2016 NBA draft

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2016 NBA draft
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General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)June 23, 2016
Location Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York)
Network(s)
Overview
60 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selection Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers)
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The 2016 NBA draft was held on June 23, 2016, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. It was televised nationally in the U.S. by ESPN, and was live streamed for the first time in NBA draft history by The Vertical. [1] [2] 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.

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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 high school prospect to be taken in the first round since the 2015 NBA draft (Thon Maker), 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
*Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team
+Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
#Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game
~Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year
Ben Simmons was selected first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers. Ben Simmons - 49176257763 (cropped).jpg
Ben Simmons was selected first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Brandon Ingram was selected second by the Los Angeles Lakers. Brandon Ingram 2020.jpg
Brandon Ingram was selected second by the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jaylen Brown was selected third by the Boston Celtics. Jaylen Brown 2022.jpg
Jaylen Brown was selected third by the Boston Celtics.
Jamal Murray was selected seventh by the Denver Nuggets. Jamal Murray free throw (cropped).jpg
Jamal Murray was selected seventh by the Denver Nuggets.
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. Domantas Sabonis by Augustas Didzgalvis (cropped).jpg
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.
Pascal Siakam was selected 27th by the Toronto Raptors. Pascal Siakam 2018.jpg
Pascal Siakam was selected 27th by the Toronto Raptors.
Dejounte Murray was selected 29th by the San Antonio Spurs. Dejounte Murray Jimmy Butler 2022 NBA ASG (cropped).jpg
Dejounte Murray was selected 29th by the San Antonio Spurs.
Malcolm Brogdon was selected 36th by the Milwaukee Bucks and is the only second-round selection to win NBA Rookie of the Year. Malcolm Brogdon (51923152636) (cropped).jpg
Malcolm Brogdon was selected 36th by the Milwaukee Bucks and is the only second-round selection to win NBA Rookie of the Year.
Rnd.PickPlayerPos.Nationality [n 1] TeamSchool / club team
11

Ben Simmons *~

PF/PGFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Philadelphia 76ers LSU (Fr.)
12

Brandon Ingram +

SFFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles Lakers Duke (Fr.)
13

Jaylen Brown *

SF/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics (from Brooklyn) [upper-alpha 1] California (Fr.)
14 Dragan Bender PF/CFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia [n 2] Phoenix Suns Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
15 Kris Dunn PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Timberwolves Providence (Jr.)
16 Buddy Hield SGFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas New Orleans Pelicans Oklahoma (Sr.)
17 Jamal Murray PG/SGFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Denver Nuggets (from New York) [upper-alpha 2] Kentucky (Fr.)
18 Marquese Chriss PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings (traded to Phoenix Suns) [lower-alpha 1] Washington (Fr.)
19 Jakob Pöltl CFlag of Austria.svg  Austria Toronto Raptors (from Denver via New York) [upper-alpha 3] Utah (So.)
110 Thon Maker PFFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia [n 3] Milwaukee Bucks Orangeville Prep/Athlete Institute (Canada HS Pg.)
111

Domantas Sabonis *

C/PFFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania [n 4] Orlando Magic (traded to Oklahoma City Thunder) [lower-alpha 2] Gonzaga (So.)
112 Taurean Prince SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz (traded to Atlanta Hawks) [upper-alpha 4] Baylor (Sr.)
113 Georgios Papagiannis CFlag of Greece.svg  Greece Phoenix Suns (from Washington, [upper-alpha 5] traded to Sacramento Kings [lower-alpha 1] ) Panathinaikos (Greece)
114 Denzel Valentine SG/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Michigan State (Sr.)
115 Juan Hernangómez SF/PFFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Denver Nuggets (from Houston) [upper-alpha 6] Movistar Estudiantes (Spain)
116 Guerschon Yabusele PFFlag of France.svg  France Boston Celtics (from Dallas) [upper-alpha 7] Rouen Métropole (France)
117 Wade Baldwin PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Memphis Grizzlies Vanderbilt (So.)
118 Henry Ellenson PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons Marquette (Fr.)
119 Malik Beasley SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets (from Portland) [upper-alpha 8] Florida State (Fr.)
120 Caris LeVert SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers (traded to Brooklyn Nets) [lower-alpha 3] Michigan (Sr.)
121 DeAndre' Bembry SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks Saint Joseph's (Jr.)
122 Malachi Richardson SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Charlotte Hornets (traded to Sacramento Kings) [lower-alpha 4] Syracuse (Fr.)
123 Ante Žižić CFlag of Croatia.svg Croatia Boston Celtics KK Cibona (Croatia)
124 Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot SG/SFFlag of France.svg France Philadelphia 76ers (from Miami via Cleveland) [upper-alpha 9] Mega Leks (Serbia)
125 Brice Johnson PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers North Carolina (Sr.)
126 Furkan Korkmaz SG/SFFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Philadelphia 76ers (from Oklahoma City via Cleveland and Denver) [upper-alpha 10] Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
127

