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All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
My Latest Mock Draft: With the draft ties broken and the landscape of traded picks somewhat resolved, and the fact that I have not done a Mock draft since February, it seemed like it was time to put out my latest view of the Draft landscape.
Basketball Insiders will start dropping our weekly Consensus Mock Drafts on May 1st, and then we’ll update each Wednesday up to the 2015 NBA Draft.
So without further ado, here is my latest look at the 60 picks of the 2015 Draft.
Steve Kyler Mock Draft - 4/21/15
| Pk | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|
| $1 |  | Karl Towns PF/C 19 years old; 7'0"; 248 lbs. Kentucky, Freshman |
| $2 |  | Jahlil Okafor C 19 years old; 6'11"; 272 lbs. Duke, Freshman |
| $3 |  | Emmanuel Mudiay PG 19 years old; 6'5"; 200 lbs. Guangdong, International |
| $4 |  | Justise Winslow SF 19 years old; 6'7"; 229 lbs. Duke, Freshman |
| $5 |  | Myles Turner C 19 years old; 6'11"; 242 lbs. Texas, Freshman |
| $6 |  | D'Angelo Russell PG/SG 19 years old; 6'5"; 175 lbs. Ohio State, Freshman |
| $7 |  | Kristaps Porzingis PF 19 years old; 7'0"; 220 lbs. Sevilla, International |
| $8 |  | Stanley Johnson SF 18 years old; 6'8"; 243 lbs. Arizona, Freshman |
| $9 |  | Frank Kaminsky PF 22 years old; 7'0"; 242 lbs. Wisconsin, Senior |
| $10 |  | Mario Hezonja SG 20 years old; 6'8"; 200 lbs. Barcelona, International |
| $11 |  | Willie Cauley-Stein C 21 years old; 7'0"; 244 lbs. Kentucky, Junior |
| $12 |  | Devin Booker SG 18 years old; 6'6"; 206 lbs. Kentucky, Freshman |
| $13 |  | Jerian Grant PG 22 years old; 6'5"; 204 lbs. Notre Dame, Senior |
| $14 |  | Kelly Oubre SF 19 years old; 6'7"; 204 lbs. Kansas, Freshman |
| $15 |  | Sam Dekker SF 20 years old; 6'9"; 229 lbs. Wisconsin, Junior |
| Pk | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|
| $16 |  | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson SF 20 years old; 6'7"; 212 lbs. Arizona, Sophomore |
| $17 |  | Kevon Looney PF 19 years old; 6'9"; 220 lbs. UCLA, Freshman |
| $18 |  | Kris Dunn PG 21 years old; 6'4"; 205 lbs. Providence, Sophomore |
| $19 |  | Trey Lyles PF 19 years old; 6'10"; 250 lbs. Kentucky, Freshman |
| $20 |  | Bobby Portis PF 20 years old; 6'10"; 235 lbs. Arkansas, Sophomore |
| $21 |  | Cameron Payne PG 20 years old; 6'2"; 180 lbs. Murray State, Sophomore |
| $22 |  | R.J. Hunter SG 21 years old; 6'5"; 180 lbs. Georgia State, Junior |
| $23 |  | Christian Wood PF 19 years old; 6'11"; 220 lbs. UNLV, Sophomore |
| $24 |  | Cliff Alexander PF/C 19 years old; 6'9"; 254 lbs. Kansas, Freshman |
| $25 |  | Caris LeVert PG/SG 20 years old; 6'7"; 200 lbs. Michigan, Junior |
| $26 |  | George Lucas PG 18 years old; 6'6"; 202 lbs. Pinheiros, International |
| $27 | | Robert Upshaw C 21 years old; 7'0"; 264 lbs. Washington, Sophomore |
| $28 | | Timothe Luwawu SG 19 years old; 6'7"; 205 lbs. Antibes, International |
| $29 |  | Tyus Jones PG 18 years old; 6'1"; 184 lbs. Duke, Freshman |
| $30 |  | Montrezl Harrell PF 21 years old; 6'8"; 230 lbs. Louisville, Junior |
| Pk | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|
