Sentence examples for draft lead from inspiring English sources

At the Global Games in Dallas on Sunday, Rod Thorn, the Nets' president, watched the 18-year-old Yugoslav center Nenad Krstic, whom the team picked No. 24 in the draft, lead his under-20 national team to the gold medal game against the United States with a 94-89 victoverover Ukraine.

"Anti-draft feelings were not responsible for launching the antiwar movement, nor did the disappearance of the draft lead to the movement's demise," Zimmerman told me.

But the trade of cornerback Darrelle Revis to Tampa Bay before the draft led some to wonder if that streak would continue.

"All the hype that surrounds the draft leads fans and some media to believe that these players are as good as they are hyped up to be".

In both cases, the draft led to denunciations of the conflict as "a rich man's war but a poor man's fight".

Martin, the No. 1 pick in last June's National Basketball Association draft, led all scorers with 23 points and nearly brought the Nets back from a 15-point third-quarter deficit.

Vince Young (3rd pick, 2006 draft) led the Tennessee Titans on a 99-yard drive -- converting three fourth downs -- to defeat Matt Leinart (10th pick) and the Arizona Cardinals as time expired, 20-17.

Jackson, the seventh receiver selected in the 2008 draft, leads his draft class in receiving yards.... Patriots linebacker Junior Seau won his 25th consecutive regular-season game Sunday.... Before the 2007 season, running backs LaDainian Tomlinson, Larry Johnson and Shaun Alexander were considered elite players.

Okafor, the No. 3 overall pick of the 2015 draft, led the NBA-worst Sixers with 17.5 points and averaged 7 rebounds in 53 games.

His work on the first draft led to a full-time position on the writing staff for DS9; Q was added to the story at this stage.

Years of poor drafting led to last season's fall, and the organization has a long way to go.