Slam and Freaknick’s Super Cool Draft Predictor Game

Each year websites slide names up and down NBA mock drafts. They nail some, they whiff on others and in the end they analyze what actually happened without any apologies for misleading us. Well the new ELA is all about accountability and gamesmanship, so we decided to predict the night’s events and assign point values to our right and wrongness. Here’s how it works:

A correct pick in the lottery (first 14 picks): 3 points

Example: If you have John Wall to the Wizards at #1 and he’s drafted there, you get 3 points. No points will be awarded if he goes anywhere except for #1.

A correct pick in picks 15-30: 4 points

Within one pick from picks 15-30: 1 point

Example: If you said Player A would go #21, you still receive a point if he goes #20 or #22.

A correct pick in the second round: 5 points

Within one pick in the second round: 2 points

If a player is not actually picked where you think he will be but ends up on that team anyways (either by trade or one of that team’s other picks) you will receive: 1 point

Example: If Daniel Orton goes to the Thunder at #18 but you had him going to the Thunder at #21, you still get a point. Also, if Orton is drafted by the Heat but traded to the Thunder, you receive a point.

*Note: ELA does not recommend under any circumstances drafting Daniel Orton. Ever. It was purely for hypothetical purposes and should not be taken seriously.

And if you see *Asterisks* around a player, it means they are our ELA 10-Point Guarantee. If we call these accurately, an immediate 10 points will be awarded to the participants.

So here we go, starting with Freaknick’s picks. Remember to follow along as ELA LIVE blogs the entire draft, and you can play Slam and Freaknick’s Super Cool Draft Predictor Game at home and report (honestly, preferably) your results in the comments section. Let’s get it.

And now, it’s Slam’s turn: