This year the Aussie Hoopla team is running a season-long NBA prediction competition to find out which of the loyal hoops tragics who support Aussie Hoopla knows his NBA the most.
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NBA PREDICTION ENTRIES
| Jason Cadee | Chris Anstey | Brett Maher | Dan Boyce | Mookie Schiralli | |
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| 1. Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane who does best against NBA teams in Oct? | Sydney | Sydney | Melbourne | Sydney | Melbourne |
| 2. Who is leading the league in PER after the first week? | A.Davis | L.James | L.James | Giannis | R.Westbrook |
| 3. First NBA player of the week? | A.Davis | L.James | K.Irving | Giannis | L.James |
| 4. Aussie with most points in NBA opening week? | P.Mills | P.Mills | B.Simmons | B.Simmons | P.Mills |
| 5. Who has the best record Cavs or Celtics on Dec. 31st? | Celtics | Cavs | Cavs | Celtics | Cavs |
| 6. On Dec. 31st which duo combined has best PER K.Durrant/S.Curry or J.Harden/C.Paul? | Durant/Curry | Durant/Curry | Harden/Paul | Durant/Curry | Harden/Paul |
| 7. Which 2017 lottery team has the best record on Dec. 31st? | P.Mills | Wolves | Celtics | 76ers | Wolves |
| 8. Aussie getting the most minutes per game on Dec. 31st? | P.Mills | B.Simmons | B.Simmons | Simmons | J.Ingles |
| 9. Who recieves the most All-Star Votes? | R.Westbrook | J.Harden | J.Harden | L.James | P.George |
| 10. Who wins All-Star Game MVP? | L.James | S.Curry | L.James | K.Durant | S.Curry |
| 11. PHI or Lakers, who has the best record at All-Star break? | Lakers | 76ers | Lakers | 76ers | 76ers |
| 12. Will New Orleans trade A.Davis or D.Cousins prior to All-Star Weekend? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| 13. Which Aussie has highest PER in 2017? | P.Mills | Simmons | P.Mills | A.Baynes | B.Simmons |
| 14. Who wins 2017/18 scoring title? | J.Harden | Harden | L.James | J.Harden | J.Harden |
| 15. Who will lead the league in PER? | J.Harden | L.James | R.Westbrook | Giannis | J.Harden |
| 16. Which traded player finishes with worst PER C.Paul, P.George, K.Irving or I.Thomas | C.Paul | Paul | I. thomas | Chris Paul | I. Thomas |
| 17. An Eastern team who didn't make the playoffs that will? | Heat | 76ers | 76ers | 76ers | Heat |
| 18. A Western team who didn't make the playoffs that will? | Wolves | Wolves | Lakers | Suns | Wolves |
| J.Ennis or T.Ferguson? | J.Ennis | Ferguson | J.Ennis | J.Ennis | J.Ennis |
| 20. Which team finishes with the worst record? | Nets | Suns | Nets | Nets | Nets |
| 21. Which 5 players make the NBA 1st team? | Westbrook, Harden, Lebron, Durant, Davis | LeBron, Durant, Curry, Davis, Harden | Harden, Westbrook, James, Durant, Davis | Giannis, Durant Lebron, Curry, Harden | Curry, James Harden, Durant, Giannis, L.James |
| 22. 2018 Rookie of the Year? | Simmons | B.Simmons | L.Ball | B.Simmons | B.Simmons |
| 23. Highest PER for a rookie not named Simmons, Ball or Fultz? | Tatum | Tatum | Tatum | DeAaron Fox | Dennis Smith Jr |
| 24. 2018 NBA MVP? | Lebron | L.James | Harden | K.Durant | K.Durant |
| 25. 2018 NBA Champion? | Warriors | Warriors | Warriors | Warriors | Warriors |
| Ryan Pendlebury | Kristopher Pendlebury | Steve Carr | Grant Butler | Trent Brown | |
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| 1. Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane who does best against NBA teams in Oct? | Melbourne | Melbourne | Melbourne | Sydney | Sydney |
| 2. Who is leading the league in PER after the first week? | K.Durant | Durant | AJ Ogilvy | Harden | L.James |
| 3. First NBA player of the week? | Giannis | K.Irving | S.Curry | L.James | K.Anthony Towns |
| 4. Aussie with most points in NBA opening week? | P.Mills | Mills | J.Ingles | J.Ingles | J.Ingles |
| 5. Who has the best record Cavs or Celtics on Dec. 31st? | Celtics | Celtics | Celtics | Celtics | Clevland |
