Tankathon Twist: Raptors Strike Lottery Gold, Select Flagg No. 1 in Barlowe Brothers' Mock Draft 1.0

In this episode of the Locked On Big Board podcast, Rafael and James Barlowe dive into the exciting world of the NBA Draft with their Mock Draft 1.0. Using Tankathon.com’s lottery simulator, they simulate the draft order, and the Toronto Raptors, with just a 26% chance, win the lottery and land the coveted No. 1 pick. The Raptors choose Cooper Flagg, the early favorite to go first overall in next June’s NBA Draft.
The episode takes listeners into the Barlowe Brothers' home offices, which they turned into an NBA war room, as they analyze and critique each other’s picks for the projected lottery selections. Part one of this two-part series focuses exclusively on the lottery picks, with insights into each team's needs and how the top talent could fit their rosters. Enjoy this interactive and insightful breakdown of the upcoming NBA Draft landscape!
NBA Draft analyst Rafael Barlowe from NBA Draft Junkies and current author of the NBA Big Board newsletter is joined by Richard Stayman (@MavsDraft), James Barlowe, and Leif Thulin to breakdown the NBA Draft. Rafael & Team gives passionate NBA Draft fans a deep look into the NBA Draft with great guests, Mock Draft, player rankings, and of course BIG BOARDs. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network.
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[@pensarebasketball]

Speak it into existence man

[@lawrencegoggans2x]

This was a Great Mock Draft 1.0 Part 1! Great energy with each pick process & details given for each selection. The call in from Leif was a great move for the Jazz as well lol Can't wait for Part 2.. 💯🔋

[@chesterfieldjones1055]

This is the happiest day of my life! #WeTheNorth

[@Coolplaya01]

What’s up fellas! Raf, glad to see you back. Prayers to you and your family. Always good to hear y’all’s thoughts on the draft.

[@AA-xl4vk]

Picking Egor and Dink Pata before Jakucionis is criminal

[@mtj3314]

I’d still go with Egor, 6’8 guard with good playmaking and solid self-creation

[@norrinradd542]

Great show guys!!! That looked fun... it'll be interesting to see who gets the playing time and who gets snubbed this year... This is where I'm currently at: Cooper Flagg - F - Duke Ace Bailey - F - Rutgers Dylan Harper - G - Rutgers Khaman Maluach - PF/C - Duke VJ Edgecombe - G - Baylor Tre Johnson - SG/SF - Texas Ben Saraf - G - Israel Noa Essengue - F - France Nolan Traore - G - France Jalil Bethea - G - Miami(FL) Boogie Fland - PG - Arkansas Asa Newell - PF/C - Georgia Rocco Zikarsky - C - Australia Hugo Gonzalez - SG/SF - Spain HanSen Yang - C - China Drake Powell - SG/SF - UNC Ian Jackson - SG/SF - UNC Egor Demin - G/F - BYU Flory Bidunga - PF/C - Kansas Donnie Freeman - F - Syracuse Karter Knox - SG/SF - Arkansas Collin Murray-Boyles - F - South Carolina Paul McNeil - SG/SF - NC State Derik Queen - PF/C - Maryland Will Riley - SG/SF - Illinois Dink Pate - G/F - GLeague Isaiah Evans - SG/SF - Duke Hamad Mousa - SG/SF - Dayton Derrion Reid - F - Alabama Jarin Stevenson - F/C - Alabama Liam McNeeley - SF - UConn JT Toppin - PF - Texas Tech Josan Sanon - SG/SF - Arizona State Kasparas Jakucionis - G - Illinois Zoom Diallo - G - Washington PJ Haggerty - G - Memphis Naasir Cunningham - SG/SF - Alabama Trevon Brazile - PF/C - Arkansas Cam Scott - SG/SF - South Carolina Jamir Watkins - F - Florida State Malique Lewis - F - GLeague Nique Clifford - SG/SF - Colorado State Michael Ajayi - SG/SF - Gonzaga Coleman Hawkins - PF/C - Kansas State Kwame Evans, Jr. - PF - Oregon Saint Thomas - F - USC Jackson McAndrew - F - Creighton Jaylin Stewart - SG/SF - UConn Wooga Poplar - SG - Villanova Jaland Lowe - G - Pitt Michael Ruzic - F - Croatia Sergio de Larrea - G/SF - Spain Dame Sarr - SG/SF - Italy Jan Vide - G - Slovenia Bassala Bagayoko - F - Mali Terrance Arceneaux - SG/SF - Houston Elmarko Jackson - G - Kansas Carter Bryant - F - Arizona Labaron Philon - G - Alabama Grant Nelson - PF/C - Alabama DJ Wagner - G - Arkansas Billy Richmond - SG - Arkansas Zvonimir Ivisic - C - Arkansas Jase Richardson - SG - Michigan State Kanon Catchings - F - BYU John Bol - C - Ole’ Miss Kanaan Carlyle - G - Stanford Cade Tyson - SG/SF - UNC Caleb Foster - G - Duke Darren Harris - SG/SF - Duke Aaron Bradshaw - C - Ohio State Mackenzie Mgbako - F/C - Indiana Hunter Sallis - G - Wake Forest Dailyn Swain - SG/SF - Xavier Tyon Grant-Foster - G - Grand Canyon

[@dacoop]

If Detroit gets #2, we should draft Ace Bailey. His potential as a supersized scoring wing is too great. Plus, him with Ausar and Ron could eventually become a 2-3-4 rotation that switches everything. Cade would be able to do his Luka/Young heliocentric thing.

[@cameronbolden5064]

Dink and Egor? Nah one of those picks at least needs to be a shooter

[@anthempt3edits]

I think Maluach has the potential to be good but the Bulls are NOT the bet for developing that talent

[@cheeto8960]

Dink Pate? Hell noooo

[@TimothyFitzgerald-s8w]

Didn't the NBA own the Pels when Zion got drafted?

[@cameronbolden5064]

Pretty sure your thinking AD. The people who own the saints have own the pels for a bit

[@TimothyFitzgerald-s8w]

@@cameronbolden5064 I wasn't sure

[@noahwald907]

Wizards at 6 😭😭😭 And you give us Noah Essengue 😭😭😭 We deserve Flagg. Let the suffering end.

[@mtj3314]

Traore’s shooting has been abysmal so far. Have you guys not learned from Scoot?

[@LockedOnNBABigBoard]

@@mtj3314 it’s only been 3 games this season. He had 27 points on 4-10 from 3 in his last game.

[@MehdiZenati-n4i]

Tankathon n'est même pas à jour au niveau des picks des équipes.

[@MehdiZenati-n4i]

Leaf a tendance à ne pas aimer les joueurs Français.

[@Realm35]

@@LockedOnNBABigBoard needs to work on his left but Im high on him too. He also has shooting potential

[@Jayse]

Scottie x Cooper would destroy the league. Litterally perennial championship contenders in the future

[@mikejones9906]

Man stop it with all these international players.

[@norrinradd542]

what would your lottery look like in this scenario?

[@norrinradd542]

I think I'd go Flagg/Bailey/Harper/Edgecombe/Traore/TJohnson/Newell/Maluach/Saraf/Bethea/Essengue/Zikarsky/Fland/Demin atm... in the simulation that was put up...

[@mikejones9906]

@@norrinradd542 I don’t have one because there’s a lot of guys I think can emerge.

[@norrinradd542]

@@mikejones9906 it's a way too early lottery mock... but yeah it's hard to tell for now.