How different would the NBA draft be if Free Agency was first?

MLB has their during the season, NHL is around the same as NBA and before their FA period I believe

MLB has their during the season, NHL is around the same as NBA and before their FA period I believe

 Alot more trades would hapoen because teams would use most of their cap space on vets forcing them to trade their draft slots. 

I think that would do more for competitive balance than the lottery system

 Alot more trades would hapoen because teams would use most of their cap space on vets forcing them to trade their draft slots. 

I think that would do more for competitive balance than the lottery system

The world may never know!!! 

The world may never know!!! 

this topic was tackled a few times and the teams will always have enough money for rookies its a giving.

Why cant free agency start two weeks before the draft, it would help teams build their team way smarter. I don’t think th rockets would have drafted capella  nor the lakers drafting randle.

this topic was tackled a few times and the teams will always have enough money for rookies its a giving.

Why cant free agency start two weeks before the draft, it would help teams build their team way smarter. I don’t think th rockets would have drafted capella  nor the lakers drafting randle.

 Would the Suns have drafted Ennis if they knew they were getting Thomas?

 Would the Suns have drafted Ennis if they knew they were getting Thomas?

 I can’t remeber where I read it but Sam Amico might have hinted it in one of his chats. 

 I can’t remeber where I read it but Sam Amico might have hinted it in one of his chats. 

 I don’t entirely disagree. One issue would be that it’d be much more obvious what position each team would need to draft for. I don’t know how important that would be to teams. Also, the current schedule really coincides with the school year, which is helpful for draftees deciding their future. If you have the draft later, it’s at the end of summer when kids are going back to school. If you’re deciding on returning to school or not, you’re giving the school zero notice and college coaches won’t know what type of players they’ll need to recruit. Perhaps that’s less so the NBA’s problem. 

 I don’t entirely disagree. One issue would be that it’d be much more obvious what position each team would need to draft for. I don’t know how important that would be to teams. Also, the current schedule really coincides with the school year, which is helpful for draftees deciding their future. If you have the draft later, it’s at the end of summer when kids are going back to school. If you’re deciding on returning to school or not, you’re giving the school zero notice and college coaches won’t know what type of players they’ll need to recruit. Perhaps that’s less so the NBA’s problem.