List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions

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This is a list of transactions that took place during the 2021 NBA off-season and the 2021–22 NBA season. The season set a new record for the highest number of different players to appear in at least one game in a single season.[1]

Retirement

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Front office movements

Head coaching changes

Off-season
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Departure date Team Outgoing Head Coach Reason for Departure Hire date Incoming Head Coach Last coaching position Ref.
June 2 Boston Celtics Brad Stevens Promoted to General manager June 28 Ime Udoka Brooklyn Nets assistant coach (2020–2021) [25][26]
June 4 Portland Trail Blazers Terry Stotts Mutually agreed to part ways June 27 Chauncey Billups Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach (2020–2021) [27][28]
June 5 Orlando Magic Steve Clifford Mutually agreed to part ways July 11 Jamahl Mosley Dallas Mavericks assistant coach (20142021) [29][30]
June 9 Indiana Pacers Nate Bjorkgren Fired June 24 Rick Carlisle Dallas Mavericks head coach (20082021) [31][32]
June 16 New Orleans Pelicans Stan Van Gundy Mutually agreed to part ways July 22 Willie Green Phoenix Suns assistant coach (20192021) [33][34]
Washington Wizards Scott Brooks End of Contract July 17 Wes Unseld Jr. Denver Nuggets assistant coach (20152021) [35][36]
June 17 Dallas Mavericks Rick Carlisle Resigned June 28 Jason Kidd Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach (20192021) [37][38]
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In-Season
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Departure date Team Outgoing Head Coach Reason for Departure Hire date Incoming Head Coach Last coaching position Ref.
November 21 Sacramento Kings Luke Walton Fired November 21 Alvin Gentry
(Interim Also fired )
Sacramento Kings assistant coach (20202021) [39]
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General manager changes

Off-season
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Departure date Team Outgoing General Manager Reason for Departure Hire date Incoming General Manager Last managerial position Ref.
June 2 Boston Celtics Danny Ainge Retired June 2 Brad Stevens [25]
June 16 Dallas Mavericks Donnie Nelson Mutually agreed to part ways June 28 Nico Harrison [40][41]
December 3 Portland Trail Blazers Neil Olshey Fired December 3 Joe Cronin (interim)(permanent) Director of player personnel (2014–2021) [42]
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Player movements

