07-29-2021, 12:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-29-2021, 12:40 PM by KillerLeft.)
(07-29-2021, 12:21 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: No, there are all sorts of legal trades that can occur tonight. They fall under the 20/21 cap and hard cap rules if completed prior to 8/2 at 5:00.
So...I believe you, but this confuses me.
I would have thought the "trade deadline" means trading is done until the next season. I have always thought that all of these draft day deals (and the trades that happen during free agency) are like the free agency agreements that happen during the moratorium - just waiting until the date you referenced to become official.
If that's not the case, then why on Earth do they not let the team trading for the pick MAKE THE PICK? Like, what is the point of Luka having to put on the stupid Atlanta Hawks hat on draft night? I've always hated that, and much prefer the NFL's way of doing it. If you're correct that those trades go on the tail end of the previous season then I hate it even more.