The NBA Draft is here. College stars will realize their NBA dreams and teams will add young talent with high hopes as Commissioner Adam Silver reads off all 60 draft picks.
NBA Draft order 2016: All 60 picks in the draft
The Philadelphia 76ers will choose between Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram with the first pick in the draft.
The Cleveland Cavaliers won the title on Monday in Oakland thanks to two No. 1 picks: LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, who were drafted eight years apart. They beat a 73-win Golden State Warriors team that was built largely in part by draft picks. Stephen Curry was selected No. 7 in 2009, Klay Thompson was drafted with the 11th pick in 2011 and they picked up a steal with the 35th pick of the 2012 draft in Draymond Green.
The Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers were the big winners at the Draft lottery in June, picking up the No. 1 and No. 2 picks, respectively. The 76ers will choose between Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram, leaving the Lakers with whichever possible star isn’t selected. After Simmons and Ingram, the talent pool in the draft class drops, but players like Buddy Hield, Dragan Bender and Kris Dunn could turn into stars.
The 76ers will be active on Thursday. After picking first, they’ll select 24th and 26th. The Boston Celtics -- who were bounced by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the playoffs -- and the Denver Nuggets also have three first-round picks, with Boston choosing at No. 3, 16 and 23 and the Nuggets picking seventh, 15th and 19th.
Here’s the full order of the 2016 NBA Draft:
1. Philadelphia 76ers
2. Los Angeles Lakers
3. Boston Celtics (from Nets)
4. Phoenix Suns
5. Minnesota Timberwolves
6. New Orleans Pelicans
7. Denver Nuggets
8. Sacramento Kings
9. Toronto Raptors (from Knicks via Nuggets)
10. Milwaukee Bucks
11. Orlando Magic
12. Atlanta Hawks (from Jazz)
13. Phoenix Suns (from Wizards)
14. Chicago Bulls
15. Denver Nuggets (from Rockets)
16. Boston Celtics (from Mavericks)
17. Memphis Grizzlies
18. Detroit Pistons
19. Denver Nuggets (from Trail Blazers)
20. Brooklyn Nets (from Pacers)
21. Atlanta Hawks
22. Charlotte Hornets
23. Boston Celtics
24. Philadelphia 76ers (from Heat via Cavaliers)
25. Los Angeles Clippers
26. Philadelphia 76ers (from Thunder via Cavaliers and Nuggets)
27. Toronto Raptors
28. Phoenix Suns (from Cavaliers via Celtics)
29. San Antonio Spurs
30. Golden State Warriors
31. Boston Celtics (from 76ers via Heat)
32. Los Angeles Lakers
33. Los Angeles Clippers (from Nets)
34. Phoenix Suns
35. Boston Celtics (from Timberwolves via Pelicans and Suns)
36. Milwaukee Bucks (from Pelicans via Kings)
37. Houston Rockets (from Knicks via Blazers and Kings)
38. Milwaukee Bucks
39. New Orleans Pelicans (from Nuggets via 76ers)
40. New Orleans Pelicans (from Kings)
41. Orlando Magic
42. Utah Jazz
43. Houston Rockets
44. Atlanta Hawks (from Wizards)
45. Boston Celtics (from Grizzlies via Nuggets and Mavericks)
46. Dallas Mavericks
47. Orlando Magic (from Bulls)
48. Chicago Bulls (from Blazers and Cavaliers)
49. Detroit Pistons
50. Indiana Pacers
51. Boston Celtics (from Heat)
52. Utah Jazz (from Celtics and Grizzlies)
53. Denver Nuggets (from Hornets and Thunder)
54. Atlanta Hawks
55. Brooklyn Nets (from Bucks via Clippers)
56. Denver Nuggets (from Nuggets)
57. Memphis Grizzlies (from Raptors)
58. Boston Celtics (from Cavaliers)
59. Sacramento Kings (from Spurs)
60. Utah Jazz (from Warriors)
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