2016 NBA draft

Basketball player selection July 2016 2016 NBA draft NBA Draft 2016.jpeg Basketball June 23, 2016 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) ESPN TSN ESPN Deportes The Vertical NBA 60 2 Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers) 2015 2017 The 2016 NBA draft was held on June 23, 2016, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. It was televised nationally in the United States by ESPN, and was live streamed for the first time in NBA draft history by The Vertical.http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/adrian-wojnarowski-if-youre-watching-our-show-youre-going-to-be-ahead.html Adrian Wojnarowski: "If you're watching our show, you're going to be ahead" June 20, 2016 June 24, 2016 June 23, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160623063950/http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/adrian-wojnarowski-if-youre-watching-our-show-youre-going-to-be-ahead.html livehttps://sports.yahoo.com/nba/draft/ Yahoo! Sports sports.yahoo.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040626093450/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/draft 2004-06-26 National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The draft lottery took place during the playoffs, on May 17, 2016. This was the first time since the lottery system was introduced in 1985 that all NBA teams that missed out on the playoffs remained in the exact spots they were designated, meaning the 10-win/72-loss Philadelphia 76ers received the No. 1 pick, the Los Angeles Lakers kept the No. 2 pick, the Boston Celtics via the Brooklyn Nets got the No. 3 pick, and everyone else stayed in their same spots based on the regular season standings from the 2015–16 season. Highlights from the draft include the second Australian No. 1 draft pick (Ben Simmons; the first being Andrew Bogut), the first Austrian to be selected into the NBA (Jakob Pöltl), the first Ghanaian to be selected into the NBA (Ben Bentil), the most Frenchmen to be taken overall (Guerschon Yabusele, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, David Michineau, Isaia Cordinier, Petr Cornelie), the first time since the 1990 NBA draft that an Egyptian has been selected into the NBA (Abdel Nader), and the first time that two Chinese players have been selected into the same draft (Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin) since the 2007 NBA draft. This draft was also notable for providing the most international draft prospects in draft history, with 28 different players representing different countries instead of the United States of America. It beat out the 2004 NBA draft for the most culturally diverse draft in league history. It was the second time that three players were selected from Serbian team Mega Leks in the same draft (Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot, Ivica Zubac, Rade Zagorac), the first time being the 2014 NBA draft. Draft selections PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center y y y y y thumb|150px|right|Ben Simmons was selected first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers. thumb|150px|Brandon Ingram was selected second by the Los Angeles Lakers. thumb|right|150px|Jaylen Brown was selected third by the Boston Celtics. thumb|right|150px|Jamal Murray was selected seventh by the Denver Nuggets. thumb|right|150px|Domantas Sabonis, son of the Hall of Fame member and former international superstar Arvydas Sabonis, was selected eleventh by the Oklahoma City Thunder via the Orlando Magic. thumb|150px|Pascal Siakam was selected 27th by the Toronto Raptors. thumb|right|150px|Dejounte Murray was selected 29th by the San Antonio Spurs. thumb|right|150px|Malcolm Brogdon was selected 36th by the Milwaukee Bucks and is the only second-round selection to win NBA Rookie of the Year. Rnd. Draft round Pick Overall selection number Player Pos. Position(s) played Nationality Player's representative nationalityn nationality Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules. Team School / club team Most recent school attended or team played for before the draft11Ben Simmons*~PF/PGPhiladelphia 76ersLSU (Fr.)12Brandon Ingram+SFLos Angeles LakersDuke (Fr.)13Jaylen Brown*SF/SGUnited StatesBoston Celtics (from Brooklyn)upper-alpha 3rd July 12, 2013: Brooklyn Nets to Boston Celticshttp://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/celtics-complete-trade-brooklyn-nets Celtics Complete Trade With Brooklyn Nets July 12, 2013 NBA.com May 19, 2016 June 16, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180616031658/https://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/celtics-complete-trade-brooklyn-nets live Boston acquired Gerald Wallace, Kris Humphries, Keith Bogans, MarShon Brooks, Kris Joseph, a 2014 first round pick, a 2016 first round pick, a 2018 first round pick and the option to swap 2017 first round picks Brooklyn acquired Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Jason Terry and D. J. WhiteCalifornia (Fr.)14Dragan BenderPF/Cn croatia Both Dragan Bender and Ivica Zubac were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but they represent Croatia in international competitions.Phoenix SunsMaccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)15Kris DunnPGUnited StatesMinnesota TimberwolvesProvidence (Jr.)16Buddy HieldSGNew Orleans PelicansOklahoma (Sr.)17Jamal Murray*PG/SGDenver Nuggets (from New York)upper-alpha 7th February 22, 2011: New York Knicks to Denver Nuggets (three-team trade)http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets_trade_02_22_2011.html Nuggets acquire five players, three picks in three-team trade February 22, 2012 NBA.com May 19, 2016 November 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121110114049/http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets_trade_02_22_2011.html livehttp://www.nba.com/knicks/news/carmeloanthonyacquired.html Knicks Acquire Four-Time All-Star Carmelo Anthony February 22, 2011 NBA.com May 19, 2016 February 26, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110226193017/http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/carmeloanthonyacquired.html live Denver acquired Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, a 2014 first round pick, 2012 and 2013 second round picks, the option to swap 2016 first round picks, and cash considerations from New York Denver acquired Kosta Koufos from Minnesota New York acquired Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter, Renaldo Balkman and Shelden Williams from Denver New York acquired Corey Brewer from Minnesota Minnesota acquired a 2015 second round pick from Denver Minnesota acquired Anthony Randolph, Eddy Curry and cash considerations from New YorkKentucky (Fr.)18Marquese ChrissPFUnited StatesSacramento Kings (traded to Phoenix Suns)lower-alpha 8th June 23, 2016: Sacramento Kings to Phoenix Suns Phoenix acquired Sacramento's first round pick (No. 8) Sacramento acquired two of Phoenix's round picks (Nos. 13 and 28), a 2020 second round pick, and the draft rights to Bogdan BogdanovicWashington (Fr.)19Jakob Pöltl PoeltlCToronto Raptors (from Denver via New York)upper-alpha 9th July 10, 2013: New York Knicks to Toronto Raptorshttp://blog.raptors.com/press-releases/nyktrade_071013/ Raptors Acquire Three Players, Three Picks From Knicks July 10, 2013 NBA.com June 6, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141006152814/http://blog.raptors.com/press-releases/nyktrade_071013/ October 6, 2014 Toronto acquired Marcus Camby, Steve Novak, Quentin Richardson, a 2016 first round pick, 2014 and 2017 second round picks New York acquired Andrea Bargnani Utah (So.)110Thon MakerPFAustralian maker Maker was born in Wau, Sudan, which would later be a part of South Sudan, but would be raised in Australia.Milwaukee BucksOrangeville Prep/Athlete Institute (Canada HS Pg.)111Domantas Sabonis*C/PFn sabonis Sabonis is a citizen of both Lithuania and the United States by birth; he was born in Portland, Oregon while his father Arvydas was playing for the Portland Trail Blazers. The younger Sabonis has represented Lithuania at both youth and senior levels.Orlando Magic (traded to Oklahoma City Thunder)lower-alpha 11th June 23, 2016: Orlando Magic to Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma acquired Orlando's first round pick in the draft, Victor Oladipo and Ersan İlyasova Orlando acquired Serge IbakaGonzaga (So.)112Taurean PrinceSFUnited StatesUtah Jazz (traded to Atlanta Hawks)upper-alpha 12th June 22, 2016: Utah Jazz to Atlanta Hawks (three-team trade with Indiana Pacers)https://www.si.com/nba/2016/06/22/jeff-teague-trade-pacers-hawks-jazz-three-way-deal-george-hill Report: Pacers acquire Teague in three-way deal SI Wire June 22, 2016 June 24, 2016 June 25, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160625032402/http://www.si.com/nba/2016/06/22/jeff-teague-trade-pacers-hawks-jazz-three-way-deal-george-hill live Atlanta acquired Utah's first round pick in the draft Utah acquired George Hill from Indiana Indiana acquired Jeff Teague from AtlantaBaylor (Sr.)113Georgios PapagiannisCPhoenix Suns (from Washington,upper-alpha 13th February 18, 2016: Washington Wizards to Phoenix Sunshttp://wizardstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2016/02/18/wizards-acquire-markieff-morris Wizards Acquire Markieff Morris February 18, 2016 MonumentalNetwork.com February 18, 2016 February 22, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160222043227/http://wizardstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2016/02/18/wizards-acquire-markieff-morris livehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/nba-draft-lottery-finally-breaks-76ers-way-wizards-pick-heads-to-suns/2016/05/17/ce2e1590-1c4f-11e6-9c81-4be1c14fb8c8_story.html NBA draft lottery finally breaks 76ers' way; Wizards' pick heads to Suns Jorge Castillo May 17, 2016 MonumentalNetwork.com May 19, 2016 June 2, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160602230406/https://www.post.com/sports/wizards/nba-draft-lottery-finally-breaks-76ers-way-wizards-pick-heads-to-suns/2016/05/17/ce2e1590-1c4f-11e6-9c81-4be1c14fb8c8_story.html live Phoenix acquired Kris Humphries, DeJuan Blair and a 2016 first round pick (protected top 9 in 2016) Wizards acquired Markieff Morris traded to Sacramento Kingslower-alpha 8th)Panathinaikos (Greece)114Denzel ValentineSG/SFUnited StatesChicago BullsMichigan State (Sr.)115Juancho HernangómezSF/PFDenver Nuggets (from Houston)upper-alpha July 20, 2015: Houston Rockets to Denver Nuggetshttp://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-acquire-ty-lawson-and-second-round-pick-denver Rockets Acquire Ty Lawson and Second-Round Pick from Denver NBA.com July 20, 2015 July 20, 2015 December 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161231154427/http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-acquire-ty-lawson-and-second-round-pick-denver live Denver acquired Joey Dorsey, Nick Johnson, Kostas Papanikolaou, Pablo Prigioni, a 2016 first round draft pick, and cash considerations. Houston acquired Ty Lawson and a 2017 second round draft pickMovistar Estudiantes (Spain)116Guerschon YabuselePFn Yabusele was born in France to parents from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He holds dual citizenship and plays for the France national basketball team.Boston Celtics (from Dallas)upper-alpha 16th December 18, 2014: Dallas Mavericks to Boston Celticshttp://www.mavs.com/mavs-acquire-rajon-rondo-dwight-powell-from-celtics/ Mavs acquire four-time All-Star Rajon Rondo Arya Ahmadi NBA.com December 18, 2014 December 18, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141219043216/http://www.mavs.com/mavs-acquire-rajon-rondo-dwight-powell-from-celtics/ December 19, 2014 dead Boston acquired Jae Crowder, Jameer Nelson, Brandan Wright, a first round pick (protected outside the top 3 plus 15th–30th in 2015, top 7 in 2016) and a 2016 second round pick Dallas acquired Rajon Rondo and Dwight PowellRouen Métropole (France)117Wade Baldwin Wade Baldwin IVPGUnited StatesMemphis GrizzliesVanderbilt (So.)118Henry EllensonPFUnited StatesDetroit PistonsMarquette (Fr.)119Malik BeasleySGUnited StatesDenver Nuggets (from Portland)upper-alpha February 19, 2015: Portland Trail Blazers to Denver Nuggetshttp://www.nba.com/blazers/trail-blazers-acquire-arron-afflalo-and-alonzo-gee-denver Trail Blazers Acquire Arron Afflalo And Alonzo Gee From Denver NBA.com April 14, 2016 January 9, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180109060235/http://www.nba.com/blazers/trail-blazers-acquire-arron-afflalo-and-alonzo-gee-denver live Denver acquired Will Barton, Víctor Claver, Thomas Robinson and a 2016 first round pick (protected top 14 in 2016–17) Portland acquired Arron Afflalo and Alonzo GeeFlorida State (Fr.)120 Caris LeVertSGUnited StatesIndiana Pacers (traded to Brooklyn Nets)lower-alpha June 23, 2016: Indiana Pacers to Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn acquired Indiana's first round pick and a future second round pick Indiana acquired Thaddeus YoungMichigan (Sr.)121DeAndre' BembrySFUnited StatesAtlanta HawksSaint Joseph's (Jr.)122Malachi RichardsonSGUnited StatesCharlotte Hornets (traded to Sacramento Kings)lower-alpha July 7, 2016: Charlotte Hornets to Sacramento Kings Sacramento acquired Charlotte's first round pick Charlotte acquired Marco BelinelliSyracuse (Fr.)123Ante ŽižićCCroatiaBoston CelticsKK Cibona (Croatia)124Timothé Luwawu-CabarrotSG/SFFrancePhiladelphia 76ers (from Miami via Cleveland)upper-alpha July 9, 2010: Miami Heat to Cleveland Cavaliershttps://www.sbnation.com/2010/7/10/1563131/lebron-james-sign-and-trade-miami-heat-cleveland-cavs-terms Sign-And-Trade Deal Between Heat And Cavs Officially Puts LeBron James In Miami SBNation.com July 10, 2010 May 20, 2016 March 8, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190308081411/https://www.sbnation.com/2010/7/10/1563131/lebron-james-sign-and-trade-miami-heat-cleveland-cavs-terms live Cleveland acquired a 2011 second round pick, a 2012 second round pick, a 2013 first round pick, and a future first round pick (top 10 protected in 2015–16) Miami acquired LeBron James August 23, 2014: Cleveland Cavaliers to Philadelphia 76ers (three-team trade with Minnesota Timberwolves)http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/140823-trade-details Philadelphia 76ers Acquire 2015 First-round Pick From Minnesota August 23, 2010 NBA.com May 6, 2015 October 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151028112032/http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/140823-trade-details livehttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/love-trade-140823 Cavs Acquire All-Star Forward Kevin Love August 23, 2010 NBA.com May 6, 2015 March 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150324142829/http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/love-trade-140823 live Philadelphia acquired Luc Mbah a Moute, Alexey Shved, and Miami's conditional first round pick Cleveland acquired Kevin Love Minnesota acquired Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett, and Thaddeus YoungMega Leks (Serbia)125 Brice JohnsonPFUnited StatesLos Angeles ClippersNorth Carolina (Sr.)126Furkan KorkmazSG/SFPhiladelphia 76ers (from Oklahoma City via Cleveland and Denver)upper-alpha January 5, 2015: Oklahoma City Thunder to Cleveland Cavaliers (three-team trade with New York Knicks)https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/12125440/jr-smith-dion-waiters-involved-3-team-trade-new-york-knicks-cleveland-cavaliers-oklahoma-city-thunder Cavs net J.R. Smith, Iman Shumpert ESPN Jan 7, 2015 May 20, 2016 May 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160528015748/http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12125440/jr-smith-dion-waiters-involved-3-team-trade-new-york-knicks-cleveland-cavaliers-oklahoma-city-thunder live Cleveland acquired J. R. Smith, Iman Shumpert, a first round pick (protected top 18 in 2015, top 15 in 2016–17) Oklahoma City acquired Dion Waiters New York acquired Lou Amundson, Alex Kirk, Lance Thomas and a 2019 second round pick January 7, 2015: Cleveland Cavaliers to Denver Nuggetshttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/mozgov-trade-150107 Cavs Acquire Timofey Mozgov NBA.com January 7, 2015 May 20, 2016 December 27, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171227045152/http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/mozgov-trade-150107 