional issues that stem from athletic limitations. An unteachable knack for making the right reads with the skill set to handle, use strength and rise into jumpers turns Boozer into a threat from every spot in all situations. The poor optics around Boozer getting his shot blocked create some unnecessary worrying about his ability to create and score with enough ease. At over 6'8" barefoot with more functional ball-handling and driving efficiency than Caleb Wilson, better three-point and assist numbers than Dybantsa, and the second-highest box plus-minus on record at 18 years old (behind Zion Williamson, ahead of Anthony Davis), Boozer is my No. 1 prospect.

Peterson and Dybantsa aren't far behind. Dybantsa's positional size, self-creation and three-level shotmaking point to All-Star scoring potential. It's the lack of off-ball skill that could limit his versatility. Meanwhile, Peterson was outstanding shooting off the ball and movement. And there is enough high school tape that shows a healthier, more explosive creator and playmaker than we saw at Kansas. His Jayhawk teammates only shot 22.2 percent from three on his ball-screen passes, impacting his assist rate. Relying too much on tough shots could just affect his efficiency.

Okorie was my biggest April/May riser after going back through film. His 23.2 points per game felt overlooked due to his size for the pros, Stanford's record and 3.6 assists per game, which seem underwhelming for a 6'2" ball-handler. But he also had no choice but to lock in on scoring for his particular lineup. His ability to create offense was almost always a far better option for the lineup. Okorie's handle and quickness for creativity and attacking look too special. He wound up with 250 rim attempts. In comparison, projected top-20 pick Christian Anderson had 95. And Okorie still shot fine from outside on plenty of volume (35.4 percent, 178 3PTA) while demonstrating touch on floaters (51.6 percent) and far more finishing craft than the numbers suggest.

Lendeborg has a chance to go in the lottery, and there's no question the safe-pick label seems valid. National championship aside, improved shooting and defense this year are behind his rise after he was considered a borderline first-rounder one year ago. History just continues reminding teams not to reach too high on 23-year-olds.

First-Rounders

15. Cameron Carr (Baylor, SG/SF, 22 years old)

16. Morez Johnson (Michigan, PF, 20 years old)

17. Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan, PF, 23 years old)

18. Nate Ament (Tennessee, SF, 19 years old)

19. Koa Peat (Arizona, PF, 19 years old)

20. Christian Anderson (Texas Tech, PG, 20 years old)

21. Karim Lopez (New Zealand Breakers, PF, 19 years old)

22. Meleek Thomas (Arkansas, PG/SG, 19 years old)

23. Allen Graves (Santa Clara, PF, 19 years old)

24. Hannes Steinbach (Washington, C, 20 years old)

25. Sergio de Larrea (Valencia, PG, 20 years old)

26. Dailyn Swain (Texas, SF, 20 years old)

27. Zuby Ejiofor (St. John's, PF, 22 years old)

28. Chris Cenac (Houston, PF, 19 years old)

29. Isaiah Evans (Duke, SF, 20 years old)

30. Henri Veesaar (North Carolina, C, 22 years old)

Johnson has become a popular first-round name whose outstanding measurements, motor and defensive movement create a high floor and potentially valued archetype, depending on the team. There's a high-end starter outcome if the 12 three-point makes and 78.2 free-throw percentage indicate some untapped shooting potential.

Wings who aren't playmakers lack of margin for error, but for certain teams, Carr looks too projectable as a plug-and-play athlete and shotmaker 77 threes, 45 blocks, 47 dunks and incredible NBA combine performance.

In the Lopez-Cenac-Steinbach tier of 4s and 5s, Lopez's age (just turned 19), pro-league production and flashes of versatility suggests he's the better bet. But he also doesn't excel at any one specific skill. Steinbach looks like a surefire rotation player with his 6'11" size, inside skill level and feel, though it's difficult to expect a high-upside outcome for a big who doesn't handle, shoot reliably or add much defensive value from center position. Cenac will make admirable hustle plays and have games where he's able to connect from three. There just isn't enough skill, feel or versatility to picture high-upside outcomes.

Quaintance may be the draft's biggest wildcard with ridiculous defensive tools, sporadic offensive flashes, lack of production and knee injury history. He's totaled 25 games over the past two seasons, but he's also still 18 years old with a special physical profile that doesn't require a ton of skill for Quaintance to impact games. Ranking him without having direct access to medicals or personal doctor opinions requires some guesswork.

Thomas may be higher on my board than most. Playing with Darius Acuff Jr. made it difficult him to showcase or improve his ball-screen offense and ball-handling. In the meantime, he proved to be a very adaptable player with shooting versatility playing on and off the ball. And he demonstrated promising defensive traits with his speed and activity.

I'd give Zuby Ejiofor a first-round grade for certain teams, depending who I was drafting for. If there is an open role for an energizer or glue guy, he should excel in it quickly with his 245-pound frame, 7'2" wingspan, defensive coverage, motor, passing IQ and improved complementary scoring skills.

