
We spend a lot of time following all of the top NBA Draft analysts for months as they post and tweet about intel and update their big boards and mock drafts leading up to draft day. But once that day comes and goes, it’s easy to shift focus to how the rookies will fit on their new rosters, summer league, and the next draft, so I thought it might be nice to compile all of the final versions of these mock drafts and compare them to the actual 2020 draft order for easy reference in the future.
Some draft analysts make their picks based on who they feel teams should pick, while many base their decision on who teams are learning towards selecting based on intel from agents, scouts and front office executives. In the end, teams should have listened to the top draft analysts who agreed that Tyrese Haliburton belonged in the top 6. In contrast, analysts and teams around the league seemed to have been out-scouted by the Knicks who smartly picked Immanuel Quickley so much higher than consensus. These are the usual twists and turns that make the NBA Draft great.
Here is the actual 2020 NBA Draft order from November 18th versus the final mock drafts from Sports Illustrated’s Jeremy Woo, Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman, ESPN’s Mike Schmitz and Jonathan Givony, NBA Big Board’s Chad Ford, The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor, and The Athletic’s John Hollinger and Sam Vecenie:
Pick | Team | Draft Trades | ACTUAL DRAFT ORDER | ESPN (11/18) | NBA Big Board (11/19) | Ringer (11/18) | Athletic Hollinger (11/10) | Athletic Vecenie (11/18) | SI (11/16) | B/R (11/16) |
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1 | MIN | Anthony Edwards | Anthony Edwards | Anthony Edwards | Anthony Edwards | LaMelo Ball | Anthony Edwards | Anthony Edwards | Anthony Edwards |
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2 | GSW | James Wiseman | James Wiseman | James Wiseman | James Wiseman | James Wiseman | James Wiseman | James Wiseman | James Wiseman |
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3 | CHA | LaMelo Ball | LaMelo Ball | LaMelo Ball | LaMelo Ball | Anthony Edwards | LaMelo Ball | LaMelo Ball | LaMelo Ball |
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4 | CHI | Patrick Williams | Patrick Williams | Patrick Williams | Deni Avdija | Tyrese Haliburton | Patrick Williams | Deni Avdija | Deni Avdija |
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5 | CLE | Isaac Okoro | Obi Toppin | Obi Toppin | Obi Toppin | Obi Toppin | Deni Avdija | Obi Toppin | Obi Toppin |
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6 | ATL | Onyeka Okongwu | Onyeka Okongwu | Deni Avdija | Tyrese Haliburton | Deni Avdija | Tyrese Haliburton | Patrick Williams | Tyrese Haliburton |
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7 | DET | Killian Hayes | Tyrese Haliburton | Tyrese Haliburton | Patrick Williams | Patrick Williams | Killian Hayes | Killian Hayes | Patrick Williams |
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8 | NYK | Obi Toppin | Isaac Okoro | Devin Vassell | Isaac Okoro | Tyrese Maxey | Obi Toppin | Tyrese Haliburton | Isaac Okoro |
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9 | WAS | Deni Avdija | Deni Avdija | Onyeka Okongwu | Onyeka Okongwu | Onyeka Okongwu | Onyeka Okongwu | Onyeka Okongwu | Onyeka Okongwu |
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10 | PHX | Jalen Smith | Saddiq Bey | Saddiq Bey | Devin Vassell | Killian Hayes | Isaac Okoro | Isaac Okoro | Saddiq Bey |
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11 | SAN | Devin Vassell | Devin Vassell | Isaac Okoro | Saddiq Bey | Isaac Okoro | Saddiq Bey | Saddiq Bey | Devin Vassell |
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12 | SAC | Tyrese Haliburton | Killian Hayes | Killian Hayes | Killian Hayes | Devin Vassell | Devin Vassell | Devin Vassell | Killian Hayes |
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13 | NOP | Kira Lewis | Kira Lewis | Jalen Smith | Kira Lewis | Kira Lewis | Kira Lewis | Kira Lewis | Jalen Smith |
