NBA Draft: Atlanta Agrees To Trade No. 3 pick To Dallas

The draft’s first big trade came just three picks into the draft. Atlanta will send the No. 3 pick to Dallas in exchange for the No. 5 pick and future Round 1 selection according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Atlanta and Dallas have agreed to a deal, league sources tell ESPN. They'll trade Nos. 3 and 5 picks, sending Luka Doncic to Dallas and Trae Young to Atlanta, sources said. Dallas will send Atlanta a future first.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 21, 2018

This trade is contingent on Trae Young’s availability at the No. 5 pick. The Hawks selected Doncic with the No. 3 pick. If Young is there at five, Dallas will select Young and send him and a future first-round pick to the Hawks, with Doncic heading to the Mavericks.

UPDATE:

Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports is reporting that the pick Dallas is sending to Atlanta will be a 2019, top-five protected selection.

Sources: Protection on Dallas' 2019 first-round pick to Atlanta in Luka Doncic/No. 3 deal: 1-5.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 21, 2018

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