**The DET and WAS 1sts are not only protected, but those protections guarantee future picks for the organization. This article goes into great depth about this: https://nypost.com/2023/11/18/sports/knicks-unlikely-to-enter-2024-nba-draft-with-four-first-rounders/

All in all, this trade helps each team and is the one trade that just about catapults their playoff hopes into being Championship-or-bust.