2020 NBA Draft - Way too early edition

[Illmatic12]

Regardless of what happens the rest of this offseason - it seems that the Wizards are expecting to have a lottery pick (possibly multiple picks) in the upcoming 2020 NBA draft .

So whenever anyone wants to distract themselves from a tough loss during the season , feel free to hop in here and learn about the unique prospects that we could potentially be adding to our team next summer!


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A quick primer: so , it’s been said that there’s no “Zion” or generational prospect at the top of the 2020 draft, but generally speaking it’s considered a slightly deeper class than 2019. The domestic talent is about the same, but there is a much deeper pool of international prospects likely to declare which makes the draft higher in quality .

In general there seems to be a run on combo guards/lead initiators at the top of this years draft boards so the Wiz could be looking at potentially adding a dynamite talent 3rd guard or possibly a future Wall/Beal replacement.


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Below is Sam Vecenie’s current top 30 Big board (I can provide a blurb about any of the prospects upon request)

Spoiler:

1. James Wiseman

7-1 center, East High School (Memphis, TN). Committed to Memphis

2. Cole Anthony

6-3 lead guard, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA). Committed to North Carolina

3. Anthony Edwards

6-5 guard, Holy Spirit Prep (Atlanta, GA). Committed to Georgia

4. R.J. Hampton

6-5 guard, Little Elm High School (Little Elm, TX), Uncommitted

5. Theo Maledon

6-4 guard, ASVEL (France)

6. Jaden McDaniels

6-11 forward, Federal Way High School (Seattle, WA). Uncommitted

7. Deni Avdija

6-9 forward, Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)

8. Scottie Lewis

6-6 wing, Ranney School (Tinton Falls, NJ). Committed to Florida

9. Precious Achiuwa

6-9 forward, Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL). Uncommitted

10. Tyrese Maxey

6-3 guard, South Garland High School (Garland, TX). Committed to Kentucky

11. Isaiah Stewart

6-9 center, La Lumiere School (La Porte, IN). Committed to Washington

12. Nico Mannion

6-3 guard, Pinnacle High School (Phoenix, AZ). Committed to Arizona

13. Ayo Dosunmu

6-4 guard, freshman, Illinois. Averaged 13.8 points, 3.3 assists

14. Jalen Smith

6-10 forward/center, freshman, Maryland. Averaged 11.7 points, 6.8 rebounds

15. Josh Green

6-5 wing, IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL). Committed to Arizona

16. Kahlil Whitney

6-7 wing, Roselle Catholic (Roselle, NJ). Committed to Kentucky

17. Tre Jones

6-2 guard, freshman, Duke. Averaged 9.4 points, 5.3 assists, 1.5 turnovers

18. Bryan Antoine

6-5 wing, Ranney School (Tinton Falls, NJ). Committed to Villanova

19. Wendell Moore

6-5 wing, Cox Mill High School (Concord, NC). Committed to Duke

20. Tyrese Haliburton

6-5 guard, freshman, Iowa State. Averaged 6.9 points, 3.5 assists, 0.8 turnovers, 1.5 steals

21. Jordan Nwora

6-7 wing/forward, sophomore, Louisville. Averaged 17.0 points, 7.6 rebounds

22. Matthew Hurt

6-9 forward, John Marshall High School (Rochester, MN). Committed to Duke

23. Aaron Nesmith

6-6 wing, freshman, Vanderbilt. Averaged 11 points, 5.5 rebounds

24. Devon Dotson

6-2 guard, freshman, Kansas. Averaged 12.3 points, 3.5 assists

25. Malcolm Cazalon

6-6 guard/wing, JL Bourg-en-Bresse

26. Kira Lewis

6-3 guard, freshman, Alabama. Averaged 13.5 points, 2.9 assists

27. Killian Tillie

6-10 forward/center, junior, Gonzaga. 12.9 points, 5.9 rebounds as a sophomore

28. Vernon Carey

6-10 center, University School (Fort Lauderdale, FL). Committed to Duke

29. Neemias Queta

6-11 center, freshman, Utah State. Averaged 11.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.4 blocks

30. Killian Hayes

6-4 guard, Cholet (France)

[doclinkin]

Ha! Too early but also too late. We have a draft thread already. Mods: splice these two?

I like this title better though.

[Ruzious]

This one's also got the other one beat with a primer and spoiler.