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14 | BOS | Aaron Nesmith | Jalen Smith | Kira Lewis | R.J. Hampton | Saddiq Bey | R.J. Hampton | Precious Achiuwa | Precious Achiuwa |
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15 | ORL | Cole Anthony | R.J. Hampton | R.J. Hampton | Tyrese Maxey | Aaron Nesmith | Tyrese Maxey | Tyrese Maxey | Kira Lewis |
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16 | POR | POR to HOU HOU to DET | Isaiah Stewart | Precious Achiuwa | Precious Achiuwa | Precious Achiuwa | R.J. Hampton | Aaron Nesmith | R.J. Hampton | Tyrese Maxey |
17 | MIN | MIN to OKC | Aleksej Pokusevski | Aleksej Pokusevski | Aaron Nesmith | Tyrell Terry | Precious Achiuwa | Jaden McDaniels | Aaron Nesmith | Tyrell Terry |
18 | DAL | Josh Green | Aaron Nesmith | Leandro Bolmaro | Aleksej Pokusevski | Aleksej Pokusevski | Aleksej Pokusevski | Aleksej Pokusevski | Aleksej Pokusevski |
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19 | BKN | BKN to DET | Saddiq Bey | Josh Green | Jaden McDaniels | Aaron Nesmith | Tyrell Terry | Josh Green | Tyrell Terry | R.J. Hampton |
20 | MIA | Precious Achiuwa | Tyrese Maxey | Tyrese Maxey | Jalen Smith | Jalen Smith | Desmond Bane | Isaiah Stewart | Zeke Nnaji |
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21 | PHI | Tyrese Maxey | Cole Anthony | Desmond Bane | Josh Green | Cole Anthony | Tyrell Terry | Malachi Flynn | Isaiah Joe |
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22 | DEN | Zeke Nnaji | Zeke Nnaji | Isaiah Stewart | Isaiah Stewart | Theo Maledon | Jalen Smith | Jalen Smith | Josh Green |
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23 | NYK | NYK to MIN | Leandro Bolmaro | Isaiah Stewart | Cole Anthony | Cole Anthony | Josh Green | Isaiah Stewart | Theo Maledon | Aaron Nesmith |
24 | MIL | MIL to DEN | R.J. Hampton | Leandro Bolmaro | Tyrell Terry | Theo Maledon | Desmond Bane | Leandro Bolmaro | Jaden McDaniels | Malachi Flynn |
25 | OKC | OKC to NYK | Immanuel Quickley | Malachi Flynn | Aleksej Pokusevski | Jaden McDaniels | Jaden McDaniels | Cole Anthony | Cole Anthony | Jaden McDaniels |
26 | BOS | Payton Pritchard | Payton Pritchard | Robert Woodard | Leandro Bolmaro | Leandro Bolmaro | Precious Achiuwa | Leandro Bolmaro | Cole Anthony |
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27 | UTA | Udoka Azubuike | Desmond Bane | Josh Green | Zeke Nnaji | Malachi Flynn | Udoka Azubuike | Vernon Carey | Isaiah Stewart |
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28 | LAL | LAL to OKC OKC to MIN | Jaden McDaniels | Jaden McDaniels | Theo Maledon | Desmond Bane | Isaiah Stewart | Zeke Nnaji | Desmond Bane | Desmond Bane |
29 | TOR | Malachi Flynn | Theo Maledon | Vernon Carey | Malachi Flynn | Zeke Nnaji | Theo Maledon | Cassius Winston | Jordan Nwora |
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30 | BOS | BOS to MEM | Desmond Bane | Tyrell Terry | Zeke Nnaji | Xavier Tillman | Tyler Bey | Robert Woodard | Xavier Tillman | Jahmi'us Ramsey |
31 | DAL | Tyrell Terry | Robert Woodard | Malachi Flynn | Jordan Nwora | Josh Green | Leandro Bolmaro |
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32 | CHA | Vernon Carey | Jordan Nwora | Xavier Tillman | Daniel Oturu | Zeke Nnaji | Theo Maledon |
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33 | MIN | MIN to LAC | Daniel Oturu | Tre Jones | Tyler Bey | Malachi Flynn | Tyler Bey | Daniel Oturu |
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34 | PHI | PHI to OKC | Theo Maledon | Jahmi'us Ramsey | Devon Dotson | Elijah Hughes | Isaiah Joe | Tyler Bey |
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35 | SAC | SAC to MEM | Xavier Tillman | Nico Mannion | Jordan Nwora | Tre Jones | Jordan Nwora | Immanuel Quickley |
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36 | PHI | PHI to DAL | Tyler Bey | Isaiah Joe | Payton Pritchard | Devon Dotson | Immanuel Quickley | Payton Pritchard |
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37 | WAS | WAS to OKC | Vit Krejci | Vernon Carey | Udoka Azubuike | Payton Pritchard | Nico Mannion | Xavier Tillman |
