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NBA Draft: 5 best picks of lottery era at No. 31

The NBA Draft has gone through a lot of iterations over the years, but since 1989, the draft has been essentially the same — two rounds long — with the top pick at a minimum determined through some sort of lottery system since 1985.

The Brooklyn Nets currently hold three picks in the 2019 NBA Draft, set for June 20 at Barclays Center.

In addition to their own pick in the first round at No. 17 overall, the Nets own the No. 27 overall pick in the first round (from the Denver Nuggets, courtesy of last summer’s salary dump trade in which Brooklyn took on Kenneth Faried and Darrell Arthur) and the New York Knicks second-round selection at No.