NBA Draft Prediction Contest - Pick Some Picks

[MHZ]

Let's do something to test wits in this year's NBA Draft. Submit before the draft starts on Thursday. On a couple of questions, there are chances at bonus points if you select True, which hopefully may incentivize people to take a shot!

Edit - draft day trades count for pick trades, even if the original team technically makes the pick. Dumb NBA rules on trades. Feel free to edit your results as often as you'd like prior to the draft, at which point hopefully Rebel can lock this sucker down.

1. First Round Mock (Top 20) (1 point for player by draft slot, bonus point for predicting a team picking in a draft slot they do not currently own)

Current draft order:

1. Philadelphia
2. LA Lakers
3. Boston
4. Phoenix
5. Minnesota
6. New Orleans
7. Denver
8. Sacramento
9. Toronto
10. Milwaukee
11. Orlando
12. Atlanta (from Utah - Teague trade)
13. Phoenix
14. Chicago
15. Denver
16. Boston
17. Memphis
18. Detroit
19. Denver
20. Brooklyn (from Indiana - Thad Young trade)


2. The Nuggets will end draft day with the draft rights of how many picks across both rounds? (Currently have 5 picks. Draft & Stash players count) (10 points)

3. T/F: The highest the Nuggets pick is #7 (5 points)

4. Name one player in the 2016 NBA Draft who is a Denver Nugget at day's end (whether drafted or traded for) (10 points)

5. T/F: A current Nuggets player is traded on draft day (5 points for the T/F. If you vote "True" only, a bonus 5 points for naming a player traded)

6. Name at least one player compared to Dragan Bender on the ESPN telecast immediately after he is picked (5 points)

7. Name at least one player compared to Buddy Hield on the ESPN telecast immediately after he is picked (5 points)

8. Name one team who picks somewhere they are not currently slotted to pick (10 points)

9. T/F: One of these players is traded on draft night: D'Angelo Russell, Jimmy Butler, Avery Bradley, Kevin Love, Jhalil Okafor, Nerlens Noel, Danilo Gallinari. (5 points for T/F. If you vote True, bonus +5 to correctly name the player traded, bonus +5 to also name the team that acquires them)

10. T/F: 75% or more of the players the Nuggets bring in from the 2016 NBA Draft did not play US college basketball. Includes draft & stash players. (5 points)

[skywalker33]

Let's do something to test wits in this year's NBA Draft. Submit before the draft starts on Thursday. On a couple of questions, there are chances at bonus points if you select True, which hopefully may incentivize people to take a shot!

1. First Round Mock (Top 20) (1 point for player by draft slot, bonus point for predicting a team picking in a draft slot they do not currently own)

Current draft order:

1. Philadelphia - Simmons
2. LA Lakers - Ingram
3. Boston - Dunn (to 76ers)
4. Phoenix - Chriss
5. Minnesota - Murray
6. New Orleans - Hield
7. Denver - Bender
8. Sacramento - Brown
9. Toronto - Poeltl
10. Milwaukee - Ellenson
11. Orlando - Davis
12. Utah - Labissiere (to ATL)
13. Phoenix - Baldwin
14. Chicago - Sabonis
15. Denver - Luwawu
16. Boston - Prince
17. Memphis - Richardson
18. Detroit - Valentine
19. Denver - Korkmaz
20. Indiana - D. Murray (to BKN)


2. The Nuggets will end draft day with the draft rights of how many picks across both rounds? (Currently have 5 picks. Draft & Stash players count) (10 points) 4

3. T/F: The highest the Nuggets pick is #7 (5 points) T

4. Name one player in the 2016 NBA Draft who is a Denver Nugget at day's end (whether drafted or traded for) (10 points) Korkmaz

5. T/F: A current Nuggets player is traded on draft day (5 points for the T/F. If you vote "True" only, a bonus 5 points for naming a player traded)
T Nelson
6. Name at least one player compared to Dragan Bender on the ESPN telecast immediately after he is picked (5 points) Porzingis

