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Couldn't even find anyone close! And yet Alpha Kaba is in there. Who knew that was a common name....

Last edited by IronDoofus at 6/27/2017 2:55:02 PM

Thanks!

And I'm back... this time with the 2016 draft.

Previous drafts are here: (98580.447) - 1984, 1989-2012
and here: (234599.27) - 2013
and here: (234599.37) - 2017

2016 NBA Draft

Round One

1 - Ben Simmons (26046382)
2 - Brandon Ingram (38340794)
3 - Jaylen Brown (26043080) (Jay for short)
4 - Dragan Bender (8978072) (if you really squint)
5 - Kris Dunn (35134890)
6 - Buddy Hield (24820216) (if you don't look too closely)
7 - Jamal Murray (10246645)
8 - Marquese Chriss (10246645) (almost)
9 - Jakob Pöltl (15300765)
10 - Thon Maker (38279061) (little known fact: he shortened his name from Thongchai)
11 - Domantas Sabonis (7697161) (okay, it's a stretch)
14 - Denzel Valentine (8783503) (but everyone calls him Dennis... maybe it's the hair?)
17 - Wade Baldwin IV (23793083)
18 - Henry Ellenson (28408023) (never bothered to fix that typo on his draft form and now look)
19 - Malik Beasley (790765) (but you can call him Mack)
21 - DeAndre' Bembry (19014140) (so close)
23 - Ante Žižić (22926386)
25 - Brice Johnson (20745603)
30 - Damian Jones (14248656)

Round Two

31 - Deyonta Davis (39941478) (Dee to his friends)
32 - Ivica Zubac (14954123)
33 - Cheick Diallo (34269391) (give or take a letter)
35 - Rade Zagorac (14334252)
38 - Patrick McCaw (11225444) (before he shortened his last name)
39 - David Michineau (38662304)
40 - Diamond Stone (28750938) (but his real name is Dirk)
41 - Stephen Zimmerman (38810926) (close enough)
42 - Isaiah Whitehead (14023341) (but he goes by Isaac)
43 - Zhou Qi (39103680)
45 - Demetrius Jackson (713025)
48 - Paul Zipser (39567766) (with a lisp)
53 - Petr Cornelie (382583) (after many years in America)
54 - Kay Felder (35328010) (this one was changed at Ellis Island)
55 - Marcus Paige (34304499) (his friends call him Marc)
56 - Daniel Hamilton (25768784)
58 - Abdel Nader (945008) (minus the hak)
59 - Isaiah Cousins (18633024) (another Isaiah who goes by Isaac... what are the odds)
60 - Tyrone Wallace (4451578)

More fun to come later with 2014-2015....

Yes, it's that time again.... Welcome to the 2015 NBA Draft!

Previous drafts are here: (98580.447) - 1984, 1989-2012
here: (234599.27) - 2013
here: (234599.42) - 2016
and here: (234599.37) - 2017

2015 NBA Draft

Round One

3 - Jahlil Okafor (20510730) (everyone calls him James)
6 - Willie Cauley-Stein (24272540) (um... close?)
7 - Emmanuel Mudiay (42130979) (fun fact: this is his real name, but people add the "yay!" when they see him play)
8 - Stanley Johnson (24745976)
9 - Frank Kaminsky (29865358) (but you can call him Franklin)
10 - Justise Winslow (23508891) (he prefers Justin)
11 - Myles Turner (16087345)
12 - Trey Lyles (17750626) (tweaked his name because he loves New Jersey so much)
14 - Cameron Payne (8420096)
16 - Terry Rozier (16297098) (almost)
18 - Sam Dekker (24024837) (sometimes there's one of him, sometimes two)
19 - Jerian Grant (41639941) (Jerry to his friends)
21 - Justin Anderson (28280296)
23 - Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (40777635)(16052208) (read together and call him Ron)
24 - Tyus Jones (29591487) (but he goes by Ty)
26 - Nikola Milutinov (8317061) (what's an ic between friends)
27 - Larry Nance, Jr. (31659461)
28 - RJ Hunter (19585468) (not a joke, this really is his name)
29 - Chris McCullough (37514268)
30 - Kevon Looney (16184110) (eh, close enough)

