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NBA AM: Full NBA Mock Draft 5/21/15

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It’s Full Mock Draft Time:  Yesterday, we dropped the latest Consensus Mock Draft, where four NBA writers took a swing at the first round after the draft order was set.

Today, I’ll offer up my latest full Mock Draft. NBA teams have started the workout process so there will be some movement based on team feedback going forward, so things get interesting from here:



Steve Kyler Mock Draft - 5/21/15

Pk Team Player
$1 Minnesota Timberwolves Karl Towns PF/C 19 years old; 7'0"; 248 lbs. Kentucky,
Freshman
$2 Los Angeles Lakers Jahlil Okafor C 19 years old; 6'11"; 272 lbs. Duke,
Freshman
$3 Philadelphia 76ers D'Angelo Russell PG/SG 19 years old; 6'5"; 193 lbs. Ohio State,
Freshman
$4 New York Knicks Willie Cauley-Stein C 21 years old; 7'1"; 242 lbs. Kentucky,
Junior
$5 Orlando Magic Kristaps Porzingis PF 19 years old; 7'0"; 220 lbs. Sevilla,
International
$6 Sacramento Kings Emmanuel Mudiay PG 19 years old; 6'5"; 200 lbs. Guangdong,
International
$7 Denver Nuggets Mario Hezonja SG 20 years old; 6'8"; 200 lbs. Barcelona,
International
$8 Detroit Pistons Justise Winslow SF 19 years old; 6'7"; 222 lbs. Duke,
Freshman
$9 Charlotte Hornets Frank Kaminsky PF 22 years old; 7'1"; 231 lbs. Wisconsin,
Senior
$10 Miami Heat Stanley Johnson SF 18 years old; 6'7"; 242 lbs. Arizona,
Freshman
$11 Indiana Pacers Jerian Grant PG 22 years old; 6'5"; 198 lbs. Notre Dame,
Senior
$12 Utah Jazz Devin Booker SG 18 years old; 6'6"; 206 lbs. Kentucky,
Freshman
$13 Phoenix Suns Cameron Payne PG 20 years old; 6'2"; 183 lbs. Murray State,
Sophomore
$14 Oklahoma City Thunder Myles Turner C 19 years old; 7'0"; 239 lbs. Texas,
Freshman
$15 Atlanta Hawks Sam Dekker SF 21 years old; 6'9"; 219 lbs. Wisconsin,
Junior
Pk Team Player
$16 Boston Celtics Kelly Oubre SF 19 years old; 6'7"; 203 lbs. Kansas,
Freshman
$17 Milwaukee Bucks R.J. Hunter SG 21 years old; 6'6"; 185 lbs. Georgia State,
Junior
$18 Houston Rockets Terry Rozier PG 21 years old; 6'2"; 190 lbs. Louisville,
Sophomore
$19 Washington Wizards Kevon Looney PF 19 years old; 6'9"; 222 lbs. UCLA,
Freshman
$20 Toronto Raptors Bobby Portis PF 20 years old; 6'11"; 246 lbs. Arkansas,
Sophomore
$21 Dallas Mavericks Delon Wright PG 23 years old; 6'6"; 181 lbs. Utah,
Senior
$22 Chicago Bulls Tyus Jones PG 19 years old; 6'2"; 185 lbs. Duke,
Freshman
$23 Portland Trail Blazers Trey Lyles PF 19 years old; 6'10"; 241 lbs. Kentucky,
Freshman
$24 Cleveland Cavaliers Jarell Martin SF/PF 20 years old; 6'9"; 239 lbs. LSU,
Sophomore
$25 Memphis Grizzlies Justin Anderson SF 21 years old; 6'6"; 231 lbs. Virginia,
Junior
$26 San Antonio Spurs Montrezl Harrell PF 21 years old; 6'8"; 253 lbs. Louisville,
Junior
$27 Los Angeles Lakers Rondae Hollis-Jefferson SF 20 years old; 6'7"; 211 lbs. Arizona,
Sophomore
$28 Boston Celtics Christian Wood PF 19 years old; 6'11"; 216 lbs. UNLV,
Sophomore
$29 Brooklyn Nets Rakeem Christmas PF/C 23 years old; 6'10"; 243 lbs. Syracuse,
Senior
$30 Golden State Warriors Chris McCullough PF 20 years old; 6'9"; 199 lbs. Syracuse,
Freshman
Pk Team Player
$31 Minnesota Timberwolves Michael Qualls SG 21 years old; 6'5"; 201 lbs. Arkansas,
Junior
$32 Houston Rockets Mouhammadou Jaiteh C 20 years old; 6'11"; 247 lbs. Nanterre,
International
$33 Boston Celtics Jonathan Holmes SF/PF 22 years old; 6'9"; 242 lbs. Texas,
