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Mock Draft Exercise #1 - Pre-NCAA Tournament

Ferguson_Mellochill

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Below is the draft order, based on a conspiracy version of the NBA Draft lottery results, updated with each pick. We have 7 participants, so we'll each make 4 picks. I went ahead and made the 1st pick since it's a foregone conclusion...
  1. BRK (Mellochill) -- Cooper Flagg, Duke
  2. TOR (Handlogten) -- Dylan Harper, Rutgers
  3. UTA (Hume) -- V.J. Edgecombe, Butler
  4. PHI (Soberas) -- Ace Bailey, Rutgers
  5. WAS (Saint Cy) -- Derik Queen, Maryland
  6. CHA (Bawse) -- Kasparus Jakucionis, Illinois
  7. NOL (Chargers Jazz) -- Tre Johnson, Texas
  8. SAS (Mellochill) -- Khaman Maluach, Duke
  9. MIA (Handlogten) -- Kon Knueppel, Duke
  10. CHI (Hume) -- Rasheer Fleming, Sr. Joseph’s
  11. POR (Soberas) -- Liam McNeeley, Connecticut
  12. HOU from PHX (Saint Cy) -- Jase Richardson, Michigan State
  13. DAL (Bawse) -- Jeremiah Fears, Oklahoma
  14. ATL from SAC (Chargers Jazz) -- Asa Newell, Georgia
  15. ORL (Mellochill) -- Sergio de Larrea, Spain
  16. SAS from ATL (Handlogten) -- Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina
  17. MIN from DET (Hume) -- Carter Bryant, Arizona
  18. BRK from MIL (Soberas) -- Nolan Traore, France
  19. UTA from MIN (Saint Cy) -- Joan Beringer, France
  20. OKC from LAC (Bawse) -- Egor Demin, BYU
  21. IND (Chargers Jazz) -- Thomas Sorber, Georgetown
  22. MIA from GSW (Mellochill) -- Noa Essengue, France
  23. WAS from MEM (Handlogten) -- Labaron Philon, Alabama
  24. ATL from LAL (Hume) -- Hugo Gonzalez, Spain
  25. ORL from DEN (Soberas) -- Fland's Gotta Boogie, Arkansas
  26. BRK from HOU (Saint Cy) -- Alex Condon, Florida
  27. BRK from NYK (Bawse) -- Danny Wolf, Michigan
  28. BOS (Chargers Jazz) -- Johnni Broome, Auburn
  29. PHX from CLE (Mellochill) -- JT Toppin, Texas Tech
  30. LAC from OKC (Handlogten) -- Yaxel Lendeborg, Alabama-Birmingham
 
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With the first pick in the NBA Mock Draft, the league bolsters its east-coast TV ratings by sending star prospect Cooper Flagg to Brooklyn, helping a beleaguered franchise recover from losing Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving a couple years ago. New Balance celebrates by placing a 150-foot billboard in the middle of Times Square. That's a bit cynical. Too much?

@Handlogten's Heros is on the clock for Toronto.
 
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The Nets have no fans whatsoever and never will, this seems like a bad rationale for rigging.

Chicago and Toronto are probably the only franchises in the lottery where the league would be very happy if Flagg went there.

Teams the league does not want to get Flagg: Dallas, Philly, Utah, New Orleans, San Antonio.
 
last years first mock
  1. Memphis (Elizah Huge): Alex Sarr, France
  2. Utah (BawseDawg): Nikola Topic, Serbia
  3. Washington (SobrerasHotrod): Zaccharie Risacher, France
  4. Chicago (Sip): Matas Buzelis, GLI
  5. Detroit (Saint Cy): Reed Sheppard, Kentucky
  6. San Antonio (David Hume): Rob Dillingham, Kentucky
  7. Charlotte (Handlogten): Stephon Castle, Connecticut
  8. Portland (Mellochill): Cody Williams, Colorado
  9. San Antonio (Elizah): Dalton Knecht, Tennessee
  10. Houston (Dawg): Ron Holland, GLI
  11. Atlanta (Hotrod): Clingan, Connecticut
  12. Oklahoma City (Sip): Ulrich Chomche, Cameroon
  13. Portland: (Cy): Kyle Filipowski, Duke
  14. New Orleans (Hume): Isaiah Collier, USC
  15. Philadelphia (Handlogten): Ja'Kobe Walter, Baylor
  16. Miami (Mellochill): Tidjane Salaun, France
  17. Toronto (Elizah): Yves Missi, Baylor
  18. Phoenix (Dawg): Zach Edey, Purdue
  19. Orlando (Hotrod): Kevin McCullar, Kansas
  20. Atlanta (Sip): Tyler Smith, GLI
  21. New York (Cy): Payton Sandfort, Iowa
  22. Cleveland (Hume): Dillon Jones, Weber State
  23. New Orleans (Handlogten): The Furphmeister, Kansas
  24. New York (Mellochill): Kel'el Ware, Indiana
  25. Milwaukee (Elizah): Jared McCain, Duke
  26. Washington (Dawg): Terrence Shannon, Illinois
  27. Minnesota (Hotrod): Devin Carter, Providence
  28. Denver (Sip): Carlton Carrington, Pittsburgh
  29. Utah (Cy): Hansen Yang, China
  30. Boston (Hume): DaRaon Holmes II, Dayton
  31. Toronto (Handlogten): Ryan Dunn, Virginia
  32. Utah (Mellochill): Kyshawn George, Switzerland
 
