11.   The Rangers will not be required to surrender a draft selection to the Pirates as compensation for the signing.

12.   The trainers must draw a low number to get an advantageous draft selection.

13.   The WNBA site plans user-directed video, live audio coverage, a draft toteboard, live chats with draft selections and lots of digital photos.

14.   There are two approaches NBA teams commonly take in making draft selections.

15.   They made a decent draft selection in Harvey and then traded him to Dallas for Erick Strickland.

16.   They were the second and third draft selections overall.

17.   Thorn drafted Kenyon Martin, made a blockbuster deal for Jason Kidd and augmented the roster with late-round draft selections and bargain free-agent signings.

18.   With Deion Sanders in Washington and Smith possibly not returning, Larrimore, a fourth-round draft selection, has seized control of the position.

19.   Knight said the draft selections as well as several big trades made by the Grizzlies were all connected.

20.   The raise was largely responsible for the Mutiny trading all-star defender Steve Pittman to the Kansas City Wizards for forward Alan Prampin and a conditional draft selection on Thursday.