With the NBA finalizing plans for a virtual draft combine in September and most teams having done extensive preparation already, waiting longer to draft isn’t a massive difference-maker in the grand scheme of things. Next season could start in January or even early February, with the original, tentative December 1 date looking unlikely (as Adam Silver affirmed on Thursday’s lottery broadcast) based on the shifting timeline.
Anyway—we may not have a true draft date yet, but we’ve all waited this long to know the lottery order, and finally, we have that. Here’s how things are shaping up right now, based on the latest intel and information from sources around the NBA. Keep in mind that this is not a comprehensive ranking of prospects, but an informed projection of what the draft would look like if it took place today.
The NBA draft lottery is in the books and the Minnesota Timberwolves earned the No. 1 pick. Our NBA draft expert Jeremy Woo dishes his post-lottery projections.
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