The other day one of the colonies (I forget which one they all blend together) asked about the legality under QFL Law of trading a condition draft pick. The trade involved swapping defenses and a first round pick, provided, the first round pick didn’t fall into the top 4 overall and if it did, the pick would be pushed forward to 2017 thus theoretically providing one party some “d’oh” protection should the pick turn out to be a good one.
My response was there is nothing illegal about it but… you should know there is some counterparty risk involved. Come next off-season should that 2016 pick indeed fall into the top 4 and the party holding the pick decides to be a douchebag and reneg on the deal there would be no recourse for the screwed over team. In the past the Competition Committee, in all their wisdom, has found these conditional pick arrangements to be unenforceable. So go ahead and make deals like this, there is a lot of opportunity for great hedging strategies, but be aware of the reputation of the other team. In QFL Prime no one would ever do a deal like this with Ted, Rishi or Shades.
Shades
That’s ridiculous. First off there is no douchebaggery in this league. We have done conditional picks many times in this league and never has it been a problem. The clause is a “d’oh” clause in case I fall flat on my face, which could happen and I get to protect myself. This is done in the NBA all the time. He gets a first round pick regardless, the only possibility is that it might not be until 2017 and that is my discretion only if the pick in question is 1-4. Not sure what kind of flim flam operation you’re running over there but over here a deal is a deal.
Just cuz my name’s Shades doesn’t mean I’m shady.