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Canadian Prospects to Keep an Eye on During the 2020 NBA Draft

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Icy Canada TeamOctober 14, 2020
Updated 2022/05/17 at 11:04 PM
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The 2020 NBA Draft is a little over a month away, and we are anxiously anticipating what the outcome will be – and not to mention if any of the 17 Canadians who declared for the NBA Draft will be selected. The growth of basketball in Canada continued to rise after the 2019 NBA Finals when the Toronto Raptors captured the title from the favored Golden State Warriors.

There has been at least one Canadian player drafted in the past decade, so with seventeen players in the 2020 NBA Draft, there’s a good chance another canuck will make it onto an NBA team.

With many NCAA programs halted in March, many athletes in their final years of college anxiously anticipate the next steps. Let’s take a look at the top players who declared for the 2020 NBA Draft: 

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Nate Darling – Delaware Blue Hens

Hailing from Bedford, Nova Scotia, Nate Darling has the opportunity to be the first from his province drafted into the NBA. Darling is by far the top Canadian choice at six foot five, weighing in at 200 pounds this year, and will likely be selected – with a killer three-point shot and was fourth on the top scorers’ list last season. He averaged 21 points per game in the 2019-2020 season before it was cut short and had several games with over 34 points.

He holds fifth place for most three-pointers by a Canadian in a single NCAA season, with 107, making him an excellent candidate in the upcoming draft. He has reportedly been speaking with the Toronto Raptors, who were reportedly impressed with his shooting abilities.

Isaiah Mike – SMU Mustangs

Isaiah Mike’s stature makes him a promising NBA prospect; standing at six foot eight, weighing 215 pounds, he will catch the eye of an NBA scout. The Scarborough, Ontario native had an exceptional 2019-2020 season playing for the Southern Methodist Mustangs, averaging 14 points, six rebounds, and at least one steal per game. The Mustangs were the better fit for him, as he had been consistently improving since he transferred from the Duquesne Dukes.

He still has one year of eligibility left with Southern Methodist but has had meetings with the Memphis Grizzlies and the Houston Rockets so far, with backup offers overseas.

Jermaine Haley – West Virginia Mountaineers

Hailing from Burnaby, British Columbia, and the most senior Canadian players who declared for the 2020 NBA Draft, he showed great utility as a Mountaineer. He was able to play almost every position on the court but identifies as a point guard for the most part. At six foot seven, but demonstrates exceptional dribbling skills for someone his size.

He averaged 8.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, and a shooting percentage of 55.4% in his senior season. Since declaring for the draft, things have been quiet surrounding Haley, there have been no rumors of meeting with NBA teams, so we are curious if or who will select him on November 18th.

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Karim Mane – Vanier Cheetahs

While Karim Mane took a very different approach than the other Canadians on this list, only just graduating high school and barely meeting the NBA’s age requirements to declare (being 19 years of age), he is declaring for the NBA Draft as an international player. He currently is the number 63 draft prospect on the ESPN Top 100 rankings list, which is huge for a non-NCAA athlete. 

He was scouted by countless gold stars in NCAA programs like Michigan State, Kansas, and Memphis, to name a few, and the six-foot six-point guard decided to cut to the chase and declare for the draft. Many are labeling him as a five-star prospect, and he has interviewed with over fifteen NBA teams so far. 

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