NBA Draft 2016: Latest 1st-Round Projections and Top Prospects’ Stock Watch

April 17th, 2016 by Chris Roling Leave a reply »

It's silly season in the NBA with the playoffs underway and the draft process charging ahead.

Seriously, look around. Kobe Bryant just went out on a 17-win team. Thon Maker just entered the pros via a loophole the size of, well, it's rather unprecedented. The Houston Rockets are in the playoffs. The Indiana Pacers won a game.

It goes on and on. When it comes to the draft, the majority of the order has been set thanks to standings and subsequent tiebreakers. In other words, it's time for a fresh mock draft with said order and an emphasis on team need and prospect stock—two factors which, of course, seem to change by the day.

 

2016 NBA Mock Draft

 

Top Prospects' Stock Watch 5. Minnesota Timberwolves: SF Jaylen Brown, California

Hype continues to build around California's Jaylen Brown.

Arguably one of the guys with the highest upside in the class, Brown did nothing short of improve over the course of his freshman year with the Golden Bears, as he finished with averages of 14.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

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