As the NBA prepares for the resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season at Disney World in Florida, organizations also have to continue their work for this year’s draft, which will take place on October 16.
It’s still a ways away, but teams haven’t been able to hold individual workouts amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
With so many members of the Nets ruled out for the Disney bubble, Brooklyn could realistically get bounced from playoff contention — which means the franchise gets to hold onto its 2020 first-round pick. Because, if the Nets make the playoffs, their first-round pick conveys 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.
Either way, the Nets will have at least one 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 has the Denver Nuggets’ second-round selection.
Right now, the Nets have the No. 20 and No. 55 picks.
Here’s a look at one player Brooklyn could take at No. 20:
Yam Madar | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Guard
STATS: 9.3 PPG | 44.3 FG% | 3.2 APG
Madar is strictly a draft-and-stash option. At 19 years old, the 6-foot-3 guard still has to grow a lot as a player.
Sam Vecenie of The Athletic likes what Madar brings on the defensive end. He competes on offense, too, but Vencie cites Madar’s shot as the component of his game that needs improving:
The swing skill will be the jumper, which has been hit or miss so far in his career. he’s shot it well in international youth competitions for Israel, but hasn’t really made them professionally yet.
With the Nets not necessarily needing help in the short term from whoever they take at No. 55, combined with his youth and intensity, Madar seems like a decent investment — though, not the best one that’s come up as a possible pick in the second round.
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Nets 2020 NBA mock draft radar:
TCU guard Desmond Bane
LSU guard Skylar Mays
Kansas guard Devon Dotson
New Zealand Breakers guard RJ Hampton
Texas Tech guard Jahmi’us Ramsey
Duke guard Tre Jones
Maryland forward Jalen Smith
Florida State wing Patrick Williams
Arizona wing Josh Green
Villanova wing Saddiq Bey
Colorado wing Tyler Bey
Florida State wing Devin Vassell
Seton Hall guard Myles Powell
Washington forward Jaden McDaniels
Ohio State center Kaleb Wesson
Oklahoma wing Kristian Doolittle
Pesaro forward Paul Eboua
Kentucky guard Tyrese Maxey
Olympiacos center Aleksej Pokusevski
Western Kentucky center Charles Bassey
Arizona guard Nico Mannion
ASVEL wing Theo Maledon
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