The new 2020 NBA Mock Draft has arrived and we are finally within about three months of the event itself after it has been delayed since its previous date of June 25th. The NBA Draft lottery will be held on August 25th and the project will be held on October 16th. What does it mean for how teams are attacking this pre-draft process in mid-July?
Well, even though we have passed the original three-week draft date, it is important to remember that we are still extremely early in the process by normal standards. If this was a typical draw cycle, being three months from the draw means that we would be in the middle of the Sweet 16 / Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament. We wouldn’t even have a full project pool, as not all players would have made their early early entry decisions. The scouting cycle would have started long ago, but the pre-draft process would only take a couple of weeks.
How do teams use this extra time? Such as…
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