live Denver acquired Oklahoma City's conditional first round pick and a future first round pick Cleveland acquired Timofey Mozgov and a 2015 second round pick February 19, 2015: Denver Nuggets to Philadelphia 76ershttps://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/12347900/denver-nuggets-trade-javale-mcgee-philadelphia-76ers Nuggets trade JaVale McGee to 76ers ESPN February 19, 2015 May 17, 2016 June 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601134206/http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12347900/denver-nuggets-trade-javale-mcgee-philadelphia-76ers livehttp://www.foxsports.com/ohio/story/cleveland-cavaliers-denver-nuggets-nba-trade-timofey-mozgov-010715 Cavs acquire Mozgov from Nuggets for two first-round picks Fox Sports Jan 7, 2015 May 17, 2016 June 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160609224200/http://www.foxsports.com/ohio/story/cleveland-cavaliers-denver-nuggets-nba-trade-timofey-mozgov-010715 live Philadelphia acquired JaVale McGee, draft rights to Chukwudiebere Maduabum and Oklahoma City's conditional first round pick Denver acquired draft rights to Cenk AkyolAnadolu Efes (Turkey)127Pascal Siakam*PFToronto RaptorsNew Mexico State (So.)128Skal LabissièrePF/CPhoenix Suns (from Cleveland via Bostonupper-alpha July 10, 2014: Cleveland Cavaliers to Boston Celtics (three-team trade with Brooklyn Nets)https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/11194467/jarrett-jack-cleveland-cavaliers-headed-brooklyn-nets-boston-celtics-part-trade Cavs' Jarrett Jack headed to Nets ESPN July 10, 2014 May 20, 2016 November 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151125215328/http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11194467/jarrett-jack-cleveland-cavaliers-headed-brooklyn-nets-boston-celtics-part-trade live Boston acquired Marcus Thornton, Tyler Zeller, and a first round pick (top 10 protected 2016–18) Cleveland acquired the draft rights to Ilkan Karaman, Christian Drejer and Edin Bavcic Brooklyn acquired Jarrett Jack and Sergey Karasevhttps://www.si.com/nba/2016/06/23/phoenix-suns-sacramento-kings-trade-picks-bogdan-bogdanovic Suns acquire Chriss from Kings June 23, 2016 December 11, 2017 December 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034653/https://www.si.com/nba/2016/06/23/phoenix-suns-sacramento-kings-trade-picks-bogdan-bogdanovic live February 19, 2015: Boston Celtics to Phoenix Suns,Suns Complete Deal with Boston for Thornton, Draft Pick http://www.nba.com/suns/news/suns-complete-deal-boston-thornton-draft-pick NBA.com February 19, 2015 May 17, 2016 October 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151030023219/http://www.nba.com/suns/news/suns-complete-deal-boston-thornton-draft-pick livehttps://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/11194467/jarrett-jack-cleveland-cavaliers-headed-brooklyn-nets-boston-celtics-part-trade Cavs' Jarrett Jack headed to Nets ESPN July 10, 2014 May 17, 2016 November 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151125215328/http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11194467/jarrett-jack-cleveland-cavaliers-headed-brooklyn-nets-boston-celtics-part-trade live Phoenix acquired Marcus Thornton and Cleveland's conditional first round pick Boston acquired Isaiah Thomas traded to Sacramento Kingslower-alpha 8th)Kentucky (Fr.)129Dejounte Murray+PG/SGUnited StatesSan Antonio SpursWashington (Fr.)130Damian Jones basketballCUnited StatesGolden State WarriorsVanderbilt (Jr.)231Deyonta DavisPF/CUnited StatesBoston Celtics (from Philadelphia via Miamiupper-alpha June 28, 2012: Philadelphia 76ers to Miami Heat,http://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_aquire_justin_hamilton_2012_06_29.html Heat Acquire Rights to Justin Hamilton June 29, 2012 NBA.com May 22, 2015 September 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200924184931/https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_aquire_justin_hamilton_2012_06_29.html livehttps://www.espn.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/8107257/2012-nba-draft-trade-roundup-arnett-moultrie-tyler-zeller-picks-traded 2012 NBA draft trade roundup June 30, 2012 ESPN.com May 22, 2015 May 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150523032959/http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/8107257/2012-nba-draft-trade-roundup-arnett-moultrie-tyler-zeller-picks-traded live Miami acquired draft rights to Justin Hamilton and a conditional future first round pick (protected top 14 in 2013–2015, else 2015 and 2016 second round picks) Philadelphia acquired draft rights to Arnett Moultrie January 15, 2014: Miami Heat to Boston Celtics (three-team trade with Golden State Warriors)http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/crawford-brooks-trade-20140115 Warriors Acquire Jordan Crawford & MarShon Brooks From Boston Celtics January 15, 2014 NBA.com May 22, 2015 January 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150128083725/http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/crawford-brooks-trade-20140115 livehttp://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/celtics-acquire-anthony-draft-picks Celtics Acquire Anthony, Draft Picks January 15, 2014 NBA.com May 22, 2015 January 31, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150131060307/http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/celtics-acquire-anthony-draft-picks live Boston acquired Joel Anthony, Philadelphia's conditional first round pick, a 2016 second round pick from Miami and cash considerations Miami acquired Toney Douglas from Golden State Golden State acquired Jordan Crawford and MarShon Brooks from Boston traded to Memphis Grizzlieslower-alpha 31st June 23, 2016: Boston Celtics to Memphis Grizzlies Memphis acquired draft rights to the No. 31st pick (Davis) and the No. 35th pick (Zagorac) Boston acquired a 2019 first round pick)Michigan State (Fr.)232Ivica ZubacCCroatiaLos Angeles LakersMega Leks (Serbia)233Cheick DialloPF/CLos Angeles Clippers (from Brooklyn,upper-alpha 33rd July 11, 2012: Los Angeles Clippers to Brooklyn NetsNETS: Brooklyn Nets Acquire Reggie Evans http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Evans_Trade_Release_120711.html Nba.com July 11, 2012 August 3, 2012 November 14, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121114112155/http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Evans_Trade_Release_120711.html live Brooklyn acquired Reggie Evans L.A. Clippers acquired the option to swap 2016 second round picks (in the event the Clippers' pick is at or above the 55th selection) traded to New Orleans Pelicanslower-alpha 33rd June 23, 2016: Los Angeles Clippers to New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans acquired Los Angeles' 2016 second round pick (Diallo) L.A. Clippers acquired the draft rights of New Orleans' 39th (Michineau) and 40th (Stone) picks)Kansas (Fr.)234Tyler UlisPGUnited StatesPhoenix SunsKentucky (So.)235 Rade Zagorac#SG/SFBoston Celtics (from Minnesota via New Orleans and Phoenix,upper-alpha July 13, 2012: Minnesota Timberwolves to New Orleans Hornets (now Pelicans) New Orleans acquired the rights to Brad Miller's expiring contract, the 2013 second round pick, and a 2016 second round pick Minnesota acquired a Top 55 protected 2017 second round pick July 27, 2012: New Orleans Hornets (now Pelicans) to Phoenix Suns (three-team trade with Minnesota) Phoenix acquired Wesley Johnson and a protected first round pick (Top-13 for 2013–2014, Top-12 for 2015–2016) that converts to two second round picks in 2016 and 2017 from Minnesota Phoenix acquired the rights to Brad Miller's expiring contract and the expiring contract of Jerome Dyson from New Orleans New Orleans acquired Robin Lopez, Hakim Warrick, and cash considerations from Phoenix Minnesota reacquired the 2013 second round pick they got back from New Orleans in their earlier trade and acquired a 2016 second round pick from New Orleans Minnesota acquired a 2014 second round pick from Phoenix (via the Los Angeles Lakers) January 9, 2015: Phoenix Suns to Boston Celtics Boston acquired a Top 12 protected first round pick from 2015 and 2016 that converts to two second round picks in 2016 and 2017 