Does anyone know what the deal is with that Nuggets' pick is? There seems to be some conflicting reports about it. ESPN says: <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The pick the Raptors sent to New York originally belonged to Denver and is not lottery protected.</div> http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2317958 DraftExpress says: <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">New York receives Denver's 2006 1st round pick (top 5 protected) from Antonio Davis/Jalen Rose trade,</div> http://www.draftexpress.com/transactions.php What's really going on with the pick and if the Nuggets pick really is protected and they don't make the playoffs, does that mean Toronto owes us their 2007 first rounder?
I'm sure there is protection on that pick. I thought it was up to 7, but 5 seems about right. If Denver somehow slides and the pick becomes 5 or lower, then they get the pick. NY will then get Denver's pick next year. Usually teams keep protecting their picks lower and lower, hoping by time their is no more protection, they'll be out of the lottery.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MrJ:</div><div class="quote_post">Does anyone know what the deal is with that Nuggets' pick is? There seems to be some conflicting reports about it. ESPN says: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2317958 DraftExpress says: http://www.draftexpress.com/transactions.php What's really going on with the pick and if the Nuggets pick really is protected and they don't make the playoffs, does that mean Toronto owes us their 2007 first rounder?</div> if somehow denver got a top 5 pick then you'd just get Denver's pick the next year. Toronto's pick would never come into the equation.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MrJ:</div><div class="quote_post">So, the Nuggets lose out on BOTH picks even though they only traded one to Toronto?</div> HUH they dont loose out on two....if they somehow get a pick in the top 5 it is protected...they keep it..you get their next years pick. Edit: i think i figured out what you're talking about. The top 5 protection was placed on the pick by Denver(not Toronto) upon their trade with NJ. That protection transferes with the pick so no matter who ends up with rights to that pick, Denver still keeps their top 5 protection on it.
Boston receives a future conditional Minnesota first-round pick. (Wally Szczerbiak trade 012606) Boston receives a 2007 Cleveland (top 10 protected) first-round pick. (Jiri Welsh trade 022405) Charlotte receive a future conditional Toronto first-round pick (lottery protected thru 2008). (Pavlovic trade 062204) via Cleveland receives a future Toronto first round pick (Lamond Murray trade 092502) Chicago receives New York's 2006 first round pick (no protection) condition: (unless it is pick 26-30 in which case it goes to Utah) (Eddy Curry trade 100405) Chicago has the right to swap first round picks in 2007 with New York Knicks (Eddy Curry trade 100405) Denver receives a 2007 Golden State Warriors first-round pick. (Nikoloz Tskitishvili trade 022405) via Golden State receives a (protected) 2007 Dallas first-round pick. (Erick Dampier trade 082404) Detroit receives a 2008 Orlando (top 5 protected) first-round pick. (Darko Milicic trade 021506) Golden State receives a future Philadelphia first-round pick. (Erick Dampier trade 082404) vs Dallas receives a future (2007 and beyond) Philadelphia (protected) first-round pick. (Antoine Walker trade 102003) via Atlanta (Glenn Robinson trade 072303) Los Angeles Clippers receives Minnesota's 2006 first-round pick (lottery protected) (Marko Jaric trade 081205) LA Lakers receive Miami's 2006 first-round pick. (Shaquille O'Neal trade 071404) New Jersey Nets receives a 2006 (unprotected) LA Clippers first-round pick (Kenyon Martin trade 071504) via Denver receives a future LA Clippers first-round pick (Maggette 062800) via Orlando (Reid 080102) NO/Okla City receives Milwaukee's 2006 first round pick. (unprotected) (Jamal Magloire trade 102605) New York receives San Antonio's 2006 first round pick (top 10 protected) (Nazr Mohammed trade 022405) New York receives a first round pick from Toronto (Antonio Davis trade) via Toronto receives a 2006 Denver Nuggets first-round pick (Vince Carter trade 121704) Via New Jersey. [New Jersey Nets receives a 2006 Denver first-round pick (Kenyon Martin 071504) Phoenix receives a future Atlanta first round pick (Joe Johnson trade 081905) via Atlanta receives a Boston 2006 first-round pick. (Antoine Walker trade 022405) The first-round draft pick the Hawks will receive is the lesser of the Celtics’ own 2006 first-round pick and the pick they obtained from the Lakers on August 13, 2004 as part of the Payton deal. (Regardless of when the Hawks receive the pick, it is lottery protected.) via Boston receives a 2006 Los Angeles Lakers first-round pick. (Gary Payton trade 080604) The pick is protected through 10 in 2006 and through 5 in 2007. Phoenix receive a first round pick from Atlanta (Joe Johnson trade 081905) The Suns will receive Atlanta's own first round pick no later than the 2008 NBA Draft. That pick which is "lottery" protected (1-14) in 2006, has protection through No. 3 in 2007 and has no protection in 2008. Portland receives a (conditional) 2006 Utah first round pick (Deron Williams trade 062805) via Utah receives a future 2006 Detroit first-round pick (lottery protected) (Arroyo trade 012105) Utah receives a future New York first-round pick (lottery protected through 2010) (Tom Gugliotta trade 021904) via Phoenix (Marbury trade) Phoenix receives a 2005 New York Knicks first-round pick (lottery protected) (010504 Marbury trade) http://nbadraft.net/draftnotes.asp#ny020306 I hope that clears some of this years first round mess up for you. The second round is just as bad.
Ok, How the Lotto Protection Works Denver Nuggets First Round is Protected Top 5, So if Denver's pick some how lands the #1, 2, 3 ,4 or 5th selection overall in the draft, It will be returned back to Denver if they want the pick back for them to select whomever they want. If it doesn't land 1-5 than New York or whoever has that pick keeps it. However, If Denver decides they want that pick back than Denver would owe New York or whoever has it, the following year's first round draft choice. I hope this clears things up.
It is the same way Detroit was able to select Darko Milicic with the 2nd pick. Memphis (I believe) sent the pick to Detroit; (Detroit receives Memphis' first-round pick in 2003 (top 1 protected), or 2004 (no protection). (Thorpe trade 080797). Memphis was projected 6th in that draft I believe and surprisingly they climbed all the way to 2nd, They would have kept the pick if they would have been 1.
