2016 NBA Re-Draft: Is Ben Simmons Still No. 1?

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15. Denver Nuggets: Derrick Jones Jr. (originally undrafted)

An inability to hit from the outside can be a massive issue in today’s NBA, and Derrick Jones Jr. has shot only 29.4 percent from deep throughout his career. However, he can still be a game-changer as a cutter, finisher and defender.

Jones is one of the league’s most explosive vertical athletes and can defend multiple positions. If a team is able to coax more consistency out of his jumper, he can be an important piece.

14. Chicago Bulls: Alex Caruso (originally undrafted)

Defensive box plus/minus has its limitations, mostly because box scores have long struggled to capture the impact and importance of defense. But when it backs up what you’re seeing, it’s worth noting.

Over the last two seasons, Caruso is eighth overall and second among guards in defensive BPM. He can lock down plenty of opposing guards and even bother superstars with his effort and willingness to move his feet on that end.

Combine that with a career 37.7 three-point percentage and highlight-worthy bounce, and you have one of the game’s steadier reserve guards.

13. Sacramento Kings (via PHX) Caris LeVert (originally picked 20th)

Caris LeVert hasn’t had an above-average effective field-goal percentage or true shooting percentage since his rookie season, but his playmaking from the wing helps to offset that inefficiency a bit. And his ability to create shots, both for himself and others, remains encouraging.

There’s still some time for LeVert to figure out how to shoot more consistently from the outside, which could make him a bona fide second or third option on a good team.

12. Atlanta Hawks (via UTA) Ivica Zubac (originally picked 32nd)

Other than sheer size, nothing about Ivica Zubac really leaps off the screen. He isn’t an explosive athlete, rarely creates for others and has hit only one three in his NBA career.

But he checks several of the boxes you’d want checked from an old-school big. He can dominate the glass, fill paint as a rim-runner and is typically in the right spots on defense.

If you’re just looking for solid, Zubac has proved to be that, even in the role of a starting center.

11. Oklahoma City Thunder (via ORL): Dejounte Murray (originally picked 29th)

Dejounte Murray landed a second-team All-Defensive nod in his second NBA season, when he averaged 1.2 steals in only 21.5 minutes. Then, a torn ACL cost him all of the 2018-19 campaign.

In the two seasons since he returned, Murray has remained a pest on the perimeter. He’s also been more able to leverage his length and athleticism toward scoring. He averaged a career-high 15.7 points last season with the San Antonio Spurs.