Today, American media outlet Fadeaway World posted an image stating that among the top ten picks of the 2015 NBA Draft, only three are still playing in the league.
They are the first overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns, the second pick D’Angelo Russell, and the fourth pick Kristaps Porzingis.
The top ten picks of the 2015 draft were as follows:
First overall: Karl-Anthony Towns (Rookie of the Year)
Second overall: D’Angelo Russell
Third overall: Jahlil Okafor
Fourth overall: Kristaps Porzingis
Fifth overall: Mario Hezonja
Sixth overall: Willie Cauley-Stein
Seventh overall: Emmanuel Mudiay
Eighth overall: Stanley Johnson
Ninth overall: Frank Kaminsky
Tenth overall: Justise Winslow
However, several players selected after the top ten are currently key players for their teams, such as the thirteenth pick Devin Booker, the eleventh pick Myles Turner, and the sixteenth pick Terry Rozier.
In addition, there are players like the twelfth pick Trey Lyles, the fourteenth pick Cameron Payne, the fifteenth pick Kelly Oubre Jr., the twenty-second pick Bobby Portis, the twenty-fourth pick Tyus Jones, the thirtieth pick Kevon Looney, the thirty-first pick Cedi Osman, the thirty-second pick Montrezl Harrell, the thirty-fifth pick Juancho Hernangómez, the thirty-seventh pick DeAndre’ Bembry, the forty-first pick Pat Connaughton, and the forty-sixth pick Norman Powell, who are also excellent players.
Some of them may have left the league, but the brilliance they once displayed on the court remains in the memories of fans.
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