Who will LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo select in the 2019 NBA All-Star Draft? We won't know for sure until Friday, but we decided to hold our own mock draft to get an idea of how it might play out.
Representing Team LeBron was NBA.com's Carlan Gay (@TheCarlanGay). Representing Team Giannis was NBA.com's Scott Rafferty (@crabdribbles).
Having received more votes from the fans, Team LeBron received the first pick of the draft. We then alternated picks, with Team Giannis going second, Team LeBron going third, Team Giannis going forth, and so on and so forth.
Once each round was completed — starters first, followed by reserves and legends — we simulated a game of NBA 2K19 to see which team would be crowned the champions in a winner-takes-all game.
Below are the results from our 2019 mock draft and simulation.
Mock Draft Results
Round 1: Starters
1. James Harden (Team LeBron)
2. Stephen Curry (Team Giannis)
3. Kevin Durant (Team LeBron)
4. Kawhi Leonard (Team Giannis)
5. Kyrie Irving (Team LeBron)
6. Joel Embiid (Team Giannis)
7. Paul George (Team LeBron)
8. Kemba Walker (Team Giannis)
Round 2: Reserves
10. Anthony Davis (Team LeBron)
11. Nikola Jokic (Team Giannis)
12. Ben Simmons (Team LeBron)
13. Klay Thompson (Team Giannis)
14. Bradley Beal (Team LeBron)
15. Damian Lillard (Team Giannis)
16. Karl-Anthony Towns (Team LeBron)
17. Khris Middleton (Team Giannis)
18. Blake Griffin (Team LeBron)
19. LaMarcus Aldridge (Team Giannis)
20. Russell Westbrook (Team LeBron)
21. Kyle Lowry (Team Giannis)
22. Nikola Vucevic (Team LeBron)
23. D'Angelo Russell (Team Giannis)
Round 3: Legends
25. Dwyane Wade
26. Dirk Nowitzki
Final Rosters
Team LeBron | Team Giannis |
LeBron James | Giannis Antetokounmpo |
James Harden | Stephen Curry |
Kevin Durant | Kawhi Leonard |
Kyrie Irving | Joel Embiid |
Paul George | Kemba Walker |
Anthony Davis | Nikola Jokic |
Ben Simmons | Klay Thompson |
Bradley Beal | Damian Lillard |
Karl-Anthony Towns | Khris Middleton |
Blake Griffin | LaMarcus Aldridge |
Russell Westbrook | Kyle Lowry |
Nikola Vucevic | D'Angelo Russell |
Dwyane Wade | Dirk Nowitzki |
* Starters are italicized.
2K19 Simulation
Most points: Kemba Walker (19), Paul George (17), Giannis Antetokounmpo (16), James Harden (14), Nikola Jokic (13)
Most rebounds: Giannis Antetokounmpo (14), Kawhi Leonard (8), Joel Embiid (8), Karl-Anthony Towns (7), LeBron James (5)
Most assists: Paul George (9), James Harden (8), Giannis Antetokounmpo (6), LeBron James (5), Kawhi Leonard (5)