2016 NBA Draft: 1st-Round Selection Order, Analyzing Top Upperclassmen Prospects

May 23rd, 2016 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »

The NBA draft process is straightforward from here on out. For the first time since the NBA implemented the lottery more than three decades ago, the 2016 draft order will be entirely based on record.

The Philadelphia 76ers' multiyear tank job finally paid off last Tuesday, as they won the No. 1 selection and the right to choose between LSU's Ben Simmons and Duke's Brandon Ingram. The Los Angeles Lakers go second and will take the leftover of the draft's clear top two.

Ingram and Simmons each spent only a year in college, and potential No. 3 pick Dragan Bender's been playing professionally overseas for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Other potential top-10 selections include Kentucky's Jamal Murray, California's Jaylen Brown and Marquette's Henry Ellenson—all one-and-doners.

This falls in line with recent trends. Eleven of the first 13 picks in last year's draft played one or zero seasons of college basketball. The first senior didn't come off the board until No. 19 (Jerian Grant from Notre Dame). 

That won't be the case in 2016—three upperclassmen may wind up going in the lottery on June 23. Let's quickly ta ...

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