The debate over which big man from the 2015 NBA draft will have a better career will likely continue for quite some time. However, the selection of Karl-Anthony Towns by the Minnesota Timberwolves at No. 1 overall Thursday night puts him in the driver's seat early on.
Towns enters a great situation on a budding team chock-full of talent that really needed a defensive presence on the interior. He'll star for the squad immediately.
On the other hand, Jahlil Okafor was passed up by the Los Angeles Lakers at No. 2 and went to the Philadelphia 76ers instead. He's now on a crowded roster that already features Nerlens Noel and Joel Embiid.
Just after Okafor was selected at No. 3 overall, he was asked how he would fit with the other big men in Philadelphia. According to Eliot Shorr-Parks of NJ.com, he said, "I don't know. It's not my job to figure out. I'll just go there and work as hard as I can."
That will certainly be a situation to watch play out. While Okafor's fit with the 76ers is questionable, let's take a look at some of the best fits from Round 1, preceded by the complete draft results and a grade f ...
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2015 NBA Draft Grades: Full Results and Scores for Rounds 1-2
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