| 6. On Dec. 31st which duo combined has best PER K.Durrant/S.Curry or J.Harden/C.Paul? | Durant/Curry | Durant/Curry | Durant/Curry | Harden/Paul | Harden/Paul |
| 7. Which 2017 lottery team has the best record on Dec. 31st? | Bulls | Lakers | Celtics | 76ers | Celtics |
| 8. Aussie getting the most minutes per game on Dec. 31st? | B.Simmons | Ingles | J.Ingles | J.Ingles | J.Ingles |
| 9. Who recieves the most All-Star Votes? | S.Curry | L.James | Durant | S.Curry | L.James |
| 10. Who wins All-Star Game MVP? | S.Curry | L.James | Durant | L.James | Giannis |
| 11. PHI or Lakers, who has the best record at All-Star break? | 76ers | 76ers | 76ers | Lakers | 76ers |
| 12. Will New Orleans trade A.Davis or D.Cousins prior to All-Star Weekend? | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| 13. Which Aussie has highest PER in 2017? | B.Simmons | Ingles | Ingles | P.Mills | J.Ingles |
| 14. Who wins 2017/18 scoring title? | R.Westbrook | Harden | Harden | J.Harden | K.Irving |
| 15. Who will lead the league in PER? | L.James | Durant | L.James | J.Harden | K.Durant |
| 16. Which traded player finishes with worst PER C.Paul, P.George, K.Irving or I.Thomas | K.Irving | I.Thomas | I.Thomas | I.Thomas | I.Thomas |
| 17. An Eastern team who didn't make the playoffs that will? | Pistons | 76ers | 76ers | MIA | 76ers |
| 18. A Western team who didn't make the playoffs that will? | Wolves | Nuggets | Pelicans | Wolves | Nuggets |
| J.Ennis or T.Ferguson? | J.Ennis | J.Ennis | T.Craig | T.Craig | J.Ennis |
| 20. Which team finishes with the worst record? | Bulls | Hawks | Nets | Kings | Magic |
| 21. Which 5 players make the NBA 1st team? | Curry Westbrook Durant Leonard Cousins | Lebron, KD, Curry, Harden, | Curry Durant Irving Harden James | Harden, Westbrook, Lebron James, Durant, Towns | Joel Embiid, Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Jimmy Butler |
| 22. 2018 Rookie of the Year? | D.Smith Jnr | Fultz | Simmons | B.Simmons | B.Simmons |
| 23. Highest PER for a rookie not named Simmons, Ball or Fultz? | D.Smith Jnr | Tatum | Tatum | Ball | M.Fultz |
| 24. 2018 NBA MVP? | K.Durant | L.James | K.Durant | Durant | L.James |
| 25. 2018 NBA Champion? | Warriors | Warriors | Warriors | Warriors | Warriors |
| Corey Stamp | Jamie Petty | Phil Webster | Phillip Malone | Scott Parkinson | |
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| 1. Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane who does best against NBA teams in Oct? | Melbourne | Brisbane | Melbourne | Sydney | Brisbane |
| 2. Who is leading the league in PER after the first week? | K.Durant | G.Hayward | I.Thomas | K.Durant | T.Hardaway Jnr |
| 3. First NBA player of the week? | K.Irving | R.Westbrook | L.James | K.Lowry | A.Davis |
| 4. Aussie with most points in NBA opening week? | B.Simmons | J.Ingles | P.Mills | J.Ingles | B.Simmons |
| 5. Who has the best record Cavs or Celtics on Dec. 31st? | Cavs | Celtics | Cavs | Cavs | Cavs |
| 6. On Dec. 31st which duo combined has best PER K.Durrant/S.Curry or J.Harden/C.Paul? | Harden/Paul | Durant/Curry | Durant/Curry | Durant/Curry | Harden/Paul |
| 7. Which 2017 lottery team has the best record on Dec. 31st? | 76ers | Celtics | 76ers | Wolves | 76ers |
| 8. Aussie getting the most minutes per game on Dec. 31st? | P.Mills | Celtics | P.Mills | J.Ingles | J.Ingles |
| 9. Who recieves the most All-Star Votes? | J.Harden | S.Curry | R.Westbrook | K.Irving | P.George |
| 10. Who wins All-Star Game MVP? | L.James | J.Harden | Step Curry | L.James | S.Curry |
| 11. PHI or Lakers, who has the best record at All-Star break? | 76ers | Lakers | LA | 76ers | 76ers |
| 12. Will New Orleans trade A.Davis or D.Cousins prior to All-Star Weekend? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 13. Which Aussie has highest PER in 2017? | P.Mills | Bogut | Delly | J.Ingles | J.Ingles |
