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“I’ve put on probably about 28 pounds since quarantine,” Bamba said recently. “We did the whole body testing when we got back in, and I’ve only added about 2.5 percent body fat. So, a lot of it is muscle.” This is a major development for the 2018 no. 6 pick. Bamba’s sheer size—7 feet with a 7-foot-10 wingspan—automatically makes him an intimidating paint presence who can deter opponents from dribbling inside. He’s made tangible defensive progress this season, too: Players shot 10.7 percent worse within 6 feet of the rim when Bamba is around than they normally do, per NBA Advanced Stats. Now, added strength could activate his immense defensive potential; he should be able to withstand contact, battle against bigs, and rebound better.

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“I’ve put on probably about 28 pounds since quarantine,” Bamba said recently. “We did the whole body testing when we got back in, and I’ve only added about 2.5 percent body fat. So, a lot of it is muscle.” This is a major development for the 2018 no. 6 pick. Bamba’s sheer size—7 feet with a 7-foot-10 wingspan—automatically makes him an intimidating paint presence who can deter opponents from dribbling inside. He’s made tangible defensive progress this season, too: Players shot 10.7 percent worse within 6 feet of the rim when Bamba is around than they normally do, per NBA Advanced Stats. Now, added strength could activate his immense defensive potential; he should be able to withstand contact, battle against bigs, and rebound better.

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NBA Draft 2020 Rumors: Anonymous Exec Thinks 1st-Round Picks Will Be for Sale

As the NBA deals with the financial repercussions of COVID-19, teams may look to cut costs on draft night.

"I suspect first-round picks will be for sale in this draft," a team executive told ESPN's Brian Windhorst. "We haven't really seen that in a decade."

A first-round pick hasn't been sold since 2013, when the Denver Nuggets gave the rights to Rudy Gobert to the Utah Jazz. Teams are limited in the amount of cash they can trade each season, and they have increasingly hoarded draft picks because players are on cost-controlled contracts for their first four seasons.

"I don't know what will happen, but I may lose $50 million next season," one owner told ESPN. "If that happens, I have three options: I could borrow the money, I could sell part of the team or I could do a cash call and me and my partners would have to write checks."

Few are going to feel bad for a group of billionaires who are taking a temporary financial hit on an appreciating asset. However, the NBA and all professional sports leagues are going to have to deal with the realities of the financial hit caused by the pandemic.

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