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Tales from the Draft: The best and worst of Real Salt Lake's draft history
Remember when Real Salt Lake got Joao Plata for a second-round draft pick? Or Luis Gil for one of those, too? Or how about when our first-ever pick — the first in the 2005 SuperDraft — didn't make it at the club or in MLS? We're profiling some of the best stories around the draft since our inception.
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January 10, 2015
When we traded a second-round pick for Luis Gil
Luis Gil has been recognized as one of the most exciting young players in American soccer since his arrival on the scene at the tender age of 16. How'd we get him? Well, it took a draft pick to bring him here.
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January 8, 2015
The time we got Joao Plata for a 2015 pick
Joao Plata has been one of Real Salt Lake's best players over the last two years, but we wouldn't have him if we hadn't traded away a second-round draft pick.