| $31 | | Terry Rozier PG 21 years old; 6'2"; 189 lbs. Louisville, Sophomore |
| $32 | | Jarell Martin PF 20 years old; 6'9"; 235 lbs. LSU, Sophomore |
| $33 | | Justin Anderson SF 21 years old; 6'6"; 222 lbs. Virginia, Junior |
| $34 | | Tyrone Wallace PG/SG 20 years old; 6'5"; 200 lbs. California, Junior |
| $35 | | Aleksandar Vezenkov SF 19 years old; 6'8"; 200 lbs. Aris, International |
| $36 | | Guillermo Hernangomez C 20 years old; 6'11"; 255 lbs. Sevilla, International |
| $37 | | Petr Cornelie PF 19 years old; 6'11"; 220 lbs. Le Mans, International |
| $38 | | Delon Wright PG 22 years old; 6'5"; 179 lbs. Utah, Senior |
| $39 | | Dakari Johnson C 19 years old; 6'11"; 263 lbs. Kentucky, Sophomore |
| $40 | | Rashad Vaughn SG 18 years old; 6'5"; 200 lbs. UNLV, Freshman |
| $41 | | Chris McCullough PF 20 years old; 6'8"; 195 lbs. Syracuse, Freshman |
| $42 | | Michael Qualls SG 21 years old; 6'6"; 198 lbs. Arkansas, Junior |
| $43 | | J.P. Tokoto SG 21 years old; 6'6"; 200 lbs. North Carolina, Junior |
| $44 | | Norman Powell SG 21 years old; 6'3"; 199 lbs. UCLA, Senior |
| $45 | | Buddy Hield SG 21 years old; 6'4"; 214 lbs. Oklahoma, Junior |
| Pk | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|
| $46 | | Anthony Brown SF 22 years old; 6'7"; 207 lbs. Stanford, Senior |
| $47 | | Cedi Osman SF 20 years old; 6'8"; 190 lbs. Anadolu Efes, International |
| $48 | | Arturas Gudaitis C 21 years old; 6'10"; 253 lbs. Zalgiris, International |
| $49 | | Aaron White PF 22 years old; 6'9"; 225 lbs. Iowa, Senior |
| $50 | | Mouhammadou Jaiteh C 20 years old; 6'11"; 249 lbs. Nanterre, International |
| $51 | | Richaun Holmes PF 21 years old; 6'10"; 236 lbs. Bowling Green, Senior |
| $52 | | Olivier Hanlan PG/SG 22 years old; 6'4"; 188 lbs. Boston College, Junior |
| $53 | | Moussa Diagne C 21 years old; 6'10"; 218 lbs. Fuenlabrada, International |
| $54 | | Nedim Buza SF 19 years old; 6'8"; 199 lbs. Spars Sarajevo, International |
| $55 | | Nikola Milutinov C 20 years old; 6'11"; 220 lbs. Partizan, International |
| $56 |  | Michael Frazier SG 21 years old; 6'4"; 200 lbs. Florida, Junior |
| $57 | | Alpha Kaba PF/C 19 years old; 6'10"; 225 lbs. Espoirs Pau-Orthez, International |
| $58 | | Andzejs Pasecniks C 19 years old; 7'1"; 220 lbs. VEF Riga, International |
| $59 | | Daniel Diez SF 22 years old; 6'8"; 216 lbs. San Sebastian, International |
| $60 | | Lucas Dias SF/PF 19 years old; 6'9"; 220 lbs. Pinheiros, International |
A couple of points worth noting, it’s highly unlikely that the Philadelphia 76ers actually draft seven players, however, until those picks are dispensed, the place holder for those selections are going to be International “draft-and-stash” type prospects.
Typically teams with multiple picks in a single draft either use those extra picks as the grease to make a deal, trade the picks outright for future picks, or in some cases sell extra second round picks for cash consideration.
This is always a huge variable to predicting draft positions, as no one really has a sense of how teams like Philadelphia are going to use those picks.
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