The dreams of 60 prospective basketball players became reality on Thursday night in the 2016 NBA draft from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
While the top two picks belonging to the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers were not shrouded in mystery, the rest of the draft, including if teams were going to hold on to their picks, were.
Here is a look at the complete draft board:
Some teams drafted for needs while others chose the best talent available as they tried to find the pieces of a championship puzzle. Let's take a look at how I think each team fared on draft night:
Winners
Philadelphia 76ers
Whenever a team takes the best player in a draft class, there's a good chance they will be one of the winners. Taking Ben Simmons with the No. 1 overall pick did just that for the 76ers.
The 6'10" Simmons can do it all and can play any position on the floor thanks to his skill set and athleticism.
In his lone season in college at LSU, Simmons averaged 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and two st ...
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