HartfordWhalers wrote:Ben wrote:
Eh, I don't know. Even if it can be done, wouldn't the value decrease so much that it'd just be better to keep it? The chance of it going to Philly or Boston would bring the price down to pennies on the dollar.
There would have to be a backup scenario-- as in, "in exchange for what Team B gives the Sixers, Team B receives the Lakers pick if it's 6-30 or ELSE Team B receives Asset(s) X." Team B would have to be willing to do the trade in question for Asset X. And the Sixers would have to value Asset X almost as much as they value a possible mid to late lottery pick. Who fits the bill? Not Okafor, I assume.
LongLiveHinkie wrote:It can't be done. Picks can't be traded twice. It can only be traded after the lottery next season, should it not convey to Boston.
Picks can be traded repeatedly. The only way they cannot is if a range is to small too count for a trade (you need top 55 protection not top 59), or if it would violate Stepien. The second happens a lot because in a traditional team with only their own pick:
I.e. Clippers owe lotto protected pick in '18 and '19, if not 2 2nds. If Clippers traded '18 1-14 range, they would violate Stepien -- {1-14 in '18 and then 15-30 in '19 means two future years with no picks}
Sixers in 2014 traded a 2nd rounder 4 times... and kept the part that had the pick:
56-60
51-55
46-50
41-45
and the team maintained 31-40
https://web.archive.org/web/20140312160333/http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/future_drafts/detailed2014 second round draft pick to Washington
Philadelphia's 2014 2nd round pick to Washington protected for selections 31-45 and 51-60 (if this pick falls within either of its protected ranges and is therefore not conveyed, then Philadelphia's obligation to Washington will be extinguished) [Philadelphia-Washington, 2/20/2014]
2014 second round draft pick to Oklahoma City
Philadelphia's 2014 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City (via Memphis) protected for selections 31-50 and 56-60 (if this pick falls within either of its protected ranges and is therefore not conveyed, then Philadelphia's obligation to Oklahoma City will be extinguished) [Memphis-Philadelphia, 8/22/2013 and then Boston-Memphis-Oklahoma City, 1/7/2014]
2014 second round draft pick to Houston
Philadelphia's 2014 2nd round pick to Houston protected for selections 31-55 (if this pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyed, then Philadelphia's obligation to Houston will be extinguished) [Houston-Philadelphia, 7/13/2013]
2014 second round draft pick to L.A. Clippers
Philadelphia's 2014 2nd round pick to the L.A. Clippers protected for selections 31-40 and 46-60 (if this pick falls within either of its protected ranges and is therefore not conveyed, then Philadelphia's obligation to the L.A. Clippers will be extinguished) [L.A. Clippers-Philadelphia, 2/20/2014]
