What Happened to the Top 10 Highschool Recruits of 2020?

The class of

2020

was loaded with several prominent and intriguing players, the top 10 in particular is filled with a diverse mix ranging from those who are seen as franchise pillars for their NBA teams and those whose names you completely forgot. now that it's been four years. Since these ESPN rankings have been established, I thought it would be fun to look back at the top 10 players in the class and quickly answer the question where are they now before diving into the top 10? If you like this type of sports content make sure to hit the subscribe button and leave a like on the video it really helps me and means a lot, also make sure to check out my other videos on the channel.

Now, without further ado, let's dive into the #10 player in the class of

2020

was Terence Clark, a small forward from Brewster Academy who measured 6'7 190 lbs during his senior season. Clark averaged 18.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and three assists as he led his team to a 34 and 3 record that he would end up signing with Kentucky. On the Wildcats, where early in his freshman season, Clark showed his offensive potential by averaging 9.6 points on 43% shooting, he also showed his ability to score at all three levels and create his own shot. from dribbling. Unfortunately, injuries derailed his freshman campaign as he would go it alone.

Playing eight games due to a nagging ankle injury despite playing only eight games, many mock drafts had not projected him as a mid to late first round pick, so Clark would declare for the draft shortly after his season. first year, however, things would get worse. About a month after declaring his intentions to enter the draft, Clark would tragically die in a car accident in Los Angeles, the news shocked the sports world and countless fans and prayers offered their condolences, it was a tragic end for a young man with so much potential. and talent and unfortunately we as basketball fans will never get to see how Clark would have reached his full potential.

May he rest in peace, reaching number nine. Greg Brown, a 68,205-pound power forward from Vandergriff High School in Texas as a senior. season Brown would be named Texas Gatorade Player of the Year with 26.1 points, 13.2 rebounds and three and a half blocks per game. Brown possessed incredible athleticism and intangible physicality and the Scouts were excited about his potential to be a force in the paint both on offense. and defensive ends, he would eventually commit to the University of Texas and in this freshman season put up a respectable stat line of 9.3 points on 42% shooting and 6.2 rebounds after declaring for the NBA draft following his freshman season. with which he would be selected.

He was drafted 43rd overall by the New Orleans Pelicans, but was immediately traded to the Portland Trailblazers. His NBA career so far has been pretty uneventful, to say the least. He had a decent rookie season with the Blazers putting up 4.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 13 minutes per game. but in his second season, Brown would see his minutes drop tremendously. He was eventually waived by the Blazers and then picked up by the Ontario Clippers of the G League after their G League season. Brown would be picked up by the Mavericks on a two-way deal that he has contributed to overall, his time in the league so far has been pretty disappointing, but he is still very young at only 22 years old and has always possessed great athleticism, so It's not too late to change your career around Zier Williams.

He was the number eight player in the 2020 rankings and is one of two top 10 players who went to Sierra Canyon High School due to California transfer rules. Williams was forced to miss the first 10 games of his senior season once he returned. On the court, however, the 68, 180-pound forward would average 15 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. Williams would end up signing with Stanford University as the highest-rated recruit in program history during his first season. William took away his natural scoring ability by scoring double figures in more than half of his games, the only problem, however, was his lack of efficiency in doing so, as he shot just 39% from the field and easily 29% from three despite their inefficiencies.

NBA scouts are excited about Williams because he Williams was selected with the 10th pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in his rookie season. Williams was a solid contributor in the Grizz's rotation, averaging 21 net minutes and 8.1 points per game despite struggling. Three, his overall field goal percentage was pretty solid and it looked like he could be a key piece of the Grizzlies' future after his rookie season; However, the inefficiency concerns he showed at Stanford began to surface again when his percentage fell to 42%. second season and now in his third year he is shooting only 39%, this is definitely something he has to improve if he wants to continue playing significant minutes in the NBA, he is still very young and has a lot of potential, so if he can improve his shooting numbers efficiency, he definitely has a chance to be a solid contributor in the league for years to come, checking in at number seven, Zer's teammate in Sier Canyon, BJ Boston Jr or Brandon Boston Jr,

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ever you want to call him, interestingly enough, BJ was also on the list.

