Sentence examples for a higher draft from inspiring English sources

Sometimes it is a basketball team playing less talented players to help its chances of receiving a higher draft pick.

It's not yet certain whether not having Terry in the lineup will help or hurt in the team's attempt to tank for the shot at getting a higher draft pick.

This being near the end of the regular season, chances are those contenders complaining today will probably play their next game against a tanking lottery team hoping to secure a higher draft pick.

(Games, not a higher draft pick).

The Toronto Maple Leafs traded with the New York Islanders for a higher draft slot, which they used to select Schenn.

The investment made in the starter or in a high draft pick makes a quarterback ultravulnerable.

Only Jackson, the 61st overall pick in 2005, was a high draft pick.

The Yankees let reliever Luis Vizcaíno sign with Colorado, gaining a high draft choice in the process.

In a city like that, for a high draft pick, the expectations are really high".

There was no stint at a top college or selection in a high draft round.

Thomas waved off the allure of a high draft pick, implying that the lottery was a crapshoot.