When the Dallas Mavericks made the trade for Nerlens Noel at the trade deadline, they did so by giving up a protected first round pick that turned into two second round picks. One of those second round picks was in 2017.
This makes Dallas’ only pick in the draft the 9th overall pick…at the moment.
But with Dallas embracing the youth movement, trading into the second round of this draft could give them a prospect of worth moving forward. A prospect that could have a legitimate shot at logging minutes next season.
With a couple of teams owning multiple picks in the second round, including Philadelphia with FOUR, Dallas might be able to snag a second rounder at a cheap price come draft night.