Intro:

Karl-Anthony Towns discusses becoming the Minnesota Timberwolves' No. 1 overall pick. Elsewhere in the 2015 NBA draft, D'Angelo Russell is the Los Angeles Lakers' second overall pick while the Philadelphia 76ers select Jahlil Okafor third overall.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English): Karl-Anthony Towns, Selected 1st Overall By The Minnesota Timberwolves:

"It just means the world to me. It means the world to me to play with an organisation that is - especially for me, my Dominican roots - storied, with Felipe Lopez playing for them. It just really is a great moment for me to keep the roots going in Minnesota and be able to just continue my legacy and just try and win more championships."

SOUNDBITE (English): D'Angelo Russell, Selected 2nd Overall By The Los Angeles Lakers, on getting to play with Kobe Bryant:

"Man, Kobe is a great dude, like you said. Not knowing how much he has left in the tank is the scary thing, knowing how much he brings to the game, and if he leaves what we'll lose. But I'm really looking forward to him taking me under his wing, if possible, and really just feeding me the knowledge, the most knowledge he can and just letting me use that as fire against my opponents."

SOUNDBITE (English): Jahlil Okafor, Selected 3rd Overall By The Philadelphia 76ers, on not going first overall:

"I can't be disappointed. I'm in the NBA living my dream. I've been getting a lot of criticism. People in my circle, we're just going to take it with a grain of salt. It's easy to shoot at somebody when they're at the top of the hill. I've been pretty much at the top all throughout high school, all throughout college, so I'm expecting it."