payitforward wrote:The Phoenix Suns were actually able trade Isaiah Todd.
They sent him to the Grizzlies & also included R1 pick swaps in 2024 & 2030.
In return, the Grizzlies gave the Suns three R2 picks -- a 2025 second-round pick they got from New Orleans plus their own R2 picks in 2028 and 2029.
We already have those swap rights, so it's going to put a limit on their value.
In 2024, we will be awful so we will be out of the transaction. The 2024 pick swap happens if the Suns finish below Memphis. That's plausible, but chances are, if the Suns are worse than Memphis, it won't be by much. So it will probably only be a few slots in the draft if there is a swap at all.
In 2030, Phoenix is likely to be pretty awful, but Washington has swap rights first. So Memphis will only get the worst of the Phoenix/Washington pick (assuming both picks are higher than where Memphis picks).
Interesting strategy from Phoenix though. They're just mortgaging the hell out of their future. Not only are they trading all of their tradeable picks, but they are setting up multiple swaps on their untradeable picks so that they will virtually guarantee that the future picks they do have will be a the very bottom of the first round.