La NBA ha dado a conocer la lista completa de jugadores universitarios de la NCAA y de jugadores internacionales que se han declarado elegibles antes de tiempo, sin haber cumplido aún la edad máxima, para el Draft 2016. Hay 162 jugadores, de los cuales 45 proceden del baloncesto internacional.
Los jugadores universitarios están encabezados por los 2 favoritos para ser seleccionados en primera posición: Ben Simmons (LSU) y Brandon Ingram (Duke). En ese grupo también están dos extranjeros destacados de la NCAA como son Jakob Poeltl (Utah) y Domantas Sabonis (Gonzaga).
En cuanto a la lista de baloncestistas que juegan fuera de Estados Unidos, la encabezan el croata Dragan Bender y el turco Furkan Korkmaz. Y en ella hay 8 jugadores que juegan en España: Juancho Hernangómez, Ilimane Diop, Rolands Smits, Alexander Vezenkov, Emir Sulejmanovic, Jordan Sakho, Romaric Belemene y Ludvig Hakanson.
Lista de jugadores de la NCAA
| Jugador | Universidad | Altura | Estatus |
|---|
| Abdul-Malik Abu | North Carolina State | 6-8 | Sophomore |
| Rosco Allen | Stanford | 6-9 | Junior |
| Tony Anderson | Southeast Missouri State | 6-9 | Freshman |
| BeeJay Anya | North Carolina State | 6-9 | Junior |
| Brandon Austin | Northwest Florida State | 6-6 | Sophomore |
| Ian Baker | New Mexico State | 6-0 | Junior |
| Wade Baldwin IV | Vanderbilt | 6-3 | Sophomore |
| Anthony "Cat" Barber | North Carolina State | 6-2 | Junior |
| V.J. Beachem | Notre Dame | 6-8 | Junior |
| Malik Beasley | Florida State | 6-5 | Freshman |
| DeAndre Bembry | St. Joseph's | 6-6 | Junior |
| Ben Bentil | Providence | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| James Blackmon Jr. | Indiana | 6-4 | Sophomore |
| Antonio Blakeney | LSU | 6-4 | Freshman |
| Jaron Blossomgame | Clemson | 6-7 | Junior |
| Trevon Bluiett | Xavier | 6-6 | Sophomore |
| Amida Brimah | Connecticut | 7-0 | Junior |
| Isaiah Briscoe | Kentucky | 6-3 | Freshman |
| Dillon Brooks | Oregon | 6-7 | Sophomore |
| Elijah Brown | New Mexico | 6-4 | Sophomore |
| Jaylen Brown | California | 6-7 | Freshman |
| Lamous Brown | Utah State U-Eastern (CC) | 7-0 | Sophomore |
| Deonte Burton | Iowa State | 6-4 | Junior |
| Antonio Campbell | Ohio | 6-10 | Junior |
| Kareem Canty | Auburn | 6-0 | Junior |
| Robert Carter Jr. | Maryland | 6-9 | Junior |
| Marquese Chriss | Washington | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Conor Clifford | Washington State | 7-0 | Junior |
| Charles Cooke III | Dayton | 6-5 | Junior |
| Bakari Copeland | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 6-6 | Junior |
| Deyonta Davis | Michigan State | 6-10 | Freshman |
| Moustapha Diagne | Northwest Florida State | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Cheick Diallo | Kansas | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Tyler Dorsey | Oregon | 6-4 | Freshman |
| D'andre Downey | Stillman College (AL) | 6-9 | Junior |
| Kris Dunn | Providence | 6-4 | Junior |
| Vince Edwards | Purdue | 6-8 | Sophomore |
| Henry Ellenson | Marquette | 6-11 | Freshman |
| Kay Felder | Oakland | 5-9 | Junior |
| Brannen Greene | Kansas | 6-7 | Junior |
| Jimmy Hall | Kent State | 6-8 | Junior |
| Daniel Hamilton | Connecticut | 6-7 | Sophomore |
| Cedric Happi Noube | Virginia Union | 6-7 | Junior |
