2015 NBA Draft: First-Round Mock Draft 2.0
By Jacob Rude
With the college basketball season close to the midway point and the NBA season nearing the same point, projections for the 2015 NBA Draft are clearing up. The New York Knicks are terrible and essentially everyone on the Kentucky Wildcats is a first-round pick, and somewhere in the middle is a lot of talent and many more eager teams.
Jahlil Okafor has established himself as the top player in the draft bar none, with Karl-Anthony Towns, Stanley Johnson, and Justise Winslow solidifying their spots just behind Okafor. Meanwhile, we have the intrigue of a point guard like Emmanuel Mudiay, who was one of the top recruits last year before deciding to play professionally in China for a year following academic problems.
When we last brought you a mock draft, it came in the preseason for college basketball and at the early point of the NBA season. With a far more clear slate and a far better idea of what to expect in terms of needs for NBA teams and talent of college players, we bring you the second version of our mock draft, still just the first round, but (hopefully) more accurate than our last go-round.