Hundreds of thousands of people have visited RealGM over the past few weeks in order to create their own NBA Draft using our innovative Draft Simulator. With the draft just hours away, and the excitement growing by the second, what better way to celebrate than holding the first annual RealGM Create-A-Winning-Mock contest?

With draft night almost here, the work-outs and interviews are over and the teams should have a pretty good idea of whom they would like to select when they are on the clock. So why not take one last trip to our Draft Simulator and see if you can use your NBA smarts to win yourself bragging rights and a little something?

Do you think Toronto will trade their first overall pick? Will a team like Indiana or Los Angeles make a trade to move up into the lottery? Will Adam Morrison end up staying close to home in Portland? Have J.J. Redick?s back issues and DWI scared teams away? How long will Brandon Roy last? Is Andrea Bargnani top-pick material? Will UCONN have four players drafted in the first round? Will they send six to the NBA by the time the night is over?

Think you know the answers to these questions? All you have to do is create your own mock draft of the first round (picks 1-30). Once you have made all of your picks you will be given a Draft Simulation ID. In order to enter your mock draft in the contest, you must then e-mail your ID number to me at [email protected].

All entries must be received by 6:00pm EST on Draft Night, Wednesday June 28, 2006.

In the event that several contestants submit winning mock drafts, the tie-breaker will be predicting the number of trades that take place during the draft. So, in order to separate yourself from the rest of the contestants, please also include a prediction of the amount of trades along with your Simulation ID number in your e-mail.

Ten winners will receive both a RealGM t-shirt and a free subscription to Silver League Fantasy Football  (a $29.95 value). Silver League Champions earn $150 cash for winning their league. All teams compete for the RealGM.com Fantasy Football 2006 Grand Prize of $5,000! Your name will also be in print as a mock draf king when we announce the winners in a 'Beyond the Arc' column next week.

Remember in order to win you must send your Draft Simulation ID number to [email protected]. Also, to win in the event of a tie, you must submit your prediction of the amount of trades that you think will take place on Draft Night in the SAME e-mail. Predictions of the number of trades that are submitted after your Draft Simulation ID number email will not be counted.

Winners will be contacted via e-mail within the next week.  Only residents of the United States and Canada are eligible.

Thank you for taking part in RealGM?s first annual Create-A-Winning-Mock and good luck.