The Philadelphia 76ers and Charlotte Hornets have signaled to teams that they each intend to continue listening to trade offers for No. 3 and No. 4 respectively until they are on the clock during the draft on Wednesday, June 25.
The Utah Jazz, who pick at No. 5, have not encouraged trade offers for their selection from teams behind them. The Washington Wizards are a potential candidate to trade up from No. 6.
There is growing skepticism that the Spurs will seriously entertain trading out of No. 2.
While the exact order of players selected after Cooper Flagg at No. 1 and Dylan Harper at No. 2 is yet to be determined, it is highly likely to consist of VJ Edgecombe, Ace Bailey, Tre Johnson, Jeremiah Fears, Kon Kneuppel and Khaman Maluach.
“If it’s not those eight [in the top eight], it will be seven of those eight,” said one Eastern Conference executive.
The Toronto Raptors, who own the No. 9 selection, are considered the team most likely to trade out of the top-10. With Maluach having a good chance of being selected before Toronto is on the clock, the Raptors are evaluating center options later in the first round.