The Nuggets have traded the 20th overall pick in the NBA Draft to Charlotte for a future first-round pick.
The Nuggets now don’t have a pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. It is possible Denver could use this future first-rounder as a chip in a trade this summer, or the team could hold onto it for a future selection.
The future first-round pick is protected by Charlotte in this regard: If the pick falls in the lottery next draft, it still belongs to Charlotte. But if Charlotte makes the playoffs, and the pick thus isn’t in the lottery, the pick belongs to Denver.
The following year, if it wasn’t used by Denver the previous year, the pick still belongs to Charlotte if it’s 1-12. Following year protections are 1-10, 1-8 and finally 1-3.
Benjamin Hochman: 303-954-1294 or bhochman@denverpost.com
