Today’s episode of the Sports Business Classroom Audio Experience is from a previously recorded webinar on “How NBA Teams Approach the Trade Deadline” hosted by Eric Pincus, Salary Cap Strategist/Writer/Instructor for Bleacher Report and Sports Business Classroom. Eric is joined by fellow SBC Instructor, Seth Partnow, to discuss the ins and outs of the trade deadline, answer relevant questions from our live Q&A, and more!
During this webinar, Eric and Seth discuss:
- How NBA teams enter the trade process
- The different roles involved in a trade
- Rumors and leaks
- Real-life examples of the team’s current situations
Eric and Seth provide excellent insights on how teams and front offices navigate through one of the busiest times of the NBA Calendar.
This webinar is an example of what students learn during the SBC Business of Basketball Immersive Experience. If you have any interest in taking part in our next program this upcoming Summer, be sure to join our Early Interest List. Early interest list registrants get the first opportunity to register for a program with limited capacity that will sell out.
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SHOW NOTES
- Introductions (1:15)
- SBC Early Interest Registration (2:00)
- Seth and Eric discuss Dallas and Brooklyn’s Irving Trade (2:30)
- At what point in the season do Teams start to think Trade (9:00)
- How the League has evolved over the years when it comes to approaching the trade deadline (12:30)
- The importance of intel and honesty (15:30)
- Does the leaking of trade offers dissuade teams from doing deals with other teams in the future? (18:20)
- How involved are agents in the trade process? (19:17)
- Eric shares insights on the information he gets from teams (20:44)
- How inside sources affect trade talks (25:54)
- How should one think about analytics regarding personnel moves? (28:30)
- How do teams evaluate character, team/culture fit, and any group dynamics issues (i.e. off-the-court concerns) as part of potential trade options? (30:25)
- The importance of doing your homework and keeping all teams in mind (33:36)
- Sports Business Classroom Mock Trade Deadline (35:00)
- How does one explain the ease with which the picks are included in trades now? (36:50)
- How involved are owners during trade discussions, especially regarding their team being in the repeater tax, long-term salary issues, etc.? (44:00)
- How common are grudges between GMs in the league leading to non-deals? (50:20)
- Is a trade a win-win, lose-lose, or neutral impact on the championship equity of the teams directly involved? (53:20)
- What roles do the most junior Front Office members have in trade negotiations and free agency? I.e. Salary Cap Analysts (55:27)
- How far teams are strategizing into the future? Is there any strategy like that relating to deadlines? (58:20)
- Why does it seem GMs have such a wide range of valuing 2nd round picks? (1:04:05)
