The 2015 NBA Draft was going to be a bit of a mess anyway, but with all the latest news — thanks to another Woj Bomb on DeMarcus Cousins, the Sacramento Kings and George Karl in a crumbling relationship — this night just got incredibly confusing for everybody. Unlike last year with Kevin Love, though, this has escalated in a hurry. How quickly?
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Seriously: Vivek publicly commented to USA Today on not trading Cousins and within the hour Yahoo reports Karl wants Cousins out. An hour.
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) June 23, 2015
It was actually two hours, but still. It’s crazy.
So this isn’t just about the draft anymore, it’s about finding a potential suitor for one of the best big men in the NBA, a move that will drastically change two, maybe even three franchises. We likely won’t see a trade within the next two days, but it’s incredibly likely that players picked in the draft are involved with any sort of deal for Cousins.
Not only will this mock have every single pick and projection, we will also look at each team in the first round and whether or not they could potentially make the move for Cousins on a scale of 1-10, what they’d have to offer and the picks that would be made if they were swapped.
Here’s the final mock draft for 2015 and a number of things have changed since my last one. How much? Well, I guess we’re just going to have to find out.
To make it a little more bizarre, because this isn’t all bizarre enough, each prospect going in the first round will feature a fictional fun fact. But remember that they are FICTIONAL and for entertainment purposes only.
With that, the final edition of the 2015 NBA Mock Draft.