7. Name at least one player compared to Buddy Hield on the ESPN telecast immediately after he is picked (5 points) Eddie Jones

8. Name one team who picks somewhere they are not currently slotted to pick (10 points) Knicks

9. T/F: One of these players is traded on draft night: D'Angelo Russell, Jimmy Butler, Avery Bradley, Kevin Love, Jhalil Okafor, Nerlens Noel, Danilo Gallinari. (5 points for T/F. If you vote True, bonus +5 to correctly name the player traded, bonus +5 to also name the team that acquires them) T Noel to the Celtics

10. T/F: 75% or more of the players the Nuggets bring in from the 2016 NBA Draft did not play US college basketball. Includes draft & stash players. (5 points)T

[NuggetsWY]

1.
1. Phi - Simmons
2. LAL - Ingram
3. Bos - Bender
4. Pho - Chriss
5. Min - J.Murray
6**Den*-*Hield
7**NOP*-*Luwawu
8. Sac - Dunn
9. Tor - Labasierre
10.*Atl*-*Poeltl
11. Orl - B.Johnson
12. Uta - Ellenson
13. Pho - Brown
14.*Phi*-*Baldwin
15. Den - D.Murray
16. Bos - Prince
17. Mem - Korkmaz
18. Det - Sabonis
19. Den - D.Davis
20. Ind - Ulis

2. 4
3. False
4. D.Davis
5. True Nelson
6. Porzingis
7. Steph Curry
8. Bucks
9. True Okafor Bulls
10.True

[MHZ]

This will be quite wrong.

1. First Round Mock (Top 20) (1 point for player by draft slot, bonus point for predicting a team picking in a draft slot they do not currently own)

Current draft order:

1. Philadelphia - Simmons
2. LA Lakers - Ingram
3. Philadelphia (trade with Boston) - Dunn
4. Phoenix - Chriss
5. Minnesota - J. Murray
6. New Orleans - Hield
7. Denver - Bender
8. Sacramento - Brown
9. Toronto - Sabonis
10. Denver (from Milwaukee) - Luwawu
11. Orlando - Labissiere
12. Atlanta - Beasley
13. Phoenix - Poeltl
14. Chicago - Baldwin
15. Milwaukee (from Denver) - Davis
16. Boston - Ellenson
17. Memphis - M. Richardson
18. Detroit - Korkmaz
19. Milwaukee (from Denver) - D.Murray
20. Brooklyn - Whitehead


2. The Nuggets will end draft day with the draft rights of how many picks across both rounds? (Currently have 5 picks. Draft & Stash players count) (10 points) 3

3. T/F: The highest the Nuggets pick is #7 (5 points) T

4. Name one player in the 2016 NBA Draft who is a Denver Nugget at day's end (whether drafted or traded for) (10 points) Luwawu

5. T/F: A current Nuggets player is traded on draft day (5 points for the T/F. If you vote "True" only, a bonus 5 points for naming a player traded) F

6. Name at least one player compared to Dragan Bender on the ESPN telecast immediately after he is picked (5 points) Porzingis

7. Name at least one player compared to Buddy Hield on the ESPN telecast immediately after he is picked (5 points) McCollum

8. Name one team who picks somewhere they are not currently slotted to pick (10 points) - Brooklyn

9. T/F: One of these players is traded on draft night: D'Angelo Russell, Jimmy Butler, Avery Bradley, Kevin Love, Jhalil Okafor, Nerlens Noel, Danilo Gallinari. (5 points for T/F. If you vote True, bonus +5 to correctly name the player traded, bonus +5 to also name the team that acquires them) - T - Noel to Boston

10. T/F: 75% or more of the players the Nuggets bring in from the 2016 NBA Draft did not play US college basketball. Includes draft & stash players. (5 points) - T

[RRFB]

1. First Round Mock (Top 20) (1 point for player by draft slot, bonus point for predicting a team picking in a draft slot they do not currently own)

