Mar 19, 2015; Portland, OR, USA; Arizona Wildcats forward Stanley Johnson (5) shoots the basketball against Texas Southern Tigers forward Jason Carter (23) during the first half in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Stanley has said he is just concentrating on being a student and going to class right now, but let’s be honest, he has to be distracted by all the talk about where he lands in the draft. Coach Miller referred to both Stanley and Rondae in the past-tense during the Elite Eight post-game interviews, “We’re going to miss them, we really are.”
Most draft boards have him in the top 10 picks and as high as No. 3 in the 2015 NBA draft except ESPN:
NBADraftNet.com Mock Draft:
Round- 1, Pick- 6, Team-Kings
NBADraftNet.com Mock Draft Consensus:
Round- 1, Pick- 4, Team- Lakers
DraftExpress.com:
Round- 1, Pick- 9, Team- Charlotte
CBSSports.com – Sam Vicene:
Round- 1, Pick- 5, Team- Magic
CBSSports.com – Gary Parish:
Round- 1, Pick- 5, Team- Magic
CBSSports.com – Zach Harper:
Round- 1, Pick- 5, Team- Magic
ESPN Chad Ford:
Round- 1, Pick- 11, lottery pick
USA Today – HoopsHype:
Round- 1, Pick- 5, Team- 76ers
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