We've reached the final stretch of the lengthy 2020 NBA Draft process, and yet restrictions on in-person workouts and interviews -- with underthree weeks until draft night -- have only just recently been lifted. That's a small, but significant, concession from the league office as teams make last-minute preparations for the draft amid the pandemic, and it's a noteworthy development we're tracking because it could shape how team's view prospects in the final days of this year's process. Sometimes the last impression left can be the most impactful.
Conversely, how this class is seen could theoretically stay relatively static. The Nov. 18 draft is the latest it has ever been held in the calendar year, and teams have had eight months (!) without face-to-face interactions. During that time they've gathered intel, familiarized themselves with the prospects long distance, and been forced to draw their own conclusions with no guarantee of any facetime. Scouts I've talked with have been doing extra legwork, including contacting college coaches to get measurements because of the uncertainty surrounding the process.
Now that there's a path forward, however, I expect we'll start seeing more draft buzz: players being linked to teams, whispers of promises being offered. But it's yet to be seen whether or not lifted restrictions will affect players or teams.
As such, our most up-to-date NBA mock draft is relatively unchanged at the top. There are some risers and fallers, and we've expanded our mock draft to include a full two-round forecast, but we're taking a wait and see approach with the expectation that our intel hasn't changed much but has a high degree of likelihood to shift in the near future.
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