2016 Mock Draft: Simmons, Ingram, Bender still on top

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Timothe Luwawu playing for Mega Leks in Serbia. Photo by Mkdbasket2014, via Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Cropped from original image.
Timothe Luwawu playing for Mega Leks in Serbia. Photo by Mkdbasket2014, via Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Cropped from original image. /

player. 81. Let’s just take a minute to soak in the glory that is the lime green and pink jerseys of KK Mega Leks — goodness gracious they’re eye-popping. Masai Ujiri has shown that he has no issues going for broke in the NBA Draft — two years ago they selected Bruno Caboclo who was famously tagged as being “two years away from two years away” by Fran Fraschilla. Luwawu is another high-rising prospect who is much more developed than Caboclo, although still a project of sorts. <p>Luwawu is 6-7 with a 6-11 wingspan and he uses it to his advantage on both ends of the court. Timothe’s defensive projections are impressive as he used active hands this season to poach 1.7 steals for Mega Leks. His offensive game is explosive — especially in the open court — but it’s his improvement in the 3-point area that has him jumping into the NBA lottery this season. Last season he shot 37.2 percent from distance in the Adriatic League and the 20-year old wing will likely only continue to improve in that aspect of his game.</p> <p>The Toronto Raptors finished the season falling to the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals and while DeMar DeRozan is a looming free agent, all signs point to his return to the Toronto. Their current roster gives them the flexibility to bring Luwawu along slowly until he’s fully ready to contribute for Coach Casey, which could turn out being sooner than some might think.</p> <p><em>To read more about Timothe Luwawu, <a href=. SG. France. Timothe Luwawu . 9

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