Okafor, 7 Kentucky players highlight early entry list for 2015 NBA Draft
The NBA released the early entry list for the 2015 NBA Draft on Tuesday, revealing the 48 college underclassmen and 43 international players under 22 years old who, along with graduating NCAA seniors, will make up the 2015 draft class.
Players had until Sunday to declare for the draft and have until June 15 to withdraw their names from consideration. College underclassmen don't effectively have that much time, as they risk losing eligibility by participating in the combine or in pre-draft workouts.
A new joint proposal is looking to change the rules for eligibility and draft declarations, but that's at least one season away.
As it stands, these 91 players make up the pool, joined by an endless number of seniors, but only maybe 50 who can be considered legitimate draft prospects.
There were few surprises on the list, as most marquee players had long since declared their intentions. Among the surprises declaring were Chris Walker (read more), J.P. Tokoto and Trevor Lacey, while the decisions by Kris Dunn and Jakob Poeltl to return to school were somewhat unexpected.
The full list of early entrants, along with their top-100 ranking by DraftExpress and ESPN, is as follows:
Early Entry List | Team | Year | Pos | DraftExpress | ESPN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Karl Towns | Kentucky | Fr | PF/C | 1 | 1 |
Jahlil Okafor | Duke | Fr | C | 2 | 2 |
D'Angelo Russell | Ohio State | Fr | PG | 4 | 4 |
Justise Winslow | Duke | Fr | SF | 5 | 6 |
Willie Cauley-Stein | Kentucky | Jr | C | 6 | 7 |
Mario Hezonja | Barcelona | 95 Int'l | SG/SF | 7 | 8 |
Kristaps Porzingis | Sevilla | 95 Int'l | PF | 8 | 5 |
Stanley Johnson | Arizona | Fr | SF | 9 | 11 |
Myles Turner | Texas | Fr | C | 11 | 9 |
Kelly Oubre | Kansas | Fr | SF | 12 | 12 |
Sam Dekker | Wisconsin | Jr | SF | 13 | 14 |
Devin Booker | Kentucky | Fr | SG | 15 | 17 |
Bobby Portis | Arkansas | So | PF | 16 | 15 |
Trey Lyles | Kentucky | Fr | PF | 17 | 16 |
Kevon Looney | UCLA | Fr | PF | 18 | 10 |
Tyus Jones | Duke | Fr | PG | 19 | 21 |
Cameron Payne | Murray State | So | PG | 20 | 20 |
Montrezl Harrell | Louisville | Jr | PF | 21 | 22 |
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Arizona | So | SF | 22 | 23 |
Christian Wood | UNLV | So | PF | 23 | 26 |
R.J. Hunter | Georgia State | Jr | SG | 24 | 18 |
Jarell Martin | LSU | So | PF | 25 | 28 |
Cliff Alexander | Kansas | Fr | PF/C | 27 | 29 |
Justin Anderson | Virginia | Jr | SF | 28 | 27 |
George Lucas de Paula | Pinheiros | 96 Int'l | PG | 29 | 52 |
Robert Upshaw | Washington | So | C | 30 | 31 |
Timothe Luwawu | Antibes | 95 Int'l | SG | 31 | 40 |
Aleksandar Vezenkov | Aris | 95 Int'l | SF | 32 | 42 |
Terry Rozier | Louisville | So | PG/SG | 33 | 24 |
Dakari Johnson | Kentucky | So | C | 34 | 30 |
