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NBA PM: A New 2016 NBA Mock Draft
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While the NBA season has crossed the quarter mark, the college basketball regular season is much further along. While LSU’s Ben Simmons has been far and away the most exciting player in college basketball, the next group of guys have posted somewhat average seasons so far, creating a massive clump of possible next-tier talents in the two through 10 range of the projected 2016 NBA Draft class.
There is one international prospect worth knowing and that’s 18-year-old Dragan Bender, who is currently playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel. Bender signed a seven-year contract with Maccabi in 2014; that deal is basically four years with an NBA out after the fourth year, although there is a sense if Bender gets drafted high enough this year that he may try and negotiate an early buyout from Maccabi.
That concept becomes a little problematic in projecting his draft range, mainly because he could choose not to buy himself out if he is drafted in an unfavorable situation, which means he may have the power to steer his draft status because of his Maccabi contract. Bender isn’t exactly setting the international game on fire this season, shooting 33.3 percent in his seven Euroleague games while logging just 10 minutes per contest for Maccabi in Euroleague play. Bender is viewed as the best international prospect, but it’s clear that he has a lot of development in front of him as arguably the youngest player projected in the 2016 NBA Draft class.
With those notes out of the way, here is the latest 2016 NBA Mock Draft, Pre-Christmas Edition:
Steve Kyler - Mock Draft - 12/22/15
| Pk | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|
| $1 |  | Ben Simmons SF/PF 19 years old; 6'10"; 239 lbs. LSU, Freshman |
| $2 |  | Brandon Ingram SF 18 years old; 6'9"; 196 lbs. Duke, Freshman |
| $3 |  | Jaylen Brown SG/SF 19 years old; 6'7"; 222 lbs. California, Freshman |
| $4 |  | Kris Dunn PG 21 years old; 6'4"; 205 lbs. Providence, Junior |
| $5 |  | Dragan Bender PF 18 years old; 7'1"; 216 lbs. Maccabi Tel Aviv, International |
| $6 |  | Jamal Murray PG/SG 18 years old; 6'5"; 201 lbs. Kentucky, Freshman |
| $7 |  | Skal Labissiere PF/C 19 years old; 7'0"; 216 lbs. Kentucky, Freshman |
| $8 |  | Furkan Korkmaz SG 18 years old; 6'7"; 185 lbs. Anadolu Efes, International |
| $9 |  | Henry Ellenson PF 18 years old; 6'10"; 231 lbs. Marquette, Freshman |
| $10 |  | Timothe Luwawu SG/SF 20 years old; 6'7"; 205 lbs. Mega Leks, International |
| $11 |  | Jakob Poeltl C 20 years old; 7'0"; 235 lbs. Utah, Sophomore |
| $12 |  | Damian Jones PF/C 20 years old; 6'10"; 248 lbs. Vanderbilt, Junior |
| $13 | | Denzel Valentine SG 22 years old; 6'6"; 223 lbs. Michigan State, Senior |
| $14 |  | Stephen Zimmerman C 19 years old; 7'0"; 235 lbs. UNLV, Freshman |
| $15 |  | Cheick Diallo PF/C 19 years old; 6'9"; 220 lbs. Kansas, Freshman |
| Pk | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|
| $16 | | Jonathan Jeanne PF/C 18 years old; 7'2"; 195 lbs. Espoirs Le Mans, International |
| $17 |  | Demetrius Jackson PG 21 years old; 6'1"; 194 lbs. Notre Dame, Junior |
| $18 |  | Wade Baldwin PG 19 years old; 6'3"; 195 lbs. Vanderbilt, Sophomore |
| $19 | | Zhou Qi C 19 years old; 7'2"; 209 lbs. Xinjiang, International |
| $20 |  | Diamond Stone PF/C 18 years old; 6'10"; 250 lbs. Maryland, Freshman |
| $21 |  | Caris LeVert PG/SG 21 years old; 6'7"; 200 lbs. Michigan, Senior |
| $22 | | Ivan Rabb PF 18 years old; 6'10"; 215 lbs. California, Freshman |
| $23 |  | Malik Newman PG/SG 18 years old; 6'4"; 179 lbs. Mississippi St., Freshman |
| $24 |  | Petr Cornelie PF 20 years old; 6'11"; 220 lbs. Le Mans, International |
| $25 |  | Thomas Bryant PF/C 18 years old; 6'9"; 225 lbs. Indiana, Freshman |
| $26 | | Melo Trimble PG 20 years old; 6'3"; 190 lbs. Maryland, Sophomore |
| $27 | | Ivica Zubac C 18 years old; 7'0"; 240 lbs. Cibona Zagreb, International |
| $28 | | Nigel Hayes PF 21 years old; 6'8"; 235 lbs. Wisconsin, Junior |
| $29 |  | Domantas Sabonis PF/C 19 years old; 6'10"; 231 lbs. Gonzaga, Sophomore |
| $30 |  | Isaiah Briscoe PG/SG 19 years old; 6'3"; 218 lbs. Kentucky, Freshman |
This mock draft does reflect some of the pick debt that is owed based on the NBA standings of games played through 12/21/2015.
As of today, the Brooklyn Nets’ pick belongs to the Boston Celtics. The New York Knicks’ draft pick is owed to the Toronto Raptors. The Charlotte Hornets’ picks is owed to the Boston Celtics. The Memphis Grizzlies’ pick is owed to the Denver Nuggets. The Dallas Mavericks’ pick is owed to Boston. The Miami HEAT’s pick is owed to the Philadelphia 76ers as is the Oklahoma City Thunder’s pick. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ pick is owed to the Phoenix Suns.
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