Maybe no position is more for fashion basketball than the wing.
Anywhere between 6’4″ and 6’9″, from 2 to four and living somewhere on the cutting, defense and shooting spectrum, wing 3 and D is essential. Some lean towards three-point shots, others to the defense, and others are in the middle.
That’s why a fully functional Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is the third most productive player in the Los Angeles Lakers Championship race. And that’s why hunchback Duncan Robinson and defenseman Jae Crowder played key roles in the Miami Heat.
No one knows what to expect from the 2020 NBA draft, especially apart from the 3 most sensible and most likely picks: Anthony Edwards, James Wiseman and LaMelo Ball. Beyond those prospects, the draft has skill between the sides, some lean towards the 3 -Point of Fire, some towards the defense and others somewhere in between.
After edwards and Deni Avdija, 4 wings are on their own level: Isaac Okoro, Devin Vassell, Saddiq Bey and Aaron Nesmith.
Isaac Okoro, SF, Auburn
Okoro, the quartet’s top tout, is a 1. 8m defensive master, with a rare explosiveness and formidable paint ethic. Its rate of 28. 6% in intensity and 67. 2% in the line of loose shots is ugly, but its floor is remarkably stable.
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