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NBA Draft 2015: Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahlil Okafor D'Angelo Russell are my top three

I dip my foot into the Mock Draft business, and present my first attempt.

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The NBA Draft talk is going to ramp up here quit a bit over here at SLC Dunk. A number of players are making their decisions known if they are going to continue in the NCAA or try their luck in the NBA Draft. Of course, not being drafted isn't the only way to the NBA, more and more players are coming into the NBA through other means -- like the NBA Developmental League, or brief stints playing international pro ball. But still, the most obvious, clear, and direct line is to be picked as a 1st rounder in the NBA Draft. So here's my mock draft -- it does not take into account ANY needs for a team just yet. It also removes Jakob Poeltl, Malik Pope, Caris LaVert, Kaleb Tarczewski, Jake Layman, Nigel Hayes, Demetrius Jackson, Amida Brimah, Ron Baker, Kennedy Meeks, Troy Williams, Marcus Paige, Chris Obekpa, A.J. Hammonds, Isaiah Taylor, Josh Scott, Kyle Wiltjer, Wayne Selden, or Mamadou Ndiaye -- all guys who are going to enjoy that meal plan life for another year.

So without any more preamble, here's my Mock 1.0:

First Round:

Team Player Ht Wt Pos Age Ex College
1 Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns 7 0 248 5 19.3 1 Kentucky
2 Knicks Jahlil Okafor 6 11 272 5 19.2 1 Duke
3 76ers D'Angelo Russell 6 5 175 1 2 19.0 1 Ohio State
4 Lakers Emmanuel Mudiay 6 5 200 1 2 19.0 -- INTL (CHINA)
5 Magic Justise Winslow 6 7 229 3 18.9 1 Duke
6 Kings Stanley Johnson 6 8 243 3 18.8 1 Arizona
7 Nuggets Kristaps Porzingis 7 0 220 4 19.6 -- INTL (LATVIA)
8 Pistons Willie Cauley-Stein 7 0 244 5 21.5 3 Kentucky
9 Hornets Mario Hezonja 6 8 200 2 3 20.0 -- INTL (CROATIA)
10 Heat Frank Kaminsky 7 0 242 4 21.9 4 Wisconsin
11 Pacers Myles Turner 6 11 242 5 18.9 1 Texas
12 Jazz Kelly Oubre Jr. 6 6 204 3 19.2 1 Kansas
13 Suns Kevon Looney 6 9 220 4 19.1 1 UCLA
14 Thunder Trey Lyles 6 10 250 4 19.3 1 Kentucky
15 Hawks Devin Booker 6 5 186 2 18.3 1 Kentucky
16 Celtics Sam Dekker 6 9 229 3 20.8 3 Wisconsin
17 Bucks Bobby Portis 6 10 235 4 20.0 2 Arkansas
18 Rockets Jerian Grant 6 5 204 1 22.4 4 Notre Dame
19 Wizards Kris Dunn 6 4 205 1 21.0 2 Providence
20 Raptors Tyus Jones 6 1 184 1 18.8 1 Duke
21 Mavericks Montrezl Harrell 6 8 230 4 21.1 3 Louisville
22 Bulls Cameron Payne 6 2 180 1 21.0 3 Murray St
23 Trail Blazers Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 6 7 212 3 20.2 2 Arizona
24 Cavaliers R.J. Hunter 6 5 180 2 21.3 3 Georgia St
25 Grizzlies Christian Wood 6 11 220 4 19.4 2 UNLV
26 Spurs Justin Anderson 6 6 222 3 21.3 1 Virginia
27 Lakers Delon Wright 6 5 179 1 22.8 4 Utah
28 Celtics Cliff Alexander 6 9 254 4 5 19.3 1 Kansas
29 Nets Terry Rozier 6 2 189 1 21.0 2 Louisville
30 Warriors Jarell Martin 6 7 242 4 20.8 2 LSU

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Second Round:

Team Player Ht Wt Pos Age Ex College
31 Timberwolves Chris McCullough 6 9 200 4 20.0 1 Syracuse
32 Rockets Dakari Johnson 6 11 263 5 19.4 2 Kentucky
33 76ers Robert Upshaw 7 0 264 5 21.1 2 Washington
34 Lakers Buddy Hield 6 4 214 2 21.2 3 Oklahoma
35 76ers Rashad Vaughn 6 5 200 2 18.5 1 UNLV
36 Timberwolves George Lucas De Paula 6 5 196 1 18.8 -- INTL (BRAZIL)
37 76ers Tyrone Wallace 6 5 200 1 20.7 3 California
38 Pistons Timothe Luwawu 6 7 205 2 19.8 -- INTL (FRANCE)
39 Hornets Aleksandar Vezenkov 6 8 200 3 19.6 -- INTL (CYPRUS/BULGARIA)
40 Heat Norman Powell 6 3 199 2 21.8 4 UCLA
41 Nets Jordan Mickey 6 7 234 4 5 20.6 2 LSU
42 Jazz Anthony Brown 6 7 207 3 22.4 4 Stanford
43 Pacers Andrew Harrison 6 5 207 1 2 20.4 2 Kentucky
44 Suns Guillermo Hernangomez 6 11 255 5 20.6 -- INTL (SPAIN)
45 Celtics Petr Cornelie 6 9 220 4 19.0 -- INTL (FRANCE)
46 Bucks Mouhammadou Jaiteh 6 11 249 5 20.3 -- INTL (FRANCE)
47 76ers Cedi Osman 6 8 190 3 19.9 -- INTL (MACEDONIA)
48 Thunder Joseph Young 6 3 185 2 22.0 4 Oregon
49 Wizards Tyler Harvery 6 4 185 2 21.0 2 Eastern Washington
50 Hawks Jarrell Martin 6 10 4 2 LSU
51 Magic Moussa Diagne 6 10 218 5 21.0 -- INTL (SENEGAL)
52 Mavericks J.P. Tokoto 6 6 200 2 21.5 3 North Carolina
53 Cavaliers Michael Qualls 6 6 198 2 21.1 3 Arkansas
54 Jazz Aaron Harrison 6 6 212 2 20.0 2 Kentucky
55 Spurs Aaron White 6 9 225 4 22.5 4 Iowa
56 Pelicans Rakeem Christmas 6 9 226 4 5 23.2 4 Syracuse
57 Nuggets Olivier Hanlan 6 4 188 1 2 22.0 3 Boston College
58 76ers Nedim Buza 6 7 190 3 19.8 -- INTL (BOSNIA)
59 Hawks Yogi Ferrell 6 0 178 1 21.8 3 Indiana
60 76ers Nikola Milutinov 6 11 220 5 20.2 -- INTL (SERBIA)

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I will probably update this once a week until the draft. And it will be culled as more guys opt out of the draft process this year.