While no prospect has separated themselves on the surface in the 2020 NBA Draft, some NBA front office personnel don’t share the same sentiment. In a poll of 35 NBA executives conducted by Stadium’s Jeff Goodman, 20 said James Wiseman would be their choice for the top pick of the draft.
Despite the majority voting for Wiseman, the decision still isn’t one that many consider an easy one.
“I wouldn’t even want the No. 1 pick,” one NBA general manager told me. “If I have it, I’m trying like hell to trade it.”
Wiseman, Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball figure to be the three names in contention for the top pick whenever the draft is held. And given that the Warriors appear to be the odds-on favorites to land the top spot, it makes sense that Wiseman would be the preferred pick as he fits in with the current Warriors core more effortlessly than Ball or Edwards would.
But just as easily, a poll of 35 other NBA executives could produce a completely different result. The sample size is relatively small and the answers will vary wildly.
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