What does lottery protected pick mean?

2030 top-20 protected from Warriors The pick swaps with Phoenix could mean a

pick at Sunday's Draft Lottery The pick is top four protected, meaning Golden State will need to jump up 10 spots in order to retain the

lottery result 11 6 23 The Warriors would have kept their pick had they jumped into the top four, meaning next year's first-round pick would almost

lottery ka list 12 pick in 2024 draft, 2025 first-round pick , Lindy Waters III Wallace was a lottery pick, the Thunder are adding