NBA Mock Draft 2016: 76ers, Lakers Get Their Guy; Suns Reaching?

By Michael Saenz | Jun 20, 2016

May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; General view during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. The Philadelphia 76ers received the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

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7. Denver Nuggets

Pick: Dragan Bender, F, Maccabi Tel Aviv

With the first of their numerous first-round picks, I believe the Denver Nuggets will be taking the best player available at this point. That means Dragan Bender will fly off the board as soon as Denver goes on the clock.

Additionally, the Nuggets also have a knack for finding quality international prospects – they’ve done well with Nikola Jokic, Jusuf Nurkic, Joffrey Lauvergne and others. Should we add Bender to that long list, too?

With the drafting of Bender, though, I’m not exactly sure what that means for Kenneth Faried‘s future with the team. However, it actually might be time to move on from Faried, who’s been the subject of trade rumors in each of the last few seasons.

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