Nets 2020 NBA mock draft radar: Arizona wing Josh Green

Among the uncertainties surrounding the NBA as the novel coronavirus continues to be a major issue in the U.S. is the 2020 draft.

NBA teams won’t be able to look at college players during March Madness, and the rest of the pre-draft process is expected to be limited. The matter of when the draft will actually happen is up in the air, as well. Especially if the league tries to crown a 2020 champion.

For the Brooklyn Nets, based on where the standings were when the league went on hiatus, their first-round pick would convey to the Timberwolves. Minnesota acquired Brooklyn’s top-14 protected pick from the Hawks, which the Nets sent to Atlanta in a trade that delivered Taurean Prince.

But the Nets will not be without a first-round selection. They have Philadelphia’s top-14 protected pick, which Brooklyn acquired when they sent the No. 27 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft — which wound up being Mfiondu Kabengele — to the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Nets’ second-round pick belongs to the Boston Celtics, but Brooklyn the Denver Nuggets’ second-round selection.

Right now, the Nets fall have the No. 20 and No. 55 picks.

Here’s a look at one player Brooklyn could take at No. 20:

Josh Green | Arizona | wing

STATS: 12.0 PPG | 42.4 FG% | 36.1 3-point FG% | 4.6 RPG | 1.5 SPG

Similar to Patrick Williams out of Florida State, Green would provide the Nets with a wing who can play defense but has room to grow on the offensive end.

As much as the freshman wing’s 2019-20 3-point percentage was solid, Green gave himself a bump just before everything was canceled. Over Arizona’s last five games, Green shot 69.2% from three (9-for-13, as Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report notes in his mock draft). Whereas, through the Wildcats’ first 25 games, Green shot just 30% from deep.

There won’t be a ton of minutes available for whichever rookie Brooklyn takes in the 2020 NBA Draft. Again, like Williams, the 19-year-old wing gives the Nets someone they can take some time with.