2015 NBA Draft A Success, Many Great Basketball Players Picked

Jun 2015

The 2015 NBA basketball Draft has ended, as it took place on June 25th, with only two rounds set for teams to take their picks. It was an interesting draft this year, as a lot of teams decided to go with players that they wouldn’t have gone with before. Phil Jackson, on behalf of the Knicks, picked Kristaps Porzingis, which didn’t receive applause from fans, but instead got booed.

The first round of the draft went like this:

ROUND 1
No.	Team	Player	POS
1	Timberwolves	Karl-Anthony Towns	C
2	Lakers	D’Angelo Russell	PG
3	76ers	Jahlil Okafor	C
4	Knicks	Kristaps Porzingis	PF
5	Magic	Mario Hezonja	SF
6	Kings	Willie Cauley-Stein	C
7	Nuggets	Emmanuel Mudiay	PG
8	Pistons	Stanley Johnson	SF
9	Hornets	Frank Kaminsky	C
10	Heat	Justise Winslow	SF
11	Pacers	Myles Turner	PF
12	Jazz	Trey Lyles	PF
13	Suns	Devin Booker	SG
14	Thunder	Cameron Payne	PG
15	Hawks	Keey Oubre	SF
16	Celtics	Terry Rozier	PG
17	Bucks	Rashad Vaughn	SG
18	Rockets	Sam Dekker	SF
19	Wizards	Jerian Grant	PG
20	Raptors	Delon Wright	PG
21	Mavericks	Juston Anderson	SF
22	Bulls	Bobby Portis	PF
23	Trail Blazers	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	SF
24	Cavaliers	Tyus Jones	PG
25	Grizzlies	Jarell Martin	PF
26	Spurs	Nikola Milutinov	C
27	Lakers	Larry Nanace Jr.	PF
28	Celtics	R.J. Hunter	SG
29	Nets	Chris McCullough	PF
30	Warriors	Kevon Looney	PF

It was no surprise that the Big Three were drafted first, leaving the rest of the teams to take their pick from the rest of the great players. Many of the NBA teams that participated got exactly what they needed and wanted, and should do a good job at training these future star players. For more in-depth information this year’s Draft, check it out at the official website.