WHAT HAPPENED To The 2016 NBA Draft? 

Picking up Murray to play with Jokic was the absolute perfect pick for Denver man. And the moves since then have been prefect. Just beautiful roster construction for that run.

I'm still in awe that the Wolves could have had a lineup of Dunn (who's been decent to good in Utah), Lavine, Wiggins, Lauri, and KAT but traded it for one year of Jimmy Butler.

the Sabonis story is crazy. Tells you how much impact being on the right team can have to your career.

Kris Dunn looks like he could become one of the most surprising career revivals of all time honestly. From a virtually a whole season out of the NBA and in the G-League to looking borderline elite in a short stint with Utah and following it up just this week in preseason

How DARE you pass over the man, the myth, the legend Georgios Papagiannis? Do you know what it feels like to have your favorite team use a lottery pick on Georgios Papagiannis? I do. I was there, Gandalf.

Man... Suns had such a rough stretch drafting: Josh Jackson, Dragan Bender, Alex Len

I used to really believe that Ben Simmons could be the successor to Magic Johnson and LeBron James.

Cant call Fred Vanfleet borderline all star caliber player if he was a actual all star in 2022

The fact that the Kris Dunn highlight was the same play over and over again, proves that he is what we thought he was.😢

I’m not going to lie, as a Bulls fan, I wanted Kris Dunn badly, in the draft year before, and hoped he slipped down to the Bulls to draft as a backup PG/future successor to Derrick Rose. However, he went back to Providence for his junior year, and ended up being drafted higher (rightfully so), but seeing him play for the Timberwolves and my Bulls, I was quickly disappointed with Dunn’s play.

Love these draft videos

Even though it would take a lot longer, I think it would be cool for you to cover those mid first rounders even if they never panned out

I cannot believe the Celtics held Pick #3 for two years in a row and left with arguably the best players in both drafts. Crazy.

Ben Simmons really had 7/10 assessment for jump shot at his scouting card which was the same level as Malcolm Brogdon LOL

Jump Shot 7/10 is crazy for Ben Simmons lol

The trade with Poetl to San Antonio fundamentally changed how I evaluated trades. Everyone was in the mindset that the trade was Kawhi for Demar but a friend of mine said "You can actually tell how badly the raptors robbed the spurs because based off playoff production Demar and Danny Green are really close together so this trade is actually Kawhi for Poetl" Blew my frickin mind at the time

The nuggets got Murray with the pick swap from the Melo trade with the Knicks crazy how things worked out

i remember dragen bender, he was being called croatian porzingis

I remember when Ingram averaged 27ppg after the all star break the year both him and LeBron was in LA. That was when I knew Ingram was gonna take the next step on another team

As a Suns fan, Dragan Bender and Josh Jackson have fused into one player in my mind. It feels like we drafted Josh Jackson two years in a row, one pick behind the Celtics at #4 both years.

Watch out for Dunn this year in Utah, he finished the year great last season

Remember when Thon Maker is the next MVP? Lol

Without Murray, the Nuggets lose in the WCF if they even make it there. To think a pick swap from 9 to 7 was that consequential.

masai loves a tall, lanky, athletic african and it worked out. pascal didn't start playing basketball until he was 16 in cameroon. he left home young and took basketball seriously since his dad was a huge fan and it was his dream to see him make it. sadly, he died so pascal worked hard to make it to the nba. the raptors development team is one of the best. pascal, van vleet, barnes, og, poetl, etc. all became starting players/all stars after dominating/winning in the g-league.

As a 76ers fan I was hoping they would’ve got Ingram

I would've thought as a nets fan you would've mentioned caris lavert's journey.

Ingram looked great besides lebron, especially post all star break

Justice Young getting drafted in the second round was a complete steal #orangejuice

Domantas sabonis’s career is so weird

Did you really say 'you could argue the Nuggets do not win the 2022 title without Murray'? Man! There is absolutely no way they win without him. I remember how he made crucial baskets against the Lakers in the WCF.

Missed a few notable players between Sabonis and Siakam

Kris Dunn is back in the league and playing really well!

An ignored factor of this draft was, it was one of the most international drafts ever player wise so I think with the rise of someone like Porziņģis at the time a lot of teachers were trying to bank on international prospects they just failed at it.

after pre season games ben simmons has been looking pretty decent like 80 percent of what he was

Could we see a What happened to the 2014 NBA draft?

