The Cavaliers need it keep it simple in the 2020 NBA Draft. They should take the best player available no matter what position they play. Some Cavaliers fans might be under the impression that the presence of Darius Garland and Collin Sexton should stop the team from drafting a guard with the No. 5 pick.
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The 2020 NBA draft is filled with question marks, but the one thing teams can be sure of is the overall abundance of shooting. Here are some names to watch. The 2020 NBA draft is roughly two weeks away and at this point, most are pretty familiar with the names at the top of the
The Charlotte Hornets hold the No. 3 pick in this year’s draft and the potential for trades above them means anyone could be on the board. Here’s who they should prioritize. On paper, the Hornets have a promising young core that’s especially strong in the backcourt. Terry Rozier actually lived up to his big new
Tyrese Haliburton will have plenty of suitors in the 2020 NBA Draft. Where would he fit best? Iowa State doesn’t send tons of stars to the lottery, but during the 2019-20 season, the Cyclones were led by one of the best prospects in the 2020 NBA Draft. Point guard Tyrese Haliburton is the best Swiss
Former Stanford basketball star Tyrell Terry is weeks away from hearing his name called during the NBA Draft. It’s the culmination of years of work. In May 2018, Tyrell Terry was a 17-year-old high school junior, prepping for an AAU practice ahead of a weekend tournament in Chicago when his phone rang. On the other
Defense is one of the major question marks that could push LaMelo Ball out of the top spot in the NBA Draft. But those concerns may be overblown. LaMelo Ball’s defense was not the reason he acquired over five million followers on Instagram before turning even 18 years-old. As it turns out, heaving from behind
After starring for tiny California Baptist University, Milan Acquaah is looking to make an enormous leap to the NBA next season. Milan Acquaah started his basketball career under the brightest lights — as teammate of Lonzo Ball‘s at Chino Hills and then at Washington State University in the Pac-12. But he eventually transferred to California
Jason Watts will be looking to make history on NBA Draft night, as the first player selected from a Canadian college since 1994. To say Jason Watts’ basketball journey is unconventional would be an understatement. He spent the last three years starring at tiny Lambton college in Ontario, Canada. In his final season, he averaged
Building player pick probabilities from a massive sample of mock drafts reveals just how divisive this NBA Draft class is. Say you’re the Atlanta Hawks, and you really like Obi Toppin in the upcoming NBA Draft, but you’re not sure if he’ll still be available at No. 6. Do you move up, or hold on
Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Bam Adebayo is the last and greatest hero of Game 1 by Ian Levy The date of the 2020 NBA Draft has officially been locked in. Mark your virtual calendars, draft prospects, general managers and basketball fans! The 2020 NBA Draft date has officially been locked in by the league.
As a versatile shooter with play-making ability on both ends, Aleksej Pokusevski is a top-five talent in this year’s draft class. Scattered across the 2020 NBA Draft class are perimeter players with international ties. LaMelo Ball and RJ Hampton spent the past season preparing themselves in Australia’s NBL. Deni Avdija logged multiple years with Maccabi
The Minnesota Timberwolves won the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft Lottery and their choice will bring order to the chaos of this draft class. The Minnesota Timberwolves won the top prize in this year’s NBA Draft Lottery, jumping into the top slot. They weren’t the only team that moved up — the Bulls
Who should the Minnesota Timberwolves take with the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft? The Minnesota Timberwolves have won the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery, and with this year’s No. 1 overall pick comes the pressure of complementing a promising young core that already includes Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell as central pillars. That
Once heralded as the top point guard in the nation, Cole Anthony’s stock has suffered a hit after a rough freshman campaign at North Carolina. Which teams make the most sense for the divisive scoring guard? One of the expressions that will assuredly be hammered to death throughout the 2020 NBA Draft cycle is that
