Round 1 Pick 6 - China Table Tennis
Round 3 Pick 6 - Great Britain Sailing
Round 4 Pick 3 - Sweden Football
Round 5 Pick 6 - South Korea Handball
Round 6 Pick 3 - Netherlands Field Hockey
Round 7 Pick 6 - France Fencing
Round 8 Pick 3 - Hungary Water Polo
Round 9 Pick 6 - Lithuania Modern Pentathlon
Round 10 Pick 3 - USA Archery
Round 11 Pick 6 - Australia Triathlon
Round 12 Pick 3 - USA Shooting
Round 13 Pick 6 - Russia Basketball
Round 14 Pick 3 - Germany Rowing
Round 15 Pick 6 - Great Britain Athletics
Round 16 Pick 3 - Netherlands Equestrian
Round 17 Pick 6 - Indonesia Badminton
Round 18 Pick 3 - Spain Tennis
Round 19 Pick 6 - Belarus Weightlifting
Round 20 Pick 3 - Germany Diving
Round 21 Pick 6 - Cuba Judo
Round 22 Pick 3 - Spain Cycling
Round 23 Pick 6 - Netherlands Swimming
Round 24 Pick 3 - Mexico Taekwondo
Round 25 Pick 6 - Kazakhstan Boxing
Round 26 Pick 3 - Canada Gymnastics
Round 27 Pick 6 - Italy Volleyball
Round 28 Pick 3 - Georgia Wrestling
Round 29 Pick 6 - Great Britain Canoeing
Analysis: This squad got off to a strong start with historically dominant programs Chinese table tennis, Russian synchronized swimiming, and British sailing. Yet manager Dave Spence suffered a Binz-like decline in the following rounds. Rather than picking teams that are likely to medal, in rounds 4 and 6 Spence just drafted the nationality and varsity letter of girls he had a crush on in high school. Knowing that Spence was using this strategy makes one question his taste given his Round 13 pick.
Paragons' late round picks were strong apart from Round 29. An old axiom states that whereas an island nation is an excellent pick in sailing, one should generally avoid island nations in canoeing. This draft was lost in the middle rounds and Paragons is a second-tier team.
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