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A selection process in North American professional sports in which teams take turns acquiring the rights to available young players, usually from college sports.
Der junge Basketballer wurde im Draft an erster Stelle ausgewählt.
The young basketball player was selected first in the draft.
This word is used almost exclusively in the context of North American professional sports (e.g., basketball, ice hockey, American football). Outside of this topic, the term is uncommon.
Viele junge Athleten träumen davon, im Draft eine Chance zu bekommen.
Many young athletes dream of getting a chance in the draft.
Although the English word 'draft' has many meanings (e.g., draft, air current), in German only this one specific meaning from sports has been adopted. Do not use it in other contexts.
Er gilt als der beste Spieler, der für den diesjährigen Draft verfügbar ist.
He is considered the best player available for this year's draft.
Typical phrases are 'im Draft ausgewählt werden' (to be selected in the draft), 'sich für den Draft anmelden' (to declare for the draft), or 'der erste Pick im Draft sein' (to be the first pick in the draft).
Das Team hat im Draft einen vielversprechenden jungen Spieler bekommen.
The team got a promising young player in the draft.
