5 Potential Busts for the Milwaukee Bucks to Avoid in 2020 NBA Draft

These five prospects in the 2020 NBA Draft have potential busts written on them, and the Milwaukee Bucks should stay far away.

The NBA announced the 2020 NBA draft will take place on October 15th, 2020–nearly four months later than originally planned. That’s good news for the Milwaukee Bucks and the rest of the league, as everyone is one step closer to basketball returning.

It’s unclear if they’ll be the normal draft events such as a combine or personal workouts. The NBA is still working through all of that and is waiting to create an altered plan for the draft process. It’s unlikely teams will be able to do anything similar to the traditional draft prep, increasing the risk a team could draft a bust in this year’s class. Speaking of potential busts, here are five players the Bucks should be leery of come draft night.

Jahmi’us Ramsey

Ramsey has a little bit of Dion Waiters in him, and not necessarily in a good way. He’s a shoot-first combo guard with tons of confidence that sometimes gets him in trouble. He lacks elite athleticism and struggles to score around the rim; his shot selection also needs improvement. He also needs to tighten his handles if he wants to become a playmaker at the next level. There’s a real chance Ramsey could be an end of the bench type of player if he doesn’t refine his skills.

Nico Mannion

Nico Mannion is the most creative passer in this draft not named Lamelo Ball. Unfortunately, he might struggle to find the same success in the NBA due to his lack of athleticism and short frame. He flashed NBA range in college, but he needs to work on his accuracy from behind the arc. These are real question marks and something he might not be able to overcome.

Isaiah Stewart

Isaiah Stewart is a tweener and could be positionless in the NBA. Sometimes positionless is a good thing, but not in this scenario. At 6-foot-9 with a 7-foot-4 wingspan, he’s too slow laterally to play on the wing. He might also be a bit undersized against bigs without the necessary vertical leap to compensate for it. His outside shot also needs a lot of work. He’ll be able to hang his hat on his elite athleticism early on, but he needs to find a position quickly to hang around in the NBA.

Tyrell Terry

Tyrell Terry has shot up most draft boards due to his insane shooting. He has a quick release and great range–sort of like a poor man’s version of Trae Young. However, he’s not nearly as good as Young is or was at this point in his career, and he’s even smaller than Young. Terry will struggle mightily on defense and might not have the shooting or playmaking to make up for it at the other end.

Isaac Okoro

Isaac Okoro is an athletic marvel with an NBA-ready body and high I.Q. However, he doesn’t have any elite offensive skills and isn’t an offensive threat at all. He can’t score with the ball in his hands and only made 28.6 percent of his threes at Auburn. His 67.4 percent free throw shooting doesn’t provide hope in that area either. He should be able to play early because of his defense, but it’s difficult to imagine a world where he becomes an effective offensive player.