The NBA draft lottery ended with no movement along the first round, but that doesn't mean the drama is over. Now that the picks are set, the trade market will only heat up.
This draft class features two potential superstars in Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram and then a second tier of talent. There is certainly a lot of depth in this group with players who will make an impact, but the jumbled nature will make any deals difficult to predict.
Still, you can expect a lot of phone calls to be made as teams try to gauge the value of their selections leading up to the June 23 draft. Here is a look at the latest buzz surrounding teams trying to make a deal.
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers were fortunate to retain their first-round selection. If the pick landed outside of the top three—which was a 44.2 percent chance heading into the lottery—it would have gone to the Philadelphia 76ers.
While the front office can celebrate for a brief moment, the attention now turns to what the team will do with this pick. The easy guess is just for the team to pick whichever player i ...
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