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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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LEXINGTON, KY – FEBRUARY 29: Isaac Okoro #23 of the Auburn Tigers is seen during the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena on February 29, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KY – FEBRUARY 29: Isaac Okoro #23 of the Auburn Tigers is seen during the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena on February 29, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

6-foot-6 | F. Issac Okoro. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Auburn. 7. 24

Okoro hasn’t shown a consistent jumper yet, but someone is going to gamble on him in this range anyway, if not earlier. At 6-foot-6 with a 6-foot-9 wingspan, Okoro possesses the best combination of athleticism and defensive instincts in the draft. He’s also a high-IQ player offensively, making the fit easy regardless of personnel. He has a high floor even if he does not develop a reliable outside jumper due to his combination of physical traits and feel for the game on each end.

What Okoro provides on the defensive end may be enough to justify this selection with even limited offensive production, so if somehow a team sees enough between now and draft day to think he’ll develop offensively, Okoro could one of the first names called. So far, he’s only shooting 29 percent from 3, but over 60 percent 2s at only 6-foot-6.

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