The 2020 NBA draft will be held this Wednesday, almost five months later than normal, for reasons that do not need elaboration.
I had a chance to talk to Chris Ekstrand, a longtime NBA consultant, who emphasizes that his views are his own not those of the NBA.
“This year’s draft process is one of expansion and contraction,” he told me.
Expansion? NBA teams have had longer to look at game film, longer to interview players and their coaches, more time to conduct background checks, the kind of things an employer does when vetting applicants for seven-figure jobs.