NBA Draft 2019 Highlights and Analyses: 20 Best picks from the class of 2019
Column - June 26, 2019
In the NBA, the new league year officially starts with free agency. However, for some, it is the leadup to that period of insanity that really sets the stage for what is to come. The 2019-20 NBA season kicked off on June 20th, 2019 at the NBA Draft.
Following months of constant speculation, talks, and debate, all the hypotheticals go out the window as the 30 NBA teams have made their decisions as to who will be joining their roster in October. Some made long prognosticated picks, others made surprising trades to move up or down and take guys they thought would impact their roster at a position need.
Overall, with the excitement and the player’s stories, it was a life-changing, team changing, and even free agency power shifting draft.
Here were some of the highlight picks of the 2019 NBA Draft Thursday night at the Barclays Center.