Guess The Lotto! (NBA Draft)

Post #1 » by **SOUL** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:00 pm

So, not who will be drafted where, but how do you think the (possibly rigged, probably not rigged) lotto will turn out?

If you remember last year, there was no movement all the way up until the 4th spot where the Lakers moved to 2nd and the Knicks moved back to 4th.

The year before, Cavs moved all the way up to the 1st spot from the 9th spot while everybody else before just moved back a spot.

What do you win if you're correct?

A brownie, in honor of 4/20. But it's only a regular brownie, I promise.

My guess:

I feel like it's been a few years since crazy stuff has happened.

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I feel like the Pelicans are going to get lucky after being decimated for a season and AD will get a running mate, Celts get the luck of the Irish, Sixers sort of gets screwed but not really because they will get the Lakers pick (I think it's top 3 protected?) which falls into the 4 spot, so they get 2 picks back to back. PHX and MIN go down a spot and the rest stay the same.

What say you?

Post #2 » by **Bensational** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 12:28 am

I'm gonna swing for the fences and hope/guess that the basketball gods reward the Magic for at least trying to be competitive this season. I also think that they will equally spite Hinkie by giving the 6ers some bonuses.

1. PHI
2. ORL
3. BOS (via BKN)
4. PHI (via LAL)
5. PHX
6. MIN
7. NOP
8. DEN
9. SAC
10. TOR
11. MIL
12. UTA
13. PHX
14. CHI

shinoff2183 · Post #3 » by **shinoff2183** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:50 am

We get lucky and move up 5,6,7 range. No ifs ands or buts.

Incognito76 · Post #4 » by **Incognito76** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 12:56 pm

shinoff2183 wrote:We get lucky and move up 5,6,7 range. No ifs ands or buts.

We can't. We can get 1-3 or 11-14.

Pick Odds:
http://www.tankathon.com/pick_odds

Draft simulation :
http://www.tankathon.com/mock_draft

On my first 2 simulations Lakers drop to 4 so Philly gets their pick. It would be great for us as we would get Lakers 2018 pick that way.

Post #5 » by **Def Swami** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 1:41 pm

We need the Lakers to drop out of the top 3. Would be huge for us.

OrlandoNed · Post #6 » by **OrlandoNed** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 3:41 pm

Def Swami wrote:We need the Lakers to drop out of the top 3. Would be huge for us.

That's all that matters for us. I have no other expectations for the lotto.

j-ragg · Post #7 » by **j-ragg** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:10 pm

Def Swami wrote:We need the Lakers to drop out of the top 3. Would be huge for us.

Agreed. With their ownership I don't expect them to be winning anytime soon, especially without this pick.

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Gomagic44 · Post #8 » by **Gomagic44** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:27 pm

OrlandoNed wrote:
Def Swami wrote:We need the Lakers to drop out of the top 3. Would be huge for us.

That's all that matters for us. I have no other expectations for the lotto.

This is my number one want as well.

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NavalAviator94 · Post #9 » by **NavalAviator94** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:35 pm

We need 2 teams to move up to knock them out right? Would be incredible if it happened AND we were one of those teams.

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Blue_and_Whte · Post #10 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 6:00 pm

We get the 11th pick.

Incognito76 · Post #11 » by **Incognito76** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 6:36 pm

NavalAviator94 wrote:We need 2 teams to move up to knock them out right? Would be incredible if it happened AND we were one of those teams.

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There is around 35% chance that Lakers loose pick.

Post #12 » by **SOUL** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 6:43 pm

NONE of you posted a list. Hmph.

Mod only brownie for me and Ben.

Post #13 » by **MagicMadness** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:15 pm

I just have this funny feeling that Philly won't get the top pick.

And by funny I mean hilarious.

Post #14 » by **SOUL** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:07 pm

MagicMadness wrote:I just have this funny feeling that Philly won't get the top pick.

And by funny I mean hilarious.

I'd feel that way if Hinkie was still there.

Nemesis21 · Post #15 » by **Nemesis21** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:50 pm

Orlando
Philly
New Orleans
Philly
Boston
PHX
Minny
Denver
Sacramento
Toronto
Milwaukee
Utah
PHX
Chicago

Walk away with Ingram at 1,

EP
Hezonja
Ingram
AG
Vooch

Imagine that in 2018-2019, Dipo 6th man.

Post #16 » by **Bensational** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:56 pm

Nemesis21 wrote:Orlando
Philly
New Orleans
Philly
Boston
PHX
Minny
Denver
Sacramento
Toronto
Milwaukee
Utah
PHX
Chicago

Walk away with Ingram at 1,

EP
Hezonja
Ingram
AG
Vooch

Imagine that in 2018-2019, Dipo 6th man.

Somebody get this man a brownie!

Nemesis21 · Post #17 » by **Nemesis21** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:58 pm

Bensational wrote:
Nemesis21 wrote:Orlando
Philly
New Orleans
Philly
Boston
PHX
Minny
Denver
Sacramento
Toronto
Milwaukee
Utah
PHX
Chicago

Walk away with Ingram at 1,

EP
Hezonja
Ingram
AG
Vooch

Imagine that in 2018-2019, Dipo 6th man.

Somebody get this man a brownie!

I don't know if it's cheating or not, but I got this off of the simulator that someone posted earlier in this thread. I think it was my 42nd try, only twice were Magic in top 3. Mostly at 11, occasionally at 12.

Veyron · Post #18 » by **Veyron** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 10:02 am

aaa, my finger is burning !

shinoff2183 · Post #19 » by **shinoff2183** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 1:46 pm

Incognito76 wrote:
shinoff2183 wrote:We get lucky and move up 5,6,7 range. No ifs ands or buts.

We can't. We can get 1-3 or 11-14.

Pick Odds:
http://www.tankathon.com/pick_odds

Draft simulation :
http://www.tankathon.com/mock_draft

On my first 2 simulations Lakers drop to 4 so Philly gets their pick. It would be great for us as we would get Lakers 2018 pick that way.

Why is that?

AddiFB · Post #20 » by **AddiFB** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 1:57 pm

shinoff2183 wrote:
Incognito76 wrote:
shinoff2183 wrote:We get lucky and move up 5,6,7 range. No ifs ands or buts.

We can't. We can get 1-3 or 11-14.

Pick Odds:
http://www.tankathon.com/pick_odds

Draft simulation :
http://www.tankathon.com/mock_draft

On my first 2 simulations Lakers drop to 4 so Philly gets their pick. It would be great for us as we would get Lakers 2018 pick that way.

Why is that?

Lottery rules, I am not very good at these lottery rules BUT I think it's like this:

Spots 4-15 I are determined by the regular season standings and only the top 3 are drawn. The lowest 3 teams have the most chances of landing the top 3 spots as they have the highest number of lottery balls and most often do get the top 3 spots, but sometimes a team in the 4-15 range beats the odds and jumps into the top 3 and one of the three lowest seeded teams drops down.

If that's wrong somebody will most def. correct me.