2020 NBA Draft

[crows2]

much better from Ant Edwards last night. He looked good. Even showed off for Trae who was sitting courtside. at one point Edwards dunked and Trae was filming it on his phone, Edwards walked over and mugged for his phone. I bet he posted it on twitter, but I'm too old to look into that. Maybe one of you younger cats can find it and post it here?

He played well, also hurt his team a bit chucking in the end when they needed to start driving.

There was one stepback 3 that was Harden esque in a defenders face. Then he got a bit too trigger happy. Potential is undeniable though, Hes confident in his shot and is gonna be a high usage player.

No doubt he's talented, but he hasn't played like a top 2 pick in the draft. He's been an inefficient scorer and really hasn't made up for that by excelling somewhere else. But there's plenty of time for him to improve this season.

Completely agree. He had a terrific 5 minute stretch against Kentucky but then reverted to chucking for the rest of the game and killed all the momentum he’d gained for Georgia. He’s far too inconsistent at this point to be a top 2 pick in most years but it’s hard to put too many other players ahead of him at this point because of his potential.

Maxey outplayed him yesterday which might raise his stock back up a bit again. He was simply more aggressive than Edwards and far smarter when he had the ball.

[MemphisX]

I would be shocked if Anthony Edwards turns out to be a better NBA player than Isaac Okoro.

[Ruzious]

He played well, also hurt his team a bit chucking in the end when they needed to start driving.

There was one stepback 3 that was Harden esque in a defenders face. Then he got a bit too trigger happy. Potential is undeniable though, Hes confident in his shot and is gonna be a high usage player.

No doubt he's talented, but he hasn't played like a top 2 pick in the draft. He's been an inefficient scorer and really hasn't made up for that by excelling somewhere else. But there's plenty of time for him to improve this season.

Completely agree. He had a terrific 5 minute stretch against Kentucky but then reverted to chucking for the rest of the game and killed all the momentum he’d gained for Georgia. He’s far too inconsistent at this point to be a top 2 pick in most years but it’s hard to put too many other players ahead of him at this point because of his potential.

Maxey outplayed him yesterday which might raise his stock back up a bit again. He was simply more aggressive than Edwards and far smarter when he had the ball.

It was an eye opener game for Maxey. He came into the game with 2 blocks for the season and had 4 in that game. Not to mention, he had season highs in both rebounds and assists.

[Ruzious]

Precious Achiuwa looked like a man among boys against Wichita State last night - at both ends of the court. I just hope he can eventually develop a consistent 3 - doesn't look good for him considering he makes less than 60% of his FT's, and he's a bit on the old side. Terrific athlete with length. If he does develop a 3 (again - big if), he could eventually end up the best player from this draft.

[HeadtopChunes]

Newest ESPN mock

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[Duke4life831]

Newest ESPN mock

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My reaction if Im a GM with a top 10 pick

[The-Power]

My reaction if Im a GM with a top 10 pick

I think the talent in the draft is generally fine for the 5-10 range but it's just that the top 3 or so are extremely underwhelming in my eyes.

[Duke4life831]

My reaction if Im a GM with a top 10 pick

I think the talent in the draft is generally fine for the 5-10 range but it's just that the top 3 or so are extremely underwhelming in my eyes.

I dont know, Maxey at 6th, what makes Maxey a far superior prospect as to say Malik Monk? Im a huge Nico fan but he isn't a top 10 talent. I was a huge Cole fan as well, but ya his athleticism certainly didn't look like it transferred at all out of high school and he really struggled everywhere on the court, Im not feeling comfortable with him at 7.

I personally just feel like this has 2013 NBA Draft 2.0 written all over it. A lot of prospects in the top 10 you can talk yourself into liking and 1 or 2 might work out. But wouldn't be shocked if the best player comes from out of the lotto.

[HeadtopChunes]

My reaction if Im a GM with a top 10 pick

I think the talent in the draft is generally fine for the 5-10 range but it's just that the top 3 or so are extremely underwhelming in my eyes.

I dont know, Maxey at 6th, what makes Maxey a far superior prospect as to say Malik Monk? Im a huge Nico fan but he isn't a top 10 talent. I was a huge Cole fan as well, but ya his athleticism certainly didn't look like it transferred at all out of high school and he really struggled everywhere on the court, Im not feeling comfortable with him at 7.

I personally just feel like this has 2013 NBA Draft 2.0 written all over it. A lot of prospects in the top 10 you can talk yourself into liking and 1 or 2 might work out. But wouldn't be shocked if the best player comes from out of the lotto.

Yeah I’m very meh on this class, couple guys I like but nobody sticks out as particularly great to me.

After the top 10 or so there’s very little separation in prospects so I’m expecting this to be one of those drafts with many steals

[Justwar]

My reaction if Im a GM with a top 10 pick

I think the talent in the draft is generally fine for the 5-10 range but it's just that the top 3 or so are extremely underwhelming in my eyes.

