NBA Draft Grades 2016: Full Results, Analysis and Reaction

June 23rd, 2016 by Scott Polacek Leave a reply »

With the Cleveland Cavaliers' championship in the rearview mirror, the future of the NBA took center stage on Thursday at the 2016 draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

The Philadelphia 76ers started things off by selecting LSU's Ben Simmons with the No. 1 overall pick. From there, some of the nation's most talented young playmakers flew off the board as NBA teams started rebuilds and added rotational pieces with championship dreams.

With that in mind, here is a look at the full NBA draft results and grades for each team before some analysis on a couple of players who will immediately impact their new teams.  

 

Results

 

Grades

 

Impact Draft Picks No. 2 Los Angeles Lakers: Brandon Ingram, Duke



Simmons went No. 1 overall, but it was Duke's Brandon Ingram who walked into an ideal situation with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The former Blue Devil impacts the game in a number of ways and stuffs the stat sheet. He averaged 17.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 1.1 steals per night in his one colle ...

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