Second-Rounders

31. Luigi Suigo (Mega, C, 19 years old)

32. Tarris Reed (Connecticut, C, 22 years old)

33. Alex Karaban (Connecticut, SF, 23 years old)

34. Ugonna Onyenso (Virginia, C, 21 years old)

35. Izaiyah Nelson (South Florida, PF, 22 years old)

36. Richie Saunders (BYU, SG, 24 years old)

37. Joshua Jefferson (Iowa State, F, 22 years old)

38. Baba Miller (Cincinnati, PF, 22 years old)

39. Wyatt Fricks (Marshall, PF/C, 23 years old)

40. Braden Smith (Purdue, PG, 22 years old)

41. Jack Kayil (Germany, PG, 20 years old)

42. Trevon Brazile (Arkansas, PF, 23 years old)

43. Emanuel Sharp (Houston, SG, 22 years old)

44. Duke Miles (Vanderbilt, PG, 23 years old)

45. Jaden Bradley (Arizona, PG, 22 years old)

46. Nick Martinelli (Northwestern, F, 22 years old)

47. Ryan Conwell (Louisville, SG, 21 years old)

48. Aaron Nkrumah (Tennessee State, SF, 24 years old)

49. Malik Reneau (Miami, PF, 23 years old)

50. Dillon Mitchell (St. John's, PF, 22 years old)

51. Ja'Kobi Gillespie (Tennessee, PG, 22 years old)

52. Bruce Thornton (Ohio State, SG, 22 years old)

53. Otega Oweh (Kentucky, SG/SF, 22 years old)

54. Milos Uzan (Houston, PG/SG, 23 years old)

55. Felix Okpara (Tennessee, C, 22 years old)

56. Lajae Jones (Florida State, SF, 22 years old)

57. Lamar Wilkerson (Indiana, SG/SF, 24 years old)

58. Trey Kaufman-Renn (Purdue, PF, 23 years old)

59. Donovan Atwell (Texas Tech, SG, 23 years old)

60. Maliq Brown (Duke, C, 22 years old)

Reed is a name I'd want in the second round after he became the only player on record to ever have a season with 9.0 block percentage, 13.0 offensive rebounding percentage and a 15.0 assist percentage.. Throw in the strong post skill and finishing tools/coordination at 6'10" barefoot with a 7'4" wingspan, and there are too many translatable and compelling traits, even if he plays more of an old-school game offensively.

Jack Kayil is still playing in June after leading ALBA Berlin to the semis of the German BBL playoffs. Though not a flashy athlete, his 6'5" size, shotmaking and playmaking production might be worth looking into in the late 20s of a draft that's thinned out.

A torn ACL may have helped turn Saunders into a second-round value pick. He's one of the class' more efficient off-ball scorers with his standstill and movement catch-and-shoot game.

Conwell, Sharp, Wilkerson and Atwell are potential shooting specialists to start considering midway through Round 2. Duke Miles and Jaden Bradley are smaller guards but possesses the type of defensive toughness and energy that could translate to a Jose Alverado-type role.

Kaufman-Renn is one of those unconventional producers who lacks a modernized game. He might be more of a situational player, but it's worth bringing him in to find out if he can continue to provide value as a post scorer, play-finisher and rebounder with great hands and instincts. Fricks is a deeper sleeper earning workouts with an attractive mix of shotmaking, finishing and defensive flashes for a 6'10" big.

Undrafted free agents

61. Rafael Castro (George Washington, C, 23 years old)

62. Tobi Lawal (Virginia Tech, F, 23 years old)

63. Kylan Boswell (Illinois, PG, 21 years old)

64. Tyler Bilodeau (UCLA, SF, 22 years old)

65. Quadir Copeland (North Carolina State, PG, 22 years old)

66. Keyshawn Hall (Auburn, SF, 23 years old)

67. Tyler Nickel (Vanderbilt, SF, 22 years old)

68. Jaden Henley (Grand Canyon, SF, 22 years old)

69. William Kyle II (Syracuse, C, 22 years old)

70. Nate Bittle (Oregon, C, 22 years old)

71. Jaylin Sellers (Providence, SG, 22 years old)

72. Darrion Williams (North Carolina State, 23 years old)

73 . Tre White (Kansas, SG/SF, 23 years old)

74. Jaron Pierre Jr. (SMU, SG, 23 years old)

75. Cade Tyson (Minnesota, SF, 22 years old)

Lawal registered historic verticals at the NBA combine, and for a player with his wing size, that outlier leaping ability alone may be enough for him to offer value as a finisher and defensive playmaker.

Williams was on draft boards during his time at Texas Tech, and an underwhelming year at NC State may allow a team to pick him up without using a pick. He's a big, strong wing that can shoot and pass, creator connector potential.

Thornton should get two-way contract offers with outlier strength and one of the most complete scoring skill sets in the country. Per Synergy Sports, he graded in the 90th percentile or better in pick-and-roll ball-handling, transition, spot-ups, off-screen offense and isolation possessions.

Brown led the nation in defensive box plus-minus and deserves late-draft looks for his unique instincts. Kyle could also have a chance at center with the type of tools and athleticism for a finishing/shot-blocking role.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder have communicated to agents and opposition front offices that they are open to trading the No. 17 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, sources told Jake Fischer of The People's Insider.

The Thunder currently have the No. 12, No. 17, and No. 37 pick in the upcoming draft.

All 15 Thunder players are also under contract for next season.

Rival front offices have also mentioned the Thunder as a potential trade-up candidate considering the roster crunch.

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/285831/Thunder-Open-To-Trade-No-17-Pick-In-Upcoming-Draft

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martin wrote:

I like his coverage but I am a little surprised by some of the names. But his descriptions make sense.
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