NBA Free-Agency Prediction Contest - RESULTS POSTED

[Toddzilla]

How it works:
I will list a number of NBA free-agents and it is your job to guess where they will sign. You also need to place your choices in order of confidence. You will be awarded 10 points for getting your #1 most-confident player correct, 9 points for #2, and so on.

The Players:
LeBron James
Dwyane Wade
Chris Bosh
Joe Johnson
Dirk Nowitzki
Paul Pierce
Amare Stoudamire
Carlos Boozer
David Lee
Rudy Gay

Please post your guesses in this thread - no PMs please.

Good Luck!

[Groundhog]

Dirk Nowitzki - Dallas Mavericks
Paul Pierce - Boston Celtics
Dwayne Wade - Miami Heat
Joe Johnson - Atlanta Hawks
Rudy Gay - Memphis Grizzlies
David Lee - New York Knicks
Amare Stoudamire - New York Knicks
Carlos Boozer - Miami Heat
LeBron James - New Jersey Nets
Chris Bosh - Chicago Bulls

[jbergey22]

Dirk Nowitzki-Mavs
Paul Pierce-Celtics
Amare Stoudamire-Knicks
Chris Bosh=signed by Raps sign and trade to the Heat
Dwayne Wade-Heat
Lebron James-Bulls
Joe Johnson-Knicks
Rudy Gay-Timberwolves
David Lee-Warriors
Carlos Boozer-Bulls

[Groundhog]

I'm assuming that, in the case of a sign-and-trade, we are listing the team that the player will END UP on?

[Neuqua]

Dirk Nowitzki - Mavs
Paul Pierce - Celtics
Dwyane Wade - Heat
Joe Johnson - Hawks
Amare Stoudemire - Phoenix Suns
David Lee - Knicks
Chris Bosh - Heat
Lebron James - Cavaliers
Rudy Gay - Grizzlies
Carlos Boozer - Bulls

[stevew]

Paul Pierce-Celtics
Dirk-Mavs
Rudy Gay-Grizzlies
Joe Johnson-Hawks
LeBron James-Cavs
Dwyane Wade-Heat
Chris Bosh-Heat
Amare Stoudamire-Suns
Carlos Boozer-Knicks
David Lee-Kings
Richard Jefferson-Himself

[Arles]

LeBron James - Bulls
Dwyane Wade - Heat
Chris Bosh - Bulls
Joe Johnson - Hawks
Dirk Nowitzki - Mavs
Paul Pierce - Celtics
Amare Stoudamire - Rockets
Carlos Boozer - Miami
David Lee - Knicks
Rudy Gay - Knicks

[stevew]

I'm assuming that, in the case of a sign-and-trade, we are listing the team that the player will END UP on?

I would think so. A sign and trade is one fluid transaction anyways.

[stevew]

Arles....you need to re-read the rules.

[TroyF]

LeBron James - Knicks (4)
Dwyane Wade - Heat (3)
Chris Bosh - Knicks (5)
Joe Johnson - Bulls (9)
Dirk Nowitzki - Mavericks (1)
Paul Pierce - Celtics (2)
Amare Stoudamire - Heat (8)
Carlos Boozer - Nets (7)
David Lee - Raptors (6)
Rudy Gay - Nets (10)

[bhlloy]

Dwyane Wade - Miami
Dirk Nowitzki - Dallas
Joe Johnson - Atlanta
Rudy Gay - Memphis
Paul Pierce - Boston
Chris Bosh - Miami
LeBron James - Cleveland
Carlos Boozer - New York
Amare Stoudamire - Phoenix
David Lee - Toronto

[Danny]

LeBron James - Cleveland - 5
Dwyane Wade - Miami - 4
Chris Bosh - Chicago - 7
Joe Johnson - Atlanta - 3
Dirk Nowitzki - Dallas - 1
Paul Pierce - Boston - 2
Amare Stoudamire - Phoenix - 6
Carlos Boozer - Miami - 10
David Lee - NY Knicks - 9
Rudy Gay - Memphis - 8

[Radii]

1. Dwayne Wade - Miami
2. Paul Pierce - Boston
3. LeBron James - Chicago
4. Joe Johnson - New York Knicks
5. Chris Bosh - Chicago
6. Amare Stoudamire - New York Knicks
7. Dirk Nowitzki - Miami
8. Carlos Boozer - New Jersey
9. David Lee - Cleveland
10. Rudy Gay - New Jersey

[cmp]

Dirk Nowitzki - Dallas
Dwyane Wade - Miami
Paul Pierce - Boston
LeBron James - Cleveland
Amare Stoudamire - Phoenix
Chris Bosh - Chicago
David Lee - New York
Carlos Boozer - Miami
Joe Johnson - New York
Rudy Gay - Memphis

[Chief Rum]

(1) Dirk Nowitzki-- Mavs
(2) Dwayne Wade-- Heat
(3) Paul Pierce-- Celtics
(4) Joe Johnson-- Hawks
(5) LeBron James-- Bulls
(6) Rudy Gay-- Clippers
(7) Carlos Boozer-- Heat
(8) Chris Bosh-- Knicks
(9) Amare Stoudamire-- Nets
(10) David Lee-- Bulls

[RainMaker]

