Breaking Down Tonight’s NBA Draft: The Players, The Picks, and Virtual Fashion

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🗓️ 18 November 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Tonight, in a studio in Bristol, Connecticut, the 2020 NBA Draft will (finally) unfold. After a five month postponement, tonight’s draft will no doubt look different from drafts past: no cheering fans or players shaking the commissioner’s hand on stage. But with top prospects Lamelo Ball, James Wiseman, and Anthony Edwards all still in play for the number one pick, and players still donning their finest suits over Zoom, there will be no shortage of entertainment. ESPN’s Mike Schmitz, who scouts draft prospects around the globe, tells us what to expect from the top three picks -- Minnesota, Golden State, and Charlotte -- and shares which prospects will have an immediate impact on the league. Then, Pablo shares the story of a racing pigeon who was sold at auction for a record *beaking* $1.9 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I mean, to me, I'm a type of kid.
0:02.9	No matter if I walk across the stage, no matter if it's on camera, no matter what the draft is,
0:08.5	I'm going to be excited.
0:09.7	It's going to still be a dream come true.
0:11.1	I treated as if I'm walking across the state because my name's still being called and I'm going to play for a team.
0:16.1	And my last name is on the back of our jersey.
0:22.3	That was potential number one overall pick Anthony Edwards on why a dream that comes true virtually
0:29.5	can be just as meaningful as the real thing.
0:33.3	Yes, the 2020 NBA draft is finally happening.
0:37.1	Tonight, after no March madness and five extra months of anticipation.
0:42.9	And today, ESPN draft analyst Mike Schmitz catches you up on everything you need to know.
0:49.0	As the team's picking in the top three, the Timberwolves, Warriors, and Hornets are on the clock. I'm Pablo
0:56.2	Torre. It's Wednesday, November 18th. This is ESPN Daily.
1:03.3	Mike Schmitz, thank you for joining me, man. The day that you work towards every single year has
1:08.6	finally arrived. Yeah, I feel like this is our Super Bowl and we've been
1:13.4	waiting for this forever. First, we thought it was going to be in June and then maybe October
1:17.4	and now here in November. So, you know, I think teams and myself are very excited to get this one of
1:24.2	the books. Mike Schmitz is an NBA draft analyst for ESPN,
1:27.9	and he's been traveling the world,
1:29.7	scouting NBA prospects for nearly a decade.
1:32.7	I love the NBA draft personally.
1:35.4	I went to the draft at the garden growing up in New York
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