I dont know, Maxey at 6th, what makes Maxey a far superior prospect as to say Malik Monk? Im a huge Nico fan but he isn't a top 10 talent. I was a huge Cole fan as well, but ya his athleticism certainly didn't look like it transferred at all out of high school and he really struggled everywhere on the court, Im not feeling comfortable with him at 7.

I personally just feel like this has 2013 NBA Draft 2.0 written all over it. A lot of prospects in the top 10 you can talk yourself into liking and 1 or 2 might work out. But wouldn't be shocked if the best player comes from out of the lotto.

Maxey is not a vertical guy like monk, better dribbler, better defensive tools. Monk had almost zero length. 2nd round in this draft will be good because productive college players without elite measurables will surprise someone. Lottery guys the value isn't good.

[Justwar]

Newest ESPN mock

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That's a horrible draft mock though, Kenyon Martin Jr getting drafted should get you fired

[Duke4life831]

I think the talent in the draft is generally fine for the 5-10 range but it's just that the top 3 or so are extremely underwhelming in my eyes.

I dont know, Maxey at 6th, what makes Maxey a far superior prospect as to say Malik Monk? Im a huge Nico fan but he isn't a top 10 talent. I was a huge Cole fan as well, but ya his athleticism certainly didn't look like it transferred at all out of high school and he really struggled everywhere on the court, Im not feeling comfortable with him at 7.

I personally just feel like this has 2013 NBA Draft 2.0 written all over it. A lot of prospects in the top 10 you can talk yourself into liking and 1 or 2 might work out. But wouldn't be shocked if the best player comes from out of the lotto.

Maxey is not a vertical guy like monk, better dribbler, better defensive tools. Monk had almost zero length. 2nd round in this draft will be good because productive college players without elite measurables will surprise someone. Lottery guys the value isn't good.

Oh ya Im not saying they're equal style of players. But Maxey is a 6'3 SG with a 6'6 wingspan that isn't a great shooter and isn't much of a facilitator. Monk was the better shooter and the better athlete. I think both are late lotto to late teen kind of prospects. Nothing about Maxey screams top 10 to me.

[The-Power]

My reaction if Im a GM with a top 10 pick

I think the talent in the draft is generally fine for the 5-10 range but it's just that the top 3 or so are extremely underwhelming in my eyes.

I dont know, Maxey at 6th, what makes Maxey a far superior prospect as to say Malik Monk? Im a huge Nico fan but he isn't a top 10 talent. I was a huge Cole fan as well, but ya his athleticism certainly didn't look like it transferred at all out of high school and he really struggled everywhere on the court, Im not feeling comfortable with him at 7.

I personally just feel like this has 2013 NBA Draft 2.0 written all over it. A lot of prospects in the top 10 you can talk yourself into liking and 1 or 2 might work out. But wouldn't be shocked if the best player comes from out of the lotto.

Oh, to be sure, I'm referring to the prospects I have in that range – not ESPN. I definitely wouldn't be comfortable with Maxey in the top 10. I still clearly am with Cole, though. He has struggled a lot but circumstances haven't been kind to him (team with terrible spacing, nagging injuries) and the sample size is still relatively small so I tend to put some more stock on what I saw in HS even though I cannot treat him as a potential #1 pick any longer.

Re: 2013 draft. I can definitely see that. Since the top tier of this class is really weak, it certainly increases the probability that players that are picked later outshine top picks. The less obvious the high-end talent, the more likely you get it wrong when you pick early in the draft.

[clyde21]

jesus this draft scares the **** out of me for the Warriors, I have 0 faith Myers can maneuver the top 5 with so many grenades in the sand

[MemphisX]

Not the time to have a top 5 pick

[Duke4life831]

Also on a side note, the Duke players aint going to be too happy when they see that mock draft. All of the freshman have plans of being OADs. None of them are expecting to be back next year...

[NO-KG-AI]

I’m hoping wherever the Pelicans are, someone falls in love with someone on the board and we can trade out. I’m not all that into anyone, though I wouldn’t mind one of the G’s that isn’t Lamelo. I’m not sure I’d give up even Jaxson Hayes for someone like Wiseman at this point.


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[Ruzious]

I’m hoping wherever the Pelicans are, someone falls in love with someone on the board and we can trade out. I’m not all that into anyone, though I wouldn’t mind one of the G’s that isn’t Lamelo. I’m not sure I’d give up even Jaxson Hayes for someone like Wiseman at this point.

And it's a shame we can't monitor Wiseman's progress - seeing as he might be the 1st pick in the draft. How much better is he than Mitchell Robinson - who we also couldn't monitor?

[MotownMadness]

Looking like its going to be another inefficient day for Edwards. Just starting the 2nd half and already 0-6 from deep

[Duke4life831]

Looking like its going to be another inefficient day for Edwards. Just starting the 2nd half and already 0-6 from deep

I was on the Cole going #1 train and ended up hopping off. Then I jumped on the Edwards going #1 train and I'm hopping off. I think Im hopping off the 2020 draft train all together haha.