Round Two

33 - Jordan Mickey (30333213) (close)
34 - Anthony Brown (30663093)
35 - Willy Hernangomez (34547248) (mostly)
37 - Richaun Holmes (6631368) (but you can call him Rich)
38 - Darrun Hilliard (31634341) (slight typo)
39 - Juan Pablo Vaulet (11726499) (famous enough not to need a last name)
40 - Josh Richardson (18381051)
41 - Pat Connaughton (13234553)
43 - Joseph Young (16464385)
44 - Andrew Harrison (15143457)
45 - Marcus Thornton (9600333)
46 - Norman Powell (26947315)
47 - Arturas Gudaitis (35096060) (don't look too closely)
49 - Aaron White (768517)
50 - Marcus Eriksson (31594098)
51 - Tyler Harvey (421559)
53 - Sir'Dominic Pointer (42431597) (minus the honorific)
54 - Dani Diez (33054353)
56 - Branden Dawson (9875929) (so close)
57 - Nikola Radicevic (29125273) (was too tired to finish writing his name)
60 - Luka Mitrovic (22414901)

Next up, 2014! Keep an eye out for it... coming soon.

Last edited by IronDoofus at 7/5/2017 12:01:15 PM

An updated list of drafts (that I will continue to update as more are added). So now all of the drafts are in one place -- more useful for me than fun for you (unless you're a major NBA Draft junkie), but we'll let that go....

2017 - (234599.37)
2016 - (234599.42)
2015 - (234599.43)
2014 - (234599.46)
2013 - (234599.27)
2012 - (98580.926)
2011 - (98580.672)
2010 - (98580.401)
2009 - (98580.63)
2008 - (98580.69)
2007 - (98580.77)
2006 - (98580.81)
2005 - (98580.82)
2004 - (98580.83)
2003 - (98580.79)
2002 - (98580.231)
2001 - (98580.280)
2000 - (98580.281)
1999 - (98580.294)
1998 - (98580.303)
1997 - (98580.321)
1996 - (98580.448)
1995 - (98580.487)
1994 - (98580.491)
1993 - (98580.580)
1992 - (98580.631)
1991 - (98580.829)
1990 - (98580.868)
1989 - (98580.939)
1988 - (234599.47) (all three rounds!)
1987 - (234599.48) (first three rounds) (234599.49) (round four posted, 5-7 coming soon!)
1986 - coming soon?
1985 - coming soon?
1984 - (98580.75)

Last edited by IronDoofus at 8/17/2017 10:58:58 AM

2014 NBA Draft time! All other drafts here: (234599.44)

2014 NBA Draft

Round One

1 - Andrew Wiggins (4483507) (call him Andy)
2 - Jabari Parker (12651432) (sure, he could go by Jay, but this is way more fun)
3 - Joel Embiid (41697078) (his friends call him Jose)
4 - Aaron Gordon (29724773)
6 - Marcus Smart (32543721)
7 - Julius Randle (6380541) (so close)
10 - Elfrid Payton (39109267) (he's always been a Fudd fan)
11 - Doug McDermott (27208953)
12 - Dario Šarić (42766564)
13 - Zach LaVine (28176974) (almost)
14 - T.J. Warren (29140517) (no joke, this is actually his name)
15 - Adreian Payne (28766805) (darn autocorrect...)
17 - James Young (16741925)
18 - Tyler Ennis (32638558)
19 - Gary Harris (26434878)
20 - Bruno Caboclo (10471990) (after he shortened it)
22 - Jordan Adams (16270352)
23 - Rodney Hood (35998328)
25 - Clint Capela (39956978) (post-Americanization)
26 - P.J. Hairston (23757286) (again, no joke, this is his name)
27 - Bogdan Bogdanović (18866163)
28 - C.J. Wilcox (43077453) (once again, no lie, real name)
29 - Josh Huestis (805675) (um... close?)
30 - Kyle Anderson (24733610)

Round Two

31 - Damien Inglis (15972233)
32 - K.J. McDaniels (16445530) (well, the first name is right)
33 - Joe Harris (35471949)
34 - Cleanthony Early (31536372) (Cleo to his friends)
35 - Jarnell Stokes (7923736) (but you can call him Jackie)
36 - Johnny O'Bryant III (22987066) (don't look too closely)
37 - DeAndre Daniels (23116299) (almost)
39 - Jerami Grant (26165278) (darn autocorrect)
40 - Glenn Robinson III (13087765)
41 - Nikola Jokić (42808634)
42 - Nick Johnson (33444945)
44 - Markel Brown (4321984)
45 - Dwight Powell (18551244)
46 - Jordan Clarkson (40634776)
47 - Russ Smith (17573538)
50 - Alec Brown (25717192)
53 - Alessandro Gentile (34541569)
57 - Louis Labeyrie (18005478)
60 - Cory Jefferson (11644405) (so close)

Next up, 1988! I'm looking forward to getting through the 80s and ending up in the years where there were more than 2 rounds. Another couple of weeks and we should be there.

