In the age of the one-and-done superstar and the European influx into the NBA, the process of evaluating players has become more and more difficult. Every year it seems more boom-or-bust prospects hit the NBA, tantalizing with raw talent and infuriating with unpolished games and questionable skill sets.
Below, we'll analyze the biggest boom-or-bust talents in the 2016 NBA draft, along with predicting how the first round will fall on June 23 in a mock draft.
Ben Simmons, SF, LSU
Because Ben Simmons has arguably the highest ceiling in this draft, a tantalizing and unique skill set and was productive at LSU in his one season with the Tigers, it's easy to forget he is still a boom-or-bust prospect in this year's draft.
There are three main reasons for this:
His jump shot (or lack thereof)
Mediocre defense
Questions about his motivation and desire to be great
Simmons' shoddy jumper has been dissected more times than Dikembe Mutombo's Twitter prescience, so we'll avoid a lengthy dissertation here. Let's just leave it at this: Simmons only took thre ...
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2016 NBA Mock Draft: 1st-Round Predictions and Biggest Boom-or-Bust Prospects
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