Drafted and Picked

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Picked and drafted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Picked" instead the word "Drafted" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: draft, drafting, draftee, drafter

Picked adjective - Singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking.

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Drafted and picked are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drafted" instead the word "Picked" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: pick, picky, picker, picking

As for some clever trivia, he was drafted 2nd overall by the Charlotte Hornets, just after Shaquille O'Neal was picked first in that same draft.

Source: Useful Notes / National Basketball Association
Not helping the Blazers retrospect is having drafted many injury-prone guys who when good don't last enough (Bill Walton, Brandon Roy) and when underwhelming are picked before better choices (Sam Bowie ahead of Michael Jordan, Greg Oden instead of Kevin Durant).

Source: Every Year They Fizzle Out
Also notable about his career is that he was drafted very low (picked 199th in the 6th round by the Patriots out of the 7-round draft) and essentially flew under the radar (he was a 4th string QB in his first season) until a injury to then-starter Drew Bledsoe made the Patriots call Brady to play.

Source: Useful Notes / National Football League

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