As a small forward like Zier was, but measuring slightly smaller at 6'6 175 pounds during his first season at Sierra Canyon, BJ would average nearly 20 points per game and eventually sign with the Kentucky Wildcats teaming with Terence Clark. We talked earlier in the video, the Wildcats' close freshman DJ was actually very reminiscent of Zer's season at Stanford in that he showed the ability to be a high-level scorer, but he was also very inefficient ; in fact, BJ was actually more statistically inefficient than Zier shooting just 35% from the field and 30% from deep. BJ would still end up qualifying for the draft after referee's freshman season, but unlike Zier, NBA Scouts weren't as high on BJ's size and physical tools, but he still shined.

He had a lot of scoring potential, so the Grizzlies took him with the 51st pick and immediately traded him to the Los Angeles Clippers. His NBA play so far has basically paralleled his college career. He's been pretty ineffective, but every once in a while I'll give the clips a decent offensive performance. I doubt the Clippers see him as a key piece in the future, but since he's the theme with most of the other guys on the roster so far, he's young and always has the potential to turn things around. The sixth player in 2020 was Jaylen Suggs of Minihaha Academy, who was 6'4 and 195 pounds.

Suggs possessed great size for the point guard position along with an all-around game in his senior season. He had a very impressive stat line. 23.3 points, 7 and a half rebounds, five assists and almost four steals per game, in addition to his basketball talent, Suk was also a talented and highly recruited player on the gridiron, as well as quarterback offers from schools such as Georgia, Ohio, State, Iowa and many. others, despite his impressive offer list for football tips, he was always a basketball player at heart and thus would eventually enroll at Gonzaga and become the program's highest-rated recruit during his freshman season. .

Sugs would play a monumental role in a Gonzaga team that would go undefeated in the regular season and make a crazy run in the finals, one of the games in which Sugs would make a half-court game-winner overall. Suggs had a very good overall season averaging 14.4 points on 50% shooting, 5.3 rebounds and 4 and a half. assists, so he would declare to be a draft pick and be chosen fifth overall by the Orlando Magic and many saw him as the future point guard around which the game could be built for years to come despite his high expectations, which suggests that he struggled offensively in his first two years as he had poor shooting numbers, however, so far in his third year, Sug finally seems to be settling in offensively, as he has been much more efficient across the board, plus, one thing He was always able to hang his hat, even when he was struggling offensively. he was being one of the best defensive guards in the entire NBA and he is improving the offensive game with his Elite defense and you have a guy that magic can definitely build around and I am very excited to see how SE continues to develop.

The next forward at number five is Scotty Barnes, coming from basketball standout Mont ver Academy. Barnes was 6'7 210 lb and was the number one power forward in his class his senior season at Mont bre Academy. Barard proved to be a do-it-all player averaging 11.6 points, 6 1/2 awards and 4.6 assists per game. He would take his talents to Florida State, where he would win the ACC Freshman Award with an average of 10.3 points, 4.1 assists, four and one and a half rebounds. Rob Barn stood out to multiple NBA scouts for his unique combination of tools and physical abilities as well as his defensive potential largely due to a 7'3 wingspan.

Laen was selected with the fourth overall pick by the Toronto Raptors and immediately established himself as a future star in his first season averaging 15.3 points, 7 and a half rebounds and taking home the Rookie of the Year award during his next few seasons. two seasons. B would continue to show growth and improvement and now, in his third season, he is averaging 20.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and looks privileged. To be the cornerstone of the Toronto franchise for the foreseeable future, he is an extremely talented player and will undoubtedly be an Allstar on multiple occasions during his career. One of the most interesting players in the 2020 class was Jonathan Kaminga, who came in at number four.

Kaminga was originally part of Kingo he would average 16.2 points, 5 and a half rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. After high school, Kingo would make the decision to go to college and instead join The NBA Development League, commonly known as The G League, as a member of The g-League ignite, it was actually considered a little pioneer in this regard, as he chose the G League instead of College as one of the new routes to the NBA that had not really been tested before by highly skilled players, so it is considered a very risky move for Kaminga, but it would end up working out for him as The Warriors would select him seventh overall after averaging 15.8 points and 7.2 rebounds during his lone G League season moving on to his time in the NBA, aside from having one of best games in all sports, kaminga for the most part was pretty insignificant during his first two seasons, he wasn't a bad player by any means, he just seemed like he was struggling to find his role within the warrior team, however, now in his third season it looks like Kaminga is finally starting to settle in and live up to his lottery expectations.

