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NBA AM: Updated 2016 Mock Draft
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While the true field of players for the 2016 NBA Draft is still very much in flux, there are some things playing out in terms of who teams like and who they may be lowering on their respective draft boards in advance of the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago in mid-May.
Keep in mind that as things stand, many teams are holding multiple picks and it is unusual for a team to bring more than three rookies into training camp – meaning there will either be a lot of draft day trading, which we can not accurately mock out at this point, or teams will be selecting a lot of “draft-and-stash” players, which is reflected in this Mock Draft.
Steve Kyler - Mock Draft - 4/21/16
| Pk | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|
| $1 |  | Brandon Ingram SF 18 years old; 6'9"; 196 lbs. Duke, Freshman |
| $2 |  | Ben Simmons SF/PF 19 years old; 6'10"; 239 lbs. LSU, Freshman |
| $3 |  | Dragan Bender PF 18 years old; 7'1"; 225 lbs. Maccabi Tel Aviv, International |
| $4 |  | Buddy Hield SG 22 years old; 6'4"; 214 lbs. Oklahoma, Senior |
| $5 |  | Jamal Murray PG/SG 19 years old; 6'5"; 201 lbs. Kentucky, Freshman |
| $6 |  | Kris Dunn PG 22 years old; 6'4"; 205 lbs. Providence, Junior |
| $7 |  | Jaylen Brown SG/SF 19 years old; 6'7"; 222 lbs. California, Freshman |
| $8 |  | Demetrius Jackson PG 21 years old; 6'1"; 194 lbs. Notre Dame, Junior |
| $9 |  | Deyonta Davis PF/C 19 years old; 6'10"; 230 lbs. Michigan St, Freshman |
| $10 |  | Wade Baldwin PG 20 years old; 6'3"; 195 lbs. Vanderbilt, Sophomore |
| $11 |  | Jakob Poeltl C 20 years old; 7'1"; 242 lbs. Utah, Sophomore |
| $12 |  | Denzel Valentine SG 22 years old; 6'6"; 223 lbs. Michigan St, Senior |
| $13 | | Timothe Luwawu SG/SF 20 years old; 6'7"; 205 lbs. Mega Leks, International |
| $14 |  | Skal Labissiere PF/C 20 years old; 7'0"; 216 lbs. Kentucky, Freshman |
| $15 | | Thon Maker PF 19 years old; 7'0"; 219 lbs. , HS Senior |
| Pk | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|
| $16 | | Furkan Korkmaz SG 18 years old; 6'7"; 185 lbs. Anadolu Efes, International |
| $17 |  | Malik Beasley SG 19 years old; 6'4"; 185 lbs. Florida St, Freshman |
| $18 |  | Henry Ellenson PF 19 years old; 6'10"; 231 lbs. Marquette, Freshman |
| $19 | | Dejounte Murray PG/SG 19 years old; 6'5"; 170 lbs. Washington, Freshman |
| $20 |  | Taurean Prince SF 21 years old; 6'7"; 215 lbs. Baylor, Senior |
| $21 |  | Diamond Stone C 19 years old; 7'0"; 255 lbs. Maryland, Freshman |
| $22 |  | Ivan Rabb PF 19 years old; 6'10"; 215 lbs. California, Freshman |
| $23 | | Jonathan Jeanne PF/C 18 years old; 7'2"; 195 lbs. Le Mans, International |
| $24 | | Melo Trimble PG 21 years old; 6'3"; 190 lbs. Maryland, Sophomore |
| $25 |  | DeAndre Bembry SF 21 years old; 6'6"; 210 lbs. Saint Joseph's, Junior |
| $26 | | Caris LeVert PG/SG 21 years old; 6'7"; 200 lbs. Michigan, Senior |
