2020 NBA Draft Rumors: 'Most Teams' Don't Have Consensus Top-5 Prospects

As teams dive deeper into their research on the 2020 NBA draft prospects, there seems to be a divide among all 30 clubs about who the best players in this year's class are. 

Per The Athletic's Sam Vecenie, teams and talent evaluators have named at least five different players who could go No. 1 overall.

"In my conversations with teams and internal evaluators, during which I asked who each individual person would take No. 1, I've heard the names Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball, James Wiseman, Deni Avdija and Obi Toppin," Vecenie wrote. "And then most teams don't have that as a consensus top five either."

One potential reason that no one seems to have a handle on this draft is because there's not a franchise-changing star at the top.

Last year, for instance, Zion Williamson was regarded as the best prospect since at least 2012 when Anthony Davis went No. 1 overall. Ja Morant didn't have as much hype as Williamson, but there were some general managers who preferred him in the draft to the former Duke star. 

B/R's Jonathan Wasserman has LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards as the top two prospects in this year's draft, but both have questions about their shooting ability that could lower their respective ceilings. 

Another potential issue is the lack of playing time for some top prospects. James Wiseman only played three games at Memphis before he withdrew from school after being suspended 12 games by the NCAA for receiving impermissible benefits from Penny Hardaway in 2017. 

Ball only played 12 games with the NBL's Illawarra Hawks. He was named the league's Rookie of the Year after averaging 17 points, 7.0 assists and 7.5 rebounds, but he only shot 37 percent from the field. 

The 2020 NBA draft is scheduled to take place on June 25.