NBA Draft 2020 Review
The NBA is an event I look forward to every year and one of the best nights each year for basketball fans like myself. Usually, the event is held in June but due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, it was moved to this past Wednesday, November 18th. The 2020 draft class is known as a very weak draft class compared to the previous draft classes with the likes of Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, and Luke Doncic. I was still very excited to see where these young basketball players are starting their careers.Â
The older I get the more I get used to the players and that has been the case this past couple of years. I remember watching these ballers on Youtube and seeing their highlight clips on my Instagram feed. These guys are now NBA Players. The Minnesota Timberwolves own the number one overall pick and went with the shooting guard out of Georgia Anthony Edwards and no one was surprised with that pick at all. The class didn’t have a census number one pick but if you had to go with anyone it was Edwards. Golden State with the big fella out of Mephis James Wiseman. A very skilled 7’1 Center who can stretch the defensive out and brings great defensive energy out there on the court.Â
Now for the pick, everyone was waiting for was Lamelo Ball. The 6’7 Point Guard out of Chino Hills, California, and brother of Lonzo and Liangelo Ball and the son of Lavar Ball. Lamelo in my opinion is the most famous high school basketball of all time. The hype was unreal during his freshman and sophomore years. In his sophomore year at Chino Hills, he dropped 92 points in a high school game. Lamelo soon went over to eastern Europe and played professionally during his junior year then his senior year came back to the states and played for a prep school. Lamelo soon took his shares to the land down under to Australia and played one season there. The 3rd was the Charlotte and they drafted Lamelo Ball to become their next franchise player.Â
The Draft Class wasn’t very top-heavy and not many big names comingfrom this class. A couple of picks I liked after the top 3 picks were the Hawks drafting Onyeka Okongwu, The Wizards with Deni Avidja, Celtics with Aaron Nesmith, and the 76ers taking Tyresse Maxey.Â
The 2020 NBA draft was very fun and entertaining and I wish the best of luck to these young men going into the NBA. Hopefully, this class proves me wrong but they will have a tough time beating the classes in front of them.Â
Lucas Lall • Mar 9, 2022 at 9:08 am
This article way pretty good but I thik this draft was really good but wasn’t noticed as much as you would think even recruiting Lamelo Ball, Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Maxey.
James Myers • May 12, 2021 at 9:42 am
Great Article! I think this draft class was way too underrated.
Aiden H • May 5, 2021 at 9:42 am
It was very informational
Gavin Griffin • Feb 10, 2021 at 9:59 am
This was a great article because I like watching Lamelo he seems like a good player for the hornets.
Trey Johnson • Feb 10, 2021 at 9:42 am
Very great article Jack. I watch high school and college basketball a lot so i really enjoyed reading this and seeing some of these players going to the NBA.
Nicholas Park • Jan 14, 2021 at 1:49 pm
Great article Jack. This was a very informative article. I was surprised by some of the picks that were chosen this year.
Bryce Rudd • Jan 14, 2021 at 1:48 pm
Great article Jack! Being a big fan of basketball I really enjoyed reading this article. I can’t wait to see these draft picks get to play in the NBA. Keep up the great work.
Nolan Hines • Jan 14, 2021 at 1:42 pm
Great article, I agree this seasons draft class was a little weak compared to the last seasons. I was most excited about the 3rd ball brother entering the league, hes honestly not that good but I still want to watch him.
Ben Engel • Dec 8, 2020 at 9:49 am
Great article Jack i enjoyed reading it
Owen Cotner-Graves • Dec 8, 2020 at 9:40 am
This article was fun reading as an Nba fan because I like the draft. Great article it had great information.
Erick Hardy • Dec 2, 2020 at 8:00 am
Great article Jack! I’m a fan of the NBA so I enjoyed how in depth you went into this topic. I think that the best pick in the draft was Lamelo Ball. Keep up the great work.
Olivia Packard • Dec 1, 2020 at 7:48 am
Awesome article Jack! I don’t pay really any attention to basketball, but you did really well on writing this article. Keep up with the great writing!
Luke Sparks • Nov 30, 2020 at 10:03 am
Good article very entertaining.
Landen Goldsberry • Nov 30, 2020 at 9:55 am
Good job Jack you did great.
isaac smith • Nov 30, 2020 at 9:54 am
nice job
Devin Lacey • Nov 30, 2020 at 9:51 am
I thought this was a great article!
Gannon Davis • Nov 30, 2020 at 8:03 am
Nice article Jack! I liked the thoughts you gave about the top 3 draft picks for the 2020 NBA Draft. I was also looking forward to seeing where LaMelo Ball was going to end up. I agree with what you said about the hype being super high for LaMelo during his high school days. Keep up the great writing!
Nathaniel Wayne Moss • Nov 30, 2020 at 7:56 am
Great article! Like I have said before I am not a huge basketball fan but I was watching out for a few picks and was shocked by some but all around I thought it was a good draft. Keep up the great work!