last years first mock
  1. Memphis (Elizah Huge): Alex Sarr, France
  2. Utah (BawseDawg): Nikola Topic, Serbia
  3. Washington (SobrerasHotrod): Zaccharie Risacher, France
  4. Chicago (Sip): Matas Buzelis, GLI
  5. Detroit (Saint Cy): Reed Sheppard, Kentucky
  6. San Antonio (David Hume): Rob Dillingham, Kentucky
  7. Charlotte (Handlogten): Stephon Castle, Connecticut
  8. Portland (Mellochill): Cody Williams, Colorado
  9. San Antonio (Elizah): Dalton Knecht, Tennessee
  10. Houston (Dawg): Ron Holland, GLI
  11. Atlanta (Hotrod): Clingan, Connecticut
  12. Oklahoma City (Sip): Ulrich Chomche, Cameroon
  13. Portland: (Cy): Kyle Filipowski, Duke
  14. New Orleans (Hume): Isaiah Collier, USC
  15. Philadelphia (Handlogten): Ja'Kobe Walter, Baylor
  16. Miami (Mellochill): Tidjane Salaun, France
  17. Toronto (Elizah): Yves Missi, Baylor
  18. Phoenix (Dawg): Zach Edey, Purdue
  19. Orlando (Hotrod): Kevin McCullar, Kansas
  20. Atlanta (Sip): Tyler Smith, GLI
  21. New York (Cy): Payton Sandfort, Iowa
  22. Cleveland (Hume): Dillon Jones, Weber State
  23. New Orleans (Handlogten): The Furphmeister, Kansas
  24. New York (Mellochill): Kel'el Ware, Indiana
  25. Milwaukee (Elizah): Jared McCain, Duke
  26. Washington (Dawg): Terrence Shannon, Illinois
  27. Minnesota (Hotrod): Devin Carter, Providence
  28. Denver (Sip): Carlton Carrington, Pittsburgh
  29. Utah (Cy): Hansen Yang, China
  30. Boston (Hume): DaRaon Holmes II, Dayton
  31. Toronto (Handlogten): Ryan Dunn, Virginia
  32. Utah (Mellochill): Kyshawn George, Switzerland

I don't think this is the one I was thinking of. I'm probably just full of it though.

This is fun and interesting to go through. Not sure where the Hansen Yang love from Cy went though, lol.
 
The Nets have no fans whatsoever and never will, this seems like a bad rationale for rigging.

Chicago and Toronto are probably the only franchises in the lottery where the league would be very happy if Flagg went there.

Teams the league does not want to get Flagg: Dallas, Philly, Utah, New Orleans, San Antonio.

I might agree with you on Chicago, but they're a poorly run franchise, while the league needs to make sure Flagg is successful. I'd be beyond surprised if the league sends Flagg to Canada. I could see the Raptors get Harper, Bailey or Edgecombe though. Washington got the #2 pick last year. I think they'd get #4 or #5 this year.

The other wrinkle is that the Sixers keep their top-6 protected pick rather than have it go to the Thunder.
 
I might agree with you on Chicago, but they're a poorly run franchise, while the league needs to make sure Flagg is successful. I'd be beyond surprised if the league sends Flagg to Canada. I could see the Raptors get Harper, Bailey or Edgecombe though. Washington got the #2 pick last year. I think they'd get #4 or #5 this year.