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38 | UTA | UTA to DET | Saben Lee | Udoka Azubuike | Daniel Oturu | Sam Merrill | Jahmi'us Ramsey | Elijah Hughes |
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39 | NOP | NOP to UTA | Elijah Hughes | Daniel Oturu | Isaiah Joe | Xavier Tillman | Tre Jones | Tre Jones |
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40 | MEM | MEM to SAC | Robert Woodard | Cassius Winston | Yam Madar | Tyler Bey | Robert Woodard | Grant Riller |
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41 | SAN | Tre Jones | Tyler Bey | Jahmi'us Ramsey | Nico Mannion | Payton Pritchard | Robert Woodard |
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42 | NOP | NOP to CHA | Nick Richards | Reggie Perry | Tre Jones | Immanuel Quickley | Daniel Oturu | Devon Dotson |
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43 | SAC | Jahmi'us Ramsey | Xavier Tillman | Elijah Hughes | Grant Riller | Paul Reed | Udoka Azubuike |
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44 | CHI | Marko Simonovic | Marko Simonovic | Immanuel Quickley | Jahmi'us Ramsey | Devon Dotson | Cassius Winston |
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45 | MIL | Jordan Nwora | Immanuel Quickley | Jay Scrubb | Cassius Stanley | Cassius Stanley | Nico Mannion |
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46 | POR | CJ Elleby | Devon Dotson | Abdoulaye N'Doye | Jay Scrubb | Udoka Azubuike | Jay Scrubb |
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47 | BOS | Yam Madar | Skylar Mays | Grant Riller | Skylar Mays | Grant Riller | Cassius Stanley |
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48 | GSW | Nico Mannion | Yam Madar | Cassius Winston | Cassius Winston | Skylar Mays | Skylar Mays |
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49 | PHI | Isaiah Joe | Elijah Hughes | Reggie Perry | Isaiah Joe | Sam Merrill | Mason Jones |
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50 | ATL | Skylar Mays | Kenyon Martin Jr. | Nico Mannion | Vernon Carey | Reggie Perry | Paul Reed |
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51 | GSW | Justinian Jessup | Grant Riller | Josh Hall | Abdoulaye N'Doye | Yam Madar | Vernon Carey |
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52 | SAC | SAC to HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. | Mason Jones | Mamadi Diakite | Yam Madar | Elijah Hughes | Jalen Harris |
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53 | OKC | OKC to WAS | Cassius Winston | Paul Reed | Sam Merrill | Nick Richards | Kaleb Wesson | CJ Elleby |
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54 | IND | Cassius Stanley | Cassius Stanley | Cassius Stanley | Paul Reed | Nick Richards | Killian Tillie |
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55 | BKN | BKN to LAC | Jay Scrubb | Paul Eboua | Skylar Mays | Nate Hinton | Ashton Hagans | Ty-Shon Alexander |
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56 | CHA | Grant Riller | Vit Krejci | Paul Eboua | Ty-Shon Alexander | Josh Hall | Reggie Perry |
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57 | LAC | LAC to BKN | Reggie Perry | Abdoulaye N'Doye | Killian Tillie | Kenyon Martin Jr. | Mason Jones | Sam Merrill |
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58 | PHI | Paul Reed | Justinian Jessup | Paul Eboua | Mason Jones | Paul Eboua | Nate Hinton |
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59 | TOR | Jalen Harris | Nate Hinton | Nate Hinton | Paul Eboua | Marko Simonovic | Josh Hall |
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60 | NOP | NOP to MIL | Sam Merrill | Josh Hall | Ty-Shon Alexander | Justinian Jessup | Nate Hinton | Saben Lee |
Round 1 Transactions:
Celtics trade pick to Grizzlies
- Grizzlies receive 30th pick (Desmond Bane)
Pelicans trade pick to Nuggets
- Nuggets receive 24th pick (RJ Hampton)
Knicks trade pick to Timberwolves
- Timberwolves receive 23rd pick (Leandro Bolmaro)
- Knicks receive 25th pick (Immanuel Quickley) and 33rd pick (Daniel Oturu).