Last edited by IronDoofus at 7/12/2017 5:05:20 PM

At last, the long awaited 1988 NBA Draft! All other drafts here: (234599.44)

1988 NBA Draft

Round One

1 - Danny Manning (20819826)
2 - Rik Smits (29456922) (don't look too closely)
3 - Charles Smith (21571019)
4 - Chris Morris (492821)
5 - Mitch Richmond (19584461)
6 - Hersey Hawkins (2904058) (but he'll answer to Herb)
7 - Tim Perry (21848311)
10 - Willie Anderson (32643072)
11 - Will Perdue (35120375)
12 - Harvey Grant (11267223)
13 - Jeff Grayer (6850384) (er....)
14 - Dan Majerle (25417254)
15 - Gary Grant (37661796)
17 - Eric Leckner (24358226) (Lucky Lecky)
18 - Ricky Berry (16178461)
19 - Rod Strickland (12808336)
20 - Kevin Edwards (33324715)
21 - Mark Bryant (34960899)
22 - Randolph Keys (14424693) (Randy to his friends)
23 - Jerome Lane (9441591)
24 - Brian Shaw (33817464)
25 - David Rivers (30676129)

Round Two

26 - Rolando Ferreira (40336083)
27 - Shelton Jones (31125140)
28 - Andrew Lang (35089424)
31 - Everette Stephens (42390736) (so close)
33 - Grant Long (9790701)
34 - Tom Tolbert (41586927)
35 - Sylvester Gray (18439049) (almost)
37 - Greg Butler (43480919)
38 - Dean Garrett (40325179)
41 - Keith Smart (38294106)
43 - Todd Mitchell (16164626)
44 - Anthony Taylor (36771168)
47 - Vernon Maxwell (20744875)
48 - Micheal Williams (10207902) (autocorrect gets you every time)
49 - José Vargas (11799783)
50 - Steve Kerr (42317678)

Round Three

51 - Rob Lock (20751851) (ye olde spelling)
52 - Derrick Hamilton (12472249)
53 - Anthony Mason (28479209) (can you believe he didn't go until the third round?)
54 - Jorge González (4164367)
55 - Rodney Johns (14821124)
57 - Hernán Montenegro (38789736)
58 - Jeff Moore (35989609)
59 - Nate Johnston (24709798)
61 - Herbert Crook (35135793)
62 - Derrick Lewis (22073293)
63 - Mike Jones (28758916)
64 - Winston Bennett (18940097) (Bood, Benner, Bennett)
65 - Corey Gaines (39899187)
66 - Dwight Boyd (12435944)
67 - Ricky Grace (28414352) (so close)
68 - Darryl Middleton (28480395) (Kate's secret basketball-playing brother?)
70 - Jerry Johnson (26962801)
71 - Craig Neal (9942181)
72 - Lee Johnson (20256326)
73 - Michael Anderson (12591601)
74 - Gerald Paddio (6448151) (if you squint)
75 - Archie Marshall (40787129)

Next up, 1987!

Last edited by IronDoofus at 7/13/2017 12:18:33 PM

And I'm back... this time with the 1987 NBA Draft! (You can thank an article about Justin Robinson mentioning his father and the '87 draft for inspiring this one.) I don't know about the rest of you, but as a lifelong Knicks fan some of the names on here still make me wince. I'm looking at you Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, and Reggie Miller.

