TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[ItsGoTime]

The terms of the deal can be "next" legally tradeable first.  It doesn't have to be designated as 24 or 25.  If 23 conveys, the trade partner gets 24 as the starting point for a string of future picks every other year.  If 23 doesn't convey, then 25 is the earliest possible pick.  At the TDL, teams should have a decent idea where the pick is likely to fall.

I agree with your take that the summer provides even greater opportunities.

In this situation, the “next available pick” could be the 27 first due to the 23 conveying in 25 so the next available pick is the 27. We then couldn’t also trade the 27 in the original trade.