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Can I trade draft picks?

How to make draft pick trades during your season and draft

Written by Sleeper HQ

Draft pick trading is available in all league types - Redraft, Keeper and Dynasty.

How it works depends on your league format.


Redraft Leagues

In redraft leagues, draft picks can only be traded before the season’s draft.

  • Each season starts fresh

  • All teams receive a new set of picks

This keeps the league focused on a single season with no long-term carryover.

If you’d like to trade future picks, you can switch your league to a keeper format. You don’t need to actually keep players—this simply enables future pick trading while keeping your league experience the same.


Keeper & Dynasty Leagues

Keeper and dynasty leagues allow trading of future draft picks.

  • Trade picks for the current season and future seasons

  • Include picks in deals with players or trade them on their own

You can enable or manage draft pick trading in your league settings.


In-Season Trading

During the season, draft picks can be traded up until your league’s trade deadline.

The draftboard will update to reflect all traded picks and show which team owns each selection.


Trading picks during a live draft

You can also trade picks during a live draft. Learn more about it here.

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