03-10-2021, 09:27 AM
(03-09-2021, 08:35 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Bobby Marks - "The Warriors owe Oklahoma City a top-20-protected first-round pick in 2021 from the Kelly Oubre Jr. trade. They will also send Memphis a top-four-protected first in 2024. The pick is top-one-protected in 2025 and unprotected in 2026. As a result of both trades, Golden State cannot trade its own first in any of the next seven seasons. The Warriors can trade the Minnesota (top-three-protected) 2021 first."
The above is what he said. I suspect his point is that there is a chance the 2021 pick will convey to OKC. So, you can't trade that one. There's a chance it will convey. So, you can't trade 2022 because you would be sending out two future picks in a row. They have traded 2024, so they can't trade 2023.
It seems like they could trade 2021 conditionally.
If that's what he said, then he just wasn't thinking at all, and completely whiffed. You said some of the following, but to be clear, GS has ample opportunity to move at least one (and maybe two) first round picks if they wish.
GS can trade the 2021 first rounder with restrictions (if it is 1-20).
GS can trade 2022 first rounder. They could even do so with NO restrictions.
GS can even trade a package of "GS 2021 first rounder, protected to fall within 1-20, and if it doesn't then _____" PLUS "GS 2022 1st rounder unprotected."