Trades

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June
June 18 To Boston Celtics
To Oklahoma City Thunder
[44][45]
July
July 29
(Draft-day trades)
To Los Angeles Clippers
To Orlando Magic
  • 2026 DET second-round pick
  • Cash considerations
[46][47]
To New Orleans Pelicans
  • Cash considerations
To Philadelphia 76ers
  • 2021 No. 53 pick[c]
[48][49]
July 30 To New Orleans Pelicans
  • 2026 POR second-round pick[d]
  • Cash considerations
To Portland Trail Blazers
[50][51]
To Houston Rockets
To Oklahoma City Thunder
  • 2022 DET protected first-round pick[e]
  • 2023 WAS protected first-round pick[f]
[52][53]
To Los Angeles Clippers
To New York Knicks
[54][55]
To Charlotte Hornets
To New York Knicks
  • 2022 CHA protected first-round pick[g]
[56]
To Indiana Pacers
To Milwaukee Bucks
[57]
To New York Knicks
To Oklahoma City Thunder
[52][58]
To Oklahoma City Thunder
To Utah Jazz
  • 2027 second-round pick[k]
  • Cash considerations
[59]
July 31 To Boston Celtics
To Dallas Mavericks
[60][61]
August
August 2 To Cleveland Cavaliers
To Minnesota Timberwolves
[62][63]
August 6 To Charlotte Hornets
To Detroit Pistons
[64][65]
To Miami Heat
To Toronto Raptors
[66]
To Brooklyn Nets
To Phoenix Suns
[67][68]
Five-team trade [69][70][71][72][73]
To Brooklyn Nets
  • 2024 second-round pick[l] (from Washington)
  • 2025 second-round pick swap right[m] (from Washington)
  • Draft rights to Nikola Milutinov (2015 No. 26) (from San Antonio)
To Indiana Pacers
To Los Angeles Lakers
  • Russell Westbrook (from Washington)
  • 2023 CHI second-round pick (from Washington)
  • 2024 second-round pick[n] (from Washington)
  • 2028 WAS second-round pick (from Washington)
To San Antonio Spurs
To Washington Wizards
August 7 Three-team trade [74][75][76]
To Charlotte Hornets
  • Wes Iwundu (from New Orleans)
  • Draft rights to Tyler Harvey (2015 No. 51) (from Memphis)
  • 2022 NOP protected first-round pick[p] (from New Orleans)
  • Cash considerations (from New Orleans)
To Memphis Grizzlies
To New Orleans Pelicans
To Memphis Grizzlies
To Utah Jazz
[77]
To Los Angeles Clippers
To New Orleans Pelicans
  • 2022 SAC protected second-round pick[w]
  • Cash considerations
[78][79]
To Chicago Bulls
  • Cash considerations
To Houston Rockets
[80]
To Golden State Warriors
  • 2026 MEM protected second-round pick[x]
To Utah Jazz
[81][82]
To Indiana Pacers
  • 2023 SAS protected second-round pick[y]
To San Antonio Spurs
[83][84]
Three-team trade [85][86][87]
To Atlanta Hawks
To Boston Celtics
To Sacramento Kings
To Memphis Grizzlies
To Milwaukee Bucks
[88][89]
August 8 To Chicago Bulls
To New Orleans Pelicans
[90][91]
August 11 To Chicago Bulls
To San Antonio Spurs
[92][93]
August 16 To Los Angeles Clippers
To Memphis Grizzlies
[94][95]
August 17 To Boston Celtics
  • Cash considerations
To New York Knicks
[96][97]
August 25 To Memphis Grizzlies
To Minnesota Timberwolves
[98][99]
August 28 Three-team trade [100][101][102]
To Chicago Bulls
  • Derrick Jones Jr. (from Portland)
  • 2022 POR protected first-round pick (from Portland)[ah]
  • 2023 DEN protected second-round pick[ai] (from Cleveland)
To Cleveland Cavaliers
To Portland Trail Blazers
September
September 4 To Brooklyn Nets
To Detroit Pistons
  • DeAndre Jordan
  • 2022 BKN second-round pick[aj]
  • 2024 second-round pick[ak]
  • 2025 second-round pick[al]
  • 2027 BKN second-round pick
  • Cash considerations
[104]
September 10 To Los Angeles Lakers
To Memphis Grizzlies
  • Marc Gasol
  • 2024 LAL second-round pick
  • Cash considerations
[105][106]
September 15 To Boston Celtics
To Memphis Grizzlies
[107][108]
October
October 6 To Brooklyn Nets
  • Cash considerations
To Houston Rockets
[109]
To Brooklyn Nets
To Indiana Pacers
[110][111]
January
January 3 Three-team trade [112][113][114]
To Cleveland Cavaliers
To Los Angeles Lakers
To New York Knicks
January 4 To Oklahoma City Thunder
To Utah Jazz
  • Cash considerations
[115][116]
January 10
(trade voided)
To Detroit Pistons
To Denver Nuggets
[117][118][119]
January 13 To Atlanta Hawks
To New York Knicks
[120][121]
January 19 Three-team trade [122][123][124]
To Boston Celtics
To Denver Nuggets
To San Antonio Spurs
  • Juancho Hernangómez (from Boston)
  • 2028 DEN protected second-round pick[aq] (from Denver)
  • Cash considerations (from Boston)
  • Cash considerations (from Denver)
February
February 4 To Los Angeles Clippers
To Portland Trail Blazers
[125][126]
February 7 To Cleveland Cavaliers
To Indiana Pacers
  • Ricky Rubio
  • 2022 CLE protected first-round pick[ar]
  • 2022 HOU second-round pick
  • 2027 UTA second-round pick
[127][128]
February 8 To Indiana Pacers
To Sacramento Kings
[129][130]
To New Orleans Pelicans
To Portland Trail Blazers
[131][132]
February 9 To Miami Heat
  • 2026 second-round pick[av]
To Oklahoma City Thunder
  • KZ Okpala
  • 2023 MIA protected first-round pick deferred to 2025[aw]
[133][134]
Three-team trade [135][136]
To Portland Trail Blazers
To San Antonio Spurs
To Utah Jazz
February 10 To Boston Celtics
To Houston Rockets
[137][138]
To Boston Celtics
  • 2023 ORL protected second-round pick[ay]
To Orlando Magic
[139][140]
To Boston Celtics
To San Antonio Spurs
[141]
To Brooklyn Nets
To Philadelphia 76ers
[142][143]
To Charlotte Hornets
To Washington Wizards
[144][145]
To Dallas Mavericks
To Washington Wizards
[146][147]
To Indiana Pacers
To Phoenix Suns
[148][149]
To Phoenix Suns
To Washington Wizards
  • Cash considerations
[149][150]
To San Antonio Spurs
To Toronto Raptors
[151][152]
Four-team trade [153][154][155]
To Detroit Pistons
To Los Angeles Clippers
To Milwaukee Bucks
  • Serge Ibaka (from LA Clippers)
  • 2023 second-round pick[bi] (from Detroit)
  • 2024 POR second-round pick (from Detroit)
  • Cash considerations
To Sacramento Kings
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Free agents

