Ever since Patrick Vieira started his tenure as manager of New York City FC, the club has made a note of making big splashes in the MLS SuperDraft to get the player he and Claudio Reyna have grown fond of the most. In 2016, intrigue surrounded the Chicago Fire and their selection of Jack Harrison — first overall — only to find out within the hour that he would be going to NYCFC as part of a draft day trade (Chicago received the 4th overall pick which they used to draft Brandon Vincent).