With the 2nd overall pick of the 2016 NBA D-League Draft, the Santa Cruz Warriors selected 7-foot-1 center Jaleel Roberts. In addition, Santa Cruz picked up 6-foot-6 small forward LaDontae Henton with the 10th overall pick, 6-foot-7 forward Keith Steffeck with the 66th overall pick, and 6-foot-6 guard Rasean Simpson with 84th overall pick.
Santa Cruz also had picks available in the fifth and sixth round of the draft, both of which the team decided to forgo.
Following his senior year at UNC Asheville, 24-year-old Jaleel Roberts, went undrafted in the 2015 NBA Draft before playing for the 2015 Washington Wizards Summer League squad in Las Vegas.