2016 NBA DRAFT

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Skal Labissiere
PF/C (Kentucky - Freshman)
19.6 years old | 7'0" | 216 lbs

2014-15 Hoop Summit, Jordan Brand All-American (2 GP)
16.0 PPG 9.0 RPG 0.5 APG 22.2 PER
Skal Labissiere - 2015 Nike Hoop Summit - Interview
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2. Ben Simmons
SF/PF (LSU - Freshman)
19.3 years old | 6'10" | 239 lbs

2014-15 McDonalds, Hoop Summit, Adidas Nations College (3 GP)
9.7 PPG 6.7 RPG 4.3 APG 13.7 PER
Ivan Rabb vs Ben Simmons 2014-15 Matchup Video
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3. Brandon Ingram
SF (Duke - Freshman)
18.1 years old | 6'9" | 196 lbs

2014-15 McDonalds, Hoop Summit (2 GP)
13.5 PPG 4.0 RPG 1.0 APG 22.0 PER
Brandon Ingram - 2015 Nike Hoop Summit - DraftExpress Interview
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4. Jaylen Brown
SF (California - Freshman)
19.0 years old | 6'7" | 222 lbs

2014-15 McDonalds, Hoop Summit (2 GP)
8.5 PPG 4.0 RPG 1.0 APG 10.1 PER
Jaylen Brown - DraftExpress Interview - 2015 Nike Hoop Summit
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5. Dragan Bender
PF (Maccabi Tel Aviv - International)
17.9 years old | 7'1" | 216 lbs

2014-15 NIJT, Eurocamp, Eurocamp, Israel 2 (34 GP)
11.1 PPG 7.6 RPG 2.6 APG 15.3 PER
Dragan Bender 2015 Eurocamp Interview
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6. Jamal Murray
PG/SG (Kentucky - Freshman)
18.7 years old | 6'5" | 201 lbs

2014-15 EYBL, Hoop Summit, Pan-Am Games (6 GP)
18.3 PPG 3.0 RPG 2.8 APG 20.9 PER
Jamal Murray - 2015 Nike Hoop Summit - Interview
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7. Malik Newman
PG/SG (Mississippi St. - Freshman)
18.7 years old | 6'4" | 179 lbs

2014-15 McDonalds, Hoop Summit, Jordan Brand All-American (3 GP)
6.3 PPG 1.3 RPG 3.3 APG 6.0 PER
Malik Newman - 2015 Nike Hoop Summit - DraftExpress Interview
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8. Kris Dunn
PG (Providence - Junior)
21.6 years old | 6'4" | 205 lbs

2014-15 NCAA (33 GP)
15.6 PPG 5.5 RPG 7.5 APG 24.9 PER
Kris Dunn 2015 NBA Draft Scouting Video - Strengths
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9. Henry Ellenson
PF (Marquette - Freshman)
18.8 years old | 6'10" | 231 lbs 2014 Henry Ellenson Interview - DraftExpress - FIBA U17 World Championships
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10. Jakob Poeltl
C (Utah - Sophomore)
20.0 years old | 7'0" | 235 lbs

2014-15 NCAA (33 GP)
9.2 PPG 6.8 RPG 0.6 APG 25.0 PER
Cliff Alexander vs Jakob Poeltl 2014-15 Matchup Video
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11. Diamond Stone
C (Maryland - Freshman)
18.7 years old | 6'10" | 250 lbs

2014-15 McDonalds (1 GP)
14.0 PPG 3.0 RPG 0 APG 24.4 PER
2014 Diamond Stone Interview - DraftExpress - FIBA U17 World Championships
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12. Cheick Diallo
PF/C (Kansas - Freshman)
19.1 years old | 6'9" | 220 lbs

2014-15 McDonalds, Hoop Summit, Jordan Brand All-American (3 GP)
18.7 PPG 9.0 RPG 1.7 APG 37.2 PER
Cheick Diallo - 2015 Nike Hoop Summit - Interview
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13. Furkan Korkmaz
SG (Anadolu Efes - International)
18.3 years old | 6'7" | 185 lbs

2014-15 Euroleague, Turkish, FIBA U18 Europe A, FIBA U19 World, FIBA Eurobasket (65 GP)
6.7 PPG 2.2 RPG 1.3 APG 17.7 PER
Furkan Korkmaz 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship Interview
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14. Zhou Qi
C (Xinjiang - International)
19.8 years old | 7'2" | 209 lbs

2014-15 China, Hoop Summit, FIBA Asia (41 GP)
12.9 PPG 6.7 RPG 0.7 APG 24.1 PER
Zhou Qi Interview at the U17 World Championships
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15. Demetrius Jackson
PG (Notre Dame - Junior)
21.1 years old | 6'1" | 194 lbs

2014-15 NCAA (38 GP)
12.4 PPG 3.6 RPG 3.1 APG 20.5 PER
16. Damian Jones
PF/C (Vanderbilt - Junior)
20.3 years old | 6'10" | 248 lbs

