2026 draft thread - WE ARE NOT TRADING OUR FIRST PICK! READ THE NEW DRAFT RULES

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@Michael_Burry

I would just like to take a moment to ask whether or not we are going to trade our first draft pick?

Many thanks

Draft and Trade Explainer/Confuser - 2026 update

The rules of the priority picks given to compensate for player matching: #1 you must finish in the bottom 5 #2 you must use your ‘natural’ first pick #3 that natural first pick must be pushed back by a bid on a player then you get a pick at the end of night 1 (ie. after the first round including Band 2 free agency compo is finished). At that point you can trade the pick. If at the pick on day 2 you have no list spots you lose it (if untraded). The priority pick is after round 1 picks, Band …