LeBron James - Chicago Bulls (8)
Dwyane Wade - Miami Heat (3)
Chris Bosh - Houston Rockets (10)
Joe Johnson - Atlanta Hawks (4)
Dirk Nowitzki - Dallas Mavericks (1)
Paul Pierce - Boston Celtics (2)
Amare Stoudamire - New York Knicks (9)
Carlos Boozer - Miami Heat (5)
David Lee - Zombie Sonics (7)
Rudy Gay - Minnesota Timberwolves (6)

[whomario]

LeBron James ---> Chicago (3)
Dwyane Wade ---> Miami (4)
Chris Bosh ---> Rockets (8)
Joe Johnson ---> Hawks (5)
Dirk Nowitzki ---> Mavs (1)
Paul Pierce ---> Celtics (2)
Amare Stoudamire ---> Suns (6)
Carlos Boozer ---> Miami (7)
David Lee ---> New Jersey (9)
Rudy Gay ---> New York (10)

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

1. Wade - MIA
2. Pierce - BOS
3. Nowitzki - DAL
4. Gay - MEM
5. Johnson - ATL
6. Lee - NYK
7. James - CLE
8. Stoudamire - PHO
9. Boozer - MIA
10. Bosh - CHI

[RedKingGold]

LeBron James - Cleveland Cavaliers (4)
Dwayne Wade - Miami Heat (1)
Chris Bosh - Chicago Bulls (5)
Joe Johnson - Atlanta Hawks (3)
Dirk Nowitzki - New Jersey Nets (10)
Paul Pierce - Boston Celtics (2)
Amare Stoudamire - Phoenix Suns (8)
Carlos Boozer - Miami Heat (9)
David Lee - New York Knicks (7)
Rudy Gay - Minnesota Timberwolves (6)

[Lathum]

1-Paul Pierce- Boston
2. Dwyane Wade- Miami
3. LeBron James- Cleveland
4. Joe Johnson- Hawks
5. Dirk Nowitzki- Dallas
6. Chris Bosh- Chicago
7. Amare Stoudamire- Knicks
8. Carlos Boozer- Miami
9. David Lee- Knicks
10. Rudy Gay- Nets

[korme]

LeBron James - Chicago 6
Dwyane Wade - Miami 3
Chris Bosh - Chicago 7
Joe Johnson - New York 4
Dirk Nowitzki - Dallas 2
Paul Pierce - Boston 1
Amare Stoudamire - New York 5
Carlos Boozer - Miami 8
David Lee - New Jersey 9
Rudy Gay - Cleveland 10

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From what I know, I am very confident in my top 5. Lebron/Bosh I think go to the same place, Booz goes where Bosh doesn't, Lee/Gay are the crapshoots for me.

[Racer]

1. Dirk Nowitzki – Dallas
2. Dwayne Wade – Miami
3. Paul Pierce – Boston
4. Joe Johnson – Atlanta
5. LeBron James – Cleveland
6. Chris Bosh – Miami
7. Rudy Gay – Memphis
8. Carlos Boozer – Chicago
9. Amare Stoudamire – New York
10. David Lee – New York

[CU Tiger]

Paul Pierce - Boston
Dirk Nowitzki - Dallas
Joe Johnson - Atlanta
Dwyane Wade - Miami
Carlos Boozer - Miami
LeBron James - Cleveland
Chris Bosh - Knicks
Amare Stoudamire - Knicks
David Lee - Nets
Rudy Gay - Knicks

[larrymcg421]

Joe Johnson - Atlanta
Paul Pierce - Boston
Dwyane Wade - Heat
LeBron James - Knicks
Rudy Gay - Memphis
Chris Bosh - Heat
Dirk Nowitzki - Phoenix
Amare Stoudamire - Knicks
Carlos Boozer - Chicago
David Lee - NY Knicks

[korme]

No way JJ goes back to ATL

[Toddzilla]

Before I get to the winners, a few statistics:

Most Popular Guesses:
LeBron James - Cleveland (NO ONE guessed Miami)
Dwyane Wade - Miami (unamimous)
Chris Bosh - Chicago
Joe Johnson - Atlanta
Dirk Nowitzki - Dallas
Paul Pierce - Boston (unanimous)
Amare Stoudamire - New York
Carlos Boozer - Miami
David Lee - New York
Rudy Gay - Memphis

Players in order of Confidence (avg. place picked)
Pierce - 2.3
Wade - 2.6
Nowitzki - 2.8
Johnson - 4.3
James - 5.1
Bosh - 6.6
Stoudemire - 7.0
Gay - 7.7
Boozer - 8.2
Lee - 8.4

Other Notes:
- No one picked LeBron going to Miami
- Only jbergey guessed Lee to Golden State
- 4 people guessed Boozer to Chicago, all were confidence 8th or lower.

and now the results....

Racer - 48

jbergey - 46
blhoy - 45
Groundhog - 44
stevew - 43
larrymcg - 43
Nequa - 41
HiFi - 38
Danny - 37
CUTiger - 37
RainMaker - 36
Lathum - 36
Arles - 35
chief rum - 34
steve bollea - 34
norvturneroverdrive - 33
korme - 33
whomario - 32
cmp - 28
redkinggold - 27
TroyF - 27
Radii - 24

[Groundhog]

D'oh... so close...

[RedKingGold]

w00t! Lowest score wins!