The 2015 NBA draft is still a month away, and for Los Angeles Lakers fans, that time will largely be spent on one central debate—who’s the better fit, Karl-Anthony Towns of Kentucky or Jahlil Okafor of Duke?
With the No. 2 pick in hand, there isn’t likely to be an actual choice for the L.A. front office—the Minnesota Timberwolves get on the board first and will control the selecting of the two big men.
Some draft prognosticators have the 'Wolves choosing Towns first, including Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman, whose mock draft and big board are below:
That the Lakers are even in second position is a major cause for celebration for a team that suffered through a historically bad season at 21-61.