The 2015 NBA Draft is over, as Karl-Anthony Towns out of Kentucky ended up being the expected number one overall pick, going to try and build a nice future with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Following Towns was D’Angelo Russell, picked by the Los Angeles Lakers. This came as something of a surprise considering Jahlil Okafor (third, Philadelphia 76ers) was hyped up as the number two guy all along. But a day before the draft came this rumor which made a lot of sense considering their biggest needs.
It’s the third straight draft in which the 76ers pick a big man. Okafor, coming out of Duke, is much better offensively than both Nerlens Noel or Joel Embiid. More importantly, he’s healthy and ready to start the season, and isn’t a one-year (or more) rehabilitation project. Center? Power forward? It doesn’t really matter. The Sixers needed someone who can help right away like the deserts need the rain.
Following the top 3 came the two European, international picks. The New York Knicks ended up keeping the fourth overall pick and taking the intriguing Kristaps Porzingis, who many think has the biggest upside of any other player in this draft pick. Mario Hezonja, the Croatian wing player out of Barcelona, rounded off the top 5, taken by the Orlando Magic.
For now, the Kings aren’t trading DeMarcus Cousins. Instead, they took Willie Cauley-Stein with the sixth overall pick, possibly moving Cousins to power forward next to the former Kentucky big man. Emmanuel Mudiay, potentially a top 5 pick a month ago, ended up going 7th to the Denver Nuggets, which means Ty Lawson is probably going to be traded pretty soon.
The final picks of the top 10 were Stanley Johnson out of Arizona going to the Detroit Pistons, Frank Kaminsky slightly surprising going ninth to the Charlotte Hornets and 10th was Justise Winslow out of Duke, heading to the Miami Heat.
| Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Karl-Anthony Towns | C |  聽Dominican Republic 聽United States |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Kentucky (Fr.) |
| 1 | 2 | D’Angelo Russell | PG | 聽United States |
Los Angeles Lakers | Ohio State (Fr.) |
| 1 | 3 | Jahlil Okafor | C | 聽United States |
Philadelphia 76ers | Duke (Fr.) |
| 1 | 4 | Kristaps Porzi艈模is | PF |  聽Latvia |
New York Knicks | Sevilla (Spain) |
| 1 | 5 | Mario Hezonja | SG/SF |  聽Croatia |
Orlando Magic | FC Barcelona (Spain) |
| 1 | 6 | Willie Cauley-Stein | C | 聽United States |
Sacramento Kings | Kentucky (Jr.) |
| 1 | 7 | Emmanuel Mudiay | PG |  聽DR Congo聽United States |
Denver Nuggets | Guangdong Southern Tigers(China) |
| 1 | 8 | Stanley Johnson | SF | 聽United States |
Detroit Pistons | Arizona (Fr.) |
| 1 | 9 | Frank Kaminsky | PF/C | 聽United States |
Charlotte Hornets | Wisconsin (Sr.) |
| 1 | 10 | Justise Winslow | SF | 聽United States |
Miami Heat | Duke (Fr.) |
| 1 | 11 | Myles Turner | C | 聽United States |
Indiana Pacers | Texas (Fr.) |
| 1 | 12 | Trey Lyles | PF |  聽Canada |
Utah Jazz | Kentucky (Fr.) |
| 1 | 13 | Devin Booker | SG | 聽United States |
Phoenix Suns | Kentucky (Fr.) |
| 1 | 14 | Cameron Payne | PG | 聽United States |
Oklahoma City Thunder | Murray State (So.) |
| 1 | 15 | Kelly Oubre Jr. | SG | 聽United States |
Atlanta Hawks (from Brooklyn,traded to Washington) | Kansas (Fr.) |
| 1 | 16 | Terry Rozier | PG | 聽United States |
Boston Celtics | Louisville (So.) |
| 1 | 17 | Rashad Vaughn | SG | 聽United States |
Milwaukee Bucks | UNLV (Fr.) |
| 1 | 18 | Sam Dekker | SF | 聽United States |
Houston Rockets (from New Orleans) | Wisconsin (Jr.) |
| 1 | 19 | Jerian Grant | PG | 聽United States |
Washington Wizards (traded to New York via Atlanta) | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
| 1 | 20 | Delon Wright | PG | 聽United States |
Toronto Raptors | Utah (Sr.) |
| 1 | 21 | Justin Anderson | SF | 聽United States |
Dallas Mavericks | Virginia (Jr.) |
| 1 | 22 | Bobby Portis | PF | 聽United States |
Chicago Bulls | Arkansas (So.) |
| 1 | 23 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | SF | 聽United States |
Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Brooklyn) | Arizona (So.) |
