2015 NBA Mock Draft: 1st-Round Predictions After Lottery Results

May 19th, 2015 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »

Pingpong sales in Minneapolis just went through the roof. The Minnesota Timberwolves struck gold Tuesday, winning the 2015 NBA draft lottery and rights to (very likely) select their next foundational big man.

Minnesota had a 25 percent shot of winning it all after finishing 16-66 during the regular season. The Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia Sixers came up with the No. 2 and No. 3 picks respectively and should wind up with foundational talents despite the slight disappointment of coming up just short.

Based on everything we've known about this draft process, Minnesota will be selecting between Kentucky big man Karl-Anthony Towns and Duke center Jahlil Okafor.

Towns has generated real momentum dating back to March, with his two-way potential winning out over the proven production of Okafor. The Duke product still has a chance to land at No. 1 if the Wolves decide they want to make a quick playoff push, but Towns has the higher ceiling.

As for the remainder of the first round, that's still in flux. L.A. at No. 2 will be deciding between the leftover of Towns and Okafor and guards Emmanuel Mudiay and D'Angelo ...

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