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	NFL Draft at AllExperts
		The NFL Draft has been in New York City since 1965 and has had to move into large venues as the event has gained in popularity, drawing fans from across the country who are looking for a reason to paint their faces in April.
		The team with the second-worst record gets the second pick, and so on (with ties broken by strength of schedule) until the Super Bowl participants are reached, with the team that lost the game picking next to last, and the winner picking last.
		The draft has popularized the term Workout Warrior, whereby an athlete, based on superior measurables such as size, speed and strength, have increased their "draft stock" despite having a possibly average or subpar college career.
	en.allexperts.com /e/n/nf/nfl_draft.htm (1621 words)

	A line on the draft? Pick 'em - The Boston Globe
		The second overall pick comes from the Knicks in the Eddy Curry deal, and the 16th is their own.
		Draft night hasn't been Jerry West's best the Celtics took Gerald Green one pick ahead of him last year.) But West also has been picking in the mid-to-late first round, so that is pretty much a crapshoot anyway.
		No draft pick is going to change that, but he might help the team back into the playoff picture.
	www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2006/06/25/a_line_on_the_draft_pick_em (2341 words)

	NFL.com - Draft Analyzer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Hawk was widely seen as the "safest" pick of the draft because he combines elite playmaking ability with the sort of work ethic and overachieving mentality normally found in less talented players.
		Although it would have made sense to provide Brett Favre with the draft's best pass catcher in tight end Vernon Davis, this is the perfect cornerstone player for the new era of coach Mike McCarthy.
		There was some discussion before the draft as to whether Hill or Jimmy Williams was the best cornerback of the college crop.
	www.nfl.com /draft/analyzer (2098 words)

	BaseballAmerica.com: Draft: New Agreement Includes Draft, Rule 5 Changes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		(Although that compensation pick, if unsigned, is not subject to compensation, which keeps clubs from using it over and over.) Clubs have for years wanted a system of prescribed, slotted bonuses for every high pick but learned early in the negotiations that the union would not accept it, so instead focused on stronger compensation rules.
		One other change to the amateur draft is a uniform signing date of Aug. 15 for all players (other than college seniors), replacing the longtime and clumsy deadline of the moment a player literally attends his first four-year college class.
		Several ideas that have been discussed over the years, such as the trading of draft picks and an either supplemental or combined draft of all players worldwide, were not adopted.
	www.baseballamerica.com /today/draft/news/262720.html (993 words)

	1966 NBA Draft Pick Transactions
		One thing I have learned about '60s drafts is that the later rounds of the drafts were sometimes conducted through a "supplementary" process, in which the players were not selected on draft day, but were claimed after the fact by teams submitting players' names to the league office.
		The draft lists in the Times, TSN and the 5/11 evening Globe (all of which explicitly identify the round each player was selected in) show eleven players as having been selected in the second round, including Mueller, Finkel and Block.
		The explanation seems to be that on draft day Philly decided to stop picking after the sixth round, but later decided to make a couple of supplementary picks (remember, the ninth round was the first supplementary round).
	n-c-systems.com /hoops/DraftTrades/1966.html (2995 words)

	January 30, 2003 - Breaking Balls: Free Agent Draft Pick Compensation
		However, that pick will then go to a team that competes with you, directly or not, and since they make better use of that pick than you would, you're in fact best served by picking a Boras client and offering them a ham sandwich.
		The pick goes unsigned and you get a sandwich pick (presently) or another future first-round pick (with the proposed but not yet enacted draft changes), by which time you've hopefully revamped your organization enough that your picks are more like well-researched investments than blind rolls of the dice.
		The draft pick rules are complicated and no one realized that signing Mike Magnante, if they didn't sign anyone else, would cost them their first-round pick.
	www.baseballprospectus.com /news/20030130balls.shtml (1702 words)

