Have you ever given someone something, only to realize you wanted it back? Sometimes, NBA teams land themselves in a similar situation.

What can you do? You already gave it away. Now, your beautiful bookshelf is sitting in your sister-in-law’s place, shelving her books. 

A team may trade draft capital to another team in a win-now move.

If it doesn’t work out, they’re left wishing they had it back. 

For example, the Orlando Magic owns the Chicago Bulls’ first-round pick in the upcoming draft with top-4 protection. The Bulls could get it back, but it’ll cost them. 

Here’s a deal that has it costing them Zach LaVine.