Clippers trade pick via Nets to Pistons
- Pistons receive 19th pick (Saddiq Bey) and Rodney McGruder
- Clippers receive Luke Kennard
- Nets receive Landry Shamet
Timberwolves trade pick to Thunder
- Thunder receive 17th pick (Aleksej Pokusevski)
- Timberwolves receive Ricky Rubio, 25th pick (Immanuel Quickley, traded to Knicks) and 28th pick (Jaden McDaniels)
Rockets trade pick to Pistons
- Pistons receive Trevor Ariza, 16th pick (Isaiah Stewart)
- Rockets receive future first-round pick
Jazz trade pick to Knicks
- Knicks receive 23rd pick (Leandro Bolmaro, traded to Timberwolves)
- Jazz receive 27th pick (Udoka Azubuike) and 38th pick (Saben Lee)
Trail Blazers trade pick to Rockets
- Rockets receive 16th pick (Isaiah Stewart), 2021 first-round pick
- Trail Blazers receive Robert Covington
Lakers trade pick to Thunder
- Thunder receive 28th pick (Jaden McDaniels), Danny Green
- Lakers receive Dennis Schroder
Round 2 Transactions:
Thunder trade pick to Wizards
- Wizards receive 53rd pick (Cassius Winston)
Kings trade pick to Rockets
- Rockets receive 52nd pick (Kenyon Martin Jr.)
- Kings receive 2021 second-round pick, $1 million
Pelicans trade pick to Hornets
- Hornets receive 42nd pick (Nick Richards)
Pelicans trade pick to Jazz
- Jazz receive 39th pick (Elijah Hughes)
- Pelicans receive future draft pick
Jazz trade pick to Pistons
- Pistons receive 38th pick (Saben Lee), Tony Bradley
- Jazz receive cash considerations
Wizards trade pick to Thunder
- Thunder receive 37th pick (Vit Krejci)
76ers trade pick to Mavericks
- Mavericks receive 36th pick (Tyler Bey), Josh Richardson
- 76ers receive Seth Curry
Kings trade pick to Grizzlies
- Grizzlies receive 35th pick (Xavier Tillman)
- Kings receive 40th pick (Robert Woodard), future second-round pick
Knicks trade pick to Clippers
- Clippers receive 33rd pick (Daniel Oturu)
- Knicks receive 2023 second-round pick
76ers trade pick to Thunder
- Thunder receive Al Horford, 34th pick (Theo Maledon) and 2025 first-round pick
- 76ers receive Danny Green
References:
ESPN/Draft Express [Jonathan Givony/Mike Schmitz]
NBA Big Board [Chad Ford]
The Ringer [Kevin O’Connor]
Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman]
The Athletic [John Hollinger]
The Athletic [Sam Vecenie]
Sport Illustrated [Jeremy Woo]
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