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Just a little annual tradition I enjoy...all are welcome to participate

Some of these are subjective, but have fun with it anyway. You can see how you did afterward, but I won't be keeping score and you win literally nothing

1) How many trades will there be between Wednesday, January 31 (this writing) and Thursday, February 8 (the deadline)?

2) How many players (draft rights included) will be traded?

3) How many 1st round draft picks will be traded? Of these, how many will be 2024 1st rounders?

4) Who will be the biggest name traded?

5) Who will be the most *surprising* name traded?

6) One trade that I predict *will* happen is ________________. (Be specific! Who, to where, for whom?)

7) Realistically, I would like my team (name them!) to __________________.

8) Instead, I expect my team to _______________.

9) Which team(s) will be involved in the most trades?

Enjoy the deadline, all!!

1) How many trades will there be between Wednesday, January 31 (this writing) and Thursday, February 8 (the deadline)?

9

2) How many players (draft rights included) will be traded?

19

3) How many 1st round draft picks will be traded? Of these, how many will be 2024 1st rounders?

11 (6)

4) Who will be the biggest name traded?

Dejounte Murray

5) Who will be the most *surprising* name traded?

Tyler Herro

6) One trade that I predict *will* happen is ________________. (Be specific! Who, to where, for whom?)

Andrew Wiggins, a lottery-protected 2026 1st, and $2m cash to Philadelphia for Marcus Morris Sr. and Furkan Korkmaz

7) Realistically, I would like my team (name them!) to __________________.

(Warriors) Combine their expiring contracts with future assets to make a move for a genuine second option.

8) Instead, I expect my team to _______________.

Try and move Wiggins in a salary-dump type trade and otherwise stand pat.

9) Which team(s) will be involved in the most trades?

Detroit

Stickying in case anyone else wants to play

1) How many trades will there be between Wednesday, January 31 (this writing) and Thursday, February 8 (the deadline)?

14

2) How many players (draft rights included) will be traded?

36

3) How many 1st round draft picks will be traded? Of these, how many will be 2024 1st rounders?

5 (2)

4) Who will be the biggest name traded?

Zach LaVine leaving this as my original pick which is now a bust, but his injury replacement will be his teammate DeRozan now.

5) Who will be the most *surprising* name traded?

Anfernee Simons

6) One trade that I predict *will* happen is ________________. (Be specific! Who, to where, for whom?)

Morris/26 PHI 1st(top 4, becomes 27/28 2nds) for Wright/Kispert

7) Realistically, I would like my team (name them!) to __________________.

Get a starting caliber forward

8) Instead, I expect my team to _______________.

stand pat, maybe add Drummond

9) Which team(s) will be involved in the most trades?

Washington

1) How many trades will there be between Wednesday, January 31 (this writing) and Thursday, February 8 (the deadline)? 12

2) How many players (draft rights included) will be traded? 28

3) How many 1st round draft picks will be traded? Of these, how many will be 2024 1st rounders? 3 / 2

4) Who will be the biggest name traded? Nic Claxton

5) Who will be the most *surprising* name traded? Chris Paul

6) One trade that I predict *will* happen is ________________. (Be specific! Who, to where, for whom?). Claxton to OKC for picks

7) Realistically, I would like my team (name them!) to __________________. Troy Brown Jr, Shake Milton, 2nd for Monte Morris

8) Instead, I expect my team to _______________. I think they will do this trade.

9) Which team(s) will be involved in the most trades? Houston Rockets

1) How many trades will there be between Wednesday, January 31 (this writing) and Thursday, February 8 (the deadline)? 17

2) How many players (draft rights included) will be traded? 40

3) How many 1st round draft picks will be traded? Of these, how many will be 2024 1st rounders? 4 / 2

4) Who will be the biggest name traded? Dejounte Murray

5) Who will be the most *surprising* name traded? Mikal Bridges

6) One trade that I predict *will* happen is ________________. (Be specific! Who, to where, for whom?) Evan Fournier and Lower of 24 Knicks 1st for Tyus Jones

7) Realistically, I would like my team (name them!) to __________________. Knicks - add a useful expiring player to help with this year's playoff run

8) Instead, I expect my team to _______________. I actually expect them to do something like that

9) Which team(s) will be involved in the most trades? One of the Hawks, Nets, Pistons, Wizards

1) How many trades will there be between Wednesday, January 31 (this writing) and Thursday, February 8 (the deadline)?

14 Trades

2) How many players (draft rights included) will be traded?

39 Players

3) How many 1st round draft picks will be traded? Of these, how many will be 2024 1st rounders?

6 1st round picks, 3 from '24.

4) Who will be the biggest name traded?

DeRozan (No Murray/Lavine trades)

5) Who will be the most *surprising* name traded?

Smart

6) One trade that I predict *will* happen is ________________. (Be specific! Who, to where, for whom?)

