The 2020 draft, redrafted
Hoops Redraft rates 59 players from the 2020 draft. Six of them reached 70 or better in at least one season. By the game's numbers the best career in the class belongs to Anthony Edwards, the first pick. The latest pick in the redraft's top five is Desmond Bane, who went 30th.
The board below is the real order: where each man was taken and by whom, his rating in 2020-21, his best season and the number of seasons he is rated. Ratings are scaled inside each season, so 50 is that year's average player and 70 is a star. Three of them have no 2020-21 rating, shown as a dash. Most of these careers are still going: the file runs to 2025-26, so the redraft is a reading of the story so far.
Play from 2020-21 Take over any club in 2020-21. The 2020 class is the first draft of your run.
The redraft
The class again, in the order the game's numbers would take it: by career value, which adds up how far each of his seasons sits above an average player. A long good career beats one great season.
- Anthony Edwards, guard, same spot as the real draft. Peak 78 in 2025-26, 6 rated seasons.
- LaMelo Ball, guard, taken 3rd by Charlotte. Peak 79 in 2021-22, 6 rated seasons.
- Desmond Bane, guard, taken 30th by Boston. Peak 73 in 2022-23, 6 rated seasons.
- Tyrese Haliburton, guard, taken 12th by Sacramento. Peak 78 in 2023-24, 5 rated seasons.
- Tyrese Maxey, guard, taken 21st by Philadelphia. Peak 78 in 2025-26, 6 rated seasons.
- Deni Avdija, forward, taken 9th by Washington. Peak 77 in 2025-26, 6 rated seasons.
- Onyeka Okongwu, forward, taken 6th by Atlanta. Peak 69 in 2024-25, 6 rated seasons.
- Cole Anthony, guard, taken 15th by Orlando. Peak 67 in 2021-22, 6 rated seasons.
- Immanuel Quickley, guard, taken 25th by Oklahoma City. Peak 66 in 2025-26, 6 rated seasons.
- Devin Vassell, guard, taken 11th by San Antonio. Peak 66 in 2023-24, 6 rated seasons.
Steals and misses
Taken well after his career said he should have gone:
- Desmond Bane: 30th in the real draft, 3rd in the redraft. Peak 73.
- Tyrese Maxey: 21st in the real draft, 5th in the redraft. Peak 78.
- Immanuel Quickley: 25th in the real draft, 9th in the redraft. Peak 66.
Top-ten picks the redraft moves furthest down:
- James Wiseman: 2nd in the real draft, 26th in the redraft. Peak 55.
- Isaac Okoro: 5th in the real draft, 29th in the redraft. Peak 54.
- Patrick Williams: 4th in the real draft, 24th in the redraft. Peak 56.
The real board
| Pick | Player | Pos | Club | Rookie | Peak | Seasons | Redraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony EdwardsGeorgia | G | Minnesota | 67 | 78 2025 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | James WisemanMemphis | C | Golden State | 54 | 55 2023 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 | LaMelo Ball | G | Charlotte | 68 | 79 2021 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Patrick WilliamsFlorida State | F | Chicago | 55 | 56 2022 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Isaac OkoroAuburn | F | Cleveland | 50 | 54 2023 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Onyeka OkongwuUSC | F | Atlanta | 49 | 69 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Killian HayesRatiopharm Ulm | G | Detroit | 45 | 59 2022 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Obi ToppinDayton | F | New York | 46 | 63 2024 | 6 | 17 |
| 9 | Deni AvdijaMaccabi Tel Aviv | F | Washington | 48 | 77 2025 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Jalen SmithMaryland | F/C | Phoenix | 36 | 60 2023 | 6 | 16 |
| 11 | Devin VassellFlorida State | G | San Antonio | 49 | 66 2023 | 6 | 10 |