The NBA's free agency period began on August 2 at 6 P.M. EST.[156]

Players would be allowed to sign new offers starting on August 6 at 12 p.m. ET, after the moratorium ended.

R Denotes unsigned players whose free-agent rights were renounced
Denotes sign and trade players
Denotes player who is signed after buyout
Denotes signed player who failed to make opening day roster
Denotes player whose deal was later turned into a two-way contract
Denotes player signed to 10-day contract
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* Player option
** Team option
*** Early termination option

Two-way contracts

Per recent NBA rules implemented as of the 2017–18 season, teams are permitted to have two two-way players on their roster at any given time, in addition to their 15-man regular season roster. A two-way player will provide services primarily to the team's G League affiliate, but can spend up to 45 days with the parent NBA team. Only players with four or fewer years of NBA experience are able to sign two-way contracts, which can be for either one season or two. Players entering training camp for a team have a chance to convert their training camp deal into a two-way contract if they prove themselves worthy enough for it. Teams also have the option to convert a two-way contract into a regular, minimum-salary NBA contract, at which point the player becomes a regular member of the parent NBA team. Two-way players are not eligible for NBA playoff rosters, so a team must convert any two-way players it wants to use in the playoffs, waiving another player in the process.

During the 2021–22 season, two-way deals will work a little differently than usual. Rather than being limited to spending 45 days with their NBA teams, two-way players would be eligible to be active for up to 50 of their team's 82 NBA games. And instead of having their salaries by how many days they spend in the NBA, they'll be paid a flat salary equal to 50% of the minimum player salary applicable to a player with zero years of service.[617]

Denotes players who were promoted to the main roster
**** Denotes players who were cut before season's end
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Going to other American and Canadian leagues

The new league of all players is NBA G League, although some players have returned to their former team, as shown below. The NBA contract status of nearly all players is unrestricted free agent, and the rest is stated otherwise.

* Denotes G-League players who returned to their former team
Previously on a two-way contract
Denotes players whose NBA contract status is unsigned draft pick
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Going overseas

The following players were on NBA rosters during the previous season, but chose to sign with overseas teams after their contract expired and they became free agents. The players became free agents at the end of the season unless noted otherwise. The list also includes unsigned 2021 draft picks who signed with overseas teams, but excludes unsigned 2021 draft picks who were already playing overseas before the draft.

* Denotes international players who returned to their home country
** Denotes international players who returned to their club found/owned at their home country
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Waived

Denotes player who did not clear waivers because his contract was claimed by another team
Denotes players who were on a two-way contract
Denotes players whose contracts were voided
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Training camp cuts

All players listed did not make the final roster.
On a two-way contract.
c Claimed off waivers by another team.

