I find the draft thing fascinating. Yes, I know little to nothing about it so hopefully someone with some knowledge can jump in best young players (I'm thinking NBA, not sure if other sports do it) you see these kids at home with the caps or 'jerseys' of every team in the league in front of them, and then its announced who has picked them and they pick up that cap, that shirt, and jump around... SO you may live in Texas, and you can be picked by either a team from LA, or NYC? You have no say, you just have to go wherever you're told? Why don't we have a national football school or some college/school system and when you turn 15/16, the best 20 kids in the country (decided by the FA?) could all get drafted to a Premier league side one at a time - i can see that happening - I know clubs grab these players alot younger than 15/16 but just for arguments sake i had to pick an age.
You also see teams trading their draft positions, so a team with the first pick will swap for 10th pick, there must be financial purposes for that?