NBA Draft 2016: Ranking the Top 6 Favorites to Be No. 1 Pick

November 19th, 2015 by Jonathan Wasserman Leave a reply »
There are six prospects this year who could challenge for the No. 1 spot on NBA draft boards. And to no surprise, they're all freshmen, except for an 18-year-old international standout.

Recent history suggests no one position has an advantage. The past five drafts have seen a point guard (Kyrie Irving), a power forward (Anthony Davis), a combo forward (Anthony Bennett), a wing (Andrew Wiggins) and a center (Karl-Anthony Towns) go first.

Each of the following players has flashed glimpses of future star potential. I ranked their chances of successfully selling the eventually lottery-winning general manager.

Rankings were based on the perceived upside the prospects offer and where they are in their development, as well as the overall risk versus reward they seemingly present.

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