Once again, the NBA has announced a new date for the 2020 NBA Draft.
This time, the draft has been moved to November 18th.
Here’s what the NBA had to say:
“The National Basketball Association announced today that the date of NBA Draft 2020 presented by State Farm has been moved to Wednesday, Nov. 18 and will air on ESPN. The date remains subject to change as circumstances warrant.
The revised date allows additional time to conduct the 2020 pre-draft process, gather more information about the potential start date for the 2020-21 season and advance conversations between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association regarding related Collective Bargaining Agreement matters.”
Of course, this is due to the coronavirus that has taken the world by storm.
The only player from the Crimson Tide in the draft this year is Kira Lewis Jr.
The latest mock draft by CBS Sports has Kira Lewis as the No. 8 pick in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft.
There’s no doubt that Lewis’ NBA career will be exciting to watch.
In his two years with the Crimson Tide, Lewis averaged 34.5 minutes and finished with a field goal percentage of 44.7 percent, 1,031 points, 260 assists and 183 turnovers.
He averaged 18.5 points per game, 5.2 assists per game and made 37-percent of his 3-pointers.
Lewis announced his entry into the NBA draft at the end of March by a heartfelt post on Twitter.
The NBA draft is scheduled to be held on Friday, Oct. 16, but Roll Tide Wire will keep you updated on any changes that may occur due to the ongoing coronavirus.
Roll Tide Wire will keep you up to date with the very latest.
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