NBA Draft 2015: Full 1st-Round Mock Draft, Most Surprising Potential Picks

As the 2015 NBA draft draws closer, the first round outside of the top two picks still remains a mystery. With a bevy of talent available, the teams that own picks 3-30 have been trying to sift through the applicants and find the most consistent players.

Many mock drafts, including mine, have been revamped and reworked after seeing prospects suddenly fall out of favor with their prospective teams.

Below is this week's mock draft of the first round and which two picks will be most surprising.

Most Surprising Picks

Frank Kaminsky No. 9 to the Hornets

Pick	Team	Player/Position	School	Note
1	Minnesota Timberwolves	Karl Anthony Towns, C	Kentucky	Towns is the best talent in the draft and plays better defense than Okafor.
2	Los Angeles Lakers	Jahlil Okafor, C	Duke	Best low-post player in the nation last year. Great size, great hands.
3	Philadelphia 76ers	D'Angelo Russell, PG/SG	Ohio State	Very quick. Great vision. Solid candidate to run Philly's offense.
4	New York Knicks	Kristaps Porzingis, PF	Latvia	With guards Mudiay and Winslow on the table, Knicks will go for a bigger shooter. Porzingis is just that.
5	Orlando Magic	Mario Hezonja, SG/SF	Croatia	With Porzingis off the board, Orlando will look for the next best shooter with size.
6	Sacramento Kings	Emmanuel Mudiay, PG	Congo	Kings were set to take Willie Cauley-Stein, but Mudiay slipping gives them a crack at a franchise point guard.
7	Denver Nuggets	Justise Winslow, SG/SF	Duke	While Winslow can't play the 1, his defense and shooting are too good to pass up.
8	Detroit Pistons	Devin Booker, SG	Kentucky	Hezonja would have been the perfect fit for Detroit, but Booker is a shooter who can fit in Stan Van Gundy's system.
9	Charlotte Hornets	Frank Kaminsky, C	Wisconsin	The Hornets can check off shooting and size needs with Kaminsky.
10	Miami Heat	Willie Cauley-Stein, C	Kentucky	The Heat get a gift as Cauley-Stein drops into their laps. This pick will show there is little confidence in Hassan Whiteside.
11	Indiana Pacers	Cameron Payne, PG	Murray State	Oklahoma City's promise won't matter. The Pacers need offense, and Payne is dynamic enough to create it.
12	Utah Jazz	Trey Lyles, PF	Kentucky	While he will need a bit of work on his range, Lyles can become an extremely versatile 4.
13	Phoenix Suns	Myles Turner, PF/C	Texas	The Suns need scoring from their frontcourt. This is something Turner will be able to provide.
14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Stanley Johnson, SF	Arizona	His offense will have to come along, but the athletic Johnson could be considered a steal at 14.
15	Atlanta Hawks	Montrezl Harrell, PF	Louisville	Harrell was one of the best rebounders in the nation. Play under the boards was one of Atlanta's few weak points.
16	Boston Celtics	Sam Dekker, SF	Wisconsin	The Celtics need help virtually everywhere. A pure shooter like Dekker is a step in the right direction.
17	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis, PF	Arkansas	Just missing out on the hometown kid in Dekker, the Bucks will nab a stretch 4 who can shoot.
18	Houston Rockets	Jerian Grant, PG/SG	Notre Dame	Grant will become another shooter to help out Patrick Beverly, as Jason Terry just didn't cut it.
19	Washington Wizards	Justin Anderson, SG/SF	Virginia	If the Wizards believe that Paul Pierce walks in free agency, Anderson will be a nice replacement.
20	Toronto Raptors	Kevon Looney, SF/PF	UCLA	Looney brings big board play to a Raptors side that ranked 19th in rebounding percentage.
21	Dallas Mavericks	Delon Wright, PG/SG	Utah	Wright brings good size to the point guard position and will get playing time immediately in Dallas.
22	Chicago Bulls	Tyus Jones, PG	Duke	Jones will be the perfect backup for Derrick Rose. Being drafted as a freshman will allow him time to learn under one of the game's best.
23	Portland Trail Blazers	R.J. Hunter, SG	Georgia State	One of the best shooters in this draft, Hunter can be the beneficiary of playing alongside Damian Lillard.
24	Cleveland Cavaliers	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, SF	Arizona	Hollis-Jefferson is another forward who will drop a bit, but he can provide invaluable defense with an offensive skill set that needs work.
25	Memphis Grizzlies	Rashad Vaughn, SG	UNLV	The Grizzlies need scoring from the wing. They did not attempt a lot of threes last season. Vaughn can stroke from deep.
26	San Antonio Spurs	Cliff Alexander, PF	Kansas	A big talent, Alexander's late selection is due to his off-court issues. He'll be kept in line in San Antonio.
27	Los Angeles Lakers	Kelly Oubre, SF	Kansas	The Lakers might be looking back on this as the draft that delivered them back to the promised land after getting a guy like Oubre at 27.
28	Boston Celtics	Terry Rozier, PG	Louisville	The Celtics will get their shooter at 16 and will get their point guard at 28. Rozier will be the best available.
29	Brooklyn Nets	Dakari Johnson, C	Kentucky	The Nets will miss out on their guard candidates, so they'll find a backup center for Brook Lopez.
30	Golden State Warriors	Jordan Mickey, F	LSU	A long, strong presence in the low post, the Warriors could use Mickey's skill set in the Finals this year.

Kaminsky has slowly but surely been rising through the first-round ranks and could be going in the top 10 of this year's draft. 

Charlotte had the second-worst shooting percentage in the NBA last season at 42 percent and the worst three-point shooting percentage at 31.8. Last season at Wisconsin, the 7'1" center shot almost 55 percent from the floor and 41.6 percent from three-point land. His style of play has been noted by trainer Charlie Torres, as he told SLAM Magazine's Rodger Bohn. 

With 8.2 rebounds per game, he is also a strong presence down low and capable of finishing under the basket. He could be another big target for Kemba Walker as he looks to develop his facilitating skills.

Center Al Jefferson has one more year left on his deal before most likely testing free agency. Kaminsky could be a great replacement if Big Al goes. 

Willie Cauley-Stein No. 10 to the Heat

The Heat will be getting a gift if the top nine draft strictly by needs instead of best possible talent. Cauley-Stein is a top-six talent, but outside of the Timberwolves and Lakers, picks two through nine will be looking for shooting instead of a big man. 

This allows the Heat to be a bit more flexible with Hassan Whiteside. It still remains to be seen if the organization will make the 25-year-old their center of the future, but Cauley-Stein creates a viable option. 

Cauley-Stein shot 57 percent from the field last season and grabbed more than six rebounds a game in just 26 minutes on average. He can easily average 15 points and 10 rebounds a night in the NBA with more playing time. An analyst at Cauley-Stein's workout told Fox Sports' Ken Hornack "the guy is an amazing athlete. Just the way he covers ground. I mean, I don't know if there's a guy in the NBA who can do that."