The 2016 NBA Draft will be held just six days from now at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. With the many questions surrounding the depth of the player pool and polarizing opinions in league circles about nearly every prospect on the board, the 2016 draft class is shaping up to be one of the most interesting and mysterious ones in recent memory. Here's my relatively uneducated guess as to how the first round will unfold on Thursday.
1.Philadelphia 76ers: Ben Simmons, forward (LSU)
2.Los Angeles Lakers: Brandon Ingram, forward (Duke)
3.Boston Celtics: Dragan Bender, forward/center (Croatia)
4.Phoenix Suns:Marquese Chriss, forward (Washington)
5.Minnesota Timberwolves: Jamal Murray, guard (Kentucky)
6.New Orleans Pelicans: Jaylen Brown, forward (California)
7.Denver Nuggets: Buddy Hield, guard (Oklahoma)
8.Sacramento Kings: Kris Dunn, guard (Providence)
9.Toronto Raptors: Jakob Poletl, forward/center (Utah)
10.Milwaukee Bucks: Henry Ellenson, forward/center (Marquette)
11.Orlando Magic:Deyonta Davis, forward (Michigan State)
12.Utah Jazz: Timothe Luwawu, guard (France)
13.Phoenix Suns: Skal Labissiere, forward (Kentucky)
14.Chicago Bulls: Domantas Sabonis, forward (Gonzaga)
15.Denver Nuggets: Brice Johnson, forward (North Carolina)
16.Boston Celtics: Furkan Korkmaz, guard (Turkey)
17.Memphis Grizzlies: Demetrius Jackson, guard (Notre Dame)
18.Detroit Pistons: Malachi Richardson, guard (Syracuse)
19.Denver Nuggets: Ante Zizic, center (Croatia)
20.Indiana Pacers: Ivica Zubac, center (Croatia)
21.Atlanta Hawks: Denzel Valentine, guard (Michigan State)
22.Charlotte Hornets: Taurean Prince, forward (Baylor)
23.Boston Celtics: Ben Bentil, forward (Providence)
24.Philadelphia 76ers: Tyler Ulis, guard (Kentucky)
25.Los Angeles Clippers: DeAndre' Bemby, forward (Saint Joseph's)
26.Philadelphia 76ers: Paul Zipser, forward (Germany)
27.Toronto Raptors: Patrick McCaw, guard (UNLV)
28.Phoenix Suns: Juan Hernangomez, forward (Spain)
29.San Antonio Spurs: Dejounte Murray, guard (Washington)
30.Golden State Warriors: Stephen Zimmerman, center (UNLV)
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