NBA Draft 2020: Updated first-round mock draft following lottery drawing

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 30: LaMelo Ball of the Hawks looks on with RJ Hampton of the Breakers during the round 9 NBL match between the New Zealand Breakers and the Illawarra Hawks at Spark Arena on November 30, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images) /

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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JANUARY 18: Jaden McDaniels #0 of the Washington Huskies (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

. Guard. New York Knicks. Jahmi'us Ramsey. 27. player. 27

The Knicks like scorers and should be on the lookout for shooters to space the floor for a roster full of guys who, well, can’t really shoot (33.7 3P%, 27th in the league). Jahmi’us Ramsey has his warts and it’s questionable just how much of a shooter he is based on his so-so indicators (64.1 FT% versus 42.6 3P%), but he fits the profile of a prospect that the Knicks front office would value in this range.

New York fits: Cassius Winston, Tyrell Terry, Devon Dotson

Leandro Bolmaro. 26. player. 18. . Wing. Boston Celtics

In a draft with few sure things, one thing that everyone can count on is Boston refusing to bring another three (or four) rookies into training camp. Expect at least one of Danny Ainge’s three first-rounders to be traded or used to stash a player overseas. If he chooses the latter, Leandro Bolmaro stands out as the best stash candidate in the class after re-upping with FC Barcelona and announcing his intentions to stay in Spain for at least one more year.

The 6’7 Argentine point-forward is an electric passer with impactful fluidity and speed, both when it comes to blowing past defenders or covering the point of attack, but his shooting indicators aren’t great and he’ll need to get stronger. After only getting sparse minutes with Barça’s first team this past season, he should earn more playing time and an increased workload with them next year following the team’s coaching change.

Boston fits: Aleksej Pokuševski, Leandro Bolmaro, Desmond Bane

149. . Forward. Oklahoma City Thunder. Jaden McDaniels. 25. player

Jaden McDaniels? OKC? Since when has GM Sam Presti ever bet on prospects with tantalizing athletic profiles and physical tools and underdeveloped skill sets? Sarcasm aside, Presti and the Thunder have a well-established history of gambling on toolsy guards and wings with the hope of extracting whatever offensive value they can, even if there’s boom-bust potential.

Recent years have proven this method to be inconsistent — Lu Dort and Darius Bazley are promising, while Terrance Ferguson and Hamidou Diallo have been pretty rough — but with another mid-20s pick in a sub-par draft, banking on upside makes sense, and McDaniels has the tools (6’9 and a 7’0 wingspan) and flashes (helpside rim protection, handle fluidity, some shooting) that OKC looks for.

Oklahoma City fits: Josh Green, Jaden McDaniels, R.J. Hampton

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