{"id":3178,"date":"2015-06-25T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T00:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/kentuckys-karl-anthony-towns-is-no-1-nba-draft-pick\/3178\/"},"modified":"2015-06-25T16:28:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T00:28:00","slug":"kentuckys-karl-anthony-towns-is-no-1-nba-draft-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/kentuckys-karl-anthony-towns-is-no-1-nba-draft-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky's Karl-Anthony Towns Is No. 1 NBA Draft Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Becky Sullivan<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Power forward Karl-Anthony Towns shakes hands with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver shortly after being taken first in the NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kathy Willens\/AP<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The 2015 NBA Draft took place Thursday night in Brooklyn’s Barclay Center. Karl-Anthony Towns from the University of Kentucky was the first pick, drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves, a team that ended last season with a 16-66 record. Nineteen-year-old, 6-foot-11 Towns only played one year at Kentucky, but during that season was named a 2015 Second-Team All-American. He also helped lead Kentucky to the Final Four.<\/p>\n

In an interview shortly after his pick, Towns told ESPN, “This is what you live for.” He continued, “I’m coming with a winning attitude. I just want to win.”<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Lakers \u2014 once dominant, now coming off of a bruising 21-61 season \u2014 had second pick and chose guard D’Angelo Russell of Ohio State University.<\/p>\n

The Philadelphia 76ers (18-64) picked third, choosing center Jahlil Okafor from Duke University. All three top picks in this year’s draft were college freshmen.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the top five were two international picks. The New York Knicks (17-65) selected Kristaps Porzingis, a 7-foot power forward from Latvia with the fourth pick. The fifth pick went to the Orlando Magic (25-57), who selected Mario Hezonja, a shooting guard from Croatia.<\/p>\n

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Source:: http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2015\/06\/25\/417569073\/kentuckys-karl-anthony-towns-is-1-nba-draft-pick?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=sports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"Power<\/a><\/div>\n
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Power forward Karl-Anthony Towns shakes hands with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver shortly after being taken first in the NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kathy Willens\/AP<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

i<\/strong>toggle caption Kathy Willens\/AP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The 2015 NBA Draft took place Thursday night in Brooklyn’s Barclay Center. Karl-Anthony Towns from the University of Kentucky was the first pick, drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves, a team that ended last season with a 16-66 record. Nineteen-year-old, 6-foot-11 Towns only played one year at Kentucky, but during that season was named a 2015 Second-Team All-American. He also helped lead Kentucky to the Final Four.<\/p>\n

In an interview shortly after his pick, Towns told ESPN, “This is what you live for.” He continued, “I’m coming with a winning attitude. I just want to win.”<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Lakers \u2014 once dominant, now coming off of a bruising 21-61 season \u2014 had second pick and chose guard D’Angelo Russell of Ohio State University.<\/p>\n

The Philadelphia 76ers (18-64) picked third, choosing center Jahlil Okafor from Duke University. All three top picks in this year’s draft were college freshmen.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the top five were two international picks. The New York Knicks (17-65) selected Kristaps Porzingis, a 7-foot power forward from Latvia with the fourth pick. The fifth pick went to the Orlando Magic (25-57), who selected Mario Hezonja, a shooting guard from Croatia.<\/p>\n

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