	Raiders in running for top draft pick - Boston.com
		The race for this top pick lacks much of the intrigue of last season when many fans of the Houston Texans even cheered for their team to lose to boost the chances of getting the No. 1 selection.
		The Texans ended up drafting Mario Williams, who has a bright future but is not as big a star as some of the players who went later in the first round.
		Either way, the Raiders are guaranteed a high draft pick, which could bring in a player to boost the league's worst offense.
	www.boston.com /sports/football/articles/2006/12/29/raiders_in_running_for_top_draft_pick (865 words)

	NBADraft.net \| 2006 NBA Draft Grades
		As of April 12th, the team was sitting in the 6th position for the draft, but moved to 9th after Minnesota and Boston (two teams that know the importance of tanking at season's end) moved in front of them and then lost the coin flip with Houston.
		The picks are similar type of players, but with the crap shoot that is the NBA draft, the Hornets have hedged their bets that one of the two will turn into the player they are envisioning.
		Yes the Balkman pick was a little nutty at 20, especially considering they probably could have had him at 29 and a number of quality players went between those picks.
	www.nbadraft.net /2006draftgrades001.asp (3412 words)

	NBA Draft 1999
		In the early 1990s, the expansion Orlando Magic had two top picks —Shaquille O'Neal in 1992, and Chris Webber (whom they immediately traded for fellow draftee Penny Hardaway) in 1993— and were in the NBA Finals by 1995.
		And the draft is not a foolproof fix for a franchise's failures.
		There are several options for the Chicago Bulls, who won this year's draft lottery for the top pick just one season after losing the greatest draft pick of all time, Michael Jordan (taken third by the Bulls in 1984) to retirement.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/99nbadraft1.html (712 words)

	Draft Daddy : NFL Draft: Theory
		A draft is a draft; the setting of this story simply has fewer variables than the current manifestation of the greatest selection process in the greatest of sports: the NFL draft.
		As noted earlier the NFL draft is not nearly as simple as this example; an NFL team has to fill over four times the amount of starting slots as an NBA team and has to deal with hard salary cap constraints.
		The best drafting teams often fill all of their obvious needs via free agency (which opens for business roughly eight weeks prior to the draft), so that on draft day they can make their selections without the pressure for filling needs clouding their judgments.
	www.draftdaddy.com /theory/vol1num1.cfm (1339 words)

	NBA.com: Draft Pick Trade Chart
		So, before you start swapping draft picks because it seems like the cool thing to do, take a closer look at what you're giving away and getting in return.
		You may think that the 1st and 20th are the equivalent to the 10th and 11th in a 10-team league, but that just isn't the case.
		And the important thing to remember is that the distribution of value in the draft is not a constant.
	www.nba.com /fantasy/draft_kit/draftpicks.html (366 words)

	ESPN.com: WNBA - Smith: WNBA Draft Preview
		While this is the last year in which the WNBA is without a draft lottery, one team is going to feel like it hit the jackpot by early Friday afternoon.
		The Fire, with three picks among the top 20, should be in better shape than they were last year with the return of ABL all-time leading scorer Carolyn Jones-Young and the addition of super-athletic power forward Kristin Folkl, acquired in a trade with Minnesota.
		That means Sacramento doesn't pick until No. 30 in the second round, the latest initial draft pick of any team in the league.
	espn.go.com /wnba/s/draftpreview.html (1599 words)

	History of the NBA Draft: Unlucky No. 7 - ArmchairGM - Sports Wiki, Sports Blog, Sports Resource, Sports Community, ...
		As we move down the picks, we see the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th picks have produced 80, 94, 73, and 55 All-Star appearances respectively, with a total of 7 MVP awards.
		And the losers of this year's draft lottery with the 7th overall pick we have...the Boston Celtics.
		He also looks at Hall of Famers at each pick, as well as the average career length of each pick (which can certainly be an indicator of value -- picks that have a lot of busts won't have as long an average career).
	www.armchairgm.com /mwiki/index.php?title=History_of_the_NBA_Draft:_Unlucky_No._7 (814 words)

