NBA Draft 2016: 5 reasons Brandon Ingram won't be No. 1 pick

NBA Draft 2016: 5 reasons Brandon Ingram won’t be No. 1 pick

PROVIDENCE, RI - MARCH 17: Brandon Ingram (L) of the Duke Blue Devils talks with referee David Hall during the game against the North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks during the first round of the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Dunkin' Donuts Center on March 17, 2016 in Providence, Rhode Island. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /

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Five reasons why Brandon Ingram won’t be the No. 1 overall pick

The 2016 NBA Draft will go down on Thursday, June 23 and 60 players from all over the world will get the chance to start living out their dreams of playing in the greatest basketball league in the world. However, there is more at stake for some prospects at others, particularly those that could go off the board at the top of the lottery. Former Duke Blue Devils forward Brandon Ingram falls into that category.

Just looking at Brandon Ingram, it’s clear that he’s one of the players that could define the future of the league. He’s hyper-athletic, insanely tall and long, and just happens to be a wing player with legit three-point range on his jump shot. The potential is enormous if everything works out for him.

However, all signs point to the fact that Ingram is set to be selected with the No. 2 pick despite a groundswell movement since the end of the college hoops season that called Brandon Ingram the top prospect in this draft. The Philadelphia 76ers are still projected to take Ben Simmons of the LSU Tigers though and will likely let Ingram fall to the Los Angeles Lakers at No. 2.

But the real question in all of this is why that’s happening. Why isn’t Brandon Ingram going to be the No. 1 pick over Ben Simmons?

Here’s a look at five reasons why that’s the case.

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