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The 2016 NBA Draft is just 18 days away, and the Detroit Pistons have the No. 18 selection. But who should they pick? Even saying the "best player available" means different things to different people. Is it the player ready to contribute right away? Plays the biggest position of need? Is the highest-ceiling prospect who could pay off years down the line?
Now you can have your say in who should make up the official Detroit Bad Boys 2016 NBA Draft Big Board.
Buddy Hield was the runaway winner of the vote for the sixth spot on the Big Board. Apparently, that level of elite shooting and how it could fit alongside the Andre Drummond-Reggie Jackson pick and roll was just too much to pass up. Now that Hield is off the board things might get extremely interesting. It doesn't seem there is a consensus player remaining on the board, and the vote could be split among any number of unique fits.
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 will put 15 names on each poll based on Chad Ford's list of top 100 prospects. That should suffice for a while, but it might get dicey later in round one when the talent base gets flatter and people are more willing to take risks. If you believe a player who should be included in an upcoming poll is missing then make it known in the comments and I will try and include them so that people can always select the person they want.
Vote now, DBB!
Detroit Bad Boys Big Board
- Ben Simmons (52 percent of vote)
- Brandon Ingram (75 percent of vote)
- Dragan Bender (33 percent of vote)
- Kris Dunn (32 percent of vote)
- Jamal Murray (33 percent of vote)
- Buddy Hield (45 percent of the vote)