12-10-2025, 03:19 PM
(12-10-2025, 02:15 PM)Jakeospikez Wrote: Contenders aren't gonna want to trade near term picks, it will pretty much always be delayed future stuff because they want to continue to bolster their title window especially with someone like AD. Should go for future picks + pick swaps years ahead. Rookies in the future will help manage the cap once Flagg is out of his rookie deal anyway. Teams can become really bad quick, or just 1 major injury away. Pacers in the finals last season have Haliburton tear his achilles, lost Turner and are now one of the worst teams in the league.
Why wouldn’t a team that’s a contender want to trade their picks in the soonest draft? When they know they will be picking in the 20’s. If they wait for future years they could be giving up a good pick due to the volatile nature of the NBA and injuries.