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2020 NBA Draft Big Board: Top 30 player rankings, scouting reports

By Michael Walton

WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 25: Lamelo Ball of the Hawks shoots from the free throw line during the round 8 NBL match between the Illawarra Hawks and the Cairns Taipans at WIN Entertainment Centre on November 25, 2019 in Wollongong, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 25: Lamelo Ball of the Hawks shoots from the free throw line during the round 8 NBL match between the Illawarra Hawks and the Cairns Taipans at WIN Entertainment Centre on November 25, 2019 in Wollongong, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 21: Picks one through 30 are seen on the board at the conclusion of the first round during the 2018 NBA Draft (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /

The 2020 NBA Draft is a guard-heavy class but still features a solid mix of prospects. Where do they fit in our Top-30 Big Board?

There has been much made about the 2020 NBA Draft class being one of the weakest in recent memory and the uncertainty surrounding the draft due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the US has made this one of the weirder draft evaluation periods in the history of the league. The 2019-20 NBA season is still suspended and not officially canceled but even with that, prospects are slowly starting to declare their intentions to enter the 2020 NBA Draft.

The 2020 class is guard-heavy, especially up top. Three of the players in my top five are guards and that number becomes even more pronounced when you expand that to the top-10. It was even more odd draft evaluation year because of how spread out the elite prospects were. Players like LaMelo Ball and RJ Hampton eschewed NCAA basketball in favor of playing pro basketball in the NBL in Australia. Memphis star James Wiseman only played 69 total minutes before his career was ended. The NCAA came down on Wiseman for $11.5K in moving expenses from Penny Hardaway and he, in turn, withdrew from the university and signed with an agent.

Anthony Edwards, a player some consider the consensus No. 1 pick, played for a lackluster Georgia team. Edwards’ squad finished 13th in the SEC despite his impressive individual figures. With the 2020 NBA Draft class being shrouded in so much more uncertainty than usual, there will be many opportunities for NBA teams to snag a steal. With no NCAA Tournament this year, this big board consists of my top-30 players in the 2020 NBA Draft based off of a combination of versatility, college /pro production, and long-term ceiling.

(Note: All statistics used in this article were found via Real GM or Sports-Reference.)

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