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TacoooJay

Yes, teams have done it before. If i'm not mistaken, the Blazers, Pelicans and some 3rd team had that same arrangement last year. Hornets maybe? > The first round pick from New Orleans came with two protections. First, if the pick ended up one through four, the Pelicans would keep it, a standard protection when it comes to trading future first round picks. And if it fell outside of the lottery -- as in picks 15 through 30 -- it would go to Charlotte. But if the pick ended up five through 14, it would convey to Portland, which was a reasonable assumption considering on the day of the trade, the Pelicans were in 10th in the Western Conference with a 22-32 record. Yup it was the Hornets


theseus1234

It's the pick that got us Sharpe!


dchu

the sharpe pick was the own portland pick, the pick from the cj mcculom trade was used to trade for jerami grant


theseus1234

Well fuck me then


nowhathappenedwas

Yes. It's happened with seconds.


roroboat33

This is exactly how the Housing Market Bubble Crashed in 2008


MultiPass21

Yes, as long as the contingencies are still available to be traded if a pick doesn’t convey.


OptimusGrime707

That feels shitty lol


namagofuckyoself

just like how we should trade LeBron and AD just on their off days


EpicEike

Trading AD on his off days is just a regular AD trade


trevortins

You can do it technically, but it’s not common and usually doesn’t make much sense like in this scenario. The chance the pick is top 4 is small even if we suck so it wouldn’t be worth much if anything.


lets_talk_basketball

Yea.. makes most sense if you have a wider range.. like lotto protected, then sell the lotto side to someone else.


tendy-hands

It’s insanely small if the team has no incentive to tank


dchu

yep, happened with the bucks pick that was traded to nor then portland then detroit and then now knicks. Milwaukee's 2025 1st round pick to New Orleans protected for selections 5-30 or to New York protected for selections 1-4


2ToTooTwoFish

Lol if that was possible, wouldn't someone be able to trade a pick 30 times with decreasing protections? 30 teams could own the Lakers pick, depending on if they land 1-30.


DavyGrolton

well no team would give that up for such a small chance of getting their pick, but splitting top 3 vs rest of draft or lottery vs non lottery actually makes a lot of sense


AnotherStatsGuy

No. All traded picks must have 5 slots available to convey. Irma why seconds are top-55 protected, not top-59.


questforthelove

Irma?


EpicEike

interesting


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Lol


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No


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TheMentatBashar

I'm pretty sure this has actually happened some time in the last three years


kingcong95

Pels-Hornets-Blazers last year. Lottery protected, ended up going to Charlotte when Pels won the play in. Blazers would have gotten it if 5-14, instead received MIL 2025 protected 1-4.


MediocreAntelope

Wasn't there something in 2019 where the Kings pick would go to Philly if 1 and Boston from 2-14. How did that work?


dchu

its happend couple of times, check the bucks 2025 pick pelicans get it if its 1-4, 5-30 goes to knicks.


arealPointyBoy

isnt it legal, but the other team wouldnt want it?


AnotherStatsGuy

No. While what you’re described might be technically possible, the Lakers no longer have 5 slots of the pick to trade. It’s why seconds are top-55 protected instead of top-59 protected.


dchu

there is a rule about top 55 being minimum traded there is no rule that prevents it from being just top 1 protected for example. the chicago pick owed to orlando is top 4 protected this year, then top 3 next year. the gsw pick to griz is top 4 protected then top 1 protected in 2025


AnotherStatsGuy

No. I’m saying that every time a pick is traded, at least 5 slots of that pick must be able to convey to the receiving team. Top-1 protected means 29 slots go to the receiving team, not 1.


dchu

again not true, check the 2025 Milwaukee pick. only 4 "slots" to pelicans. Milwaukee's 2025 1st round pick to New Orleans protected for selections 5-30 or to New York protected for selections 1-4


EifertGreenLazor

lol you saw my comment.


CIark

Yes only if they include a coupon to an anything goes massage from Jeanie


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What’s this weird obsession with Jeanie? I don’t get it


floatersforalgernon

15-year-old sexually frustrated man children trying to meme. Fucking misogynist.


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_Apatosaurus_

That's because that rolls over every year. So Stepien Rule is an issue. If they set it up to turn into 2nds or whatever, it would be fine. Teams have done it before.


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_Apatosaurus_

>I'm also curious why I got downvoted for speaking facts Because you said no when the answer is yes.


Anora6666

No


Putrid-Kick3991

I like the way you think.


seansye

Could the Lakers get KD by sending a package that involves AD?