2016 NBA Mock Draft: Updated 1st-Round Predictions After Lottery

May 18th, 2016 by Andrew Gould Leave a reply »

Following Tuesday night's lottery, everyone at least has a fighting chance of projecting the 2016 NBA draft.

In an encouraging development for lottery opponents and anyone who already assembled a mock draft, the random selection process kept everything the same. The Philadelphia 76ers will pick first, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics.

Even with the finalized order, this draft remains a challenging code to crack. Despite all the meteoric hype surrounding Ben Simmons last year, he's not the consensus top choice over Brandon Ingram. Those two are at least safe bets to play for the 76ers or Lakers in whichever order, but it's anyone's guess who the Celtics will snag next in a class without a clear third star.

Now that the lottery has decided picks No. 1-14, here's an updated mock draft and the latest outlook for top-pick candidates.



 

Brandon Ingram, F, Duke



Barring a substantial surprise, Ingram will now play in Philadelphia or Los Angeles this fall. Not perceived as a lottery pick when he entered Duke, he rose up draft boards by scoring a ...

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