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Report: No. 3-8 picks all being shopped ahead of draft

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If you're a prospective general manager hoping to jump into the lottery, this is the draft for you.

ESPN's Chad Ford reports that selections No. 3 through to No. 8 are being shopped leading up to Thursday's NBA Draft. Each team has the same goal of making an immediate upgrade.

Selection Team
3 Celtics
4 Suns
5 Timberwolves
6 Pelicans
7 Nuggets
8 Kings

By all accounts, the 2016 draft class is shaping up as a two-player draft. Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram are blue-chip prospects, but prognosticators remain significantly less impressed with the remaining crop. It would appear teams share a similar opinion.

The likes of Jamal Murray, Kris Dunn, Marquese Chriss, Dragan Bender, Jaylen Brown, and Buddy Hield represent the second-tier of prospects in the draft.

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