First off, I’d like to apologize for the lack of communication on my part.

I had some things come up irl that delayed the original schedule of the mock. I was still working on the FA stuff when I had the time to do so. After a couple of days, I finished up FA and began to sim to the deadline. My plan was to update you all on FA signings while the sim was running.

There had been a pretty good sized snow storm in my area right when the mock started. Other than some tree limbs falling down though, there had been little to no issues. Naturally, that all changed when I started simming to the trade deadline. There was a limb that had fallen on a power line down the road from my house. This caused a momentary loss of power. When I went to load back up my 2k save it was corrupted. For those of you who haven’t had this happen to you, this makes the save file completely unplayable.

I could go back and redo every trade and FA signing, but to be honest that’s a ridiculous amount of work that I…

Sorry for the delay fellas! I’ve had some things come up irl, so we’re going to make a slight change to how FA will work.

FA will still be ran over 2 days. Instead of having 2 segments each day, we will just have 1. I won’t be home during the day to update who has signed where, so this will make things easier and more efficient for everyone.

FA will run from now until 9:00 PM central time tonight. Then it will run tomorrow from 9:00 AM central time until 9:00 PM central time.

On this post comment who you want to offer, how much you’re going to offer them, and a pitch of why they should join your team.

I will go through and decide which players sign where and post a list of who has signed where each morning. I will also comment and let you know if a player has signed with you. Please pay attention to how much cap space you have! Remember, players will be concerned about more than just money too.

The players available are all players who are set to be FAs as well as those who hav…

Here is a list of the players who declined their PO’s…

Andre Drummond

Bobby Portis Jr

Kevin Porter Jr

James Harden

John Collins

LeBron James

Kyrie Irving

Russell Westbrook

Naz Reid

Julius Randle

Here is a list of the players who had their TO’s declined…

Blake Wesley…

Be sure and check the descriptions as some of the players who were drafted in the sim are not in fanspo’s database.

Be sure and add these players to your rosters!

I referenced big boards (for those who sent them to me) for the 1st round. The 2nd round was completely simulated.

Who are the biggest winners and losers from the draft? Any surprise picks?…

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PG: Josh Giddey (FA), Lonzo Ball, Jevon Carter (PO)

SG: Coby White, Kevin Huerter

SF: Ayo Dosunmu, Patrick Williams, Dalen Terry

PF: Matas Buzelis, Julian Phillips

C: Nikola Vucevic, Zach Collins, Jalen Smith

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All irl picks

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Coming soon!…

Please only comment deals on this post if they have been agreed upon by both teams. For a deal to go through, I must see one team post the deal and the other team comment “confirmed” under that. I will update this post with all of confirmed deals.

Nets receive Michael Porter Jr and Payton Watson

Nuggets receive Kam Johnson, Dariq Whitehead, 2026 SRP (ATL), and 2027 SRP (LAL)

Rockets receive Devin Booker

Suns receive Jalen Green, Cam Whitmore, Reed Sheppard, 2025 PHX 1st, 2027 PHX 1st (top 8 protected), and 2029 1st (best of DAL HOU PHX)

Magic receive Kevin Durant

Suns receive Anthony Black, KCP, Jonathan Issac, 2025 ORL 1st, 2027 ORL 1st, 2030 MIL 2nd, & 2031 ORL 1st

Pelicans get receive Trae Young

Hawks receive Dejounte Murray, Trey Murphy III, #6 pick, 2027 MIL FRP, 2029 NO FRP

Rockets receive Keshad Johnson and Kevin Love

Heat receive Aaron Holiday

Pelicans receive Walker Kessler

Jazz receive Yves Missi and 2027 CHI SRP

Hornets receive Jalen Wilson, Maxwell Lewis…

If you’re seeing this post, that means that trades for the mock have officially started. You will have until 7:00 PM central time on February 20th (tomorrow) to complete your pre draft trades. After that, trading will pause briefly while I do the draft. After the draft has been posted trading will resume back for another 24 hour period before FA starts….

