Mock Draft Challenge

[DERRENMATTS]

Draft nerds, here's a challenge for you.

Come up with your final mock draft, and submit it on this thread, no later than 1 minute before the draft stats @ 7 pm EST on June 21st.

The challenge is not only to correctly guess which players will be drafted, but the exact slot they'll get drafted.

Here's how it works:

- You predict which players will be drafted, and when they'll be drafted
- When your players are drafted, you'll be assigned a number value that coincides with their draft slot
- At the end of the challenge, all your number values will be tallied for a lump final score
- The object is to have the lowest number value

Example (using last year's draft)

Actual daft:
1) Markelle Fultz
2) Lonzo Ball
3) Jayson Tatum
4) Josh Jackson
5) De'Aaron Fox
6) Jonathan Isaac
7) Lauri Markkanen
8) Frank Ntilikina
9) Dennis Smith Jr
10) Zach Collins

Here are 2 example mocks, along with where the players were actually drafted:

Challenger 1:
1) Josh Jackson (actually drafted 4th)
2) Dennis Smith Jr (9)
3) Bam Adebayo (14)
4) Jayson Tatum (3)
5) Zach Collin (10)

Challenger 2
1) Lonzo Ball (2)
2) Markelle Fultz (1)
3) Josh Jackson (4)
4) De'Aaron Fox (5)
5) Jayson Tatum (3)


Challenger 1's mock netted him a total of 40 pts. All his players were drafted, but he was inaccurate about where they'd be drafted. Challenger 2's mock, which was more accurate, netted him 15 pts. Though he was wrong about where they'd be drafted, he guessed much closer to where they actually were drated. The one with the lowest total wins.

The aim of this challenge is to get your mock as close to the actual draft as you possibly can.

[DERRENMATTS]

Here's my current mock (which I'll edit periodically, until draft day comes)

1) DeAndre Ayton
2) Luka Doncic
3) Marvin Bagley
4) Jaren Jackson
5) Mo Bamba
6) Trae Young
7) Wendell Carter
8) Mikal Bridges
9) Kevin Knox
10) Michael Porter
11) Miles Bridges
12) Lonnie Walker
13) Donte Divincenzo
14) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

[runrondo]

I know very little about these players as I rarely watch college ball anymore, but here it goes

1) DeAndre Ayton
2) Luka Doncic
3) Jaren Jackson
4) Marvin Bagley
5) Mo Bamba
6) Michael Porter
7) Wendell Carter
8) Trae Young
9) Collin Sexton
10) MyKal Bridges
11) Lonnie Walker
12) Miles Bridges
13) Troy Brown Jr.
14) Kevin Knoxx

[DERRENMATTS]

Thank you, RunRondo. Feel free to edit your mock until the 59th minute prior to the draft.

[DERRENMATTS]

Less than a week to go, guys. Let's see your mocks.

[jrmzt]

1) DeAndre Ayton
2) Marvin Bagley
3) Luka Doncic
4) Mo Bamba
5) Jaren Jackson
6) Wendell Carter
7) Trae Young
8) Michael Porter
9) Mikal Bridges
10) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
11) Collin Sexton
12) Zhaire Smith
13) Miles Bridges
14) Robert Williams

[eddietours]

1)Aytom
2)Donic
3)Jackson
4)Bagley
5)Bamba
6)w carter
7)Bridges
8)T young
9)Porter
10)knox
11)sexton
12)r williams
13)z smith
14)Divincenzo




14)

[DERRENMATTS]

This is a bad year to do a mock -- everyone, and I mean everyone is clueless as to who will go where. Seems the only consensus is Ayton @ 1. After that, it is absolutely anyone's guess.

[eja117]

1 Ayton
2 Donic
3 M Bagley
4 Bamba
5 JJJ
6 Trey Young
7 M Porter
8 W Carter
9 Robert Williams
10 M Bridges
11 Colin Sexton
12 K Knox
13 S G Alexander
14 Miles Bridges
15 Jerome Robinson
16 Z Smith
17 Donte DiV
18 Lonnie Walker
19 Mitchell Robinson
20 A Holiday
21 Troy Brown
22 Omari Spellman
23 K Heuerter
24 Gary Trent
25 Landry Shamet
26 Khyri Thomas
27 Jacob Evans
28 Chandler Hutchinson
29 Trevon Duval
30 K Bates Diop

[eja117]

I went with what I perceived as need, balance, and fit. And then if a team wants that guy they gotta trade up

[jrmzt]

Jun 20, 2018 20:47:06 GMT -5 DERRENMATTS said:

This is a bad year to do a mock -- everyone, and I mean everyone is clueless as to who will go where. Seems the only consensus is Ayton @ 1. After that, it is absolutely anyone's guess.

Yeah there isn't a consensus 2,3,4,5...in fact some of the guys in this 2-4 range could be no.1 picks themselves in other drafts. Its hard to pinpoint whether teams will go for need or best player...

Hell I wouldn't be surprised if Doncic went first.

[DERRENMATTS]

So far, Jrmzt is 3 for 3!!

[DERRENMATTS]

After 7 picks, both Jrmzt and I are tied.

[DERRENMATTS]

After 8 picks, we have a 3 way tie with Jrmzt, Runrondo and me

[DERRENMATTS]

After 9 picks, Runrondo and I are tied with 8 players picked.