Alabama Guard Poised To Be Lottery Pick in NBA Draft

The 2020 NBA Draft tips off Wednesday night and the buzz is that we may hear the name of former Crimson Tide guard Kira Lewis called very early in the night.

When is the NBA Draft?

Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 7pm CT / 8pm ET.

What Channel is the NBA Draft on?

ESPN and apparently Yahoo Sports has some sort of coverage, which could be good news if you are overseas.

What is the NBA Lottery?

In 1985, the NBA got tired of teams tanking at the end of the season to improve their draft position for the next draft. The league came up with a lottery system of ping pong balls that are blindly selected to decide the order of selection for the worst teams. This year, it included the 14 bottom teams. Even with the lottery, tanking still goes on all the time (Golden State Warriors, I’m looking your way). If you need more information than that, click here.

What are Mock Drafts?

Educated and uneducated guesses by sports reporters and fans as to what team selects which player. Sports betting outlets even takes bets on such things.

Is there any reason to watch after Kira Lewis has been selected?

Nope. LOL

DRAFT ORDER

The draft is two rounds and includes college players as well as international players. Below is the order they will pick in the first round only barring any draft night trades (and there will be draft night trades). Current trade agreement details are omitted. If you see a team listed twice, that was due to a trade.

1. Minnesota Timberwolves
2. Golden State Warriors
3. Charlotte Hornets
4. Chicago Bulls
5. Cleveland Cavaliers
6. Atlanta Hawks
7. Detroit Pistons
8. New York Knicks
9. Washington Wizards
10. Phoenix Suns
11. San Antonio Spurs
12. Sacramento Kings
13. New Orleans Pelicans
14. Boston Celtics
15. Orlando Magic
16. Portland Trail Blazers
17. Minnesota Timberwolves
18. Dallas Mavericks
19. Brooklyn Nets
20. Miami Heat
21. Philadelphia 76ers
22. Denver Nuggets
23. Utah Jazz
24. Milwaukee Bucks
25. Oklahoma City Thunder
26. Boston Celtics
27. New York Knicks
28. Los Angeles Lakers
29. Toronto Raptors
30. Boston Celtics

MOCK DRAFTS

Although an inexact science, Mock Draft tend to come close to what will actually happen come Draft Night. Below are some of the predictions for Alabama’s Lewis:

• Sports Illustrated: #10 Phoenix Suns
• ESPN’s The Ringer: #10 Phoenix Suns
• NBC Sports: #10 Phoenix Suns
• SBNation: #10 Phoenix Suns
• Yardbarker: #10 Phoenix Suns
• CBS Sports: #13 New Orleans Pelicans
• Fox Sports: #13 New Orleans Pelicans
• NBADraft.net: #13 New Orleans Pelicans
• Yahoo Sports: #15 Orlando Magic
• USA Today: #15 Orlando Magic
• Stadium’s Jeff Goodman: #15 Orlando Magic
• Bleacher Report: #15 Orlando Magic
• NBA Canada: #16 Portland Trail Blazers
• ESPN.com: Behind a paywall. F them.