NBA Draft 2016: 1st-Round Mock Draft, Prospects’ Pre-Lottery Landing Spots

One gigantic milestone out of the way, another on the horizon as the march to the 2016 NBA draft continues.

The NBA Draft Combine from Chicago is the milestone now in the rearview mirror, where China’s Zhou Qi stole the spotlight and captured the imaginations of fans.

Next is the lottery, where many teams will win and help dictate the future landscape of the Association while at least one will cry foul and walk away from the event heartbroken.

Before the lottery gets underway, let’s take a look at an updated mock reflecting everything known about the 2016 class after the spectacle in the Windy City.

2016 NBA Mock Draft

5. Minnesota Timberwolves: SF Jaylen Brown, California

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Things have been rather quiet around California’s Jaylen Brown as of late, which makes sense when one looks at some of the names headlining the 2016 class—Ben Simmons, Brandon Ingram, Buddy Hield, others.

Brown isn’t far behind, though.

A natural NBA guard at 6’7″ and 223 pounds, Brown is just 19 years old and entering the NBA after a season in which he posted averages of 14.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while shooting 43 percent from the field

As NBA.com’s Scott Howard-Cooper pointed out, Brown is very much in top-five contention:

Some good buzz for Cal SF Jaylen Brown at No. 3. “I’d do it,” one GM said. Others not as certain. Brown one of several candidates there.

— Scott Howard-Cooper (@SHowardCooper) May 13, 2016

Think about Brown joining an upstart team like the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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