from Phoenix via Minnesota Phoenix acquired Brandan Wright traded to Memphis Grizzlieslower-alpha 31st)Mega Leks (Serbia)236Malcolm Brogdon~PG/SGUnited StatesMilwaukee Bucks (from New Orleans via Sacramento)upper-alpha 36th July 10, 2013: New Orleans Pelicans to Sacramento Kings (three-team trade with Portland Trail Blazers) Sacramento acquired a 2016 second round pick (with an option to swap with New Orleans) and a 2018 second round pick from Portland Sacramento acquired Greivis Vásquez from New Orleans New Orleans acquired Tyreke Evans from Sacramento New Orleans acquired the draft rights to Jeff Withey from Portland Portland acquired Robin Lopez and Terrel Harris from New Orleans July 13, 2013: Sacramento Kings to Milwaukee Bucks Sacramento acquired Luc Mbah a Moute Milwaukee acquired the more favorable 2016 second round pick between Sacramento and New Orleans, the rights to swap 2019 second round picks, and future considerationsVirginia (Sr.)237Chinanu OnuakuPF/CUnited StatesHouston Rockets (from New York via Portland and Sacramento)upper-alpha 37th July 15, 2012: New York Knicks to Portland Trail Blazers Portland acquired Jared Jeffries, Dan Gadzuric, the draft rights to Kostas Papanikolaou and Georgios Printezis, and their 2016 second round pick New York acquired Raymond Felton and Kurt Thomas July 10, 2013: Portland Trail Blazers to Sacramento Kings (three-team trade with New Orleans Pelicans) Sacramento acquired a 2016 second round pick (with an option to swap picks with New Orleans) and a 2018 second round pick from Portland Sacramento acquired Greivis Vásquez from New Orleans Portland acquired Robin Lopez and Terrel Harris from New Orleans New Orleans acquired Tyreke Evans from Sacramento New Orleans acquired the draft rights to Jeff Withey from Portland September 17, 2014: Sacramento Kings to Houston Rocketshttp://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-acquire-jason-terry-and-2nd-round-picks Rockets Acquire Jason Terry and 2nd Round Picks September 17, 2014 NBA.com May 22, 2015 July 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170705123753/http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-acquire-jason-terry-and-2nd-round-picks/ live Houston acquired Jason Terry, a 2015 second round pick and a 2016 second round pick Sacramento acquired Alonzo Gee, Scotty Hopson, and a trade exceptionLouisville (So.)238Patrick McCawSG/SFUnited StatesMilwaukee Bucks (traded to Golden State Warriors)lower-alpha 38th June 23, 2016: Milwaukee Bucks to Golden State Warriors Golden State acquired Milwaukee's second round pick Milwaukee acquired cash considerationsUNLV (So.)239 David Michineau#PGFrancen guadeloupe Michineau was born in Guadeloupe, a French possession in the Caribbean. It is an overseas department with the same political status as departments within metropolitan France.New Orleans Pelicans (from Denver via Philadelphia,upper-alpha February 20, 2014: Washington Wizards to Philadelphia 76ers (three-team trade with Denver Nuggets)http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/sixers-acquire-two-future-second-round-picks-part-three-team-trade Sixers Acquire Two Future Second-Round Picks as Part of Three Team Trade February 20, 2014 NBA.com May 22, 2015 April 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150430034549/http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/sixers-acquire-two-future-second-round-picks-part-three-team-trade livehttp://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/denver-nuggets-acquire-jan-vesely-washington Denver Nuggets Acquire Jan Vesely From Washington February 20, 2014 NBA.com May 22, 2015 October 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151024095127/http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/denver-nuggets-acquire-jan-vesely-washington live Philadelphia acquired Eric Maynor and New Orleans' 2015 second round pick from Washington Philadelphia acquired a 2016 second round pick from Denver Washington acquired a conditional 2014 second round pick from Philadelphia Washington acquired Andre Miller from Denver Denver acquired Jan Veselý from Washington December 24, 2015: Philadelphia 76ers to New Orleans Pelicanshttp://www.nba.com/sixers/news/sixers-acquire-ish-smith Sixers Acquire Ish Smith NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 24, 2015 December 24, 2015 December 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151227034220/http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/sixers-acquire-ish-smith live Philadelphia acquired Ish Smith New Orleans acquired two future second round picks traded to Los Angeles Clipperslower-alpha 33rd)Elan Élan Chalon (France)240Diamond StoneCUnited StatesNew Orleans Pelicans (from Sacramento,upper-alpha 40th July 10, 2013: Sacramento Kings to New Orleans Pelicans (three-team trade with Portland Trail Blazers) Sacramento acquired a 2016 second round pick (with an option to swap with New Orleans' pick) and a 2018 second round pick from Portland Sacramento acquired Greivis Vásquez from New Orleans New Orleans acquired Tyreke Evans from Sacramento New Orleans acquired the draft rights to Jeff Withey from Portland Portland acquired Robin Lopez and Terrel Harris from New Orleans traded to Los Angeles Clipperslower-alpha 33rd)Maryland (Fr.)241Stephen ZimmermanPF/CUnited StatesOrlando MagicUNLV (Fr.)242Isaiah WhiteheadPG/SGUnited StatesUtah Jazz (traded to Brooklyn Nets)lower-alpha 42nd June 23, 2016: Utah Jazz to Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn acquired Utah's 2016 second round pick (Whitehead) Utah acquired Brooklyn's 2016 second round pick (Paige)Seton Hall (So.)243 Zhou QiCHouston RocketsXinjiang Flying Tigers (China)244 Isaïa Cordinier#SGFranceAtlanta Hawks (from Washington)upper-alpha June 25, 2015: Washington Wizards to Atlanta Hawks Atlanta acquired the draft rights to Jerian Grant, a 2016 second round pick, and a 2019 second round pick Washington acquired the draft rights to Kelly Oubre Jr.ASC Denain-Voltaire (France)245Demetrius JacksonPGUnited StatesBoston Celtics (from Memphis via Denver and Dallas)upper-alpha August 7, 2009: Memphis Grizzlies to Denver Nuggets Denver acquired a Top 55 protected 2016 second round pick (protection was later removed for Memphis to acquire Nick Calathes in a later trade in 2013) and a trade exception Memphis acquired Steven Hunter, a protected 2010 first round pick, and cash December 13, 2011: Denver Nuggets to Dallas Mavericks Dallas acquired a Top 55 protected 2016 second round pick (protection was later removed in 2013 due to the aforementioned trade with Memphis mentioned above) Denver acquired Rudy Fernández and Corey Brewer December 18, 2014: Dallas Mavericks to Boston Celtics Boston acquired Jae Crowder, Jameer Nelson, Brandan Wright, a Top-7 protected 2016 first round pick, and the more favorable of Dallas and Memphis' 2016 second round picks Dallas acquired Rajon Rondo and Dwight PowellNotre Dame (Jr.)246A. J. HammonsCUnited StatesDallas MavericksPurdue (Sr.)247Jake LaymanSFUnited StatesOrlando Magic (from Chicago,upper-alpha July 14, 2014: Chicago Bulls to Orlando Magic Orlando acquired Anthony Randolph, the 2015 second round pick of either Chicago or Denver, and the 2016 second round pick of either Chicago or Portland Chicago acquired the player rights of Milovan Raković traded to Portland Trail Blazerslower-alpha June 23, 2016: Orlando Magic to Portland Trail Blazers Portland acquired Orlando's 2016 second round pick (Layman) Orlando acquired a 2019 second round pick and cash considerations)Maryland (Sr.)248Paul ZipserSG/SFChicago Bulls (from Portland via Cleveland)upper-alpha June 27, 2013: Portland Trail Blazers to Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland acquired a 2015 second round pick and a 2016 second round pick Portland acquired the draft rights of Allen Crabbe January 6, 2014: Cleveland Cavaliers to Chicago Bulls Chicago acquired the player rights to Andrew Bynum, a protected first round pick from Sacramento, a conditional option to swap 2015 first round draft picks, and 2015 and 2016 second round picks from Portland Cleveland acquired Luol DengBayern Munich (Germany)249Michael GbinijeSFn gbinije Michael Gbinije was born in the United States, but