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Expansion draft fun!

by Joe on February 3rd, 2008

So the expansion draft is a few days away, but what I really hate is that we won’t know who is protected essentially until the list of who joins the Atlanta Dream is announced.

According to the L, this is how this is going down:

The Dream will submit to the league the list of players selected in the Expansion Draft on Feb. 6. Those names will be announced at 3 p.m. that afternoon and Atlanta Head Coach and General Manager Marynell Meadors (above) will be available for interviews.

And a little background on who they can select:

Atlanta has the ability to select from a designated pool of available players as determined by each of the other 13 teams. Prior to the Expansion Draft, each of those 13 clubs must designate a maximum of six players who will be “protected” and therefore not available for selection in the Expansion Draft. Atlanta may choose one player from each club and may do so without regard to current contract status provided that the Dream selects no more than one unrestricted free agent. In the event that Atlanta selects an unrestricted free agent, they would have the right to designate that player as a “core” player – gaining exclusive negotiating rights in exchange for an offer of a one-year, fully guaranteed contract at the maximum salary.

I’ll post the list when I know who’s on it.

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