NBA Mock Draft: 2021 - 2nd Edition

Welcome to the second installment of our 2021 NBA mock draft.

From impressive performances during the NCAA Tournament to a wave of fresh faces deciding to go pro, the last month has generated a ton of buzz and excitement in anticipation of July’s draft.

We will continue to monitor the draft landscape as more players declare and others decide to return to school.

In the meantime, enjoy our updated mock draft and stay tuned for the third and final edition as we get 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, Roman Fuller, and Jordan Freeman

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

Ceiling Jrue Holiday

Floor Elfrid Payton

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

Ceiling DeMar DeRozan

Floor Dion Waiters

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

Ceiling Joe Harris

Floor Tom Tolbert

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

Ceiling Allan Houston

Floor Gary Trent Jr.

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

Ceiling Christian Wood

Floor John Henson

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

Ceiling Aaron Gordon

Floor Marquese Chriss

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

Ceiling Derek Anderson

Floor MarShon Brooks

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

Ceiling Khris Middleton

Floor Josh Jackson

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

Ceiling Ben Gordon

Floor Daniel "Booby" Gibson

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

Ceiling Jarrett Jack

Floor Joe Young

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

Ceiling Serge Ibaka

Floor Jahlil Okafor

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

Ceiling Gordon Hayward

Floor Mike Dunleavy Jr.

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

Ceiling Shareef Abdur-Rahim

Floor Kyle Wiltjer

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

Ceiling Richard "Rip" Hamilton

Floor Justin Holiday

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

Ceiling Tobias Harris

Floor Mario Hezonja

23.) Terrence Shannon Jr. || Texas Tech || SG || 6'6

Ceiling Nick Anderson

Floor Rashad Vaughn

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

Ceiling Tristian Thompson

Floor Alize Johnson

25.) Johnny Juzang || UCLA || SG || 6'6

Ceiling Kevin Martin

Floor Landry Fields

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

Ceiling George Hill

Floor Alex Caruso

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

Ceiling Mark Jackson

Floor Emmanuel Mudiay

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

Ceiling Malik Beasley

Floor DeShawn Stevenson

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

Ceiling Tristan Thompson

Floor Ed Davis

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

Ceiling Andre Miller

Floor Kendall Marshall

2nd Round

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

Comp.

Andrei Kirilenko

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

Comp.

Marquese Chriss

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

Comp.

Terrence Ross

34.) Alperen Sengun II Besiktas || C || 6'9

Comp.

Ivica Zubac

35.) Isaiah Mobley II USC II C || 6'9

Comp.

Vin Baker

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

Comp.

Tony Parker

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

Comp.

Markieff Morris

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

Comp.

Dante Exum

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

Comp.

Derrick White

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

Comp.

Reggie Theus

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

Comp.

Lonnie Walker IV

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

Comp.

P.J. Tucker

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

Comp.

Jeremy Lamb

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

Comp.

Cameron Payne

45.) Josh Primo || Alabama || SG/PG || 6'5

Comp.

Caris Levert

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

Comp.

Brad Miller

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

Comp.

Thomas Bryant

48.) JaQuori McLaughlin || UC Santa Barbara || PG/SG || 6'4

Comp.

John Starks

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

Comp.

Domantas Sabonis

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

Comp.

Pascal Siakam

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

Comp.

Ryan Anderson

52.) Julian Champagnie || St. John's || PF || 6'8

Comp.

T.J. Warren

53.) Austin Reaves || Oklahoma || SG || 6'5

Comp.

Talen Horton-Tucker

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

Comp.

Jerami Grant

55.) Scotty Pippen Jr. || Vanderbilt || PG || 6'3

Comp.

Fred VanVleet

56.) JT Thor || Auburn || PF || 6'10

Comp.

Thon Maker

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

Comp.

Dwight Howard

58.) Carlos Alocen || Real Madrid || PG || 6'4

Comp.

Jose Calderon

59.) Balsa Koprivica || Florida State || C || 7'1

Comp.

Mason Plumlee

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

Comp.

Tomas Satoransky