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Message: [QUOTE="newmexicuse, post: 297784, member: 57"] Let's say team is drafting # 10 & they like Dion & Dion likes them. If Dion continues to work out maybe he impresses a team drafting at #8 or #9 that otherwise would not take him that high. The guarantee creates a match suitable for the player & the team. The player does not risk going to a team where he doesn't want to be even if it is in a slightly higher draft position, and the team reduces the risk of losing their targeted player to a team w a better pick. Of course there is risk on both sides. Maybe the player could have moved up more than a couple of slots, which would make a big difference in salary, and from the team's point of view, maybe a player they liked more slides unexpectedly. But, in the end, it is all about both sides agreeing to get something they want to happen rather than taking a small chance on hoping for a pie in the sky better result. [/QUOTE]