Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsBasketball2020 NBA Draft Goes Virtual, Commissioner Silver to announce picks by Anthony Paradiso November 14, 2020 The 2020 NBA Draft will be broadcasted on Nov. 18 at 8 PM ET. It is the first NBA draft that will be virtual, but far from the first virtual professional sports draft this year.In April, the WNBA became the first professional sports league to hold its draft virtually. WNBA.com reports that viewership of the 2020 WNBA draft was up 123 percent from the 2019 draft. The WNBA’s big day also delivered 3.8 million views to the WNBA Instagram Handle.Following the WNBA’s lead, the NFL, MLB, and NHL all carried out virtual drafts.According to Front Office Sports, this year’s NBA Draft will be the 18th straight year that ESPN broadcasts the NBA Draft and the first time that the draft will be broadcast from ESPN’s Bristol, Conn. studios due to the pandemic limitations. Originally, the draft was going to take place at the Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets.The NBA Draft Board 👀Watch the 2020 #NBADraft presented by State Farm on Wednesday (11/18) at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/waMnO81V6O— NBA (@NBA) November 13, 2020 How the NBA Draft Will Look on TVFront Office Sports reports that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Deputy Commissioner Mike Tatum will appear on-site to announce the picks. Adam Silver will lend some normalcy to an event that will look different on TV because the players will not get to go up on stage and shake the commish’s hand.As far as what broadcasters and analysts will lend their voices to the broadcast, the biggest splash is that ESPN reporter Malika Andrews will be making her debut as the draft’s telecast reporter. The host of ESPN’s College Gameday, Rece Davis will host ESPN’s coverage of the draft. Joining Davis will be a panel of analysts that includes Jay Bilas, Jay Williams and Mike Schmitz.ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski will provide news updates and Draft Analyst Bobby Marks will contribute his front office insights and commentary to the broadcast.The NBA Takes Care of its PlayersFront Office Sports reports that the top prospects in the draft will be receiving a ‘NBA Draft Gifting Locker’ with all 30 NBA team hats, a personalized Spalding basketball, Beats headphones, to name a few. FOS also reports that 60 of the draft picks will appear on TV when their name is called by the NBA commissioner. Post Views: 97The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsAnthony ParadisoAnthony Paradiso has written for In The Zone since Sept. 2019. Anthony has written about local New York City sports topics for westviewnews.org since 2017. A graduate of Montclair State University, he co-hosts a sports talk show on University radio station, 90.3 FM WMSC.Latest posts by Anthony Paradiso (see all) Alex Smith, Washington Football Team Reportedly Parting Ways - March 1, 2021 NHL, Amazon Web Services Partner to Develop New Stats, Data, and Insights - February 11, 2021 New York Sports Icons Honored at 41st Thurman Munson Awards Virtual Event - February 5, 2021 NHL on NBC Broadcasters Preview the 2020-21 NHL Season - January 16, 2021 Related TopicsAdam SilverAdrian WojnarowskiBrooklyn NetsESPNNBA Draft 2020WNBA Draft Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 Neha Uberoi Khangoora: Pro Athlete to Successful Business Entrepreneur by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on February 9, 2021 Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 The Five Biggest Injuries of the 2020 NFL Season by Anthony Paradiso | posted on November 6, 2020 Two-Time WWE Women’s Champion Jazz is a Very Busy Woman by Candace Cordelia | posted on February 2, 2021More in Basketball Vistaprint, Boston Celtics, NAACP Announced Formation of Power Forward Grant For Small Minority BusinessVistaprint, the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation & NAACP have announced the formation of the... Unpacking the NBA’s National Anthem Mandate–The History and Future of the Anthem in SportsLast week the National Basketball Association decreed that all teams would be required to... You Know I’m Right, Episode 80: MSG Network’s Bill Pidto (Audio/Video)On the 80th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Lebron is Now An Exclusive Member of The Three Comma ClubNBA Player Lebron Becomes Apart of Three Comma Club: Lebron has been playing for... You Know I’m Right, Episode 51: Steve Cohen Takes Over, Craig Carton Returns (Audio) You Know I’m Right, Episode 53: NFL Injuries, DeAndre Baker, NBA Offseason (Audio)