Sentence examples for drafting the best from inspiring English sources

When the Cuban players return from the Classic, only the top eight teams in the standings will compete, drafting the best players from teams that have been eliminated.

His strategy for building a team is based on drafting the best player at a position, not just the best player available.

As soon as it hits, I'm offering a contract to the best wide receiver possible and then I'm drafting the best quarterback on the board before adding some depth to my secondary.

From being runners up to the Pistons and Bulls in the late '80s and '90s, to drafting the best player of his generation only to have him leave after failing to will his regular-season-powerhouse team to any championships, things looked like they were simply fated for disaster in Cleveland.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — On a day when the Giants sought to showcase their key free-agent additions and allow General Manager Jerry Reese to talk about drafting the best players regardless of need, the most pressing questions Thursday involved a wide receiver conspicuous in his absence.

"We still draft the best talent," he said.

But we always try to draft the best talent.

As a result, teams generally draft the best players available rather than picking with an eye toward filling a need.

"Whitey Herzog told me you always draft the best arms you can find," Ryan said, referring to Herzog's vital stint as the Mets' farm director.

The teams equally share all the sizeable national television revenue and agree to salary caps, while the squads with the worst records get to draft the best college players.

The Knicks' priority is to draft the best player available, regardless of position.... DON CHANEY, a Knicks assistant coach, recently telephoned the Cleveland Cavaliers' general manager, JIM PAXSON, about their vacant head coaching position, but was told that two finalists had already been selected.