2015 NBA draft top players by position
Best players,
position by position
Observer NBA beat writer Rick Bonnell’s rankings by position of the top players in Thursday’s draft, including height and weight:
Centers
1. Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky, 7-0, 250
2. Jahlil Okafor, Duke, 6-11, 270
3. Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky, 7-1, 240
4. Myles Turner, Texas, 7-0, 243
5. Robert Upshaw, Washington, 7-0, 250
6. Nikola Milutinov, Serbia, 7-0, 225
7. Rakeem Christmas, Syracuse, 6-10, 250
8. Dakari Johnson, Kentucky, 7-0, 265
9. Willy Hernangomez, Spain, 6-11, 255
10. Mouhammadou Jaiteh, France, 6-11, 249
Small forwards
1. Justise Winslow, Duke, 6-7, 230
2. Stanley Johnson, Arizona, 6-7, 245
3. Sam Dekker, Wisconsin, 6-9, 230
4. Kelly Oubre, Kansas, 6-7, 200
5. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Arizona, 6-7, 220
6. Justin Anderson, Virginia, 6-6, 228
7. Jonathan Holmes, Texas, 6-9, 240
8. Anthony Brown, Stanford, 6-7, 215
9. Cedi Osman, Turkey, 6-8, 194
10. Daniel Diez, Spain, 6-8, 215
Power forwards
1. Kristaps Porzingis, Spain, 7-0, 220
2. Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin, 7-1, 242
3. Trey Lyles, Kentucky, 6-10, 235
4. Montrezl Harrell, Louisville, 6-8, 240
5. Bobby Portis, Arkansas, 6-11, 242
6. Kevon Looney, UCLA, 6-9, 220
7. Christian Wood, Nevada-Las Vegas, 6-11, 220
8. Jarell Martin, Louisiana State, 6-9, 235
9. Jordan Mickey, Louisiana State, 6-8, 235
10. Cliff Alexander, Kansas, 6-9, 250
Shooting guards
1. Mario Hezonja, Spain, 6-8, 200
2. Devin Booker, Kentucky, 6-6, 205
3. R.J. Hunter, Georgia State, 6-5, 185
4. Rashad Vaughn, Nevada-Las Vegas, 6-5, 200
5. Michael Frazier, Florida, 6-4, 195
6. Joseph Young, Oregon, 6-2, 180
7. Norman Powell, UCLA, 6-4, 215
8. J.P Tokoto, North Carolina, 6-6, 200
9. Michael Qualls, Arkansas, 6-5, 201
10. Pat Connaughton, Notre Dame, 6-5, 206
Point guards
1. D’Angelo Russell, Ohio State, 6-5, 180
2. Emmanuel Mudiay, China, 6-5, 200
3. Cameron Payne, Murray State, 6-2, 185
4. Tyus Jones, Duke, 6-2, 184
5. Jerian Grant, Notre Dame, 6-4, 205
6. Delon Wright, Utah, 6-6, 190
7. Terry Rozier, Louisville, 6-2, 190
8. Andrew Harrison, Kentucky, 6-6, 210
9. Olivier Hanlan, Boston College, 6-4, 190
10. Quinn Cook, Duke, 6-2, 185
This story was originally published June 24, 2015 at 4:50 PM with the headline "2015 NBA draft top players by position."