Jaden Ivey Will Be Focus Of Many Teams’ Trade Talks During NBA Draft

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Every year leading up to the NBA Draft there is a player that seemingly catches the attention of everyone around the league. This year, the player very well could be Purdue guard, Jaden Ivey.

Ivey wasn’t among the top-three consensus that was seemingly forming around Jabari Smith Jr. out of Auburn, Paolo Banchero out of Duke, and Chet Holmgren out of Gonzaga. But, he is now looking to crash that party.

There have been some reports linking Ivey to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who pick second overall. Teams seemingly have Ivey higher on their board than analysts do, as Ivey is going somewhere between the 4th and 7th pick in most mock drafts.

Over at Action Network, Matt Moore shared some more intel on the Ivey situation. He reported that the Boilermaker is one of the most sought-after prospects in this year’s draft class and there could be some trade movement as teams want to work into a position to select him.

“Purdue point guard Jaden Ivey is considered to be one of the highest sought-after prospects by teams looking to move up in the draft. This is my read on the situation and without hard intel: even teams at the very top may look to trade back if they feel they can get Ivey a few spots later.”

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That would certainly be a risky proposition trading down and hoping that he is still on the board. Oklahoma City could be the team that he has in mind, but if they feel that strongly about Ivey’s star power, they would just select him at No. 2.

If he makes it past the second pick, all attention will be turned to the Sacramento Kings, who are picking fourth. Sacramento is open to trading the pick if it means acquiring an established, win-now type of player in return. They could receive quite a haul from a team looking to move up and land Ivey.

The Indiana Pacers, who are slated to pick at No. 6, could be in the mix to move up two spots and keep Ivey at home. The New York Knicks are another team looking to make a splash and are in desperate need of a point guard. Do they have the means to move up from No. 11 into the top five?

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This will certainly be worth keeping an eye on. Ivey is a very popular prospect in this year’s draft class and has a similar feel and look to his game as Ja Morant. Seeing how Morant has helped elevate the Memphis Grizzlies as quickly as he has, teams will have visions of that occurring on their roster as well.

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