Pascal Siakam *

PFFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Toronto Raptors New Mexico State (So.)
128 Skal Labissière PF/CFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Phoenix Suns (from Cleveland via Boston [upper-alpha 11] traded to Sacramento Kings [lower-alpha 1] ) Kentucky (Fr.)
129

Dejounte Murray +

PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Washington (Fr.)
130 Damian Jones CFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors Vanderbilt (Jr.)
231 Deyonta Davis PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics (from Philadelphia via Miami [upper-alpha 12] traded to Memphis Grizzlies [lower-alpha 5] ) Michigan State (Fr.)
232 Ivica Zubac CFlag of Croatia.svg Croatia [n 2] Los Angeles Lakers Mega Leks (Serbia)
233 Cheick Diallo PF/CFlag of Mali.svg  Mali Los Angeles Clippers (from Brooklyn, [upper-alpha 13] traded to New Orleans Pelicans [lower-alpha 6] ) Kansas (Fr.)
234 Tyler Ulis PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Kentucky (So.)
235 Rade Zagorac #SG/SFFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Boston Celtics (from Minnesota via New Orleans and Phoenix, [upper-alpha 14] traded to Memphis Grizzlies [lower-alpha 5] ) Mega Leks (Serbia)
236

Malcolm Brogdon ~

PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks (from New Orleans via Sacramento) [upper-alpha 15] Virginia (Sr.)
237 Chinanu Onuaku PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets (from New York via Portland and Sacramento) [upper-alpha 16] [upper-alpha 15] Louisville (So.)
238 Patrick McCaw SG/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks (traded to Golden State Warriors) [lower-alpha 7] UNLV (So.)
239 David Michineau #PGFlag of France.svg France [n 5] New Orleans Pelicans (from Denver via Philadelphia , [upper-alpha 17] traded to Los Angeles Clippers [lower-alpha 6] ) Élan Chalon (France)
240 Diamond Stone CFlag of the United States.svg United States New Orleans Pelicans (from Sacramento, [upper-alpha 18] [upper-alpha 15] traded to Los Angeles Clippers [lower-alpha 6] ) Maryland (Fr.)
241 Stephen Zimmerman PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Orlando Magic UNLV (Fr.)
242 Isaiah Whitehead PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz (traded to Brooklyn Nets) [lower-alpha 8] Seton Hall (So.)
243 Zhou Qi CFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Houston Rockets Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China)
244 Isaïa Cordinier #SGFlag of France.svg France Atlanta Hawks (from Washington) [upper-alpha 19] ASC Denain-Voltaire (France)
245 Demetrius Jackson PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics (from Memphis via Denver and Dallas) [upper-alpha 20] [upper-alpha 7] Notre Dame (Jr.)
246 A. J. Hammons CFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Purdue (Sr.)
247 Jake Layman SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Orlando Magic (from Chicago, [upper-alpha 21] traded to Portland Trail Blazers [lower-alpha 9] ) Maryland (Sr.)
248 Paul Zipser SG/SFFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Chicago Bulls (from Portland via Cleveland) [upper-alpha 22] Bayern Munich (Germany)
249 Michael Gbinije SFFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria [n 6] Detroit Pistons Syracuse (Sr.)
250 Georges Niang PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers Iowa State (Sr.)
251 Ben Bentil PFFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Boston Celtics (from Miami) [upper-alpha 23] Providence (So.)
252 Joel Bolomboy PF/CFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Utah Jazz (from Boston via Memphis) [upper-alpha 24] Weber State (Sr.)
253 Petr Cornelie PFFlag of France.svg France Denver Nuggets (from Charlotte via Oklahoma City) [upper-alpha 25] Le Mans Sarthe (France)
254 Kay Felder PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks (traded to Cleveland Cavaliers) [lower-alpha 10] Oakland (Jr.)
255 Marcus Paige PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Brooklyn Nets (from L.A. Clippers, [upper-alpha 13] traded to Utah Jazz) [lower-alpha 8] North Carolina (Sr.)
256 Daniel Hamilton SG/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets (from Oklahoma City, [upper-alpha 25] traded to Oklahoma City Thunder [lower-alpha 11] ) Connecticut (So.)
257 Wang Zhelin #CFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Memphis Grizzlies (from Toronto) [upper-alpha 26] Fujian Sturgeons (China)
258 Abdel Nader SFFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Boston Celtics (from Cleveland) [upper-alpha 27] Iowa State (Sr.)
259 Isaiah Cousins #PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings (from San Antonio) [upper-alpha 28] Oklahoma (Sr.)
260 Tyrone Wallace PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz (from Golden State) [upper-alpha 29] California (Sr.)

