The 2015 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2015, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Minnesota Timberwolves won the draft lottery to earn the first overall pick in the draft. This draft also gave the Los Angeles Lakers the second overall pick after jumping over the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks. Highlights from the draft include the highest number of Kentucky Wildcats selected in the lottery.
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The 2015 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2015, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Minnesota Timberwolves won the draft lottery to earn the first overall pick in the draft. This draft also gave the Los Angeles Lakers the second overall pick after jumping over the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks. Highlights from the draft include the highest number of Kentucky Wildcats selected in the lottery, which tied the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2005 for most players selected by one school. The draft was conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league’s new 2011 collective bargaining agreement with its players union. Since the 2011 CBA, the basic eligibility rules have been: Player who are not automatically eligible must declare their eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft, for the 2015 draft, this date fell on April 26.
After this date, players may attend NBA pre-draft camps and individual team workouts to show off their skills and obtain feedback regarding their draft positions. A player who has hired an agent will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted. The invitation-only Draft Combine was scheduled to occur in Chicago from May 12 to 17. The on-court element of the combine was scheduled for May 14 and 15. Every team that did not make the playoffs in the preceding season had a chance at winning a top three pick, but teams with worse records had a better chance at a top pick at a winning three. After the lottery selected the top three teams, the other teams received an NBA pick based on their winning percentage from the prior season.
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