NBAは5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名中57名がアーリーエントリーを取り下げたことを発表した。
アーリーエントリーした選手は、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）までアーリーエントリーを取り下げる権利がある。
今回アーリーエントリーを取り下げた57選手は、以下の通り。
| Player | School |
| Abdul-Malik Abu | North Carolina State |
| BeeJay Anya | North Carolina State |
| Ian Baker | New Mexico State |
| V.J. Beachem | Notre Dame |
| James Blackmon Jr. | Indiana |
| Antonio Blakeney | LSU |
| Jaron Blossomgame | Clemson |
| Trevon Bluiett | Xavier |
| Amida Brimah | Connecticut |
| Isaiah Briscoe | Kentucky |
| Dillon Brooks | Oregon |
| Elijah Brown | New Mexico |
| Deonte Burton | Iowa State |
| Antonio Campbell | Ohio |
| Conor Clifford | Washington State |
| Charles Cooke III | Dayton |
| Bakari Copeland | Maryland-Eastern Shore |
| Moustapha Diagne | Northwest Florida State |
| Tyler Dorsey | Oregon |
| D'Andre Downey | Stillman College (AL) |
| Vince Edwards | Purdue |
| Jimmy Hall | Kent State |
| Josh Hart | Villanova |
| Josh Hawkinson | Washington State |
| Nigel Hayes | Wisconsin |
| Ike Iroegbu | Washington State |
| Justin Jackson | North Carolina |
| Kris Jenkins | Villanova |
| Que Johnson | Washington State |
| Peter Jok | Iowa |
| Moses Kingsley | Arkansas |
| Travion Kirkendoll | Centenary College (LA) |
| Dedric Lawson | Memphis |
| Marcus Lee | Kentucky |
| Makai Mason | Yale |
| Jahmal McMurray | South Florida |
| Kennedy Meeks | North Carolina |
| Dallas Moore | North Florida |
| Jalen Moore | Utah State |
| Tyrell Nelson | Gardner-Webb |
| Malik Newman | Mississippi State |
| Marc-Eddy | Norelia Florida Gulf Coast |
| Cameron Oliver | Nevada |
| Alec Peters | Valparaiso |
| QJ Peterson | VMI |
| Malik Pope | San Diego State |
| Rodney Purvis | Connecticut |
| Corey Sanders Jr. | Rutgers |
| Caleb Swanigan | Purdue |
| Rakish Taylor | Anderson University (SC) |
| Ethan Telfair | Idaho State |
| Trevor Thompson | Ohio State |
| Melo Trimble | Maryland |
| Maurice Watson Jr. | Creighton |
| Andrew White III | Nebraska |
| Alec Wintering | Portland |
| Zeek Woodley | Northwestern State |