Jayson Tatum, #0, Duke Blue Devils, (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) What do we really know about the science and development of jump-shooting? How important are free-throws, floaters and touch as indicators of shooting potential? No fluffy intro this time. For that, go read part one of the shooting synopsis, where I covered volume and
The NBA has a plan and a schedule for the draft and our latest NBA Mock Draft looks at player fits and potential stars like LaMelo Ball. NBA basketball is back, with scrimmages being played and regular-season games picking up next week. But there’s always time to smash the “Sim Lottery” button at Tankathon and imagine
Obi Toppin might be the hardest prospect to project in mock drafts. Which teams make the most sense for him in the NBA Draft 2020? The 2020 NBA Draft’s wild card is almost certainly going to be Obi Toppin of Dayton. Even though the draft has been wide open at the top all year, there’s
Justise Winslow, #12, Duke Blue Devils (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) What do we really know about the science and development of jump-shooting? At its core, basketball is a game of points. And in the current era of the NBA, no strain of scoring is more in-style than shooting. As the league is increasingly defined
The NBA has a plan and a schedule for the draft and out latest NBA Mock Draft looks at player fits and potential stars like Anthony Edwards. A dearth of professional basketball means plenty of time to watch tape of prospects, mull over hypothetical player combinations and mash the “Sim Lottery” button at Tankathon. This
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – NOVEMBER 30: LaMelo Ball of the Hawks and RJ Hampton of the Breakers during the round 9 NBL match between the New Zealand Breakers and the Illawarra Hawks at Spark Arena on November 30, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images) With an official timetable for the 2020
The NBA has a plan and a schedule for the draft and out latest NBA Mock Draft looks at player fits and high risers like Obi Toppin. The NBA Draft was supposed to be conducted last night, June. 25, but the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has pushed back the 2019-20 season and all the dominos that
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Welcome back to Basketball Insiders’ “Looking Back” series! We’ve already gone over how the first and second overall pick have fared since 2009, so naturally, the next pick up is the third overall pick. Like with the first two, we categorize these players by if they are hits, misses, in the middle, or role players.
The 2020 NBA Draft is full of uncertainty but Florida State’s Devin Vassell doesn’t have much mystery to him. Devin Vassell has been one of the draft’s biggest risers throughout this season. Starting on most boards in the late first or early second round at the beginning of the year, Vassell projected early on as
2021 NBA Draft prospect Jalen Green will be heading into the G League next season as the NBA unveils its new pro pathway to the league. What was supposed to be a pivotal day in college recruiting has been hijacked by the NBA, as top 2021 draft prospect Jalen Green has decided to forgo the
Cole Anthony’s NBA draft stock plummeted with a difficult season at UNC. However, a different role in the NBA could let him thrive. When scouting prospects, one of the more difficult tasks to decipher is scalability. Most prospects receive more touches in college than in the NBA, and as a result, see a dip in
Keyontae Johnson hasn’t gotten much attention but he has the tools to be one of the most impactful wings in the NBA Draft 2020 class. The absence of buzz surrounding Keyontae Johnson is strange. The NBA and the mainstream scouting consensus adores athletic tools, so much so that a prospect like James Wiseman is slated
With an injury-shortened season in Australia’s NBL, R.J. Hampton has been mostly out-of-sight, out-of-mind as an NBA Draft prospect. He’s worth another look. R.J. Hampton is enshrouded in shadows — the shadow of LaMelo Ball and his status not only as a prospect but as a basketball celebrity, the shadow of other high profile international
Tre Jones has decided to go pro after his sophomore season, leaving some big shoes to fill at the point guard spot for Duke. In news that shouldn’t come as much of a shock to anyone who has followed college basketball this season, Duke will be losing a key player to the NBA Draft. Point
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – NOVEMBER 30: LaMelo Ball of the Hawks in action during the round 9 NBL match between the New Zealand Breakers and the Illawarra Hawks at Spark Arena on November 30, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images) The top of the 2020 NBA Draft class is murky but
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