Is Georgia’s Anthony Edwards a Worthy #1 NBA Draft Pick?

The 2020 NBA Draft has no clear #1 draft pick. Will Anthony Edwards be the belle of this year’s very underwhelming ball?

THE NBA DRAFT LOTTERY IS TONIGHT, and some lucky NBA team will win the #1 pick and their choice of the best college and international basketball prospects. The Golden State Warriors were the worst team in the NBA this season. They have the best odds for the #1 pick along with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers, each at 14.0%. The Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, and Chicago Bulls are next, and seven other teams have a combined 18% chance at stealing the #1 pick.

Last year’s Draft Lottery was a literal lottery. The New Orleans Pelicans won the right to draft Zion Williamson, who was already a top-10 asset before ever stepping on an NBA court. This draft has no Zion, nor a Ja Morant. No 2020 NBA Draft prospect would have even been considered before those two last year, and I’m not sure anyone would go in the top three of the last five drafts.

Georgia’s Anthony Edwards is one of three names often seen atop mock drafts around the internet, along with LaMelo Ball and James Wiseman. I already made my case against Wiseman as a #1 pick. I don’t think he’s close and don’t even have him in my lottery right now.

Edwards is a much better prospect and a near lock to be drafted top five on draft day, if not #1. So who is…