bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə dɹˈæft, ɐ tˈiːm kʊd fˈɔːɹfɪt ɪts fˈɜːstɹˈaʊnd dɹˈæft pˈɪk ænd ðˈɛn sᵻlˈɛkt ˌɛni plˈeɪɚ fɹʌm wɪðˌɪn ɐ fˈɪftimˈaɪl ɹˈeɪdɪəs ʌv ɪts hˈoʊm ɚɹˈiːnə æz ðɛɹ tˌɛɹɪtˈoːɹɪəl pˈɪk.
Before the draft, a team could forfeit its first-round draft pick and then select any player from within a 50-mile radius of its home arena as their territorial pick.