June 25th, 2008 
Stephen Rhodes 
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The Charlotte Bobcats have been one busy team prior to the draft as according to Mike Cranston of the Associated Press, the team obtained from the Denver Nuggets their #20 pick in exchange for a future, protected first-round pick; the Bobcats, owners of the #9 and #20 picks in the first-round, will be better?equippedto address their needs at center and point guard.? While the Nuggets will have no picks in this year’s draft, they will avoid paying a luxury tax on a guaranteed rookie contract.
The pick that the Nuggets get from the Bobcats depends on several things: if the Bobcats make the playoffs, Denver gets their first-round pick; if the Bobcats miss the playoffs, then Charlotte keeps it.? The pick in question would be protected?by a sliding scale where Charlotte would retain it if it’s in the top 12 in 2010, top 10 in 2011, top 8 in 2012 and top 3 in 2013; the Bobcats get no protection for the pick in 2014.?