2014-15 NCAA (34 GP)
14.2 PPG 6.3 RPG 0.7 APG 23.0 PER
Bobby Portis vs Damian Jones 2015 Matchup Video
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17. Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
SG (Kansas - Sophomore)
18.4 years old | 6'8" | 191 lbs

2014-15 NCAA (25 GP)
2.9 PPG 1.2 RPG 0.7 APG 7.4 PER
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk - 2014 Nike Hoop Summit - Interview
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18. Isaiah Briscoe
PG/SG (Kentucky - Freshman)
19.5 years old | 6'3" | 218 lbs

2014-15 McDonalds, Hoop Summit, Jordan Brand All-American (3 GP)
14.0 PPG 5.0 RPG 6.0 APG 18.7 PER
Isaiah Briscoe - DraftExpress Interview - 2015 Nike Hoop Summit
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19. Stephen Zimmerman
C (UNLV - Freshman)
19.1 years old | 7'0" | 235 lbs

2014-15 McDonalds, Hoop Summit, Jordan Brand All-American (3 GP)
7.0 PPG 4.0 RPG 1.0 APG 16.7 PER
Stephen Zimmerman - 2015 Hoop Summit - DraftExpress Interview
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20. Thomas Bryant
C (Indiana - Freshman)
18.2 years old | 6'9" | 225 lbs

2014-15 McDonalds, Jordan Brand All-American, Adidas Nations College (6 GP)
10.0 PPG 5.5 RPG 0.8 APG 19.7 PER

looks like a banner year for weird names

uhg if the lakers get ingram

it's gonna happen

whyyyy

is julius randle good

no

i think he's good. been figuring it out 2nd half the season. slowed himself down a bit. Russell too.

Georges Niang Cat?

how bad is simmons shooting no one knows since hes never shot

well the first google result for "ben simmons jump shot" is Ben Simmons might be shooting with the wrong hand so that's probably not good.

good lord

Simmons has attempted 265 non-jumpers so far this year. Despite being a left-handed shooter, only 10 of his non-jumpers were released with his left hand, 39 were with both hands, and 216 were with his right hand.

thats plain weird

maybe its cause hes from down under

*sits ben simmons down, puts arm over shoulder*

"ben, do you think you might be.....right-handed?"

lmao

lol harsh http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-ben-simmons-isn-t-the-top-prospect-in-the-2016-nba-draft-190023711.html

that article seems a bit unfair in a specifically woj way but also ingram does seem better?

yeah im liking ingram but simmons seem frequently utterly brilliant too

the total non shooting is obvs a huge red flag

also like, ingram could be really fucking good

i'm willing to give simmons a bit of a pass on the shooting stuff since it seems like he doesn't even have the basics -- i.e. which hand is your dominant hand -- down. like if he could even build up to a lebron-esque game of finishing very well at the rim with a midrange jumper that comes and goes and a passable three point shot then he should be a star given the rest of his game. but lebron is also a crazy unique individual so i see where the concerns about simmons' make up come in, it just seems a bit early to fault him.

but it will be really tough to make the number one pick either way

the nets not having a lottery pick until 2019 is still so unreal to me

v cool B-)

You know who Simmons reminds me of is Greg Monroe.

was there a heated argument about monroe on this board in the past few days or did i dream that?

it happened about 24 hours ago!

good profile of a guy who was probably really hard to profile (it's kawhi btw): http://www.si.com/nba/2016/03/15/kawhi-leonard-spurs-tim-duncan-gregg-popovich-tony-parker-manu-ginobili

oops wrong thread

https://vine.co/v/MjQATWDgZIa

ingram made an extremely nice block

there it is https://twitter.com/Mike_Schmitz/status/710530512201207808

ingram is built like a damn spider

hes v thin but he has a p big frame like his shoulders are way wider than durants

yeah was just thinking that. he could have like a rondo type of frame when he puts a little weight on

it's hard for me to look at him and not think "this guy is going to be very very good in the nba"

he def seems like hes going to be very very good

draft xpress currently has him at #1

striaght up rooting for duke to make the champ game so i cn keep watching ingram

people haven't seemed to realize that coach k shifted duke to the one and done model and as such has had a bunch of really likable ballers in the last few years

was just thinking that

like traditionally basically created the one dimensonal hateable white but grayson allen is all threes and crazy drives to the basket i love watching him

duke basically created*

cant beat kentuky gotta join em

yeah and UNC has basically swung back the other direction, it's interesting

ingram was basically seen as a UNC lock for several years but ended up going w/ duke in the end

for a while it seemed like going w a second tier team that ran nba offense and didnt have other stars was the way to juice draft stock but calipari changed the math via putting 6 guys in the first round every year

allens got 22 w 2 left in the 1st

i haven't watched him at all, is he good or just college good

but if he can really shoot like that...

idk i'm not convinced that age should be held against guys who could really play as upperclassmen. he can really play imo

his shot looked unbelievable tonight and you have a pretty high floor if you can shoot like that. i think the question about him is if he's athletic/quick enough to consistently generate his own shot but given how the game is right now that shot would still make him a pretty valuable player.