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Atlanta Hawks Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Charlotte Hornets Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets Detroit Pistons Golden State Warriors
Houston Rockets Indiana Pacers Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Memphis Grizzlies
Miami Heat Milwaukee Bucks Minnesota Timberwolves New Orleans Pelicans New York Knicks
Oklahoma City Thunder Orlando Magic Philadelphia 76ers Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers
Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs Toronto Raptors Utah Jazz Washington Wizards
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Draft

The 2021 NBA draft was held on July 29, 2021, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. In two rounds of draft, 60 amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players, were selected. The following players signed a regular rookie contract unless noted otherwise.

First round

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Second round

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Previous years' draftees

Renounced draft rights

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Draft Pick Player Date of rights' renouncement Former team Ref
2016 44 Isaïa Cordinier September 15 Brooklyn Nets [1036]
2019 56 Jaylen Hands July 29 Detroit Pistons [1037]
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Notes

  1. At the time of this trade Oklahoma City owned its own pick, Washington's pick, and the better of the picks originally belonging to Dallas and Miami; Boston will receive the worst of these three picks. Boston traded this pick to New York on August 17.[43]
  2. The worse of the picks originally belonging to Boston and Memphis. Orlando will receive the worse of those two picks from an earlier trade.
  3. This trade was finalized hours before the draft began, so no draft rights were involved.
  4. New Orleans traded the worse of this pick and their own to Portland on February 8, 2022.[43]
  5. Oklahoma City will receive the pick in 2022 if it is No. 17–30, 2023 if No. 19–30, 2024 if No. 19–30, 2025 if No. 14–30, 2026 if No. 12–30, 2027 if No. 10–30; if it is not conveyed by 2027, Oklahoma City will receive Detroit's 2027 second-round pick[43] The pick fell within its protected range in 2022 and rolled over to 2023.
  6. Oklahoma City will receive the pick in 2023 if it is No. 15–30, 2024 if No. 13–30, 2025 if No. 11–30, 2026 if No. 9–30, if it is not conveyed by 2026, Oklahoma City will receive Washington's 2026 and 2027 second-round picks.[43]
  7. New York will receive the pick in 2022 if it is No. 19–30, 2023 if No. 17–30, 2024 if No. 15–30, 2025 if No. 15–30; if not conveyed by 2025, New York will receive Charlotte's 2026 and 2027 second-round picks instead. New York traded this pick to Atlanta on January 13, 2022.[43]
  8. The second best of the picks originally belonging to Indiana, Cleveland, and Utah. Milwaukee traded this pick to Memphis on August 7.[43]
  9. The better of Indiana's pick and the pick originally belonging to Miami. Milwaukee traded this pick to Memphis on August 7.[43]
  10. Utah owes its protected first-round pick to Memphis by 2024 or it converts to two second-round picks. Two years after Memphis receives Utah's pick or in 2024 if Memphis's right converts, Oklahoma City's right to Utah's pick begins. OKC will receive the pick if it is No. 11–30 in 2024 or 2025, in 2026 if No. 9–30; if not conveyed by 2026 it will convert to Utah's 2028 second-round pick. Utah unconditionally conveyed its 2028 second-round pick to Oklahoma on January 4 as part of the Miya Oni trade; Utah's obligation to convey a first-round pick will be extinguished if the pick hasn't been conveyed by 2026.[43]
  11. The worst of the picks originally belonging to Oklahoma City, Houston, Indiana, and Miami. Utah traded this pick to San Antonio on February 9, 2022.
  12. The better of the picks originally belonging to Memphis and Washington. Brooklyn traded this pick to Detroit on September 4.[43]
  13. The swap right is for Golden State's pick, not Brooklyn's. Brooklyn traded this pick to Detroit on September 4.[43]
  14. The worse of the picks originally belonging to Memphis and Washington.[43]
  15. The best of the picks originally belonging to Chicago, Detroit, and the LA Lakers.[43]
  16. Charlotte will receive the pick if it is No. 15–30, otherwise they receive the Pelicans' second-round picks in 2022 and 2024.[43] The pick fell within its protected range and converted.
  17. Memphis will receive the pick if it is No. 11–30, otherwise they will receive Cleveland's 2022 second-round pick and New Orleans' 2025 second-round pick and New Orleans will retain the Lakers' pick.
  18. New Orleans traded Boston's rights to the LA Clippers later the same day.
  19. Memphis received Butler's rights from New Orleans earlier the same day.
  20. Utah traded this pick to Portland on February 9, 2022.
  21. Utah received this earlier in the day as an unprotected pick; they traded it with protection to Golden State later the same day and will retain the pick if it is No. 31–42.[43]
  22. New Orleans received Boston's rights from Memphis earlier the same day.
  23. New Orleans will receive the pick if it is No. 56–60, otherwise they receive nothing.[43] The pick fell within its protected range and was not conveyed.
  24. Golden State will receive the pick if it is No. 43–60, otherwise they receive nothing. Utah received the unprotected pick from Memphis earlier in the day and will retain the pick if it is No. 31-42.[43]
  25. Indiana will receive the pick if it is No. 56–60, otherwise they receive nothing.[43]
  26. San Antonio will receive the pick if it is No. 56–60, otherwise they receive nothing. Indiana traded the No. 31–55 portion of this pick to Sacramento on February 8, 2022.[43]
  27. San Antonio has the right to swap its own pick for the worse of the picks originally belonging to Indiana and Miami.[43]
  28. The second best of the picks originally belonging to Cleveland, Indiana, and Utah. Milwaukee previously received this pick in a trade on July 30.[43]
  29. The better of the picks originally belonging to Indiana and Miami. Milwaukee previously received this pick in a trade on July 30.[43]
  30. Before this trade, Chicago had the right to trade its pick for Detroit's, with the worse of the two going to Sacramento; San Antonio could then swap the Lakers' pick for the better of Chicago/Detroit, leaving Chicago with the remaining pick. The pick traded here was the one Chicago would have ended up with after the swap rights were done. San Antonio traded the better of the Chicago and Detroit picks to Toronto on February 10, 2022.[43]
  31. Chicago already owes its protected 2023 first-round pick to Orlando, which will convert to two second-round picks if not conveyed by 2024. Because teams cannot trade future first-round picks in consecutive years, San Antonio may not be able to receive the pick until at least 2026. In the first eligible year, San Antonio will receive the pick if it is No. 11–30, in the second or third year (2026 and 2027 or 2027 and 2028) if No. 9–30, after which it will convert to Chicago's 2028 second-round pick.[43]
  32. New York will receive the pick if it is No. 56–60, otherwise they receive nothing.[43] The pick within its protected range and was not conveyed.
  33. Oklahoma City has the right to swap Dallas's pick for Miami's, leaving Oklahoma City with its own pick, Washington's pick, and the better of Dallas/Miami; New York will receive the worst of the three picks. This is the pick Boston received from Oklahoma City on June 18.[43]
  34. Chicago will receive the pick if it is No. 15–30, rolling over with the same condition through 2028; if the pick is not conveyed by 2028, Chicago will receive Portland's 2028 second-round pick. It is possible the 2028 pick would be Chicago's, in which case it will be forfeited for tampering in the DeMar DeRozan trade.[43]
  35. Chicago will receive the pick if it is No. 47–60, otherwise they receive nothing.[43] If Chicago receives the pick, it will be forfeited for tampering in the Lonzo Ball sign-and-trade[103] as they have already traded away their own picks through 2025.[43]
  36. This pick was included in the January 10 Denver-Detroit trade that was later voided.
  37. The better of the picks originally belonging to Memphis and Washington. Brooklyn received this pick in the five-team trade on August 6.[43]
