The numbers are not all that relevant at this point, but here is an early look at which prospects to pay attention to during the 2015-16 season.
The 2015 NBA Draft was heavy at the top but weak overall. The 2016 NBA Draft looks to be weaker in both areas. With an uneven group of high school seniors, the 2016 draft could see an unusual number of college upperclassmen and international players selected. Here is an early look at the top 30:
- Skal Labissiere, Freshman, PF/C, Kentucky (7'0, 216)
- Dragan Bender, 18, PF/sf, (7'1, 216)
- Jaylen Brown, Freshman, SF, California (6'6, 222)
- Brandon Ingram, Freshman, SF, Duke (6'9, 196)
- Jamal Murray, Freshman, PG, Kentucky (6'5, 201)
- George De Paula, 20, PG/sf, Brazil (6'6, 194)
- Jakob Poetl, Sophomore, C, Utah (7'0, 235)
- James Blackmon, Sophomore, SG, Indiana (6'3, 184)
- Malik Newman, Freshman, SG/pg, (6'4, 179)
- Domanatas Sabonis, Sophomore, PF/sf, Gonzaga (6'10, 231)
- Furkan Torkmaz, 19, SG/SF, Turkey (6'6, 170)
- Egemen Guven, 19, PF, Turkey (6'10, 220)
- Cheick Diallo, Freshman, PF/C, (6'9, 220)
- Henry Ellenson, Freshman, C, (6'10, 231)
- Nedim Buza, 21, SF, Bosnia and Herzegovina (6'8, 199)
- Diamond Stone, Freshman, C, Maryland (6'10, 250)
- Zhou Qi, 19, C, China (7'2, 210)