had represented Nigeria internationally in competitions since 2015.Detroit PistonsSyracuse (Sr.)250Georges NiangPFUnited StatesIndiana PacersIowa State (Sr.)251Ben BentilPFBoston Celtics (from Miami)upper-alpha January 15, 2014: Miami Heat to Boston Celtics (three-team trade with Golden State Warriors) Boston acquired Joel Anthony and a 2016 second round pick from Miami Boston acquired a conditional, lottery first round pick from Golden State via Philadelphia that wound up being a 2015 second round pick Miami acquired Toney Douglas from Golden State Golden State acquired Jordan Crawford and MarShon Brooks from BostonProvidence (So.)252Joel BolomboyPF/Cn Bolomboy was born in Ukraine to a Russian mother and raised in the United States. He possessed Ukrainian and American citizenship when he acquired Russian citizenship in 2018. Bolomboy plays for the Russia national basketball team.Utah Jazz (from Boston via Memphis)upper-alpha January 7, 2014: Boston Celtics to Memphis Grizzlies (three-team trade with Oklahoma City Thunder) Memphis acquired Courtney Lee and a 2016 second round pick from Boston Memphis acquired cash considerations from Oklahoma City Boston acquired Jerryd Bayless from Memphis Boston acquired Ryan Gomes from Oklahoma City Oklahoma City acquired conditional 2014 and 2017 second round picks from Memphis June 26, 2014: Memphis Grizzlies to Utah Jazz Utah acquired the more favorable 2016 second round pick between the Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors from Memphis Memphis acquired the draft rights of Jarnell Stokes from UtahWeber State (Sr.)253Petr CorneliePFFrancen Cornelie was born in France to a Czech mother. He holds dual citizenship and plays for the France national basketball team.Denver Nuggets (from Charlotte via Oklahoma City)upper-alpha 53rd June 25, 2015: Charlotte Hornets to Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City acquired Luke Ridnour and a No. 56–60 protected 2016 second round pick from Charlotte Charlotte acquired Jeremy Lamb from Oklahoma City February 18, 2016: Oklahoma City Thunder to Denver Nuggets Denver acquired D. J. Augustin, Steve Novak, two 2016 second round picks, and cash considerations from Oklahoma City Oklahoma City acquired Randy FoyeLe Mans Sarthe (France)254Kay FelderPGUnited StatesAtlanta Hawks (traded to Cleveland Cavaliers)lower-alpha June 23, 2016: Atlanta Hawks to Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland acquired Atlanta's 2016 second round pick (Felder) Atlanta received cash considerationsOakland (Jr.)255Marcus PaigePGUnited StatesBrooklyn Nets (from L.A. Clippers, traded to Utah Jazz)lower-alpha 42ndNorth Carolina (Sr.)256Daniel Hamilton basketballSG/SFUnited StatesDenver Nuggets (from Oklahoma City, traded to Oklahoma City Thunderlower-alpha 56th June 23, 2016: Denver Nuggets to Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City re-acquired Denver's second round pick (Hamilton) Denver received cash considerations)Connecticut (So.)257 Wang Zhelin#CChinaMemphis Grizzlies (from Toronto)upper-alpha July 9, 2009: Toronto Raptors to Memphis Grizzlies (four-team trade with the Orlando Magic and Dallas Mavericks) Memphis acquired a 2016 second round pick and cash considerations from Toronto Memphis acquired Jerry Stackhouse from Dallas Toronto acquired Hedo Türkoğlu from Orlando Toronto acquired Devean George and Antoine Wright from Dallas Orlando acquired cash considerations from both Toronto and Dallas Dallas acquired Shawn Marion, Kris Humphries, and Nathan Jawai from Toronto Dallas acquired Greg Buckner from MemphisFujian Sturgeons (China)258Abdel NaderSFn Nader was born in Egypt and raised in the United States. He holds dual citizenship and plays for the Egypt national basketball team.Boston Celtics (from Cleveland)upper-alpha September 25, 2014: Cleveland Cavaliers to Boston Celtics Boston acquired Dwight Powell, John Lucas III, Erik Murphy, Malcolm Thomas, a 2016 second round pick, a 2017 second round pick, and a trade exception from Cleveland Cleveland acquired Keith Bogans, a Top 55 protected 2015 second round pick, and a Top 55 protected 2017 second round pick from BostonIowa State (Sr.)259 Isaiah Cousins#PG/SGUnited StatesSacramento Kings (from San Antonio)upper-alpha July 9, 2015: San Antonio Spurs to Sacramento Kings Sacramento acquired a 2016 second round pick from San Antonio San Antonio acquired Ray McCallum Jr. to SacramentoOklahoma (Sr.)260Tyrone WallacePGUnited StatesUtah Jazz (from Golden State)upper-alpha July 10, 2013: Golden State Warriors to Utah Jazz (three-team trade with Denver Nuggets) Utah acquired Andris Biedriņš, Richard Jefferson, Brandon Rush, 2014 & 2017 first round picks, a 2016 second round pick, a 2017 second round pick, and cash considerations from Golden State Utah acquired a 2018 second round pick from Denver Golden State acquired Kevin Murphy from Utah Golden State acquired Andre Iguodala from Denver Denver acquired a 2018 second round pick from Golden State Denver acquired Randy Foye from UtahCalifornia (Sr.) Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players were not selected in the 2016 NBA draft, but have appeared in at least one regular-season or playoff game in the NBA. thumb|150px|Fred VanVleet went undrafted and was selected as an NBA All-Star in 2022. thumb|150px|Alex Caruso went undrafted and was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team in 2023 and 2024. Player Pos. Nationality School/club team DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell SG/SF United Statesn Akoon-Purcell is a dual citizen of the United States and Trinidad and Tobago. He has not played for either country's national team. Illinois State (Sr.) Ryan Arcidiacono PG United States Villanova (Sr.) Ron Baker basketball SG/PG United States Wichita State (Sr.) Cat Barber PG United States NC State (Jr.) Alex Caruso SG United States Texas A&M (Sr.) Kyle Collinsworth PG United States BYU (Sr.) Matt Costello PF/C United Statesn Costello was granted Ivorian citizenship in 2021 and plays for the Ivory Coast national basketball team. Michigan State (Sr.) Yogi Ferrell PG United States Indiana (Sr.) Dorian Finney-Smith SF United States Florida (Sr.) Bryn Forbes PG United States Michigan State (Sr.) Patricio Garino SG/SF n Garino is a dual citizen of Argentina and Italy. He plays for the Argentina national basketball team. George Washington (Sr.) Marcus Georges-Hunt SG United States Georgia Tech (Sr.) Anthony Gill basketball PF United States Virginia (Sr.) Josh Gray basketball PG United States LSU (Sr.) Shaquille Harrison PG United States Tulsa (Sr.) Myke Henry SG/SF United States DePaul (Sr.) Danuel House SG United States Texas A&M (Sr.) Derrick Jones Jr. SF United States UNLV (Fr.) Jalen Jones SF United States Texas A&M (Sr.) Damion Lee SG United States Louisville (Sr.) Shawn Long PF United States Louisiana–Lafayette (Sr.) Jordan Loyd PG/SG United States Indianapolis (Sr.) Gabriel Lundberg PG Horsens Idræts Club (Denmark) Sheldon McClellan SG United States Miami (Florida) (Sr.) David Nwaba SG United States Cal Poly (Sr.) Daniel Ochefu PF Nigerian Ochefu is a dual citizen of Nigeria and the United States. He plays for the Nigeria national basketball team. Villanova (Sr.) Jaysean Paige PG n Paige was born in the United States. He plays for the Puerto Rico national basketball team. West Virginia (Sr.) Gary Payton II PG United States Oregon State (Sr.) Marshall Plumlee C United States Duke (Sr.) Alex Poythress SF/PF United Statesn Poythress acquired Ivorian citizenship in 2022 and plays for the Ivory Coast national basketball team. Kentucky (Sr.) Tim Quarterman PG/SG United States LSU (Jr.) Wayne Selden Jr. PG/SG United States Kansas (Jr.) Craig Sword SG United States Mississippi State (Sr.) Isaiah Taylor PG United States Texas (Jr.) Mike Tobey C United Statesn Tobey acquired Slovenian citizenship in 2021 and plays for the Slovenia men's national basketball team. Virginia (Sr.) Jarrod Uthoff PF United States Iowa (Sr.)Fred VanVleet+ PG United States Wichita State (Sr.) Jameel Warney PF United States Stony Brook (Sr.) James Webb III SF United States Boise State (Jr.) Troy Williams SF United States Indiana (Jr.) Kyle Wiltjer PF/SF Canadan Wiltjer was born in the United States