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2020 NBA Mock Draft, 1.0: LaMelo Ball gives the Warriors a boost

By Zach Hood

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 30: LaMelo Ball of the Hawks (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images)
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 30: LaMelo Ball of the Hawks (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images) /
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BELGRADE, SERBIA – NOVEMBER 15: Theo Maledon of Asvel Villeurbanne in action during the 2019/2020 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 8 match between Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade and LDLC Asvel Villeurbane at Stark Arena on November 15, 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images)
BELGRADE, SERBIA – NOVEMBER 15: Theo Maledon of Asvel Villeurbanne in action during the 2019/2020 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 8 match between Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade and LDLC Asvel Villeurbane at Stark Arena on November 15, 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images) /

player. Scouting Report. 6-foot-4 | G. ASVEL. Theo Maledon. 69. Pick Analysis. 14

Maledon makes for an interesting fit with Lonzo Ball, as they can both play on or off the ball, as can Jrue Holiday and Nickeil Alexander-Walker. This would make for a versatile New Orleans backcourt around Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. Maledon isn’t the most athletic but is a smooth playmaker with a shot that should keep improving. At only 18, he’s shown to be pretty solid in pick-and-roll. He struggles to get his own shot but that might not be a killer around scorers like the Pelicans starting forwards.

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