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There will be no Zion Williamson in the 2020 NBA Draft. Nor will there be an R.J. Barrett, Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson or Luka Doncic.
Put simply, there are no players among this year’s cohort who experts and draft analysts can put a finger on and say, ‘He’s going to be an impact player from Day 1.’ Instead, both front office executives and draftniks alike will be poring over film—especially with all in-person workouts prohibited amid the coronavirus pandemic—hoping that whenever the 2020 Draft is held, they’ll be selecting the next Jayson Tatum, not the second-coming of Markelle Fultz, Anthony Bennett or Josh Jackson.