Real NBA examples of draft-right mechanics

BKN holds this right

Brooklyn holds New York's original 2027 first.

Holder: Brooklyn Nets

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 NYK

No additional draft-position or dependency condition is attached to this published right.

HOU holds this right

Houston holds Phoenix's original 2027 first.

Holder: Houston Rockets

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 PHX

No additional draft-position or dependency condition is attached to this published right.

SAC holds this right

Sacramento became holder of San Antonio's 2027 first in the De'Aaron Fox trade.

Holder: Sacramento Kings

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 SAS

No additional draft-position or dependency condition is attached to this published right.

SAS holds this right

Atlanta's original 2027 first was transferred to San Antonio in the Dejounte Murray trade.

Holder: San Antonio Spurs

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 ATL

No additional draft-position or dependency condition is attached to this published right.

BKN holds this right

If the Lakers' 2027 first is outside the top four and conveys under the first-round obligation, Brooklyn receives the Lakers' 2027 second-round pick.

Holder: Brooklyn Nets

Affected original picks: 2027 R2 LAL

• Activates when right-mem-2027-lal-protected resolves conveyed.
• Depends on right-mem-2027-lal-protected.

CHA holds this right

Dallas conveys its 2027 first to Charlotte if it lands 3-30.

Holder: Charlotte Hornets

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 DAL

• 2027-R1-DAL must be outside positions 1, 2.

CHA holds this right

Miami conveys its 2027 first to Charlotte if it lands 15-30; otherwise the obligation converts to an unprotected 2028 first.

Holder: Charlotte Hornets

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 MIA

• 2027-R1-MIA must be outside positions 1–14.

MEM holds this right

Memphis currently holds the Lakers 2027 first subject to top-four protection.

Holder: Memphis Grizzlies

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 LAL

• 2027-R1-LAL must be outside positions 1–4.

OKC holds this right

Underlying Denver-to-Oklahoma City obligation. If Denver's 2027 first is 6-30 it conveys before any applicable 2027 swap mechanics; if top five, this obligation rolls forward.

Holder: Oklahoma City Thunder

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 DEN

• 2027-R1-DEN must be outside positions 1–5.

OKC holds this right

San Antonio's pick conveys from Sacramento to Oklahoma City at positions 17-30.

Holder: Oklahoma City Thunder

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 SAS

• 2027-R1-SAS must be outside positions 1–16.
• Depends on right-sac-2027-sas.

HOU holds this right

Houston may swap its 2027 first with Brooklyn's if Brooklyn's pick is more favorable.

Holder: Houston Rockets

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 HOU, 2027 R1 BKN

• Selection: most favorable, quantity 1.

OKC holds this right

Oklahoma City's 2027 swap can involve the Clippers pick and Denver's top-five-protected pick. The reported Toronto/Clippers swap is excluded because that transaction remained on hold as of 2026-08-12.

Holder: Oklahoma City Thunder

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 OKC, 2027 R1 LAC, 2027 R1 DEN

• 2027-R1-DEN is eligible only when its position is outside 1–5.
• Selection: most favorable, quantity 1.

ATL holds this right

Atlanta receives the residual/least favorable of Milwaukee and New Orleans only if that selected pick falls outside the top four.

Holder: Atlanta Hawks

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 MIL, 2027 R1 NOP

• The selected pick must be outside positions 1–4.
• Selection: least favorable, quantity 1.
• Depends on right-nop-2027-best-mil-nop.

MEM holds this right

Memphis receives the most favorable of Utah, Cleveland and Minnesota.

Holder: Memphis Grizzlies

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 UTA, 2027 R1 CLE, 2027 R1 MIN

• Selection: most favorable, quantity 1.

NOP holds this right

New Orleans receives the more favorable of Milwaukee and New Orleans.

Holder: New Orleans Pelicans

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 MIL, 2027 R1 NOP

• Selection: most favorable, quantity 1.

PHX holds this right

Phoenix receives the least favorable of Utah, Cleveland and Minnesota.

Holder: Phoenix Suns

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 UTA, 2027 R1 CLE, 2027 R1 MIN

• Selection: least favorable, quantity 1.

UTA holds this right

Utah retains the middle pick after Memphis receives the best and Phoenix receives the worst of the three-pick pool.

Holder: Utah Jazz

Affected original picks: 2027 R1 UTA, 2027 R1 CLE, 2027 R1 MIN

• Selection: second most favorable, quantity 1.
• Depends on right-mem-2027-best-uta-cle-min, right-phx-2027-worst-uta-cle-min.

CHA holds this right

If Miami's lottery-protected 2027 first does not convey to Charlotte, Charlotte's claim rolls to Miami's unprotected 2028 first.

Holder: Charlotte Hornets

Affected original picks: 2028 R1 MIA

• Activates when right-cha-2027-mia-protected resolves not conveyed.
• Depends on right-cha-2027-mia-protected.

CHA holds this right

If Dallas's top-two-protected 2027 first does not convey to Charlotte, Charlotte receives Miami's original 2028 second-round pick via Dallas.

Holder: Charlotte Hornets

Affected original picks: 2028 R2 MIA

• Activates when right-cha-2027-dal-protected resolves not conveyed.
• Depends on right-cha-2027-dal-protected.

MEM holds this right

If the Lakers' 2027 first lands in the protected top four and does not convey to Memphis, Memphis instead receives the Lakers' 2027 second-round pick.

Holder: Memphis Grizzlies

Affected original picks: 2027 R2 LAL

• Activates when right-mem-2027-lal-protected resolves not conveyed.
• Depends on right-mem-2027-lal-protected.

OKC holds this right

If the Spurs-origin 2027 first is top 16 and does not convey to Oklahoma City, Charlotte's original 2027 second is the other fallback asset.

Holder: Oklahoma City Thunder

Affected original picks: 2027 R2 CHA

• Activates when right-okc-2027-sas-protected resolves not conveyed.
• Depends on right-okc-2027-sas-protected.

OKC holds this right

If the Spurs-origin 2027 first is top 16 and does not convey to Oklahoma City, Sacramento's 2027 second is one fallback asset.

Holder: Oklahoma City Thunder

Affected original picks: 2027 R2 SAC

• Activates when right-okc-2027-sas-protected resolves not conveyed.
• Depends on right-okc-2027-sas-protected.

OKC holds this right

If no Denver first conveys in 2027, 2028 or 2029 because each is top five, Denver's 2029 second becomes the terminal fallback to Oklahoma City.

Holder: Oklahoma City Thunder

Affected original picks: 2029 R2 DEN

• Activates when right-okc-2029-den-rollover resolves not conveyed.
• Depends on right-okc-2029-den-rollover.

OKC holds this right

If Denver's 2027 first is protected, the obligation rolls to Denver's 2028 first, again top-five protected.

Holder: Oklahoma City Thunder

Affected original picks: 2028 R1 DEN

• Activates when right-okc-2027-den-protected resolves not conveyed.
• 2028-R1-DEN must be outside positions 1–5.
• Depends on right-okc-2027-den-protected.

OKC holds this right

If Denver's 2028 first is also protected, the obligation rolls to Denver's 2029 first, top-five protected.

Holder: Oklahoma City Thunder

Affected original picks: 2029 R1 DEN

• Activates when right-okc-2028-den-rollover resolves not conveyed.
• 2029-R1-DEN must be outside positions 1–5.
• Depends on right-okc-2028-den-rollover.