Notable undrafted 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.

Fred VanVleet went undrafted and was selected as an NBA All-Star in 2022. Fred VanVleet 2021.jpg
Fred VanVleet went undrafted and was selected as an NBA All-Star in 2022.
Alex Caruso went undrafted and was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team in 2023 and 2024. Alex Caruso (52480104636) (cropped).jpg
Alex Caruso went undrafted and was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team in 2023 and 2024.
PlayerPos.NationalitySchool/club team
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell SG/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 		Illinois State (Sr.)
Ryan Arcidiacono PGFlag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 		Villanova (Sr.)
Ron Baker SG/PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Wichita State (Sr.)
Cat Barber PGFlag of the United States.svg United States NC State (Jr.)
Alex Caruso SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Texas A&M (Sr.)
Kyle Collinsworth PGFlag of the United States.svg United States BYU (Sr.)
Matt Costello PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 		Michigan State (Sr.)
Yogi Ferrell PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana (Sr.)
Dorian Finney-Smith SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Florida (Sr.)
Bryn Forbes PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Michigan State (Sr.)
Patricio Garino SG/SFFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina George Washington (Sr.)
Marcus Georges-Hunt SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Georgia Tech (Sr.)
Anthony Gill PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Virginia (Sr.)
Josh Gray PGFlag of the United States.svg United States LSU (Sr.)
Shaquille Harrison PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Tulsa (Sr.)
Myke Henry SG/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States DePaul (Sr.)
Danuel House SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Texas A&M (Sr.)
Derrick Jones Jr. SFFlag of the United States.svg United States UNLV (Fr.)
Jalen Jones SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Texas A&M (Sr.)
Damion Lee SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Louisville (Sr.)
Shawn Long PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Louisiana–Lafayette (Sr.)
Jordan Loyd PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Indianapolis (Sr.)
Gabriel Lundberg PGFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Horsens Idræts Club (Denmark)
Sheldon McClellan SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Miami (Florida) (Sr.)
David Nwaba SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Cal Poly (Sr.)
Daniel Ochefu PFFlag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Villanova (Sr.)
Jaysean Paige PGFlag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 		West Virginia (Sr.)
Gary Payton II PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Oregon State (Sr.)
Marshall Plumlee CFlag of the United States.svg United States Duke (Sr.)
Alex Poythress SF/PFFlag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast		 Kentucky (Sr.)
Tim Quarterman PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States LSU (Jr.)
Wayne Selden Jr. PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Kansas (Jr.)
Craig Sword SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Mississippi State (Sr.)
Isaiah Taylor PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Texas (Jr.)
Mike Tobey CFlag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 		Virginia (Sr.)
Jarrod Uthoff PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Iowa (Sr.)
Fred VanVleet +PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Wichita State (Sr.)
Jameel Warney PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Stony Brook (Sr.)
James Webb III SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Boise State (Jr.)
Troy Williams SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana (Jr.)
Kyle Wiltjer PF/SFFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Gonzaga (Sr.)
Gabe York PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Arizona (Sr.)

