LA28
Wheelchair
Basketball
A high-discovery pick with strong club ecosystems and visible road-to-LA28 storylines.
What fans draft first
Top momentum sports right now — plus an underfollowed Paralympic pick worth a discovery slot.
Discovery is the scoring mechanic.
Draft USA turns the road to LA28 into an editorial, interactive draft board. It rewards fan curiosity, balanced Olympic and Paralympic representation, and a clearer explanation of why a sport is gaining attention.
Gemini AI Scout
Ask why a sport has momentum, who to draft next, and how to improve Olympic + Paralympic balance. The system is framed around discovery, not medal prediction.
Transparent Momentum Scores
Every card exposes the same mix of news momentum, world championship signals, qualification context, hometown breadth, and parity value.
Olympic + Paralympic Parity
Parity is a scoring dimension. Balanced rosters unlock pair, underfollowed, and representation bonuses.
Hometown Hubs
Regional tags help fans see where Team USA stories could develop across aquatics, endurance, speed, adaptive sport, and more.
Five signals. One transparent score.
Every sport's Momentum Score is a documented, weighted blend of fan-facing signals — never a medal forecast. The same breakdown appears on every card in the Draft Room.
- 30%News momentum
- 25%World championship signal
- 20%Qualification activity
- 15%Hometown breadth
- 10%Olympic / Paralympic parity
Reward parity. Reward discovery.
The bonus system makes balance and discovery the path to the top of the leaderboard. A pure-Olympic roster cannot dominate by construction alone.
Olympic + Paralympic both present
Roster covers 3+ regions
Each Para sport rated Underfollowed
≥40% of roster is Paralympic / Both
1. Draft sports, not athletes
Pick from Team USA sports across both Games. Filter by Olympic, Paralympic, shared events, or underfollowed discovery targets.
2. Watch the roster score
Momentum, parity, and hometown coverage update as a visual draft board instead of a black-box ranking.
3. Ask Gemini to commission
Generate recaps, ranking explanations, and next-pick suggestions with responsible, conditional language.
Why we don't predict medals
Olympic and Paralympic outcomes turn on countless human factors. Draft USA chooses a different goal: help fans discover sports they might otherwise miss, and grow Team USA's audience across both Games.
Scout copy is written to avoid guarantees, gambling language, and athlete-level outcome claims.