Minnesota Timberwolves basketball operations president Gersson Rosas and head coach Ryan Saunders reportedly met Tuesday with LaMelo Ball, one of the most sensitive clients in the 2020 NBA draft class.
Jonathan Givony of ESPN reported Thursday that the game with the Wolves, which have the first overall pick, is one of many for Ball before the November 18 draft. He is expected to meet with the Golden State Warriors (selection number 2), Charlotte Hornets. (No. 3) and Chicago Bulls (No. 4).
His meeting with Minnesota did not come with any basketball activity on the field, through Givony. The pre-draft procedure was modified due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the mix moved to a mainly virtual format that allows players to stay close to home.
Ball had in the past told Jalen Rose and David Jacoby of ESPN that he had already spoken to the Warriors and the New York Knicks (No. 8) in mid-October:
MeloD1P tells us some groups that soArray has spoken to . . . . . Jalenandjacoby https://t. co/lLivvJglJj
Georgia shooter Anthony Edwards is the Wolves’ top popular selection in mock drafts, but this time there’s no number one blocked selection like Zion Williamson last year.
Ball is part of a small organization that seeks to surpass Edwards as the first selection in recent weeks and also includes Deni Avdija and James Wiseman.
Minnesota has the chance of a quick change if it makes the right selection thanks to a base that already includes Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell.
Meanwhile, Ball is a virtual lock to land on the five most sensitive, even when it comes to wolf selection.
The 19-year-old game creator has taken a course towards the NBA with stops with BC Prienai in Lithuania and the Illawarra Hawks in Australia for more than two years. He averaged 17 points, 7. 6 rebounds, 6. 8 assists and 1. 6 steals in 12 games, the falcons.
It has an intriguing mix of play skill and length (6’7″, 181 pounds) that deserve to allow you to have an instant effect in the NBA.
Like his brother, the Lonzo Ball of the New Orleans Pelicans, he will have to paint to become a more effective scorer to maximize his potential. He drew only 37. 5% of the land, 25% through three, his tenure in Australia.
Draft contenders Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Maxey participated in a day with LeBron and AD present
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Candidate number one had an interview with Minnesota tuesday in Southern California.