Wisconsin big man and future NBA Draftee Frank Kaminsky knows a lot about both the top two players in the NBA Draft, Karl-Anthony Towns and Jahlil Okafor. Kaminsky and his Wisconsin Badgers ended Towns’ and Kentucky’s 38 game winning steak in the National Semi-Finals of the NCAA Tournament, before falling to Okafor and the Duke Blue Devils in the National Championship.
Kaminski was asked who he would take first overall, having gone up against both of them, and said he’d take Okafor.
“I think Jahlil is a good player,” Kaminsky told Sports Illustrated. “Just the way he plays and how big he is and how strong he is. He’s very advanced for his age. If I was going to build a franchise, I’d think about taking either one of them No. 1 overall, but my personal favorite is Jahlil just because I know him more personally.”
Kaminsky and Okafor have spent some quality time together, including this wonderful TV moment on ESPN’s SportsNation.
Whether that’s the reason or not to choose someone with the first overall pick, not sure that’s a great answer.
In our latest mock draft, Okafor does go first overall to the Timberwolves, Towns goes second to the Lakers, and Kaminsky goes 17th to the Bucks.