Chris McCullough | Syracuse | Fr | PF | 35 | 32 |
Michael Qualls | Arkansas | Jr | SG | 36 | 41 |
Nikola Milutinov | Partizan | 94 Int'l | C | 37 | 44 |
Guillermo Hernangomez | Sevilla | 94 Int'l | C | 41 | 36 |
Rashad Vaughn | UNLV | Fr | SG | 43 | 43 |
J.P. Tokoto | North Carolina | Jr | SG | 44 | 47 |
Mouhammadou Jaiteh | Nanterre | 94 Int'l | C | 46 | 35 |
Cedi Osman | Anadolu Efes | 95 Int'l | SF | 47 | 34 |
Andrew Harrison | Kentucky | So | PG/SG | 48 | 45 |
Tyler Harvey | Eastern Wash. | Jr | SG | 49 | 33 |
Jordan Mickey | LSU | So | PF/C | 50 | 48 |
Olivier Hanlan | Boston College | Jr | PG/SG | 51 | 54 |
Nedim Buza | KK Spars | 95 Int'l | SF | 54 | 39 |
Michael Frazier | Florida | Jr | SG | 55 | 51 |
Moussa Diagne | Fuenlabrada | 94 Int'l | C | 56 | 38 |
Aaron Harrison | Kentucky | So | SG | 62 | 59 |
Marc Garcia | Manresa | 96 Int'l | SG | 65 | 70 |
Alpha Kaba | Pau Orthez | 96 Int'l | C | 66 | 69 |
Paul Zipser | Bayern Muenchen | 94 Int'l | PF | 67 | 85 |
Vince Hunter | UTEP | So | PF | 68 | 46 |
Lucas Dias Silva | Pinheiros | 95 Int'l | SF/PF | 69 | 79 |
Andzejs Pasecniks | VEF Riga | 95 Int'l | C | 71 | 92 |
Rade Zagorac | Mega Leks | 95 Int'l | SF | 72 | 93 |
Chris Walker | Florida | So | PF | 73 | 56 |
Brandon Ashley | Arizona | Jr | PF | 80 | 57 |
Simone Fontecchio | Virtus Bologna | 95 Int'l | SF | 90 | NR |
Adin Vrabac | Trier | 94 Int'l | SF | 91 | 96 |
Nikola Radicevic | Sevilla | 94 Int'l | PG | 92 | 100 |
Kevin Harley | Poitiers | 95 Int'l | SG | 93 | 99 |
Satnam Singh Bharama | IMG Academy | 95 Int'l | C | 95 | NR |
Terran Petteway | Nebraska | Jr | SG | 97 | 58 |
Dimitris Agravanis | Olympiakos | 94 Int'l | PF | 99 | NR |
Wael Arakji | Al-Riyadi Beirut | 94 Int'l | PG | 100 | NR |
Trevor Lacey | N.C. State | Jr | SG | NR | 76 |
Jherrod Stiggers | Houston | Jr | SG | NR | NR |
Aaron Thomas | Florida State | Jr | SG | NR | NR |
Walter Pitchford | Nebraska | Jr | PF | NR | NR |
Jong-Hyun Lee | Korea University | 94 Int'l | PF/C | NR | NR |
Miroslav Pasajlic | Uzice | 95 Int'l | PG | NR | NR |
Dusan Kutlesic | Metalac | 94 Int'l | SG | NR | NR |
Djoko Salic | KK Spars | 95 Int'l | C | NR | NR |
Charles Jackson | Tennessee Tech | Jr | C | NR | NR |
Jerome Hill | Gardner Webb | Jr | SF/PF | NR | NR |
Andrey Desyatnikov | Zenit St Petersburg | 94 Int'l | C | NR | NR |
Alexandr Zhigulin | Huesca | 94 Int'l | PF | NR | NR |
Oriol Pauli | Gran Canaria | 94 Int'l | SF | NR | NR |
Eleftherios Bochoridis | Panathinaikos | 94 Int'l | SG | NR | NR |
Aleksej Nikolic | KK Spars | 95 Int'l | PG | NR | NR |
Marko Tejic | Red Star | 95 Int'l | PF | NR | NR |
Sergiy Zagreba | Dnipro | 94 Int'l | C | NR | NR |
Ognjen Dobric | Radnicki Basket | 95 Int'l | SG | NR | NR |
Juan Hernangomez | Estudiantes | 95 Int'l | SF/PF | NR | NR |
Alexandre Chassang | ASVEL | 94 Int'l | PF | NR | NR |
