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Teams around the NBA are reportedly hopeful the league office will move the 2020 NBA Draft back from June 25 until at least August, according to Adrian Wojnarowski and Jonathan Givony of ESPN.
The NBA pre-draft process has been severely altered this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and it has prevented teams from properly scouting draft-eligible prospects. As a result, teams would like more time to prepare and scout players.
Teams are currently prohibited from working out prospects and viewing live video from prospects and were only recently approved to hold virtual meetings with players. Many around the sport have thought the NBA should consider moving the draft back but no official decision has been made.
Prospects have been forced to work out on their own terms due to social distancing guidelines enforced by the federal government and many haven’t been inside of a gym since last month.
Reporting with @DraftExpress: As information gathering on draft-eligible prospects remains limited in a pandemic, many NBA teams are united in hopes of encouraging the league office to push the date of the June 25 draft until no sooner than August 1. Story soon on ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 10, 2020
While the draft as yet to be officially moved, the existing deadlines for early-entry prospects still remain. Underclassmen that wish to enter the NBA Draft have until 11:59 p.m. ET on April 26 to do so and can withdraw up until 5 p.m. ET on June 15.
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