The 2015 draft should be a pretty good one. As a historical comp, I see this one turning out like the 1970 draft. That draft was loaded with good, but not great centers and produced 12 all-stars.
I like Towns and Winslow as the top 2. Both have the same high upside/low bust combination. The top 10 all look pretty solid. Porzingis is the high upside mystery. After that the next 20-25 picks offer solid value. In the 2nd round things drop off quite a bit. This list reflects how I would draft these players all other things being equal.
- Karl Towns, C Kentucky
- Justise Winslow, SF Duke
- Jahlil Okafor, C Duke
- D’Angelo Russell, PG Ohio State
- Stanley Johnson, SF Arizona
- Willie Cauley-Stein, C Kentucky
- Frank Kaminsky, C Wisconsin
- Emmanuel Mudiay, PG Guangdong
- Mario Hezonja, SF Barcelona
- Delon Wright, PG Utah
- Kristaps Porzingis, PF Sevilla
- Bobby Portis, PF Arkansas
- Myles Turner, C Texas
- Kelly Oubre, SF Kansas
- Christian Wood, PF UNLV
- Cameron Payne, PG Murray State
- Kevon Looney, PF UCLA
- Rashad Vaughn, SG UNLV
- Justin Anderson, SF Virginia
- Cliff Alexander, PF Kansas
- Chris McCullough, PF Syracuse
- Jerian Grant, PG Notre Dame
- Trey Lyles, PF Kentucky
- Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, SF Arizona
- Richaun Holmes, PF Bowling Green
- Montrezl Harrell, PF Louisville
- Seth Tuttle, PF Northern Iowa
- Derrick Marks, SG Boise State
- RJ Hunter, SG Georgia State
- Robert Upshaw, C Washington
- Dakari Johnson, C Kentucky
- Tyus Jones, PG Duke
- Devin Booker, SG Kentucky
- Jordan Mickey, PF LSU
- TJ McConnell, PG Arizona
- JJ Avila, SF Colorado State
- Guillermo Hernangomez, C Sevilla
- Mouhammadou Jaiteh, C Nanterre
- Sam Dekker, SF Wisconsin
- Denzel Livingston, SG Incarnate Word
- JP Tokoto, SF North Carolina
- Terry Rozier, SG Louisville
- Vince Hunter, PF UTEP
- Alan Williams, PF UCSB
- Wesley Saunders, SG Harvard
- Aaron Harrison, SG Kentucky
- Corey Walden, Eastern Kentucky
- Rayvonte Rice, SG Illinois
- Briante Weber, PG Virginia Commonwealth
- Tyler Harvey, SG Eastern Washington
- Sir’Dominic Pointer, SG St. Johns
- Michael Holyfield, C Sam Houston State
- Corey Hawkins, PG UC-Davis
- Rakeem Christmas, PF Syracuse
- Michael Frazier, SG Florida
- Kendall Gray, C Delaware State
- Ousame Drame, PF Quinnipiac
- Branden Dawson, SF Michigan State
- Scott Eatherton, PF Northeastern
- Dez Wells, SG Maryland