Beka Burjanadze | La Coruna | 94 Int'l | SF/PF | NR | NR |
Vladyslav Koreniuk | Dnipro | 94 Int'l | C | NR | NR |
Humberto Gomes | Pinheiros | 95 Int'l | SG | NR | NR |
Juan Vaulet | Bahia Blanca | 96 Int'l | SG | NR | NR |
Danilo Fuzaro | Minas | 94 Int'l | SG | NR | NR |
Ashton Pankey | Manhattan | Jr | C | NR | NR |
Deonta Stocks | West Georgia | Jr | SG | NR | NR |
Alberto Abalde | Joventut | 95 Int'l | SF | NR | NR |
The list of relevant seniors and automatically eligible players is as follows:
Automatically Eligible | Team | Age | Ht. | DX-100 | ESPN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emmanuel Mudiay | Guangdong | AUTO | PG | 3 | 3 |
Frank Kaminsky | Wisconsin | Sr | PF | 10 | 13 |
Jerian Grant | Notre Dame | Sr | PG | 15 | 19 |
Delon Wright | Utah | Sr | PG | 31 | 25 |
Anthony Brown | Stanford | Sr | SF | 47 | 50 |
Norman Powell | UCLA | Sr | SG | 53 | 55 |
Aaron White | Iowa | Sr | PF | 61 | 66 |
Arturas Gudaitis | Zalgiris | 93 Int'l | C | 67 | 84 |
Rakeem Christmas | Syracuse | Sr | PF/C | 68 | 53 |
Shannon Scott | Ohio State | Sr | PG | 70 | 81 |
Alan Williams | UC Santa Barbara | Sr | C | 73 | 49 |
Daniel Diez | San Sebastian | 93 Int'l | SF | 75 | 94 |
Joseph Young | Oregon | Sr | SG | 77 | NR |
T.J. McConnell | Arizona | Sr | PG | 82 | 88 |
Jonathan Holmes | Texas | Sr | SF | 83 | 80 |
Darrun Hilliard | Villanova | Sr | SF | 84 | 90 |
Wesley Saunders | Harvard | Sr | SG | 85 | 65 |
Joshua Smith | Georgetown | Sr | C | 92 | 87 |
Nenad Miljenovic | Mega Vizura | 93 Int'l | PG | 93 | 95 |
Juwan Staten | West Virginia | Sr | PG | 94 | 75 |
Keifer Sykes | Wisc. Green Bay | Sr | PG | 96 | 68 |
Branden Dawson | Michigan State | Sr | SF | 97 | 61 |
Isaac Fotu | Manresa | AUTO | PF | 98 | 86 |
Mateusz Ponitka | Oostende | 93 Int'l | SG | 98 | 97 |
Treveon Graham | VCU | Sr | SG | 99 | 63 |
Jarvis Threatt | D-League | AUTO | PG | 99 | NR |
Josh Richardson | Tennessee | Sr | SG | 100 | 64 |
Quinn Cook | Duke | Sr | PG | NR | 60 |
Dez Wells | Maryland | Sr | SG | NR | 62 |
"Kenneth ""Speedy"" Smith" | Louisiana Tech | Sr | PG | NR | 67 |
Sir'Dominic Pointer | St. John's | Sr | SF | NR | 71 |
Derrick Marks | Boise State | Sr | SG | NR | 72 |
Briante Weber | VCU | Sr | PG | NR | 73 |
Wayne Blackshear | Louisville | Sr | SF | NR | 74 |
Guillem Vives | Valencia | 93 Int'l | PG | NR | 77 |
Seth Tuttle | Northern Iowa | Sr | PF | NR | 78 |
Cady Lalanne | Massachusetts | Sr | PF/C | NR | 82 |
Tyler Haws | BYU | Sr | SG | NR | 83 |
D.J. Newbill | Penn State | Sr | SG | NR | 89 |
Richaun Holmes | Bowling Green | Sr | PF | NR | 91 |
LeBryan Nash | Oklahoma State | Sr | SF | NR | 98 |
(Table h/t: DraftExpress)
The 2015 NBA Draft will take place on June 25, with the selection order being determined at the NBA Draft Lottery on May 19.
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