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Tomorrow night, the National Basketball Association’s 2020 draft will finally take place.
Following their first-ever regular season ACC title, Florida State has three notable former players entering the pros. Two Seminoles project as lottery-level prospects this season for one of the first times in FSU history.
Guard Devin Vassell and one-and-done forward Patrick Williams are joined by the winningest player in school history, Trent Forrest, as the trio of former FSU players that will begin their NBA careers next season. The only question now is- where will they land?
Here’s a comprehensive report of mock drafts from 10 different media outlets ahead of the 2020 draft.
Devin Vassell, Guard (20 years old, 6-7’, 195 pounds)
DraftTek: No. 6 to Atlanta Hawks, NBADraft.net: No. 7 to Detroit Pistons, SBNation: No. 8 to New York Knicks, 247Sports: No. 10 to Phoenix Suns, The Ringer: No. 10 to Phoenix Suns, Yahoo Sports: No. 11 to San Antonio Spurs, NBC Sports: No. 11 to San Antonio Spurs, CBSSports.com: No. 12 to Sacramento Kings, SI.com: No. 12 to Sacramento Kings, CBSSports.com (Parrish): No. 13 to New Orleans Pelicans
While teams have seemingly cooled off on Vassell as a top-5 pick, his impressive two-way reputation still has him as a near-lock to be a lottery selection. Vassell has a chance to become one of the highest Noles ever picked in an NBA Draft.
Patrick Williams, Forward (19 years old, 6-8’, 225 pounds)
CBSSports.com: No. 8 to New York Knicks, NBADraft.net: No. 10 to Phoenix Suns, SI.com: No. 11 to San Antonio Spurs, SBNation: No. 11 to San Antonio Spurs, DraftTek: No. 11 to San Antonio Spurs, The Ringer: No. 11 to Atlanta Hawks (Trade), NBC Sports: No. 12 to Sacramento Kings, Yahoo Sports: No. 12 to Sacramento Kings, CBSSports.com (Parrish): No. 19 to Brooklyn Nets, 247Sports: No. 20 to Miami Heat
Potential, potential, potential. That’s what nearly every draft expert loves about Williams as a high-ceiling developmental prospect in the teens. Drawing lofty comparisons to Paul George or Danilo Gallinari, Williams’ combination of size and a budding perimeter jumper has NBA teams very excited.
Trent Forrest, Guard (22 years old, 6-4’, 210 pounds)
Surprisingly, Forrest wasn’t listed on a single one of the mock drafts above. Part of that was due to the fact that over half of the mocks only analyzed the first round, and didn’t include the second round. On NBADraft.net’s “big board” he was the #92 overall 2020 prospect.
Given his rare intangibles and winning reputation, Forrest is almost guaranteed to land a respectable contract as an undrafted free agent (UDFA) if he is not selected in the 60-pick draft.