2020 NBA draft
Basketball player selection
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- The 2020 NBA draft was held on November 18, 2020.
- National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.
- The draft lottery was originally scheduled to take place on May 19, 2020, but due in part to the 2020 NBA Bubble, it was rescheduled to take place on August 20, 2020, instead.
- This draft also featured the lack of a proper "green room" due to pandemic restrictions.
- Draft selections Notable undrafted players These players were not selected in the 2020 NBA draft, but have played at least one regular season or postseason game in the NBA.
The 2020 NBA draft was held on November 18, 2020. The draft was originally scheduled to be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on June 25, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was instead conducted at ESPN's facilities in Bristol, Connecticut, with the event held via videoconferencing. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. It was televised nationally on ESPN. The draft lottery was originally scheduled to take place on May 19, 2020, but due in part to the 2020 NBA Bubble, it was rescheduled to take place on August 20, 2020, instead. This was the first draft since 1975 to not be held in June and was also the second to be done later than that month after the inaugural 1947 draft, which was conducted in July by the NBA's predecessor, the Basketball Association of America (BAA). This draft also featured the lack of a proper "green room" due to pandemic restrictions. The first pick was made by the Minnesota Timberwolves, who selected Anthony Edwards out of Georgia.
Draft selections
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 2020 NBA draft, but have played at least one regular season or postseason game in the NBA.
Trades involving draft picks
Pre-draft trades
Before the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.
Draft-day trades
Draft-day trades will be made on the day of the draft.
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