2011 NBA Mock Lottery

Where will the ping pong balls fall? Well, being Minnesota Timberwolves fans, we know that on May 17^th, they won’t be in the Timberwolves favor. Sure, they have the best odds, but for them, that doesn’t mean anything. Just a heads up, this mock isn’t about the players at all, nope. It is about the ping pong balls and only the ping pong balls. Because as you know, what’s the point of doing a Mock Draft, if you don’t even know where teams will be picking. So, let’s start up the machine and get those ping pong balls flying.

Here are the odds for each of the lottery teams. If everything goes chalk, this is how the draft will go.

TEAM	RECORD	LOTTERY CHANCES (out of 1000)
Minnesota	17-65	250
Cleveland	19-63	199
Toronto	22-60	156
Washington	23-59	119
Sacramento	24-58	76
New Jersey (To Utah)	24-58	75
Detroit	30-52	43
LA Clippers (To Cleveland)	32-50	28
Charlotte	34-48	17
Milwaukee	35-47	11
Golden State	36-46	8
Utah	39-43	7
Phoenix	40-42	6
Houston	43-39	5

Now, here is how the STOB Crew thinks it will fall.

1. Toronto

2. Minnesota

3. Cleveland

4. Sacramento

5. Washington

6. Utah (from NJ)

7. Cleveland (from LAC)

8. Detroit

9. Golden State

10. Charlotte

11. Milwaukee

12. Utah

13. Phoenix

14. Houston

There you have it. Come May 17^th, this is how we think the ping pong balls will fall. Utah and Cleveland probably wish this draft was just a little deeper.

Check back after May 17^th to see how we did in our predictions and also to catch our 2011 NBA Mock Draft predictions. You know, the one involving the players.

Email us at sportstearsinourbeers@yahoo.com with your predictions.