The 2015 NYKFP Mock Lottery Competition (Results are in)

[spree#8]

After a Hiatus year in 2014 I would like to continue a NYKFP tradition.

Credit goes to rtn393 for beginning this forum tradition.

So I welcome y'all to the tenth annual NYKFP Mock Lottery Competition! Post your prediction of the lottery picks (1-14) using the template below. Up for grabs, as always, is the right to brag. Below the template is the scoring system. I will judge and then post the results at the end of the thread shortly after the draft results are in. The 2015 NBA Draft will be hold on Thursday, June 25.

Regulations: Copy/paste the below template into your message body and replace the question marks with the name of a draft entrant. The scoring system requires you to guess the spot at which the player is drafted, not which team the player ends up with. In short, do not factor trades into your mock. You will receive an extra 10 points for correctly predicting the player the Knicks draft. You will not be penalized for incorrectly predicting New York's selection.

1) Minnesota - ???
2) LA Lakers - ???
3) Philadelphia - ???
4) New York - ???
5) Orlando - ???
6) Sacramento - ???
7) Denver - ???
8) Detroit - ???
9) Charlotte - ???
10) Miami - ???
11) Indiana - ???
12) Utah - ???
13) Phoenix - ???
14) Oklahoma - ???

Scoring: The scoring system used by rtn393 is based on the nba.com system. If you guess a pick correctly, you receive 14 points. If you are off by one position, you receive 13, off by two is 12, and so on. If a player you entered is not chosen in the lottery, you receive 0 points.

You may edit your selections (using the "Edit" button on the top right corner of your submitted post) until 7:00 PM EST on the night of the draft.

Past Champions:
(2013) rtn393 and Kn1cksAreBack - 153 points
(2012) Naan - 164 points
(2011) nyknicksfan27 - 178 points
(2010) wallace044 & BenNY89 - 178 points
(2009) rebound - 176 points
(2008) wallace044 - 174 points
(2007) Cadi - 179 points
(2006) joeyk24k - 150 points
(2005) FuryRealm25 - 139 points

Lastly, be sure to stop by the NYKFP Chat or any designated draft thread during the draft to discuss the picks with your fellow posters.

[NYKCroatia]

1) Minnesota - Karl Anthony Towns
2) LA Lakers - Jahlil Okafor
3) Philadelphia - D'Angelo Russell
4) New York - Emmanuel Mudiay
5) Orlando - Mario Hezonja
6) Sacramento - Kristaps Porzingis
7) Denver - Willie Cauley-Stein
8) Detroit - Justise Winslow
9) Charlotte - Devin Booker
10) Miami - Myles Turner
11) Indiana - Cameron Payne
12) Utah - Frank Kaminsky
13) Phoenix - Jerian Grant
14) Oklahoma - Trey Lyles

[H20Knick]

1) Minnesota - Karl Anthony Towns
2) LA Lakers - Jahlil Okafor
3) Philadelphia - D'Angelo Russell
4) New York - Kristaps Porzingis
5) Orlando - Mario Henonja
6) Sacramento - Emmanuel Mudiay
7) Denver - Justise Winsow
8) Detroit - Frank Kaminsky
9) Charlotte - Willie Caulie Stein
10) Miami - Devin Booker
11) Indiana - Cameron Payne
12) Utah - Stanley Johnson
13) Phoenix - Myles Turner
14) Oklahoma City - Trey Lyles

[spree#8]

My preliminary picks (will probably change them before the Draft)

1) Minnesota - Towns
2) LA Lakers - Russell
3) Philadelphia - Porzingis
4) New York - Okafor
5) Orlando - Hezonja
6) Sacramento - Mudiay
7) Denver - Winslow
8) Detroit - Johnson
9) Charlotte - Booker
10) Miami - Cauley-Stein
11) Indiana - Kaminsky
12) Utah - Turner
13) Phoenix - Lyles
14) Oklahoma - Payne

[KnicksFanInSouthFL]

1) Minnesota - Okafor
2) LA Lakers - Towns
3) Philadelphia - Mudiay
4) New York - Cauley-Stein
5) Orlando - Porzingis
6) Sacramento - Russell
7) Denver - Winsow
8) Detroit - Hezonja
9) Charlotte - Lyles
10) Miami - Johnson
11) Indiana - Kaminsky
12) Utah - Dekker
13) Phoenix - Turner
14) Oklahoma City - Booker



Mudiay...