	2007 NFL Draft Scout, 2007 Draft Coverage for Pros by Pros -- Powered by the Sports Xchange
		When the supplemental draft was first instituted in 1977, team names were pulled from a hat to determine the draft order.
		This was a draft with quite a few studs taken in the second round, but Green Bay and San Diego were more than happy with their decision to take the players they did a year earlier.
		The Miami Dolphins exercised a fifth-round pick on Southern California defensive tackle Manuel Wright, forfeiting the #148 pick in the 2006 regular draft.
	www.nfldraftscout.com /news/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1120620381&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2 (5173 words)

	Draft FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The commissioner can also revert the draft using the Revert Draft screen, but this will undo any picks made after the expired pick (requiring the subsequent picks to be re-entered).
		These are generally designed to make a pick or picks for an absent owner that is unable to attend the draft.
		Any picks made using this list are, by default made once a franchises time has expired (although this can be changed to make the pick as soon as a franchise gets on the clock).
	www.myfantasyleague.com /help/draftfaq.html (744 words)

	DraftExpress - NBA Draft, NCAA/International Basketball Website.
		The pick is Top 16 protected in 2006, Top 15 protected in 2007, lottery protected in 2008.
		Pick is lottery protected in 2006, top-3 protected in 2007, and unprotected in 2008.
		• Portland traded James White (#31 pick, 2006) to Indiana in exchange for Alexander Johnson (#45 pick, 2006) and 2007 and 2008 2nd round draft picks.
	www.draftexpress.com /transactions.php (1196 words)

	Wild Draft Notes - Minnesota Wild (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		A.J. Thelen, drafted 12th overall in 2004, was the first defenseman taken by the Wild in the first round.
		Jean-Michel Bolduc is the lowest Wild draft pick taken with the 281st pick in the ninth round of the 2003 Entry Draft.
		June 23, 2001 – Minnesota acquired a third round pick (74th overall) from the New York Rangers and selected Chris Heid in exchange for the Wild’s third round pick (79th overall - Garth Murray) and fifth round pick (139th overall - Shawn Collymore) in the 2001 Entry Draft.
	www.wild.com /history/WildDraftNotes.asp (660 words)

	Fantasy Football Draft Software Rankings Kit
		How this will help you on draft day: Knowing what positions they have drafted and what positions they still need to fill will help you prioritize your own draft picks and pick a better team.
		If there are two owners, each with two picks, in between my current pick and my next draft pick I want to know who they are likely to draft.
		If both owners already have a QB but still need a WR, then I should grab the best WR while he, or she in Terry Glenn's case (at least according to Bill Parcels!) is still available and wait to draft a top QB that will probably be available for my next draft pick.
	www.draftdynamix.com /features/draftpicks.html (241 words)

	NFL Draft Blitz
		He is a late 1st round talent that dropped in the draft due to testing positive at the NFL combine and an earlier arrest for marijuana possession.
		This pick was somewhat surprising at first because they drafted Klopfenstein earlier, but the Rams promptly traded incumbent TE Brandon Manumaleuna to San Diego for their 4th round pick in this draft.
		With the NFL 2006 Draft less then a week away the Ram organization is sequestered at Rams Park finalizing their draft board.
	www.nfldraftblitz.com /ramscolumn.htm (2443 words)

	InsideHoops.com - NBA Draft
		The 2006 NBA Draft was Wednesday, June 28, at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden.
		The NBA Draft, which happens once a year (in June), is when NBA teams select new players (from college, high school and outside of the country) who will enter the NBA for the first time.
		The 2005 NBA Draft is on June 28 in New York's Madison Square Garden theatre.
	www.insidehoops.com /draft.shtml (1083 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Lakers have high draft pick for a change
		EL SEGUNDO – For the first time in several years, the NBA draft appears to be of significant importance to the Los Angeles Lakers.
		The highest pick the Lakers have had in the last 10 drafts was in 1999, when Devean George was taken with the 23rd overall selection.
		Since that time, they took Mark Madsen with the 29th pick in 2000; Chris Jefferies with the 27th pick in 2002; Brian Cook with the 24th pick in 2003, and Sasha Vujacic with the 27th pick last year.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/nba/20050627-1540-bkn-draft-lakers.html (579 words)

