Now on to the picks of the draft ... Thats what I'm here to write about ...I will first begin with the top three picks in the draft... Karl Anthony Towns, drafted number one over all, was a great pick for the Timberwolves. Dominate presence at the power forward position........he was exactly what they needed heading into next season.The Lakers picked number two over all. In my opinion, I dont think they made the right decision. D'angelo Russell, drafted number two over all, was great on college film and during his time with the Buckeye's .....but his size is not ideal at the point guard position. He will struggle... because of his lack of length and size... Jahlil Okafor should have went number two over all. The recent struggles within the Lakers organization over the past week to land a "big man" in free agency.....might bring some doubt into the minds of the lakers front office. There aren't many dominate big men in the NBA.... In the rare occasion when one is available in the draft its important to draft them. D'Angelo Russell isn't a bad player .... in fact the Lakers needed a point guard entering the season but they could have signed a point guard through free agency ....
The surprises did not end outside of the top three picks.. The number fifth and sixth pick had every basketball fan including my self lost for words. The Orlando Magic chose an international player with the fifth pick in the draft. The curve balls continued the Sacromento Kings selecting Willie Cauley-Stein at sixth. The selection was not a bad selection .... just ... I wouldn't have selected him at sixth. Given what the Sacromento Kings roster looks like .. it would have made more since to trade down and get a few additional draft picks. If they would have traded down to number 9, he would have still been available. To round off the top 10 ...Kentucky shooting guard Devin Booker was not selected in the top 10 after a record breaking season shooting 40 % from 3. Booker would go 13th over all to the Phoenix suns.
The biggest surprise of the night.....Duke guard Justise Winslow slid to number 10 ... falling into the hands of Miami Heat president, Pat Riley. This was a true blessing for the Miami Heat given everything that has happened to the team over the past year. The biggest steal of the night. In addition to the miss evaluation of Justise Winslow in the draft, Aaron Harrison, University of Kentucky starting Shooting guard, went undrafted. This was the BIGGEST SHOCK of the draft. After brother Andrew Harrison went 44th over all to the Memphis Grizzlies I was positive Aaron Harrison would be a late second rounder. When he went undrafted I immediately thought ... " whoever signs this kid will get a ultimate steal. " Aaron Harrison was ranked number 2 in the country according to ESPNU top 100 high school basketball players in 2013. This lead him to a two year career at The University of Kentucky. Would Aaron Harrison in 2015 go undrafted? I dont think any basketball fan would have asked that question following the NCAA tournament last season, after watching Harrison knock down clutch shot after clutch shot for the wildcats. Harrison can play positions 1-3 because of his size and length at the shooting guard position... standing 6'6.
There was plenty of misjudgement heading into this years draft. We will have to see how all of these prospects fair in the big leagues.... I do know who ever ends up with Aaron Harrison on their roster will get the ultimate stealing going into the 2015-2016 season.
