It’s been only one month since the 2020 NBA draft, and we are finally getting glimpses of what some rookies have been up to in the eight-month hiatus between the end of college basketball to now.
For players like LaMelo Ball, R.J. Hampton and James Wiseman, it’s been closer to a year since they have played in a competitive game. Rookies usually have a buffer with NBA Summer League and a longer training camp, but the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a compacted offseason with many eager to get on the court.
“I’m so excited,” Onyeka Okongwu told Yahoo Sports before the draft.