This year there will just be one team picking and that is LAFC. Being the only team means that they will draft five consecutive times from a list of unprotected players from all 22 teams currently in the MLS.
They will be given 3 minutes for each selection with no timeouts or trades allowed during the selection process. This allows LAFC to start adding to their 2018 roster, that currently features Carlos Vela and Omar Gaber.
Then what players are protected?
Every MLS team will have to decide on a total of 11 players to protect from their Senior, Supplemental, and Reserve rosters.