The selections in the 2016 NWSL College Draft were overshadowed by the wheeling and dealing of the Portland Thorns. The Thorns’ haul after months of maneuvering following the trade of AlexMorgan: U.S. starting left back Meghan Klingenberg, fellow U.S. internationals Lindsey Horan and Emily Sonnett, Danish international Nadia Nadim and rights tothe No. 1 spot in the new NWSL allocation order that they might use on 17-year-old forward Mallory Pugh.

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