In the frame below, select options and hit the Run button. You can view Information about this site (this page), view the Odds for each team to get different picks, or a run draft lottery Simulation.
In the frame below, select options and hit the Run button.
You can view Information about this site (this page), view the Odds for each team to get different picks, or a run draft lottery Simulation.
The NBA will use a draft lottery to assign the top picks in the upcoming draft. Here are the dates for the lottery and the draft: eventdatenotes lottery May 26th draft June 24th Every non-playoff team has a chance to get one of the three top picks. A new expansion team (the Charlotte Bobcats) will get the fourth pick. The remaining picks are assigned based on team record (teams with the worst records pick first). The number of lottery balls that each team gets is determined by their record. Here is a list of teams and the number of lottery balls each will get for 2004. team balls team name
The NBA will use a draft lottery to assign the top picks in the upcoming draft. Here are the dates for the lottery and the draft:
eventdatenotes lottery May 26th draft June 24th
Every non-playoff team has a chance to get one of the three top picks. A new expansion team (the Charlotte Bobcats) will get the fourth pick. The remaining picks are assigned based on team record (teams with the worst records pick first).
The number of lottery balls that each team gets is determined by their record. Here is a list of teams and the number of lottery balls each will get for 2004.
team balls team name
In the frame below, you can chose to either get the odds for each team to get specific picks or run a number of simulated drafts. The odds calculator steps through the 1716 possible lottery scenarios. It calculates the likelihood of each scenario and accumulates the total odds for each team and pick. You can chose to view the data with from 3 to 9 digits of precision. The draft lottery simulator makes random selections from the available balls. If you select the Detail checkbox, it displays the results of each simulation. You can run from 1 to 9999 simulations at a time. This site is written in JavaScript, so everything is done by YOUR web browser. Any performance issues are on your end. The calculations are fairly fast, but it takes time for your browser to generate and display the HTML (especially if you ask for detail).
In the frame below, you can chose to either get the odds for each team to get specific picks or run a number of simulated drafts.
The odds calculator steps through the 1716 possible lottery scenarios. It calculates the likelihood of each scenario and accumulates the total odds for each team and pick. You can chose to view the data with from 3 to 9 digits of precision.
The draft lottery simulator makes random selections from the available balls. If you select the Detail checkbox, it displays the results of each simulation. You can run from 1 to 9999 simulations at a time.
This site is written in JavaScript, so everything is done by YOUR web browser. Any performance issues are on your end. The calculations are fairly fast, but it takes time for your browser to generate and display the HTML (especially if you ask for detail).
I'm a computer nerd and long time Portland Trail Blazer fan. You can learn more about me at my homepage. If you have any comments or questions about this site, please send me an email . This site was developed under RedHat Linux using JavaScript and hand written HTML. It was tested under Mozilla on Linux and Internet Explorer on Windows XP.
I'm a computer nerd and long time Portland Trail Blazer fan. You can learn more about me at my homepage.
If you have any comments or questions about this site, please send me an email .
This site was developed under RedHat Linux using JavaScript and hand written HTML. It was tested under Mozilla on Linux and Internet Explorer on Windows XP.
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There are several good pages about the draft lottery on nba.com, including information about the evolution of the lottery and past lottery odds. I can tell you the odds and show you some simulations (for a nerd, that's the easy part). On the other hand I don't pretend to know enough about the players and teams to guess know which players each team will take. There are many mock draft sites on the Internet that can tell you about the players and speculate about which ones different teams will take. Here is a short list of some of mock draft sites: Draft City It has great information and analysis of the top 80 prospects (both rounds of the draft and bubble players). nbadraft.net It has lots of good information about the players in both rounds of the draft. It's a great place to go for historical information. NBAdraft.tk It has good information and analysis of the top 80 prospects (both rounds of the draft and bubble players). I really like their value board (which has a table of players by position and estimated rank) and other analysis. hoopsworld.com This site has first round predictions made by the members of their Mock Draft Team. Chad Ford/ESPN Insider's Mock Draft This is the site that inspired me to create my own draft lottery simulator. It has cool Flash animation, but it's a little slow (especially if you want to see scenarios where the Blazers get a top pick). It has good analysis of the top players (it only includes lottery teams). It's the only site I've found that considers the needs of the teams. hoopshype It has good analysis and stats of the likely first round prospects (if you don't mind a few annoying popup ads). about.com It has prospects from both rounds of the draft. CHN College Basketball It has prospects from both rounds of the draft and news links. InsideHoops It has prospects from both rounds, but the teams aren't listed.
I can tell you the odds and show you some simulations (for a nerd, that's the easy part). On the other hand I don't pretend to know enough about the players and teams to guess know which players each team will take.
There are many mock draft sites on the Internet that can tell you about the players and speculate about which ones different teams will take.
Here is a short list of some of mock draft sites: