Cap & Crease
Est. 2026 — Vol. I — Data Feed Active
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TRADE RULINGS
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Cap & Crease
Est. 2026 — Vol. I — Data Feed Active
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TRADE BREAKDOWN · COMPLETED 2026-06-26
LAK / UTA
UTA +34.0 AS SAVED (the model's value read, after package counting).
LAK model grade C-
Value net -34.0 NAV, 33% of the larger package, behind.
UTA model grade A+
Value net +34.0 NAV, 33% of the larger package, ahead.
A grade is the model's value read at the time, as a letter: how far apart the two packages were after package counting, as a share of the larger one. Trades the headline calls fair are a B for both clubs. It leaves out cap, lineup holes, fit, the contention window and injuries, which are listed separately below, and a club can take a lower grade for need. It's not a prediction of who wins the trade; the value model ordered real trades only modestly better than chance.
THE SCALE · v1
- A+: ahead by 28% or more
- A: ahead by 20% or more
- A-: ahead by 15% or more
- B+: ahead by 10% or more
- B: inside the fair band (within 10% or 10 NAV)
- B-: behind by 10% or more
- C+: behind by 15% or more
- C: behind by 20% or more
- C-: behind by 28% or more
- D+: behind by 36% or more
- D: behind by 44% or more
- D-: behind by 52% or more
- F: behind by 60% or more
The before-and-after snapshot was not recorded for this trade: it was saved before that existed. The package, margin and grading details below are as saved.
HOW THE MARGIN IS BUILT · UTA gets 102 raw from LAK and sends 68 raw: +34.0. Package counting +0.0 (best player in full, each further player counts for less, negative players count as zero). Margin +34.0.
PER-ASSET COUNTING
UTA sends: 68 raw, 68 counted
2026 1st Round Pick (UTA): raw 65 counted in full
2026 3rd Round Pick (UTA): raw 3 counted in full
LAK sends: 102 raw, 102 counted
2026 1st Round Pick (LAK): raw 102 counted in full
HOW IT WAS GRADED · AS SAVED · Saved before grading dates were recorded, so the day it was graded, the model version and the data dates are not known. This cannot be called a grade struck at the time of the trade.
WHAT THE MODEL FLAGGED
- Los Angeles Kings is significantly overpaying. The NAV analysis shows Los Angeles Kings giving up 102 NAV points worth of assets and receiving only 68 — a 33% gap.