Eligibility and entrants

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.

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). [34]

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. [35] 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. [36]

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. [37] [38] That left the overall number of underclassmen entering the draft as 72.

Automatically eligible entrants

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria: [39]

Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:

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
PlayerTeamNoteRef.
Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Austin Orangeville A's (Canada)Left college in 2015, playing professionally since 2015–16 season [42]
Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Tsalmpouris AEK Athens (Greece)Left college in 2015, playing professionally since 2015–16 season [43]

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. [44] Furthermore, the only international player that got invited and accepted his invitation this year was Zhou Qi of the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. [45] 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. [46] 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. [47] A. J. Hammons also withdrew his name from the draft combine on the day of the on-court events. [48]

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. [49] After the event, nine of the participants that were a part of the combine went back to their respective colleges.[ citation needed ] 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. [50]

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. [51] 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. [52] 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). [53] 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. [54]

^Denotes the actual lottery result
Team 2015–16
record 		Lottery
chances [51] 		Lottery probabilities
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th
Philadelphia 76ers 10–72250.250^.215.178.357——————————
Los Angeles Lakers 17–65199.199.188^.171.319.123—————————
Brooklyn Nets [1] 21–61156.156.157.156^.226.265.040————————
Phoenix Suns 23–59119.119.126.133.099^.350.161.013———————
Minnesota Timberwolves 29–5388.088.097.107—.261^.360.084.004——————
New Orleans Pelicans 30–5263.063.071.081——.440^.304.040.001—————
New York Knicks [2] 32–5043.043.049.058———.599^.232.018.000————
Sacramento Kings 33–4919.019.022.027————.724^.197.011.000———
Denver Nuggets [3] 33–4919.019.022.027—————.784^.143.005.000——
Milwaukee Bucks 33–4918.018.021.025——————.846^.087.002.000—
Orlando Magic 35–478.008.009.012———————.907^.063.001.000
Utah Jazz 40–427.007.008.010————————.935^.039.000
Washington Wizards [4] 41–416.006.007.009—————————.960^.018
Chicago Bulls 42–405.005.006.007——————————.982^

^  1: The Boston Celtics acquired the Brooklyn Nets' pick automatically. [upper-alpha 1]
^  2: The Denver Nuggets exercised the option to swap first round picks with the New York Knicks. [upper-alpha 2]
^  3: The Toronto Raptors acquired the lesser of the Denver Nuggets' pick and the New York Knicks' pick. [upper-alpha 3]
^  4: The Phoenix Suns acquired the Washington Wizards' pick because it fell outside the top nine. [upper-alpha 5]

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. [55] The following 19 players were invited (listed alphabetically) to the 2016 NBA draft on June 18, one day before the 2016 NBA Finals ended. [56] A record-high 5 different players were added to the green room listing before the beginning of the 2016 NBA draft commenced. [57]

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.

