The developmental corps survey ahead of the 2026 NBA Draft continues! We previously examined the Western Conference; now it’s time for the Eastern Conference.The 2026 NBA Finals offered two extremes in roster construction. The San Antonio Spurs arguably have the league’s best developmental corps. The champion New York Knicks, meanwhile, had only two draft picks in their 10-man playoff rotation: reserves Miles McBride and Mitchell Robinson, both second-round selections from more than four years ago.Ironically, San Antonio waived former lottery pick Jeremy Sochan in February, and he finished the season at the end of New York’s bench. The Knicks traded out of the 2022 draft and later moved multiple first-round picks to acquire the final pieces of their championship starting lineup in Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns. As Josh Hart, another Knicks starter acquired at the cost of a first-round pick, put it: “Forget them picks dawg, we’re here!”This survey looks at every player from the 2023, 2024 and 2025 draft classes who finished the 2025-26 season on a roster, including undrafted players and two-way contracts. Players who finished the season on hardship exceptions are excluded unless they were later signed to standard contracts. This will also denote which players could be 2026 free agents (FA).Here’s a team-by-team look at the Eastern Conference’s developmental corps and how it may shape each team’s draft strategy. (Look back at the Western Conference here.)Watch This: Knicks win first title in 53 yearsAtlantic DivisionBoston Celtics2023 draft: PF Jordan Walsh (FA)