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2016 NBA Draft: Detroit Bad Boys Big Board -- Denzel Valentine, Thon Maker win vote

Michigan State's Denzel Valentine selected No. 15 on the Detroit Bad Boys Big Board.

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The 2016 NBA Draft is just four days away, and the Detroit Pistons have the No. 18 selection. Now you can have your say in who should make up the official Detroit Bad Boys 2016 NBA Draft Big Board.

Voting has really condensed around a high range of intriguing prospects, but the winners of the most recent vote were local product Denzel Valentine and the high-risk, high-reward Thon Maker. Valentine is the do-it-all college superstar whose skills might or might not translate at the NBA level. Maker, meanwhile, is practically the opposite. He has done essentially nothing of note on the basketball court, but at 7 feet tall and with an intriguing blend of agility, athleticism and with a smooth scoring stroke could prove to be irresistible for a team looking to hit a home run in the latter half of the first round.

Because I missed several days and we're running out I am making the executive decision to combine the vote to fill the next two slots. We will go back to anointing only the top vote getter from here on out.

Remember, this is not a mock draft, and this is not only selecting from the players people presume will be available when the Pistons make their selection. We are creating a Big Board, ranking NBA Draft prospects from No. 1 on down so that on draft night we know who the best player available is for the Pistons to select.

The poll will stay open approximately 24 hours. I changed things up a little as we get down to the Pistons actual selection. I switched over to the Draft Express Big Board because ESPN's had a big Timothe Luwawu problem (aka he was missing from our range). Also, Draft Express just seems more reliable to me. I also changed from 15 to 20 names just to give people more options.

Vote now, DBB!

Detroit Bad Boys Big Board

  1. Ben Simmons (52% of vote)
  2. Brandon Ingram (75%)
  3. Dragan Bender (33%)
  4. Kris Dunn (32%)
  5. Jamal Murray (33%)
  6. Buddy Hield (45%)
  7. Marquese Chriss (31%)
  8. Jaylen Brown (29%)
  9. Deyonta Davis (24%)
  10. Domantas Sabonis (26%)
  11. Henry Ellenson (26%)
  12. Ivica Zubac (24%)
  13. Skal Labissiere (28%)
  14. Wade Baldwin (26%)
  15. Denzel Valentine (17%)
  16. Thon Maker (16%)