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    KRIT
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    Who Is NBA ROY? Worst Draft Class Ever?

    I don't even know if Embiid deserves to be ROY. Will have played in less than half the games. Who is the rookie of the year? Saric? Could we have the worst rookie of the year ever?

    As for the 2016 class, is it the worst ever? Obviously too early to tell, but Simmons seems like the only guy who can save this group.

    Rnd. Pick Player Pos. Nationality[n 1] Team School / club team
    1 1 Ben Simmons# PF/SF Australia Philadelphia 76ers LSU (Fr.)
    1 2 Brandon Ingram SF United States Los Angeles Lakers Duke (Fr.)
    1 3 Jaylen Brown SF United States Boston Celtics (from Brooklyn)[A] California (Fr.)
    1 4 Dragan Bender PF/C Croatia[n 2] Phoenix Suns Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv(Israel)
    1 5 Kris Dunn PG United States Minnesota Timberwolves Providence (Jr.)
    1 6 Buddy Hield SG Bahamas New Orleans Pelicans Oklahoma (Sr.)
    1 7 Jamal Murray SG Canada Denver Nuggets (from New York)[B] Kentucky (Fr.)
    1 8 Marquese Chriss PF United States Sacramento Kings (traded to Phoenix Suns)[a] Washington (Fr.)
    1 9 Jakob Pöltl C Austria Toronto Raptors (from Denver via New York)[C] Utah (So.)
    1 10 Thon Maker PF Australia[n 3] Milwaukee Bucks Orangeville Prep/Athlete Institute (Canada HS Sr.)
    1 11 Domantas Sabonis PF/C Lithuania[n 4] Orlando Magic (traded to Oklahoma City Thunder)[b] Gonzaga (So.)
    1 12 Taurean Prince PF United States Utah Jazz (traded to Atlanta Hawks)[D] Baylor (Sr.)
    1 13 Georgios Papagiannis C Greece Phoenix Suns (from Washington,[E] traded to Sacramento Kings[a]) Panathinaikos Athens(Greece)
    1 14 Denzel Valentine SG United States Chicago Bulls Michigan State (Sr.)
    1 15 Juan Hernangómez SF/PF Spain Denver Nuggets (from Houston)[F] Movistar Estudiantes(Spain)
    1 16 Guerschon Yabusele# PF France Boston Celtics (from Dallas)[G] Rouen Métropole(France)
    1 17 Wade Baldwin IV PG United States Memphis Grizzlies Vanderbilt (So.)
    1 18 Henry Ellenson PF United States Detroit Pistons Marquette (Fr.)
    1 19 Malik Beasley SG United States Denver Nuggets (from Portland)[H] Florida State (Fr.)
    1 20 Caris LeVert SG United States Indiana Pacers (traded to Brooklyn Nets)[c] Michigan (Sr.)
    1 21 DeAndre' Bembry SF United States Atlanta Hawks Saint Joseph's (Jr.)
    1 22 Malachi Richardson SG United States Charlotte Hornets (traded to Sacramento Kings)[d] Syracuse (Fr.)
    1 23 Ante Žižić# C Croatia Boston Celtics Cibona Zagreb (Croatia)
    1 24 Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot SG/SF France Philadelphia 76ers (from Miami viaCleveland)[I] Mega Leks (Serbia)
    1 25 Brice Johnson PF United States Los Angeles Clippers North Carolina (Sr.)
    1 26 Furkan Korkmaz# SG/SF Turkey Philadelphia 76ers (from Oklahoma Cityvia Cleveland and Denver)[J] Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
    1 27 Pascal Siakam PF Cameroon Toronto Raptors New Mexico State (So.)
    1 28 Skal Labissičre PF/C Haiti Phoenix Suns (from Cleveland viaBoston[K] traded to Sacramento Kings[a]) Kentucky (Fr.)
    1 29 Dejounte Murray PG/SG United States San Antonio Spurs Washington (Fr.)
    1 30 Damian Jones C United States Golden State Warriors Vanderbilt (Jr.)

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    Yeah sorry you haven't watched any basketball if you don't think Jaylen Brown isn't head and shoulders above anyone in this group (less Ben Simmons)
    Most impressive rookie I've seen in a long time in limited time

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    He probably doesn't have the stats to win ROY, but he is playing the best 2-way ball by a mile. He is in top 90 percentile defensively and scoring pretty easy when he attacks.

    Guys like Bender and Maker will take some time…if they ever develop into what people expect…...

    I think Buddy Hield can become a good scorer/shooter.

    I like how Murray plays for spurs in limited time, that was a good pick. I also like Sabonis to be a solid player for a while.

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