Former No.1 overall pick Anthony Edwards has played less than one full month of basketball games. Let’s read too much into what we’ve seen so far.
The unknown is what makes high draft picks exciting and concerning. That is especially true for the 2020 NBA draft class. Not only are these guys teenagers, they went nine months without playing basketball. There was no summer league, months of workouts, or a full training camp to help acclimate them to the league. Before they learned all their teammates’ names, they were putting their jerseys on for their first games.