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NBA Mock Draft: 2021 - 1st Edition

With the Men’s NCAA Tournament in full swing, we thought it would be appropriate to release our initial 2021 NBA Mock Draft.


Despite the frequent cancellation of games throughout the college season, our staff was still able to cover over 300 college games as well as 150 international games.


We will continue to scout and evaluate all draft-eligible players to provide the most accurate mocks possible.


Stay tuned for our updated mock drafts as we move closer to draft night.


BTL Contributors:

Eric Stang, Barry Browner, Maquis Maffett, Cory Baker, Kevin Gallagher, Shemyah Wilson, George Khnouf, Kendrick Clayton, Kenneth Cutler, Carter Owen, and Roman Fuller


1st Round


1.) Cade Cunningham || Oklahoma State || PG || 6'8


Ceiling Luka Doncic

Floor Evan Turner


2.) Evan Mobley || USC || C || 7'0


Ceiling Chris Bosh

Floor Hasheem Thabeet


3.) Jalen Suggs || Gonzaga || PG/SG || 6'4


Ceiling Brandon Roy

Floor Jeff Teague


4.) Jalen Green || G-League Ignite || SG || 6'6


Ceiling Zach Lavine

Floor Eddie Jones


5.) Jonathan Kuminga || G-League Ignite || SF || 6'8


Ceiling Jaylen Brown

Floor Stanley Johnson


6.) Scottie Barnes || FSU || PF/SF || 6'9


Ceiling Draymond Green

Floor Bruno Caboclo


7.) Keon Johnson || Tennessee || SG || 6'5


Ceiling Latrell Sprewell

Floor Josh Richardson


8.) James Bouknight || UCONN || SG || 6'5


Ceiling Derek Anderson

Floor Marshawn Brooks


9.) Ayo Dosunmu || Illinois || SG/PG || 6'4


Ceiling Jrue Holiday

Floor Elfrid Peyton


10.) Moses Moody || Arkansas || SG || 6'6


Ceiling Allen Houston

Floor Gary Trent Jr.


11.) Greg Brown || Texas || PF || 6'9


Ceiling Aaron Gordon

Floor Marquise Chris


12.) Josh Christopher || Arizona State || SG || 6'5


Ceiling DeMar DeRozan

Floor Dion Waiters


13.) Zaire Williams || Stanford || SG/SF || 6'8


Ceiling Khris Middleton

Floor Josh Jackson


14.) Kai Jones || Texas || PF || 6'10


Ceiling Christian Wood

Floor John Henson


15.) Franz Wagner || Michigan || SF || 6'9


Ceiling Gordon Hayward

Floor Mike Dunleavy, Jr


16.) Charles Bassey || W. Kentucky || C || 6'11


Ceiling Serge Ibaka

Floor Jahlil Okafor


17.) Corey Kispert || Gonzaga || SF || 6'7


Ceiling Joe Harris

Floor Tom Tolbert


18.) Cam Thomas || LSU || SG || 6'4


Ceiling Ben Gordon

Floor Daniel "Boobie" Gibson


19.) Isaiah Todd || G-League Ignite || PF || 6'10


Ceiling Shareef Abdur-Rahim

Floor Kyle Wiltjer


20.) Brandon "B.J." Boston Jr. || Kentucky || SG || 6'7


Ceiling Richard "Rip" Hamilton

Floor Justin Holiday


21.) Jalen Johnson || Duke || SF || 6'9


Ceiling Tobias Harris

Floor Mario Hezonja


22.) Terrance Shannon Jr. || Texas Tech || SG || 6'6


Ceiling Nick Anderson

Floor Rashad Vaughn


23.) Davion Mitchell || Baylor || PG || 6'2


Ceiling Jarrett Jack

Floor Joe Young


24.) Usman Garuba || Real Madrid || PF || 6'8


Ceiling Tristian Thompson

Floor Alize Johnson


25.) Jaden Springer || Tennessee || SG || 6'4


Ceiling Malik Beasley

Floor Deshawn Stevenson


26.) David Johnson || Louisville || SG || 6'5


Ceiling Mark Jackson

Floor Emmanuel Mudiay


27.) Day'Ron Sharpe || UNC || C || 6'11


Ceiling Tristian Thompson

Floor Ed Davis


28.) Daishen Nix || G-League Ignite || PG || 6'5


Ceiling Andre Miller

Floor Kendall Marshall


29.) Roko Prkacin || Cibona || C || 6'9


Ceiling Andre Kirilenko

Floor Dario Saric


30.) Sharife Cooper || Auburn || PG || 6'1


Ceiling Tony Parker

Floor D.J. Augustine


2nd Round


31.) Jared Butler || Baylor || PG/SG || 6'3


Comp.

George Hill


32.) Taevion Kinsey || Marshall || SG || 6'5


Comp.

Terrance Ross


33.) Nah'Shon "Bones" Hyland || VCU || PG || 6'3


Comp.

Derrick White


34.) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl || Villanova || PF || 6'9


Comp.

Markieff Morris


35.) Alperen Senguin || Besiktas || C || 6'9


Comp.

Ivica Zubac


36.) Matthew Hurt || Duke || PF || 6'9


Comp.

Ryan Anderson


37.) Josh Giddey || Adelaide || PG/SG || 6'8


Comp.

Reggie Theus


38.) Juhann Begarin || Paris || SG || 6'6


Comp.

Lonnie Walker


39.) Isaiah Jackson || Kentucky || PF/C || 6'11


Comp.

Marquese Chriss


40.) Justin Champagnie || Pittsburgh || SF || 6'6


Comp.

P.J. Tucker


41.) Quentin Grimes || Houston || SG || 6'5


Comp.

Jeremy Lamb


42.) Tre Mann || Florida || PG || 6'5


Comp.

Cameron Payne


43.) Luka Garza || Iowa || C || 6'11


Comp.

Brad Miller


44.) Ariel Hukporti || Nevezis || C || 7'0


Comp.

Thomas Bryant


45.) Jaquari Mclaughlin || UC Santa Barbara || PG/SG || 6'4


Comp.

John Starks


46.) Filip Petrusev || Mega Bemax || PF/C || 7'0


Comp.

Mike Muscala


47.) Herb Jones || Alabama || SF || 6'8


Comp.

Jerami Grant


48.) Mckinley Wright IV || Colorado || PG || 6'0


Comp.

Brad Wanamaker


49.) Amar Sylla || Oostende || PF || 6'9


Comp.

Pascal Siakam


50.) Rokas Jokubaitis || Zalgiris || PG || 6'5


Comp.

Tomas Satoransky


51.) Isaiah Miller || UNC Greensboro || PG || 6'0


Comp.

Robert Pack


52.) Joel Ayayi || Gonzaga || SG || 6'5


Comp.

Dante Exum


53.) Sandro Mamukelashvili || Seton Hall || PF/C || 6'11


Comp.

Domantas Sabonis


54.) Malcolm Cazalon || Mega Soccerbet || SG || 6'6


Comp.

Dennis Smith, Jr.


55.) Ibou Badji || FC Barcelona B || C || 7'1


Comp.

Dwight Howard


56. Chris Duarte || Oregon || SG || 6'6


Comp.

Andy Rautins


57.) Justin Moore || Villanova || PG/SG || 6'4


Comp.

Josh Hart


58.) M.J. Walker || FSU || SG || 6'5


Comp.

Wayne Ellington


59.) Quincy Guerrier || Syracuse || SF/PF || 6'7


Comp.

Solomon Hill


60.) Jay Huff || Virginia || C || 7'1


Comp.

Luke Kornet




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