Mock Draft Simulator 2025-26

A mock draft is a practice run of your NBA fantasy basketball draft. Instead of sitting down at your real draft night without a plan, you run simulated drafts ahead of time — testing different strategies, exploring what happens when your top targets get taken early, and learning which positions tend to get thin fast.

Our simulator uses real Average Draft Position (ADP) data from Fantrax, Yahoo, and ESPN to drive the CPU opponents. Each CPU team picks players whose ADP is close to the current pick number, with a natural variance — so pick 5 won't always grab the 5th-highest ADP player, and neither will you have to. This gives the draft a realistic, human-like flow.

How does the simulator work? You choose your draft slot (1–12) and the number of teams (8, 10, 12, or 14). The draft is a snake format: round 1 goes picks 1→12, round 2 goes 12→1, round 3 goes 1→12, and so on — just like in your real league. You'll pick for your team on your designated picks; the simulator fills in the rest.

What should you practice? Try different slots. Slots 1–3 let you land an elite player but you wait a long time for pick 2. Slots 6–7 are the "wheel" slots — you pick at 6 and 7 back-to-back, making them popular for value plays. Late slots (11–12) let you double-dip on consistent mid-rounders. Run the same slot 3–4 times to understand your average outcomes.

Reading ADP variance: The CPU adds Gaussian-style noise to its picks — players within a few ADP spots of the current pick number are weighted heavily, but late-round sleepers occasionally sneak up earlier than expected. This means the board won't look identical every run, which is exactly how real drafts behave.

After the draft, you'll see all 12 teams ranked by projected fantasy output, with your team highlighted. Share your result — a permanent URL is generated so you can compare builds with your leaguemates.

Free. No account. No login. Results save automatically so you can share them later.