NBA Draft 2016: Spotlighting Highest-Rated Upperclassmen on Expert Mock Drafts

April 9th, 2016 by Nate Loop Leave a reply »

College freshmen have all the fun. Or at least, that seems to be the case when it comes to the NBA draft. One-and-done players have dominated the lottery picks in NBA drafts in recent years, with guys like Anthony Davis, Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns needing just a season of college basketball to prove themselves worthy of the No. 1 pick.

Overseas players have been making inroads for years as well, with guys like Kristaps Porzingis and Giannis Antetokounmpo two of the more recent players to find quick success, at least individually, in the NBA. 

The 2016 draft will likely again feature a glut of freshman and foreign-born players coming off the board early, but some players need a little extra schooling to develop into NBA-caliber players. 

Here's a quick look at the top college upperclassmen on the latest expert mock drafts from around the web.


Buddy Hield (Oklahoma, SG, Sr.)



Even the most casual of college basketball fans has to be familiar with Buddy Hield, Oklahoma's one-man show on offense. Hield averaged 25.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per game his senior season, while sho ...

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