It can be called a blind selection! US media reordered the top ten drafts in 20 years: The second place fell into the first round, and 5 players made a comeback at a low pick

The 2025 draft is approaching. Looking back at the 2020 draft five years ago, the inability to inspect rookies on the spot that summer due to the new crown epidemic, which led to many teams being blindly selected this year. The performance of these rookies after five years also confirms this point. Although there are indeed several stars in the head, the quality of the picks at the bottom is sharply reduced. HoopsHype also rearranged the 20-year draft, and Wiseman, the second-hand pick, even fell out of the first round.

No. 1: Anthony Edwards

Actual pick: No. 1 pick in 2020 is still firmly on the throne, and the result is undisputed. Edwards has become the best shooting guard in the league, leading the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive seasons. Huazi has traditional lethality and mid-range jump shot ability. This season, he has also increased his three-point shooting and averaged 23.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in his career.

No. 1: Teres Halliburton

Actual ranking: No. 12

Halliburton broke all doubts with his performance this season. Not only did he lead the Pacers to the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive years, he is still leading the Thunder 2-1 in the Finals. He hit a lot of winning goals this year. Although his playing style looks weird, he is still very efficient. He is the best point guard in his current organizational ability. From the Kings trade, he is a masterpiece, and he averages 17.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 8.8 assists in his career.

Tanhua: Teres Maxi

Actual ranking: No. 21

Maxi is the first player to counterattack from the 20th place to enter the top ten or even the top three. Maxi has proved that he is the treasure picked up by the 76ers in the 21st pick. One of the four players in the draft that year has left the NBA, and the remaining three are unknown. The 24-year-old Maxi was selected early and has the opportunity to compete for the best team. He averaged 19.5 points, 3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game in his career.

4th pick: LaMelo Ball

Actual pick: Tanhua

This 20-year-old Tanhua has dropped one point. She once had a highlight moment of competing for the No. 1 pick. After all, she was selected as the All-Star in the second season. However, in the following three seasons, she only played 36 games, 22 games and 47 games respectively, which also hindered his growth. However, the three-ball pass vision and all-round scoring ability are still excellent, with 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game in his career.

5th pick: Desmond Bain

Actual pick: 30

, Bain, who almost fell out of the first round, made a comeback to the top five. His career started far beyond expectations. He was only regarded as a pure three-point shooter at the beginning, but he grew up to be a full-scale scorer with a mid-range emergency stop, and also showed excellent rebounding and organizational skills. When Morant was absent, Bain led the Grizzlies to maintain competitiveness in the West, averaging 17.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists in his career.

6th pick: Jaden McDaniels

Actual pick: 28

I have to say that starting from this position, the problem of insufficient quality in 20 years of drafts has also been exposed. McDan, who is 28th pick, also ranked among the top ten. McDan has excellent wingspan and transverse speed, and has become a wing defense expert and can limit players in multiple positions on the court. However, he is essentially a 3D player, and the upper limit can be expected, with a career average of 10.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists.

7th pick: Deni Avdia

Actual pick: 9th

Avdia has spent a long period of growth in the Wizards and has begun to explode in the past two years. Since the 2023-24 season, she has averaged 15.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 49.1%, has excellent rebounding ability, and is also very tough on the defensive end. She has gradually evolved into an all-round forward with an offense and defense combination, and may continue to rise in the future, and has averaged 11.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game in her career.

8th pick: Emanuel Quickley

Actual pick: 25

Quick used his actual performance to subvert everyone's expectations for the 25th pick in 2020. He is known for his agility and change, has a very rapid change of direction breakthrough ability, can also stop and jump shots outside the three-point line, and has accurate shooting ability. He has become a dual-energy guard who can provide scoring firepower. Such a player doesn't understand why he was selected at the end of the first round, and averaged 14 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists in his career.

9th pick: Payton Prechard

Actual pick: 26

Prichard is already a member of the championship, and he is the sixth best man in the new science department. He caused controversy when he renewed his contract with the Celtics in 23 years, but now he has become an elite scorer on the court and is a reliable organizer. Although he has never been able to make it to the starter, his ability has indeed helped the Celtics a lot and become one of the most influential substitutes in the league. He averaged 9.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists in his career.

10th pick: Devin Vassel

Actual pick: 11

Vassel's career has been plagued by injuries, otherwise he should be able to get a higher pick. Vassel has a perfect size and wingspan in the second position, and can perform difficult pulls against defense. The ability to be mid-distance is very stable. If you remain healthy, you will definitely usher in a breakthrough in the new season, averaging 14.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists in your career.