This is what I'm thinking for schedule
July 26 - Lottery***
July 27/28 - Pre-draft draft of Draft Slot and Teams***
Aug 1-5 - Draft, rounds 1-5
Aug 6-7 - Coaches round
Aug 8-12 - Draft, rounds 6-14
Aug 15-17 - Press Conferences
Aug 18-19 - Voting
Aug 22-21 - Playoffs & voting
Aug 22-25 - Finals
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*** Here's how this would work -- it's part new wrinkle, part getting new folks acclimated to the draft process:
Tues 7/26 I run a lottery for the next day.
Wed 7/27 Based on the lottery results we pick draft slots -- i.e. where you'll be picking.
So the first GM chooses what pick they want -- keeping in mind that CBD uses a modified snake where pick #1 doesn't pick again until pick Pick #60, then pick #90. (see example below using real NBA standings...)
The winner of the lottery could decide they want the #1 pick, or the #8 pick or the #30 pick (or any in between).
Thu 7/28 In reverse order we then pick teams -- so theorhetically the team that loses the lottery at least gets first crack at picking the Celtics
These 2 rounds will work just like the normal draft so new GMs can see how the draft works practically.
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CBD's modified snake... i've highighted 3 teams so you can see where they pick in each of the 1st 5 rounds:
PHI gets picks 1, 60, 90, 91, 150...
DAL gets picks 16, 45, 75, 106, 135...
GSW gets picks 30, 31, 61, 120, 121...
Rounds 6/7 are the same as 4/5, and so on.
This is to attempt to mitigate the significant advantage of getting a really high pick.
Round 11 1 Philadelphia 76ers2 2 Los Angeles Lakers
3 3 Brooklyn Nets
4 4 Phoenix Suns
5 5 Minnesota Timberwolves
6 6 New Orleans Pelicans
7 7 New York Knicks
8 8 Milwaukee Bucks
9 9 Sacramento Kings
10 10 Denver Nuggets
11 11 Orlando Magic
12 12 Utah Jazz
13 13 Washington Wizards
14 14 Houston Rockets
15 15 Chicago Bulls
16 16 Dallas Mavericks17 17 Memphis Grizzlies
18 18 Detroit Pistons
19 19 Portland Trail Blazers
20 20 Indiana Pacers
21 21 Miami Heat
22 22 Atlanta Hawks
23 23 Boston Celtics
24 24 Charlotte Hornets
25 25 Los Angeles Clippers
26 26 Oklahoma City Thunder
27 27 Toronto Raptors
28 28 Cleveland Cavaliers
29 29 San Antonio Spurs
30 30 Golden State Warriors Round 21 31 Golden State Warriors2 32 San Antonio Spurs
3 33 Cleveland Cavaliers
4 34 Toronto Raptors
5 35 Oklahoma City Thunder
6 36 Los Angeles Clippers
7 37 Charlotte Hornets
8 38 Boston Celtics
9 39 Atlanta Hawks
10 40 Miami Heat
11 41 Indiana Pacers
12 42 Portland Trail Blazers
13 43 Detroit Pistons
14 44 Memphis Grizzlies
15 45 Dallas Mavericks16 46 Chicago Bulls
17 47 Houston Rockets
18 48 Washington Wizards
19 49 Utah Jazz
20 50 Orlando Magic
21 51 Denver Nuggets
22 52 Sacramento Kings
23 53 Milwaukee Bucks
24 54 New York Knicks
25 55 New Orleans Pelicans
26 56 Minnesota Timberwolves
27 57 Phoenix Suns
28 58 Brooklyn Nets
29 59 Los Angeles Lakers
30 60 Philadelphia 76ersRound 3 1 61 Golden State Warriors2 62 San Antonio Spurs
3 63 Cleveland Cavaliers
4 64 Toronto Raptors
5 65 Oklahoma City Thunder
6 66 Los Angeles Clippers
7 67 Charlotte Hornets
8 68 Boston Celtics
9 69 Atlanta Hawks
10 70 Miami Heat
11 71 Indiana Pacers
12 72 Portland Trail Blazers
13 73 Detroit Pistons
14 74 Memphis Grizzlies
15 75 Dallas Mavericks16 76 Chicago Bulls
17 77 Houston Rockets
18 78 Washington Wizards
19 79 Utah Jazz
20 80 Orlando Magic
21 81 Denver Nuggets
22 82 Sacramento Kings
23 83 Milwaukee Bucks
24 84 New York Knicks
25 85 New Orleans Pelicans
26 86 Minnesota Timberwolves
27 87 Phoenix Suns
28 88 Brooklyn Nets
29 89 Los Angeles Lakers
30 90 Philadelphia 76ersRound 41 91 Philadelphia 76ers2 92 Los Angeles Lakers
3 93 Brooklyn Nets
4 94 Phoenix Suns
5 95 Minnesota Timberwolves
6 96 New Orleans Pelicans
7 97 New York Knicks
8 98 Milwaukee Bucks
9 99 Sacramento Kings
10 100 Denver Nuggets
11 101 Orlando Magic
12 102 Utah Jazz
13 103 Washington Wizards
14 104 Houston Rockets
15 105 Chicago Bulls
16 106 Dallas Mavericks17 107 Memphis Grizzlies
18 108 Detroit Pistons
19 109 Portland Trail Blazers
20 110 Indiana Pacers
21 111 Miami Heat
22 112 Atlanta Hawks
23 113 Boston Celtics
24 114 Charlotte Hornets
25 115 Los Angeles Clippers
26 116 Oklahoma City Thunder
27 117 Toronto Raptors
28 118 Cleveland Cavaliers
29 119 San Antonio Spurs
30 120 Golden State WarriorsRound 5 1 121 Golden State Warriors2 122 San Antonio Spurs
3 123 Cleveland Cavaliers
4 124 Toronto Raptors
5 125 Oklahoma City Thunder
6 126 Los Angeles Clippers
7 127 Charlotte Hornets
8 128 Boston Celtics
9 129 Atlanta Hawks
10 130 Miami Heat
11 131 Indiana Pacers
12 132 Portland Trail Blazers
13 133 Detroit Pistons
14 134 Memphis Grizzlies
15 135 Dallas Mavericks16 136 Chicago Bulls
17 137 Houston Rockets
18 138 Washington Wizards
19 139 Utah Jazz
20 140 Orlando Magic
21 141 Denver Nuggets
22 142 Sacramento Kings
23 143 Milwaukee Bucks
24 144 New York Knicks
25 145 New Orleans Pelicans
26 146 Minnesota Timberwolves
27 147 Phoenix Suns
28 148 Brooklyn Nets
29 149 Los Angeles Lakers
30 150 Philadelphia 76ers