NBAは4月26日（日本時間27日）、2016 NBAドラフトにアーリーエントリーした合計162名の選手を発表した。
2016 NBAドラフトへのアーリーエントリーを希望する選手は、4月24日（同25日）までにNBAへの通知が義務付けられていた。アーリーエントリーした選手はエントリーを取り下げる権利を有し、6月13日（月）のアメリカ東部標準時間17時（日本時間14日午前6時）までにNBAに届け出なければならない。また、全米大学体育協会（NCAA）規定に伴い、大学バスケットボールの出場資格を継続して保持したい選手は、5月25日（同26日）までにエントリーを取り下げなければならない。
2016 NBAドラフトは、6月23日（同24日）に実施される。
アメリカ国内の大学／専門学校出身のアーリーエントリー選手は以下の通り。
| Player | School | Height | Status |
| 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 |
2016 NBAドラフトにアーリーエントリーしたインターナショナルプレイヤーは以下の通り。
| Player | Team/Country of Team | Height | Status |
| Marko Arapovic | Cedevita (Croatia) | 6-9 | 1996 DOB |
| Ege Arar | Galatasaray (Turkey) | 6-9 | 1996 DOB |
| Edin Atic | Spars Sarajevo (Bosnia) | 6-7 | 1997 DOB |
| Gracin Bakumanya | Antibes (France) | 7-0 | 1997 DOB |
| Romaric Belemene | Clinicas Rincon (Spain) | 6-9 | 1997 DOB |
| Dragan Bender | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) | 7-0 | 1997 DOB |
| Metecan Birsen | Istanbul BSB (Turkey) | 6-9 | 1995 DOB |
| Axel Bouteille | Chalon (France) | 6-7 | 1995 DOB |
| Isaia Cordinier | Denain (France) | 6-5 | 1996 DOB |
| Petr Cornelie | Le Mans (France) | 6-11 | 1995 DOB |
| Ilimane Diop | Laboral Kutxa (Spain) | 6-11 | 1995 DOB |
| Youssoupha Fall | Le Mans (France) | 7-3 | 1995 DOB |
| Diego Flaccadori | Trento (Italy) | 6-5 | 1996 DOB |
| Michael Fusek | Spirou (Belgium) | 7-3 | 1995 DOB |
| Marko Guduric | Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) | 6-6 | 1995 DOB |
| Egemen Guven | Karsiyaka (Turkey) | 6-10 | 1996 DOB |
| Ludvig Hakanson | Sevilla (Spain) | 6-3 | 1996 DOB |
| Juancho Hernangomez | Estudiantes (Spain) | 6-9 | 1995 DOB |
| Ognjen Jaramaz | Mega Leks (Serbia) | 6-4 | 1995 DOB |
| Alpha Kaba | Mega Leks (Serbia) | 6-10 | 1996 DOB |
| Vincent Kesteloot | Aalstar (Belgium) | 6-7 | 1995 DOB |
| Furkan Korkmaz | Efes (Turkey) | 6-7 | 1997 DOB |
| Emircan Kosut | Efes (Turkey) | 7-1 | 1995 DOB |
| Mathias Lessort | Chalon (France) | 6-9 | 1995 DOB |
| Luc Loubaki | Orleans (France) | 6-3 | 1997 DOB |
| Timothé Luwawu | Mega Leks (Serbia) | 6-7 | 1995 DOB |
| Blaz Mesicek | Union Olimpija (Slovenia) | 6-6 | 1997 DOB |
| Aleksej Nikolic | Brose Baskets (Germany) | 6-3 | 1995 DOB |
| Georgios Papagiannis | Panathinaikos (Greece) | 7-2 | 1997 DOB |
| Adam Pechacek | Koszalin (Poland) | 6-10 | 1995 DOB |
| Petar Rakicevic | Metalac (Serbia) | 6-9 | 1995 DOB |
| Martynas Sajus | Zalgiris (Lithuania) | 6-9 | 1996 DOB |
| Jordan Sakho | Torrelodones (Spain) | 6-10 | 1997 DOB |
| Wesley Sena | Bauru (Brazil) | 6-11 | 1996 DOB |
| Kenan Sipahi | Karsiyaka (Turkey) | 6-6 | 1995 DOB |
| Nik Slavica | Cibona (Croatia) | 6-7 | 1997 DOB |
| Rolands Smits | Fuenlabrada (Spain) | 6-10 | 1995 DOB |
| Emir Sulejmanovic | Barcelona (Spain) | 6-9 | 1995 DOB |
| Berk Ugurlu | Fenerbahce (Turkey) | 6-3 | 1996 DOB |
| Alexander Vezenkov | Barcelona (Spain) | 6-9 | 1995 DOB |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Rouen (France) | 6-7 | 1995 DOB |
| Rade Zagorac | Mega Leks (Serbia) | 6-10 | 1995 DOB |
| Zhou Qi | Xinjiang (China) | 7-2 | 1996 DOB |
| Ante Zizic | Cibona (Croatia) | 6-11 | 1997 DOB |
| Ivica Zubac | Mega Leks (Serbia) | 7-0 | 1997 DOB |