to a Canadian father. He holds dual citizenship and plays for the Canada national basketball team. Gonzaga (Sr.) Gabe York PG/SG United States Arizona (Sr.) Eligibility and entrants Eligibility for the NBA draft The draft is conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's 2011 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its players union. The CBA that ended the 2011 lockout instituted no immediate changes to the draft, but called for a committee of owners and players to discuss future changes. All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players, who are eligible for the 2016 draft, must be born on or before December 31, 1997. On January 13, 2016, the NCAA Division I council approved a new rule for that division that significantly changed the draft landscape for college players:https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14564613/date-nba-draft-commitment-pushed-may College players given extra time to mull NBA draft decision Jeff Goodman ESPN.com January 13, 2016 January 13, 2016 July 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160713103619/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14564613/date-nba-draft-commitment-pushed-may live Declaration for the draft no longer results in automatic loss of college eligibility. As long as a player does not sign a contract with a professional team outside the NBA, or sign with an agent, he will retain college eligibility as long as he makes a timely withdrawal from the draft. NCAA players now have until 10 days after the end of the NBA Draft Combine to withdraw from the draft. For 2016, the withdrawal date was May 25, about five weeks after the previous mid-April deadline. NCAA players may participate in the draft combine, and will also be allowed to attend one tryout per year with each NBA team without losing college eligibility. NCAA players may now enter and withdraw from the draft multiple times without loss of eligibility. Previously, the NCAA treated a second declaration of draft eligibility as a permanent loss of college eligibility. The NBA has since expanded the draft combine to include players with remaining college eligibility (who, like players without college eligibility, can only attend by invitation).https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/13142145/ncaa-proposes-new-nba-draft-rule-allow-underclassmen-return-school NCAA proposes new NBA draft rule to allow early entrants back in school Andy Katz Andy Katz ESPN.com June 24, 2015 June 24, 2015 April 14, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160414070757/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/13142145/ncaa-proposes-new-nba-draft-rule-allow-underclassmen-return-school live Early entrants Player who are not automatically eligible must declare their eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft. For the 2016 draft, this date fell on April 24. After this date "early entry" players may attend NBA pre-draft camps and individual team workouts to show off their skills and obtain feedback regarding their draft positions. Under the CBA a player may withdraw his name from consideration from the draft at any time before the final declaration date, which is 10 days before the draft. Under newly implemented NCAA rules, players had until May 25 (10 days after the draft combine) to withdraw from the draft and retain college eligibility. A player who has hired an agent will forfeit his remaining college eligibility regardless of whether he is drafted. The CBA allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice; the 2016 NCAA rule change brought it in line with the CBA on this detail. College underclassmen A record-high 162 under-classed draft prospects had declared themselves for eligibility at the April 24 deadline (116 of them being from college), although college players who had not hired agents or signed professional contracts outside the NBA were able to decide to return to college by May 25, 10 days after the end of the NBA Draft Combine.http://www.nba.com/2016/news/04/26/early-entry-candidates-2016-draft/ NBA announces early-entry candidates for 2016 Draft Official Release April 27, 2016 NBA.com May 18, 2016 May 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160515220109/http://www.nba.com/2016/news/04/26/early-entry-candidates-2016-draft live At the end of the May 25 deadline, there were 57 players confirming their intentions of returning to school, thus leaving the grand total of underclassmen participating in the NBA draft as 59. Players listed in this region have publicly indicated that they have hired agents, planned to do so around this time, or made themselves their own agents; those who have hired agents and weren't drafted are deemed ineligible to return to NCAA basketball in 2016–17. However, with this year's draft class, it provided the most undrafted college underclassmen out there with 30 people there not being taken at all.https://www.forbes.com/sites/blakewilliams3012/2016/06/24/despite-new-ncaa-rule-nba-draft-results-in-record-31-undrafted-underclassmen/ Despite New NCAA Rule, NBA Draft Results in Record 30 Undrafted Underclassmen Forbes August 23, 2017 January 11, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180111224206/https://www.forbes.com/sites/blakewilliams3012/2016/06/24/despite-new-ncaa-rule-nba-draft-results-in-record-31-undrafted-underclassmen/ live HUN Rosco Allen – F, Stanford (junior) USA Tony Anderson – F, Southeast Missouri State (freshman) USA Wade Baldwin IV – G, Vanderbilt (sophomore) USA Cat Barber – G, NC State (junior) USA Malik Beasley – G/F, Florida State (freshman) USA DeAndre' Bembry – G/F, Saint Joseph's (junior) GHA Ben Bentil – F, Providence (sophomore) USA Jaylen Brown – F, California (freshman) USA Lamous Brown – C, USU Eastern (sophomore) USA Kareem Canty – G, Auburn (junior) USA Robert Carter Jr. – F, Maryland (junior) USA Marquese Chriss – F, Washington (freshman) USA Deyonta Davis – F, Michigan State (freshman) MLI Cheick Diallo – F/C, Kansas (freshman) USA Kris Dunn – G, Providence (junior) USA Henry Ellenson – F, Marquette (freshman) USA Kay Felder – G, Oakland (junior) USA Brannen Greene – G/F, Kansas (junior) USA Daniel Hamilton – G/F, Connecticut (sophomore) CMR Cedric Happi Noube – F, Virginia Union (junior) USA Jordan Hare – F, Rhode Island (junior) USA Brandon Ingram – F, Duke (freshman) USA Demetrius Jackson – G, Notre Dame (junior) USA Julian Jacobs – G, USC (junior) SRB/CAN Stefan Janković – F, Hawaii (junior) USA Anthony January – F, Cal State San Bernardino (junior) USA Damian Jones – F/C, Vanderbilt (junior) USA Derrick Jones Jr. – F, UNLV (freshman) SER Nikola Jovanović – C, USC (junior) HAI Skal Labissière – F/C, Kentucky (freshman) USA Jermaine Lawrence – F, Manhattan (sophomore) SSD/AUS Thon Maker – F/C, Orangeville Prep/Athlete Institute (postgraduate) SSD/AUS Emmanuel Malou – F/C, Yuba College (sophomore) USA Patrick McCaw – G, UNLV (sophomore) USA Zak McLaughlin – F/C, Gadsden State CC (freshman) USA Dejounte Murray – G, Washington (freshman) CAN Jamal Murray – G, Kentucky (freshman) SEN Mamadou N'Diaye – C, UC Irvine (junior) NGA Chris Obekpa – F, UNLV (junior) USA Goodluck Okonoboh – C, UNLV (sophomore) USA Chinanu Onuaku – F, Louisville (sophomore) AUT Jakob Poeltl – C, Utah (sophomore) USA Tim Quarterman – G, LSU (junior) USA Jalen Reynolds – F, Xavier (junior) USA Malachi Richardson – G, Syracuse (freshman) LTU Domantas Sabonis – F/C, Gonzaga (sophomore) USA Wayne Selden Jr. – G, Kansas (junior) CMR Ingrid Sewa – F/C, Arizona Western College (sophomore) CMR Pascal Siakam – F, New Mexico State (sophomore) AUS Ben Simmons – F, LSU (freshman) USA Diamond Stone – C, Maryland (freshman) USA Isaiah Taylor – G, Texas (junior) USA Tyler Ulis – G, Kentucky (sophomore) USA Aaron Valdes – G, Hawaii (junior) USA James Webb III – F, Boise State (junior) USA Isaiah Whitehead – G, Seton Hall (sophomore) USA Devin Williams – F, West Virginia (junior) USA Troy Williams – F, Indiana (junior) USA Stephen Zimmerman – C, UNLV (freshman) International players International players that had declared this year and didn't previously declare in another prior year can also drop out of the draft about 10 days before the draft