NBA: Predicting Who The Top Five Rookies Will Be In 2016-17

Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Buddy Hield (Oklahoma) gestures to the crowd while standing with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number six overall pick to the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

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The 2016 NBA Draft is officially in the books, we predict the top five rookies that will make the biggest impact in year one

Now that the 2016 NBA Draft is over and done with, there are many teams that have to feel great with how the board fell on draft night.

From Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers) and Brandon Ingram (Los Angeles Lakers) going 1-2, respectively, the Minnesota Timberwolves (Kris Dunn), Boston Celtics (Jaylen Brown), New Orleans Pelicans (Buddy Hield) and a number of other teams selecting in the lottery, have to feel great about who they came away with.

With optimism at an all-time high – because it will almost certainly only fall from here – we predict who the five most productive NBA rookies will be this season. In turn, how the NBA Rookie of the Year voting will end.

*Odds listed are according to oddsmaker Bovada out of Las Vegas

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