Current draft order:

1. Philadelphia - Simmons
2. LA Lakers - Ingram
3. Boston/Philly - Dunn
4. Phoenix - Chriss
5. Minnesota - Murray
6. New Orleans - Bender
7. Denver - Hield
8. Sacramento - Brown
9. Toronto - Poeltl
10. Milwaukee - Labasierre
11. Orlando - Richardson
12. Utah - Baldwin
13. Phoenix - Luwawu
14. Chicago - Sabonis
15. Denver - Davis
16. Boston - Zizic
17. Memphis - Ellenson
18. Detroit - Valentine
19. Denver - Korkmaz
20. Indiana - Ulis


2. The Nuggets will end draft day with the draft rights of how many picks across both rounds? (Currently have 5 picks. Draft & Stash players count) (10 points)
4
3. T/F: The highest the Nuggets pick is #7 (5 points)
True
4. Name one player in the 2016 NBA Draft who is a Denver Nugget at day's end (whether drafted or traded for) (10 points)
Furkan Korkmaz
5. T/F: A current Nuggets player is traded on draft day (5 points for the T/F. If you vote "True" only, a bonus 5 points for naming a player traded)
False
6. Name at least one player compared to Dragan Bender on the ESPN telecast immediately after he is picked (5 points)
Porzingis
7. Name at least one player compared to Buddy Hield on the ESPN telecast immediately after he is picked (5 points)
Harden
8. Name one team who picks somewhere they are not currently slotted to pick (10 points)
Oklahoma City
9. T/F: One of these players is traded on draft night: D'Angelo Russell, Jimmy Butler, Avery Bradley, Kevin Love, Jhalil Okafor, Nerlens Noel, Danilo Gallinari. (5 points for T/F. If you vote True, bonus +5 to correctly name the player traded, bonus +5 to also name the team that acquires them)
True, Okafor, Boston
10. T/F: 75% or more of the players the Nuggets bring in from the 2016 NBA Draft did not play US college basketball. Includes draft & stash players. (5 points)
False

[TunaFish]

1. Philadelphia - Simmons
2. LA Lakers - Ingram
3. Boston - Bender
4. Phoenix - Chriss
5. Minnesota - Murray
6. New Orleans - Dunn
7. Denver - Hield
8. Sacramento - Brown
9. Toronto - Poeltl
10. Milwaukee - Labasierre
11. Orlando - Richardson
12. Atlanta - Baldwin
13. Phoenix - Luwawu
14. Chicago - Sabonis
15. Denver - Davis
16. Boston - Zizic
17. Memphis - Ellenson
18. Detroit - Valentine
19. Denver - Ulis
20. Brooklyn - Korkmaz

2. 5

3. #7

4. Ulis

5. False

6. Skita

7. Crawford

8. Boston

9. True D'Angelo Russell

10. False

[Powder Blue]

Let's do something to test wits in this year's NBA Draft. Submit before the draft starts on Thursday. On a couple of questions, there are chances at bonus points if you select True, which hopefully may incentivize people to take a shot!

Edit - draft day trades count for pick trades, even if the original team technically makes the pick. Dumb NBA rules on trades. Feel free to edit your results as often as you'd like prior to the draft, at which point hopefully Rebel can lock this sucker down.

1. First Round Mock (Top 20) (1 point for player by draft slot, bonus point for predicting a team picking in a draft slot they do not currently own)

Current draft order:

1. Philadelphia- Simmons
2. LA Lakers- Ingram
3. Boston/Philly- Dunn
4. Phoenix- Criss
5. Minnesota- Murray
6. New Orleans- Hield
7. Denver- Bender
8. Sacramento- Brown
9. Toronto- Poeltl
10. Milwaukee-Sabonis
11. Orlando-Davis
12. Utah-Beasley
13. Phoenix-Labissiere
14. Chicago-Luwawu
15. Denver-Valentine
16. Boston-Zubac
17. Memphis-Richarson
18. Detroit-Balwin
19. Denver-Korkmaz
20. Indiana-Ellenson