[Don Che]

LMAO your just saying that to jinx it...but u made sure to not take Russell either

i'll do this later today.

[nbafreak724]

1) Minnesota - Karl Anthony Towns
2) LA Lakers - Jahlil Okafor
3) Philadelphia - D'Angelo Russell
4) New York - Justise Winslow
5) Orlando - Kristaps Porzingis
6) Sacramento - Emmanual Mudiay
7) Denver - Willie Cauley-Stein
8) Detroit - Mario Hezonja
9) Charlotte - Stanley Johnson
10) Miami - Myles Turner
11) Indiana - Frank Kaminsky
12) Utah - Trey Lyles
13) Phoenix - Devin Booker
14) Oklahoma City - Cameron Payne

[rebound]

1) Minnesota - Towns
2) LA Lakers - Russell
3) Philadelphia - Mudiay
4) New York - Okafor
5) Orlando - Porzingis
6) Sacramento - Hezonja
7) Denver - Winslow
8) Detroit - Johnson
9) Charlotte - WCS
10) Miami - Lyles
11) Indiana - Turner
12) Utah - Dekker
13) Phoenix - Booker
14) Oklahoma City - Payne

[Rusty La Rue]

1) Minnesota - Karl-Anthony Towns
2) LA Lakers - Jahlil Okafor
3) Philadelphia - D'Angelo Russell
4) New York - Emmanuel Mudiay
5) Orlando - Kristaps Porzingis
6) Sacramento - Mario Hezonja
7) Denver - Justise Winslow
8) Detroit - Stanley Johnson
9) Charlotte - Cauley-Stein
10) Miami - Kaminsky
11) Indiana - Cameron Payne
12) Utah - Trey Lyles
13) Phoenix - Myles Turner
14) Oklahoma - Hollis-Jefferson

[Mr3037]

1) Minnesota - K.Towns
2) LA Lakers - J.Okafor
3) Philadelphia - K.Porzingis
4) New York - D.Russell
5) Orlando - J.Winslow
6) Sacramento - E.Mudiay
7) Denver - W.Cauley-Stein
8) Detroit - M.Herzonja
9) Charlotte - D.Booker
10) Miami - S.Johnson
11) Indiana - F.Kaminsky
12) Utah - M.Turner
13) Phoenix - T.Lyles
14) Oklahoma - K.Oubre

[CommonSense]

MIN- Towns
LAL- Okafor
PHI- Russell
NYK- Winslow
ORL- Porzingis
SAC- Mudiay
DEN- Herzonja
DET- Stanley Johnson
CHA- WCS
MIA- Booker
IND- Kaminsky
UTA- Decker
PHO- Lyles
OKC- Payne

[shakespeare]

1) Minnesota - Towns
2) LA Lakers - JO
3) Philadelphia - Russell
4) New York - "Too many Urkels on the team that's why your Winslow."
5) Orlando - Mudiay
6) Sacramento - Porzing
7) Denver - Mario
8) Detroit - S. Johnson
9) Charlotte - WCS
10) Miami - Booker
11) Indiana - Turner
12) Utah - Kaminsky
13) Phoenix - Payne
14) Oklahoma - Sam D.

[shakespeare]

Does everyone here have Towns at 1.

