2015-2016 NBA Shenanigans

[Kingdom]

Why hello tharr.

Hammer and I will be conducting a mock draft for the upcoming 2015 draft. Rules are pretty simple, I will be taking odds and Hammer will be taking evens. No trades. The mock is more of our opinion than any expert's. Besides, we're smarter than 90% of the GMs anyways.



2015 First-Round Order

1. Minnesota -- Karl-Anthony Towns, PF Kentucky
2. L.A. Lakers -- D'Angelo Russell, PG Ohio State
3. Philadelphia -- Emmanuel Mudiay, PG China
4. New York -- Jahlil Okafor, C Duke
5. Orlando -- Kristaps Porzingis, PF Latvia
6. Sacramento -- Willie Cauley-Stein, PF Kentucky
7. Denver -- Cameron Payne, PG Murray State
8. Detroit -- Justise Winslow, SF Duke
9. Charlotte -- Mario Hezonja, SG Croatia
10. Miami -- Stanley Johnson, SF Arizona
11. Indiana -- Myles Turner, C Texas
12. Utah -- Kelly Oubre, SF Kansas
13. Phoenix -- Jerian Grant, PG Notre Dame
14. Oklahoma City -- Devin Booker, SG Kentucky
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15. Atlanta (From Brooklyn) -- RJ Hunter, SG Georgia State
16. Boston -- Sam Dekker, SF Wisconsin
17. Milwaukee -- Bobby Portis, PF Arkansas
18. Houston (From New Orleans) -- Trey Lyles, PF Kentucky
19. Washington -- Frank Kaminsky, C Wisconsin
20. Toronto -- Guillermo Hernangomez, C Spain
21. Dallas -- Tyus Jones, PG Duke
22. Chicago -- Delon Wright, PG Utah
23. Portland -- Justin Anderson, SG Virginia
24. Cleveland -- Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, SF Arizona
25. Memphis -- Kevon Looney, PF UCLA
26. San Antonio -- Montrezl Harrell, PF Louisville
27. L.A. Lakers (From Houston) -- Dakari Johnson, C Kentucky
28. Boston (From L.A. Clippers) -- Cliff Alexander, PF Kansas
29. Brooklyn (From Atlanta) -- Terry Rozier, PG Louisville
30. Golden State -- Chris McCullough, PF Syracuse



2015 Second-Round Draft Order

31. Minnesota -- Rashad Vaughn, SG UNLV
32. Houston (From New York) -- Chasson Randle, PG Stanford
33. Boston (From Philadelphia via Miami) -- Tyler Harvey, SG Eastern Wash
34. L.A. Lakers -- Christian Wood, PF UNLV
35. Philadelphia (From Orlando) -- Joseph Young, PG Oregon
36. Minnesota (From Sacramento via Houston) -- Mouhammadou Jaiteh, C France
37. Philadelphia (From Denver via Houston, Portland and Minnesota) -- Michael Frazier, SG Florida
38. Detroit -- Norman Powell, SG UCLA
39. Charlotte -- Richaun Holmes, PF Bowling Green
40. Miami -- Pat Connaughton, SG Notre Dame
41. Brooklyn -- Vince Hunter, SF UTEP
42. Utah -- Rakeem Christmas, PF Syracuse
43. Indiana -- Andrew Harrison, PG Kentucky
44. Phoenix -- Sir'Dominic Pointer, SF St Johns
45. Boston -- Robert Upshaw, C Washington
46. Milwaukee -- Quinn Cook, PG Duke
47. Philadelphia (From New Orleans via Washington and L.A. Clippers) -- Jordan Mickey, PF LSU
48. Oklahoma City -- Brandon Ashley, PF Arizona
49. Washington -- Jarrell Martin, PF LSU
50. Atlanta (From Toronto) -- Cedi Osman, SF Turkey
51. Orlando (From Chicago) -- Olivier Hanlan, PG Boston College
52. Dallas -- Dez Wells, SG Maryland
53. Cleveland (From Portland via Chicago and Denver) -- Larry Nance Jr, PF Wyoming
54. Utah (From Cleveland) -- Travis Trice, PG Michigan State
55. San Antonio -- JP Tokoto, SG UNC
56. New Orleans (From Memphis) -- Terran Petteway, SG Nebraska
57. Denver (From L.A. Clippers) -- Jonathan Holmes, PF Texas
58. Philadelphia (From Houston) -- Chris Walker, PF Florida
59. Atlanta -- Alan Williams, PF UC Santa Barbara
60. Philadelphia (From Golden State via Indiana) -- Branden Dawson, SF Michigan State

[Hammer]

lets do it! number 2 is gonna be tough for me, because i know what the lakers are gonna do, and i know what i think they should do... i havent decided which way im gonna go with it yet.

