We are just about three weeks away from the 2015 NBA draft, and some of college basketball's biggest stars are on the cusp of the professional ranks.
Naturally, some of the nation's top college hoops players will translate into elite NBA players. However, there are exceptions.
Doug McDermott of Creighton, last year's Naismith Men's College Player of the Year, landed with the Chicago Bulls and took on a reserve role. He was merely a spectator when the postseason rolled around.
That is not always the case. College standouts such as Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and Anthony Davis became instant superstars. On the other end of the spectrum is Jimmer Fredette.
This 2015 crop of players is loaded with college standouts, from Naismith award winner Frank Kaminsky to NCAA champions Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow of Duke.
Here's the latest NBA mock draft from Bleacher Report:
Wisconsin big man Kaminsky earned college basketball's top honor, while Okafor, Kentucky's Willie Cauley-Stein and Notre Dame's Jerian Grant were all finalists.
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Article written by Sam Spiegelman
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