2015 NBA Draft Recap: Towns Goes 1st, Russell 2nd, Okafor 3rd, Porzingis 4th

The 2015 NBA Draft has come and gone and there were some surprises and some head scratchers, there were also fireworks. Nothing was surprising with the top overall pick, as Karl-Anthony Towns went to Minnesota, D’Angelo Russell went second overall to the Lakers, Jahlil Okafor third overall to the Sixers and the unpopular move of the night, which was correctly predicted in the Def Pen Mock draft, Kristaps Porzingis number four overall to the Knicks.  The rest of the picks are below.

1. Timberwolves- Karl-Anthony Towns, PF/C, Kentucky
2. Lakers- D’Angelo Russell PG/SG, Ohio State
3. 76ers- Jahlil Okafor, C, Duke
4. Knicks- Kristaps Porzingis, PF, Latvia
5. Magic- Mario Hezonja, SG, Croatia
6. Kings- Willie Cauley-Stein, C, Kentucky
7. Nuggets- Emmanuel Mudiay, PG, China
8. Pistons- Stanley Johnson, SF, Arizona
9. Hornets- Frank Kaminski, PF, Wisconsin
10. Heat- Justise Winslow, SG/SF, Duke
11. Pacers- Myles Turner, C/PF, Texas
12. Jazz- Trey Lyles, PF, Kentucky
13. Suns- Devin Booker, SG, Kentucky
14. Thunder- Cameron Payne
15. Hawks via Nets (Traded to Wizards)– Kelly Oubre, SF, Kansas
16. Celtics- Terry Roizer, PG, Louisville
17. Bucks- Rashad Vaughn, SG, UNLV
18. Rockets via Pelicans- Sam Dekker, SF, Wisconsin
19. Wizards (Traded to Knicks)- Jerian Grant, PG, Notre Dame
20. Raptors- Delon Wright, PG/SG, Utah
21. Mavericks- Justin Anderson, SG/SF, Virginia
22. Bulls- Bobby Portis, PF, Arkansas
23. Blazers (Traded to Nets)- Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, SF, Arizona
24. Cavaliers (Traded to Timberwolves)- Tyus Jones, PG, Duke
25. Grizzlies- Jarrell Martin, PF, LSU
26. Spurs- Nikola Milutinov, C, Serbia
27. Lakers via Rockets- Larry Nance Jr, PF, Wyoming.
28. Celtics via Clippers- RJ Hunter, SG, Georgia State
29. Nets via Hawks- Chris McCullough, PF, Syracuse
30. Warriors- Kevon Looney, SF/PF, UCLA

Notable second round picks:

Montrezl Harrell 32nd overall to Houston

Jordan Mickey 33^rd overall to Boston

Andrew Harrison 44^th overall to Phoenix (Traded to Memphis)

Dakari Johnson 48 ^th overall to Oklahoma City

J.P. Tokoto 58^th overall to Philadelphia

Undrafted: Cliff Alexander, Brandon Ashley Christian Wood, Robert Upshaw

Side Notes:

Kentucky had six players drafted, including four in the first round.

Nine players who played in the Final Four were drafted.

The 2015 NBA Draft featured 13 freshmen in the first round who were selected, the most of any draft.