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2015 NBA Re-Draft: Timberwolves take Towns or Booker?

By Dylan Jackson

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - APRIL 04: Karl-Anthony Towns #12 and Devin Booker #1 of the Kentucky Wildcats battle for position on a free throw with Frank Kaminsky #44 of the Wisconsin Badgers in the first half during the NCAA Men's Final Four Semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 4, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - APRIL 04: Karl-Anthony Towns #12 and Devin Booker #1 of the Kentucky Wildcats battle for position on a free throw with Frank Kaminsky #44 of the Wisconsin Badgers in the first half during the NCAA Men's Final Four Semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 4, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 11: Terry Rozier #3 of the Charlotte Hornets. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 11: Terry Rozier #3 of the Charlotte Hornets. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /

Terry Rozier. player. 93. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. PG/SG. Louisville. 3

The Philadelphia 76ers originally selected Jahlil Okafor – widely believed to have been the second-best player in this draft class at the time – with the third overall pick.

Okafor has not completely flopped out of the NBA, but he certainly has not been a good player. Averaging 18 points during his rookie season, Okafor would quickly drop off, now averaging only five points per game on the second-worst team in the NBA – the Detroit Pistons.

NBA Draft: Re-picking the 2015 class

There’s a lot that makes you question why he failed, but a large part of it came down to the NBA changing – and Okafor was not a modern big – and his defense did not make up for it, either.

Instead, they select Terry Rozier, who has really exploded onto the scene for the Charlotte Hornets as of late. Rozier, who averaged over 20 points per game this past season, has become one of the NBA’s best shooters, scoring at clip of 39.6-percent over the course of the past two seasons.

Rozier was originally selected 16th overall by the Boston Celtics and was not really widely known until the 2018 playoffs, where he averaged 17 points per game. Still, he was buried behind Kyrie Irving in the depth chart – so he really shined in Charlotte when finally getting a chance to start in extended minutes.

Rozier signed a 3-year, $55 million contract with the Hornets in 2019, and it has seemingly paid off. It looks as though the Hornets have a long-term backcourt mate with LaMelo Ball so long as he chooses to re-sign following the 2021-22 season.