  1. 1 2 July 12, 2013: Brooklyn Nets to Boston Celtics [3]
  2. 1 2 February 22, 2011: New York Knicks to Denver Nuggets (three-team trade) [4] [5]
  3. 1 2 July 10, 2013: New York Knicks to Toronto Raptors [6]
  4. ↑ June 22, 2016: Utah Jazz to Atlanta Hawks (three-team trade with Indiana Pacers) [7]
    • Atlanta acquired Utah's first round pick in the draft
    • Utah acquired George Hill from Indiana
    • Indiana acquired Jeff Teague from Atlanta
  5. 1 2 February 18, 2016: Washington Wizards to Phoenix Suns [8] [9]
  6. ↑ July 20, 2015: Houston Rockets to Denver Nuggets [10]
  7. 1 2 December 18, 2014: Dallas Mavericks to Boston Celtics [11]
  8. ↑ February 19, 2015: Portland Trail Blazers to Denver Nuggets [12]
  9. ↑ July 9, 2010: Miami Heat to Cleveland Cavaliers [13]
    • 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) [14] [15]
  10. ↑ January 5, 2015: Oklahoma City Thunder to Cleveland Cavaliers (three-team trade with New York Knicks) [16] January 7, 2015: Cleveland Cavaliers to Denver Nuggets [17]
    • 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 76ers [18] [19]
  11. ↑ July 10, 2014: Cleveland Cavaliers to Boston Celtics (three-team trade with Brooklyn Nets) [20] February 19, 2015: Boston Celtics to Phoenix Suns, [22] [23]
  12. ↑ June 28, 2012: Philadelphia 76ers to Miami Heat, [24] [25]
    • 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) [26] [27]
  13. 1 2 July 11, 2012: Los Angeles Clippers to Brooklyn Nets [28]
    • 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)
  14. ↑ July 13, 2012: Minnesota Timberwolves to New Orleans Hornets (now Pelicans) 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
  15. 1 2 3 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 considerations
  16. ↑ July 15, 2012: New York Knicks to Portland Trail Blazers 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 Rockets [29]
  17. ↑ February 20, 2014: Washington Wizards to Philadelphia 76ers (three-team trade with Denver Nuggets) [30] [31]
    • 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 Pelicans [32]
    • Philadelphia acquired Ish Smith
    • New Orleans acquired two future second round picks
  18. ↑ 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
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. ↑ August 7, 2009: Memphis Grizzlies to Denver Nuggets 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
  21. ↑ July 14, 2014: Chicago Bulls to Orlando Magic
  22. ↑ June 27, 2013: Portland Trail Blazers to Cleveland Cavaliers 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 Deng
  23. ↑ January 15, 2014: Miami Heat to Boston Celtics (three-team trade with Golden State Warriors)
  24. ↑ 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 Utah
  25. 1 2 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
  26. ↑ July 9, 2009: Toronto Raptors to Memphis Grizzlies (four-team trade with the Orlando Magic and Dallas Mavericks)
  27. ↑ September 25, 2014: Cleveland Cavaliers to Boston Celtics
  28. ↑ 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 Sacramento
  29. ↑ 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 Utah

Draft-day trades

Draft-day trades occurred on June 23, 2016, the day of the draft.

  1. 1 2 3 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 Bogdanovic
  2. ↑ June 23, 2016: Orlando Magic to Oklahoma City Thunder
  3. ↑ June 23, 2016: Indiana Pacers to Brooklyn Nets
    • Brooklyn acquired Indiana's first round pick and a future second round pick
    • Indiana acquired Thaddeus Young
  4. ↑ June 23, 2016: Charlotte Hornets to Sacramento Kings
    • Sacramento acquired Charlotte's first round pick
    • Charlotte acquired Marco Belinelli
  5. 1 2 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
  6. 1 2 3 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
  7. ↑ June 23, 2016: Milwaukee Bucks to Golden State Warriors
    • Golden State acquired Milwaukee's second round pick
    • Milwaukee acquired cash considerations
  8. 1 2 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)
  9. ↑ 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
  10. ↑ June 23, 2016: Atlanta Hawks to Cleveland Cavaliers
    • Cleveland acquired Atlanta's 2016 second round pick (Felder)
    • Atlanta received cash considerations
  11. ↑ June 23, 2016: Denver Nuggets to Oklahoma City Thunder
    • Oklahoma City re-acquired Denver's second round pick (Hamilton)
    • Denver received cash considerations

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 Both Dragan Bender and Ivica Zubac were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but they represent Croatia in international competitions.
  3. ↑ Maker was born in Wau, Sudan, which would later be a part of South Sudan, but would be raised in Australia.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Michael Gbinije was born in the United States, but had represented Nigeria internationally in competitions since 2015.

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