2012 NBA Draft and Offseason Blog

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Outstanding 2013 NBA Draft Trades – July 12




The Atlanta Hawks own the Houston Rockets’ first-round pick (lottery protected via the Nets/Terrence Williams trade) from the Joe Johnson trade.

The Atlanta Hawks own the Houston Rockets’ second-round pick (top-40 protected) from the David Andersen trade.



The Charlotte Bobcats own the Detroit Pistons’ first-round pick (lottery protected) from the Ben Gordon trade.

The Charlotte Bobcats own the Portland Blazers’ first-round pick (top-12 protected) from the Gerald Wallace trade.



The Chicago Bulls own the Charlotte Bobcats’ first-round pick (top-12 protected) from the Tyrus Thomas trade.



The Cleveland Cavaliers own the Miami Heat’s first-round pick (top 10 protected) from the LeBron James trade.

The Cleveland Cavaliers own the Sacramento Kings’ first-round pick (top-12 protected) from the J.J. Hickson trade.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have the right to swap first-round picks with the Los Angeles Lakers (lottery protected) due to the Ramon Sessions trade.

The Cleveland Cavaliers own the Orlando Magic’s second-round pick from the Justin Harper trade.





The Dallas Mavericks have the right to swap second-round picks with the Los Angeles Lakers due to the Lamar Odom trade.



The Denver Nuggets own the Portland Blazers’ second-round pick (top-40 protected) from the Raymond Felton/Andre Miller trade.



The Los Angeles Lakers own the Memphis Grizzlies’ second-round pick (top-55 protected) from the Pau Gasol trade.



The Miami Heat own the Philadelphia 76ers’ first-round pick (lottery protected) from the Arnett Moultrie trade.





The Minnesota Timberwolves own the Memphis Grizzlies’ first-round pick (lottery protected via the Rockets/Shane Battier trade) from the Donatas Motiejunas trade.

The Minnesota Timberwolves own the Brooklyn Nets’ second-round pick from the Bojan Bogdanovic trade.

The Minnesota Timberwolves own the Oklahoma City Thunder’s second-round pick (top-43 protected) from the Lazar Hayward trade.



The Oklahoma City Thunder own the Toronto Raptors’ first-round pick (protected via Houston/Kyle Lowry trade) from the James Harden trade.

The Oklahoma City Thunder own the Dallas Mavericks’ first-round pick (top-20 protected; via the Lakers from the Lamar Odom trade via Houston from the Jordan Hill/Derek Fisher trade) from the James Harden trade.

The Oklahoma City Thunder own the Charlotte Bobcats’ second-round pick (via the Rockets) from the James Harden trade.



The Orlando Magic own the Warriors’ second-round pick (via Denver) from the Dwight Howard trade.



The Philadelphia 76ers owns the New Orleans Hornets’ second-round pick from the Marreese Speights/Xavier Henry trade.





The Phoenix Suns own the Minnesota Timberwolves’ first-round pick (top-13 protected) from the Wesley Johnson trade.

The Phoenix Suns own the lowest of the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round picks from the Steve Nash trade.

The Phoenix Suns own the Denver Nuggets’ second-round pick (via Lakers) from the Steve Nash trade.



The Portland Blazers own the Boston Celtics’ second-round pick from the Courtney Lee trade.

The Portland Blazers own the Minnesota Timberwolves’ second-round pick (via Boston) from the Courtney Lee trade.



The Utah Jazz own the Golden State Warriors’ first-round pick (top-six protected via the Nets/Marcus Williams trade) from the Deron Williams trade.



The Washington Wizards own the New York Knicks’ second-round pick from the Tyson Chandler three-team trade.



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