begins on June 13. Initially, there were 46 players that expressed interest in entering the 2016 draft. However, at the end of June 13, there were 33 international prospects that, for one reason or another, declined entry to the 2016 NBA draft, leaving only 13 international candidates for the event.http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Official-2016-NBA-Draft-Early-Entry-Withdrawal-List-Released-by-NBA-5563/ DraftExpress: Official 2016 NBA Draft Early-Entry Withdrawal List Released by NBA June 24, 2016 June 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160618075855/http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Official-2016-NBA-Draft-Early-Entry-Withdrawal-List-Released-by-NBA-5563/ livehttp://www.nba.com/2016/news/06/15/early-entry-candidates-withdraw-2016-draft/index.html?ls=iref:nba:draft:headlines Thirty-three international early-entry candidates withdraw from Draft Official Release NBA.com June 24, 2016 That left the overall number of underclassmen entering the draft as 72. COD Gracin Bakumanya – C/F, Olympique Antibes (France) CRO Dragan Bender – F/C, Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) FRA Isaia Cordinier – G, ASC Denain-Voltaire (France) FRA Petr Cornelie – F/C, Le Mans Sarthe (France) ESP Juan Hernangómez – F, Movistar Estudiantes (Spain) TUR Furkan Korkmaz – G, Anadolu Efes (Turkey) FRA Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot – G/F, Mega Leks (Serbia) GRE Georgios Papagiannis – C, Panathinaikos (Greece) FRA Guerschon Yabusele – F, Rouen Métropole (France) SRB Rade Zagorac – G/F, Mega Leks (Serbia) CHN Zhou Qi – C, Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China) CRO Ante Žižić – C, KK Cibona (Croatia) CRO Ivica Zubac – C, Mega Leks (Serbia) Automatically eligible entrants Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php Article X, Section 1(b)(ii) 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement National Basketball Players Association April 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080227065646/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php February 27, 2008 dead mdy They have completed four years of their college eligibility. If they graduated from high school in the U.S., but did not enroll in a U.S. college or university, four years have passed since their high school class graduated. They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team outside of the NBA, anywhere in the world, and have played under that contract. Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria: They are least 22 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players born on or before December 31, 1994, are automatically eligible for the 2016 draft.http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)(G)(1) 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement National Basketball Players Association April 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080227065646/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php February 27, 2008 dead mdy They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team outside of the NBA within the United States, and have played under that contract.http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)(G)(2) 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement National Basketball Players Association April 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080227065646/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php February 27, 2008 dead mdy Based on the eligibility rules, all college seniors who have completed their college eligibility and all "international" players who were born on or before December 31, 1994, are automatically eligible for the draft. However, there are other players who became automatically eligible even though they have not completed their four-year college eligibility. + Other automatically eligible players Player Team Most recent team played for before the draft Note Ref. USA Brandon Austin Orangeville A's (Canada) Left college in 2015, playing professionally since 2015–16 season https://twitter.com/JucoRecruiting/status/725143187996692481 Brad Winton Brad Winton May 18, 2016 Twitter May 18, 2016 GRE Georgios Tsalmpouris AEK Athens (Greece) Left college in 2015, playing professionally since 2015–16 season http://www.draftexpress.com/article/2016-adidas-Eurocamp-Rosters-and-Official-DX-Preview-5546 2016 adidas Eurocamp Rosters and Official DX Preview June 8, 2016 DraftExpress June 10, 2016 June 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160611125348/http://www.draftexpress.com/article/2016-adidas-Eurocamp-Rosters-and-Official-DX-Preview-5546 live Combine NBA Draft Combine The invitation-only NBA Draft Combine was held in Chicago from May 10 to 15. The on-court element of the combine took place on May 12 and 13. This year, a total of 63 players entered the combine, with the only two alternates that had their invitations be accepted for the event being Jaron Blossomgame and Marcus Lee.https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/728325025690980353 Jeff Goodman on Twitter Twitter May 18, 2016 September 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220913181800/https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/728325025690980353 live Furthermore, the only international player that got invited and accepted his invitation this year was Zhou Qi of the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.http://www.draftexpress.com/article/2016-NBA-Combine-Participant-List-and-Analysis-5472/ DraftExpress: 2016 NBA Combine Participant List and Analysis draftexpress.com May 18, 2016 May 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160519054610/http://www.draftexpress.com/article/2016-NBA-Combine-Participant-List-and-Analysis-5472 live Originally, Wayne Selden Jr. was to be a participant for the event, but he injured himself before the combine officially began, thus making Sheldon McClellan from the Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team his replacement for on-court events.https://sports.yahoo.com/news/combine-buzz-194205610.html Combine buzz: Skal Labissiere impresses May 12, 2016 Yahoo! Sports May 18, 2016 May 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160516140544/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/combine-buzz-194205610.html live Buddy Hield, the consensus national college player of the year for 2015–16, participated only in off-court events; his graduation ceremony at the University of Oklahoma conflicted with the on-court portion of the combine, and he chose to attend graduation.https://twitter.com/chadfordinsider/status/730424933503926273 Chad Ford on Twitter Twitter May 18, 2016 June 26, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190626225356/https://twitter.com/chadfordinsider/status/730424933503926273 live A. J. Hammons also withdrew his name from the draft combine on the day of the on-court events.https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/730473272777834496 Jonathan Givony Twitter May 18, 2016 September 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220913181800/https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/730473272777834496 live During the event, sophomore Kentucky and future Phoenix Suns point guard Tyler Ulis broke combine records by being the lightest player recorded in draft combine history at 149.2 pounds.https://mediacentral.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/53/2016/05/2016-Draft-Combine-Anthropometric-Results.pdf?cid=nbacomsocial_tw_sf26163323 Archived copy May 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160605053225/https://mediacentral.