21.   SAN DIEGO After taking Ryan Leaf second overall, the Chargers had another strange draft, with Bobby Beathard continually trading valuable picks.

22.   Seven first-round picks were traded within minutes or hours after they were drafted.

23.   Some teams feel they can trade a pick because their rosters are locked.

24.   Teams did not just trade draft picks.

25.   That embarrassment is one reason there is speculation Parcells will trade the pick for the safety of obtaining established players or extra picks.

26.   That could convince the Clippers, wherever they wind up, to trade the pick for a veteran and a lower selection.

27.   The Knicks have also looked into trading the pick in a package with Marcus Camby or Latrell Sprewell and are considering trading down.

28.   The process actually began yesterday, when they traded two late-round picks for Atlanta Falcons safety Roger Harper.

29.   The Rockets, who have young talent at most positions, could also trade the pick for an established veteran.

30.   There is even the remote possibility that Cleveland might trade the pick, maybe to the Jets.