Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, June 23, 2015

It's long been expected that three Big Ten players will be selected in the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft, and that's still the case two days before things become official Thursday night.

Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell and Wisconsin's Sam Dekker and Frank Kaminsky all are sure-fire first-rounders, according to several of the experts' latest mock drafts.

In fact, Russell seems to be the unanimous No. 3 pick, while the Wisconsin duo is less certain.

Don't miss the draft at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday. Also, former Purdue standout and current Minnesota Timberwolves forward Robbi Hummel will take over @BigTenNetwork during the draft. Have a question for Hummel? Use #AskRobbie.

See where a few of the mock drafts have Big Ten players going below:

NBADraft.net (two rounds)
No. 3 D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State (Philadelphia 76ers)
No. 14 Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin (Oklahoma City Thunder)
No. 16 Sam Dekker, Wisconsin (Boston Celtics)
No. 38 Terran Petteway, Nebraska (Detroit Pistons)
No. 48 Travis Trice, Michigan State (Oklahoma City Thunder)
No. 55 Aaron White, Iowa (San Antonio Spurs)

SBNation.com
No. 3 D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State (Philadelphia 76ers)
No. 12 Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin (Utah Jazz)
No. 20 Sam Dekker, Wisconsin (Toronto Raptors)

SI.com
No. 3 D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State (Philadelphia 76ers)
No. 10 Sam Dekker, Wisconsin (Miami Heat)
No. 14 Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin (Oklahoma City Thunder)

USAToday.com
No. 3 D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State (Philadelphia 76ers)
No. 12 Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin (Utah Jazz)
No. 19 Sam Dekker, Wisconsin (Washington Wizards)