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No. 1 vs. No. 2 | What Can We Expect?

Tonight, the 2015 No. 1 pick Karl-Anthony Towns and No. 2 pick D’Angelo Williams face off against each other at the STAPLE Center in Los Angeles.

It marks the first time in the modern era that the top two picks have faced off against each other in their first game. So it got me thinking, is there any way we could predict who will perform better tonight?

Let’s take a look at the history books.

2000

  1. New Jersey Nets: Kenyon Martin, PF
  2. Vancouver Grizzlies: Stromile Swift, PF/C

First game: Jan.