seniors drafted in the first round in the last 3 years

frank kaminsky
jerian grant
delon wright
larry nance jr
doug mcdermott
adreian payne
shabazz napier
cj wilcox
josh heustis
cj mccollum
mason plumlee
solomon hill
tyler zeller
andrew nicholson
miles plumlee
festus ezili
jimmer fredette
nolan smith
kenneth faried
jajuan johnson
norris cole
jimmy butler

not exactly the most encouraging group. butler the only franchise player, faried and mccollum arguably close. a lot of role players and busts in that group. also had draymond and jae crowder as second round seniors.

obv if buddy is this good of a shooter it would be almost impossible for him to not be a valuable nba player http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2016/3/22/11259826/buddy-hield-stephen-curry-three-point-shooting-nba-draft-ncaa-tournament

that his shot pretty much came out of nowhere this year might be a little concerning but it looks really damn good

er that's the last 5 years i mean on the draft list

I figure he'll be taken somewhere between picks 10 and 20.

no way he lasts to 10

wasnt damian a senior taken in the last 5 years?

nah jr. might have been a fourth year jr. tho?

huh yeah i think he was 22, figured he was a sr.

he was a 4-year player, he's more or less a senior and belongs in the same discussion as the rest of those guys

feel like hield should at least be as good as mccollum. fwiw mccollum also just had an insane shooting year as a senior.

some guys are late bloomers whatcha gonna do

a single season can be fluky tho especially when youre a grown man playing against teens

like this is dumb

http://i.imgur.com/4mq4yS1.png

he cld be a great shooter he cld also be just a good shooter

lol that red trendline really illuminates that he got better then regressed then improved again huh we are truly in the age of data

its a testament to his remarkable work ethic

hield moved up from 10 to 5 in chad fords 100

or maybe that was xpress that had him at 10, anyway hes at 7 there now

he shd give tip steph if he goes top 5

hield moved up from 10 to 5 in chad fords 100

― lag∞n, Monday, March 28, 2016 4:40 PM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

or maybe that was xpress that had him at 10, anyway hes at 7 there now

― lag∞n, Monday, March 28, 2016 4:41 PM (17 minutes ago)

check back in a few years to see where he ends up

haha

celtics ~30% chance of getting one of the top two picks http://www.celticsblog.com/2016/4/14/11429164/updated-boston-celtics-2016-nba-draft-odds

Fuck the Celtics.

rude

As a nuggets and celtics fan I wish this draft was better but maybe more international guys get in

nugs are gonna have to either make some sort of move or draft and stash, they're gonna have too many dudes

they've been drafting well

The nuggets def have too many players... They're at least 2 deep at every position other than PG (and Augustin isn't half bad). although that includes 2 SFs who are always injured.

Maybe time to move faried.

wait david thorpe sold me on simmons http://es.pn/1VeiQRM

wow, he is really high on him. as much as people have talked about length in recent years, it's interesting that simmons is notably not long for a 6'10" guy.

did not even realize he was that tall

yeah, maybe not, different sources have different numbers, and he didn't do the official combine measurements.

he does not look 6'10" irl, might be 6'8"

Concerns about Simmons?

The knock on Simmons as a shooter is somewhat overrated. Let's not forget that another do-it-all type of NBA star was not a good shooter in college. In two seasons, Kawhi Leonard shot 20.5 percent and 29.1 percent from 3, yet is a career 39-percent shooter in the NBA -- making 44 percent this season.

Simmons has a good-looking stroke, but he never looked as if he was willing to take 3-pointers, and was hesitant to take a lot of jump shots, period. Perhaps this was due to a coaching decision, as he was able to drive by or pass over most defenders. In the NBA, it is fair to expect he will shoot a lot of 3s and be at least good at it, in time.

[waves hands until they fall off]

yeah i am not sure how you get from 'he's not a good shooter' to 'he will shoot a lot of 3s and be good at it' that quickly

but simmons form is kinda terrible

Still think this draft is terrible. This is the draft where I'm gonna be that guy finally.

is bumping this thread during the national anthem of game 7 like one of those lebron subtweets where he tweets about a game being shown on nba tv while the warriors are disemboweling a team on tnt

anyway this draft is terrible, the celtics got screwed

blazers have no picks this draft. I am pretty non-committal about it. it will be interesting to see who gets simmons and whether he is worth his salt.

is bumping this thread during the national anthem of game 7 like one of those lebron subtweets where he tweets about a game being shown on nba tv while the warriors are disemboweling a team on tnt

Absolutely

Who would you take with the second pick in this draft?

guerschon yabusele

in all seriousness the top 3 are looking like sure fire allstars, simmons is obvs the best and ingram and brown are looking pretty even, id prob take brown if i had to choose but ingram cld easily turn out better he was a total revelation taking over ballhandling duties for the lakers this year, murray goes 4th then everyone else is looking pretty rough

o wait i missed taurean prince i like him too sabonis and brogdon are dece a few other guys will prob pan out to some extent, anyway its prob rare to have the best three players actually go in the top 3 spots but it looks like thats what happened here