They’ve already dealt 41 to Golden State and 44 to Miami. Steve Kyler is the Publisher of Basketball Insiders and has covered the NBA for the last 21 years. 2020 NBA Mock Draft. He is another player who could receive first-round consideration.Aleksej Pokusevski is a 7-foot playmaker who has a similar physical profile to Thon Maker, Kostas Antetokounmpo and Bol Bol. He also drewMarko Simonovic is a prospect who was one of the top scorers in the Adriatic League, averaging 16.8 points per game.
Maledon is a long, skinny point guard who was solid in the pick-and-roll for ASVEL. He also shot 39.9% from 3-point range for the Bluejays, who had the third-best offense in college basketball, Chris Smith averaged 13.1 points and 5.3 rebounds with 1.0 steal per game. Jarrett Culver’s camp doesn’t think so.Are the Cavaliers trading the 5th pick? The writers involved do not see each other’s selections until these are posted. He is a 6-foot-4 guard with a 6-foot-10 wingspan who shot 42.6% from 3-point range in 2019-20. Boston may have to wait for some names to come off the board before others decide if trading back for multiple selections is the right move.Draft night will inevitably deliver a number of surprises to the Brooklyn crowd. There has been a belief that if Texas Tech guard Jarrett Culver is there at five, the Cavs may grab him and flip him to the Atlanta Hawks for either of the eighth or tenth picks and the Hawks pick at 17 which they obtained from the Brooklyn Nets.The prevailing thought is the Chicago Bulls are grabbing either Virginia’s De’Andre Hunter or UNC’s Coby White at 7.The Washington Wizards seemed to have three guys in their sights: White, UNC’s Nassir Little and Limoges CSP’s Sekou Doumbouya.The Hawks seem to be where Mega Bemax’s Goga Bitadze is going to land, likely at the ten spot.The Minnesota Timberwolves are said to be extremely high on Gonzaga’s Rui Hachimura, although things could get interesting if Texas big man Jaxson Hayes is still on the board.The Miami HEAT seem very open to trading their pick at 13, and there was talk in New York that Darius Bazley may be the HEAT’s guy, even as high as 13 if they keep the pick. Who knows what the Hawks and Boston Celtics will do with three first-round selections in such a difficult class to differentiate player talent?We won’t have to wait much longer to find out. He played extraordinarily well for Israel in the U20 European Championship in 2019, securing a gold medal behind 15.9 points and 7.7 assists per game. This year, he led the nation in scoring at 27.8 points per game. Even if Wall is able to return, the future of the team is no longer in his hands.
The same thing could be said for Cleveland, who despite having Collin Sexton, is intrigued by the dynamic point guard.At this point in the process, the real information could differ completely from what’s being leaked.
He averaged 22.2 points and 9.0 rebounds per game while shooting a stunning 22-for-45 (48.9%) on his 3-pointers. His defensive rebound percentage (Zeke Nnaji averaged 16.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, enjoying an impressive collegiate debut. Since the NBA Draft Combine, the Cavs have been linked to Duke’s Cam Reddish in trade down scenarios.
But the Knicks still appear to be the first team with a real decision to make.We also hear that Nassir Little could go as high as nine to Washington and that Sekou Doumbouya might have a guarantee from Orlando at 16. The 6-foot-5 prospect would be one of the longest guards in the NBA, boasting a 6-foot-9 wingspan. He would provide a perfect fit next to an overwhelmingly ball-dominant off-guard in Devin Booker. But the big man could provide immediate scoring from the bench as he often looked like the best player on the court for Duke.Abdoulaye N’Doye is a 6-foot-7 guard who boasts an enormous 7-foot-2 wingspan.
Spencer Davies is also a Senior NBA Writer and Deputy Editor for Basketball Insiders and has covered the NBA for the last three years. Meanwhile, Onyeka Okongwu projects as an immediate starter in the NBA and is likely the best defensive prospect at his position. By Rob Schaefer August 17, 2020 9:59 AM.