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Draft trades: Five deals that would shake up the first round

NBA insiders

created: June 22, 2025, 11:34 p.m. | updated: June 23, 2025, 11:22 a.m.

Here are five trades, featuring 10 different teams, that our NBA insiders think could shake up the draft's first round before Adam Silver even announces the first overall pick. MORE: Latest buzz, trades, signings | Grades | Offseason guidesMemphis lands proven scorerBrooklyn Nets get: G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, F John Konchar, No. 27 pickConsider this Part 2 of the Grizzlies' trade from Sunday that sent Bane to the Orlando Magic for Caldwell-Pope, the No. 16 is worth a late first-round pick on its own, and Brooklyn would add a second first-rounder in 2028 plus another potential swap in 2030. Lakers president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka made it clear after the season that acquiring a starting center is the priority.

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