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Draft Pick
Trade Value

Compare both sides of a pick swap on the chart the market actually uses — the NFL Jimmy Johnson chart or the NBA pick-value curve. See who it favors. Pure math, no signup.

Questions, answered

How are draft picks valued in trades?+

The NFL side uses the classic Jimmy Johnson chart — the reference table front offices have anchored to for decades. The NBA side uses a Pelton/Morey-style decreasing-value curve. Both describe how the MARKET has valued picks, not what any specific player will become.

What does 'even' mean in a pick trade?+

Within about 5% of total chart value on both sides. Real trades routinely deviate — teams pay premiums to move up for a specific player — so the chart is the baseline, not a verdict.

Do these values predict how good the players will be?+

No. Chart value measures the market price of the SLOT, not the outcome of the pick. History is full of late picks who outplayed early ones; the chart just tells you what the capital usually costs.

picks 1–256
Side A gives3000
Pick3000
Side B gives2600
Pick1500
Pick1100
Side A wins by 400 pts · 13.3%
A 3000 · B 2600

Values are the classic Jimmy Johnson chart — the NFL's longtime reference for pick trades. This is how the market has valued draft capital — not our model, and not a judgment of the players taken. “Even” = within ~5%.

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How it works

  • Each pick has a chart value; a side's total is the sum of its picks. The bigger total is the side getting more draft capital.
  • NFL uses the classic Jimmy Johnson chart (the league's longtime reference); NBA uses a Pelton/Morey-style decreasing-value curve.
  • These are how the market values picks — not our model, and not a forecast of the players taken. A trade within ~5% reads as even.