Draft the Analytical Way (Mode Version A)

The 3rd way that these picks can be statistically analyzed.

How Calculated: This order is calculated using Mode. The Mode of each player is the number which comes up the most. For instance Bargnani has a range of where people think he is going to be selected, 1,7,1,5,1,7,5,5,1,1,2. As you can see he is most comonally associated with the first pick, this being his Mode. This order from the lowest Mode to the 30th mode. Ties are broken by which person has the most occurances of the number.

Draft Order by Mode Version A

1. Andrea Bargnani ........... 16. Thabo Sefolosha
2. Lamarcus Aldridge ......... 17. Jordan Farmar
3. Tyrus Thomas .............. 18. Mardy Collins
4. Brandon Roy ............... 19. Alexander Johnson
5. Adam Morrison ............. 20. Shawne Williams
6. Shelden Williams .......... 21. Sergio Rodriguez
7. Marcus Williams ........... 22. Quincy Douby
8. Rudy Gay .................. 23. Marcu Vinicius
9. Patrick O'Bryant .......... 24. Saer Sene
10. JJ Redick ................ 25. Hilton Armstrong
11. Randy Foye ............... 26. Rajon Rondo
12. Ronnie Brewer ............ 27. Kyle Lowry
13. Cedric Simmons ........... 28. Shannon Brown
14. Rodney Carney ............ 29. Guillermo Diaz
15. Maurice Ager ............. 30. Oleksiy Pecherov

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