SALT LAKE CITY — Weak. That’s the word most commonly associated with the 2020 NBA draft.
Sports Illustrated’s Jeremy Woo called the 2020 draft “the worst NBA draft in years.” Many writers have already started looking toward the 2021 draft because they’re expecting so little excitement from the 2020 draft class.
I think they’re wrong.
Just because this year’s draft doesn’t have Zion Williamson dominating headlines doesn’t mean there aren’t going to be All-Stars picked. I’d even go further and argue that because there aren’t clear-cut traditional stars at the top of the draft, it will allow teams to find the role players they need and tailor this draft to fit their needs better than they otherwise would have been able to.