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ALL ACCESS - BETA - NBA Dynasty Trade Calculators
🕑 Added 2024-02-11 19:38:10 +0000 UTCThe #1 piece of content that gets requested in dynasty fantasy basketball circles is a viable trade calculator.
Well, we're making it happen. And you all get to be the very first people to beta test it.
Two separate DYNASTY trade calculators for categories and points leagues with trade values based on my latest dynasty rankings.
To use the calculator, you will need to either go to File/Make a Copy (if you have a Google account) or File/Download. This will allow you to create your own file that you can use. You will not be able to do trades in the links below.
Once you've done that, you can put the players and draft picks involved in your trade on Team A and Team B. The raw trade values will then be put through a formula popularized in the fantasy football world at KeepTradeCut.com.
This formula helps account for two main things:
1) You won't be able to acquire one elite player by sending over a bunch of mediocre assets (the "stud" factor). Want to acquire an elite player? You'll need to send back QUALITY, not quantity.
2) Roster spaces have value. Again, trading isn't about simple addition. If you're sending another team 8 players, it costs them roster spaces that have value. Again, the focus should be on quality over quantity.
A big shoutout to the random user who posted a trade calculator template on Reddit in the last year. I've tweaked that template heavily to work for fantasy basketball but the foundational work was ENORMOUSLY helpful.
VERY IMPORTANT: The trade calculator will tell you how far apart the trade is in the "VARIANCE" field. If the trade is within an acceptable range, the variance field will turn green to indicate that the trade is acceptably even.
I'd love to get your feedback, either in the comments below or over direct messages. Suggestions for additional features are also welcome. I would like for this to become a tentpole piece of content and any thoughts are welcome.
A lot of tweaks will be coming to these BETA trade calculators in the coming weeks. I hope that they're helpful.
CATEGORIES CALCULATOR: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OoMkhY2936TS3ZovrKp_xNu1RR7D7OWKeIf5VbbFhac/edit?usp=sharing
POINTS CALCULATOR: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lNwfMf7QY7chOVa6w3m_ahzYTys7NhgjMYiG4TBiXkA/edit?usp=sharing
-Matt
Comments
Michael O
Hi Matt, I am not sure how much work this would be but I would love/think it would be useful to have a sheet in the calc doc to like insert your team and draft picks to kind of see the value of your roster all right in front of you. I think it could help but things into better perspective for me personally and also maybe others. Thanks
Ugur Uzun
Hey Mat and everyone, y'all think we can set up a few Dynasty drafts over the next days? No moves, no adds, no trades, just a draft to see how our dynasty rankings/ projections hold up in an actual draft
Matt Lawson
That’s my assessment of this draft class (and the early assessment of 2025). I’m not here to tell you how casuals will value their lottery picks, I’m trying to give you my assessment of what will bring you value to your dynasty team.
interested on quantitative assessment, eg a not top 3 lottery pick isnt worth a top 100 player. i think in practice people value lottery picks much higher than that. would anyone trade 1.5 for melton or mitchrob? because according to this its a fair offer