[Hammer]

im so excited we can fill out a full starting lineup with a 6th man for the sixers again this year. last year we got them wiggins, james young, jerami grant, nick johnson, dwight powell, alec brown and laquinton ross. well, at least the first 4 got solid minutes at some point this year.

to be honest though, this year, im almost tempted to use every sixers pick i get, on some random foreigner no ones ever heard of. because... hinkie.

[Kingdom]

With the 1st pick of the 2015 NBA draft, the Minnesota T-Pups select...




Karl Anthony Towns, PF/C from Kentucky.


Minnesota is looking refreshing after the Kevin Love trade. Andrew Wiggins proved to be better his rookie year than many expected, and at the very least, profiles as a defensive monster. With the young nucleus intact, the Wolves needed an excellent big. Towns was not able to show off his spectrum of skills, which includes some serious range and ready to bloom offensive skill. He can also hit foul shots.... this goes along with his athleticism and rim protecting prowess, which should be immediate.

[Hammer]

With the 2nd pick of the 2015 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers select... D'Angelo Russell, Point Guard from THE Ohio State University

Admittedly, I love Russell, and he's my number 2 guy on my board... behind the previously drafted Towns. I believe that he compares favorably to a guy that would play in the same arena as him, in this scenario, CP3. Okafor is a special player on offense. His post game and his hands are impeccable. But he's not a particularly good shooter from the field, he's a relatively awful free throw shooter, and history shows that usually doesn't improve drastically, and he's downright brutal on the defensive end. I think Russell is the building block the Lakers need, and should take. And, addition by subtraction, it keeps them away from Rajon Rondo.

[Bizkit]

Heh... the Knicks fan just trying to get Okafor to fall to 4.

[Kingdom]

im so excited we can fill out a full starting lineup with a 6th man for the sixers again this year. last year we got them wiggins, james young, jerami grant, nick johnson, dwight powell, alec brown and laquinton ross. well, at least the first 4 got solid minutes at some point this year.

to be honest though, this year, im almost tempted to use every sixers pick i get, on some random foreigner no ones ever heard of. because... hinkie.

Houston should have put Nick Johnson on Steph in the playoffs. Guarantee he would have done much better than the two guys who are a combined age, older than Cy.

[Kingdom]

Heh... the Knicks fan just trying to get Okafor to fall to 3.

He'll go great with Melo on another sub 20 win team.

[Hammer]

i dont really want okafor honestly. i mean, if kingdom doesnt take him at 3, im kinda handcuffed into taking him at 4 because i dont want porzingis and im kinda meh on mudiay too... but id much rather russell or winslow [i might take winslow at 4 over okafor anyway, because fuck it, last year our draft went in the shitter at the first pick because we took embiid before he got hurt]

[Bizkit]

i dont really want okafor honestly. i mean, if kingdom doesnt take him at 3, im kinda handcuffed into taking him at 4 because i dont want porzingis and im kinda meh on mudiay too... but id much rather russell or winslow [i might take winslow at 4 over okafor anyway, because fuck it, last year our draft went in the shitter at the first pick because we took embiid before he got hurt]

If only that would happen. Then Okafor can go 5th to Orlando, but I expect in real life we'll take either Porzingis, or Winslow. Maybe Russell if he happens to fall.

[Hammer]

He'll go great with Melo on another sub 20 win team.

galloway, timmy jr, melo, whoever the hell we sign from somewhere and okafor playing defense... 133 points allowed per game!

[Kingdom]

With the 3rd pick, Philadelphia selects:

PG Emmanuel Mudiay, Guangdong Southern


Mudiay seems to have a different buzz about him than Dante Exum had. Plus Larry Brown raved about this kid. Philly needs guards, they need perimeter players, and they need a playmaker. Only they could screw this up in real life and not take Russell or Mudiay, but I'm not messing around. This will move Canaan to a reserve roll where he can come off the bench and fire 10 threes in 15 minutes a game.

[Kingdom]

Orlando would be the one giving up 133 with Vucci Mane and Okafor patrolling the interior

[Hammer]

"Only they could screw this up in real life and not take Russell or Mudiay,"

i heard hinkie is really looking at porzingis...

im not joking either.

[Hammer]

With the 4th pick, the New York Knicks select Jahlil Okafor, Power Forward/Center from Duke University.

Meh. We don't play defense anyway. I've really given up hope on seeing a legit contender in my lifetime. I'd love to see them trade Carmelo and just start from absolute rockbottom, and maybe in 5 years they'll have something. But they won't.