NBA draft 2016: What is it, what time does it start and where can I watch it?
Everything you need to know about this year's draft
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The NBA draft is an annual event in which the 30 teams of the National Basketball Association take turns to pick from 60 players who wish to join the league.
The vast majority of these players are talented youngsters who are coming out of college basketball in search of a professional contract.
Teams pick according to the draft order which is drawn up earlier in the year and favours those sides which performed poorly in the previous season.
What can we expect?
The two top picks this year will be Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram and the lucky ‘franchise’ which gets to pick between the pair is the Philadelphia 76ers.
It’s unclear which of the pair the 76ers will plump for – Ingram has trained with them, but Simmons recently posted a picture of himself on Instagram wearing a Philadelphia basketball jersey.
Whoever isn’t selected first up will almost certainly be taken by the Los Angeles Lakers, who have the first round’s second pick.
What time does it start?
The 2016 NBA draft begins at midnight BST (7.00pm ET).
Where will it be held?
This year's draft will be at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
How do I watch it?
UK viewers can watch it on BT Sport 2 or via an ‘NBA LEAGUE PASS’, which can be acquired from www.nba.tv
What’s this year’s draft order?
First round
1. Philadelphia
2. Los Angeles Lakers
3. Boston (from Brooklyn)
4. Phoenix
5. Minnesota
6. New Orleans
7. Denver (from New York)
8. Sacramento
9. Toronto (from Denver via New York)
10. Milwaukee
11. Orlando
12. Utah
13. Phoenix (from Washington)
14. Chicago
15. Denver (from Houston)
16. Boston (from Dallas)
17. Memphis
18. Detroit
19. Denver (from Portland)
20. Indiana
21. Atlanta
22. Charlotte
23. Boston
24. Philadelphia (from Miami via Cleveland)
25. Los Angeles Clippers
26. Philadelphia (from Oklahoma City via Denver and Cleveland)
27. Toronto
28. Phoenix (from Cleveland via Boston)
29. San Antonio
30. Golden State
Second round
31. Boston (from Philadelphia via Miami)
32. Los Angeles Lakers
33. Los Angeles Clippers (from Brooklyn)
34. Phoenix
35. Boston (from Minnesota via Phoenix)
36. Milwaukee (from New Orleans via Sacramento)
37. Houston (from New York via Sacramento and Portland)
38. Milwaukee
39. New Orleans (from Denver via Philadelphia)
40. New Orleans (from Sacramento)
41. Orlando
42. Utah
43. Houston
44. Atlanta (from Washington)
45. Boston (from Memphis via Dallas)
46. Dallas
47. Orlando (from Chicago)
48. Chicago (from Portland via Cleveland)
49. Detroit
50. Indiana
51. Boston (from Miami)
52. Utah (from Boston via Memphis)
53. Denver (from Charlotte via Oklahoma City)
54. Atlanta
55. Brooklyn (from Los Angeles Clippers)
56. Denver (from Oklahoma City)
57. Memphis (from Toronto)
58. Boston (from Cleveland)
59. Sacramento (from San Antonio)
60. Utah (from Golden State
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