These are from the NHL
A conditional draft pick is a stipulation attached to a traded player, stating that if certain predetermined conditions are met, the terms of the deal will be altered. These conditions are designed to safeguard teams against overpaying for a player or to sweeten the deal if specific performance benchmarks are achieved.
"future considerations." This involves trading a fringe NHL player with the potential of receiving compensation, such as a late-round draft pick, at a later time. While these trades seldom make headlines, future considerations provide a flexible mechanism for teams to manage their rosters.
The premise being that perhaps the Raptors and Spurs had an agreement of sorts. That if they made the finals additional compensation A would be sent and if they won the Chip compensation B would be sent.
My buddy made the argument that this is why the Thad deal was made, and possibly why the Jak deal was made. Essentially we owed them a couple picks...
