(Pre-draft trades) do happen from time to time, like Denver and San Francisco. But a lot of the reasons teams don't do picks for picks before the draft is because you want to go on the clock. You want to see if anyone calls during your allotted time because you might get a better deal.


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It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.
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I felt like one of Apollo's sacred cows- slow, dumb, and bright red.
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We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again.
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Hades raised an eyebrow. When he sat forward in his throne, shadowy faces appeared in the folds of h...
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The main courtyard was filled with warriors - mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human b...
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She whirled when the monster was almost on top of her. I thought the thing in her hands was an umbre...
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Leo,” Hazel gasped, “I can’t—my arms—”
“Hazel,” he said. “Do you trust me?”...
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Yours in demigodishness, and all that. Peace out!
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She held up her calloused, grimy fingers. Leo couldn't help thinking there was nothing hotter than a...
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Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.
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Everyone thinks you've been kidnapped," he said. "We've been scouring the ship. When Coach Hedge fin...
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Huh," Leo said. "Well, if you ever get off this island and want a job, let me know. You're not a tot...
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Um...is that thing tame?" Frank said.
The horse whinnied angrily.
"I don't think so...
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Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tyson pounding the Earthborn into the ground like a game of wha...
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Frank imitated the voice of Vitellius: 'They're wimps! Back in my day, we died all the time, and we ...
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He [Death] pulled a pure-black iPad from thin air. Death tapped the screen a few times and all Frank...
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Just his luck he was related to this grubby old dude. He hoped all sons of Neptune didn't share the ...
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Look," Percy continued, "I know I'm new here. I know you guys don't like to mention the massacre in ...
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Part of their problem was Percy. He fought like a demon, whirling through the defender's ranks in a ...
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Juno: "All roads lead there child. You should know that."
Percy: "Detention?
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They all ordered massive plates of eggs, pancakes, and reindeer sausage, though Frank looked a littl...
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Percy tried to remember. He really did. For some reason, Annabeth and he had visited a spa and decid...
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That's because we keep weapons in the attic, silly boy. Do you think this is the first time m...
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Tyson, Frank is a descendant of Poseidon."
"Brother!" Tyson crushed Frank in a hug.
Percy ...
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Elections only happen in two ways," Reyna said. "Either the legion raises someone on a shield after ...
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You speak horse?" Hazel asked.
"Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mea...
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Frank stared at him. "Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hu...
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They're Lares. House gods."
"House gods," Percy said. "Like...smaller than real gods, but large...
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I'm fine!" Percy yelled out as he ran by, followed by a giant screaming bloody murder.
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This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..."
"Repair boy." RICK RIORDAN
Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. "Did Octavian accept you?"
"Yeah," Percy said. "He sla...
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Percy scowled. "I-I know you."
Nico raised his eyebrows. "Do you?
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Annabeth's face, her blond hair and gray eyes, the way she laughed, threw her arms around him, and g...
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Two hundred Romans, and no one’s got a pen? Never mind!"

He slung his M16 onto his bac...
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There!" Mars finished writing and threw the scroll at Octavian. "A prophecy. You can add it to your ...
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Jeez, Hazel," Percy said, "tell your horse to watch his language."
Hazel tried not to laugh. "W...
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Hey!" said the guy in the video. "Greetings from your friends at Camp Half-Blood, et cetera. This is...
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Life is only precious because it ends, kid.
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Now, come over here so I can pat you down."
"But you don't have-" Percy stopped. "Uh, sure." RICK RIORDAN
Can you surf really well, then?"
I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh.
"Je...
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Hera, do not dare take credit! You have caused at least as many problems as you fixed!
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He wondered if...his dad, Zeus, would write him a note: “Please excuse Jason from eternal damnatio...
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Usually I give demigods something simple like a shopping trip, singing a funny song, that sort of th...
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Nico danced around like he needed to use the restroom. "Does Zeus really have lightning
bolts t...
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If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron w...
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Thalia blushed. "Hi, Lord Apollo."

Zeus's girl, yes? Makes you my half sister. Used to be...
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The god of wine looked around at the assembled crowd. “Miss me?”

The satyrs fell over...
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My faithful companion, Zoe Nightshade, has passed into the stars. I must have a new lieutenant. And ...
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Wait just a minute," Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. "These two are dangerous. It'd be mu...
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But I've never even been to Olympus! Zeus is crazy!"

Chiron and Grover glanced nervously ...
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Kronos couldn't have risen if it hadn't been for a lot of demigods who felt abandoned by their paren...
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Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done w...
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I looked at Thalia. "You're afraid of heights."

Now that we were safely down the mountain...
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Doesn't miss many meals, does he?" Zeus muttered. "Tyson, for your bravery in the war, and for leadi...
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The Council agrees," Zeus said. "Percy Jackson, you will have one gift from the gods."
I hesita...
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As for my brothers," Zeus said, "we are thankful"-he cleared his throat like the words were hard to ...
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It's just Annabeth mom jeez!
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