NBA Draft: LaMelo Ball goes first in 2020 NBA Redraft

The Golden State Warriors have an all-time superstar in his prime, a top-20 all-time player and the greatest shooter of all time. Yet armed with a rare pick at the top of the draft, they took a raw center in James Wiseman who struggled to make an impact when healthy.

This time around they have the ability to take a much more dynamic player who can help immediately, and Tyrese Haliburton gets the nod ahead of Anthony Edwards. Haliburton, a combo guard out of Iowa State University, inexplicably fell to the 12th pick to land with the Sacramento Kings.

Here he leaps all the way up to the second pick. Haliburton had an excellent rookie season, averaging 30.1 minutes per game for the Kings. Dinged in the draft process for an unorthodox shooting motion, he stroked the ball to the tune of 40.9 percent from 3-point range.

Haliburton is a capable ball-handler and could likely be a full-time point guard, but he is in a great situation with the Kings because he can both back De’Aaron Fox up and play alongside him, spacing the floor as a knockdown shooter. Defensively he has length and instincts to help suppress the opposing offense.

The Warriors would have had immediate help in a season when they were beset by injuries. More importantly, Haliburton is a great fit in a backcourt rotation with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, and his defensive ability would allow him to pair with Jordan Poole and slide Thompson to the bench 3. This is a no-brainer pick in the redraft.