Give and Go: Ben Simmons's potential, sleepers and more NBA draft debates

Who are the top prospects in the 2016 NBA draft? Biggest sleepers? SI.com's draft experts debate.

Chris Mannix | Nov 23, 2015

Give and Go: Ben Simmons's potential, sleepers and more NBA draft debates /

In the latest episode of Give and Go, Chris Mannix and SI.com college basketball producer David Gardner take a (very) early look at the 2016 NBA draft. Among the topics discussed in this week's show...

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• The potential of Ben Simmons. Mannix and Gardner discuss the future of the LSU freshman, who is projected to go No. 1 overall in 2016 and sits atop SI.com's initial Big Board.

• Under-the-radar prospect. With a deep class being scoured by NBA scouts, Mannix and Gardner dish on which college players they think should be getting more attention from NBA talent evaluators.

• Best point guard in the 2016 class? There's plenty of variety when it comes to floor generals in this year's class, from Providence's Kris Dunn to Kentucky's Jamal Murray. Which one is most likely to go first in next spring's draft?

Published Nov 23, 2015

CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.