Sorry for the long absence! But, Let's Talk Sports is back now and I've got some great content ideas coming out. Although I will be away for most of the Summer, I will be coming back strong in August with the constant content that you guys want.
With that being said, here is my first NBA mock draft for the 2021 class. Please note that all players who have not made a decision between the draft and returning to college yet will be included in the player pool. Also, I will not be including any trades not made by 6/22 and will not do any mock trades. But without further ado, here is Let's Talk Sports' 2021 mock draft 1.0!
The players selected in the lottery portion are just a sample of the deep class this year's player pool has. However, one thing of note within the pool is the heavy imbalance of guards/wingers and big men. Guards and/or wingers make up four of the top five picks, eight of the top ten picks, and ten of the fourteen lottery picks. While many teams within the lottery have solid big men already like the Cavaliers, Pelicans, and Pacers, other teams that do not have a solid power forward or center such as the Magic and the Warriors will either have to trade up or back, or take someone at a different position.
1st Overall Pick- Detroit Pistons select Cade Cunningham, PG, Oklahoma State
2nd Overall Pick- Houston Rockets select Evan Mobley, C, USC
3rd Overall Pick- Cleveland Cavaliers select Jalen Green, SG, G-League Ignite
4th Overall Pick- Toronto Raptors select Jalen Suggs, SG, Gonzaga
5th Overall Pick- Orlando Magic select Scottie Barnes, SF, Florida State
6th Overall Pick- Oklahoma City Thunder select Jonathan Kuminga, PF, G-League Ignite
7th Overall Pick- Golden State Warriors select Jalen Johnson, SF, Duke
8th Overall Pick- Orlando Magic select Keon Johnson, SG, Tennessee
9th Overall Pick- Sacramento Kings select Moses Moody, SG, Arkansas
10th Overall Pick- New Orleans Pelicans select James Bouknight, SG, Connecticut
11th Overall Pick- Charlotte Hornets select Isaiah Jackson, PF, Kentucky
12th Overall Pick- San Antonio Spurs select Alperen Sengun, C, Turkey
13th Overall Pick- Indiana Pacers select Franz Wagner, SF, Michigan
14th Overall Pick- Golden State Warriors select Josh Giddey, SG, Australia
While the lottery portion of the draft features a few international and G-League Ignite prospects, the second half of the draft has some of the NCAA's best stars. Sharpshooter Corey Kispert and lockdown defender Davion Mitchell are steals in the middle of the first round, and all-around point guard Ayo Dosumnu is an intriguing prospect that a team can develop into a future star.
15th Overall Pick- Washington Wizards select Corey Kispert, SF, Gonzaga
16th Overall Pick- Oklahoma City Thunder select Davion Mitchell, PG, Baylor
17th Overall Pick- Memphis Grizzlies select Chris Duarte, SG, Oregon
18th Overall Pick- Oklahoma City Thunder select Kai Jones, PF, Texas
19th Overall Pick- New York Knicks select Ziaire Williams, SF, Stanford
20th Overall Pick- Atlanta Hawks select Charles Bassey, C, Western Kentucky
21st Overall Pick- New York Knicks select Sharife Cooper, PG, Auburn
22nd Overall Pick- Los Angeles Lakers select Jared Butler, PG, Baylor
23rd Overall Pick- Houston Rockets select Greg Brown, PF, Texas
24th Overall Pick- Houston Rockets select Tre Mann, PG, Florida
25th Overall Pick- Los Angeles Clippers select Cameron Thomas, SG, LSU
26th Overall Pick- Denver Nuggets select Ayo Dosumnu, SG, Illinois
27th Overall Pick- Brooklyn Nuggets select Roko Prkačin, PF, Croatia
28th Overall Pick- Philadelphia 76ers select Trey Murphy III, SG, Virginia
29th Overall Pick- Phoenix Suns select Day'Ron Sharpe, C, North Carolina
30th Overall Pick- Utah Jazz select JT Thor, PF, Auburn
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