Following NBA Draft Lottery, A Wide Range of Possibilities Emerge for Cole Anthony

Cole Anthony projects to be selected anywhere from the late lottery to the back end of the first round.

The NBA Draft Lottery took place on Thursday evening and we now know the full draft order for the 2020 NBA Draft, which will take place on Friday, October 16.

Here’s how the lottery will play out on draft night:

1. Minnesota Timberwolves
2. Golden State Warriors
3. Charlotte Hornets
4. Chicago Bulls
5. Cleveland Cavaliers
6. Atlanta Hawks
7. Detroit Pistons
8. New York Knicks
9. Washington Wizards
10. Phoenix Suns
11. San Antonio Spurs
12. Sacramento Kings
13. New Orleans Pelicans
14. Boston Celtics (from Memphis Grizzlies)

With the order set, draft experts are now able to create more accurate mock drafts based on team needs and historical drafting patterns. This helps us get a better idea of where the lone Tar Heel expected to be drafted, Cole Anthony, will land.

Based on some of the major national mock drafts, Anthony projects to go anywhere from as high as 10 (Suns) to as low as 21 (76ers). Obviously, anything can happen on draft night (good or bad), but this means that he will likely land somewhere between the back end of the lottery and the back end of the first round.

Here are examples of mock drafts from around the country, listed in order from highest to lowest draft spot projection for Anthony:

• NBC Sports (James Ham) – 10 (Suns)
• CBS Sports (Gary Parrish) – 11 (Spurs)
• CBS Sports (Kyle Boone) – 12 (Kings)
• NetScouts Basketball (Carl Berman) – 12 (Kings)
• The Ringer (Kevin O’Connor) – 14 (Celtics)
• SB Nation (Ricky O’Donnell) – 14 (Celtics)
• Yahoo Sports (Krysten Peek) – 14 (Celtics)
• ESPN (Jonathan Givony) – 15 (Magic)
• SportsIllustrated.com (Jeremy Woo) – 15 (Magic)
• Forbes.com (Tommy Beer) – 16 (Trail Blazers)
• NBADraftRoom.com – 17 (Timberwolves)
• The Athletic (Sam Vecenie) – 19 (Nets)
• Bleacher Report (Jonathan Wasserman) – 20 (Heat)
• Tankathon – 20 (Heat)
• NBADraft.net – 21 (76ers)

The complete draft order is as follows:

First Round

1. Minnesota
2. Golden State
3. Charlotte
4. Chicago
5. Cleveland
6. Atlanta
7. Detroit
8. New York
9. Washington
10. Phoenix
11. San Antonio
12. Sacramento
13. New Orleans
14. Boston (from Memphis)
15. Orlando
16. Portland
17. Minnesota (from Brooklyn via Atlanta)
18. Dallas
19. Brooklyn (from Philadelphia via Los Angeles Clippers)
20. Miami
21. Philadelphia (from Oklahoma City via Orland and Philadelphia)
22. Denver (from Houston)
23. Utah Jazz
24. Milwaukee (from Indiana)
25. Oklahoma City (from Denver)
26. Boston
27. New York (from Los Angeles Clippers)
28. Los Angeles Lakers
29. Toronto
30. Boston (from Milwaukee via Phoenix)

Second Round

1. (31.) Dallas (from Golden State)
2. (32.) Charlotte (from Cleveland via Los Angeles Clippers and Orlando)
3. (33.) Minnesota
4. (34.) Philadelphia (from Atlanta)
5. (35.) Sacramento (from Detroit via Phoenix)
6. (36.) Philadelphia (from New York)
7. (37.) Washington (from Chicago)
8. (38.) New York (from Charlotte)
9. (39.) New Orleans (from Washington via Milwaukee)
10. (40.) Memphis (from Phoenix)
11. (41.) San Antonio
12. (42.) New Orleans
13. (43.) Sacramento
14. (44.) Chicago (from Memphis)
15. (45.) Orlando
16. (46.) Portland
17. (47.) Boston (from Brooklyn via Charlotte, Orlando, and Philadelphia)
18. (48.) Golden State (from Dallas via Philadelphia)
19. (49.) Philadelphia
20. (50.) Atlanta (from Miami via Sacramento, Cleveland, and Boston)
21. (51.) Golden State (from Utah via Dallas, Detroit, and Cleveland)
22. (52.) Sacramento (from Houston)
23. (53.) Oklahoma City
24. (54.) Indiana
25. (55.) Brooklyn (from Denver)
26. (56.) Charlotte (from Boston)
27. (57.) Los Angeles Clippers
28. (58.) Philadelphia (from Los Angeles Lakers via Orlando)
29. (59.) Toronto
30. (60.) New Orleans (from Milwaukee)

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