When and where was the 2016 NBA draft held?
The 2016 NBA draft was held on the 23rd of June 2016 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. ESPN broadcast it nationally, and The Vertical streamed the event live for the first time in NBA draft history.
Questions about 2016 NBA draft
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who was the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NBA draft?
Ben Simmons was the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NBA draft, taken by the Philadelphia 76ers. He became the second Australian ever selected first overall, after Andrew Bogut.
How did the 2016 NBA draft lottery turn out?
Every team in the 2016 NBA draft lottery landed in the exact position its regular-season record had projected, the first time that had happened since the lottery system began in 1985. The Philadelphia 76ers won the top pick with a 26.9 percent chance, while the Los Angeles Lakers stayed at No. 2 and the Boston Celtics, via the Brooklyn Nets, kept No. 3.
How many countries were represented in the 2016 NBA draft?
Twenty-eight different countries were represented among the players selected in the 2016 NBA draft, more than in any draft before it. That total pushed the 2016 class past the 2004 NBA draft as the most culturally diverse draft in league history.
How many underclassmen entered the 2016 NBA draft?
A record 162 underclassmen, 116 of them from college, declared for the 2016 NBA draft by the 24th of April deadline. After 57 chose to return to school, 59 college underclassmen remained, and combined with 13 international underclassmen, 72 underclassmen in total entered the draft.
Who was the lightest player ever recorded at the NBA Draft Combine before the 2016 NBA draft?
Tyler Ulis, a Kentucky sophomore who went on to play point guard for the Phoenix Suns, set the record for lightest player at the NBA Draft Combine, weighing 149.2 pounds. He set that record at the combine held in Chicago from the 10th to the 15th of May 2016.