Protected draft right refers to one of the first round draft rights of NBA teams in the next two years.
Draft?
Draft right means that NBA teams have the right to choose new talents in the draft at the end of the season. Each team automatically has a first-round draft pick and a second-round draft pick every year.
First-round draft selection right means that NBA teams have the right to select new players in the first round according to the pre-arranged order in the draft. The most important things in the first round of draft are the number one pick, the number two pick and the number one pick. They are the first, second and third draft picks in the first round. Players selected by the top draft are called "top show", while players selected by the second prize and flower-exploring draft are called "second prize show" and "flower-exploring show".
The top three (namely "first place", "second place" and "second place") must be decided by drawing lots. The teams eligible to participate in the lottery are 14 teams that were not eligible for the playoffs that year. Usually, when the playoffs are in full swing, the league will call 14 teams to draw lots for draft picks.
After the first prize is drawn, the attribution of the second prize and the flower exploration prize is also drawn. However, teams that sign any of the top three draft picks are not allowed to participate in the next round of lottery.
Protected draft?
Protected draft right refers to one of the first round draft rights of NBA teams in the next two years. The rules of the league also prohibit any team from trading their first-round draft picks in the next two consecutive years, so one of the draft picks is "protected". For example, in the 99-00 season, teams can send away the first-round draft pick in 2000, regardless of whether they have the first-round draft pick in 1999, because the draft pick in 1999 is no longer a "future" draft pick.
But they can't exchange first-round draft picks at 00 and 0 1. This is why many teams sell draft picks every other year.
In addition, as long as the team has the first round draft right of the year, whether it is won by itself or obtained from other teams during the transfer, it can be counted. As long as there is one, it doesn't matter if all the others are sold.