I thought it could be kind of fun to have a game to see who get's the closest to the actual draft picks (1st round only). You can update your mock all the way up to when the Timberwolves are on the clock
1.MIN - Karl Anthony Towns 2.LAL - D'Angelo Russell 3.PHI - Kristaps Porzingis 4.NYK - Jahlil Okafor 5.ORL - Mario Hezonja 6.SAC - Willie Cauley-Stein 7.DEN - Emmanuel Mudiay 8.DET - Justise Winslow 9.CHA - Frank Kaminsky 10.MIA - StanleyStanley Johnson 11.IND - Myles Turner 12.UTA - Trey Lyles 13.PHX - Devin Booker 14.OKC - Cameron Payne 15.ATL - Bobby Portis 16.BOS - Kelly Oubre 17.MIL - Rashad Vaughn 18.HOU - Tyus Jones 19.WAS - Sam Dekker 20.TOR - Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 21.DAL - Jerian Grant 22.CHI - Justin Anderson 23.POR - Cedi Osman 24.CLE - RJ Hunter 25.MEM - Jarrell Martin 26. SAS - Kevon Looney 27.LAL - Nikola Milutinov 28.BOS - Montrezl Harrell 29. BKN - Chris McCullough 30.GSW - Jonathan Holmes
It all comes down to LA, If they don't take Okafor everything goes haywire. There's no way Philly gifts Okafor to NY either... Perfect center for the Triangle.
Ok well I'm gonna throw some darts and try and predict a few trades, however if the order stay the same this is still the same exact order I'd predict the draft 1. MIN - Karl Towns 2. LAL - Jahlil Okafor 3. PHI - D'Angelo Russell 4. DEN (From NYK) - Emmanuel Mudiay 5. DEN (From ORL) - Kristaps Porzingas 6. BOS (From SAC) - Willie Cauley-Stein 7. DEN - Justice Winslow 8. DET - Mario Herzonja 9. CHA - Devin Booker 10. MIA - Stanley Johnson 11. IND - Cameron Payne 12. UTA - Myles Turner 13. PHX - Frank Kaminsky 14. OKC - Sam Dekker 15. ATL - Trey Lyles 16. SAC (From BOS) - Kelly Oubre 17. MIL - Jerian Grant 18. HOU - Tyus Jones 19. WAS - Jerell Martin 20. TOR - Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 21. DAL - Bobby Portis 22. CHI - RJ Hunter 23. POR - Delon Wright 24. CLE - Kevin Looney 25. MEN - Robert Upshaw 26. SAS - Justin Anderson 27. LAL - Christian Wood 28. BOS - Montrezl Harrell 29. BKN - Jordan Mickey 30. GSW - Rashad Vaughn DENVER trades Ty Lawson to NEW YORK for 4th pick, Jose Calderon -Knicks shed a terrible contact while getting a legit starting PG while keeping their cap space -Denver gets their first young building block DENVER trades Wilson Chandler, Kenneth Faried, 2020 first round pick (top 10 protected) to ORLANDO for 5th pick, Channing Frye, Aaron Gordon, Moe Harkness -Denver gets another young building block, and young pieces in Gordon and Harkless -Orlando gets a starting PF and a legit 6th man off the bench, get to shed Frye's terrible contact, thus keeping some cap space to build even faster 3 way trade: BOS recieves: 6th pick SAC recieves: Avery Bradley, Miles Plumlee, 16th pick MIL recieved: Kelly Olynyk, 33rd pick -Boston gets the defensive big they need in WCS, uses savings on Bradley to pursue a starting SG -Sacremento gets their starting SG in Bradley, trades down into optimal range to draft a backup PG which they sorely need -Milwaukee gets some outside shooting they need in Olynyk, to open up the interior for MCW and Giannis to penetrate and dish
But we don't even know who will be on our team next year. So I think my draft pick will be if we sign Kevin Love.
1. MIN - Karl-Anthony Towns (7'0", Kentucky) 2. LAL - Jahlil Okafor (6'11", Duke) 3. PHI - D'Angelo Russell (6'5", Ohio State) 4. NYK -Justise Winslow (6'6", Duke) 5. ORL - Kristaps Porzingis (7'0", International) 6. SAC - Mario Hezonja (6'8", International) 7. DEN - Emmanuel Mudiay (6'5", International) 8. DET - Stanley Johnson (6'7", Arizona) 9. CHA - Frank Kaminsky (7'1", Wisconsin) 10. MIA - Devin Booker (6'6", Kentucky) 11. IND - Trey Lyles (6'10", Kentucky) 12. UTA - Cameron Payne (6'2", Murray State) 13. PHX - Willie Cauley-Stein (7'0", Kentucky) 14. OKC - Bobby Portis (6'11", Arkansas) 15. ATL - Myles Turner (6'11", Texas) 16. BOS - Sam Dekker (6'9", Wisconsin) 17. MIL - Jarell Martin (6'10", LSU) 18. HOU - Tyus Jones (6'1", Duke) 19. WAS - Kevon Looney (6'9", UCLA) 20. TOR - Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (6'7", Arizona) 21. DAL - Justin Anderson (6'6", Virginia) 22. CHI - Jerian Grant (6'5", Notre Dame) 23. POR - Kelly Oubre (6'7", Kansas) 24. CLE - Montrezl Harrell (6'8", Louisville) 25. MEM - Nikola Milutinov (6'8", International) 26. SAS - Guillermo Hernangomez (6'11", International) 27. LAL - Delon Wright (6'5", Utah) 28. BOS - RJ Hunter (6'6", Georgia State) 29. BKN - Christian Wood (6'11, UNLV) 30. GSW - Rashad Vaughn (6'6", UNLV)
For now. I reserve the right to modify this list at any moment. There always seems to be someone drafted a bit higher than expected, and someone always drops. I just couldn't find a nice 'fit' for them earlier. DraftExpress.com currently has Booker at #9, and Vaughn at #23. NBADraft.net currently has Booker at #14, and Vaughn at #22. Both are very young and full of potential.
Ugh. You're right. Not sure how he got that promise (if he really did). I guess I'll have to bump Vaughn down to make room.
Okay, I'm giving in and moving Booker up. But I don't buy into this '1st round promise' yet. That seems like a stretch. -