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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Dunno about more recent, but the two drafts before 2013 also saw a top ten pick moved.
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It seems funny that GMs become so conservative with trades leading up to and at the draft these days. They trade picks so readily the rest of the year. It seems like it’s as simple as wanting to make picks because they and their scouts are “excited” about the draft rather than doing what’s best for their team.
You even see it pretty much any time a team is in a position where they have to choose if they want to give up a pick now or a pick next year - if it was part of a trade condition for example. The pick could be outside the top 20 in the current draft but most teams would still choose to give up next years pick instead. Even if the pick was outside the top 25, I think most teams would choose to keep the pick now instead of giving it up despite the fact that such a move is likely not the smart decision. It’s the draft and everyone wants to make a pick.