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2016 NBA Draft: Detroit Bad Boys Big Board -- Deyonta Davis wins a nail biter

Just four votes separated the top three spots in the latest Big Board vote.

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The 2016 NBA Draft is just 15 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.

Things are finally getting interesting. Big men dominated the vote, with Deyonta Davis, who played one season at Michigan State University, edging out both Domantas Sabonis and Henry Ellenson. Davis is an athletic young big who can rebound, block shots and looks to have the makings of a face-up game and could develop legitimate range. Most importantly, he has the fluidity, size and strength to be a primary power forward who could also switch onto small players off screens and play small ball center in pace and space lineups.

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

  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%)