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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 877868">Right.  And that means you don't execute the trade before the draft, when 10 are off the board, or even 25 if you are targeting a particular player.  That target could be off board at 25.  Then the trade up is contingent.  The terms of the deal are set at some point, with both sides having an out.  The trade is confirmed when the pick is on the clock or canceled if it wasn't cancelled before.The only way around believing this is how it shakes out is if, after 23 are off the board for example, there are three players you highly value knowing one will be available.  Or 20 are off the board and you highly value six of the remaining, but this starts to strain credulity.The question then becomes, when was the trade executed?  Before #26 was on the clock  when Love was one of three or one of six of the highly valued, and it turned out he was the only one left? I find it much much more plausible that Love was targeted and that Gutekunst may have had a second contingent trade higher up the board to be sure he got his guy but the other team backed out of it to get their favorite, in which case we can take cold comfort in Gutekunst having given up only a 4th. rounder in the process.</blockquote>

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