Here is the official draft order. I will update this as picks are traded. This is also the post where you should give me your big board for the draft. It does NOT just have to be what players you want to pick. If you give me an archetype, skill, or position you’re looking for I can do my best to draft them for you. Remember, I will be doing all of the drafting for you. If you do not give me a big board the CPU will auto pick for you.

Utah Jazz

Brooklyn Nets

Charlotte Hornets

Portland Trail Blazers

Washington Wizards

New Orleans Pelicans

Chicago Bulls

Toronto Raptors

Oklahoma City Thunder (via PHI)

Orlando Magic

Houston Rockets (via PHX)

Atlanta Hawks (via SAC)

San Antonio Spurs

Oklahoma City Thunder (via LAC)

Brooklyn Nets (via MIL)

San Antonio Spurs (via ATL)

Oklahoma City Thunder (via MIA)

Minnesota Timberwolves (via DET)

Miami Heat (via GSW)

Atlanta Hawks (via LAL)

Indiana Pacers

Brooklyn Nets (via HOU)

Dallas Mavericks

Utah Jazz (via MIN) …

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Nikola Jokic

28.2 PPG, 11.8 RPG, 9.9 APG, 1.6 STL, and 0.7 BLK

Shooting splits: 57.2/43.7/81

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Alexandre Sarr

10.1 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 2.3 APG, 0.6 STL, and 1.7 BLK

Shootings splits: 37.6/30.2/62.7

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Naz Reid

14.7 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 1.8 APG, 0.8 STL, and 1.0 BLK

Shooting splits: 47.7/40.3/79.9

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Victor Wembanyama

1.3 steals and 3.6 blocks per game

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*Amen Thompson *

13.3 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 3.9 APG, 1.5 STL, and 1.3 BLK

Shooting splits: 55.1/26.5/69.5

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*Nikola Jokic *

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Shai Gilgeous Alexander …

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** Roster **

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PG: Keon Johnson

SG: Cam Thomas (FA)

SF: Michael Porter Jr, Ziaire Williams (FA), Jalen Watson, Maxwell Lewis

PF: Noah Clowney, Jalen Wilson

C: Nic Claxton, Day’Ron Sharpe (FA)

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** Picks **

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All IRL picks minus what I’ve given away in the trades below

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** Trades **

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Nets receive Michael Porter Jr and Payton Watson

Nuggets receive Kam Johnson, Dariq Whitehead, 2026 SRP (ATL), and 2027 SRP (LAL)…

Some of you might recognize this name. The OG Simplicity mock was one ran by myself and some other creators. The idea was to create a mock that was fast, realistic, and simple. This mock will follow the same blueprint, but will have some improvements made based off of what I learned from the original mock over 2 years ago. The goal is to finish this mock in 6 days or less!

This will be an off-season mock. I will sim the rest of the regular season as well as the postseason once every spot for the mock has been filled. The results for this will of course be posted. After this is where the fun will really start!

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1 day for pre NBA Draft trades

The Draft

1 day for post NBA Draft trades

2 days for FA

Sim to the trade deadline

1 day for trade deadline moves

Sim to the end of the regular season

Sim the playoffs

End of the mock

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The St…

It has taken me way too long into this years NBA Draft cycle to make my first mock draft, but hey it’s better late than never right? I’ve had a ton of fun watching film on this years class so far and am looking forward to continuing to do so as we approach the draft. This mock isn’t predictive of what I think the teams will do, but is instead what I would do if I was picking for each team. Please be sure to comment any opinions, thoughts, or questions you might have as I'd love to talk draft with you all!…

1.0: Added the top 25 prospects and put them into tiers. Descriptions will come as we get deeper into the season.

