2016 NBA Draft

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http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/14963113/2016-nba-draft-list-declared-out

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April 24th is the deadline to declare. They then have until May 24th to pull out if they did not hire an agent.

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[Avs_19]

It begins.

 

[Ivan13]

Croatia should have another top 5 pick. Bender's a 7'1 player who handles the ball like a PG.

 

[Virtanen18]

Interesting Woj piece after it comes out that Ben is signing for LBJ's marketing firm

 

[darko]

Ben is going to be a good player in pros, an All Star but he's no Bron.

Bender is a freak.

 

[Hockey Gangsta]

Simmons to the Lakeshow please!

 

[Porn*]

saw a mock with the raptors landing Poetle and Sabonis, i'd be STOKED if we landed them.

 

[canwincup]

If I were the 76ers GM I would take Ingram.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

If Ingram adds 20 lbs, he's going to be an extreme threat at the 3.

 

[Halladay]

Is this a strong draft? At worst the 76ers will draft 4th.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Is this a strong draft? At worst the 76ers will draft 4th.

I'd say outside of the top two (Simmons and Ingram), it is below average.

 

[darko]

If Philly doesn't pick top-2 they should grab Dunn.

 

[rangerssharks414]

If Philly doesn't pick top-2 they should grab Dunn.

I think he's overrated. I just don't see a top five pick when I watch him.

 

[Wild11MN]

Ingram definitely needs to add weight, but I've always been a lot more impressed watching him than Simmons. I think Simmons seems way too passive, and from the few times I saw him, he just seemed like a very good player who was along for the ride.

I still think he'll be a good player, just not near the initial hype.

Seems like a pretty weak top of the draft. Not the worst, but below average.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

The top 2 players are great. Everything else is meh.

 

[Ivan13]

Seeing how everyone think there's only 2 top talents in the draft I'd like to hear their scouting reports on Bender. I'm sure they'd good.

 

[McOilbleeder]

The top 2 players are great. Everything else is meh.

I like Buddy Hield. I think he's underrated and can have some nice instant impact.

 

[Avs_19]

I like both Murray and Hield after the top two. They have NBA skills.

I don't know enough about the big guys but it should be interesting to watch where Bender, Poeltl, Labissiere, and Sabonis end up.

Labissiere isn't ready and he hasn't come close to living up to the preseason hype but he has shown flashes of what he's capable of. Hopefully he ends up on a team that's willing to be patient and develops him the right way.

 

[mouser]

Question I was wondering on Simmons: has there ever been a #1 overall pick drafted from college that didn't play in the NCAA or NIT tournaments? (especially back in the day when the NIT was bigger)

 

[Wild11MN]

Question I was wondering on Simmons: has there ever been a #1 overall pick drafted from college that didn't play in the NCAA or NIT tournaments? (especially back in the day when the NIT was bigger)

I heard today that Michael Olowokandi was the last not to play in the NCAA tourney in 98, but looks like they were in the NIT. So, not sure on that part!

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Now that we're down to 8 teams in the tourney, I thought it might be interesting to see where players are projected to be drafted:

1. Ben Simmons
2. Brandon Ingram
3. Buddy Hield
4. Kris Dunn
5. Jamal Murray
6. Dragan Bender - Profile http://www.nbadraft.net/players/dragan-bender
7. Ivan Rabb
8. Jaylen Brown
9. Domantas Sabonis
10. Dejounte Murray
11. Jakob Poeltl
12. Malik Beasley
13. Brice Johnson

http://www.nbadraft.net/2016mock_draft

 

[Avs_19]

Buddy Hield should be a top 5 pick. He's a stud.

Him and Murray are two of my favourites at the top of this draft.

 

[Timo Time]

Big fan of Buddy. Stock is rising from the tournament. I think he has a chance to be the best player of this class.

 

[darko]

On talent Bender should be going #3 but doubt he will. Some teams will probably balk at grabbing a tall Euro even though Porzingis looks like a star player in the making.

 

[MMC]

If the Lakers pick outside the top 2 our season will officially be a failure.