Never Too Early - 2016 Mock Draft

[ahonui06]

Used NBADraft.Net and DraftExpress for the following selections

Round 1, Pick 15 - Jonathan Jeanne, (7'0, 210), C, France or Cheick Diallo, (6'9, 220), PF/C, Kansas
Round 1, Pick 16 - Ray Smith, (6'8, 190), SF, Arizona or Damian Jones, (6'10, 248), PF/C, Vanderbilt
Round 1, Pick 21 - Jakob Poeltl, (7'1, 240), C, Utah or Nigel Hayes, (6'7, 235), PF, Wisconsin
Round 2, Pick 33 - Danuel House, (6'7, 205), SF, Texas A&M or Petr Cornelie, (6'11, 220), PF, France
Round 2, Pick 40 - AJ Hammons, (7'0, 260), C, Purdue or George de Paula, (6'6, 194), PG, Brazil
Round 2, Pick 51 - Kaleb Tarczewski, (7'0, 245), C, Arizona or Dorian Finney-Smith, (6'8, 205), SF, Florida
Round 2, Pick 54 - Wayne Selden, (6'5, 230), SG, Kansas or Joel Bolomboy, (6'9, 230), PF, Weber State

[KeepRondo]

No lotto picks?

[ahonui06]

No lotto picks?

The mocks are based off last year's standings for now. The mocks will update with the records accordingly throughout the season.

[slamtheking]

No lotto picks?

The mocks are based off last year's standings for now. The mocks will update with the records accordingly throughout the season.

I suppose that makes sense but in light of the selections they're assigning us, it really points out that's really too early for them to bother with a mock draft.

I do like Poeltl (won't last to 21 though) and Selden as a second rounder but the rest could be summed up in one statement "Who the hell is that?"

[Eddie20]

No lotto picks?

The mocks are based off last year's standings for now. The mocks will update with the records accordingly throughout the season.

I think a better approach would be to use Vegas NBA title lines for the picks.

For example, Vegas has the following:

Brooklyn in a 3 way tie with Denver and Minnesota for the 5th worst odds in the NBA, so that pick would be in the 5-7 range.

Dallas missing the playoffs, but having the best title odds of non-playoff teams so that pick is #14.

Has us missing the playoffs, but tied with Phoenix for the 2nd best title odds that pick will be either 12 or 13.

[slamtheking]

No lotto picks?

The mocks are based off last year's standings for now. The mocks will update with the records accordingly throughout the season.

I think a better approach would be to use Vegas NBA title lines for the picks.

For example, Vegas has the following:

Brooklyn in a 3 way tie with Denver and Minnesota for the 5th worst odds in the NBA, so that pick would be in the 5-7 range.

Dallas missing the playoffs, but having the best title odds of non-playoff teams so that pick is #14.

Has us missing the playoffs, but tied with Phoenix for the 2nd best title odds that pick will be either 12 or 13.

not ideal but I think I'll like the options at 5, 12 and 14 much better than 15, 16 and 21.

[Big333223]

I'm having wet dreams about Brooklyn having the 6th worst record, winning the #2 pick, and the Celtics getting Skal Labissiere in the draft after making the playoffs.

[nickagneta]

Wrong. It's too early.

[Celts Fan 508]

I like Kaleb Tarczewski AKA "Zeus" but I don't think he would be a good fit in the current NBA.  Poeltl will be a top ten pick in my opinion, I would have loved it if he stayed in the draft last year and the Celtics got him.

[Eja117]

Wrong. It's too early.

Within the context of never too early Nick is absolutely right