As modern of a power forward as you get with offensive versatility and defensive quickness, he could slide seamlessly into any team's scheme and for that reason, he'll hear his name called early on draft night.Looking at the way NBA offences currently run it's all about the pick and roll. When facing a faster perimeter player his rigid vertical stance didn't allow him to slide sideways with much burst and he was often caught chasing after quickly getting beat.Secondly, Toppin has tight and inflexible hips. Will be better suited to guarding 4’s at the NBA level and might struggle to step out into space and guard on the perimeter. Showing great confidence in his handle he's able to keep his head up at all times, reading defences and delivering pinpoint passes as soon as the proper read is there.The crazy length and dynamic jumping ability make Toppin an energetic weak side defender.
A point guard in high school all the way until he hit his growth spurt as a senior Toppin has great ball-handling ability as well as passing vision you don't see from many frontcourt players. New York Knicks: Tyrese Haliburton, PG, Iowa State9.
I reacted the way I wanted to' resumes regular season play on July 30, the draft's rescheduled date of October 16 won't seem so far away.That means that teams around the league, especially those in the lottery, had better start finalizing their assessments of the prospects who have officially declared.Evaluating talent won't be so easy, though. Why Obi Toppin Can Be Special.
That really hurts him when it comes to getting low in a defensive stance and for that reason, he plays too upright. When facing a faster perimeter player his rigid vertical stance didn't allow him to slide sideways with much burst and he was often caught chasing after quickly getting beat.Secondly, Toppin has tight and inflexible hips.
Now, he's regularly in the top five and this mock is no different.But why has he been moving up when no college basketballs have bounced since March?For all of his athletic gifts as a highlight-reel dunker, Toppin's real talents lie in his ability to step on an NBA court and play right away.While most of the lottery picks will hear their name called because of their potential, the former Dayton Flyer will come off the board because he can make an immediate impact as a role player.And it didn't hurt that he collected most of the NCAA's coveted awards in the offseason.All told, he won the John R. Wooden Award, the Karl Malone Award, the Naismith Trophy, Associated Press Player of the Year Award and the NABC Division I Player of the Year Award.At 6'9" and 220 pounds, the versatile forward dunked and shot his way to averages of 20.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game while catapulting Dayton to the No.
Finally able to play as a 20-year old redshirt freshman for the 2018-19 campaign he led his team in scoring and rebounding and then this past season he exploded.After lighting up nearly every team in his path, seemingly every college basketball accolade was rewarded to Toppin including an All-American selection, the Karl Malone Award (given to the nation's top power forward), and the Naismith College Basketball Player Of The Year, just to name a few. 3 spot on the His numbers were great, but what stood out most was his efficiency. Cleveland Cavaliers: LaMelo Ball, PG, Illawarra Hawks5. With his developed skillset and mature frame, it's easy to imagine him in an NBA rotation next year and on a rookie scale deal that will make a general manager extremely happy.One of the questions surrounding Toppin will be his ceiling. They most likely wouldn't be selecting a player this high had it not been for season-ending injuries to their superstar backcourt of Klay Thompson and So with a healthy Steph and Klay returning and the addition of Andrew Wiggins via trade, the Warriors don't need a player like Ball. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Brooklyn): Kira Lewis Jr., PG, Alabama17. Here is the latest NBC Sports 2020 NBA Mock Draft, where Obi Toppin is projected as a top five pick and Anthony Edwards goes No. After playing at three different high schools he held zero college offers which led him to spend a year at prep school.