NBA teams could sell first round picks to raise money

The Denver Nuggets were the last team to sell a first round pick as they sold the selection that became Rudy Gobert in 2013 to the Utah Jazz.

There could be NBA teams who explore selling their first round pick this year in order to raise money with league revenues significantly down for the 20-21 season, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst.

“I suspect first-round picks will be for sale in this draft,” one team executive said to Windhorst. “We haven’t really seen that in a decade.”