Mock Draft 7.0: 2020 NBA Draft brings prototypical big man to Spurs

The 2020 NBA Draft is approaching, who will the San Antonio Spurs take?

In a year of countless unprecedented events, it’s only fitting that the 2020 NBA Draft is going to be unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Not only will the draft be held virtually and in the fall, but the San Antonio Spurs and other teams are going to have less time than ever to acclimate their new rookies to the NBA.

The NBA draft is scheduled to be held on November 18th and we have recently learned that the league is eyeballing a December 22nd start date for the ’20-21 season. This means that this year’s crop of rookies will have just over a month to prepare for the season, a drastically shorter time than the nearly four and a half months they would get in a typical season.

This doesn’t make this draft any less important but fans of every team should temper their expectations for the incoming class. They’re going to be rusty and they’ll hardly have any time to get to know their new teammates and learn their team’s schemes.

This short adjustment period could motivate teams near the top of the order to trade down. Minnesota and Golden State seem like they’re looking to win now. They could look to trade out of their top-two picks rather than trust a rookie with hardly a month of learning time to help them get back to the playoffs.

It’s anyone’s guess as to how the 2020 NBA Draft will play out but here is our most recent prediction for how it’ll all go down.

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