that was a seriously preditorial trade... all leagues I've been in have had rules to protect idiots from themselves that would do a trade like that. Did he quit on the league yet?
I don't really agree with the idea of rules to regulate trading, barring collusion. No one has a crystal ball in this hobby.
Also, in this league, any trades of future draft picks requires paying the league fees in full through that future season. That makes it less likely that someone will bail if such trades do not work out.
they swapped all their firsts 3 years down the line... even if you're confident in your team you can get totally decimated by injuries and come in last. It's a straight up gamble and like I said, every league that I've been in has rules discouraging it. It's savvy to target teams that are weak and look to acquire their future first, it's a good lesson.
The other team finished as follows:
- 2013: 7-6
- 2014: 3-10
- 2015: 2-11
- 2016: 4-9
In 2013, he was the first team out of the playoffs, so his team wasn't bad that season. But he came out of the startup draft with key players like SJax, MJD, and Tony Gonzalez, which made us think his team would age quickly.
Also, we didn't just swap picks. We made these trades:
- Trade 1 (May 13, during startup draft):
Gave our Year 2013 Draft Pick 6.01 (startup draft); Year 2014 Round 3 Draft Pick; Year 2015 Round 1 Draft Pick (1.11 - Coleman)
- Got his Year 2013 Draft Pick 5.07 (startup draft); Year 2015 Round 1 Draft Pick (1.2 - Gurley)
[*]Trade 2 (May 13, during startup draft):
Gave our Year 2016 Round 1 Draft Pick; Year 2016 Round 3 Draft Pick (1.11 - Fuller)
- Got his Year 2016 Round 1 Draft Pick (1.1 - Elliott)
[*]Trade 3 (Sep 14):
Gave our Year 2017 Round 1 Draft Pick (1.10); Kenny Stills
- Got his Year 2017 Round 1 Draft Pick (1.3)
[*]Trade 4 (May 15):
Gave our Year 2015 Draft Pick 2.11; Year 2018 Round 1 Draft Pick
- Got his Year 2018 Round 1 Draft Pick
He obviously liked his team during the startup draft and after his first season, and he added 2 3rd round picks and Stills in exchange for the first round swaps in the first 3 trades.
The most questionable thing he did was probably the 4th trade given he had just finished 3-10 in the previous season, but he was trading 3 years out and gaining a 2nd round pick in that year's rookie draft, so he bet on himself to turn the team around. Whereas we bet on ourselves to maintain a roster that would finish in the top 3-4 teams every year, which would keep our draft picks low.
The other owner is still in the league, and maybe he will indeed rebound this season, which could swing the value of the 4th trade in his favor.
I don't really see any of this as showing that he is an idiot as some people have posted in the thread. Turns out he misjudged how good his team was, but hindsight is 20/20. As some have posted, dynasty opens up different strategies and perspectives, and none of them are inherently right or wrong.
IMO this was more a case of Bruce and I being bold in our assessment of his roster and our roster and being willing to take a long term risk. It paid off, but it was a gamble. (I have to give Bruce credit, it was his idea initially, and then we just kept making periodic offers.)
Anyway, didn't intend my initial post to result in