LAL sends D'Lo/Rui/Vincent/JHS/'29 LAL 1st to BKN for Dinwiddie/DFS/O'Neale

7) Realistically, I would like my team (name them!) to __________________.

DAL. Would like them to get Wiggins + compensation for Hardaway/filler.

8) Instead, I expect my team to _______________.

Spend way too much asstes for Kuzma and keep Duane.

9) Which team(s) will be involved in the most trades?

DET

1) How many trades will there be between Wednesday, January 31 (this writing) and Thursday, February 8 (the deadline)?


12


2) How many players (draft rights included) will be traded?

21


3) How many 1st round draft picks will be traded? Of these, how many will be 2024 1st rounders?

7 / 5


4) Who will be the biggest name traded?


Demar DeRozan


5) Who will be the most *surprising* name traded?

Keldon Johnson


6) One trade that I predict *will* happen is ________________. (Be specific! Who, to where, for whom?)

DFS and Dinwiddie to OKC for J. Giddey, D. Bertans, Poku, T. Mann, two future firsts



7) Realistically, I would like my team (name them!) to __________________.

Trade Luke Kennard to the Orlando Magic for Gary Harris and Goga Bitadze

Make a move to shop for a center now that Adams has officially been traded from the roster. Perhaps tweak the bench to better the bench chemistry for the remainder of the season and into the next following season.


8) Instead, I expect my team to _______________.

Memphis: Be strategic to move further away from the second apron of the salary cap based on the move of the trade with the Rockets.

9) Which team(s) will be involved in the most trades?

Detroit, Brooklyn

loserX wrote:Just a little annual tradition I enjoy...all are welcome to participate

Some of these are subjective, but have fun with it anyway. You can see how you did afterward, but I won't be keeping score and you win literally nothing
Enjoy the deadline, all!!

So in the next 4 days for me...

1) How many trades will there be between Wednesday, January 31 (this writing) and Thursday, February 8 (the deadline)?
12

2) How many players (draft rights included) will be traded?
26 (assuming each SRP counts as 1)

3) How many 1st round draft picks will be traded? Of these, how many will be 2024 1st rounders?
5 (2)

4) Who will be the biggest name traded?
CP3

5) Who will be the most *surprising* name traded?
BroPez

6) One trade that I predict *will* happen is ________________. (Be specific! Who, to where, for whom?)
Fournier, Flynn DET FRP, 2 '24 SRP for Burks, Hayes and the Mem/WAS 24'SRP

7) Realistically, I would like my team (name them!) to __________________.
add James Wiseman and actually use him.
8) Instead, I expect my team to _______________.

9) Which team(s) will be involved in the most trades?

Chuma Okeke to the Pacers.

gswhoops wrote:9) Which team(s) will be involved in the most trades?

Detroit

Well at least this is looking good so far

So was the biggest name … Gordon Hayward?

Patrick Beverley is kind of well known too.

Okay, thanks for your patience all, here's a recap:

loserX wrote:1) How many trades will there be between Wednesday, January 31 (this writing) and Thursday, February 8 (the deadline)?

This was after the Rozier/Lowry trade, but before the Oladipo/Adams trade. From the latter through the end of the deadline, there were 19 trades.

loserX wrote:2) How many players (draft rights included) will be traded?

Including draft rights, 50 players were traded!

loserX wrote:3) How many 1st round draft picks will be traded? Of these, how many will be 2024 1st rounders?

This got complicated lol. One pick was traded twice (from OKC to Dallas, then from Dallas to Washington), one other pick was traded (from Dallas FOR Washington!), and then there were two swaps, which might be two picks each or zero! So if you said two, three or seven, give yourself a point

Of these, that first pick was 2024 and traded twice, so give yourself a point for one or two depending how you want to count.

loserX wrote:4) Who will be the biggest name traded?

I mean I guess it was Gordon Hayward. Going to imagine no one picked him for this answer, lol.

loserX wrote:5) Who will be the most *surprising* name traded?

I don't think there were any real stunners. Maybe Steven Adams? No real wrong answer here.

loserX wrote:6) One trade that I predict *will* happen is ________________. (Be specific! Who, to where, for whom?)

7) Realistically, I would like my team (name them!) to __________________.

8) Instead, I expect my team to _______________.

How did you do?

loserX wrote:9) Which team(s) will be involved in the most trades?

4 trades each: Detroit, Philadelphia
3 trades each: Boston, Dallas, Memphis, OKC
2 trades each: Brooklyn, Charlotte, Indiana, Milwaukee, Toronto, Utah
1 trade each: Golden State, Minnesota, New York, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Antonio, Washington
0 trades each: Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Houston, LA Clippers, LA Lakers, Miami, New Orleans, Orlando

Thanks to all those who played We'll do this again next year!

Thinking this might not need the sticky anymore, but please feel free to bump it if you nailed the deadline !