The first round draft board is seen during the 2019 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 20, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images
The 2020 sports season has been like no other. Once the COVID-19 global pandemic reached into the sports world and touched an NBA player last March, the sports world shut down, led by the NBA.
Sports leagues and seasons got postponed or canceled, major events got put on hold and the world seemed to pause. The NBA pioneered an effort to not only temporarily stop its season, but showed a path to restarting its season—to at least bring some normalcy back to sports fans.
The NBA restarted its 2019-20 season during the 2020 summer, all in Orlando in the exclusive NBA Bubble at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The Los Angeles Lakers eventually won the NBA title just three weeks ago, defeating the Miami Heat in six games. Now, it’s time for the league to restart, and it cranks up with Wednesday night’s 2020 NBA Draft.
The NBA on Tuesday announced its scheduled for the 2020-21 season, approved by the league and the NBA Players Association.
Dec. 11-19 Preseason games Dec. 22 NBA Season (first half begins) March 5-10 All-Star break March 11 NBA Season (second half begins) May 18-21 Play-in tournament May 22-July 22 NBA Playoffs
Before that begins, there’s the November 18 NBA Draft in 2020
Here are the NBA’s 2020 Draft, and Results.
FIRST ROUND
Minnesota Timberwolves — Anthony Edwards, SG (Georgia)
Golden State Warriors — James Wiseman, C (Memphis)
Charlotte Hornets — LaMelo Ball, PG (Australia)
Chicago Bulls — Patrick Williams SF (Florida State)
Cleveland Cavaliers — Isaac Okoro SF (Auburn)
Atlanta Hawks — Onyeka Okongwu C (USC)
Detroit Pistons — Killian Hayes PG (France)
New York Knicks — Obi Toppin PF (Dayton)
Washington Wizards —Deni Avdija SF (Israel)
Phoenix Suns — Jalen Smith PF (Maryland)
San Antonio Spurs — Devin Vassell SG (Florida State)