2020 NBA Draft Open Thread

Welcome to the 2020 NBA Draft open thread, where you can discuss all the picks, possibilities, and trades with fellow Blazer’s Edge Readers.

This year we have a special opportunity for you all. If you’d like to watch and discuss the draft LIVE with streaming video commentary, you can find our live Blazer’s Edge Draft Show hosted by Dan Marang right through this link. Dan and other Blazer’s Edge staffers will discuss the Robert Covington trade, draft picks, and more. Choose that thread, this one, or keep them both open for maximum fun!

We’ll update picks and trades as they happen, heading all the way to Portland picking 46th, where they will no doubt select the next Jerome Kersey or Cliff Robinson!

Welcome to the show!

Highlight Trade of the Night: Houston sends Trevor Ariza, Portland’s 2020 pick to Detroit for a future first-round pick.

See other trades below the draft order.

2020 NBA Draft Order

1. Minnesota Timberwolves —Anthony Edwards, SG, Georgia
2. Golden State Warriors —James Wiseman, C, Memphis
3. Charlotte Hornets —Lamelo Ball, PG
4. Chicago Bulls —Patrick Williams, F, Florida State
5. Cleveland Cavaliers —Isaac Okoro, SF, Auburn
6. Atlanta Hawks—Oneyka Okongwu, PF, USC
7. Detroit Pistons—Killian Hayes, PG, France
8. New York Knicks—Obi Toppin, PF, Dayton
9. Washington Wizards—Deni Avdija, SF
10. Phoenix Suns—Jalen Smith, PF, Maryland
11. San Antonio Spurs—Devin Vassal, SF, Florida St
12. Sacramento Kings—Tyrese Haliburton, PG, Iowa St
13. New Orleans Pelicans—Kira Lewis Jr., PG, Alabama
14. Boston Celtics (via MEM)—Aaron Nesmith, SF, Vanderbilt
15. Orlando Magic—Cole Anthony, PG, North Carolina
16. Houston Rockets (via POR)—Isaiah Stewart, C, Washington
17. Minnesota Timberwolves (via BKN)— Aleksej Pokusevski, PF
18. Dallas Mavericks—Josh Green, SG, Arizona
19. Brooklyn Nets (via PHI)—Saddiq Bey, SF, Villanova
20. Miami Heat—Precious Achiuwa, PF, Memphis
21. Philadelphia 76ers (via OKC)—Tyrese Maxey, SG, Kentucky
22. Denver Nuggets (via HOU)—Zeke Nnaji, C, Arizona
23. New York Knicks (via UTAH)—Leandro Bolmaro, SG
24. New Orleans Pelicans (via IND)—RJ Hampton, SG
25. Oklahoma City Thunder (via DEN)—Immanuel Quickley, PG, Kentucky
26. Boston Celtics—Payton Pritchard, PG, Oregon
27. Utah Jazz (via LAC)—Udoka Azubuike, C, Kansas
28. Oklahoma City Thunder (via LAL)—Jaden McDaniels, SF Washington
29. Toronto Raptors—Malachi Flynn, PG, San Diego St
30. Boston Celtics (via MIL)—Desmond Bane, SG, TCU
31. Dallas Mavericks (via GSW)—Tyrell Terry, PG, Stanford
32. Charlotte Hornets (via CLE)—Vernon Carey Jr., C, Duke
33. Minnesota Timberwolves—Daniel Oturu, C, Minnesota
34. Oklahoma City Thunder (via ATL)—Theo Maledon, PG
35. Sacramento Kings (via DET)—Xavier Tillman Sr., C, Michigan St
36. Philadelphia 76ers (via NYK)—Tyler Bey, PF, Colorado
37. Washington Wizards (via CHI)—Vit Krejci, PG
38. Utah Jazz (via CHA)—Saben Lee, PG, Vanderbilt
39. New Orleans Pelicans (via WAS)—Elijah Hughes, SG, Syracuse
40. Memphis Grizzlies (via PHX)—Robert Woodard II, SG, Mississippi St
41. San Antonio Spurs—Tre Jones, PG, Duke
42. New Orleans Pelicans—Nick Richards, C, Kentucky
43. Sacramento Kings—Jahmi’us Ramsey, PG, Texas Tech
44. Chicago Bulls (via MEM)—Marko Simonovic, F, Serbia
45. Milwaukee Bucks (via ORL)—Jordan Nwora, F, Lousiville
46. Portland Trail Blazers—CJ Elleby, SG, Washington St
47. Boston Celtics (via BKN)—Yam Madar, PG, Israel
48. Golden State Warriors (via DAL)—Nico Mannion, PG, Arizona
49. Philadelphia 76ers—Isaiah Joe, SG, Arkansas
50. Atlanta Hawks (via MIA)—Skylar Mays, SG, LSU
51. Golden State Warriors (via UTA)—Justinian Jessup, SG, Boise St
52. Sacramento Kings (via HOU)—KJ Martin, SF
53. Oklahoma City Thunder—Cassius Winston, PG, Michigan St
54. Indiana Pacers—Cassius Stanley, SG, Duke
55. Brooklyn Nets (via Denver Nuggets)—Jay Scrubb, SG
56. Charlotte Hornets (via BOS)—Grant Riller, PG, Charleston
57. LA Clippers—Reggie Perry, C, Mississippi St
58. Philadelphia 76ers (via LAL)—Paul Reed, PF, DePaul
59. Toronto Raptors—Jalen Harris, SG, Nevada
60. Milwaukee Bucks—Sam Merrill, SG, Utah St

Draft Trades

You can find trades prior to the draft in this post. We’ll update trades announced during the draft here.

The Magic and Bucks swap second-rounders

Houston buys a pick for later.

Bogdan Bogdanovic is NOT going to Milwaukee and will instead enter free agency.

There’s no place like home, apparently. The Minnesota Timberwolves are trading for Ricky Rubio, along with a couple picks.

Landry Shamet is part of a mid-round grab.

The Knicks and Timberwolves do a little pick-swapping at the end of the first round.

The Nuggets are picking up a late-round prospect.

The Knicks get Quicklier.

In a draft of a thousand paper cuts instead of a big sledgehammer deal, the Jazz move a low pick.

The Grizzlies pick up a Batman villain.

The Mavericks pick up a swingman for a former Blazers guard.

And the Clippers pick up a second-rounder.

The Thunder work some magic with the Wizards.

The Pelicans play some Jazz.

We don’t even know anymore.

The Clippers get Scrubb.