25 is Otega Oweh NOT Zacharie Perrin…

This is a post I’ve been looking forward to making for quite sometime. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed scouting this class so far and am looking forward to continuing doing so throughout this season. Be sure and comment any thoughts, opinions or questions you might have! I can’t wait to talk draft with you all!

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1. Brooklyn Nets: Cooper Flagg (Forward) **

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Does this pick really need an explanation? Flagg is an elite defensive prospect who is no slouch offensively either. If he continues to improve has a self creator he has a chance to be one of if not the best player in the league.

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1. Washington Wizards: Dylan Harper (Guard) **

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Washington looks to have hit big on their 2024 draft picks. Sarr, Carrington, and George are all good young players, but Dylan Harper could very easily be the go to guy for the Wizards. His ability to run an offense along with his defensive upsid…

——————————————————————————— ** Protected Players ** ———————————————————————————

PG: Jrue Holiday, Payton Prichard

SG: Derrick White, Baylor Scheierman

SF: Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser

PF: Jayson Tatum, Jordan Walsh

C: Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford

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Luke Kornet

Xavier Tillman

Lonnie Walker IV

Jaden Springer

Neemias Queta

Drew Peterson

JD Davison

Anton Watson…

For almost a week now I’ve been doing some pre season scouting on the 2025 draft class. I’ve been able to form some strong opinions on a few players as well as get a good feel for most of the first round projected guys. Now I’ve got an itch to get talking about this draft. Comment any opinions, takes, or questions you might have. Be sure and share this post with anyone who you think might be interested. Cant wait to talk draft with you all!…

In this article I’ll go over some of my players to watch. I won’t be talking about Bronny James or a teams first round pick because I think it goes without saying that they’re players to watch. The players I will be discussing will be much deeper cuts. Enjoy and be sure to comment your opinions!

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Grayson Murphy is a player that I’ve seen more than my fair share of. The 6’2 PG played 5 years of college basketball at Belmont before going to Germany where he has played for the last two seasons. He’s a bit of an old school PG. He doesn’t do anything incredibly flashy, he just runs the offense and is extremely efficient. This is evident by his 2.9 ast/to ratio. He also shot a blistering 43.3% from 3. In addition to being an incredibly efficient player he also forces opponents into lots of turnovers (2.6 steals per game) and rebounds very well for his size (just over 7 per game). I expect Murphy to have …

Welcome to my 2024 NBA Draft Grades! Hopefully you have your reading glasses with you as this is a rather lengthy piece. The teams are in alphabetical order by city. There is not only an overall grade for each team, but also grades for each pick and trade individually. To calculate a teams total score, I assigned each letter grade a number. Then I calculated the average score for each team which is the overall letter grade they received. I averaged together all of a teams trades to get a overall trades score. Only that score is included in calculating a teams overall draft grade, not every single trade individually. This is in an effort to put more of an emphasis on the picks as opposed to the trades.

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** Atlanta Hawks: B- **

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1st - Zaccharie Risacher: B-

43rd - Nikola Djurisic: B+

Trades: C-

Receives #44 for AJ Griffin: F

Receives #43 and cash considerations for #44: B+

Risacher is not who I would have taken at #1, b…

In this article I will be listing the best prospects still available in the draft along with their stats, ranking on my big board, and some possible team fits for them. There’s a lot of talent left on the board still!

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13.4 PTS

5.0 REB

1.2 AST

1.7 STOCKS

47.6/36.4/72.5 Shooting Splits

Tyler Smith is the 7th ranked prospect on my big board. To say him falling to the 2nd round is a shock to me would be an understatement. Smith measured in at 6’9 (without shoes) with a 7’1 wingspan. He moves incredibly well for his size and shot 36.4% from 3. It’s important to note that he shot from the NBA 3 point line last season, so he won’t have to adjust to the added distance like most prospects will. He has the potential to be a great defensive piece due to his size and mobility, but currently really leaves something to be desired on that end. He’s a good help side shot blocker, but needs to work on pretty much every …