  38. This is the pick originally belonging to Golden State; Detroit has the right to swap it for Washington's pick. Brooklyn received this pick in the five-team trade on August 6.[43]
  39. Memphis may swap the better of the picks originally belonging to Indiana and Miami for Boston's own pick. The NBA.com article states Dallas and Miami, but Dallas's pick is owned by Oklahoma City.
  40. Brooklyn will receive the pick if it is No. 38–60, otherwise Indiana will retain the pick and Brooklyn receives nothing.[43]
  41. Oklahoma City received Utah's future protected first-round pick for Derrick Favors on July 30, 2021; if the Thunder hadn't received Utah's first-round pick by 2026, it would have converted to this pick. With this trade, Utah's obligation on its first-round pick will be extinguished after 2026.[43]
  42. Atlanta will receive the pick if it is No. 19–30 in 2022, No. 17–30 in 2023, No. 15–30 in 2024, No. 15–30 in 2025; if the Hawks have not received the pick by 2025, it will convert to Charlotte's 2026 and 2027 second-round picks.[43] The pick fell within its protected range in 2022 and rolled over to 2023.
  43. San Antonio will receive the pick if it is No. 34–60, otherwise they receive nothing.[43]
  44. Indiana will receive the pick in 2022 if it is No. 15–30, in 2023 if it is No. 15–30; if Indiana doesn't receive the pick by 2023, it will convert to Cleveland's 2025 second-round pick and the L.A. Lakers' 2026 second-round pick.[43]
  45. Sacramento will receive the pick if it is No. 31–55, otherwise they receive nothing.[43]
  46. Portland will receive the pick if it is No. 5–14; if the pick is not conveyed, Portland will instead receive Milwaukee's 2025 first-round pick if No. 5–30, otherwise receiving nothing.[43]
  47. The better of the picks originally belonging to New Orleans and Portland; not a swap because New Orleans already owned Portland's pick.[43]
  48. The worst of the three picks originally belonging to Dallas, Oklahoma City, and Philadelphia.
  49. Oklahoma City will now receive the pick in 2025 if it is No. 15–30, otherwise they will receive Miami's 2026 unprotected first-round pick.
  50. The worst of the four picks originally belonging to Houston, Indiana, Miami, and Oklahoma City.[43]
  51. Boston will receive the pick if it is No. 56–60, otherwise they receive nothing.[43]
  52. Orlando will receive the pick if it is No. 46–60, otherwise they receive nothing.[43]
  53. San Antonio will receive the pick if it is No. 5–30, in 2023 if No. 5–30; if the pick is not conveyed by 2023, San Antonio will receive Portland's 2023 second-round pick and the better of 1) the 2023 second-round pick originally belonging to Houston (if No. 33–60) or 2) the worse of the picks originally belonging to Dallas and Miami.[43] San Antonio received the pick.
  54. If Boston's pick is No. 1, San Antonio will instead receive Boston's second-round pick if it is No. 31–45, otherwise receiving nothing.[43]
  55. Brooklyn had the right to defer this pick to 2023. Brooklyn exercised its deferral right and Philadelphia retained the 2022 pick.[43]
  56. Brooklyn will receive the pick if it is No. 9–30, in 2028 if it is No. 9–30; if the pick is not conveyed by 2028 it will convert to Philadelphia's 2028 second-round pick.
  57. Washington will receive the pick if it is No. 46–60; if the pick is not conveyed in 2023, Washington will receive Boston's 2024 second-round pick.[43]
  58. New York will receive the pick in 2022 if it is No. 46–60, otherwise they receive nothing.[43] Washington received the pick.
  59. San Antonio will receive in 2022 if it is No. 15–30, in 2023 if it is No. 14–30; if the pick is not conveyed by 2023, it will convert to Toronto's second-round picks in 2023 and 2026.[43]
  60. The better of the picks originally belonging to Chicago and Detroit.[43]
  61. The worse of the picks originally belonging to Cleveland and Golden State.[43]
  62. The Kings got their own pick back.
  63. Team denotes the team that holds the players' draft rights at the time of contract signing. Teams in parentheses denotes the teams that drafted the players before any trade occurred.

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