waiver wire question

I'm a little rusty, and don't remember the following.  On the waiver wire, what's the difference between restricted and unrestricted?  The restricted can't be picked until the upcoming rounds of the draft?

green17 wrote:

I'm a little rusty, and don't remember the following.  On the waiver wire, what's the difference between restricted and unrestricted?  The restricted can't be picked until the upcoming rounds of the draft?

Restricted are the younger / newer ones, and they don't appear on the waiver wire until after the 16th.  (I've seen various versions of what it takes to qualify.)

KFBA F.A.Q. wrote:

Waiver Wire How does it work? In order to claim a player off waivers, you must first cut one of your players to open a roster spot. You may not spend an upcoming draft choice for this purpose. Once you lay claim to a player, other teams have two days to lay a claim to him as well. If multiple teams claim a player by the time the two day period is over, the team with the best "waiver ranking" will get him.   How is "waiver ranking" determined? Waiver rankings are determined by date of last successful claim and, for teams that have made no claims, overall record. For example: Rank 1 - West Virginia Spittoons (No Claim): 4-4, 188 ppg Rank 2 - Baltimore Brocheese (No Claim): 8-0, 210 ppg Rank 3 - Brooklyn Brewers, Last Claim: November 29, 2004 Rank 4 - New York Schottsies, Last Claim: December 7, 2004 Who is on the waiver wire? Between the start of the regular season and the end of the draft's 16th round, all undrafted players with more than four years of NBA experience (called "free agents") can be picked up via the waiver wire. After the draft ends, free agents are joined on the wire by all "restricted free agents"--undrafted players with four or fewer years of NBA experience.

Hope that helps!

Not that I'm complaining, but I've done a couple of Waivers so far (the whole Robert Swift thing) and they went through instantly.