We can't be awarded pick 7/8/9/10, no.
The way it works now is that they only draw lottery balls for pick #1 and pick #2 and no other picks. They say "teams can only move up a maximum of 10 spots" because the number 11 team could theoretically win the lottery for the 2nd overall pick and move up 9 spots, and obviously all the teams within the top 10 will move up less than 10 spots regardless of what pick they win.
So if we win the lottery for either pick #1 or pick #2, we move up 10 picks regardless. So for us, it's either win one of the two draws and get pick #6 or lose our pick to Montreal. Same goes for any team seeded #12 or later. They will move up 10 picks if they win. No options in-between, unfortunately.
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