| 2020 NBA draft | |
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 ESPN's facilities hosted the 2020 NBA draft | |
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | November 18, 2020 |
| Location | ESPN Studios, Bristol, Connecticut (draft held via conference call) |
| Network(s) | |
| Overview | |
| 60 total selections in 2 rounds | |
| League | NBA |
| First selection | Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves) |
The 2020 NBA draft was held on November 18, 2020. The draft was originally scheduled to be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on June 25, but due to the ongoing at the time COVID-19 pandemic, it was instead conducted at ESPN's facilities in Bristol, Connecticut, with the event held via videoconferencing. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. It was televised nationally on ESPN. The draft lottery was originally scheduled to take place on May 19, 2020, but due in part to the 2020 NBA Bubble, it was rescheduled to take place on August 20, 2020, instead.[1] This was the first draft since 1975 to not be held in June and was also the second to be done later than that month after the inaugural 1947 draft, which was conducted in July by the NBA's predecessor, the Basketball Association of America (BAA). This draft also featured the lack of a proper "green room" due to pandemic restrictions. The first pick was made by the Minnesota Timberwolves, who selected Anthony Edwards out of Georgia.
- ^ "2020 NBA Lottery Results & 1–60 Draft Order". National Basketball Association. August 20, 2020. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2020.