2. The Nuggets will end draft day with the draft rights of how many picks across both rounds? (Currently have 5 picks. Draft & Stash players count) (10 points)

4
3. T/F: The highest the Nuggets pick is #7 (5 points)

T

4. Name one player in the 2016 NBA Draft who is a Denver Nugget at day's end (whether drafted or traded for) (10 points)

Korkmaz

5. T/F: A current Nuggets player is traded on draft day (5 points for the T/F. If you vote "True" only, a bonus 5 points for naming a player traded)

F

6. Name at least one player compared to Dragan Bender on the ESPN telecast immediately after he is picked (5 points)

Porzingas

7. Name at least one player compared to Buddy Hield on the ESPN telecast immediately after he is picked (5 points)

Klay Thompson

8. Name one team who picks somewhere they are not currently slotted to pick (10 points)

Boston

9. T/F: One of these players is traded on draft night: D'Angelo Russell, Jimmy Butler, Avery Bradley, Kevin Love, Jhalil Okafor, Nerlens Noel, Danilo Gallinari. (5 points for T/F. If you vote True, bonus +5 to correctly name the player traded, bonus +5 to also name the team that acquires them)

T, Noel, Boston

10. T/F: 75% or more of the players the Nuggets bring in from the 2016 NBA Draft did not play US college basketball. Includes draft & stash players. (5 points)

T

I'd like to see some fireworks....which means I won't.

[MHZ]

Updated picks 12 and 20 given trades announced thus far (Teague and Thad Young trades)

[Logan18]

1. Philadelphia- Ben Simmons
2. LA Lakers- Brandon Ingram
3. Philadelphia (From Boston)- Kris Dunn
4. Phoenix- Marquese Chriss
5. Denver (From Minnesota)- Dragan Bender
6. New Orleans- Buddy Hield
7. Denver- Jamal Murray
8. Sacramento- Jaylen Brown
9. Toronto- Skal Labissiere
10. Milwaukee- Deyonta Davis
11. Orlando- Jakob Poetl
12. Atlanta (from Utah - Teague trade)- Malik Beasley
13. Phoenix- Henry Ellenson
14. Chicago- Wade Baldwin
15. Minnesota (from Denver)- Furkan Korkmaz
16. Boston- TImothe Luwawu
17. Memphis- Malachi Richardson
18. Detroit- Dejounte Murray
19. Denver- Ben Bentil
20. Brooklyn (from Indiana - Thad Young trade)- Domantis Sabonis


2. The Nuggets will end draft day with the draft rights of how many picks across both rounds? (Currently have 5 picks. Draft & Stash players count) (10 points)
4
3. T/F: The highest the Nuggets pick is #7 (5 points)
False
4. Name one player in the 2016 NBA Draft who is a Denver Nugget at day's end (whether drafted or traded for) (10 points)
Dragan Bender
5. T/F: A current Nuggets player is traded on draft day (5 points for the T/F. If you vote "True" only, a bonus 5 points for naming a player traded)
True- Faried
6. Name at least one player compared to Dragan Bender on the ESPN telecast immediately after he is picked (5 points)
Kristaps Porzingis
7. Name at least one player compared to Buddy Hield on the ESPN telecast immediately after he is picked (5 points)
JJ Redick
8. Name one team who picks somewhere they are not currently slotted to pick (10 points)
Denver
9. T/F: One of these players is traded on draft night: D'Angelo Russell, Jimmy Butler, Avery Bradley, Kevin Love, Jhalil Okafor, Nerlens Noel, Danilo Gallinari. (5 points for T/F. If you vote True, bonus +5 to correctly name the player traded, bonus +5 to also name the team that acquires them)
True- Okafor to Boston
10. T/F: 75% or more of the players the Nuggets bring in from the 2016 NBA Draft did not play US college basketball. Includes draft & stash players. (5 points)
False