Qestion

The rule is that they cannot trade consecutive future picks, but there is some wiggle room.

1. They could convey the 3 pick on draft night after they take it, which means they could then trade 2020 picks without an issue.

2. The rule is you have to have a pick every two years in the future, not that it has to be yours. The Knicks could theoretically trade their own picks for the next few years and retain the Mavs’ picks, but that wouldn’t work for a trade because the Mavs’ picks are more valuable than those of the Knicks.


Part of the problem of any future pick trade is that you are gambling heavily on what that team will look like down the line.

It worked out for Boston with the Nets because they correctly guessed that the team would bottom out as Pierce and Garnett aged.

It didn’t work out so well for the Magic in the Chris Webber trade but that was a combination of bad picks and weird luck for both them and the Warriors. (In particular, they blew a pick in 1996 that could have been one of about five star players such as Kobe or Peja for a guy off the team within 2 seasons)

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The rule is that they cannot trade consecutive future picks, but there is some wiggle room.

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True, I also believe the rules are you cannot trade past 7 years.

This is why some think 4 1st are the most you can trade.

Which is true if you do not have other teams picks.