Is this collusion?

[Ray Finkle]

This is a scenario that hasn’t happened but I was just wondering. So in a league that uses waivers in between weeks, let’s say...

Team X has 12th priority. He tells team Y with 2nd priority that if he claims a particular player then he will trade them whatever for that player.

Is that collusion?

Typically if I second guess myself in a moral dilemma, I already know the answer. This scenario doesn’t seem all that greasy to me though.

[Oddball456]

I don't think this is collusion.

[grooner]

that's not collusion at all. It's a trade, team X is trading something to team Y for a player they can acquire.

[heyfeefellskee]

no

[Pac_Eddy]

Doesn't sound like collusion. Any team could make a better offer to team Y.

[Valhalla]

That's a trade pending he obtains the player. There's nothing wrong with that.

[Ray Finkle]

Doesn't sound like collusion. Any team could make a better offer to team Y.

True. The idea of one team advising another team and their high priority to claim a player they might not otherwise claim just gave me some pause.

[NanceUSMC]

Ultimately he's trading for the waiver slot.. Not collusion in my opinion

[BlackOmega]

In some of the leagues I'm in teams with high waiver priorities will advertise them to see if someone will trade for a player they can pick. As long as there is no attempt to "game" the system there's no reason a team with a high waiver priority can't see if there's a player someone wants that they can claim and trade to that team

[onetwothree]

Nothing wrong with it as long as it's straightforward I'll give you "y" if you pick up "x". I think more teams should aggressively be doing this.

I've used it both ways putting my #1 waiver on the block to add draft picks or youth when I was rebuilding and buying the #1 waiver when I was contending. When you have waivers by inverse order, sometimes you have to get creative to get that FA you think will complete your team.

[Goddard]

Doesn't seem like collusion at all. Also, are you able to trade your waiver/claim?

[Slackalacker]

I don't see it as collusion, actually that's a fairly common conversation for people who want guys and know they won't get them. To me it's proper use of Waiver assets, grabbing guys that were once useless and making a profit.

[Coogan Football]

Ultimately he's trading for the waiver slot.. Not collusion in my opinion

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[MEuRaH]

Ultimately he's trading for the waiver slot.. Not collusion in my opinion

I came here to say this.

[steelman]

Not at all, that's trading for the waiver spot. I actually have that listed right in the constitution of my league. I've done it many times before and have advertised the top waiver spot when I had it.