How 2015 Second-Rounders Are Faring Outside NBA

The majority of the 30 second-round picks from the 2015 draft aren’t on NBA teams. Only 12 of them signed contracts in the offseason, and one of them, J.P. Tokoto, has already hit waivers. Tokoto and the rest of this year’s second-rounders are playing outside the NBA. Here’s how each of those players is faring so far this season:

  • Cedi Osman, Cavaliers (31st overall) — Averaging 6.3 points in 15.1 minutes per game and shooting 45.8% from 3-point range in 24 attempts for Anadolu Efes of Turkey.
  • Guillermo Hernangomez, Knicks (35th overall) — Averaging 4.9 points and 2.8 rebounds in 10.0 minutes per game for Real Madrid of Spain.
  • Juan Vaulet, Nets (39th overall) — Averaging 4.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 14.9 minutes per game for Bahia Basket of Argentina.
  • Olivier Hanlan, Jazz (42nd overall) — Averaging 8.7 points and 3.2 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per game with 38.8% 3-point shooting in 49 attempts for Zalgiris of Lithuania.
  • Andrew Harrison, Grizzlies (44th overall) — Averaging 13.3 points, 5.0 assists and 2.3 turnovers in 34.2 minutes per game with 35.7% 3-point shooting for the Grizzlies D-League affiliate.
  • Marcus Thornton, Celtics (45th overall) — Averaging 15.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in 32.9 minutes per game for the Sydney Kings of Australia.
  • Arturas Gudaitis, Kings (47th overall) — Averaging 8.6 points and 4.0 rebounds in 14.9 minutes per game for Lietuvos Rytas of Lithuania.
  • Dakari Johnson, Thunder (48th overall) — Averaging 11.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 33.1 minutes per game for the Thunder D-League affiliate.
  • Aaron White, Wizards (49th overall) — Averaging 14.1 points and 5.1 rebounds in 24.7 minutes per game for Telekom Baskets Bonn of Germany.
  • Marcus Eriksson, Hawks (50th overall) — Averaging 5.6 points in 10.4 minutes per game with 37.5% 3-point shooting in 16 attempts for FC Barcelona Regal of Spain.
  • Tyler Harvey, Magic (51st overall) — Averaging 14.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in 33.3 minutes per game across just two contests so far for the Magic D-League affiliate.
  • Satnam Singh, Mavericks (52nd overall) — Averaging 2.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 5.7 minutes per game across just two contests so far for the Mavericks D-League affiliate.
  • Sir’Dominic Pointer, Cavaliers (53rd overall) — Averaging 11.3 points and 6.7 rebounds in 25.9 minutes per game for the Cavaliers D-League affiliate.
  • Daniel Diez, Trail Blazers (54th overall) — Averaging 4.5 points and 2.8 rebounds with 38.5% 3-point shooting in 26 attempts for Unicaja Malaga of Spain.
  • Cady Lalanne, Spurs (55th overall) — Averaging 7.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 25.2 minutes per game for the Spurs D-League affiliate.
  • Nikola Radicevic, Nuggets (57th overall) — Has yet to play for Baloncesto Sevilla of Spain this season because of a hip injury.
  • J.P. Tokoto (58th overall) — Averaging 13.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.5 steals in 30.2 minutes per game for the Thunder D-League affiliate. The Sixers gave up his NBA rights when they waived him in the preseason, and they traded his D-League rights to the Thunder.
  • Dimitrios Agravanis, Hawks (59th overall) — Averaging 6.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 13.7 minutes per game with 46.2% 3-point shooting in 26 attempts for Olympiacos of Greece.
  • Luka Mitrovic, Kings (60th overall) — Averaging 11.0 points and 5.9 rebounds in 24.4 minutes per game with 47.1% 3-point shooting in 17 attempts for KK Crvena Zvezda of Serbia.

Note: The NBA team listed for each player is the one that currently holds his NBA rights, not necessarily the club that drafted him.

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