All other drafts here: (234599.44)

1987 NBA Draft

Round One

1 - David Robinson (33488893)
2 - Armen Gilliam (33476608) (minor typo)
3 - Dennis Hopson (35993403)
4 - Reggie Williams (16170480)
5 - Scottie Pippen (27327002) (say it fast and it sounds almost the same)
6 - Kenny Smith (14846186)
7 - Kevin Johnson (16133738)
9 - Derrick McKey (38387831) (minus the Mc)
10 - Horace Grant (16426830)
11 - Reggie Miller (32557924)
13 - Joe Wolf (16100480)
15 - José Ortiz (10543267)
17 - Ronnie Murphy (10143800)
18 - Mark Jackson (16130760)
19 - Ken Norman (33368968)
20 - Jim Farmer (9946417)
21 - Dallas Comegys (19584940) (okay fine, not that close, but a very cool name)
22 - Reggie Lewis (30649805)
23 - Greg "Cadillac" Anderson (27271794) (minus the Cadillac)

Round Two

24 - Freddie Banks (31647900)
25 - Ron Moore (41516026)
26 - Steve Alford (19087813)
27 - Nate Blackwell (26924051)
28 - Rickie Winslow (4487027) (slight typo)
29 - Lester Fonville (2115429) (if you really squint)
30 - Nikita Wilson (41480770) (Niko to his friends)
31 - Andre Moore (13945845) (so close)
32 - Bob McCann (19243684)
33 - Tony White (18904492)
34 - Brian Rowsom (9199854) (he changed it after Harry Potter)
35 - Doug Lee (34772319)
36 - Duane Washington (8414110)
37 - Derrick Dowell (22108456)
38 - Norris Coleman (32512191)
39 - Vincent Askew (28421210)
40 - Winston Garland (7290418) (almost)
41 - Kannard Johnson (8369904) (but you can call him Kenny)
42 - Terrance Bailey (27118743)
43 - Andrew Kennedy (28938220)
45 - Brad Lohaus (4821554) (he changed it to honor Lindsay)

Round Three

47 - Tim McCalister (25777951) (McCall for short)
48 - Jamie Waller (20723662)
49 - Jerome Batiste (43460620) (his friends call him Batty)
51 - Sven Myer (26302854) (almost)
52 - Donald Royal (15986563)
54 - Tom Schafer (39806565)
55 - Tommy Amaker (20329062) (with a bizarre lisp? strong cold?)
56 - John Fox (17661190)
57 - Hansi Gnad (30132407) (don't look too closely)
58 - Darryl Johnson (26434919)
59 - Danny Pearson (24034950)
60 - Sean Couch (10163236)
61 - Clarence Martin (25317902)
62 - Eric Riggins (29468521)
63 - Kevin Gamble (28743515)
64 - J.J. Weber (25481275) (lost the second J somewhere)
65 - Eric White (19288842)
66 - Mike Richmond (9196891)
67 - Song Tao (33299376) (what's a Ching between friends?)
68 - Billy Donovan (40787400)
69 - Willie Glass (33508081)

Rounds four through seven coming soon. (Yes, there were seven rounds!) Chris Dudley - Knicks fan favorite and erstwhile political candidate - went in the fourth. I was going to offer a prize to anyone who recognized names in the seventh round, but I think I've already spotted three college coaches - Jamie Dixon, Curtis Hunter, and Mark Gottfried. Go figure.

I guess the real question is when I'll hit the character limit wall on this draft and have to start a new thread.....

...and the answer is now. More rounds coming in the next post here: (234599.49).

Last edited by IronDoofus at 8/17/2017 10:57:39 AM

1987 Draft (cont'd from (234599.48))

All other drafts here: (234599.44)

Round Four

70 - Tom Sheehey (27330951) (mostly)
71 - Mike Morgan (22084452)
73 - Todd May (16165175)
75 - Chris Dudley (38708139) (Knicks fan fave/erstwhile politician)
76 - Steve Beck (37608281)
77 - David Boone (19244206)
78 - Todd Linder (27191575)
79 - Jack Haley (32514120)
80 - Carven Holcomb (43174696) (Cary to his friends)
81 - Scott Thompson (28207743)
83 - Benny Bolton (42427188) (he prefers Benjamin)
84 - Reuben Holmes (11443446)
86 - Norwood Barber (37906785) (was always a big Cheers fan)
89 - David Johnson (10514046)
90 - Theofanis Christodoulou (8784429) (so close)
91 - Darryl Kennedy (39897758)

Round Five

Rounds five through seven to follow soon....

Last edited by IronDoofus at 8/17/2017 11:00:21 AM