{"id":35494,"date":"2026-06-24T20:26:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/knicks-lakers-mavs-and-suns-complete-draft-night-swap\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T20:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:26:43","slug":"knicks-lakers-mavs-and-suns-complete-draft-night-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/knicks-lakers-mavs-and-suns-complete-draft-night-swap\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks, Lakers, Mavs and Suns complete Draft-night swap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2248011\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2248011\" class=\"wp-image-2248011 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2283018016-scaled-e1782269469779.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2283018016-scaled-e1782269469779.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2283018016-scaled-e1782269469779-784x442.jpg 784w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2283018016-scaled-e1782269469779-1568x883.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2283018016-scaled-e1782269469779-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2283018016-scaled-e1782269469779-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/manage\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2283018016-scaled-e1782269469779-2048x1154.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2248011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cameron Carr is drafted by the Knicks, but is reportedly on the move to L.A.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Coming off their first NBA championship in 53 years, the Knicks opted out of the No. 24 selection in the <a href=\"http:\/\/nba.com\/draft\/2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 NBA Draft<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">\u00a0and eventually the first round altogether. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">They picked up several second-round picks and cash considerations in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 40px; width: auto; vertical-align: middle; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/logos\/nba\/1610612747\/primary\/L\/72x72\/logo.png\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers logo\" height=\"40\" title=\"\"> Lakers receive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 40px; width: auto; vertical-align: middle; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/logos\/nba\/1610612742\/primary\/L\/72x72\/logo.png\" alt=\"Dallas Mavericks logo\" height=\"40\" title=\"\"> Mavericks receive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 40px; width: auto; vertical-align: middle; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/logos\/nba\/1610612756\/primary\/L\/72x72\/logo.png\" alt=\"Phoenix Suns logo\" height=\"40\" title=\"\"> Suns receive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 40px; width: auto; vertical-align: middle; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nba.com\/logos\/nba\/1610612752\/primary\/L\/72x72\/logo.png\" alt=\"New York Knicks logo\" height=\"40\" title=\"\"> Knicks receive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No. 47 overall (via Phoenix)<\/li>\n<li>Draft rights to Melvin Ajin\u00e7a (No. 51 pick in 2024)<\/li>\n<li>Two future second-round picks (via Phoenix)<\/li>\n<li>Two future second-round picks (via Dallas)<\/li>\n<li>Cash considerations (via Los Angeles Lakers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OFFICIAL: Welcome to Los Angeles, Cameron Carr \u2b50\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QVeQjY8C6r\">pic.twitter.com\/QVeQjY8C6r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Lakers\/status\/2069835691413127422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to Dallas, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Laaarry_14?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Laaarry_14<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/MavsDraft26?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MavsDraft26<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rBpZAwAR5b\">pic.twitter.com\/rBpZAwAR5b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dallasmavs\/status\/2069837165844992002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hometown kid staying in the Valley \ud83c\udfdc\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>The newest member of the Phoenix Suns: Koa Peat! 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