Minnesota Timberwolves: Mock Lottery Draft 2.0

Apr 12, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) looks on during warm ups prior to the game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 12, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) looks on during warm ups prior to the game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

It’s time for round two of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Lottery Mock Draft. I played ESPN’s lottery simulator again and mock drafted the results.

This week’s Lottery Mock Draft saw a more traditional outcome than last time.

Last week, however, we saw a huge shakeup in the draft order when the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings jumped into the top three.

As I hit the “Play Lottery” button, I found myself muttering “big money, big money, big money.”

Fortunately for the Wolves, this lottery simulator turned out better than last time. Unfortunately, it still didn’t result in a top three selection for a franchise who has never moved up from their projected position in the lottery.

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I won’t reveal the exact lottery order this time as you’ll have to scroll down the page to find out where your favorite team landed.

I will say this though, this round of lottery results are a lot closer than what I predict the actual lottery results will look like on May 15th.

This will allow us to get a much better look at the actual players’ teams may be drafting come June.

Everything else is the same, however, as I used the big board at The Step Back and scouting reports from ESPN to help inform me where each player should go based on their skills and the teams’ needs.

Without further ado, sit back, relax, and enjoy this version of Dunking With Wolves’ Lottery Mock Draft.

I hope to do one more Lottery Mock Draft before May 16th as this is a fun exercise!

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Let’s also hope the Minnesota Timberwolves can jump into the top three in one of these mocks.