Karl-Anthony Towns Reportedly Told by Wolves He'll Be No. 1 Pick in NBA Draft. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2503 ... -nba-draft

[SALfromNY]

1) Minnesota - Karl Anthony Towns
2) LA Lakers - Jahlil Okafor
3) Philadelphia - D'Angelo Russell
4) New York - Justice Winslow
5) Orlando - Kristaps Porzingis
6) Sacramento - Emmanuel Mudiay
7) Denver - Mario Hezonja
8) Detroit - Stanley Johnson
9) Charlotte - Devin Booker
10) Miami - Frank Kaminsky
11) Indiana - Willie Cauley-Stein
12) Utah - Myles Turner
13) Phoenix - Trey Lyles
14) Oklahoma - Cameron Payne

[knicksfan4life]

1) Minnesota - Karl Anthony Towns
2) LA Lakers - Jahlil Okafor
3) Philadelphia - D'Angelo Russell
4) New York - Emmanual Mudiay (trade down for Trey Lyles)
5) Orlando - Kristaps Porzingas
6) Sacramento - Mario Hezonja
7) Denver - Trey Lyles (traded to Knicks, would that get 10 points?)
8) Detroit - Justise Winslow
9) Charlotte - Devin Booker
10) Miami - Stanley Johnson
11) Indiana - Cameron Payne
12) Utah - Frank Kaminsky
13) Phoenix - Willie Cauley Stein
14) Oklahoma - RJ Hunter

[DolanCurse2001]

1) Minnesota - Karl Anthony Towns
2) LA Lakers - Jahlil Okafor
3) Philadelphia - D'Angelo Russell
4) New York - Kristaps Porzingas
5) Orlando - Justise Winslow
6) Sacramento - Emmanuel Mudiay
7) Denver - Mario Hezonja
8) Detroit - Stanley Johnson
9) Charlotte - Frank Kaminsky
10) Miami - Devin Booker
11) Indiana - Cameron Payne
12) Utah - Myles Turner
13) Phoenix - Trey Lyles
14) Oklahoma - Kelly Oubre

[Nononsense]

1) Minnesota - Karl Anthony Towns
2) LA Lakers - Jahlil Okafor
3) Philadelphia - D'Angelo Russell
4) New York - Justise Winslow
5) Orlando - Kristaps Porzingis
6) Sacramento - Emmanuel Mudiay
7) Denver - Mario Henzonja
8) Detroit - Stanley Johnson
9) Charlotte - Devin Booker
10) Miami - Willie Cauley-Stein
11) Indiana - Frank Kaminsky
12) Utah - Myles Turner
13) Phoenix - Trey Lyles
14) Oklahoma City - Cameron Payne

[Freddie_Freeloader]

1) Minnesota - Jahlil Okafor
2) LA Lakers - Karl Anthony Towns
3) Philadelphia - D'Angelo Russell
4) New York - Justise Winslow
5) Orlando - Kristaps Porzingis
6) Sacramento - Emmanuel Mudiay
7) Denver - Stanley Johnson
8) Detroit - Willie Cauley-Stein
9) Charlotte - Mario Henzonja
10) Miami - Devin Booker
11) Indiana - Cameron Payne
12) Utah - Myles Turner
13) Phoenix - Frank Kaminsky
14) Oklahoma - Trey Lyles

[spree#8]

7) Denver - Trey Lyles (traded to Knicks, would that get 10 points?)

I have to think about this for a second. Initially I would say no, because if the Knicks draft a guy at 4 for another team, then technically all posters that had that player at the 4th spot should get the ten extra points for calling the Knicks' pick right regardless of whether that pick is traded later. The original rules state, that it's spot and player, not team and player. I'm open to suggestions on giving out extra extra-points, but I think to predict trade down scenarios makes this competition a bit too complicated or not?

[bigloley]

1) Minnesota - Karl Anthony Towns
2) LA Lakers - Jahlil Okafor
3) Philadelphia - D'Angelo Russell
4) New York - Mario Henzonja
5) Orlando - Justise Winslow
6) Sacramento - Kristaps Porzingis
7) Denver - Emmanuel Mudiay
8) Detroit - Stanley Johnson
9) Charlotte - Devin Booker
10) Miami - Myles Turner
11) Indiana - Frank Kaminsky
12) Utah - Willie Cauley-Stein
13) Phoenix - Trey Lyles
14) Oklahoma City - Cameron Payne