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Why the 2023 NBA Draft could see a flurry of trades with a drop-off in talent in 2024, 2025 classes

The last few NBA Drafts have gone pretty much by the book. There weren’t any monster trades, the Oklahoma City Thunder used some of their 37 picks, but haven’t yet strategically packaged any of their first-round picks to move up for a particular prospect. Draft picks were collected for this year, anticipating this class being full of young talent.

In the June 22 draft, there are seven teams with multiple picks in the first round: Charlotte Hornets (No. 2 and No. 27), Portland Trail Blazers (No. 3 and No. 23), Houston Rockets (No.