NBA Draft 2016: Results And Pick-By-Pick Analysis

Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; A general view of a video board displaying all thirty draft picks in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; A general view of a video board displaying all thirty draft picks in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
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Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Wade Baldwin IV (Vanderbilt) reacts after being selected as the number seventeen overall pick to the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Wade Baldwin IV (Vanderbilt) reacts after being selected as the number seventeen overall pick to the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

17. Memphis Grizzlies

Pick: Wade Baldwin IV

This is my guy.

With the potential of losing Mike Conley in free agency this summer, selecting a point guard in the draft was a must for the Grizzlies. If nothing else, for insurance purposes. They achieved that by selecting Wade Baldwin IV out of Vanderbilt.

Yes, he may struggle around the rim but has an NBA body and can shoot the basketball. He’s a combo guard that has shown the ability to play both the 1 and 2. He still has ways to go was a complete basketball player, but he’s a solid roll of the dice by the Grizzlies.

A necessary one, if you will.

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