He is averaging a career-high 14.3 points and 4.5 rebounds. Shooting 52% from the field, he is certainly establishing himself as a quality NBA player and with so many questions surrounding the future of the Warriors roster, I am very interested to see how Kaminga fits into future plans. of the team. In the top three we now have Evan Moy, a 7-foot, 205-pound center from Rono Christian School in his final high school season. Moy scored 20.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.7 blocks and 4.6 assists per game. He would also be named the California Gator Player of the Year by the For the second year in a row, Moy would play his college ball at USC and have a stellar freshman season averaging 16.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, and nearly three blocks. per match.

Additionally, he would sweep the awards, podium winner, Pack 12, Conference Play of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year. Year and Freshman of the Year, the first former power conference to make this feed since Anthony Davis in 2012, the Scouts viewed him as a very polished, high-floor prospect, so the Cleveland Cavaliers would end up selecting him with the third pick. selection so far in his In the first three seasons he has been very polished and was an immediate contributor. He is putting up a very respectable stat line this season of 15.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 57% shooting along with his Elite defense.

He's definitely shown signs of improvement. Every season he increases his shooting and rebounding percentages, but I wonder a little how much more room he has to grow and if he will ever take the next step to be a good star in the NBA. I don't want to give any. However, we take credit away from him, as he is still a very good player and, without a doubt, an important piece for the Cavs in the future, coming in at number two, is Kate Cunningham, the number one point guard in the class that he owns an unusual size for the 6' position.

£7,250 Kate attended theMont ver Academy along with Scotty Barnes, discussed above, would average 13.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.2 rebounds. He had offers from all the top programs in the country, but would end up signing with Oklahoma State during his season at Lan College. Kate mastered the average. 20 points and 6.2 rebounds along with the Big 12 Conference play of the year. Scouts were enamored with Kate's size at point guard and her ability to score and facilitate at a high level given her rare size and immense potential. Kate would be selected with The Detroit Pistons' first overall pick this time in the NBA has definitely been full of ups and downs;

She has certainly proven throughout her first three seasons that she has the talent and skills to be a superstar franchise player, however, she has also dealt with this. A fair amount of struggles, including injuries and also facing criticism for basically being the face of a franchise that is having a historically bad season. This has led some people to question whether Kate is actually a player in the Cornerstone franchise, which I personally think the conversation is complete. nonsense since he is only in his third season leading a team that is in the middle of a tough rebuild and even though he is still playing very well it will give Kate and the Pistons a few more seasons to improve and grow and I am sure they will be a really solid team in the future.

Last but not least, the number one player in the class of 2020 was Jaylen. Coming from a prolific prep, he went viral during his time in high school for his incredible athleticism and electric playing style. I personally remember seeing highlights of this guy all over social media at the time during his prolific senior season, the 65,180-pound shooting guard averaging a ridiculous 312 points per game with 7 and a half rebounds and five assists later. Of his senior season, Green would choose to follow the same path as Jonathan Kuminga to go to college and join the G League, and the two would actually team up in the G-League Ignite in his only season in the G League Green would average nearly 18 points and 4.1 rebounds.

Green's performance, along with his physical tools and skill set, would make him under-recruited and generally drafted by the Houston Rockets with the expectation that he would be their franchise player as the team looked to leave James Harden's effectiveness with that. in mind, the attempt to build around Green and the rest of the rocket's young core has been shaky, to say the least, as they have finished near the bottom of the league each season. Since Green arrived, Green is the definition of a volume shooter, he can put up a ton of points, but it will take an inordinate amount of shots to do it.

He's not particularly improving either, as his shooting results actually continue to decline. Each season he will give you a couple of incredible highlights and will have his occasional Splash game, but overall I think he is too inconsistent to be considered the franchise player, with all that being said, although there is no denying Green's talent and if he manages to shoot pieces around him and starts to get a little smarter with shot selection he certainly has the potential to be a star player so there you have the top 10 players from the 2020 recruiting class and where they are now there are definitely some guys here. that I completely forgot about and was able to catch up with them.

I also think it's cool that the three best players in this class end up being the top three picks in the upcoming draft, even if they're in a bit of a different order, say

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you want about recruiting rankings and stars, but ESPN definitely I was cooking when they made this particular rating anyway. If you enjoyed the video, be sure to give the algorithm a like. And subscribe for more content. Also feel free to comment. below any ideas for videos you want me to do this is HTP signing hope you have a good rest year day I'm out peace him