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2015 NBA Draft Top 60: 10/5/14
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All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated28 Sep 2023
College basketball teams across the country kicked off practice this weekend and will start officially playing in about a month. The 2014-15 NBA regular season will be underway at that point too, but a sizable portion of the league’s front offices will be focused solely on what happens in the NCAA. The 2015 NBA Draft may be over 200 days away, but preparation for it has already begun as teams are always looking towards the future and trying to gain an advantage in scouting for talent.
Without any games being played to help determine the draft order or gauge what team’s needs are, a typical mock draft would be based off of too much speculation. So, rather than putting out a draft based off predictions, Basketball Insiders is releasing a top 60 through the first month of the season based off of last year’s draft order. This is purely a player ranking, and team needs are not taken into account:
For a look at how the draft order will change based off of trades, make sure to check out our draft pick debt page.
| Rank | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jahlil Okafor C 18 years old; 6’11”; 272 lbs. Duke, Freshman |
| 2 | Karl Towns PF/C 18 years old; 7’0″; 248 lbs. Kentucky, Freshman |
| 3 | Emmanuel Mudiay PG 18 years old; 6’5″; 200 lbs. Guangdong, Freshman |
| 4 | Stanley Johnson SF 18 years old; 6’7″; 237 lbs. Arizona, Freshman |
| 5 | Cliff Alexander PF/C 18 years old; 6’9″; 254 lbs. Kansas, Freshman |
| 6 | Myles Turner C 18 years old; 6’11”; 242 lbs. Texas, Freshman |
| 7 | Kelly Oubre SF 18 years old; 6’6″; 204 lbs. Kansas, Freshman |
| 8 | Kristaps Porzingis PF 19 years old; 7’0″; 220 lbs. Sevilla, International |
| 9 | Montrezl Harrell PF 20 years old; 6’8″; 230 lbs. Louisville, Junior |
| 10 | Chris Walker PF 19 years old; 6’9″; 205 lbs. Florida, Sophomore |
| 11 | Justise Winslow SF 18 years old; 6’6″; 221 lbs. Duke, Freshman |
| 12 | Mario Hezonja SG 19 years old; 6’8″; 200 lbs. Barcelona, International |
| 13 | Willie Cauley-Stein C 21 years old; 7’0″; 244 lbs. Kentucky, Junior |
| 14 | Sam Dekker SF 20 years old; 6’9″; 229 lbs. Wisconsin, Junior |
| 15 | Caris LeVert SG 20 years old; 6’7″; 200 lbs. Michigan, Junior |
| 16 | Wayne Selden SG 20 years old; 6’6″; 223 lbs. Kansas, Sophomore |
| 17 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson SF 19 years old; 6’6″; 212 lbs. Arizona, Sophomore |
| 18 | Bobby Portis PF 19 years old; 6’10”; 235 lbs. Arkansas, Sophomore |
| 19 | Jarell Martin PF 20 years old; 6’7″; 242 lbs. LSU, Sophomore |
| 20 | Rashad Vaughn SG 18 years old; 6’5″; 200 lbs. UNLV, Freshman |
| 21 | Andrew Harrison PG/SG 19 years old; 6’5″; 207 lbs. Kentucky, Sophomore |
| 22 | Norman Powell SG 21 years old; 6’3″; 199 lbs. UCLA, Senior |
| 23 | Dakari Johnson C 19 years old; 6’11”; 263 lbs. Kentucky, Sophomore |
| 24 | Tyus Jones PG 18 years old; 6’1″; 184 lbs. Duke, Freshman |
| 25 | Aaron Harrison SG 19 years old; 6’5″; 210 lbs. Kentucky, Sophomore |
| 26 | Amida Brimah C 20 years old; 7’0″; 217 lbs. Connecticut, Sophomore |
| 27 | R.J. Hunter SG 20 years old; 6’5″; 180 lbs. Georgia State, Junior |
| 28 | Justin Jackson SF 19 years old; 6’7″; 168 lbs. North Carolina, Freshman |
| 29 | Terry Rozier PG 20 years old; 6’2″; 189 lbs. Louisville, Sophomore |
| 30 | Theo Pinson SF 18 years old; 6’6″; 188 lbs. North Carolina, Freshman |
| 31 | Marc Garcia SG 18 years old; 6’6″; 180 lbs. Manresa, International |
| 32 | Frank Kaminsky C 21 years old; 7’0″; 234 lbs. Wisconsin, Senior |
| 33 | Brice Johnson PF 20 years old; 6’9″; 185 lbs. North Carolina, Junior |
| 34 | Delon Wright PG 22 years old; 6’5″; 179 lbs. Utah, Senior |
| 35 | Branden Dawson SF 21 years old; 6’6″; 206 lbs. Michigan State, Senior |
| 36 | Shawn Long C 21 years old; 6’10”; 256 lbs. La Lafayette, Junior |
| 37 | Ilimane Diop C 19 years old; 6’11”; 225 lbs. Vitoria, International |
| 38 | Egemen Guven PF 18 years old; 6’9″; 210 lbs. Karsiyaka, International |
| 39 | Ron Baker SG 21 years old; 6’4″; 222 lbs. Wichita State, Junior |
| 40 | Buddy Hield SG 20 years old; 6’4″; 214 lbs. Oklahoma, Junior |
| 41 | Kaleb Tarczewski C 21 years old; 7’0″; 243 lbs. Arizona, Junior |
| 42 | Mouhammadou Jaiteh C 19 years old; 6’11”; 249 lbs. Nanterre, International |
| 43 | Alex Poythress SF/PF 21 years old; 6’8″; 239 lbs. Kentucky, Junior |
| 44 | Juwan Staten PG 22 years old; 5’11”; 186 lbs. West Virginia, Senior |
| 45 | A.J. Hammons C 22 years old; 7’0″; 278 lbs. Purdue, Junior |
| 46 | Terran Petteway SF 21 years old; 6’6″; 209 lbs. Nebraska, Junior |
| 47 | Kenan Sipahi PG 19 years old; 6’4″; 180 lbs. Fenerbahce, International |
| 48 | Marcus Paige PG 21 years old; 6’2″; 156 lbs. North Carolina, Junior |
| 49 | Michael Qualls SG 20 years old; 6’6″; 198 lbs. Arkansas, Junior |
| 50 | Andzejs Pasecniks C 18 years old; 7’1″; 220 lbs. VEF Riga, International |
| 51 | Guillermo Hernangomez C 20 years old; 6’11”; 255 lbs. Sevilla, International |
| 52 | Timothe Luwanu SG 19 years old; 6’6″; 220 lbs. Antibes, International |
| 53 | Michael Frazier SG 20 years old; 6’4″; 200 lbs. Florida, Junior |
| 54 | Perry Ellis SF 21 years old; 6’8″; 222 lbs. Kansas, Junior |
| 55 | Brandon Ashley PF 20 years old; 6’7″; 191 lbs. Arizona, Junior |
| 56 | LeBryan Nash SF 22 years old; 6’7″; 220 lbs. Oklahoma State, Senior |
| 57 | Rasmus Larsen PF 19 years old; 6’11”; 210 lbs. Charleroi, International |
| 58 | Cameron Ridley C 20 years old; 6’10”; 262 lbs. Texas, Junior |
| 59 | Yogi Ferrell PG 21 years old; 5’11”; 165 lbs. Indiana, Junior |
| 60 | Georges Niang SF/PF 21 years old; 6’8″; 236 lbs. Iowa State, Junior |
