Who Says NBA Draft Prospects Can’t Improve Their Stocks During a Pandemic? James Wiseman, who fell to No. 8 during the first CBS Sports HQ NBA Simulated Draft on Monday 2020, made a massive revival in this week’s new draft.
CBS Sports basketball analyst and former NBA coach Avery Johnson led Wiseman No. 1 overall in the second live CBS Sports HQ NBA mock on Monday. Dayton’s Obi Toppin was No. 2 overall and Anthony Edwards was. No. 3 overall.
Johnson played the role of the Warriors’ main office while making the national team and praised the promise of Wiseman, who played just three games in Memphis in the 2019-20 season before retiring from school amid NCAA eligibility issues. to prepare for the draft.
Wiseman’s rise meant LaMelo Ball fell. Pelicans guard’s younger brother Lonzo Ball dropped to the Knicks at No. 6 in Monday’s mock draft after he was taken No. 1 overall in the May mock draft. The Ball family in New York? That has great potential for reality television. And it’s a bargain for the Knicks, as Ball would pair very well with RJ Barrett to provide the franchise with one of the most talented youth tracks in the league.
This is how the first round of the draft unfolded, selected by our team of experts.
NBA 2020 CBS Sports HQ Draft
| Collect | Equipment | Player | School / country |
|---|---|---|---|
| one | Warriors | James Wiseman, C | Memphis |
| two | Timber wolves | Obi Toppin, PF | Dayton |
| 3 | Pistons | Anthony Edwards, SG | Georgia |
| 4 4 | Falcons | Onyeka Okongwu, C | USC |
| 5 5 | Gentlemen | Deni Avdija, SF | Israel |
| 6 6 | Knicks | LaMelo Ball, PG | Australia |
| 7 7 | Bulls | Isaac Okoro, SF | Brown |
| 8 | Hornets | Killian Hayes, SF | France |
| 9 | Magicians | Isaiah Stewart, C | Washington |
| 10 | Suns | Tyrese Haliburton, PG | Iowa State |
| eleven | Spurs | Patrick Williams, SF | State of florida |
| 12 | Kings | RJ Hampton, SG | New Zealand |
| 13 | Pelicans | Achiuwa precious, PF | Memphis |
| 14 | Trail Blazers | Aaron Nesmith, SF | Vanderbilt |
| fifteen | Magic | Tyrese Maxey, F | Kentucky |
| sixteen | Timberwolves (via networks) | Devin Vassell, SF | State of florida |
| 17 | Celtics (via Grizzlies) | Theo Maledon, PG | France |
| 18 years | Mavericks | Aleksej Pokusevski, C | Serbia |
| 19 | Bucks (via Pacers) | Kira Lewis Jr., PG | Alabama |
| twenty | Networks (through 76ers) | Jalen Smith, C | Maryland |
| twenty-one | Nuggets (via rockets) | Tre Jones, PG | Duke |
| 22 | 76ers (via Thunder) | Nico Mannion, PG | Arizona |
| 2. 3 | Hot | Jaden McDaniels, PF | Washington |
| 24 | Jazz | Jahmi’us Ramsey, SG | Texas Tech |
| 25 | Thunder (via Nuggets) | Xavier Tillman, PF | Michigan state |
| 26 | Celts | Josh Green, SG | Arizona |
| 27 | Knicks (via Clippers) | Vernon Carey Jr., C | Duke |
| 28 | Raptors | Cassius Winston, PG | Michigan state |
| 29 | Lakers | Zeke Nnaji, C | Arizona |
| 30 | Celtics (via Bucks) | Cole Anthony | North Carolina |