| $27 | | Marquese Chriss PF 18 years old; 6'9"; 225 lbs. Washington, Freshman |
| $28 | | Domantas Sabonis PF/C 20 years old; 6'10"; 231 lbs. Gonzaga, Sophomore |
| $29 |  | Tyler Ulis PG 20 years old; 5'9"; 160 lbs. Kentucky, Sophomore |
| $30 |  | Malcolm Brogdon SG 23 years old; 6'5"; 215 lbs. Virginia, Senior |
| Pk | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|
| $31 | | Ivica Zubac C 19 years old; 7'1"; 265 lbs. Mega Leks, International |
| $32 | | Stephen Zimmerman C 19 years old; 7'0"; 235 lbs. UNLV, Freshman |
| $33 | | Patrick McCaw SG 20 years old; 6'7"; 185 lbs. UNLV, Sophomore |
| $34 | | Ante Zizic C 19 years old; 6'11"; 240 lbs. Cibona Zagreb, International |
| $35 | | Zhou Qi C 20 years old; 7'2"; 209 lbs. Xinjiang, International |
| $36 | | Damian Jones C 20 years old; 6'11"; 248 lbs. Vanderbilt, Junior |
| $37 |  | Brice Johnson PF 21 years old; 6'9"; 230 lbs. North Carolina, Senior |
| $38 | | Wayne Selden SG 21 years old; 6'6"; 223 lbs. Kansas, Junior |
| $39 | | Cheick Diallo PF/C 19 years old; 6'9"; 220 lbs. Kansas, Freshman |
| $40 | | Isaia Cordinier SG 19 years old; 6'5"; 190 lbs. Denain, International |
| $41 | | Gary Payton II PG 23 years old; 6'3"; 175 lbs. Oregon St, Senior |
| $42 | | Juan Hernangomez SF/PF 20 years old; 6'9"; 220 lbs. Estudiantes, International |
| $43 | | Petr Cornelie PF 20 years old; 6'11"; 220 lbs. Le Mans, International |
| $44 | | Paul Zipser SF 22 years old; 6'8"; 210 lbs. Bayern Muenchen, International |
| $45 | | Georgios Papagiannis C 18 years old; 7'2"; 240 lbs. Panathinaikos, International |
| Pk | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|
| $46 |  | Malik Newman PG/SG 19 years old; 6'4"; 179 lbs. Mississippi St., Freshman |
| $47 | | A.J. Hammons C 23 years old; 7'0"; 278 lbs. Purdue, Senior |
| $48 | | Chinanu Onuaku C 19 years old; 6'10"; 246 lbs. Louisville, Sophomore |
| $49 | | Jake Layman SF 22 years old; 6'9"; 220 lbs. Maryland, Senior |
| $50 | | Benjamin Bentil PF 21 years old; 6'9"; 235 lbs. Providence, Sophomore |
| $51 | | Andrey Desyatnikov C 21 years old; 7'3"; 225 lbs. Zenit St. Petersburg U-21, International |
| $52 | | Anthony Barber PG 21 years old; 6'2"; 185 lbs. N.C. State, Junior |
| $53 | | Prince Ibeh C 21 years old; 6'11"; 260 lbs. Texas, Senior |
| $54 | | Jarrod Uthoff SF/PF 22 years old; 6'9"; 210 lbs. Iowa, Senior |
| $55 |  | Josh Hart SG 21 years old; 6'5"; 202 lbs. Villanova, Junior |
| $56 | | Aleksandar Vezenkov SF/PF 20 years old; 6'9"; 225 lbs. Barcelona, International |
| $57 | | Guerschon Yabusele PF 20 years old; 6'8"; 240 lbs. Rouen, International |
| $58 | | Blaz Mesicek SG 18 years old; 6'6"; 190 lbs. Olimpija Ljubljana, International |
| $59 | | James Webb III SF/PF 22 years old; 6'9"; 202 lbs. Boise St, Junior |
| $60 | | Rade Zagorac SF 20 years old; 6'8"; 205 lbs. Mega Leks, International |
So who are the prospects worth talking about? Here are the top 100 2016 NBA Draft prospects powered by DraftExpress. Historically, if a player is not in the top 100, it may be tough for them to get drafted.
