Now that the order of the top 14 selections has been established with the 2016 NBA draft lottery on Tuesday, organizations can begin planning for who they will take on June 23 in Brooklyn, New York.
This might not be the deepest draft the league has seen, but a pair of can't-miss prospects in LSU's Ben Simmons and Duke's Brandon Ingram are projected to go off the board first and second.
After my latest first-round mock draft, I will try to shed some light on what the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers could be thinking at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively:
The Lakers might find it more beneficial to draft Ingram instead of Simmons because they have their point guard of the future with D'Angelo Russell.
Drafting Simmons, who despite his 6'10" frame could play almost like a point forward, could inhibit the growth of Russell, along with young power forward Julius Randle and shooting guard Jordan Clarkson.
Ingram, on the other hand, is a 6'9", 196-pound small forward who still has to work on bulking up for the physicality of the NBA, but he can shoot well from dee ...
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2016 NBA Mock Draft: 1st-Round Predictions for Most Intriguing Prospects
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