Wizards, Jazz Open To Trading Down From Top Two Picks After NBA Draft Lottery

He noted that general manager Will Dawkins will not rule out trading down if he identifies two or three players worth targeting lower in the draft. The question of whether Utah can still land consensus top prospect AJ Dybantsa looms over any potential trade. The Jazz complicated their draft positioning with their February trade to acquire Jaren Jackson Jr. from the Memphis Grizzlies. Ainge notably was part of the Boston Celtics front office that traded down from No. 1 in 2017, allowing the Philadelphia 76ers to select Markelle Fultz while the Celtics landed Jayson Tatum at No. 3. Memphis holds the No. 3 pick and is widely expected to stay put. Grizzlies president Zach Kleiman has a history of trading up rather than down, most recently moving up to select Cedric Coward at No. 11 last June. The early consensus around the league suggests Memphis will likely see at least two of Kansas' Darryn Peterson, Duke's Cameron Boozer and North Carolina's Caleb Wilson available at No. 3. Those three players, along with Dybantsa, form a widely agreed-upon top four. I wasn't really worried about picks 14 to 3, Dybantsa told reporters after the lottery concluded, revealing his expectation of being a top-two pick in the draft. The conventional wisdom amongst insiders is that while teams in the top-4 could shuffle amongst each other, it is highly unlikely any team would be willing to move out of the top-4 altogether.