| 12 | Tyrese HaliburtonIowa State | G | Sacramento | 63 | 78 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 13 | Kira Lewis Jr.Alabama | G | New Orleans | 49 | 49 2020 | 4 | 39 |
| 14 | Aaron NesmithVanderbilt | F | Boston | 44 | 60 2023 | 6 | 20 |
| 15 | Cole AnthonyNorth Carolina | G | Orlando | 58 | 67 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 16 | Isaiah StewartWashington | F/C | Portland | 60 | 60 2020 | 6 | 14 |
| 17 | Aleksej PokuševskiOlympiacos Piraeus B | F | Minnesota | 49 | 55 2021 | 4 | 30 |
| 18 | Josh GreenArizona | G | Dallas | 39 | 51 2022 | 6 | 36 |
| 19 | Saddiq BeyVillanova | F | Brooklyn | 59 | 65 2025 | 5 | 11 |
| 20 | Precious AchiuwaMemphis | F | Miami | 49 | 60 2025 | 6 | 21 |
| 21 | Tyrese MaxeyKentucky | G | Philadelphia | 54 | 78 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 22 | Zeke NnajiArizona | F/C | Denver | 40 | 47 2021 | 6 | 41 |
| 23 | Leandro BolmaroFC Barcelona | F | New York | – | 37 2021 | 2 | 49 |
| 24 | R. J. HamptonNew Zealand Breakers | G | Milwaukee | 38 | 52 2021 | 4 | 33 |
| 25 | Immanuel QuickleyKentucky | G | Oklahoma City | 59 | 66 2025 | 6 | 9 |
| 26 | Payton PritchardOregon | G | Boston | 54 | 65 2025 | 6 | 12 |
| 27 | Udoka AzubuikeKansas | C | Utah | 33 | 43 2022 | 4 | 42 |
| 28 | Jaden McDanielsWashington | F | LAL | 50 | 63 2025 | 6 | 15 |
| 29 | Malachi FlynnSan Diego State | G | Toronto | 50 | 50 2020 | 5 | 37 |
| 30 | Desmond BaneTCU | G | Boston | 56 | 73 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 31 | Tyrell TerryStanford | G | Dallas | 32 | 32 2020 | 2 | 59 |
| 32 | Vernon Carey Jr.Duke | F | Charlotte | 37 | 37 2020 | 3 | 50 |
| 33 | Daniel OturuMinnesota | C | Minnesota | 37 | 37 2020 | 2 | 51 |
| 34 | Théo MaledonASVEL Villeurbanne | G | Philadelphia | 55 | 55 2020 | 4 | 31 |
| 35 | Xavier TillmanMichigan State | F | Sacramento | 53 | 54 2022 | 6 | 28 |
| 36 | Tyler BeyColorado | F | Philadelphia | 33 | 33 2020 | 1 | 56 |
| 37 | Vít KrejčíCasademont Zaragoza | G | Washington | – | 52 2024 | 5 | 34 |
| 38 | Saben LeeVanderbilt | G | Utah | 50 | 50 2020 | 4 | 38 |
| 39 | Elijah HughesSyracuse | F | New Orleans | 34 | 41 2021 | 2 | 46 |
| 40 | Robert Woodard IIMississippi State | F | Memphis | 33 | 33 2020 | 2 | 57 |
| 41 | Tre JonesDuke | G | San Antonio | 40 | 67 2025 | 6 | 13 |
| 42 | Nick RichardsKentucky | C | New Orleans | 32 | 61 2023 | 6 | 22 |
| 43 | Jahmi'us RamseyTexas Tech | G | Sacramento | 36 | 38 2023 | 3 | 48 |
| 44 | Marko SimonovićMega Soccerbet | C | Chicago | – | 33 2021 | 2 | 58 |
| 45 | Jordan NworaLouisville | F | Milwaukee | 45 | 53 2021 | 4 | 32 |
| 46 | C. J. EllebyWashington State | G | Portland | 36 | 49 2021 | 2 | 40 |
| 48 | Nico MannionArizona | G | Golden State | 42 | 42 2020 | 1 | 44 |
| 49 | Isaiah JoeArkansas | G | Philadelphia | 41 | 59 2025 | 6 | 19 |
| 50 | Skylar MaysLSU | G | Atlanta | 43 | 43 2020 | 4 | 43 |
| 51 | Justinian JessupBoise State | G | Golden State | 52 | 52 2020 | 2 | 35 |
| 52 | Kenyon Martin Jr.IMG Academy | G | Sacramento | 53 | 59 2022 | 5 | 23 |
| 53 | Cassius WinstonMichigan State | G | Oklahoma City | 35 | 35 2020 | 2 | 54 |
| 54 | Cassius StanleyDuke | G | Indiana | 33 | 37 2021 | 2 | 52 |
| 55 | Jay ScrubbJohn A. Logan | G | Brooklyn | 35 | 37 2021 | 3 | 53 |
| 56 | Grant RillerCollege of Charleston | G | Charlotte | 34 | 34 2020 | 1 | 55 |
| 57 | Reggie PerryMississippi State | F | LAC | 40 | 42 2021 | 2 | 45 |
| 58 | Paul ReedDePaul | F | Philadelphia | 42 | 62 2023 | 6 | 18 |
| 59 | Jalen HarrisNevada | G | Toronto | 41 | 41 2020 | 1 | 47 |
| 60 | Sam MerrillUtah State | G | New Orleans | 40 | 55 2025 | 6 | 27 |
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