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NBA Draft 2016: Five players who fit the 3-and-D mold perfectly

Teams can’t win titles with just superstars in the NBA. That much is honest. And on the wings, teams more and more are turning toward specialists who fit a very specific mold: complementary pieces who drain threes and play hard-nosed defense.

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To see the importance of “3-and-D,” one must only look at the Warriors with multiple stars who fill that quota and role players like Harrison Barnes and Andre Iguodala.

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The league is always thirsty for 3-and-D role players and the 2016 NBA Draft features a handful of them.