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/53/2016/05/2016-Draft-Combine-Anthropometric-Results.pdf?cid=nbacomsocial_tw_sf26163323 June 5, 2016 dead mdy-all After the event, nine of the participants that were a part of the combine went back to their respective colleges.May 2016 However, it was announced just days after the NBA Draft Combine was over that some of the events' measurements would be under review since some prospects were provided with rather questionable results, especially when compared to how they measured up in previous physical events.http://www.draftexpress.com/article/NBA-League-Office-Draft-Combine-Measurements-Under-Review-5499 DraftExpress: NBA League Office: Draft Combine Measurements Under Review June 24, 2016 September 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220913181338/http://www.draftexpress.com/article/NBA-League-Office-Draft-Combine-Measurements-Under-Review-5499/ live Draft lottery NBA draft lottery The NBA conducts an annual lottery to determine the draft order for the teams did not make the playoffs in the preceding season. Every NBA team that missed the NBA playoffs had a chance at winning a top three pick, but teams with worse records had a better chance at winning a top three pick. After the lottery selected the teams that receive a top three pick the other teams receive an NBA draft pick based on their winning percentage from the prior season. As it is commonplace in the event of identical win–loss records, the NBA performed a random drawing to break the ties on April 15, 2016.http://www.nba.com/2016/news/04/15/ties-broken-for-2016-nba-draft-order-of-selection/ Ties broken for order of selection in NBA Draft 2016 April 15, 2016 NBA.com May 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160521092812/http://www.nba.com/2016/news/04/15/ties-broken-for-2016-nba-draft-order-of-selection May 21, 2016 dead The table below shows each non-playoff team's chances (based on their record at the end of the NBA season) of receiving picks 1–14. The 2016 NBA lottery was held on May 17. The Philadelphia 76ers, who had the worst record in the NBA and the highest chance to win the lottery at 26.9% (given the 25% chance to win outright and 1.9% chance that the Sacramento Kings, with whom the 76ers had previously traded for pick-swap rights, would be drawn first), won the lottery. The Los Angeles Lakers stayed at the second spot, and the Brooklyn Nets (whose pick was acquired by the Boston Celtics via an earlier trade) stayed at the third spot.https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2016/story/_/id/15581021/philadelphia-76ers-win-lottery-pick-first-2016-nba-draft Sixers win NBA lottery for top pick; Lakers get No. 2, Celtics No. 3 ESPN May 17, 2016 May 17, 2016 Ohm Youngmisuk May 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160519013928/http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2016/story/_/id/15581021/philadelphia-76ers-win-lottery-pick-first-2016-nba-draft live As a result, the only team that would have multiple selections in the lottery would be the Phoenix Suns, who hold their own fourth selection, which held the least likely odds of staying exactly where it was at out of all teams in the draft at 9.9%, and the thirteenth selection, which was acquired from the Washington Wizards earlier in the year and had a 97.8% chance of keeping Washington's selection (either at 96% with Pick 13 or at 1.8% at Pick 14).http://www.nba.com/suns/news/suns-land-fourth-pick-2016-nba-draft Suns Land Fourth Pick in 2016 NBA Draft NBA May 17, 2016 May 17, 2016 Matt Peterson September 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220913181339/https://www.nba.com/suns/news/suns-land-fourth-pick-2016-nba-draft live This was the first instance in NBA draft lottery history where every selection remained exactly where it was originally placed before the lottery began, which actually was held by 1.8% likelihood despite having a 1-in-55 chance of it happening due to the lottery selecting only the Top 3 slots.http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/infographics-closer-look-at-what-we-learned-from-nba-draft-lottery/ INFOGRAPHICS: Closer look at what we learned from NBA Draft Lottery May 18, 2016 June 24, 2016 September 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220913181341/https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/candid-coaches-should-the-ncaa-tournament-stay-as-is-with-automatic-bids-or-go-to-an-all-at-large-format/xhr/?showTaboola=false live ^Denotes the actual lottery result Team2015–16recordLotterychancesLottery probabilities1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14thPhiladelphia 76ers10–72 250 .250^.215.178.357——————————Los Angeles Lakers17–65 199 .199.188^.171.319.123—————————Brooklyn Nets121–61 156 .156.157.156^.226.265.040————————Phoenix Suns23–59 119 .119.126.133.099^.350.161.013———————Minnesota Timberwolves29–53 88 .088.097.107—.261^.360.084.004——————New Orleans Pelicans30–52 63 .063.071.081——.440^.304.040.001—————New York Knicks232–50 43 .043.049.058———.599^.232.018.000————Sacramento Kings33–49 19 .019.022.027————.724^.197.011.000———Denver Nuggets333–49 19 .019.022.027—————.784^.143.005.000——Milwaukee Bucks33–49 18 .018.021.025——————.846^.087.002.000—Orlando Magic35–47 8 .008.009.012———————.907^.063.001.000Utah Jazz40–42 7 .007.008.010————————.935^.039.000Washington Wizards441–41 6 .006.007.009—————————.960^.018Chicago Bulls42–40 5 .005.006 .007——————————.982^ 1 The Boston Celtics acquired the Brooklyn Nets' pick automatically. 2 The Denver Nuggets exercised the option to swap first round picks with the New York Knicks. 3 The Toronto Raptors acquired the lesser of the Denver Nuggets' pick and the New York Knicks' pick. 4 The Phoenix Suns acquired the Washington Wizards' pick because it fell outside the top nine. Invited attendees The NBA annually invites around 15–20 players to sit in the so-called "green room", a special room set aside at the draft site for the invited players plus their families and agents. When their names are called, the player leaves the room and goes up on stage. Other players who are not invited are allowed to attend the ceremony. They sit in the stands with the fans and walk up on stage when (or if) they are drafted.https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2011/news/story?id=6675909 NBA issues 'green room' invitations Chad Ford ESPN.com June 18, 2011 June 23, 2015 June 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626123405/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2011/news/story?id=6675909 live The following 19 players were invited (listed alphabetically) to the 2016 NBA draft on June 18, one day before the 2016 NBA Finals ended.https://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--fourteen-prospects-invited-to-draft-191735213.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma Sources: Sixteen prospects invited to draft June 24, 2016 September 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220913181337/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--fourteen-prospects-invited-to-draft-191735213.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma live A record-high 5 different players were added to the green room listing before the beginning of the 2016 NBA draft commenced.http://www.nba.com/suns/blog/which-top-prospects-will-attend-2016-nba-draft Which Top Prospects Will Attend the 2016 NBA Draft? NBA.com June 24, 2016 USA Wade Baldwin IV, Vanderbilt USA Malik Beasley, Florida State (not on the original list, added later) CRO Dragan Bender, Maccabi Tel Aviv USA Jaylen Brown, California USA Marquese Chriss, Washington USA Deyonta Davis, Michigan State USA Kris Dunn, Providence USA Henry Ellenson, Marquette BAH Buddy Hield, Oklahoma USA Brandon Ingram, Duke HAI Skal Labissière, Kentucky FRA Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot, Mega Leks (not on the original list, added later) USA Dejounte Murray, Washington (not on the original list, added later) CAN Jamal Murray, Kentucky AUT Jakob Pöltl, Utah USA Malachi Richardson, Syracuse (not on the original list, added later) LIT Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga AUS Ben Simmons, LSU USA Denzel Valentine, Michigan State (not on the original list, added later) Trades involving draft picks Pre-draft trades Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams. upper-alpha Draft-day trades Draft-day trades occurred on June 23, 2016, the day of the draft. lower-alpha See also List of first overall NBA draft picks Notes n References 30em External links Sports Official Site Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:2010s in Brooklyn Category:Basketball in New York City Category:Sporting events in New York City Category:Sports in Brooklyn Category:Organized events in Brooklyn