The pre-draft NBA procedure is evolving, however, a draft date has been set for November 18 and now the league has put a redesigned combination into position to offer more evaluation opportunities.
Teams are talking. Thoughts are expressed and exchanged to create gossip after months of air and waiting.
Bleacher Report kept an eye on the NBA door to keep an eye out for this year’s verbal exchange plan.
Open-minded about the new mixing structure
The NBA announced that this year’s combination would be virtual, with the league conducting interviews, measurements, tests, and drills, and groups of workers are not allowed, but that groups will get data and images, adding individual professional videos created through the lead camp.
But despite the fact that explorers and managers can’t scale on phone sites and players send non-game action videos, groups still seem open and interested.
“Uncharted territory, however, I’ll take new data after not seeing these young men on a court since March,” a headhunter told Bleacher Report. “These are new data that everyone will do anything different with. But to verify the young people, we haven’t noticed. In six months? Especially when we can’t bring them in for training or go on to watch them train, it’s at least a minor positive. “
The collective intrigue on this reformed virtual occasion is ironic, since generally when groups are invited to watch the mix in Chicago, the maxim insists that they do not price cash activities.
But this year, headhunters seem eager to return to their paintings after a long break, even if it’s about comparing shooting exercises.
It will be interesting to know later if customers are moving the needle on their own with the sales arguments on camera from late September to November.
Buzz: Minnesota Timberwolves don’t sell to any prospects, check to negotiate
According to a Western Conference official, the word in the league is that Minnesota is not leaning toward No. 1, is “confused” and is feeling the strain after “failing to trade Jarrett Culver last year. “
The confidence is that Minnesota’s priority is industry realistically, assuming an established star will not be available. If the Wolves remain number one, several resources say they would bet laMelo Ball has credit for Anthony Edwards.
Rival headhunters have discussed adjustment issues with Ball in Minnesota, especially his ability to play alongside other players who dominate the ball and defending a team with Ball, D’Angelo Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns has a chance in a seven-game series opposed to Western. . Opposites of the conference.
But Ball also has as the most productive overview of the draft, and with basketball president Gersson Rosas still doubting his team’s composition (Russell and Towns played a game together), adequacy might not take into account Minnesota’s decision.
On the other hand, there are relay passes that have support for the paper list, adding Deni Avdija, Isaac Okoro, Tyrese Haliburton, Devin Vassell and Patrick Williams. Rosas can even advocate for Obi Toppin if he is in a position to pass the offensive.
Concern for Anthony Edwards for a first choice
Teams are involved in Edwards’ motivation and enthusiasm for winning and, according to one source, the Golden State Warriors are probably a touchdown point because of those concerns.
Despite the media projections and benefits that everyone recognizes, it has a fragile reputation in NBA circles. Dion Waiters used skeptics as a comparison or low result for Edwards, a useless scorer in Georgia whose Bulldogs finished thirteen of the 14 SEC teams. .
Scouts and executives commented that their groups have won at some point and that they even forget about games and actions.
He may still be considered Minnesota’s number one, but the maxim seems to think that the Wolves will favor Ball, who also deserves to attract more interest from groups looking to trade, given his impressive strength and potential. to the identity of a team suffering with its eye-catching gameplay and exciting pace.
In the meantime, the more we wonder about Edwards, the more we hear about his professionalism and his ability to make victory have an effect, even if his sheet music production continues.
While an exchange can cancel all predictions, Edwards’ probability of falling to number 3 appears to have increased. The Charlotte Hornets would have a complicated decision, especially if James Wiseman is still on the board.
Onyeka Okongwu unlike James Wiseman?
Wiseman began the season as the No. 1 candidate overall, while Okongwu commonly out of nba standings as a center that did not pull 6. 9. “But Bleacher Report spoke to several Scouts who moved Okongwu about Wiseman.
We moved in November. But what maximum topics are the groups that the No. 2-10.
At this point, Wiseman’s case is commonly based on measures, since he played only 3 games in Memphis and did the most of his damage as a finisher and throw blocker, but Okongwu averaged 16. 2 problems and 2. 7 blocks for the season, impressive for his athletic game, his 94th percentile after scoring, touch (15 of 35 shots midfield, 72. 0% loose shots) and defensive/polyvalence activity.
As seductive as the sound of 7’1″ and 7’6″ long, being fat generates the same love and reaction as before.
We reported earlier that there is confidence that Wiseman may fall into diversity 5-9.
2020 trend: Additional inventory in IQ, intangible assets
A headhunter raised the concept that his team will invest more in the IQ of basketball and valuable intangible assets than in previous years.
Teams are suffering to identify apparent NBA talent in this draft. Concerned about bad criticism, they may feel safer writing a player who makes smart decisions, competes and brings a positive presence to their wardrobe, even if they don’t have a delicious edge.
Depending on the position of some clients at the top of the league’s draft committees, overvaluation of intangible assets appears to be a shared strategy across other organizations.
Okoro and Haliburton stand out like postmen in this conversation. Both are selected with 10 selections and are consistent with meter players who average fewer than 17. 0 problems consistent with 40 minutes.