10 Bold Predictions for the 2016 NBA Draft

June 15th, 2016 by Josh Martin Leave a reply »
The 2016 NBA draft is shaping up to be one of the wackier affairs in recent memory. Beyond LSU's Ben Simmons and Duke's Brandon Ingram presumably becoming the first two picks, everything else is still up in the air.

The Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns all have multiple first-rounders—including at least one in the lottery—and figure to wheel and deal accordingly. A draft class that lacks anything approaching elite talent beyond the top two would only further incentivize those with lesser selections to shop around.

Throw in the coming craziness of this summer's free agency and how that will warp the proportions between rookie salaries and those of their veteran counterparts, and the Barclays Center could be the scene for some serious mayhem come June 23.

Let's see what the crystal ball says about this year's debutante pageant.

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