Jamal goin #1 in a redraft

I believe this changed when I started playing NBA 2k 2016

Need a 2012 version fr

How was BEN SIMMONS jumper rated as a 7💀

Weird that we still call people young who was drafted in 2016 lol

“They can’t all be winners, kid.”

Pascal is easily the best player to come out of this draft.

Ngl i thought Brandon Ingram was drafted before 2016. In such s casual

The NBA commissioner is not a human being.

Surprised you think that Jaylen Brown goes #1 in the redraft. Feel like brown is great, but probably the 2nd choice with Brandon Ingram a more likely #1 who would have fit with Philly really well and would have had a few years to grow same as previous situation

Womp womp JB goes 3 still

ben simmons now🌝

No way u said buddy heilds senior college season was just “good” he was literally getting curry comparisons

some unmentioned decent role players in Taurean Prince, Malik Beasley, Levert (who was balling before his injury), second rounders like Brogdon and Zubac and ofc superstar Pat McCaw lol nah but yea pretty weak draft in terms of overall accolades considering Brogdon won ROTY with not-so-stellar numbers and not too many perennial all-NBA or all-stars so far. Most of the guys that are still around are about to hit their primes tho

Bro said Terry rozier was bad

Forgot to mention vanvleet winning a chip in 2019

Ben might be the biggest waste of talent I’ve seen in a while

To clarify, Simmons missed the first half of the season due to injury, and the second half of the season due to a desire to win ROTY. They should’ve been a red flag for his work ethic.

i don’t even watch basketball like that

Raptors got siakam poeltl and vanvleet lol without them they wouldn’t have won in 2019

How is Jalen Brown already 27 but his birthday is 10.24.23…

3:06-3:32 IS FACTS!! #252

Of course the Blazers didn’t have a pick in this draft…

Ben Simmons was NOT consensus #1 it was between him and Ingram.

Murray dropped due to “character concerns”

This is such a forgettable draft. There are a few all-stars but no superstar and every player, even a successful one is disappointing in some way. Like Simmons never developing an outside shot, Brown never developing a handle and a killer instinct, Ingran never fully healthy for long, Siakam kind of disappearing.

You could argue the nuggets wouldn’t have won the title without their second best player? Fire take

bubble boy would go #1 in a redraft

Easily argue that they don’t win the chip without Murray? Lol what? That’s an objective FACT..that literally didn’t do shit in the post season until Murray was healthy and able to play

The sixers didn’t have a chance because of Simmons.

Ben Simmons would be a mvp in the 80-90

i remember this draft. it was a awful draft class

It’s very strange to ask what happened to an event. Events happen, but do things happen _to_ them? What happened to the 1999 World Series? Or the Tet Offensive? Or the Haitian Slave Revolt? See how these questions don’t really make sense?

Oof, the Simmons thing is aging like milk. If you think about it, the 6ers have some horrible draft picks. I mean, Embiid fcking sucks outside the normal season, in witch he is absolutely amazing. Simmons is going to be a sour taste in the mouth of 6ers fans, Noel is a bust. Okafor mega bust, Fultz was useless for the 6ers....i think the process failed massively. Maybe I am wrong, but it is starting to feel about it.

Thon Maker got famous again due to Gilas Pilipinas-Australian Boomers Brawl

i hate that nobody ever actually reviews a draft class. just like 17 players lmao

i wish kris dun was good

I don’t care if Denver won a title. I will always hate Murray.

Ben Simmons is a complete bust. He's up there with kwame Brown

This draft ain’t age well at all

I think you mean future fraud mvp ebiid

Simmons is a point guard that can’t shoot. Or learn to shoot.

Ben Simmons is a bust.

Simmons is a bust

Pascal the only multiple time all nba in this class. Should be no 1 in a redraft

Even with Brown as good as he is, he is still isn’t worthy of a 3 pick.

Like This If Jaylen Brown Is Currently The Best Player In The 2016 NBA Draft!

like it or not i’m still taking Ben Simmons over Brandon Ingram

1. Brown 2. J.Murray 3. Sabonis 4 Ingram 5 Siakam

@bsolz

Kris Dunn is back in the league and playing really well!