Nba Draft 2020 Obi Toppin

Draft notes obi toppin came out of nowhere to have a great first season for dayton after a red shirt year and then followed that up with an even better second season.
Nba draft 2020 obi toppin. It s rare for a player from such a small school as far as basketball prowess is concerned to be considered an elite nba prospect. Obi toppin did not follow the typical path to the nba. Wooden award winner what they re saying.
He only played one season of varsity basketball as a senior at ossining high school in new york. Toppin the consensus national player of the year after a. Zion preparatory school in baltimore maryland for a post graduate year after receiving no ncaa d1 offers which significantly boosted his national profile.
Every college player of the year honor and showed improvement in several key areas to bolster his standing ahead of the 2020 nba draft. Toppin then enrolled at mt. The 2020 nba draft is just hours away.
The warriors don t need the same foundational pieces other lottery teams do so toppin is the most appealing choice here based on his. He shot over 63 from the field and 39 from 3 this past year for 20ppg. Wrapping up this series of cavs draft profiles is dayton s obi toppin whose presence in northeast ohio these past two years has earned him quite a reputation in the cavaliers fan base.
Nov 18 2020 at 9 42 pm et2 min read the new york knicks have selected obi toppin with the no. Toppin is a late blooming frontcourt prospect who seemingly come out of nowhere after a redshirt season in 2017 2018 to emerge as the best player and prospect in the a 10 conference in 2019 2020 and one of the top players and prospects in the nation has decent size for a pf prospect at 6 9 a 7 2 wingspan and around 230 lbs shows very good run jump athleticism. If you follow the 2020 nba draft class closely and i mean really closely you ll know toppin had a bit of buzz as a potential two way contract recipient after his 2018 19 season.
Averaging 20 points 7 5 rebounds and 2 2 assists per game on gaudy efficiency numbers as the focal point of a revamped offense that was arguably the top unit in the country toppin was rewarded.