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The Register's NBA mock draft has Towns going first to Wolves, Okafor second to Lakers

The Orange County Register | June 25, 2015

Related Topics: National Basketball Association, Los Angeles Lakers, The Register, Jahlil Okafor, Karl-Anthony Towns

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Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns is widely expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday's NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The best way to cap an exciting NBA season? Start a new one.

The league’s offseason kicks off Thursday night with the NBA draft, and unlike the past three months, this night belongs to the teams at the bottom of the league.

For the Lakers, who haven’t contended for a playoff spot in two years, this is their night to put an end to that.

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