| Jordan Hare | Rhode Island | 6-10 | Junior |
| Josh Hart | Villanova | 6-5 | Junior |
| Josh Hawkinson | Washington State | 6-10 | Junior |
| Nigel Hayes | Wisconsin | 6-8 | Junior |
| Brandon Ingram | Duke | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Ike Iroegbu | Washington State | 6-2 | Junior |
| Demetrius Jackson | Notre Dame | 6-1 | Junior |
| Justin Jackson | North Carolina | 6-8 | Sophomore |
| Julian Jacobs | USC | 6-4 | Junior |
| Stefan Jankovic | Hawaii | 6-11 | Junior |
| Anthony January | Cal State-San Bernardino | 6-8 | Sophomore |
| Kris Jenkins | Villanova | 6-6 | Junior |
| Que Johnson | Washington State | 6-5 | Junior |
| Peter Jok | Iowa | 6-6 | Junior |
| Damian Jones | Vanderbilt | 7-0 | Junior |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | UNLV | 6-7 | Freshman |
| Nikola Jovanovic | USC | 6-11 | Junior |
| Moses Kingsley | Arkansas | 6-10 | Junior |
| Travion Kirkendoll | Centenary College (LA) | 6-3 | Sophomore |
| Skal Labissiere | Kentucky | 6-11 | Freshman |
| Jermaine Lawrence | Manhattan | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| Dedric Lawson | Memphis | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Marcus Lee | Kentucky | 6-9 | Junior |
| Thon Maker | Orangeville Prep/Athlete Institute | 7-0 | Post-Graduate |
| Emmanuel Malou | Yuba CC (CA) | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| Makai Mason | Yale | 6-1 | Sophomore |
| Patrick McCaw | UNLV | 6-7 | Sophomore |
| Zak McLaughlin | Gadsden State CC (AL) | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Jahmal McMurray | South Florida | 6-0 | Freshman |
| Kennedy Meeks | North Carolina | 6-10 | Junior |
| Dallas Moore | North Florida | 6-1 | Junior |
| Jalen Moore | Utah State | 6-9 | Junior |
| Dejounte Murray | Washington | 6-5 | Freshman |
| Jamal Murray | Kentucky | 6-4 | Freshman |
| Mamadou Ndiaye | UC-Irvine | 7-6 | Junior |
| Tyrell Nelson | Gardner-Webb | 6-7 | Junior |
| Malik Newman | Mississippi State | 6-3 | Freshman |
| Marc-Eddy Norelia | Florida Gulf Coast | 6-8 | Junior |
| Chris Obekpa | St. John's | 6-10 | Junior |
| Goodluck Okonoboh | UNLV | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| Cameron Oliver | Nevada | 6-8 | Freshman |
| Chinanu Onuaku | Louisville | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| Alec Peters | Valparaiso | 6-9 | Junior |
| QJ Peterson | VMI | 6-0 | Junior |
| Jakob Poeltl | Utah | 7-0 | Sophomore |
| Malik Pope | San Diego State | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| Rodney Purvis | Connecticut | 6-4 | Junior |
| Tim Quarterman | LSU | 6-6 | Junior |
| Jalen Reynolds | Xavier | 6-10 | Junior |
| Malachi Richardson | Syracuse | 6-6 | Freshman |
| Domantas Sabonis | Gonzaga | 6-11 | Sophomore |
| Corey Sanders Jr. | Rutgers | 6-2 | Freshman |
| Wayne Selden Jr. | Kansas | 6-5 | Junior |
| Ingrid Sewa | Arizona Western College (CC) | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| Pascal Siakam | New Mexico State | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| Ben Simmons | LSU | 6-10 | Freshman |
| Diamond Stone | Maryland | 6-11 | Freshman |
| Caleb Swanigan | Purdue | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Isaiah Taylor | Texas | 6-1 | Junior |
| Rakish Taylor | Anderson University (SC) | 6-7 | Junior |
