NBA Draft: Regrading all 30 teams for the 2020 NBA Draft

Regrading all 30 teams for the 2020 NBA Draft: B Grades

New York Knicks: B

Obi Toppin, 8; Immanuel Quickley, 25

This has become something of a popular joke, but swap the New York Knicks’ two picks with each other and they had a solid draft. Immanuel Quickley, taken 25th overall, looks instead like the top-10 player; in fact, the Knicks took Quickley at 8 in our 2020 Redraft. On draft night the Knicks looked like they were reaching; now he’s one of the draft’s steals.

Instead, the Knicks actually took Obi Toppin at 8, which was a perfectly reasonable pick at the time. Toppin has been blocked by Julius Randle as both are very nearly pure 4s. He has offensive polish and showed impressive defensive drive, so he could develop into a fringe starter down the road. Getting Quickley at 25 lessens the sting of thinking they could easily have had Tyrese Haliburton and Quickley.

San Antonio Spurs: B

Devin Vassell, 11; Tre Jones, 41

The San Antonio Spurs went into the draft without any pick shenanigans; they had the league’s 11th-worst record, and therefore received the 11th and 41st picks. The Spurs used their first pick on Devin Vassell, a classic 3-and-D wing. With their second they took Tre Jones, the former Duke point guard. With those picks, they took….something like the 11th and 41st-best players in the draft.

It’s incredibly like the Spurs to not only move around the draft board but to additionally draft the players who would turn out to match their slots the best. Neither is a star, but Vassell should be a longtime starter, and Jones an excellent backup point guard.

Houston Rockets: B

Kenyon Martin, 42

Kenyon Martin Jr. came into the league with a lot of doubters, but he played out of his father’s shadow and into the Houston Rockets’ rotation. He played very well on both ends of the court, bringing hustle and determination to bear where physical gifting fails. He’s no slam dunk prospect, but with their only pick, the Rockets got a late first-round talent with a mid-second round pick.