NBA Trade Rumors: Updates on Potential Blockbuster Deals Entering 2016 Draft

June 20th, 2016 by Alex Ballentine Leave a reply »

The Larry O'Brien Trophy has barely landed in Cleveland and its already time for NBA fans to turn their attention to the upcoming 2016 NBA draft on June 23. 

This year's class is characterized by mystery. Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram are the presumptive top two picks, but after that it's bound to get crazy. 

The scenarios that could play out in the first round are numerous for a variety of reasons. First, there's no consensus "next best player." There's a bevy of big men with similar skill sets, productive college players with questionable upside and athletic projects with high bust potential, but each team is going to value those players differently. 

Then, to make this draft even more unpredictable, there are plenty of teams with multiple draft picks or teams who could be looking to make deals that are going to impact who they take in the draft. 

Below is a look at some of the bigger names that are floating around the rumor mill who could possibly be dealt on draft night as well as a look at just how likely it is that each rumor comes to fruition. 

 

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