NBA Mock Draft 2016: Sixers win No. 1 pick
By Josh Hill
Now that we know what the NBA Draft order is, thanks to the lottery drawing on Tuesday night, we have a slightly better idea of how the draft will go. Of course, it’s a fool’s gambit to try and predict how the draft will go the night before let alone over a month in advance.
But now that we know what the lottery looks like, we can at least get a better feel for team needs and how the new and — for now — official order affects prospect positioning.
Here’s a quick look at the knee-jerk, totally way too early and probably mostly wrong mock draft now that we know what the NBA Draft order will be.
1. Philadelphia 76ers
player. 93. . SF. LSU. Ben Simmons . 1
2. Los Angeles Lakers
Duke. Brandon Ingram . 2. player. 20. . SF
3. Boston Celtics
18. . PF. Israel. Dragan Bender . 3. player
4. Phoenix Suns
SG. California. Jaylen Brown . 4. player. 66.
5. Minnesota Timberwolves
Oklahoma. Buddy Hield . 5. player. 86. . SG
6. New Orleans Pelicans
. PF-C. Marquette. Henry Ellenson . 6. player. 69
7. Denver Nuggets
Jamal Murray . 7. player. 73. . SG. Kentucky
8. Sacramento Kings
8. player. 67. . PG. Providence. Kris Dunn
9. Toronto Raptors
Timothe Luwawu . 9. player. 81. . SG. France
10. Milwaukee Bucks
89. . PF. Utah. Jakob Poeltl . 10. player
11. Orlando Magic
11. player. 38. . PF. Gonzaga. Domantas Sabonis
12. Utah Jazz
118. . PG. Notre Dame. Demetrius Jackson . 12. player
13. Phoenix Suns
PF. Kentucky. Skal Labissiere . 13. player. 66.
14. Chicago Bulls
SG. Michigan State. Denzel Valentine . 14. player. 24.
Next: Picks 15-30