2015 NBA Draft: First-Round Mock Draft 3.0
By Jacob Rude
In our latest mock draft for the 2015 NBA Draft, the Knicks are rewarded for their tanking by landing the grand prize of the draft in Jahlil Okafor while we see a lot of movers flying up the draft (looking at you Jerian Grant).
Jahlil Okafor. 1. player. 27. The perfect fit in the triangle. Really, there isn’t a bad fit for someone like Okafor.. C. Duke
C. Kentucky. Karl-Anthony Towns. 2. player. 86. There’s a couple ways Minnesota can go with this pick, but I suppose they’d rather have someone playing over <strong><a href=
PG. China. Emmanuel Mudiay. 3. player. 93. The 76ers have been trying to rid themselves of <strong><a href=
20. Russell has flown up draft boards and the Lakers badly need talent. a Russell-<strong><a href=. PG. Ohio State. D'Angelo Russell. 4. player
Stanley Johnson. 5. player. 38. The Magic will likely lose <strong><a href=. SF. Arizona
6. player. 118. The Jazz could lose <strong><a href=. C. Kentucky. Myles Turner
UCLA. Kevon Looney. 7. player. 67. Putting <strong><a href=. PF
<strong><a href=. C. Kentucky. Willie Cauley-Stein. 8. player. 73
18. There are a lot of question marks around <strong><a href=. SF. Kansas. Kelly Oubre. 9. player
Mario Hezonja. 10. player. 100. The Pacers have a <strong><a href=. SG. Croatia
Kristaps Porzingis. 11. player. 64. Many fans are learning about Kristaps Porzingis thanks to ESPN’s Lottery simulator, but his ability as a stretch four would fit nicely next to <strong><a href=. PF. Latvia
PF. Wisconsin. Frank Kaminsky. 12. player. 125. <strong>Via Brooklyn Nets</strong><p class=
SF. Duke. Justise Winslow. 13. player. 149. If the Thunder stay in the lottery, other than it being a massive disappointment, they get a big boost in <strong><a href=
SG. Michigan. Caris LeVert. 14. player. 169. <strong>Via New Orleans Pelicans</strong><p>This could be an interesting pick for the Rockets, who could land <strong><a href=
Louisville. Montrezl Harrell. 15. player. 93. <strong>Via Miami Heat</strong>. PF
PG. Notre Dame. Jerian Grant. 16. player. 170.
66. . SG. Kentucky. Devon Booker. 17. player
SF. Wisconsin. Sam Dekker. 18. player. 89.
<strong>Via Cleveland Cavaliers</strong>. SF. Arizona. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. 19. player. 24
player. 142. . PG. Utah. Delon Wright. 20
player. 156. <strong>via Chicago Bulls<br /></strong>. C. Utah. Jakob Poetl. 21
29. . PF. Arkansas. Bobby Portis. 22. player
Kansas State. Cliff Alexander. 23. player. 18. <strong>Via Los Angeles Clippers</strong>. PF
. PF. Kentucky. Trey Lyles. 24. player. 79
81. . SG. Georgia State. R.J. Hunter. 26. player
SF. Virginia. Justin Anderson. 27. player. 20. <strong>Via Houston Rockets<br /></strong>
SG. Kentucky. Rashad Vaughn. 28. player. 211.
player. 147. <strong>via Atlanta Hawks<br /></strong>. PF. LSU. Jordan Mickey. 29
C. Washington. Robert Upshaw. 30. player. 41.