The other wrinkle is that the Sixers keep their top-6 protected pick rather than have it go to the Thunder.
Actually, Flagg in NY would be Huge. NY is one of the biggest media markets in the US.
 
here is #2

1. Atlanta (SojoDave) - Alex Sarr
2. Washington (Hume) - Donovan Clingan
3. Houston (Ferg) - Zaccharie Risacher
4. SAS (Minivan) - Stephon Castle
5. Detroit (Bawse) - Reed Sheppard
6. Charlotte (CJA) - Dalton Knecht
7. Portland (Cy) - Zach Edey
8. NOP (Ferg) - Nikola Topic
9. SAS (Minivan) -Matas Buzelis
10. OKC (Elizah) - Cody Williams
11. Chicago (Sober) - Rob Dillingham
12. UT (HH) - Ron Holland
13. SAC (HH)- Devin Carter
14. Portland (Cy) - Pacome Dadiet
15. MIA (Sojodave) - Tidjane Salaun
16. Phi (Hume) - Isaiah Collier
17. MEM (SIP) - Tristan Da Silva
18. ORL (Minivan) - Kel’ el Ware
19. TOR (SJA) - Kyle Filipowski
20. CLE (SIP) - Jakobe Walter
21. MEM (SIP) - Yves Missi
22. UTA (HH) - Jared McCain
23. MIL (Elizah) - Bub Carrington
24. NYK (Bawse) - Terrance Shannon Jr
25. NYK (Bawse) - Bobi Klintman
26. Washington (Hume) - Kyshawn George
27. MIN (Sojodave) - Baylor Scheierman
28. DEN (Hume) - Dillon Jones
29. PHO (Sober) - Tyler Kolek
30. BOS (Ferg) - Tyler Smith
31. TOR (CJA) - AJ Johnson
32. Pho (Sober) - Jaylon Tyson
33. MIL (Elizah) - Johnny Furphy
34. Portland (Cy) - Nikola Durisic
35. SAS (Minivan) - Melvin Ajinca
36. IND (Sober) - DaRon Holmes
37. MIN (Sojodave) - Adem Bona
38. NYK (Bawse) - Ulrich Chomche
39. MEM (SIP) - Juan Nunez
40. Portland (Cy) - Alex Karabans
 
here is #2

1. Atlanta (SojoDave) - Alex Sarr
2. Washington (Hume) - Donovan Clingan
3. Houston (Ferg) - Zaccharie Risacher
4. SAS (Minivan) - Stephon Castle
5. Detroit (Bawse) - Reed Sheppard
6. Charlotte (CJA) - Dalton Knecht
7. Portland (Cy) - Zach Edey
8. NOP (Ferg) - Nikola Topic
9. SAS (Minivan) -Matas Buzelis
10. OKC (Elizah) - Cody Williams
11. Chicago (Sober) - Rob Dillingham
12. UT (HH) - Ron Holland
13. SAC (HH)- Devin Carter
14. Portland (Cy) - Pacome Dadiet
15. MIA (Sojodave) - Tidjane Salaun
16. Phi (Hume) - Isaiah Collier
17. MEM (SIP) - Tristan Da Silva
18. ORL (Minivan) - Kel’ el Ware
19. TOR (SJA) - Kyle Filipowski
20. CLE (SIP) - Jakobe Walter
21. MEM (SIP) - Yves Missi
22. UTA (HH) - Jared McCain
23. MIL (Elizah) - Bub Carrington
24. NYK (Bawse) - Terrance Shannon Jr
25. NYK (Bawse) - Bobi Klintman
26. Washington (Hume) - Kyshawn George
27. MIN (Sojodave) - Baylor Scheierman
28. DEN (Hume) - Dillon Jones
29. PHO (Sober) - Tyler Kolek
30. BOS (Ferg) - Tyler Smith
31. TOR (CJA) - AJ Johnson
32. Pho (Sober) - Jaylon Tyson
33. MIL (Elizah) - Johnny Furphy
34. Portland (Cy) - Nikola Durisic
35. SAS (Minivan) - Melvin Ajinca
36. IND (Sober) - DaRon Holmes
37. MIN (Sojodave) - Adem Bona
38. NYK (Bawse) - Ulrich Chomche
39. MEM (SIP) - Juan Nunez
40. Portland (Cy) - Alex Karabans
Even here I drafted Collier at 16. My apologies for bragging.
 
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