| Ethan Telfair | Idaho State | 6-0 | Junior |
| Trevor Thompson | Ohio State | 6-11 | Sophomore |
| Melo Trimble | Maryland | 6-3 | Sophomore |
| Tyler Ulis | Kentucky | 5-9 | Sophomore |
| Aaron Valdes | Hawaii | 6-5 | Junior |
| Maurice Watson Jr. | Creighton | 5-10 | Junior |
| James Webb III | Boise State | 6-9 | Junior |
| Andrew White III | Nebraska | 6-7 | Junior |
| Isaiah Whitehead | Seton Hall | 6-4 | Sophomore |
| Devin Williams | West Virginia | 6-9 | Junior |
| Troy Williams | Indiana | 6-7 | Junior |
| Alec Wintering | Portland | 5-11 | Junior |
| Zeek Woodley | Northwestern State | 6-2 | Junior |
| Stephen Zimmerman | UNLV | 7-0 | Freshman |
Lista de jugadores internacionales
| Jugador | Equipo | Altura | Año nacim. |
|---|
| Marko Arapovic | Cedevita (Croacia) | 6-9 | 1996 |
| Ege Arar | Galatasaray (Turquía) | 6-9 | 1996 |
| Edin Atic | Spars Sarajevo (Bosnia) | 6-7 | 1997 |
| Gracin Bakumanya | Antibes (Francia) | 7-0 | 1997 |
| Romaric Belemene | Clinicas Rincon (España) | 6-9 | 1997 |
| Dragan Bender | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) | 7-0 | 1997 |
| Metecan Birsen | Istanbul BSB (Turquía) | 6-9 | 1995 |
| Axel Bouteille | Chalon (Francia) | 6-7 | 1995 |
| Isaia Cordinier | Denain (Francia) | 6-5 | 1996 |
| Petr Cornelie | Le Mans (Francia) | 6-11 | 1995 |
| Ilimane Diop | Laboral Kutxa (España) | 6-11 | 1995 |
| Youssoupha Fall | Le Mans (Francia) | 7-3 | 1995 |
| Diego Flaccadori | Trento (Italia) | 6-5 | 1996 |
| Michael Fusek | Spirou (Bélgica) | 7-3 | 1995 |
| Marko Guduric | Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) | 6-6 | 1995 |
| Egemen Guven | Karsiyaka (Turquía) | 6-10 | 1996 |
| Ludvig Hakanson | Sevilla (España) | 6-3 | 1996 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | Estudiantes (España) | 6-9 | 1995 |
| Ognjen Jaramaz | Mega Leks (Serbia) | 6-4 | 1995 |
| Alpha Kaba | Mega Leks (Serbia) | 6-10 | 1996 |
| Vincent Kesteloot | Aalstar (Bélgica) | 6-7 | 1995 |
| Furkan Korkmaz | Efes (Turquía) | 6-7 | 1997 |
| Emircan Kosut | Efes (Turquía) | 7-1 | 1995 |
| Mathias Lessort | Chalon (Francia) | 6-9 | 1995 |
| Luc Loubaki | Orleans (Francia) | 6-3 | 1997 |
| Timothé Luwawu | Mega Leks (Serbia) | 6-7 | 1995 |
| Blaz Mesicek | Union Olimpija (Eslovenia) | 6-6 | 1997 |
| Aleksej Nikolic | Brose Baskets (Alemania) | 6-3 | 1995 |
| Georgios Papagiannis | Panathinaikos (Grecia) | 7-2 | 1997 |
| Adam Pechacek | Koszalin (Polonia) | 6-10 | 1995 |
| Petar Rakicevic | Metalac (Serbia) | 6-9 | 1995 |
| Martynas Sajus | Zalgiris (Lituania) | 6-9 | 1996 |
| Jordan Sakho | Torrelodones (España) | 6-10 | 1997 |
| Wesley Sena | Bauru (Brasil) | 6-11 | 1996 |
| Kenan Sipahi | Karsiyaka (Turquía) | 6-6 | 1995 |
| Nik Slavica | Cibona (Croacia) | 6-7 | 1997 |
| Rolands Smits | Fuenlabrada (España) | 6-10 | 1995 |
| Emir Sulejmanovic | Barcelona (España) | 6-9 | 1995 |
| Berk Ugurlu | Fenerbahce (Turquía) | 6-3 | 1996 |
| Alexander Vezenkov | Barcelona (España) | 6-9 | 1995 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Rouen (Francia) | 6-7 | 1995 |
| Rade Zagorac | Mega Leks (Serbia) | 6-10 | 1995 |
| Zhou Qi | Xinjiang (China) | 7-2 | 1996 |
| Ante Zizic | Cibona (Croacia) | 6-11 | 1997 |
| Ivica Zubac | Mega Leks (Serbia) | 7-0 | 1997 |