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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
Apologies for being dumb, can someone explain protected v non-protected, assuming it means with respect to the draft lottery. If the pick is protected does that mean it gets deferred if the team drafts in the top 8 or something like that? Thanks
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Yes. There are various levels of protection - ie, slides if first pick, slides if top 3, slides if top 10, but generally that means the team getting the pick just gets next years instead.