NBA draft trade grades - Breaking down the most impactful deals

Which NBA players are on the move ahead of the start of free agency?

As the clock ticks toward 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, a flurry of moves have already been made. That included during draft night, when the New York Knicks added three future first-round picks after a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder and a three-team trade with the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets.

The Knicks were at it again a few days later, dealing Nerlens Noel and Alec Burks to Detroit in a move that cleared $19 million in salary cap space. New York is now able to make an overwhelming offer to free-agent guard Jalen Brunson once free agency opens, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim MacMahon.

A trio of deals went down in the days leading to the draft: The Thunder acquired JaMychal Green from the Denver Nuggets, the Dallas Mavericks traded for Christian Wood in a deal with the Houston Rockets, and the Portland Trail Blazers got Jerami Grant from the Pistons.

What else is in store throughout the rest of the offseason? ESPN NBA insider Kevin Pelton is grading all the biggest moves.

Trade tracker: Details on every deal

Pistons get:Nerlens NoelAlec Burks Two future second-round picks $6 million cash

Knicks get: TBD

New York Knicks: A

ESPN's Tim MacMahon reporting on Tuesday that the Knicks are «strong favorites» to sign Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson after NBA free agency opens on Thursday was an indication New York had something in the works.

To make the offer in excess of $100 million that MacMahon reported is widely anticipated, the Knicks had to move either Burks or Noel. Instead, they traded both, which could signal more additions for New York in free agency. The Knicks won't necessarily need all $29.4 million in projected cap