| 1 | 24 | Tyus Jones | PG | 聽United States |
Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Minnesota) | Duke (Fr.) |
| 1 | 25 | Jarell Martin | PF | 聽United States |
Memphis Grizzlies | LSU (So.) |
| 1 | 26 | Nikola Milutinov | C |  聽Serbia |
San Antonio Spurs | Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) |
| 1 | 27 | Larry Nance, Jr. | PF | 聽United States |
Los Angeles Lakers (from Houston) | Wyoming (Sr.) |
| 1 | 28 | R. J. Hunter | SG | 聽United States |
Boston Celtics (from L.A. Clippers) | Georgia State (Jr.) |
| 1 | 29 | Chris McCullough | PF | 聽United States |
Brooklyn Nets (from Atlanta) | Syracuse (Fr.) |
| 1 | 30 | Kevon Looney | PF | 聽United States |
Golden State Warriors | UCLA (Fr.) |
| 2 | 31 | Cedi Osman | SG/SF |  聽Turkey |
Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Cleveland) | Anadolu Efes (Turkey) |
| 2 | 32 | Montrezl Harrell | PF | 聽United States |
Houston Rockets (from New York) | Louisville (Jr.) |
| 2 | 33 | Jordan Mickey | SF | 聽United States |
Boston Celtics (from Philadelphia via Miami) | LSU (So.) |
| 2 | 34 | Anthony Brown | SF | 聽United States |
Los Angeles Lakers | Stanford (Sr.) |
| 2 | 35 | Guillermo Hernang贸mez | C |  聽Spain |
Philadelphia 76ers (from Orlando,聽traded to New York) | Sevilla (Spain) |
| 2 | 36 | Rakeem Christmas | PF/C | 聽United States |
Minnesota Timberwolves (from Sacramento via Houston,聽traded to Cleveland) | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 2 | 37 | Richaun Holmes | SF/PF | 聽United States |
Philadelphia 76ers (from Denver via Houston, Portland and聽Minnesota) | Bowling Green (Sr.) |
| 2 | 38 | Darrun Hilliard | SG | 聽United States |
Detroit Pistons | Villanova (Sr.) |
| 2 | 39 | Juan Pablo Vaulet | SF |  聽Argentina |
Charlotte Hornets (traded to Brooklyn) | Bah铆a Estudiantes (Argentina) |
| 2 | 40 | Josh Richardson | SG | 聽United States |
Miami Heat | Tennessee (Sr.) |
| 2 | 41 | Pat Connaughton | SF | 聽United States |
Brooklyn Nets聽(traded to Portland) | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
| 2 | 42 | Olivier Hanlan | PG | 聽Canada |
Utah Jazz | Boston College (Jr.) |
| 2 | 43 | Joseph Young | PG | 聽United States |
Indiana Pacers | Oregon (Sr.) |
| 2 | 44 | Andrew Harrison | PG | 聽United States |
Phoenix Suns (traded to Memphis) | Kentucky (So.) |
| 2 | 45 | Marcus Thornton | PG | 聽United States |
Boston Celtics | William & Mary (Sr.) |
| 2 | 46 | Norman Powell | SG | 聽United States |
Milwaukee Bucks (traded to Toronto) | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 2 | 47 | Art奴ras Gudaitis | C |  聽Lithuania |
Philadelphia 76ers (from New Orleans via Washington and L.A. Clippers) | 沤algiris Kaunas (Lithuania) |
| 2 | 48 | Dakari Johnson | C | 聽United States |
Oklahoma City Thunder | Kentucky (So.) |
| 2 | 49 | Aaron White | PF | 聽United States |
Washington Wizards | Iowa (Sr.) |
| 2 | 50 | Marcus Eriksson | SG |  聽Sweden |
Atlanta Hawks (from Toronto) | FC Barcelona (Spain) |
| 2 | 51 | Tyler Harvey | PG | 聽United States |
Orlando Magic (from Chicago) | Eastern Washington (Jr.) |
| 2 | 52 | Satnam Singh Bhamara | C |  聽India |
Dallas Mavericks | IMG Academy (Pg.) |
| 2 | 53 | Sir’Dominic Pointer | SF | 聽United States |
Cleveland Cavaliers (from Portland via Chicago and Denver) | St. John’s (Sr.) |
| 2 | 54 | Dani D铆ez | SF | 聽Spain |
Utah Jazz (from Cleveland,聽traded to Portland) | Gipuzkoa (Spain) |
| 2 | 55 | Cady Lalanne | PF | 聽United States |
San Antonio Spurs | Massachusetts (Sr.) |
| 2 | 56 | Branden Dawson | SF | 聽United States |
New Orleans Pelicans (from Memphis, traded to L.A. Clippers) | Michigan State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 57 | Nikola Radi膷evi膰 | PG | 聽Serbia |
Denver Nuggets (from L.A. Clippers) | Sevilla (Spain) |
| 2 | 58 | J. P. Tokoto | SG/SF | 聽United States |
Philadelphia 76ers (from Houston) | North Carolina (Jr.) |
| 2 | 59 | Dimitrios Agravanis | PF |  聽Greece |
Atlanta Hawks | Olympiacos (Greece) |
| 2 | 60 | Luka Mitrovi膰 | PF | 聽Serbia |
Philadelphia 76ers (from Golden State via Indiana) | Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) |