There's only one Ben Simmons, and he's not going to stick around long enough to become the top target of every NBA lottery team. We're interested in realistic possibilities here, not pipe dreams, one-in-a-million shots or alternate realties.
For each squad currently sitting outside the playoff picture, listed here in alphabetical order, it's time to start thinking about draft-day decisions. A substantial portion of the current season may remain, but it's 2016-17 that offers hope of greater fortune.
Weighing team needs—generated by current holes in the lineups, possible free-agent departures and everything else imaginable—with the talent of the players available, we're looking at the best choices for each of those 14 teams.
But again, they have to be realistic. Much as the Detroit Pistons might love to add Simmons or Brandon Ingram, that just isn't going to happen unless they beat the odds in a big way during the lottery.
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