🏀 NBA Mock Draft Simulator
This is a simulation of the 2027 NBA Draft — first round only. It drafts off this site's published NBA big board (NBADraftRoom — 2027 NBA Draft Big Board 1.0, Top 50, published Oct 16, 2026), and the pick order and team slots come from the NBA hub's published mock (HoopsWire — 2027 NBA Mock Draft, first round, 30 picks). The published NBA mock on this site is a first round only and no second-round order is published here, so this simulator honestly covers the first round — no second round is invented. Pick a team, make its picks yourself, and let the computer draft the rest.
Data: NBA Prospect Hub — big board & published mock · Also: NFL Mock Draft Simulator · all-sports Mock Draft Simulator
| Pick | Team / Slot | Player | Position | School / Program | Board rank | Picked by |
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| Pick a sport and start the simulation. | ||||||
Simulation only — the real boards and mocks live on each sport's Prospect Hub.
About the NBA Mock Draft Simulator
This page runs one draft and runs it honestly: a simulation of the 2027 NBA Draft, first round only, built entirely from material The Expert Sports already publishes. Take any team's slots, make those picks yourself, and let the computer draft the other 29 (or however many remain) with a printed, checkable model.
The board is this site's published NBA big board — NBADraftRoom's 2027 NBA Draft Big Board 1.0 (Top 50, published October 16, 2026) — and the pick order and team slots come from the NBA prospect hub's published mock, HoopsWire's 2027 NBA Mock Draft first round of 30 picks. Both sources are labelled on the hub and on this page. The published mock on this site is a first round only and no second-round order is published here, so the simulator covers the first round — no second round is invented to make the tool look bigger than its data.
The computer drafting model is stated in full: at each computer slot, the eight highest-ranked players still on the board are candidates, weighted (8 − position)2, so the best available player is the most likely pick with real variance around him. Your slots are always yours. Nothing here is a prediction — it is the published board plus stated randomness, and re-running it produces a different, equally valid fall of the board. For the other draft sports, the all-sports Mock Draft Simulator runs the same engine off their published boards.
Frequently asked questions
Which draft does the NBA Mock Draft Simulator cover?
The 2027 NBA Draft, first round only (30 picks). The pick order comes from the published HoopsWire mock on this site's NBA prospect hub and the players from NBADraftRoom's published Top 50 big board; no second round is invented because no second-round order is published here.
How does the computer make its picks?
At each computer slot, the eight highest-ranked players still on the board are the candidates, weighted (8 − position)² — the best available player is the most likely pick, with real variance. Your chosen team's slots are always yours to pick.
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