The 2016 NBA draft proved, once again, that things rarely go according to plan in the league’s annual rookie selection event.
A host of teams picking in the 10-to-20 range made surprising reaches, prompting major free falls for some projected lottery and mid-first-round picks. All in all, it was an entertaining evening that saw several teams nail their picks, others do the very opposite and many squads having mixed results.
Let’s review the results and grade each team that selected picks on their draft-night haul. Afterward, we’ll analyze the smartest lottery picks after the obvious top two of Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram.
Smartest Lottery Picks After Top Two
No. 4 (Phoenix Suns): Dragan Bender, PF, Croatia
Before the draft, Phoenix’s two best moves at No. 4 seemed to be Jaylen Brown or Dragan Bender, considering the team is already set at the guard spots. One or both of Brown and Bender was going to drop to them, but it wasn’t clear which it would be.
Boston taking Brown made Bender the smart choice for the Suns. The squad has Mirza Te ...
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2016 NBA Draft Results: Team Grades and Analysis of Top Prospects
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