Isaac Okoro is easily the best defensive wing in the 2020 NBA Draft class. But how good does his offense have to get for him to be impactful? One-way NBA players are difficult to build around. It’s obviously easier to count on players who can give you reliable production on offense and defense, and for
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Alabama sophomore Kira Lewis is blazingly quick, which opens up the entirety of his abilities as a uniquely functional athlete with valuable guard skills. The NBA Draft is predominantly headlined by shiny new toys: freshmen navigating the rigors of college ball for the first time. That applies this year as well, where guards like Anthony
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl has good potential to be an impactful NBA player, but how that will happen remains to be seen. One of the most annoying continual arguments occurring around the NBA Draft over the past few years is determining exactly what qualifies as potential and upside. There is one camp that values what has traditionally
Anthony Edwards and Cole Anthony have separated themselves as the top players in the 2020 NBA Draft, plus other thoughts after the first month of college basketball. The 2020 NBA Draft picture is starting to take shape. Six weeks into the NBA season, we know who a few of the teams who will be picking
Anthony Edwards has asserted himself as a true No. 1 pick prospect on the back of his elite scoring profile. How does he find so much success, and can it translate to elite NBA scoring? Georgia’s Anthony Edwards has been the star of the college basketball season so far. While other names like Myles Powell
Killian Hayes is an interesting 2020 NBA Draft prospect due to his size and pedigree. But is he really best suited at the point guard position? Killian Hayes is one of the more interesting top ten prospects in the 2020 NBA Draft. Born in Florida but growing up in France, Hayes has long been an
Arizona freshman guard Nico Mannion isn’t the flashiest of players, but his well-rounded offensive arsenal should be a clear plus in the NBA. Head coach Sean Miller arrived at Arizona in the fall of 2009. Over the past 10 years, he’s welcomed seven top-10 recruits to Tucson. Prior to this season, all five were forwards
The 2020 NBA Draft class will have plenty of wing prospects that are great shooters or defenders. Aaron Henry is perhaps the best blend of the two. The 2020 NBA Draft class has a deep wing crop with plenty of players who have NBA-ready skills. The two best wing prospects in the class, Deni Avdija
Another draft season is upon us, and that means it is time to unveil the Step Back’s starting point for ranking 2020 NBA Draft prospects. The 2019-20 NBA season kicked off a few weeks ago, and the college basketball season is upon us. That means that prospect evaluation for the 2020 NBA Draft is finally
The 18-year-old scoring wing Anthony Edwards is already among a select group in contention for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Combine the modern-day importance of players who can drive to the rim and either kick to shooters or create shots for themselves with the ever-valuable skill of isolation scoring and
Tyrese Maxey won’t always have the ball in his hands as a freshman but he should thrive at Kentucky to become a top-10 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Since John Calipari was hired as Kentucky’s head coach in 2009, eight Wildcat guards have been drafted as lottery picks: John Wall, Brandon Knight, Devin Booker,
Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Returning college players get undervalued on preseason big boards, but often make or break the depth of a class. Here are five players who could do this for the 2020 NBA Draft. NBA Draft classes are defined by their freshmen in the one-and-done era. The last nine No. 1 overall
James Wiseman was the nation’s top recruit for 2019 and sits atop many NBA Mock Drafts. A closer look reveals he may not be worth that level of praise. James Wiseman was the top-ranked recruit for 2019 on most sites and ESPN has pegged him to go No. 1 in the 2020 NBA Draft. Pretty
Isaac Okoro is invisible. His name is absent from ESPN’s recent 2020 mock draft. Mainstream draft discourse hasn’t seemed to discover the Auburn freshman yet. Per the Recruiting Service Consensus Index, 36 incoming freshmen are better at basketball than the Atlanta native. All it takes is a cursory glance of Okoro on tape to notice
Deni Avdija is a highly regarded international prospect because of his ability to be a positive contributor on offense and defense. Despite sharing an affinity for three-quarter leg tights, Deni Avdija is not the next Luka Doncic. Both are 6-foot-8ish European ball-handlers with significant hype and intrigue. But the similarities mostly end there. Avdija is
You will likely see two common player archetypes used for Duke forward Matthew Hurt this season. But neither will be accurate, because the potential top-10 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft should be so much more. The first introduction to 2020 NBA Draft prospect Matthew Hurt was the following photo, photoshopped after Hurt’s commitment to
Cole Anthony enters his freshman season as one of the nation’s most exciting prospects. The secret to his success runs deeper than his highlight packages. Athleticism. It’s a vital component of the NBA game, of sports as a whole and is an omnipresent talking point among fans of the game. A lot has been made
Breaking down the players who turned heads and improved their future NBA Draft stock at the FIBA U19 World Championships last week. The 2019 NBA Draft just ended, but the 2020 and 2021 NBA Draft scouting calendar is already underway, with the 2019 FIBA U19 World Championships taking place last week in Greece. The tournament
Nassir Little has all of the makings of an elite NBA lead guard. Can he leverage his impressive skills into real production this year? Every class has one or two players that have a meteoric rise throughout their development curves. There always seems to be one physical late bloomer, or a player who was misevaluated
The college basketball season has been over for a while, and we’re really about to put it to bed — after the NBA Draft, almost no one will be thinking about or watching the 2017-18 season. We’ll fully be on to the possibilities of next year, with new players and rosters throughout the whole landscape.