NBA Draft 2015: Official Selection Order After Cavaliers vs. Warriors NBA Finals

The Golden State Warriors are officially NBA champions, which means everyone can now turn their attention toward the 2015 NBA draft.

Whether a team saw its season come to an end Tuesday night or the stadium has been empty for months, the focus has to be on the future. The draft is the great equalizer in the sport, with the struggling organizations having an opportunity to bring in some much-needed talent to contend going forward.

Of course, we have seen plenty of examples in recent years of top players coming from all stages in the draft. Therefore, those selecting later in the draft better be ready to find a diamond in the rough.

The order is important, but all picks will matter at the June 25 event.

The biggest story in every draft is what happens with the No. 1 overall pick. The Minnesota Timberwolves will select first, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers in what many think will be an easy choice at the start.

Since the end of the college basketball season, the general consensus was that Kentucky's Karl-Anthony Towns and Duke's Jahlil Okafor would be the top two picks in some order. The two centers are very different types of players but are each immensely talented prospects.

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Towns holds the slight edge in many eyes due to his more versatile skill set. He is a much better defender and has more range as a shooter, giving him more upside than Okafor. 

On the other hand, Okafor thinks he is more than just a safe option who has peaked, via Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders:

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I’d like to say that there is a lot more that I can do. There are things that I can improve on, but there are a lot of things that I’m going to do at the next level that a lot of people haven’t seen. I do believe there are a lot of other things that I’m capable of doing and that I have done [in the past]. At Duke, I didn’t need to shoot jump shots and that wasn’t my role.

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Despite this constant debate over these frontcourt talents, there are other reasonable options for any team drafting in the first few picks. 

One prospect who is quickly climbing draft boards is Latvian forward Kristaps Porzingis. While he is an unknown for many fans, the 19-year-old player had a great season playing in Spain and plenty of upside.

ESPN's Chad Ford was extremely impressed watching him at a workout:

Ford even made a case for Porzingis to be taken first overall after calling him "a cross between Dirk Nowitzki, Andrei Kirilenko and yes, Kevin Durant."

It will be hard for any NBA team to pass on someone with this type of ability.

Even with all of these talented big men in the draft, the safest option might be the one who dominates the defensive side of the ball. Willie Cauley-Stein is arguably the best defender in the class and even compares highly to the more prominent names, via ESPN's Ryen Russillo:

All of this discussion and we still haven't gotten to the elite point guards also in this class. Emmanuel Mudiay passed on a chance to be a college star by choosing to play professionally in China, but he has loads of potential. The 6'5" guard has the strength, quickness and athleticism to be an All-Star at the next level.

Meanwhile, Ohio State guard D'Angelo Russell could end up being the best offensive player in the class. Scott Howard-Cooper of NBA.com hears some scouts are as high as possible on the point guard:

Russell might not have the pure athleticism of other NBA prospects, but he has a great feel for the game and knows how to fill up the stat sheet in many ways.

Adding big-time perimeter options like Justise Winslow, Mario Hezonja and Stanley Johnson to this group will make the first 10 picks extremely entertaining to follow.

The entire class is shrouded in mystery with potential stars or busts available throughout the lottery. The decisions each organization makes could end up making a huge impact on the NBA landscape. At the very least, the upcoming draft should keep fans guessing throughout.

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