NBA Power Rankings: Lakers are champions; Nets look to crash the East

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NBA Draft prospect Lamelo Ball (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

24. San Antonio Spurs

Even though the San Antonio Spurs have been relatively quiet to start the 2020 NBA offseason, I still believe that this team has a move or two up its sleeves – whether that takes place before the start of the season or at the 2021 NBA Draft deadline.

I don’t believe that DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge will both finish the season in a Spurs uniform.

23. Charlotte Hornets

LaMelo Ball was arguably the player with the highest ceiling in the 2020 NBA Draft class and was drafted third overall by the Charlotte Hornets. If Ball pans out and becomes the player that many hope he can develop into, the Hornets will be good for a very long time.

However, there’s no guarantee that will happen. If nothing else, the Hornets took a big swing in this draft. You can’t ask much else from a small-market team like Charlotte.