3. PATRICK WILLIAMS | FLORIDA STATE | WING
STATS: 9.2 PPG | 45.0 FG% | 4.0 RPG | 1.0 BPG | 1.0 SPG
If the Nets don’t move their first-round pick or intend to make many changes to their roster, Williams makes sense at No. 20.
He likely wouldn’t contribute for Brooklyn in 2020-21, but he could prove to be a helpful piece in the ensuing years. He’s long (6-foot-8), young (18 years old) and has a strong “feel for the game,” as Same Vecenie of The Athletic put it.
His length and athleticism in the era of positionless basketball, combined with his ceiling, is what makes him more appealing than either Smith or Jones.