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Some mock drafts have Saddiq Bey as a lottery pick. Some think he could slip all the way back to No. 20, where the Brooklyn Nets could take him.
Despite the fact analysts have him going later in the first round, all the talk around the potential 3-and-D, two-year Villanova forward has been positive. There’s a lot of time between now and the 2020 NBA Draft — it’s been moved back to October 15 — so maybe Bey’s stock will increase by then. (Though, that wouldn’t necessarily be ideal for the Nets, assuming the Philadelphia 76ers pick they have stays at No. 20.)
Either way, the 2020 NBA Draft is the No. 1 thing Bey has to look forward to now that he’s told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski he is staying in the 2020 NBA Draft:
This has been a pivotal time in our country and honestly not how I imagined the last few months playing out. Between the pandemic and national outcry against racial injustice, it has given me a lot of time to think and gain perspective outside of basketball. I have thought a lot about my decision to enter the NBA draft and specifically how that would impact my teammates, coaching staff, and the pursuit of my degree.
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