Milwaukee Bucks
This includes a projected signing that is not yet official, so these figures are an estimate.
Through the 2033 draft the Bucks control 9 first-round picks and 4 second-round picks, with 2 tied up in swap rights. Their firsts land in 2026, 2028, 2030, 2031, 2032, and 2033. 8 of their own picks are owed elsewhere.
In 2026 the Bucks pick twice: MIA's first (Miami's own first conveyed to Milwaukee at pick 13, in the June 2026 Giannis Antetokounmpo trade.) and their own first (Milwaukee keeps its own first at pick 10. Atlanta took the more favorable of the Milwaukee and New Orleans 2026 firsts, which resolved to the New Orleans slot, so Milwaukee's own pick stayed put.); they also owe out their own second to BOS (Milwaukee's own second conveyed to Boston at pick 40, routed via Orlando.).
In 2027 the Bucks pick twice: DET's second (Sent from DET to MIL in a reported trade on 2026-07-13, pending the ledger update.) and their own second (Milwaukee's own second returned to Milwaukee in the July 2026 six-team trade after earlier routing to Philadelphia and Detroit; Detroit holds no residual claim.); they also owe out their own first to ATL (Atlanta receives the less favorable of the New Orleans and Milwaukee 2027 firsts, top-4 protected; New Orleans keeps the more favorable on its own slot. From the 2020 Jrue Holiday trade and the Dejounte Murray obligation.).
In 2028 the Bucks pick once: their own first, swap-encumbered (POR holds swap rights from the September 2023 Damian Lillard trade; Washington holds a second-priority swap behind Portland. One mirror reports the Portland right as protected 15-30 conditional on Portland not having conveyed a first to Chicago by 2027, rather than fully unprotected.); they also owe out their own second to PHI (Philadelphia acquired both the Milwaukee and Oklahoma City 2028 seconds in the February 2026 Jared McCain trade; since the July 2026 Jaylen Brown trade, Boston takes the most favorable of the Golden State, Milwaukee, and Oklahoma City seconds and Philadelphia keeps the two least favorable, so Milwaukee's slot lands with Philadelphia or Boston.).
In 2029 the Bucks owe out their own first to POR (Portland keeps the most and least favorable of its own, Boston's, and Milwaukee's 2029 firsts and Washington receives the second most favorable; Milwaukee's first conveys to Washington only if it is the middle pick, otherwise to Portland. From the September 2023 Damian Lillard trade and the July 2024 Deni Avdija trade.) and their own second to DET (Detroit takes the two most favorable of the Detroit, New York, and Milwaukee 2029 seconds and Chicago the least favorable; Milwaukee's second conveys to Detroit unless it is the least favorable of the three. From the July 2026 six-team trade.).
In 2030 the Bucks pick once: their own first, swap-encumbered (POR holds unprotected swap rights from the September 2023 Damian Lillard trade. Milwaukee separately holds the right to swap this first for Miami's 2030 first, from the June 2026 Giannis Antetokounmpo trade.); they also owe out their own second to ORL (Unprotected second owed to Orlando, sent for pick 36 in the 2023 draft.).
In 2031 the Bucks pick twice: MIA's first (Owed to Milwaukee, unprotected, in the June 2026 Giannis Antetokounmpo trade.) and their own first; they also owe out their own second to CHA (Owed to Charlotte from the Pat Connaughton (Vasilije Micic) deal.).
In 2032 the Bucks pick once: their own first; they also owe out their own second to CHA (Owed to Charlotte from the Pat Connaughton deal.).
In 2033 the Bucks hold 4 picks: MIA's first (Miami's own first owed to Milwaukee, unprotected, in the July 2026 Giannis Antetokounmpo trade.), their own first, MIA's second (Miami's own second owed to Milwaukee in the July 2026 Giannis Antetokounmpo trade.), and their own second.
The rule behind this
An unsigned first-round pick charges the team's cap at 120% of his draft slot's rookie-scale salary (because first-rounders may sign for up to 120% of scale, and almost all do).
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Numbers come straight from the live Bucks cap sheet, recomputed whenever the data updates.