NBA Draft 2020: Grades, reactions, analysis for the first round

Hampton isn’t a natural floor general, is rather underdeveloped as an on-ball decision-maker, and is at his best playing off of other advantage creators where his spot-up scoring and elite acceleration as a slasher can shine. So, naturally, putting him in an offensive system built around Jamal Murray’s pull-up gravity and Nikola Jokić’s unparalleled playmaking is a match made in basketball heaven.

Grade: A-

He likely won’t come over for another year or two, but getting a 6’7 Swiss Army Knife near the end of the first round is great value for a team with three-firsts such as Minnesota. Bolmaro is an electric slasher, creative passer, and tremendous on-ball defender with quick feet and fluid hips, all of which should fit in well whenever he comes over.

The jumper needs work and he needs to continue adding strength to his frame, but he was the best draft-and-stash candidate on the board and was ultimately a great pickup by the T’wolves.

Grade: A

Using a first-round pick on a backup center is a bit bland as far as team-building goes, but there is some intrigue in Zeke Nnaji’s ceiling and fit in Denver. He’s one of the more mobile bigs in the class, capable of sliding his feet out on the perimeter when defending the pick-and-roll, plus there’s reason to believe in his upside as a three-point shooter between his feathery soft touch around the basket and his foul-line shooting (.760 FT%), but he’s a bit weak at the moment and there are still strides to be made in terms of his technical approach to defense.

He’s not an immediate contributor, but there’s a reality where he’s a fine backup who can play spot minutes next to Jokić, too. This isn’t a great pick, but trading a lottery-protected 2023 first-rounder to New Orleans to grab Hampton with the 24th pick more than makes up for it.

Grade: C