For matching purposes in trades, draft picks count for how much money?

In the context of NBA trades, draft picks are considered assets but do not have assigned monetary values in terms of matching salaries. When teams engage in trades, they must ensure that the salaries of the players involved match in accordance with NBA salary cap rules. However, draft picks are not classified as monetary equivalents for salary matching; instead, they are treated as $0. This means that when teams are calculating the total salaries to be matched in a trade, they do not factor in draft picks as monetary components, allowing for more flexibility in structuring trades without the need to match the draft picks with actual player salaries. Thus, for trade matching purposes, draft picks count as $0.