Senior
$34 Los Angeles Lakers Michael Frazier SG 21 years old; 6'5"; 199 lbs. Florida,
Junior
$35 Philadelphia 76ers George De Paula PG 18 years old; 6'6"; 197 lbs. Pinheiros,
International
$36 Minnesota Timberwolves Aleksandar Vezenkov SF 19 years old; 6'8"; 200 lbs. Aris,
International
$37 Philadelphia 76ers Anthony Brown SF 22 years old; 6'9"; 211 lbs. Stanford,
Senior
$38 Detroit Pistons Norman Powell SG 21 years old; 6'4"; 215 lbs. UCLA,
Senior
$39 Charlotte Hornets Robert Upshaw C 21 years old; 7'0"; 258 lbs. Washington,
Sophomore
$40 Miami Heat Jordan Mickey PF 20 years old; 6'8"; 238 lbs. LSU,
Sophomore
$41 Brooklyn Nets Cliff Alexander PF/C 19 years old; 6'9"; 239 lbs. Kansas,
Freshman
$42 Utah Jazz J.P. Tokoto SG 21 years old; 6'6"; 196 lbs. North Carolina,
Junior
$43 Indiana Pacers Dakari Johnson C 19 years old; 7'0"; 265 lbs. Kentucky,
Sophomore
$44 Phoenix Suns Nikola Milutinov C 20 years old; 7'0"; 220 lbs. Partizan,
International
$45 Boston Celtics Richaun Holmes PF 21 years old; 6'10"; 243 lbs. Bowling Green,
Senior
Pk Team Player
$46 Milwaukee Bucks Aaron White PF 22 years old; 6'9"; 220 lbs. Iowa,
Senior
$47 Philadelphia 76ers Olivier Hanlan PG/SG 22 years old; 6'4"; 186 lbs. Boston College,
Junior
$48 Oklahoma City Thunder Rashad Vaughn SG 18 years old; 6'5"; 199 lbs. UNLV,
Freshman
$49 Washington Wizards Timothe Luwawu SG 20 years old; 6'7"; 205 lbs. Antibes,
International
$50 Atlanta Hawks Julian Washburn SF 23 years old; 6'8"; 205 lbs. UTEP,
Senior
$51 Orlando Magic Quinn Cook PG 22 years old; 6'2"; 179 lbs. Duke,
Senior
$52 Dallas Mavericks Guillermo Hernangomez C 20 years old; 6'11"; 255 lbs. Sevilla,
International
$53 Cleveland Cavaliers Andrew Harrison PG/SG 20 years old; 6'6"; 213 lbs. Kentucky,
Sophomore
$54 Utah Jazz Joseph Young SG 22 years old; 6'2"; 182 lbs. Oregon,
Senior
$55 San Antonio Spurs Chris Walker PF 20 years old; 6'9"; 208 lbs. Florida,
Sophomore
$56 New Orleans Pelicans Cedi Osman SF 20 years old; 6'8"; 190 lbs. Anadolu Efes,
International
$57 Denver Nuggets Cady Lalanne PF/C 23 years old; 6'10"; 241 lbs. Massachusetts,
Senior
$58 Philadelphia 76ers Satnam Singh C 19 years old; 7'2"; 290 lbs. IMG Academy,
International
$59 Atlanta Hawks Moussa Diagne C 21 years old; 6'10"; 218 lbs. Fuenlabrada,
International
$60 Philadelphia 76ers Arturas Gudaitis C 21 years old; 6'10"; 253 lbs. Zalgiris,
International

So we’re clear on where some of these picks came from:

15. Atlanta (From Brooklyn)

18. Houston (From New Orleans)

27. L.A. Lakers (From Houston)

28. Boston (From L.A. Clippers)

29. Brooklyn (From Atlanta)

32. Houston (From New York)

33. Boston (From Philadelphia via Miami)

35. Philadelphia (From Orlando)

36. Minnesota (From Sacramento via Houston)

37. Philadelphia (From Denver via Houston, Portland and Minnesota)

47. Philadelphia (From New Orleans via Washington and L.A. Clippers)

50. Atlanta (From Toronto)

51. Orlando (From Chicago)

53. Cleveland (From Portland via Chicago and Denver)

54. Utah (From Cleveland)

56. New Orleans (From Memphis)

57. Denver (From L.A. Clippers)

58. Philadelphia (From Houston)

60. Philadelphia (From Golden State via Indiana)

The 2015 NBA Draft will be held on June 25, 2015.

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Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.

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