| 14. Who wins 2017/18 scoring title? | K.Irving | L.James | K.Irving | Harden | J.Harden |
| 15. Who will lead the league in PER? | L.James | Chris Paul | I.Thomas | Durant | G.Hayward |
| 16. Which traded player finishes with worst PER C.Paul, P.George, K.Irving or I.Thomas | C.Paul | I Thomas | C Paul | P.George | I.Thomas |
| 17. An Eastern team who didn't make the playoffs that will? | 76ers | 76ers | 76ers | 76ers | Orlando |
| 18. A Western team who didn't make the playoffs that will? | Nuggets | Lakers | Blazers | Wolves | Nuggets |
| J.Ennis or T.Ferguson? | J.Ennis | J.Ennis | J.Ennis | J.Ennis | Ferguson |
| 20. Which team finishes with the worst record? | Nets | Knicks | Nets | Pacers | Nets |
| 21. Which 5 players make the NBA 1st team? | Davis, Durant, James, Irving, Westbrook | Curry, harden, Lebron, Durant, davis | LeBron curry harden Davis Westbrook | LeBron,Stephen Curry,Durrant,Harden,Rudy Gobert | Harden, durant, James, Davis and curry |
| 22. 2018 Rookie of the Year? | L.Ball | L.Ball | L.Ball | D,Mitchell | Simmons |
| 23. Highest PER for a rookie not named Simmons, Ball or Fultz? | J.Ennis Smith | Tatum | Smith | Mitchell | |
| 24. 2018 NBA MVP? | L.James | Harden | K.Irving | L.James | Anthony Davis |
| 25. 2018 NBA Champion? | Warriors | Warriors | Thunder | Warriors | S.Curry |
| Daniel Saffioti | Nathan Wellins | Chris Trbovich | |
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| 1. Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane who does best against NBA teams in Oct? | Melbourne | Melbourne | Sydney |
| 2. Who is leading the league in PER after the first week? | Giannis | R.Westbrook | A.Davis |
| 3. First NBA player of the week? | A.Davis | L.James | A.Davis |
| 4. Aussie with most points in NBA opening week? | P.Mills | B.Simmons | B.Simmons |
| 5. Who has the best record Cavs or Celtics on Dec. 31st? | Celtics | Cavs | Celtics |
| 6. On Dec. 31st which duo combined has best PER K.Durrant/S.Curry or J.Harden/C.Paul? | Durant/Curry | Harden/Paul | Harden/Paul |
| 7. Which 2017 lottery team has the best record on Dec. 31st? | Sixers | 76ers | 76ers |
| 8. Aussie getting the most minutes per game on Dec. 31st? | B.Simmons | J.Ingles | B.Simmons |
| 9. Who recieves the most All-Star Votes? | Giannis | A.Davis | R.Westbrook |
| 10. Who wins All-Star Game MVP? | S.Curry | A.Davis | Giannis |
| 11. PHI or Lakers, who has the best record at All-Star break? | 76ers | 76ers | 76ers |
| 12. Will New Orleans trade A.Davis or D.Cousins prior to All-Star Weekend? | No | No | No |
| 13. Which Aussie has highest PER in 2017? | B.Simmons | B.Simmons | P.Mills |
| 14. Who wins 2017/18 scoring title? | J.Harden | K.Durant | Westbrook |
| 15. Who will lead the league in PER? | Giannis | R.Westbrook | J.Harden |
| 16. Which traded player finishes with worst PER C.Paul, P.George, K.Irving or I.Thomas | I thomas | I. Thomas | George |
| 17. An Eastern team who didn't make the playoffs that will? | Sixers | 76ers | New york |
| 18. A Western team who didn't make the playoffs that will? | Nuggets | Nuggets | Timberwolves |
| J.Ennis or T.Ferguson? | J.Ennis | T.Ferguson | J.Ennis |
| 20. Which team finishes with the worst record? | Bulls | Bulls | Orlando |
| 21. Which 5 players make the NBA 1st team? | K. Leonard L. James A. Davis Giannis R. Westbrook.K.D | Westbrook, Harden, James, Durant, Davis | Westbrook, Harden, Davis, Leonard, Antetokounmpo |
| 22. 2018 Rookie of the Year? | B.Simmons | J.Ennis Smith Jr | J.Ennis smith jnr |
| 23. Highest PER for a rookie not named Simmons, Ball or Fultz? | Josh Jackson | ||
| 24. 2018 NBA MVP? | K Leonard | L.James | J.Harden |
| 25. 2018 NBA Champion? | Warriors | Warriors | Celtics |
Scoring Format
All correct answers receive 1 point.
Questions which include answering multiple players receive 1 point per correct answer.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
