Anthony Edwards is tipped as a possible number one selection in the October NBA draft. The Minnesota Timberwolves won the draft lottery to gain the top overall selection AFP/Carmen MandatoLOS ANGELES: The Minnesota Timberwolves snagged the number one pick in the upcoming NBA draft on Thursday , winning the lottery ahead of the Golden State Warriors.
Cleveland, however, fell to fifth as the Charlotte Hornets, owned by NBA icon Michael Jordan, rose from eighth in the pre-lottery odds to earn the third overall pick. LaMelo Ball, tipped as a possible number one NBA draft choice, at a US college basketball game in March. The Minnesota Timberwolves won the top pick in the Oct 2020 draft in the draft lottery AFP/Jayne Kamin-Oncea
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver took the opportunity of the televised lottery, which came as the NBA played first-round playoff games in a quarantine bubble in Orlando, Florida, to address potential changes to plans for the 2020-21 season, which had been projected to start on Dec 1.
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