	WashingtonPost.com: 1996 NBA Draft
		Get the latest draft news in the box to the right, and let us know who you would have taken with the first pick.
		The Bullets traded their No. 1 draft pick to Cleveland for Mark Price, and didn't pick until late in the second round.
		The Washington Bullets have improved themselves tremendously in recent drafts, adding the likes of Juwan Howard and Tom Gugliotta, who was the bait that led to the acquisition of Chris Webber.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/longterm/memories/1996/nba/draft.htm (247 words)

	NBA Draft 2002
		As a result, all four players who took untraditional paths to draft night will have to find a less glamorous route to the league.
		With Yao Ming going No. 1 overall to Houston and five of the first 16 picks foreign-based, the draft was unlike any in the history of the league.
		To real fans, the NBA draft is the ultimate parade of style hits and misses, writes Page 2's Dan Shanoff.
	sports.espn.go.com /nbadraft/index (390 words)

	Redskins' Top Draft Pick: No. 53 Overall
		The Redskins' first draft pick in this April's NFL Draft will be the 21st selection in the second round, or No. 53 overall.
		Washington does not have a first-round pick in 2006 due to a trade last year with the Denver Broncos.
		The Redskins also have a third-round pick, a fifth-round pick, two sixth-rounders and a seventh-round pick.
	www.redskins.com /news/draftCentralDetail.jsp?id=14118 (222 words)

	WNBA.com: Draft 2006
		We gave you the chance to make the picks for all 14 first round selections in the Reebok Draft Pick 'em game.
		Prior to the Draft, several WNBA writers and analysts shared their own Draft projections and predictions.
		With two first round picks, Monarchs coach John Whisenant is looking to reload for another title run.
	www.wnba.com /draft2006/index.html (352 words)

	Seahawks Insider - Draft-pick Signings
		Signing draft picks is a non-event in the NBA because the contracts are pretty much pre-determined.
		The picks simply aren't high enough to merit that kind of impasse, although anything is possible (Jerramy Stevens missed six days of the 2002 camp as the 28th player taken).
		NFL draft picks are starting to sign with greater frequency.
	blogs.thenewstribune.com /seahawks/?cat=180 (1368 words)

	USATODAY.com - San Francisco chooses Smith with first NFL draft pick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		He challenged the NFL rule requiring a player to be out of high school for three years a year ago and was eventually turned down by the courts, and was expected to go much lower after slow times in 40-yard dashes.
		Williams, kept out of last year's draft by the Clarett ruling, went to Detroit at No. 10, the third straight wide receiver to be the Lions' top choice.
		The last pick of the first round was by New England, which chose little known guard Logan Mankins of Fresno State.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/football/2005draft/2005-04-23-draft-main_x.htm?csp=34 (1253 words)

	CNN/SI - Pro Football - NFL Draft '98
		So the heat that will be on him as the Arizona Cardinals' top draft pick -- the No. 3 pick overall in the 1998 NFL Draft -- doesn't faze him at all.
		The most controversial pick of the 1998 NFL Draft had one chance to address his checkered past Monday before his new coach jumped in to the rescue.
		The Dallas Cowboys, trying to reverse their fortunes on the football field, did an about face in their draft room on the second day of the 1998 NFL Draft, snagging the best players they could get rather than filling needs.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/nfl/events/1998/nfldraft (292 words)

	FOX Sports - NFL Draft - 2007 NFL Draft Central
		As the NFL draft heads to the finish line, we break down every round and look at who made the right moves, and who didn't.
		Check out what the top picks had to day Saturday, then take a look at the video profiles of all the top prospects at each key position.
		Peter Schrager was lucky enough to hang out with the likes of Mario Williams, Reggie Bush and Vince Young on the eve of the NFL draft at Jay-Z's club in NYC.
	msn.foxsports.com /name/public/NFL/DraftCentral (522 words)

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